Education

Monday evenings, 6:30-9:00 p.m.,January 9 through March 26, no class 1/16, 2/20

Acrylic Mixed Media with Jaya King

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Start the week off with a burst of creativity in this new Monday evening mixed media class. This 10-week course offers a fresh look at collage and mixed media with a strong emphasis on acrylics. Each class will open with an informative demo on materials and technique. Throughout the course we will explore new, creative possibilities with bold colors, fluid and gel mediums, inks, acrylic grounds and decorative papers. Abstract painting, composition, pattern, and limited color palettes are just the tip of the iceberg. Strengthen your painting’s “narrative voice” with found objects and personal introspection. We all have our unique artistic journey and road blocks. With group and individual coaching, Jaya will stretch your creative limits. Open to all experience levels.

Beginning Oil Painting with Sandra Smith-Dugan

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Don’t just wish you could paint. Join our Beginning Oil Painting class and let your creativity flow. In this class, you will learn the basics of media, color, composition, and basic techniques under the guidance of working artist, Sandra Smith-Dugan. The class provides a fun and unintimidating atmosphere where beginners can experiment and learn like the masters. The time of waiting to be an artist is past...join us today and unleash the artist in you. 10-week session. Beginner to intermediate.

Life Drawing with Kristin Lindseth-Rivera

Gain a basic understanding of direct observation with different models, short to medium range poses, advance-critiques, and feedback from instructor. Bring your own easel. Tables and chairs are provided. 10-week session. Beginning to advanced work.

Friday evenings, 6:30-9:00 p.m.,January 13 through March 23, no class 3/2

Pastels with Jeff Bramschreiber

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Nothing captures soft wintery effects quite like pastels. Celebrate winter while creating images of a snowscape, a stormy winter’s eve, and various holiday inspired still lifes featuring candles, evergreens, and other holiday images. Join noted pastel artist Jeff Bramschreiber as he presents the use of both soft and oil pastels on various surfaces.Students will also learn to use soft pastels as a wet medium on watercolor paper. 10-week session. Beginner to intermediate.

Saturday evenings, 6:30-9:00 p.m., Jan 14 to March 17, 2012

Explorations in Drawing with Jeff Brambschreiber

Beginner to Intermediate

This class will explore all the dimensions of traditional and contemporary approaches to drawing from the fundamentals to illustration. Students will use a variety of traditional and mixed media approaches including dry and wet techniques. Ten week session. Beginner to intermediate.

Watercolor Masters' Class with Jane Hofstetter

Using her book, 7 Keys to Great Paintings, as a manual for the class, Jane R. Hofstetter will teach six classes presenting techniques and posing solutions to problems encountered when using watercolor. Many examples of famous artists will be looked at in each class with Ms. Hofstetter demonstrating techniques. Students will work at home and bring their work for critique. Advanced students.

Sculpture: Classic Human Figure with Kristin Lindseth-Rivera

To model from life is to create art that is alive! Join master figurative artist Kristin Lindseth-Rivera as she guides you through the study of human anatomy and proportion in sculpture, while capturing movement and form. Work from live models as you learn to sculpt the classic human figure. Lindseth-Rivera has more than 20 years of art and exhibition experience with figurative sculpture. Bring your own modeling stand or work on tables and turntables provided. Eight-week session. Open to all experience levels.