(Ink washes + watercolor)
All Skill Levels, Adults

Instructor: Epp Meisner

Drawing and Painting Botanicals (flowers, tree branches, leaves, etc.) capture each subject’s personality through line, washes and color. Students will be encouraged to strive for a lively expression, not botanical accuracy. Students encouraged to bring own botanical flowers/arrangements to class. Instructor will have botanicals available for a small fee.

Spring Quarter: One Day
Session B: Sunday May 17, 10am-4pm

Tuition: $170
Location: W-6, 607

Intermediate to Advanced, Young Adults & Adults

Instructor: Jeff Gorrell

The one-day workshop will aid students in learning how to paint realistically and abstractly on Yupo and other synthetic papers. The instructor will demonstrate specific techniques and will show how he designs his paintings and will guide students in developing their own style on this unique kind of surface. Experience in painting with watercolors is necessary, since the workshop will focus on making adjustments from traditional watercolor papers to synthetic. There will be ample time for students to work on their own paintings with guidance from the instructor.

Spring Quarter: One Day
Saturday May 16, 10am–4pm  

Tuition: $140, supply list provided at time of registration
Location: W-10

All Skill Levels, Young Adults & Adults

Instructor: Marni Maree

You know that pile of unfinished paintings you have? What is keeping you from finishing them? Maybe something’s not working in your painting and you don’t know how to fix it. I will point you in the right direction and help you to resolve problem areas. Whether it’s technique, color mixing, composition, or value, I’ll help you improve your work and skills. You will receive individual attention, instruction,

and guidance on your own projects so you can finish those paintings or begin new ones. Bring your own supplies to work with in class.

Summer Quarter: 8 weeks

Wednesday June 3, 10am–1pm

Tuition: $240

All Skill Levels: Young Adults and Adults
Instructor: Marjorie Forgues
This class will follow a step by step classical academic procedure. We shall begin with using the Bargue method of constructing the drawing with charcoal onto a canvas. This drawing will take 2 weeks to complete, and then for the following 6 weeks we will go through the processes of a creating master copy of a Bouguereau painting. The specific painting and segment of the painting will be decided by the student but must be approved by the instructor. During the course we will cover topics such as technique, materials, art history, and the classical painting methods of the time. Basic Drawing and Painting knowledge are recommended.

Summer Quarter: 9 weeks
Monday June 22, 6:30pm -9:30pm  

Tuition: $250, supply list provided at time of registration
Location: W-6, 607

Beginner to Intermediate, Young Adults & Adults 
Instructor: Mehrdad Izadi 

Learn the fundamentals and techniques of watercolor, and how to see like an artist. Students will practice how to “see the lines”, weigh light and dark tones and values, and recognize mass and volume, practice brush strokes and more while working from photographs and still life.

Summer Quarter: 9 weeks

Friday June 26, 6pm–8:30pm

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

Location: W-6, 602

All Skill Levels, Young Adults & Adults

Instructor: Bill Firestone

Emphasis is on painting in a loose manner, including getting started and then stopping before overworking. Regardless of technique or style the student learns through demonstration, discussion and practice how best to keep artwork fresh and viable. The focus is on an uninhibited approach for a less rigid result.

Summer Quarter: 9 weeks

Session A: Thursday June 25, 10am–1pm

Session B: Sunday June 28, 10:30am-1:30pm

Tuition: $250, supply list provided at time of registration
Location: W-10

SPECIAL EARLY SPRING SESSION
All Skill Levels, Adults

Instructor: Lynn Goldstein

This class includes various approaches to the soft pastel medium that will help encourage students to develop their personal style. Several techniques will be explored and applied to complete pastel paintings for a deeper understanding of this versatile medium. Fundamentals of design, composition and color will be discussed. Students will use their own resource materials to compose paintings. Instruction will be provided to determine how best to complete a painting with photographic resource material. Beginners should bring drawing materials; intermediate and advanced students should bring their pastel supplies to the first class.

NOTE:  THIS IS A CHANGE DUE TO THE CAMPUS CLOSURE THROUGH THE END OF APRIL

Summer Quarter: 8 weeks

Thursday June 25, 10am–12:30pm

Tuition: $225, supply list distributed at first class

Location: W-6, 607

Students will explore using color, texture and pattern to create mixed media artwork.  They will develop abstracts using the different elements and principles of design and learn how to abstract them through examples.  Working with acrylics, collage, drawing medium, and gels, they will see how to add dimension and interest to their work. 

Summer Quarter: 6 weeks

Wednesday July 8, 10am–1pm

Tuition: $220, supply list provided at time of registration
Location: W-10

Beginner to Intermediate Skill Levels, Young Adults & Adults

Instructor: Julia Malakoff

Day 1: Students will learn how to build their own collection of personalized papers using a gelli plate printer. Substrates will include magazine, newspaper, deli, rice, copy and watercolor papers. Mediums will include acrylics, gels and inks as well as drawing and mark making tools. Students will then learn to create a mixed media piece of art within a grid format.  Using a variety of mark making tools, students will collage, make unique marks and learn to glaze, creating layers and textures. Day 2: Students will continue to add content to their mixed media art pieces which they will convert into an accordion style book. Students will have the opportunity to think about adding more content to their books, including additional collage as well as copy.

Summer Quarter: Two Days

Saturday July 11 and Sunday July 12, 10am–1pm

Tuition: $125

Location: W-6, 607

All Skill Levels, Young Adults & Adults

Instructor: Chester Kasnowski

The art of painting is available to everyone. Beginners will learn to mix colors, use brushes, basic composition, speak and think in art terms. Advanced students will receive individual instruction and be given painting assignments based on their developed skill set. All students will strive to produce artwork that captures your own unique style and their own unique experiences. All students may bring in images of their choice to paint from.

Summer Quarter: 6 weeks

Saturday July 11, 12pm–3pm

Tuition: $220, supply list provided at time of registration

Location: W-3, 305

All Skill Levels, Young Adults & Adults

Instructor: Bill Firestone

Begin with a discussion and demonstration of eleven techniques for painting loosely. The focus of the workshop is for an uninhibited approach to painting to achieve a less rigid and fresh result. Each student will create two separate paintings from one scene. The student can bring their own photos or can select from ones supplied by the instructor. Each student should bring acrylic paints and two canvases (approx. 11x14 or similar size).

Summer Quarter: One day
Saturday July 18, 11am-4pm

Tuition: $110
Location: W-10

All Skill Levels, Adults

Instructor, Lynn Goldstein

Ever heard of water mixable oil paint? It’s a great way to enjoy all the beauty of painting with oils without toxic materials. In this 2-day workshop, you will get an overview of this wonderful medium. Students will provide their own photographic reference materials to compose a painting. Color, composition, design, value, light patterns, atmospheric perspective, and underpainting techniques will be discussed as will the qualities of specific brands of water mixable paint. This workshop is appropriate for beginners to advanced students with some drawing experience who are looking to expand and understand how water mixable oil paint works and to improve their painting skills.

Summer Quarter: Two Days

Saturday July 18 and Sunday July 19, 10am-4pm

Tuition: $255, supply list provided at time of registration

Location: W-6, 607

Intermediate to Advanced, Young Adults & Adults

Instructor: Jeff Gorrell

The one-day workshop will aid students in learning how to paint realistically and abstractly on Yupo and other synthetic papers. The instructor will demonstrate specific techniques and will show how he designs his paintings and will guide students in developing their own style on this unique kind of surface. Experience in painting with watercolors is necessary, since the workshop will focus on making adjustments from traditional watercolor papers to synthetic. There will be ample time for students to work on their own paintings with guidance from the instructor.

Summer Quarter: One day

Saturday July 25, 10am–4pm 

Tuition: $140, supply list provided at time of registration
Location: W-10

All Skill Levels, Young Adults & Adults 
Instructor: Lynda Ray 

Encaustic painting is a process that produces impressive results with luminous and jewel-like surfaces and textures. Participants will learn techniques such as melting through, line and edge, transfers, texture and collage. Each person can choose to practice these methods or just the ones that interest them. At the end of the workshop, artists will be familiar with a range of techniques which they can use as they develop their body of work.  All paint, equipment, tools and small practice panels will be supplied.  An optional materials list will be supplied before the workshop. (Meets in W-7, 711) 

Summer Quarter: One day

Saturday August 8, 11am–5pm 

Tuition: $140

Materials Fee: $40, payable to the instructor at first class. An optional materials list will be supplied before the workshop.

Location: W-7, 711

Intermediate, Young Adults & Adults
Instructor: Gwen Bragg

A special workshop during which the Instructor Gwen Bragg will demonstrate how she has created her "Stone on Stone" series of watercolors. From a Master class taught by Lee Weiss, she paints on both sides of her watercolor paper and flips it over onto a sheet of acrylic to create unique textures and color unobtainable with a brush alone.

Summer Quarter: Two days

Saturday August 8 and Sunday August 9, 12pm–4pm 

Tuition: $165

Location: W-6, 607

All Skill Levels, Adults

Instructor, Lynn Goldstein

Pastel is a wonderful, expressive medium. In this two-day workshop, you will learn the different qualities of papers that may be used to make beautiful pastel paintings. We will even make our own textured surface on which to work. Working from your photographs (or those provided) you will learn the basics of pastel painting. For more experienced students, you will learn how to improve your paintings. Composition, color use, value understanding, and framing will be covered in this comprehensive 2-day workshop.

Summer Quarter: Two Days

Saturday August 15 and Sunday August 16, 10am-4pm

Tuition: $255, supply list provided at time of registration

Location: W-6, 607