Medium: Watercolor
Instructor: Kim Johnson Nechtman
Course Title: Portraits in Watercolor, from the Beginning
Course Meets: 02-06-2013 - 03-13-2013
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Tuition: $270/6 sessions
Description: Often the successful outcome of a painting is pre-determined during the initial creation of the piece rather than by any finishing element. The contribution of lights, darks, mid-tones, dynamic shapes, and lost and found edges are often as or more important than the paint itself. This workshop focuses on understanding good composition and the importance of making time to complete a good contour drawing on paper before starting to paint.
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Medium: Watercolor
Instructor: Lewis B. Lehrman
Course Title: The Joy of Sketching and Travel Journaling
Course Meets: 02-15-2013 - 03-22-2013
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Tuition: $270/6 sessions
Description: Ever wished for a class where you could make art just for the fun of it? If you’d like to launch an interest in making art, or reawaken the excitement you might have lost... This class is for you. Whether you’re a beginning artist who’d like the challenge of sketching and working with color, or an experienced artist who’d like to explore new subjects, new places or new techniques, I approach these through artistic journaling. You’ll call it exciting fun. We’ll be out and about for all but one of our sessions. Your medium: a pocket watercolor palette. Your platform: a 6” x 9” sketchbook/journal. Your subjects: whoever and whatever intrigues your creative eye! I’m strong on individualized help: demonstrating the basics, creating excitement and involvement with the process. I love journaling: faces... places... experiences... moods, thoughts, impressions... dinners sketched and enjoyed from Thailand to Tuscany... during several decades of travel around the planet. Those memories never fade, always there, in a wealth of colorful pages that I’ll be pleased to share with you. And I’ll kindle your enthusiasm to do the same.
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Medium: Acrylic, Gouache, Watercolor
Instructor: Julie Gilbert Pollard
Course Title: Watercolor Unleashed! Painting the Red Rocks
Course Meets: 03-05-2013 - 04-09-2013
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Tuition: $270/6 sessions
Description: Paint Sedona and Oak Creek Canyon in watercolor or water-media. Beautiful and inspiring are the soaring cliffs and formations in red rock country, with sparkling Oak Creek at their feet. Paint this sublime subject – your painting vortex awaits! A photo from the Sedona/Oak Creek Canyon area will be provided but you are always welcome and encouraged to paint from your own reference material. There will be demonstrations of techniques suitable for the subject, exercises, critique and lots of painting time.
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Medium: Watercolor
Instructor: Kim Johnson Nechtman
Course Title: Loose and Colorful: Animal Paintings in Watercolor
Course Meets: 06-03-2013 - 06-24-2013
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Tuition: $180
Description: This class will help you learn to be loose and colorful with watercolors. We will concentrate on shapes, composition, and the application of paint with correct values. You’ll learn about lost and found edges for interest and movement, integrating the foreground with the background to make a cohesive painting, and connecting shapes. As a participant you will gain confidence, learn to be more analytical of your own and other’s paintings, and upgrade your own abilities.
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Medium: Acrylic, Gouache, Watercolor
Instructor: Julie Gilbert Pollard
Course Title: Freshen Up Your Watercolors!
Course Meets: 07-02-2013 - 07-30-2013
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Tuition: $180
Description: Watercolor paintings are often technically good but still lack spark and freshness – it’s a challenge we all face with watercolor, often becoming “the muddy medium.” This class will focus on: • Fresh, clean color • Intuitive negative painting • Incorporating soft lost edges and sharp found edges • Spontaneous, sure brushwork • Stronger composition & design Landscape scenes and flowers will be our subjects and photos will be provided for your use, but you are always welcome to paint from your own reference material. There will be demos, exercises, critique and lots of painting time.
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Medium: Watercolor
Instructor: Kim Johnson Nechtman
Course Title: Paintings with Character: Watercolor Figures from Photographs
Course Meets: 08-05-2013 - 08-26-2013
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Tuition: $180
Description: Painting portraits can be intimidating to say the least, but I want to show you how to let go of that fear! In this class you will need some drawing skills behind you to get good contour drawings for your paintings. From there I will show you how to cross those lines to get good connecting shapes to your backgrounds and your subjects. We will concentrate on composition, the use of color, lights and darks, and where to use soft and hard edges. You should have some experience with watercolor and drawing to experience the full benefits of this class.
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Medium: Acrylic, Oil Painting, Watercolor
Instructor: Julie Gilbert Pollard
Course Title: Acrylic Underpinnings
Course Meets: 08-20-2013 - 08-20-2013
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuition: $90
Description: You will learn to use “acrylic underpinnings” to set the stage for vibrant colors in your paintings. Using a photo that Julie will supply, watercolor and oil painters alike will begin their paintings in exactly the same way: with dark acrylic accents. Watercolorists, try a new support for your paintings! Using “acrylic underpinnings” is an excellent technique to use for watercolor on canvas. Oil painters will use their personal favorite canvas or board. The benefits of this method are numerous and enable you to get the bones of your painting established and “locked in” at the very beginning. It’s a unique approach to both oil and watercolor that will add considerably to your repertoire of painting techniques! The only prerequisite is an attitude of joy in the act of painting. Class time will be structured, yet open enough to accommodate the artistic spirit within us all!
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Medium: Watercolor
Instructor: Yvonne Joyner
Course Title: Serendipity II
Course Meets: 01-07-2013 - 02-11-2013
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Tuition: $270/6 sessions
Description: The first part of watercolor is WATER! It drips, it flows, it splashes and it has an element of surprise and excitement! Don’t be afraid of it. Allow this liquid medium to work its magic. Learn how to let the watercolor paint itself! Build your knowledge of color, value and composition - the “pillars of painting”, while learning to relax, loosen up and believe in your inner artist. Classes are a balance of informal lecture, demonstrations by instructor, student painting time, discussions and critiques. Designed for students who have taken Serendipity I or other introductory classes in watercolor painting. Contact the School for more information.
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Medium: Watercolor
Instructor: Lewis B. Lehrman
Course Title: The Joy of Sketching and Travel Journaling
Course Meets: 02-15-2013 - 03-22-2013
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Tuition: $270/6 sessions
Description: Ever wished for a class where you could make art just for the fun of it? If you’d like to launch an interest in making art, or reawaken the excitement you might have lost... This class is for you. Whether you’re a beginning artist who’d like the challenge of sketching and working with color, or an experienced artist who’d like to explore new subjects, new places or new techniques, I approach these through artistic journaling. You’ll call it exciting fun. We’ll be out and about for all but one of our sessions. Your medium: a pocket watercolor palette. Your platform: a 6” x 9” sketchbook/journal. Your subjects: whoever and whatever intrigues your creative eye! I’m strong on individualized help: demonstrating the basics, creating excitement and involvement with the process. I love journaling: faces... places... experiences... moods, thoughts, impressions... dinners sketched and enjoyed from Thailand to Tuscany... during several decades of travel around the planet. Those memories never fade, always there, in a wealth of colorful pages that I’ll be pleased to share with you. And I’ll kindle your enthusiasm to do the same.
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