Wednesday

PHOTOSHOP
with Sylvie Covey – 12 weeks starting Mar. 28
9:30am – 12:30pm $360
Designed for the person who wants to discover new digital tools & techniques to paint and retouch photos and/or paint directly with the computer. Laptop with Photoshop CS2 is required.

DYNAMIC FIGURE DRAWING
with John Varriano – 12 weeks starting Mar. 28
9:30am – 12:30pm $360
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 – 12 weeks starting Mar. 28
1:00pm – 4:00pm $360
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 level.

*Note: Special discount if you sign up for any two sessions of John Varriano’s classes.

STEP-UP: BEGINNERS TO INTERMEDIATE WATERCOLOR
with Marcia Rieff – 12 weeks starting Mar. 28
1:00pm – 4:00pm $360
Let’s paint from a beginner’s mind as we step-up to a comfortable intermediate level exploring and developing your very own style. In this class we will once again get acquainted with the basics of watercolor as a warm-up and move up to our individual skill level starting from simple and easy objects to challenging exercises. We will experiment with new materials in paint, paper and mixed-media.

PAINTING WITH OILS :  The Practical and Aesthetic Considerations for Painting Still Life and from Reference Images
With Max Horbund – 12 weeks starting Mar. 28
6:30 pm – 9:30 pm $360
Course includes creation of fine oil paintings and focuses on composition, practical use of materials and how and when to use color. Course covers approaches to painting portrait, still life and floral pieces including the chiaroscuro tradition of European masters as well as painting from photographic reference and sketches. Students will be guided through the challenge of realistically representing still life, landscape and live models in oil: emphasis given to composition, creation of atmosphere, sense of mystery and the proper preparation of painting materials. Demonstrations and individual critiques. Special attention given to Art School bound students.

*Note: Special discount if you sign up for any two sessions of Max Horbund’s classes.

PHOTOGRAPHY – TECHNIQUE AND DARKROOM
TRADITIONAL & DIGITAL METHODS
with Jim Edmonds – 12 weeks starting Mar. 28
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm $360
Learn to develop digital images, managing them on adobe light room along with the traditional method of developing black & white film, make contact sheets, edit, crop and enlarge. Areas covered include: dodging photographs, solarization, mat and frame types. Special attention given to photographing 3D objects and making slides of flat art work. Develop a personal vision. Students should shoot a roll of (400). Tri-x Black & White film to bring to first class or bring your digital images/camera. 

HANDBUILDING WITH CLAY (Ages 15 and up)
with Bonnie Deutsch – 12 weeks starting Mar. 28
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm $260 (material and firing cost is included)
A variety of hand building techniques will be explored. Material and firing cost included.

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1. Special discount if you sign up for any two sessions with one Instructor!
2. Become a Monitor in the class and we will make it worth your while!