Instructor: Stuart Burton

Monday 6:00pm - 9:00pm,
Tuesday 1:00pm - 4:00pm, or
Wednesday 6:00pm - 9:00pm

This course offers a complete approach to oil and/or acrylic painting. Using a limited palette of five colors, beginning students will work from a still life, while more advanced students may work from photographs or other reference materials. All will learn techniques and procedures for the successful use of oil paints in personal expression. Emphasis will be on composition, the importance of simple shapes, value, and color to create interesting compositions and harmonious paintings.

Prerequisite: Drawing

Instructor: Stephen P. Curry

Monday 1:30pm - 4:30pm, or
Wednesday 1:30pm - 4:30pm

This course is for oil and acrylic painters of all levels looking to learn the basics of paint application, color and composition. Instruction will range from traditional techniques of representational painting to contemporary and abstract approaches to creating interesting compositions. Whether you have never picked up a paint brush and are not sure how to start a painting or you are an experienced painter just looking to refine skills and techniques, students will receive one on one instruction, while enjoying the energy and excitement of the group classroom setting.

Prerequisite: Drawing

Instructor: Pia Stern

Thursday 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Loosen up and take creative flight! In this self-directed class, you will have as much one-to-one guidance as you’d like. You’ll be encouraged to expand your understanding of various materials and techniques, in order to develop and refine your unique voice. Your work may be representational or abstract, rendered in acrylic or oil, on canvas, paper or any other surface. Subject matter can come from your imagination, or from a visual reference (photo, sketch, landscape, figure, etc.). Individual and group critiques provide support and increase visual perception. Expand your painting horizons in a lively, congenial atmosphere. Enjoy the process as you take your work to the next level!

Prerequisite: Drawing

Instructor: Connie Athens

Wednesday 9:30am - 12:30pm, or
Thursday 1:00pm - 4:00pm

In a non-competitive and relaxed atmosphere, beginners will learn to mix a full range of brilliant color using only 4 hues, and to mix interesting darks and luminous transparent lights, using a "wet into wet" and layered approach.

These skills will be applied to still life and landscape painting projects which will be guided and demonstrated. As new students become comfortable with the medium and brushwork, they will work from subject matter of their own choice, including drawings and photographs.

Prerequisite: Drawing

Instructor: Deanna Ditzler

Thursday 9:30am - 12:30pm

Each class we begin with a session of expressive drawing using markers or oil pastels, using shapes and colors to fill the page. This draws out the artist and begins the creative flow, having a balancing effect.

Students will learn the color wheel with demonstrations of color mixing each session. Each subject is sketched first with oil pastels learning to design the scene using key painting principles.

Most class sessions include a lecture about the pillars of designs. Come build your skill set and enjoy the community of artists working together.

Prerequisite: Drawing

Instructor: Kris Finch

Monday 9:30am - 12:30pm, or

Wednesday 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Portrait painting in oils is a perfect class for those looking to take their oil painting to a new level. In this class we will focus on proportions of the face, values, edges, skin tones, and capturing the likeness of the model. The course will have weekly demos or discussions. Beginners will use a limited color palette and paint from cast models, a skull, and photo references for master studies.  Returning students will have the option of working with a more advanced color palette and can choose to bring their own photo reference to paint from to create a more personalized painting.

Prerequisite: Portrait Drawing

Instructor: Stuart Burton

Tuesday 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Learn to paint intuitively by creating layers, textures and depth. Paint looser and freer developing personal marks and style.

Instructor: Chris Polentz

Thursday 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Using either watercolor or acrylic, learn the basics of color, value, composition, while also learning to see and understand your subject.

Instructor: Ken Joudrey

Wednesday 1:00pm - 4:00pm

A watercolor class for the beginner or advanced, exploring representational and abstract art geared to your particular interest whether landscape, still life, portrait, abstraction or realism. Explore the wonderful, expressive qualities that are unique to this medium.

Instructor: Michelle McCunney

Friday 9:30am - 12:30pm

This course will include an exploration of concepts and ways to combine materials, preparation of papers, sketches and cutouts for a personal topic, and putting everything together in an interesting and effective composition.  Students will work with water-based paint, paper, cloth, wood and other materials.