Painting
In this expressive class designed for adults of all skill levels, students will learn to deconstruct ocean landscapes into their essential shapes using watercolor’s fluid and spontaneous nature. Through guided exercises and personal exploration, participants will examine one landscape and transform it into abstract compositions, emphasizing line, color, and form…
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This course is accessible for levels from beginner to intermediate and is perfect for those seeking personal instruction. Guided studio allows each student to explore watercolor painting while focusing on individual goals and subject matter. Skills focus on mixing observed values and layering colors based on selected reference photos. The…
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This 4 – week course will provide an exciting introduction to basic botanical illustration. Using pencil, ink and watercolor, participants will learn how to capture the beauty of the natural world. Through the use of photographs and direct observation, participant’s will acquire skills in drawing and painting botanicals with realistic…
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This course serves as a guided studio to further develop an individual body of work. Students will explore acrylic painting skills while focusing on individual goals and subject matter. Skills focus on creating a successful composition, mixing observed values and colors based on selected reference photos, application of paint to…
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“Art is Long, and life is short”- Hippocrates Participants will learn the building blocks of painting while strengthening their artistic vision and skills. The essential use of drawing, mixing color and painting techniques are demonstrated in each class. Fundamentals using the notan sketch, limited palettes of color and color relationships,…
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This is a class for the artist who is comfortable with their medium and is ready to take their work to a new level: Ignite your thinking about design, graduate from copying your subject matter to creatively exploring it, learn how to assess your own work in order to make…
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Understanding watercolor comes from knowledge of how the materials work and learning how to control them. This class will cover the 7 basic watercolor techniques, masking and color mixing through demos, experiments, exercises and class discussion/brief critique.
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Learn to manipulate Acrylic paint with confidence through demos, instructor led exercises, quick studies, and group discussion/critique; students will learn color mixing, under painting, dry brush and glazing techniques.
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Learn how to capture the landscape en plein air while infusing your painting with luminous light. Manon will share her secrets to tackle a scene through simple shapes, correct values, mixing of accurate color, and impressionistic paint application. Demos and short lectures combined with plenty of fun painting time with…
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Develop and enhance skills in both drawing and painting. Participants are encouraged to work with a limited color palette on canvas or heavy paper with the aim of starting and completing a new work during each class session. The students will work with the instructor in creating preparatory drawings and…
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