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The Portrait in Pencil Workshop (In-Person)
with RA Friedman
Saturday – Sunday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Instructor: RA Friedman
Two-Day Weekend Workshop
Credit: Non-Credit Only
Using inexpensive materials, this hands-on workshop will introduce the concepts and methods needed to create a strong sense of dimension and likeness in your portrait drawings. Explore the proportions and planes of the head, neck and shoulders. Learn how to create a structural foundation and how to easily manage anatomy by breaking down forms into simple geometric shapes. Instruction will address different strategies for creating a finished tonal portrait as well as tips and tricks that will help you draw like a pro! Note: Tuition includes a $10 models fee.
Register by: September 27
Fall 2024 CE Policy Guide, including withdrawal/refund policies
Observational Perspective Drawing (Online)
with Frederic Kaplan
Mondays, 6 – 7:30 p.m. (Interactive asynchronous Canvas content supported by weekly Zoom meetings)
Instructor: Frederic Kaplan
Ten-Week Course (30-Hour Equivalent)
Credit: Non-Credit or 1.0 Undergraduate Credit (See Below)
Perspective is at the heart of good drawing and painting, allowing us to translate the observable world into believable two-dimensional images and create invented spaces. Learn the fundamentals of linear perspective in clear, easy to-understand language, and apply these principles to still life, interiors and cityscape views. This course will utilize the online learning platform, Canvas, and include videos, lectures and assignments with regular instructor feedback, plus weekly live sessions via Zoom. Basic drawing experience recommended.
Learning Objectives:
- Improve observational and interpretive skills, including the ability to gauge proportions, orientations, and relative positions of objects and their parts.
- Achieve understanding of the core principles of linear perspective.
- Develop skill in applying the principles of linear perspective to real-world situations.
Optional: This course is available for 1.0 undergraduate credit for $595. Select credit option with price adjustment when registering.
Register by: September 30
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The Figure as a Point of Departure Workshop (In-Person)
with Kassem Amoudi
Saturday – Sunday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Instructor: Kassem Amoudi
Two-Day Weekend Workshop
Credit: Non-Credit Only
If you are tired of getting lost in the details and traditional modes of representational painting and want to take a risk by exploring new ways of expressing the human figure, this workshop is perfect for you. Learn to paint the human form in a looser, more expressionistic manner. Examples of the figure's applications in modern and contemporary art will be provided to enhance your understanding of the abstract qualities of form, line and color. Class time will be weighted generously toward open painting, with critiques and advice from the instructor as he works one-on-one with each student toward their individual goals. Open to all levels of figure drawing/painting experience, but students should have experience with using their materials of choice and the ability to begin work from their own ideas or subject matter as a starting point. Note: This course does not use models.
Register by: October 4
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Introduction to Sculpture (In-Person)
with Steve Nocella
Thursdays, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Instructor: Steve Nocella
Eight-Week Course (24 Hours)
Credit: Non-Credit Only
This class focuses on the essential processes of sculpture and provides a comprehensive foundation for creating three-dimensional art. Explore and experiment with fundamental techniques such as modeling, carving, and construction. Gain a greater understanding of form and space by exploring a variety of additive and subtractive processes. Instruction will cover the methods and techniques for working in clay, plaster, wood and metal. Content will emphasize both aesthetic concepts and the safe use of sculpture shop equipment. This experience will create a sound point of departure for advanced and dynamic sculpture study. Note: Tuition includes $40 lab fee.
Register by: October 11
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The Fruits and Leaves of Autumn in Watercolor Workshop (In-Person)
with Linda Gist
Saturday – Sunday, 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Instructor: Linda Gist
Two-Day Weekend Workshop
Credit: Non-Credit Only
Watercolor is the perfect medium for capturing the jewel-like tones and gradients of color in autumn’s changing leaves and abundant harvests. Learn to preserve the season’s rich textures and tapestries of color by exploring a variety of paint mixing and application techniques while working from natural forms. This workshop will include demonstrations of wet-into-wet and dry-brush techniques and one-on-one instruction. All experience levels welcome.
Register by: October 11
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Lithography (In-Person)
with Justine Ditto
Wednesdays, 6 – 9 p.m.
Instructor: Justine Ditto
Eight-Week Course (24 Hours)
Credit: Non-Credit Only
Lithography is a versatile printmaking process that allows for a complete range of drawing effects: contour line, hatching/cross-hatching, painterly wash applications, expressive mark-making, and reductive techniques. Learn all aspects of the lithographic process through step-by-step demonstrations and hands-on practice: preparing a traditional stone or lightweight aluminum plate; creating your own drawing from observation, imagination or photographic transfer using a range of drawing materials; selecting paper; printing in black-and-white and color; and editioning your prints. Note: Tuition includes a $20 lab fee.
Learning Objectives
- Students will gain a basic understanding of the lithography printing process.
- Students will acquire technical experience in preparing stones, plates, & ink.
- Students will learn basic stone & plate drawing, etching and processing techniques.
- Students will acquire technical expertise by way of proofing and printing their stones & plates, including learned skills in roller use & litho press operation.
- Students will learn printmaking professionalism including printing editions on clean registered printmaking paper, signing and numbering editions appropriately.
- Students will learn the importance of image development through individual reviews and by exploring various possibilities with the process.
- Students will develop critical visual and verbal skills through individual discussions with the instructor and their peers.
- Students will advance their individual art concepts and expand their artistic territory through new techniques & material uses.
Register by: October 18
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Ease into Oils Workshop (In-Person)
with Frederic Kaplan
Saturday – Sunday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Instructor: Frederic Kaplan
Two-Day Weekend Workshop
Credit: Non-Credit Only
Want to paint but don't know where to begin? This two-day structured workshop makes it painless and easy to ease into oil painting. Begin with a black-and-white painting (just like drawing) to become familiar with painting tools and materials. Be introduced to color with a simple earth-palette painting. Move on to a brighter palette, and then top off the weekend by completing a painting in a full palette of colors. This course will utilize still life subject matter. Drawing experience recommended.
Register by: October 18
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Color Matters (Online)
with Kassem Amoudi
Tuesdays, 1 - 4 p.m. (Live Zoom Only)
Instructor: Kassem Amoudi
Six-Week Short Course (18 Hours)
Credit: Non-Credit Only
Elevate the role of color and learn how to incorporate it both strategically and intuitively into your paintings under the guidance of artist/critic/mentor Kassem Amoudi. Examine concepts of temperature, value, saturation, and harmony/contrast through color relationships. Explore color’s role in creating focal points, suggesting space, influencing mark, and promoting personal expression. Work from personal subject matter (objects, images, emotions, or ideas) to develop your personal style, informed by examples from contemporary and modern art. Zoom sessions feature open painting time, supported by critiques and advice from the instructor as he works one-on-one with each student to guide them toward their goals. This course is excellent for students seeking to promote their use of color in abstract/nonobjective imagery and anyone seeking knowledgeable feedback within a focused community painting environment. Painting experience recommended.
Image: Kassem Amoudi.
Register by: October 25
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