Drawing and Painting Studio
Sign up before February 16, 2025 and receive a $10.00 Early Bird discount! All classes meet once a week unless otherwise noted.
D102 Portrait Drawing with Tina Cauller
Sundays 3/2/2025 - 4/13/2025 2:30pm-5:30pm
This is a 7-week session. No class on Sunday, 4/20
Members price - $272.00 Non-Member price - $307.00
This class focuses on drawing portraits of people. We will develop a basic understanding of facial anatomy and proportions and learn techniques to create expressive likenesses. Both monochromatic and color media will be explored.
Suggested supplies: soft vine and compressed charcoal (not Soho brand), white charcoal pencil, Caran DAche Neocolor I or II wax pastels, kneaded eraser, Panpastel black, Sofft tool, proportion divider, workable fixative spray, 18 x 24" Drawing pad. (Jerry's Artarama is a recommended retail source for art supplies.)
D202 Intro to Drawing (Beg) Tina Cauller
Mondays 3/3/2025 - 3/21/2025 1:30pm-4:30pm
Members price - $307.00 Non-Member price - $343.00
This introductory course focuses on fundamental drawing skills including line, texture, value, and composition. We will explore how to observe a subject and capture what we see using charcoal, graphite, and conté. Ideal for beginning drawing students or those who want to refresh their skills.
Supplies: Drawing graphite pencils (selection of hard, medium, and soft: 4B, 2B, HB, 2H),Vine charcoal and compressed charcoal,Kneaded gum eraser,Conté crayons – Black, White, Sanguine,Drawing Paper: 1 pad of 18” x 24” Drawing or Charcoal paper,1 pad of 18” x 24” newsprint paper,1 pad of toned tan or gray paper Misc: Workable fixative spray, box or case to store supplies
D203 Independent Study (Int/Adv) Tina Cauller
Mondays 3/3/2025 - 4/21/2025 6:30pm-9:30pm
Members price - $308.00 Non-Member price - $343.00
This class offers studio time for intermediate/ advanced drawing students to work on ongoing projects under the guidance of an instructor.
D301 Painting with Acrylics (All Levels) Paula Mitchell
Tuesdays 4/1/2025 - 4/22/2025 9:30am-12:30pm
Please note! No class on Tues Mar 11, This is a 7 week session!
Members price - $272.00 Non-Member price - $307.00
Students will learn how to paint with fast drying acryclic paints. I will show you different techniques, mixed media, layering, and building a focal point. You can use the painting the instructor will bring or be brave and bring your own. We will make it work and have fun all at the same time!
Supply List: 1. Gel Medium or Matte Medium, Liquitex (Hobby Lobby) 2. 10x10 Canvas3. 10x20 Canvas4. 12x12 Canvas5. Old credit cards for spreading Gel medium6. Paper Towels7. Stabillo Pencil8.Foam paper plates
D302 Independent Study (Int/Adv) Tina Cauller
Tuesdays 3/4/2025 - 4/22/2025 1:30pm-4:30pm
Members price - $308.00 Non-Member price - $343.00
This class offers studio time for intermediate/ advanced drawing students to work on ongoing projects under the guidance of an instructor.
D401 Watercolor (All Levels) Alice O’Leary
Wednesdays 3/5/2025 - 3/23/2025 - 9:30am - 12:30pm
Members price - $308.00 Non-Member price - $343.00
Learn the basic techniques to use the difficult medium of watercolor. You will complete a painting each week following the step by step instructions and demonstrations by the teacher. You will work primarily from photographs to paint both still lifes and landscapes. More advanced students may wish to work from their own photographs with individual help from the instructor.
D402 Oil Painting (All Levels) Alice O’Leary
Wednesdays 3/5/2025 - 4/23/2025 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Members price - $307.00 Non-Member price - $343.00
Learn to paint what you see with basic oil painting techniques. We will work from still life and photographs, taking a page from impressionism with regard to drawing, color theory and brushwork. While learning the essentials, the instructor will work with each student to help develop a personal style of painting. Throughout the course you may work from your own photographs or the instructors.
D501 Oil Painting (All Levels) Alice O’Leary
Thursdays 3/6/2025 -4/24/2025 9:30am - 12:30pm
Members price - $308.00 Non-Member price - $343.00
Learn to paint what you see with basic oil painting techniques. We will work from still life and photographs, taking a page from impressionism with regard to drawing, color theory and brushwork. While learning the essentials, the instructor will work with each student to help develop a personal style of painting. Throughout the course you may work from your own photographs or the instructors.
D502 Oil Painting (All Levels) Alice O’Leary
Thursdays 3/6/2025 - 4/24/2025 1:30pm-4:30pm
Members price - $308.00 Non-Member price - $343.00
Learn to paint what you see with basic oil painting techniques. We will work from still life and photographs, taking a page from impressionism with regard to drawing, color theory and brushwork. While learning the essentials, the instructor will work with each student to help develop a personal style of painting. Throughout the course you may work from your own photographs or the instructors.
D503 Figure Drawing (Int/Adv) Tina Cauller
Thursdays 3/6/2025 -4/24/2025 6:30pm-9:30pm
Members price - $308.00 Non-Member price - $343.00
Apply your basic drawing skills to the study of the human figure, focused on drawing live models in both short and long poses. Learn to capture gesture, movement, and form of the body, and understand the basics of underlying anatomy with an observational rather than formulaic approach. Model fee $60
Suggested supplies: Soft vine and soft compressed charcoal,Charcoal pencils,Kneaded eraser,18x24” drawing pad (Mixed Media, Charcoal, Sketch or similar) Color media:Neocolor I or II wax pastels (optional),Soft pastels (optional),Conte a Paris sketching set of crayons (optional
D601 Fundamentals of Watercolor (Beg) Tina Cauller
Fridays 3/7/2025 - 4/25/2025 10:00am-1:00pm
Explore watercolor painting techniques with a focus on fundamentals, including how to see and mix colors and how to represent form using the right values. You will primarily paint from life in the studio and also learn how to simplify what you see in reference photos to create uniquely personal watercolor art.
Suggested Supplies: 100% cotton paper (recommend Arches cold press) either in sheets or in a block,plastic or porcelain palette,brushes: Winsor Newton or Da Vinci, round sizes 2, 4,10. ,Mimik synthetic 1″ flat brush or similar good quality,kneaded eraser,small misting spray bottle,mechanical pencil,watercolor paint in tubes: Winsor Newton Ultramarine, Prussian Blue, Alizarin Crimson, or Cadmium Red, Cadmium Yellow, Paynes Grey, Raw Sienna, Burnt Sienna. Optional: Cerulean Blue, Yellow Ochre
D702 Oil Painting Portraits (All levels) Marissa Jeffcoat
Saturdays 3/8/2025 - 4/26/2025 10:00am-1:00pm
Members price - $308.00 Non-Member price - $343.00
This class will go over how to paint a portrait in oil on canvas & on panel. Everything from preparing the ground, picking a good reference photo, stylization choices, talking through skintones, & possibly a self portrait from life. We will go over different master artists' techniques/palettes & why they might be beneficial to use yourself all while developing your own personal portrait painting style.