Advancing in Watercolor: Birds in Winter
Discover the art of painting fun-loving holiday birds adorned with hats, scarves, and a touch of personality. We’ll use various watercolor techniques to create one-of-a-kind, vibrant birds. Unleash your creativity and make something truly original. Join our easy-to-follow watercolor painting class for beginners and advancing artists.
Read MoreAdvancing in Watercolor: Holiday Cards
Let’s create lasting memories with festive watercolor paintings. We’ll be creating simple yet charming designs perfect for quick and personalized holiday cards. Follow along with easy step-by-step instructions to bring beautiful scenes to life. These mini paintings can be used for cards, gifts, or even as tree decorations. Gather your friends, paint together, and cherish…
Read MoreColor Theory Application
A pre-requisite for this class is “Color Theory” or a basic knowledge of color, hue, value, temperature, complement, etc… To gain a better understanding of how to use color theory for painting, we will be learning how to make/mix many colors and we will paint small compositions to combine colors for very specific results. (No…
Read MoreAdvancing in Watercolor: Fall Themes
Experience the beauty of autumn with a variety of vibrant hues waiting to be explored through watercolor painting. Dive into creating stunning landscapes using techniques like wet into wet, glazing, dry brush, splattering, and more. Feel free to bring your own photos of a favorite scene for a personal touch, although reference photos will be…
Read MoreHuman Portraits Using Pan Pastels and Soft Pastel Pencils
Join us and paint a portrait using pan pastels and soft pastel pencils. Pan pastels create a lovely soft rich underpainting that is clarified with soft pastel pencils. They are mixed on paper to create the color you desire and applied with a sponge applicator. Use an image of someone you know or an image…
Read MoreIntermediate Oil or Acrylic Painting
Follow-up course to “Beginner Oil or Acrylic Painting.” You will learn more about how oil and acrylic paints work. More details will be provided about layering paintings and more advanced uses of glazing (yes, you can glaze in acrylics), toning, and mixing color. The instructor will provide the source photos and will work with each…
Read MorePainting the Light: Plein Air
Emphasis will be placed on simplifying the elements of the landscape and sharpening your plein air painting skills. That will include learning the best strategy and approach for you. Any paint medium welcome.
Read MoreAdvancing in Watercolor: Aged & Weathered
Breathe new life into once cherished objects of long, long ago, now aged and weathered, by skillfully applying watercolors. Through the use of dry brush techniques, our goal is to enhance these worn-out objects like cars, doors, and barns with a sentimental allure, capturing the very essence of time’s passage and gradual decay.
Read MoreAcrylic Palette Knife Painting
Acrylic artist pigments became popular in the 1960’s. Their quick drying time allows for spontaneous and energetic layering. This attribute of acrylic paint makes it an ideal medium for palette knife painting. Artists like Nicola Simbari and Leroy Neiman took great advantage of this new medium, creating dynamic, impressionistic art painting solely with palette knives.…
Read MorePet Portraits Using Acrylics or Oils
We all love animals and especially our pets! Get creative and paint your favorite pet or animal in oil or acrylic! Choose your favorite picture and if possible, draw (or trace) it on the canvas prior to class. In a short demonstration (using acrylics), the instructor will model how to identify the different values…
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