Immerse yourself in an intensive afternoon-long figure drawing experience offered in the "open-studio" tradition. The Arts Center faculty will be available for discussion, but no instruction will be provided unless requested. Draw from live nude models posing for quick, action-oriented gesture drawings, as well as longer poses ranging from 20 minutes to one hour. Improve your figurative drawing skills, build your portfolio, or simply have some fun! This draw-a-thon is open to all levels. Bring your own paper and pencils or other dry media. Drawing boards and easels will be provided. Students under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Students under the age of 18 must have parent or guardian sign a release form.
Painting Troy in Watercolor Sundays, 9/12/2010 - 10/10/2010, 12:00 - 3:00 P.M. (5 classes) Members: $149 | Non-Members: $165 | Studio Fee: $40 Instructor: John Connors
If you love cityscapes, don’t miss this chance to work with John Connors, a Troy native whose lively paintings bring the buildings that populate them to life. Beginning with a slide show and lecture about the elements of painting architecture from the street, the class will move outside to work as weather permits. Over the course of four classes you’ll develop form, detail, proportion in your compositions, and watercolor techniques such as wet-on-wet and extracting color. Seeing the city through this artist’s eyes, you’ll also strengthen your love for architecture in general and the architecture of Troy in particular.
Drawing for the Absolutely Terrified Mondays, 9/13/2010 - 10/4/2010, 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. (4 classes) Members: $104 | Non-Members: $115 | Studio Fee: $20 Instructor: Nell Brady
This is a course for anyone who has ever said, "I can't draw" (but wished it were otherwise!). In this introductory drawing course (for new students as well as those looking to build on a little experience), you will develop and refine skills and increase your powers of observation. You will learn at your own pace while following a structured course with emphasis on self-discovery and skill development, as you investigate a broad range of drawing materials.
Learn the techniques of pastel painting using pastels on a textured surface, either sanded paper, velour paper or specially prepared paper that offers enough of a "tooth" or rough surface texture to have the pastel coat the surface. Heavily applied pastel can look like a painting from a distance but is still considered a drawing.
Learn the basic principles of oil painting or work to building upon the skills you already have. The instructor will demonstrate techniques in class and discuss the materials and tools of oil painting.
Ready for the next step?
Take your skills to the next level in this continuing study of painting skills and techniques.
Master Class with Harry Orlyk Saturday, 9/25/2010, 1:00 - 5:00 P.M. (1 class) Members: $140 | Non-Members: $150 Instructor: Harry Orlyk | www.harryorlyk.com
The Arts Center welcomes American landscape painter Harry Orlyk for a unique, hands-on workshop for painters of all levels. In this workshop, students will experience a lecture and demonstration with the artist, work on-site to paint the Hudson River landscape, and participate in an informative critique. Don't miss this rare opportunity to work with Orlyk, who has been documenting American farmland for over thirty years. Orlyk works on site, year round, in the fields and back roads of Washington County, New York. Please bring A chair and folding easel if you have one Basic oil colors: primaries, a secondary between each primary, and white. Basic accessories: a few different brushes, a palette knife, a small jar of solvent, palette, and a rag.
Figure Drawing for All Levels Wednesdays, 9/29/2010 - 11/3/2010, 6:00 - 9:00 P.M. (6 classes) Members: $162 | Non-Members: $180 | Studio Fee: $55 Instructor: Ed Ticson
Drawing the human figure is both challenging and rewarding. Through direct observation of a model, you'll learn methods for simplifying what you see, creating proper proportions and use of light and shadow. Examples, demonstrations and photographs of artists' figure studies will serve to inspire and inform. More advanced students will continue to refine skills in measuring proportion, use line quality to convey depth, and learn methods for building volume. This class focuses on drawing a live, nude model. Students under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Students under the age of 18 must have parent or guardian sign a release form.
Want to get a feel for drawing and painting before committing to a full class? Sign up for a sampler class, where you’ll see the studio spaces, experiment with a variety of mediums and learn about upcoming drawing and painting classes. Samplers are for absolute beginners and materials are provided.
Drawing & Painting for Kids Saturdays, 10/2/2010 - 10/23/2010, 10:00 - 11:30 A.M. (4 classes) Members: $54 | Non-Members: $66 | Studio Fee: $15 Instructor: Anne Hunter
In this class, students will learn about different artists and become familiar with basic tools, materials and techniques used to make two-dimensional art. By exploring color, contour, still life, and portraiture, not only will the class complete an exciting project to take home each week, students will also build confidence, develop skills and spark an interest in making art. All of our young artists' masteripieces will be pulled together for a special art show displayed in The Arts Center!
Continue to build your skills in rendering mass, volume, surface and space. Learn techniques for representing proper perspective and begin to explore the human figure.
Drawing from the Masters: Artistic Anatomy Sundays, 10/24/2010 - 11/21/2010, 12:00 - 3:00 P.M. (5 classes) Members: $149 | Non-Members: $165 | Studio Fee: $50 Instructor: John Connors
In this four week session, students will have the opportunity to work with artist, John Connors, in an intensive study of drawing the human figure. Each course will begin with a topic introduction based on the lectures of Robert Beverly Hale, former curator of American Paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and instructor of artistic anatomy at The Art Students League in New York. Each week, students will work from the model with guided instruction to measuring proportion, understanding line, applying value, while accomplishing a sense of depth and perspective.
Watercolor: An Introduction Tuesdays, 10/26/2010 - 11/30/2010, 1:00 - 3:00 P.M. (6 classes) Members: $139 | Non-Members: $155 | Studio Fee: $25 Instructor: Carol Bollinger Green
Explore the fun of pure color on wet paper! Discover your own approach to painting with transparent watercolors. Learn how to use the materials, practice different technicques and apply color theory while observing still life and landscape. Please bring any materials you may already have - and a list of supplies to bring to class will be provided with your confirmation letter.
For an art student, preparing a portfolio is an important part of the college application process. Students will develop a portfolio that presents current artistic interests, demonstrating skill, awareness of formal visual organizational principles, and experience with a variety of tools, media, styles, and approaches. The courses will allow students to produce drawings derived from direct observation -- drawing or painting from still life, draped and nude figure models, and landscape -- as typically preferred by most art colleges. As the series progresses, students will gain in-depth insight into the application process for college art programs, covering expectations for interviews, portfolio reviews and researching the right programs. Students will be given opportunities to discuss these processes with actual art college admissions counselors, attend a university portfolio review session, and conduct a session with a visiting artist. Students will develop an abundance of work and will be able to take advantage of special opportunities and crucial information that may vary in each session. The studio fee covers the cost of high quality art materials, a model's fee, and studio maintenance. No class 11/25.
Intuitive Painting Workshop Saturday, 10/30/2010, 10:30 A.M. - 3:30 P.M. (1 class) Members: $68 | Non-Members: $75 | Studio Fee: $15 Instructor: Carol Bollinger Green
Painting intuitively connects us to our source of creativity, often bringing about transformative changes. Come have fun with brushes of flowing tempera color on large sheets of white paper, discovering your own unique imagery. By focusing on the painting process, without observing a subject or even having anything in mind, we can explore color, form, and gesture, guided by an inner sense of direction, free from expectations. Guided visualization summons a body-centered, non-verbal approach. Marks suggest shapes, and images begin to emerge. A nurturing environment supports taking risks, opening to possibilities, and staying present through creative blocks. Coming together in a circle offers opportunities for sharing, non-judgmentally, and for learning ways to continue painting at home.
Drawing & Painting for Teens Saturdays, 10/30/2010 - 11/20/2010, 10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. (4 classes) Members: $80 | Non-Members: $96 | Studio Fee: $25 Instructor: Anne Hunter
If you love to draw and paint, then don't miss this exceptional opportunity to refine your skills, learn new techniques and explore a range of still life subjects. In this fun-filled class at the easel, you will look at various artists throughout history who have shaped the way we think about and see the world, and you'll create your own magnificent masterpieces! You'll spend three mornings in The Arts Center's great studios, work with various painting and drawing materials, learn about composing your pictures, discover how to work with color, all in this class!
Master Class in Botanical Illustration Saturday, 11/6/2010, 10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. (1 class) Members: $108 | Non-Members: $120 | Studio Fee: $50 Instructor: Wendy Hollender | www.whartdesign.com
Don't miss this rare opportunity to work with internationally known botanical illustrator, Wendy Hollander, in an intensive, hands on workshop exploring the techniques and traditions of botanical illustration. Wendy Hollender is the coordinator of botanical art and illustration at the New York Botanical Garden. She teaches botanical art at the New York Botanical Garden and leads workshops in such exotic locations as Trinidad, Block Island and Hawaii. She exhibits internationally and was awarded a Silver Medal at the Royal Horticultural Society of London in 2007.
This is an introductory class for students with no figure drawing experience. Through direct observation of a model, you’ll learn methods for simplifying what you see, creating proper proportions and building volume with light and shadow. Slides and photographs of artists’ figure studies will service to inspire and inform. This class focuses on drawing a live, nude model. Students under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Students under the age of 18 must have parent or guardian sign a release form.
This is a drawing class that begins with charcoal sketches on paper and progresses to black and white preparatory oil sketches, defining the composition in values and shapes. This class is ideal for those with a bit of drawing or painting experience, and would like to now use color and learn more about working with oils. All skills learned are tranferrable to oil painting.
Figurative Painting Wednesdays, 11/10/2010 - 12/15/2010, 6:00 - 9:00 P.M. (5 classes) No class 11/24. Members: $149 | Non-Members: $165 | Studio Fee: $75 Instructor: Ed Ticson
Engage in the tradition of painting the human figure. Students will study techniques for creating volume with light and shadow, and explore the power of color, producing effective and beautiful compositions. Representations of the figure in classical and contemporary art will be discussed.
Perspective Workshop Wednesday, 12/8/2010, 12:30 - 3:30 P.M. (1 class) Members: $41 | Non-Members: $45 | Studio Fee: $15 Instructor: Carol Bollinger Green
Learn to draw buildings interiors and objects in perspective using several different approaches: linear perspective, sighting, foreshortening, and free-hand sketching. Please bring a pencil with an eraser and 18” x 24” drawing or sketching paper.
Basic Drawing Workshop Wednesday, 12/15/2010, 12:30 - 3:30 P.M. (1 class) Members: $41 | Non-Members: $45 | Studio Fee: $5 Instructor: Carol Bollinger Green
Come and draw your own line (without a ruler!) Learn to see in new ways. Explore gesture, contour, perspective, composition, and value drawing, while observing still life and landscape. Terrified beginners welcome!
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