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CHINESE BRUSH PAINTING
instructor:
Madeleine Fu
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Focus is on instruction in Chinese style watercolor painting techniques. Demonstrations and personal critiques by the instructor help students master this age-old medium. Students will be responsible for acquiring personal painting supplies (approximately $50). Materials list provided upon registration.
special
note: You may drop-in this class for $12 per class if space allows. If you do not have any Chinese brush painting supplies, you may purchase a brush and rice paper from instructor for $10.
class
information: 2 sections
10 weeks
Mondays | 10:00am-12:00pm | 3/31-6/9 | code: MF1-F
Tuesdays | 10:00am-12:00pm | 4/1-6/3 |code: MF2-F
fee: $95 payable to FOSAS |
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CHINA PAINTING
instructor: Dina Competente
location: Carousal Room
Learn the art of china painting: embellishing your pottery or ceramic pieces with an over glaze paint. This class will cover the basics in technique and an introduction to paints and practices. Continuing students have a chance to work on projects and pick up new tips. |
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class
information: 1 session, 10 weeks
Thursdays | 10:15am-1:15pm | 4/3-6/5 |code: CP-F
fee:
$60 payable to FOSAS |
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LIFE
DRAWING
instructor:
Virginia Banta
prerequisite: basic drawing or equivalent
experience
Come experience drawing
from a live model. Class is self-directed,
each week focusing on a different part
of the anatomy. Critiques of student
work made upon request to the instructor.
Emphasis is on gesture poses, short
poses, ending with 20 minute poses.
Please bring paper and drawing materials
to class. |
special
note: You may drop in on this class
if space allows. Drop in fee is
$15 or $12 if you are enrolled
in other classes at the studio.
Enrolled students receive priority
seating.
class
information:
2 sections, 10 weeks each
Tuesday | 1:30am-4:30pm | 4/1-6/3 |code: LD1
Tuesday | 7:00pm-10:00pm | 4/1-6/3 | code: LD2
fee: 2 separate checks
$53 payable to SFR&P
$65 payable to FOSAS (model) |
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EXPRESSIVE BRUSHWORK
& COLOR HARMONY
instructor:
Vesta Kirby
level: beginning & experienced
watercolorists
Explore expressive brush strokes making bold and confident strokes to give your paintings a fresh liveliness. And, we will focus on color harmony, how colors interact using Itten's "seven color contrasts" to create beautiful and harmonious paintings. Other watercolor techniques include laying washes, glazing, blending, gradating, wet into wet and dry techniques. Still life set-ups and painting from photographs or pictures will enhance your painting skills. The instructor encourages individual expression and gives direction to each person. Material list provided at registration. For beginners and continuing students. |
class
information: 6 weeks
Thursday | 6:30-9:30pm | 4/3-5/8 |
code: VK1-F
fee:
$96 payable to FOSAS
(drop-ins available
for $18/class if space allows. Checks
only) |
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WATERCOLOR BASICS
instructor:
Mary Harden
level: beginning and continuing watercolorists |
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Missed the basics along the way? This class offers a simple overview of watercolor materials and techniques. We will take time to create a custom designed palette for each student after experimenting with a variety of pigments. We will look at new colors that have recently been developed that produce beautiful rich granulation.
In addition, we will explore the 12 basic watercolor edges and learn to use frisket to mask off areas for dramatic contrasts. Collecting samples from the park, we will combine pen and ink with watercolors to createbotanical studies. Material list provided upon registration. |
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class
information: 2 sessions, 8 weeks
Tuesdays | 6:30pm-9:30pm | 4/15-6/3 | code: MH1-F
Thursdays | 10:15am-1:15pm | 4/17-6/5
| code: MH2-F
fee:
$127 payable to FOSAS
$10 payable to M. Harden |
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EVERYONE CAN DRAW (improve your art skills!)
instructor: Virginia Banta
level: beginning and aspiring painters
Designed for absolute beginners and those wishing to improve their painting skills. Anyone who can hold a pencil can learn to draw with some degree of proficiency. With your commitment, you can and will! Drawing skills are essential to all artists, be it ceramics, glass or painting. Primary emphasis is on seeing, using right-brain techniques. Materials list given at first class. |
class information: 1 session, 10 weeks
Fridays | 12:30pm-3:30pm | 4/4-6/6 | code: ECD
fee:
$117 payable to SFR&P (Adults)
$35 payable to SFR&P (Youth)
$28 or $33 payable to FOSAS (oper.) / (FOSAS members $28/ all others $33) |
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THURSDAY
NIGHT DRAWING STUDIO:
The Basics & Beyond
instructor: Jacqueline Ruben
level: beginning & continuing students
Winter is a great time to get motivated and start drawing. This mini-course focuses on the basic strategies of line contour, shading, and perspective while exploring the how’s and why’s of composition. Students experiment with creating expressive marks with graphite and charcoal. For the first class bring an 18”x24” newsprint pad, a 6B graphite pencil, a 6B charcoal pencil, and a kneaded eraser. |
class
information: 1 session, 6weeks
Thursdays | 6:30pm-9:30pm | 4/24-5/29
| code: JR1-F
fee: 2 separate checks
$96 payable to FOSAS / $8 payable
to J. Ruben |
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OUT
of the ATTIC: Mixed Media Seminar
instructor: Ellen
Soloway
location: Carousal
Room |
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Designed for self-directed students who are interested in expanding the boundaries of their current work. This seminar is for individuals working in flat or three dimensions in a single medium or combining several. Ideal projects include collage and assemblage. A class discussion and topic will be highlighted weekly along with individual critiques and studio time. Possible topics include recycled materials, contemporary art and miniatures. Students will be asked to bring their own supplies and projects to discuss and work on during class time. No oil paint please. No storage area is available so artwork must be portable. |
class
information: 1 session, 5 weeks
Monday | 7:00pm-10:00pm | 5/5-6/9 (no class 5/26) | code: MMS
fee:
$65 payable to SFR&P
$10 payable to FOSAS (oper.) |
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ART OF COLLAGE
instructor: Dolores
Gray
location: Carousal Room
col·lage (n)
french: derived from the word
coller, meaning "to paste."
Papers, old photos, text, ephemera, fabric, found treasures, and the contents of your junk drawer are all the ingredients needed to create imaginative and fanciful collages and assemblages. Class will explore creating texture background, image transfers, and painted surfaces. Discussion of materials, adhesives, and papers for collaging.
class information: 10 weeks
Wednesday | 7:00pm-10:00pm | 4/2-6/4
code: AOC
fee:
$105 (gen public) payable to SFR&P
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LIGHT & SHADOWS WITH WATERCOLOR
instructor: Vesta Kirby
level: beginning & experienced watercolorists
By popular request we will focus on the dark side of light - the shadows. Light and shadow create form. How does one paint the color, size and shape of a cast shadow and local shading of an object? We learn to create the mood of a painting with sparkling highlights and rich darks. Working with a variety of still life objects we will strengthen skills for seeing and painting shadows. Landscapes will be included later in the session. Watercolor techniques will be demonstrated as we explore this ellusive appearance in painting. Material list provided upon registration. |
class
information: 1 session, 6 weeks
Wednesdays | 10:15am-1:15pm | 4/2-5/7
| code: VK3-F
fee:
$96 payable to FOSAS
?(drop-ins available for $18/class if space allows. Checks only) |
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WATERCOLOR BASICS
instructor: Mary Harden
level: beginning & continuing watercolorists
?Missed the basics along the way? This class offers a simple overview
of watercolor materials and techniques. We will take time to create a custom designed palette for each student after experimenting with a variety of pigments. We will look at new colors that have recently been developed that produce beautiful rich granulation.
In addition, we will explore the 12 basic watercolor edges and learn to use frisket to mask off areas for dramatic contrasts. Collecting samples from the park, we will combine pen and ink with watercolors to create botanical studies. Material list provided upon registration.
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class
information: 2 sessions, 8 weeks
Tuesdays | 6:30pm-9:30pm | 4/15-6/3
| code: MH1-F
Thursdays | 10:15am-1:15pm | 4/17-6/5
| code: MH2-F
fee: 2 separate checks
$127 payable to FOSAS / $10 payable
to M. Harden |
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WATERCOLOR: JOURNAL MAKING AND OUTDOOR PAINTING
instructor: Mary Harden
level: beginning & continuing watercolorists
?We will make custom watercolor jounals for outdoor painting and have them bound. We will explore paints, brushes, papers and tools best suited for portabilty whether for traveling or ease of use. Practicing ways to paint that minimize the use of water, we will also examine techniques that give us quick, luminous landscapes and botanicals.
Taking field trips to pre-arranged locations, students at all levels will learn techniques for journaling and participate in weekly critiques. First class will meet at the Sharon Art Studio. Material list provided upon registration. This class requires some walking and students are responsible for their own transportation to the sites.
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class
information: 1 sessions, 8 weeks
Thursdays | 2pm-5pm | 4/17-6/5
| code: MH3-F
fee: 2 separate checks
$127 payable to FOSAS / $10 payable
to M. Harden
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CREATIVE MONOPRINTS The Painterly Print Handmade
instructor:
Dolores Gray
Make creative one of a kind Monotype Prints using watercolor, acrylics, and ink. Explore the printmaking process using traditional printmaking techniques: drypoint, woodcut, relief and basic intaglio techniques. This will be a great introduction to printmaking if you have ever wanted to place your mark on paper. Open to all levels. |
class
information:
8 weeks
Monday | 7:00pm-10:00pm | 3/31-5/19 |code: DG1-F
fee: 2 separate checks
$127 payable to FOSAS
$20 payable to D. Gray (materials) |
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