Session 1: Jan 18 - Feb 28, 2010
*Class schedules are subject to cancellation or change based on demand and availability.
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Morning Class 9am -12pm
Monday
Tuesday
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Lope Max Diaz - Advanced Painting
Level: advanced
Course code: #ditums1
Course fee:$250
This class is an advanced painting studio for practicing and emerging artists.
Wednesday
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Marty Baird – Basic Drawing
Level: beginner
Course code: #bawems1
Course fee:$250
For beginners and students who want to improve their skills in drawing. Working with graphite, charcoal, pen and ink wash, and an assortment of papers, students will study the figure, still life, and subjects of individual choice. Students are provided with a strong foundation for more advanced classes.
Thursday
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Bill Koeb – Visual Journalism
Level: all
Course code: #kothms1
Course fee:$250
This course will explore the artist's role as visual witness, how stories can be found in unlikely places, and explore various media including painting, collage, and photography. We will look at how artists have used journals to ask questions, explore ideas, or just improve drawing skills.
Friday
Afternoon Class 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Monday
Tuesday
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Gayle Stott Lowry – Intermediate Level Painting
Level: intermediate
Course code: #lotuas1
Course fee:$250
This class will use oil paint in an inspired way to create bold, forceful landscapes. It will focus on going deeper into artistic development, utilizing passion and spirit to look for the possibilities and help the painting reach its greatest potential.
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Youth Class 4pm - 6:30pm
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
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Derek Toomes – Youth Class
Level: beginner
Course code: #toweys1
Course fee:$200
This class is designed to teach youth how to express themselves through contemporary urban art, and to provide them with a foundation of basic design principles. Students will explore the techniques used in various facets of urban art (such as sketching, alternative printmaking and painting) while they gain experience in working collaboratively.
Thursday
Friday
Evening Class 7pm - 10pm
Monday
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Marty Baird – Beginners Painting
Level: beginner
Course code: #bamoes1
Course fee:$250
This is a basic course in direct painting. Using a variety of subjects (still life, interiors, landscape), beginners will learn the basics of composition, color theory, and the expressive qualities of paint. More advanced students will progress on an individual basis. We will cover canvas preparation as well as experimenting with other surfaces.
Tuesday
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David Green – Sculptural Assemblage
Level: all
Course code: #grtues1
Course fee:$250
An art class for all levels of skill, the focus is sculptural assemblage. Students will work with recycled materials and found objects.
Wednesday
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David McConnell – Mixed media
Level: all
Course code: #mcwees1
Course fee:$250
Artists will explore old and new media within the studio and in exterior environments for conceptual and compositional use. Painting, collage and photography will be utilized as will found and fabricated objects for the construction of abstract and representational design. Artists will collect found objects and environmental samples, including surface prints and photographs, for the purpose of gathering a catalog of materials for projects, and for discussion.
Thursday
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Jason Craighead – Freeform Drawing
Level: intermediate
Course code: #crthes1
Course fee:$250
In these sessions the artists will learn to move freely and aggressively, gaining touch and exploring the line and space and the power of the scribble.
Friday
Saturday Morning Class: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
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Gerry Lynch – Abstract and Expressionist Painting
Level: beginner / intermediate
Course code: #lysams1
Course fee:$250 (separate model fees might apply)
The classes are skewed toward intuitive thinking. All media will be used, even collage. The work will be done on paper, wood and canvas. The sessions may include still life set ups to live models.
Saturday Afternoon Class: 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm
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Mia Yoon – Abstract Oil painting
Level: intermediate
Course code: #yosaas1
Course fee:$250
In this class you will learn color, composition, and abstract thinking in oil medium.
Sunday Afternoon Class 12:30pm - 3:30pm
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Bill Koeb – Beginners Class
Level: beginner
Course code: #kosuas1
Course fee:$250
This course is for learning basic drawing and painting on acrlylic or oil medium.