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Watercolor Workshop (In-Person)
with James Toogood
Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Instructor: James Toogood
Credit: Non-Credit Only
Interested in learning or improving your watercolor skills? All materials and techniques will be discussed, including the selection of papers, brushes, and pigments, as well as transparent and opaque painting methods. Students will work from still-life, and/or their own source material. All levels welcome.
Register by: September 29
Fall 2023 CE Policy Guide, including updated Withdrawal/Refund Policies
Autumn Leaves in Watercolor Workshop (In-Person)
with Linda Gist
Saturday and Sunday, 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Instructor: Linda Gist
Credit: Non-credit only
Autumn leaves and watercolor paint are made for each other. If you long to capture the vibrance and beauty of jewel-like Fall leaves as they turn trees and the ground under our feet into rich tapestries of color, this is the workshop for you. Spend the weekend exploring color mixing and paint application techniques designed to help you capture a bit of nature in one of its most beautiful seasons. The workshop will include demonstrations of wet-into-wet and dry-brush techniques, as well as one-on-one coaching. All experience levels welcome.
Image: Linda Gist.
Register by: September 22
Fall 2023 CE Policy Guide, including updated Withdrawal/Refund Policies
Abstract Drawing/Mixed Media: Color Harmony and Interaction (In-Person)
with Keith Leitner
Thursdays, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Instructor: Keith Leitner
Credit: Non-credit only
Explore the vital and vibrant role of color in art making. More than a supporting member, color can be the lead actor in a drawing or painting. Instruction will examine the work of artists who relied heavily on color for their creative processes, including Helen Frankenthaler, Cy Twombly, and many more. Color theory will be explored as a means of understanding color’s application and meaning through exercises in drawing, watercolor painting, collage, and students’ choice of media. Internalize and personalize concepts to make color a subtle, surprising, or dazzling part of your own work.
This course does not meet during Thanksgiving Break, November 23 - 26.
Image: Keith Leitner, Saturation Dawn.
Register by: October 20
Fall 2023 CE Policy Guide, including updated Withdrawal/Refund Policies
Lost and Found: Painting Objects Rescued from the Everyday (Online)
with Susan Sullivan
Thursdays, 3 - 5 p.m. (Zoom, with posted Canvas content)
Instructor: Susan Sullivan
Credit: Non-credit only
This class is centered on painting the things around you, emphasizing the role of the painter as observer or chronicler. Do you ever see strange or out of place items on the street? Do you have a favorite corner of your house that you would love to paint? Or maybe there’s that single sock in your drawer... Record your everyday observations and elevate the ordinary into artwork worth looking at. Weekly prompts to inspire you to see things anew and expand your notions of painting subject matter will include depicting household clutter, objects in disrepair or that have lost their mates, thrift and scavenged items, and more. Discussion and demonstration will cover tactics for setting up your composition, mixing color, and exploring paint application techniques for oil and acrylic. All levels welcome.
This course does not meet during Thanksgiving Break, November 23 - 26.
Register by: October 20
Fall 2023 CE Policy Guide, including updated Withdrawal/Refund Policies
Anatomical Drawing (In-Person)
with Roberto Osti
Fridays, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Instructor: Roberto Osti
Credit: Non-credit only
The human body is one of the most fascinating subjects an artist can depict, but its anatomical complexity can make it intimidating. Join Roberto Osti, artist, teacher and author of Basic Human Anatomy: An Essential Visual Guide and Dynamic Figure Drawing, for an approachable and enjoyable exploration into anatomical study. Through the instructor’s in-depth drawing demonstrations and work from the life model, learn the structural aspects of the human form: basic landmarks, essential volumes, and proportional relationships. Progress to the main muscle groups to identify their surface effects and aesthetic characteristics, and how they influence mass and movement. This course is ideal for anyone interested in strengthening their figure drawing, painting, or sculpture skills, as well as for those interested in future medical illustration. Note: Tuition includes a $35 models fee.
This course does not meet during Thanksgiving Break, November 23 - 26.
Image: Roberto Osti, Rebecca.
Register by: October 20
Fall 2023 CE Policy Guide, including updated Withdrawal/Refund Policies
Drawing the Landscape: Composition and Linear Expression Workshop (In-Person)
with Michelle Oosterbaan
Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Instructor: Michelle Oosterbaan
Credit: Non-Credit Only
Line is the fundamental element in drawing, capable of a wide range of aesthetic possibilities, from describing shape to creating space and atmospheric effects. Capture the landscape though descriptive and expressive drawn line in this indoor studio workshop. Instruction will examine varying quality and character of line, as well as how it serves to define positive and negative space – the active/focal elements and surrounding spaces – as an all-important means of establishing balance, focus, and visual order in any composition. Learn to achieve a variety of subtle and striking effects by using conte crayon, ink and brush, micron pen, and white paint. Students will work from their favorite travel/landscape photos, first to investigate mark-making with ink and brush, and then to hone hand/eye coordination toward image translation. Topics will include combining additive and subtractive techniques, perceiving Gestalt shape, and creating linear texture.
Register by: October 20
Fall 2023 CE Policy Guide, including updated Withdrawal/Refund Policies
Figure Painting: Developing Form and Finish (In-Person)
with David Wilson
Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Instructor: David Wilson
Credit: Non-Credit Only
Paint from a life model in poses of varying lengths to develop and refine your figure painting compositions. Extended poses will allow students to adjust and resolve issues of surface, color, and composition. Instruction will cover a variety of topics including glazing, broken color, surface texture, composition and design, the relationship of the figure to the environment, the creation of atmosphere and color harmony, disrupted realism, and open- versus closed-form painting. All levels welcome. Students are welcome to draw-only, or use other appropriate media, if they wish. Note: Tuition includes a $35 models fee.
Image: David Wilson.
Register by: October 20
Fall 2023 CE Policy Guide, including updated Withdrawal/Refund Policies
Metal Sculpture (In-Person)
with Steve Nocella
Saturdays, 12:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Instructor: Steve Nocella
Credit: Non-Credit Only
This six-week course teaches the basic skills needed for making metal sculpture. Learn fundamental methods of cutting, bending and welding metal such as sawing, heating, and MIG welding. Students will be encouraged to explore the medium with directness and spontaneity to gain a knowledge and understanding of its complexion. Note: Tuition includes a $25 lab fee.
Image: Peter Lerner, Spotted Bass #1, 2023, Steel and bronze, 18 x 22 x 6 in. Courtesy of the student.
Register by: October 20
Fall 2023 CE Policy Guide, including updated Withdrawal/Refund Policies