Open Life Drawing on All Skill Levels, Ages 16 & Up
Drop in and Draw! Three hours of drawing from a live model for a low-low-price. Come to brush up on your skills or work on that portfolio! The poses will range from 1 minute gestures to long poses; nude and clothed model sessions. Models will vary from 1 week to 3 week increments. Bring your own drawing supplies (i.e. Charcoal, drawing board, paper, etc.) Easels, stools, tables and rolling carts are provided. This is not a class. No instruction will be provided. There will be a monitor present to accept payment and facilitate model poses. (Meets in W-6)

The first three Thursdays of every month (7pm-10pm)

Tuition: $10 (College Students with ID @ door and Workhouse Artists)

            $15 (Regular Student Price)

Working from a live model, the instructor demonstrates construction of a 2D likeness using light and shade with emphasis upon transition and articulation of the form. Gesture and expression are discussed, including how the artists may bring the form to life with their own natural calligraphy of style. Topics include chiaroscuro, form modeling, half tones and high light, massing of tone, terminator/core line of shadows, basic anatomy and how to render detail without losing form or overall harmony.  Students will work from the model and receive instructor critiques.

Teresa Oaxaca is an American born artist based currently in Washington D.C. She is a full time painter whose works can be seen in collections and galleries throughout the US and internationally. Her talent has been recognized and rewarded by museums and institutions such as the American Museum of the Cowboy, The former Corcoran Gallery of Art, The Art Renewal Center, The Elisabeth Greenshields Foundation, the Posey Foundation, and The Portrait Society of America and the Museu Europeu D’Art Modern in Barcelona.

Her training includes a four-year diploma at the Angel Academy of Art (Florence Italy, Graduate studies at the Florence Academy, an Apprenticeship with Odd Nerdrum in Norway, and studies at the Art League of Alexandria VA where she trained with Robert Liberace, Paul Lucchesi, and took many other courses. Currently she teaches workshops around the United States and in Europe.

Spring Quarter Only!: Two days

All Skill Levels, Young Adults & Adults 
Instructor:  M. Jane Johnson
Students will learn to work with charcoal, pencil, pen & ink and other drawing tools.  We will talk about a variety of lines, use of cross hatch, doodling, and possibly have a figure to work with too depending on availability of a model. Drawing with perspective will be explained.  Students will work with realistic drawing, abstract drawing, and doodles. This class is for any student wishing to work on their drawing skills.

Spring Quarter: 9 weeks

Tuesday April 2, 6pm–8pm

Tuition: $220

Materials: Supply list provided at time of registration. Model fees may be applied in class.

Intermediate, Young Adults and Adults

Instructor: Jack Murphy

This class is a primer that breaks drawing down into manageable lessons. It uses, as a reference point, the patient practice of atelier techniques of observation as well as foundations of composition, geometric solids, and figure construction that supply a basis for imaginative work.

Spring Quarter: 9 weeks

Wednesday April 3, 10:30am-1pm

Tuition: $235, supply list provided at time of registration.

Location: W-5

Materials: Supply list provided at time of registration. Model fees may be applied in class.

Intermediates, Young Adults & Adults
Instructor: Marni Maree
Previous Drawing Experience is strongly recommended. In this class you will work on more advanced skills such as foreshortening, light and shadow, proportions, and much more using various drawing materials.

Spring Quarter: 7 weeks
Wednesday April 3, 6pm-7:30pm
No class on April 17 and April 24, May 22 and May 29

Tuition: $160

Location: W-5

All Skill Levels, Young Adults & Adults

Instructor: David Vickers

This course invites participants to explore drawing in fresh ways while offering some traditional skills and tools. Over the three weeks we will journey from care-free scribbles to disciplined linear perspective, touching on Zentangle, a popular way of doodling with patterns, along the way. Participants will take away a collection of finished works on paper as well as some strategies for using line, texture, shading, and perspective for developing work beyond the class.

Spring Quarter: 6 weeks

Friday April 5, 6pm–7:30pm

Tuition: $145, supply list provided at time of registration
Location: W-3, 305

(Pen & Brush + washes)
All Skill Levels, Adults

Instructor: Epp Meisner

Through the use of quick 5-30 minute poses, students begin to develop an instinct for proportion and handling various techniques to capture the essence of a figure. The focus is placed on defining movement, balance, shapes and masses, as well as value. Various lines and washes of diluted ink will be used to create expressive, lively figure drawings.

Spring Quarter: One day

Session A: Sunday April 7, 10am-4pm

Session B: Sunday April 28, 10am-4pm
Session C: Sunday May 12, 10am-4pm

Tuition: $140
Materials: Model fee’s will be collected in class.
Location: W-6, 607

All Skill Levels, Young Adults & Adults
Instructors: Jessica Rossiter
This digital editing course with teach students how to resize, crop, and enhance images for the web, social media, or commercial use. Student will learn how to edit their photos using techniques for adjusting color, contrast, white balance, and sharpness. Students will also learn how to restore as well as remove elements or visible flaws on skin or materials to create a sleek, eye catching, properly sized composition they can proudly display for a wide range digital formats.

Spring Quarter (6 weeks)
Sat Apr 13 (6-8pm)

Tuition: $170

Materials Fee: $30 lab fee added at registration.

Location: W-3, 304

All Skill Levels, Adults

Instructor: Epp Meisner

Learn to draw and paint human figure quickly using shape and proportion, contour line and sighting technique. Learn to mix warm and cool flesh tones from fresh washes of watercolor to capture the spirit of the model.

Spring Quarter: One day

Session A: Sunday April 14, 10am-4pm

Session B: Sunday May 5, 10am-4pm
Session C: Sunday May 19, 10am-4pm

Tuition: $140
Materials: Model fee’s will be collected in class.
Location: W-6, 607

Intermediate, Young Adults & Adults
Pre-requisite: A Basic Zentangle class/workshop
Instructor: Marisela Rumberg CZT

Have fun drawing on sepia and black paper. There is more besides black ink, you will learn the techniques for using brown, white and other color pens. Explore the tangles from a new angle!

Day 1: Renaissance Tiles: Let’s take the world of Zentangle® back into the time of artists Leonardo da Vinci and Michael Angelo! Tiles will have the look and feel of the chiaroscuro technique of the Renaissance art world. Day 2: Black Tiles: See your tangles glow in the dark. “White ink has a character all its own and acts totally differently than the black!”. A Basic Zentangle workshop is desirable but not required.

Spring Quarter: Two days

Thursday May 2 and Friday May 3, 11am-2:30pm

Tuition: $145

Materials Fee: $12, payable to instructor at first class.

All Skill Levels, Young Adults and Adults

Instructor: Marisela Rumberg CZT

Zentangle art really comes alive with that final touch of adding your “shades of gray”.  This workshop will look into all the paths you can take with your pencil once the tangling is done. Students will learn tangles that have unique shading options and see how simple shading techniques can transform your work.  Watch how shading can totally change the integrity or your tile.  You will learn how to add tones from the barely there gray to the darkest charcoal and everything in between.  Introduction to Zentangle or some experience with the Zentangle Method is strongly suggested before taking this class.

Spring Quarter: One day

Thursday May 23, 11am-3pm

Tuition: $90

Materials Fee: $10 materials fee or $5 when you bring your own Zentangle kit.

Location: W-6, 602

All Skill Levels, Young Adults and Adults

Instructor: Marisela Rumberg CZT

Pure Zentangle is only black & white but it is not forbidden to enhance your artwork with a little bit of color. Although the Basic Zentangle class is not a pre-requisite, this workshop could be considered a continuation. Learn new tangles and possibilities. Relax and enjoy, it won’t be overwhelmingly colorful, just a hint.

Summer Quarter: One day

Monday June 17, 11am-3pm

Tuition: $90

Materials Fee: $10 materials fee or $5 when you bring your own Zentangle kit.

Location: W-5

All Skill Levels, Young Adults & Adults 
Instructor: M. Jane Johnson
Students will learn to work with charcoal, pencil, pen & ink and other drawing tools.  We will talk about a variety of lines, use of cross hatch, doodling, and possibly have a figure to work with too depending on availability of a model. Drawing with perspective will be explained.  Students will work with realistic drawing, abstract drawing, and doodles. This class is for any student wishing to work on their drawing skills.  

Summer Quarter: 5 weeks

Tuesday June 18, 6pm–8pm

Tuition: $155, supply list provided at time of registration. Model fees may be applied in class.

Location: W-10

Intermediate, Young Adults and Adults

Instructor: Jack Murphy

This class is a primer that breaks drawing down into manageable lessons. It uses, as a reference point, the patient practice of atelier techniques of observation as well as foundations of composition, geometric solids, and figure construction that supply a basis for imaginative work.

Summer Quarter: 9 weeks

Wednesday June 19, 10:30am-1pm

Tuition: $235, supply list provided at time of registration.

Location: W-5

Materials: Supply list provided at time of registration. Model fees may be applied in class.

All Skill Levels: Young Adults and Adults

Instructors: Jessica Rossiter

This digital editing course with teach students how to resize, crop, and enhance images for the web, social media, or commercial use. Student will learn how to edit their photos using techniques for adjusting color, contrast, white balance, and sharpness. Students will also learn how to restore as well as remove elements or visible flaws on skin or materials to create a sleek, eye catching, properly sized composition they can proudly display for a wide range digital format.

Summer Quarter: 6 weeks

Saturday June 22, 6pm–8pm

Tuition: $170

Materials Fee: $30 lab fee added at registration.

Location: W-3, 304

Intermediate, Young Adults and Adults

Instructor: Marni Maree

Previous Drawing Experience is strongly recommended. In this class you will work on more advanced skills such as foreshortening, light and shadow, proportions, and much more using various drawing materials.

Summer Quarter: 7 weeks

Wednesday July 10, 6pm–7:30pm

No Class on July 3 and July 17

Tuition: $160

Location: W-5

Intermediate, Young Adults and Adults
Instructor: Marisela Rumberg CZT

Have fun drawing on sepia and black paper. There is more besides black ink, you will learn the techniques for using brown, white and other color pens. Explore the tangles from a new angle!

Day 1: Renaissance Tiles: Let’s take the world of Zentangle® back into the time of artists Leonardo da Vinci and Michael Angelo! Tiles will have the look and feel of the chiaroscuro technique of the Renaissance art world. Day 2: Black Tiles: See your tangles glow in the dark. “White ink has a character all its own and acts totally differently than the black!”. A Basic Zentangle workshop is desirable but not required.

Summer Quarter: Two days
Saturday July 13 and Sunday July 14, 11am-2:30pm

Tuition: $145

Materials Fee: $12, payable to instructor at first class.

Location: W-6, 607