Monday
DRAWING AND PAINTING
with Candi Feinberg –6 weeks starting July 6
9:30 am – 12:30 pm $180. Gesture, form, color, and space are explored through all media, augmented by class discussion and individual critique. Still life/model will be used each session. All levels of drawing and painting are encouraged.
SCULPTURE STONE/WOOD
with Natalie Frier – 6 weeks starting July 6
10:00 am – 1:00 pm $180.
Find the joy and excitement in carving a form in stone in a congenial atmosphere. Nonrepresentational as well as figurative methods will be taught with the emphasis on creating three-dimensional shapes. All levels welcome.
PASTEL
with Peggy Dressel – 6 wks starting July 6
9:30am – 12:30pm $180.
Learn to work in pastels. Subject matter: the figure and still-life set-ups. Class fee includes some classes with models.
PASTEL
with Peggy Dressel – 6 weeks starting July 6
1:00 – 4:00pm $180.
Create beautiful paintings using pastels alone or create a new, unique look by combining with watercolor, acrylic or oil. Enhance and give your work zing through the use of color. Drawing and composition will be covered. Portrait, landscape or still life.
BEGINNING WATERCOLOR
with Marcia Rieff – 6 weeks starting July 6
7:00 pm – 10:00pm $180.
A great class for beginners. Work with a limited palette, explore watercolor, see if it’s for you without going into debt to buy supplies. All basic techniques will be covered.
Tuesday
SCULPTURE STONE
with Natalie Frier – 6 weeks starting July 7
10:00 am – 1:00 pm, 12:30pm-3:30pm or 6:45pm-10pm $180.
All day (10:00 am – 3:30 pm) $275.
Find the joy and excitement in carving a form in stone. Non-representational as well as figurative methods will be taught with the emphasis on creating three-dimensional shapes. All levels of ability are welcome.
THE CREATIVE PROCESS/ALL MEDIA & LEVELS
with Edla Cusick – 6 weeks starting July 7
9:30 am – 12:30 pm or 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm $180
All day (9:30 am – 4:00 pm) $275
Principles of composition, color, form and space. All media are explored, augmented by class discussion.
PAINTING LANDSCAPES: INSIDE/OUTSIDE
with Max Horbund – 6 weeks starting July 7
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm $180.
We’ll start painting our landscapes en plein air (weather permitting) and complete them in the studio.
THE FIGURE FROM BLACK & WHITE to COLOR
with Candi Feinberg- 6 weeks starting July 7
7:00pm- 9:30pm $180
Traditional and non-traditional approaches to drawing and painting the figure will be explored moving from black to white to color. All levels welcome.
Wednesday
DRAWING
with Tom Parkes – 6 weeks starting July 8 9:30am-12:30pm $180
STOP COPYING – START DRAWING. Action/relationship drawing from the very beginning. Draw with a central idea, an action line which holds the figure together and expresses accurately what the model is doing. Individual classes on head, hands, feet, drapery, etc.
DYNAMIC FIGURE DRAWING
With John Varriano – 6 weeks starting July 8
9:30am – 12:30pm $180
While drawing the model, explore the elements common to all good drawing – movement, proportion, structure, line and form. Learn to conceptualize the complex forms of the body as simple groups of masses and sub-masses. Individual critiques and lectures.
PORTRAIT
with John Varriano – 6 weeks starting July 8
1:00pm – 4:00pm $180
Focus on the basic painting principles of massing, value, relationships and color as applied to the portrait. Poses, typically , two sessions long. Develop basic painting skills and particulars that relate to portraiture ie: character and likeness. Instruction geared to students’ individual skill levels.
BEGINNING WATERCOLOR
with Marcia Rieff – 6 weeks starting July 8
1:00pm – 4:00pm $180
A great class for beginners. Work with a limited palette, explore watercolor, see if it’s for you without going into debt to buy supplies. All basic techniques covered .
WATERCOLOR EN PLEIN AIR
with Peggy Dressel – 6 weeks starting July 8
9:30 – 12:30am $180.
Paint landscapes on location (weather permitting). Use watercolor, pastel, or just sketch. Classes will be held at the art center when necessary.
CRAFT AND THEORY OF PAINTING
with Max Horbund – 6 weeks starting July 8
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm $180. Includes study of materials and color theory. See the description for PAINTING FROM LIFE/FLORAL/STILL LIFE for more information.
PHOTOGRAPHY – TECHNIQUE & DARKROOM
with James Edmonds – 6 weeks starting July 8
7:00pm – 10:00pm $180. Develop black & white film, make contact sheets, edit, crop and enlarge. Learn dodging, photograms, solarization, mat and frame types. Photograph 3D objects & make slides of flat art work. Develop a personal vision. Shoot a roll of (400) Tri-x Black & White film to bring to first class.
Thursday
PRINTMAKING – MONITORED (No instruction)
10:00 am – 1:00 pm $115. + $5. solvent fee 6 weeks starting July 10
ACNNJ students/members may work in the print studio in etching, monoprint, relief, safe photo-etching and digital lithography.
PAINTING FROM LIFE/FLORAL/STILL LIFE
with Max Horbund – 6 weeks starting July 10
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm $180.
Friday (Adults)
MONITORED LIFE DRAWING/PAINTING with Geoffrey Browne
6 weeks starting July 10 9:30 am – 12:30 pm $60./$15. per diem
ACNNJ Students enrolled in one full class pay only $5. per class.
INTRODUCTION TO PRINTMAKING
with Tai Hwa Goh – 6 weeks starting July 10 9:30am- 12:30pm $180. Learn the basics of printmaking including lino, wood blocks and etching. A great foundation for a future study.
Sunday (Adults)
MONITORED LIFE PAINTING (MOSTLY BOBBIE)
with Geoffrey Browne – 6 weeks starting July 12
9:30 am – 12:30pm $60 / $15. per diem.
ACNNJ Students enrolled in one full class pay only $10. per class.