Courses

Collage and Composition All-day Workshop, July 20th

This workshop is geared for all levels of collage and will also include learning about composition when creating a collage. Good composition will help you draw the viewer into your work and navigate through it while holding their interest. It will be a fun day of creating!

Intuitive Painting an All-Day Workshop, July 27th

Have you ever wanted to take a painting class but were afraid that you weren’t ‘talented’’ enough to be ‘successful’ ? There are many different approaches to painting. Intuitive painting is a great way to explore your creative voice. By allowing the process to unfold in front of you, it will help you find your ‘zone’.

Acrylic Exploration with Lauren Adams, Thursdays August 1-29

Learn the techniques of painting using versatile acrylic paints. Explore the foundations of value, color, and composition in a relaxed and supportive setting with demos, presentations, group discussion, and plenty of individual attention. Course is open to all levels of experience from absolute beginner to more advanced artists. Bring several images/ideas/or sketches with you.

Paint with Charles Morning Session Fridays, August 2-September 13

Back by popular demand, Charles Warnock is once again offering his open studio format class in oils and acrylics. Charles will provide individual assistance and advice while students work on subjects of their own choice. There will not be still life set-ups as subject matter. This class is for those with painting experience.

Paint with Charles Afternoon Session Fridays, August 2-September 13

Portrait Painting in Oils: Saturdays, August 3 – September 21

This class is designed to help artists enhance their skills in painting portraits. All skill levels, from beginning to advanced, are welcomed. While painting from the live model, artists will employ various techniques for developing accurate proportions, and the proper placement of the model on the canvas. Participants will receive instructions on starting the portrait with a solid structural drawing done in monochromatic lines and tones on a stained canvas. Instruction will be based on demonstrations, discussions, and individual critiques.

Introduction to Poetry Writing: A Creative Writing Course with Heidi Lynn Nilsson: Tuesdays August 27 – October 22

If you’ve never written poetry before, but you’ve always wanted to try, then this class is for you! Or if you’ve written for years but would like to ripen the fundamental stuff of poetry in your body of work, then this class is also for you! We’ll be writing one poem per week while we consider how to employ imagery, syntax, metaphor, and music to make a poem resonate. We’ll celebrate and develop our unique voices. We’ll tenderly mete out our hearts.

Creative Writing: Fiction/Memoir Writing Workshop with Heidi Lynn Nilsson: Tuesdays, September 3-October 29

Have you been working on a novel or memoir and you’re dying for someone to read some of it? Or have you been wanting to write but you don’t know where to start? Do you crave support and inspiration in your writing life? This course is for you! This spring, we’ll focus on your writing. Prompts will be designed to inspire creativity and lessons will be inspired by the pieces you submit. You’ll generate pages, sharpen your storytelling skills, and see your existing work through the eyes of compassionate, engaged readers. A whole community of writers awaits, ready to support and nurture you. Join us!

Watercolor Exploration with Lauren Adams: Tuesdays, September 10 – October 8

Learn everything you need to build a strong foundation for getting started in watercolor, considered by some to be the most challenging painting medium. Receive detailed information on paper, paint, and brushes explained clearly and demonstrated with helpful visual aids. Practice mixing colors, learn how to do basic washes, and find out about special techniques unique to watercolor. No experience necessary.

Exploring Pastels with Ann Dodys: Mondays, September 16 – November 4

This is a class designed for beginner and intermediate students working with soft pastels. A variety of pastel techniques will be used to create Impressionistic compositions/paintings. We will work from photos (yours or mine) and still-life’s exploring drawing, composition, value, perspective and color. Be prepared to paint during the first class after instructors’ demonstration. Each student will be given individual attention/instruction during the class.

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