Medium: Pastel
Instructor: Liz Kenyon
Course Title: Soft Pastels: Form and Surface
Course Meets: 01-12-2012 - 02-16-2012
Time: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Tuition: $270
Description: Build a simple foundation with colorful basic forms, like bowls and cartons, then instill some magic with intricate passages that convey a message or a place in time. Turn it sensual and paint surfaces that are smooth, slick, rough, or soft. The fun is in the details so expand your story-telling skills. Experiment with both an impressionistic and a realistic style of lettering. Subject matter will begin with vintage pitchers, decorative ceramics and other colorful products. Projects include soft pastel demonstrations, stroke technique, composition and color principles. The class atmosphere will have lively discussions and constructive critiques. All skill levels are welcome. www.lizkenyon.com
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Medium: Oil Painting, Pastel
Instructor: Judith Spitz
Course Title: Discover and Develop Your Unique Painting Style
Course Meets: 01-23-2012 - 02-27-2012
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Tuition: $270
Description: Each week Judith will demonstrate in oil and/or pastel, while identifying basic painting techniques such as shape, color, temperature, edges, composition and perspective in her own unique style of painting. With the use of photographs, Judith will impress on students the importance of painting what they SEE, not what they think they know. Students will learn to apply these techniques to build their own styles while improving their individual expertise. They will not only learn from the instructor but from each other in a highly charged, fun and motivational environment! Critiquing will clarify a students understanding of strengths and weaknesses, in a completely POSITIVE learning setting. The critique is to further every students understanding of progress and NEVER to impede that progress either for the student or for the class. Students will be encouraged to photograph their weekly painting progress. Group discussions, individual instruction, and question and answer periods will be part of the class. www.judithspitz.com
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Medium: Oil Painting, Pastel
Instructor: Allen Garns
Course Title: Painting: The Right Shape, the Right Color, the Right Value
Course Meets: 02-22-2012 - 03-28-2012
Time: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Tuition: $225 + $35
Description: My former teacher Dan McCaw used to say that all you need for a good painting is the right shapes with the right color and the right value. It is a simple but powerful idea. This class will focus on those fundamentals. You will learn to see shapes, simplify values and develop a stronger sense of color. Specific exercises will be combined with open painting of still life set-ups and costumed models that will be valuable for painters of all levels. I will do some general demonstrating, but most of the time you will be painting with individual attention tailored to your needs. Pastels and oils are welcome. www.allengarns.com
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Medium: Oil Painting, Pastel
Instructor: Allen Garns
Course Title: Painting in the City, Plein Air
Course Meets: 02-25-2012 - 03-24-2012
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Tuition: $225
Description: If you love historic architecture, urban landscapes and painting, this is the class for you! This urban adventure will examine slashing light, angular shadows, volume, depth, space, textures and more. The class is an exciting opportunity to explore traditional methods of painting in a city setting. After spending the first day in the studio, students will spend the remaining classes painting on location in various places around Scottsdale and downtown Phoenix. The instructor will give demonstrations in both oil and pastel. There will be an emphasis on composition, how light defines form, values, drawing, and other fundamental principles. We will also talk about seeing and how to see the amazing beauty that is right in front of our eyes. You truly get all this and more when you go into the city to paint. www.allengarns.com
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Medium: Oil Painting, Pastel
Instructor: Judith Spitz
Course Title: Discover and Develop Your Unique Painting Style
Course Meets: 03-26-2012 - 04-30-2012
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Tuition: $270
Description: Each week Judith will demonstrate in oil and/or pastel, while identifying basic painting techniques such as shape, color, temperature, edges, composition and perspective in her own unique style of painting. With the use of photographs, Judith will impress on students the importance of painting what they SEE, not what they think they know. Students will learn to apply these techniques to build their own styles while improving their individual expertise. They will not only learn from the instructor but from each other in a highly charged, fun and motivational environment! Critiquing will clarify a students understanding of strengths and weaknesses, in a completely POSITIVE learning setting. The critique is to further every students understanding of progress and NEVER to impede that progress either for the student or for the class. Students will be encouraged to photograph their weekly painting progress. Group discussions, individual instruction, and question and answer periods will be part of the class. www.judithspitz.com
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