6:30 PM - 9:00PM CDT on Tue. This class is designed for anyone, from beginning level to advanced level, who wishes to draw a portrait in convincing realism. (Anyone can learn to draw as long as they have desire and patience and are willing to work at it!) Main emphasis of the class is to […]
3:00 PM - 5:30PM CDT on Wed. • This is a general watercolor class—as opposed to one specific genre of portrait, landscape, still life etc.—designed for both beginning watercolor painters and the experienced. • Students will learn fundamental skills and techniques of watercolor painting in order to create a convincing realism in their painting. • In […]
Time: 6:30PM - 9:30PM CDT on Thu --- I believe watercolour is a medium you have to become friends with. And who wouldn't want to take a painting journey with a friend? I didn't always feel this way. Watercolour used to fight me, until I stopped trying to control it and let it give me […]
Time : 2:00PM - 5:00PM CDT on Sun --- How can one improve pictorial ideas and techniques? What are essential tools and concepts employed by visual artists? This course covers the basics of composition, perspective drawing, and color theory and application. Through a series of short projects, students investigate ideas and techniques used by painters […]
6:30 PM - 9:00PM CDT on Mon. & Wed. This class is designed for anyone, from beginning level to advanced level, who wishes to systematically learn to draw and paint. (Anyone can learn to draw and paint as long as they have desire and patience, and willingness to work at it!) Class will focus on […]
Time : 10:30AM - 1:00PM CDT on Thur --- In this online class, you will learn to implement key concepts and watercolor painting techniques that will allow you to have a deeper understanding of the medium. Each art lesson includes one-on-one guidance with focus on the top principles of creating a solid painting: • How […]
Two friends, two lifetimes of painting experience, doubling the opportunity for attendees to learn. Rose and Nancy are happy to share and teach this comprehensive five-day workshop. They've decided to focus the workshop on the “model with the still life”, providing the student with the opportunity to explore a larger composition or, if preferred, numerous […]
Time : 5:30PM - 7:30PM CDT on Mon --- This 8-week Zoom drawing class will focus on individual features of the face: the eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and hair. We'll meet once a week and spend 1-2 sessions per feature. We will work on toned paper with pencil and chalk and explore their anatomy, form, […]
Time : 5:00PM - 7:00PM CDT on Tue --- This 8-week Zoom class is for beginner students who want to learn a structural and form-based approach to drawing portraits. We will meet once a week and work from photos and masterworks and discuss how to set up a linear block-in and how to render the […]
6:00 PM - 9:00PM CDT on Wed. Class activities include: Art anatomy presentations with: active learning through quick sketch drawing from live models, video presentations, & muscle and skeletal models. Topics covered include: Skull bone features, muscles of expression, facial features, proportions, perspective & aspect. Layman’s terms will augment or replace scientific terminology whenever possible. […]
Time : 9:30AM - 12:30PM CDT on Sat --- If you have never tried oil or want to improve your abilities to handle this beautiful but complex medium, this course is for you! Basic Oil Painting introduces the essentials: laying out a palette, best ways to mix colors, matching the colors you see, applying paint with a […]
Time : 1:30PM - 4:30PM CDT on Sat --- Discover the pleasure of drawing! This course introduces essential ideas and processes used by artists working from observation. Students investigate the use of freehand drawing to capture proportion, communicate form, and express emotion. Essentials of shading, composition, and color are considered through various drawing media, including […]
In this class, students can choose between drawing one cast the entire 6 weeks or painting 6 still lives (1 per week). Cast drawing instruction will focus on the principles of proportion and value as well as the mechanics of form, light, and shadow. Students will learn to combine 2D and 3D thinking in order […]