M/member      NM/non-member

Monday Classes

#01 Plein Air Watercolor & Sketching
All Levels
Instructor: Lois Hrejsa
Session A: 6/4, 6/11, 6/18, 6/25
Session B: 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 7/30
Time: 9:30 am — 2 pm off site, locations vary each week
This class is for students with  some art experience.  We will paint and/or sketch in a different location each week.  Working outdoors presents opportunities to work for a limited amount of time,  select the most important features in a composition, adapt to changing light, see color as it really is and record an occasion  After a lunch break there will be a group critique.  3.5 hours of instruction and l hour lunch break.  A list of locations and suggested materials will be available upon registration Fee: $84M/ $96NM 4 weeks

Supply list here

#02  Artists: A Little This and That!
Ages 7-10
Instructor: Kathi Parisi
Session A: 6/4, 6/11, 6/18, 6/25
Time: 10 am – noon upstairs studio
Kids will have the opportunity to learn about some of their favorite artists: Monet, Picasso, Van Gogh, (just to name a few!) and create their very own piece of art to coordinate with the artist of the day. Your budding Rembrandt will surely love this class! Supplies included in the registration fee.
Fee: $78NM 4 weeks

#03 Painting Explorations in Water Media
Ages 11-14
Instructor: Kathi Parisi
Session A: 6/4, 6/11, 6/18, 6/25
Time: 1 pm – 3 pm upstairs studio
Kids will learn  the basic principles and techniques for watercolor painting. They will also obtain advice on mixing colors, brushwork, washes, masking, and texture methods along with composition of landscapes and seascapes. Come join us … your young painter will amazed at their very own talent while having a fun afternoon! Supplies included in the registration fee. Fee: $78NM 4 weeks

#04 Color and Composition
All Levels
Instructor: Tim Vitek
Session A: 6/4, 6/11, 6/18, 6/25
Time: 7 — 9:30 pm upstairs studio
This course will provide the student a practical foundation for understanding color theory concepts by composing with primary, secondary and tertiary color sequences. Students will be given the opportunity to use these theories in exercises given throughout the course. Fee: $60M / $68NM 4 weeks

Supply list here

#05 Beyond The Surface, Optical Depth in Wax
All Levels
Instructor: Sarah Rehmer
Session B: 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 7/30
Time: 7 — 9:30 pm upstairs studio
In this course we will explore the use of clear encaustic medium in conjunction with other materials such as paper, oil sticks, pastel and image transfers to build paintings that heavily rely on the unique characteristic of the wax- creating a sense of depth and translucency. Limit 8 students. $20 supply fee due for shared materials. See supply list for other items needed. Fee: $60M/ $68NM 4 weeks

Supply list here

top of page

Tuesday Classes

#06 Flowers in Watercolor
Intermediate

Instructor:   Alla Jablokow, TWSA

Session A: 6/5, 6/12, 6/19, 6/26

Time: 9:30 am – noon upstairs studio

Paint live flowers from your own garden. Individualized instruction for all levels of ability. Supply list available at registration. Fee: $60M/ $68NM 4 weeks

Supply list here

#07 Encaustic Collage
All Levels

Instructor:   Sarah Rehmer

Session B: 7/10, 7/17, 7/24, 7/31

Time: 9:30 am – noon upstairs studio

In this course we will explore using encaustic medium and paints in lieu of acrylics to build collages and mixed media works on panels. We will explore toner & charcoal image transfers. We also will look at the addition of 3-D items to our work and much more. Build depth and texture like never before in this hands-on course. There is a $20 supply fee due for shared materials. See supply list for more details. Limit 8 students. Fee: $60M/ $68NM 4 weeks

Supply list here

#08 All Media Painting Techniques
All Levels
Instructor: Phyllis DeSio
Session A: 6/5, 6/12, 6/19, 6/26
Session B: 7/10, 7/17, 7/24, 7/31
Time: 1 – 3:30 pm upstairs studio
Develop your own unique style as you learn many techniques of painting in multi-media or work in one media to make your artworks creative and exciting. Learn the key elements or improve upon the use of oil, acrylic, watercolor, watercolor pencil, graphite, etc. Work on a canvases or different drawing surfaces from your own reference materials and still life
set-ups. Individual attention is given to each student who progresses at his/her own pace. Critiques and demos will be given. Fee: $60M/ $68NM 4 weeks

Supply list here

#09 Painterly Pastels
All Levels

Instructor: Julie Skoda

Session A: 6/5, 6/12, 6/19, 6/26
Session B: 7/10, 7/17, 7/24, 7/31

Time: 7 – 9:30 pm upstairs studio

Whether you’re a beginner or an advanced painter, we’ll take a fresh look at soft pastels. You’ll learn how to soften edges, layer colors and loosen your approach while deepening your understanding of shape, value and composition. A short demo will be done at the beginning of each class. Please bring a photo reference to paint from, or instructor will provide. Fee: $60M/ $68NM 4 weeks

Supply list here

top of page

Wednesday Classes

#10 Portraiture
All Levels

Instructor: Tony Crnkovich

Session A: 6/6, 6/13, 6/20, 6/27
Session B: 7/11, 7/18, 7/25, 8/1
Time: 10 am  – 12:30 pm upstairs studio
With the portrait drawing class, students will be helped to understand and execute the basic principles involved in capturing a likeness on paper. These principles include hand/eye coordination, gesturing, and shading to achieve solidity of form. Students must supply a photo of someone of their choice to draw from. Fee: $60M/ $68NM 4 weeks

Supply list here.

#11 Open Painting

All levels
Coordinator: Helen Roeder

Dates: Starting June 6th
No registration required. Painting site will change each week, please contact Helen Roeder for weekly site. No fee to participate in the summer. Weather permitting.

#12 Watercolor Painting

Intermediate to Advanced

Instructor:  Carmelo Schifano

Session A: 6/6, 6/13, 6/20, 6/27
Time: 1  – 3:30 pm upstairs studio
Feel you may be intermediate or advanced in watercolors? Want to explore water coloring a bit further? Dive in and create simple compositions from your own references. See how a limited color palette can give you beautiful translucent results. Develop simple Value Studies as your road map. Having to struggle with the Principles and Elements of Art? See how you can manipulate these simple guidelines in your own work. Leave your fear at home and come have fun being loose or tight in the challenges of creating watercolor paintings. 

Fee: $60M/ $68NM 4 weeks

Supply list here.

#13 Oil Painting: Back to Basics
All Levels

Instructor:  Julie Skoda

Session B: 7/11, 7/18, 7/25, 8/1
Time: 1  – 3:30 pm upstairs studio 
Whether you’re a beginner or an advanced painter, improve your paintings with a refresher in composition, value, shape and texture. Each week we will focus on one of these four basics with a short demo. Please bring a photo reference
to paint from, or instructor will provide.

Fee: $60M/ $68NM 4 weeks

Supply list here

#14 Watercolor Without Fear
Beginner to Intermediate
Instructor:  Carmelo Schifano
Session A: 6/6, 6/13, 6/20, 6/27
Time: 5  – 7:30 pm upstairs studio
Have fun and eliminate your fears the “Terry Madden” way. Anyone can do it! Create a colorful suggestive and loose painting. No experience is needed with this step-by-step approach. Our focus in this class is to have fun creating and exploring the use of brush strokes and color. Supply list available at registration. Fee: $60M/ $68NM 4 weeks

Supply list here.

#15 Introduction to Design, Learning to See
All Levels

Instructor:  CJ Hungerman

Session B: 7/11, 7/18, 7/25, 8/1
Time: 7  – 9:30 pm upstairs studio
This course us designed to use the students previous work to analyze design choices and solutions to design problems. It will also cover beginning to advanced design concepts which also will be directly compared & contrasted to each individuals work. If the student is new to the art world, the concepts will be presented in a project orientated fashion. 

Fee: $60M/ $68NM 4 weeks

Supply list here

top of page

Thursday Classes

#16 LINE BY LINE - DRAWING
All Levels

Instructor: Annamaria Castellucci

Session A: 6/7, 6/14, 6/21, 6/28
Session B: 7/12, 7/19, 7/26, 8/2
Time: 9:30 am – noon upstairs studio
Whether you draw regularly or haven’t drawn in years, this class will provide a framework for tremendous growth in your drawing ability. In this course you will learn to be mindful as you draw and to perceive space and composition with visual clarity. The techniques, tricks, and sequential exercises in this structured class can dramatically improve and give confidence to your drawing skills if you are new to drawing. If you have some experience, you can expect to be drawing at a whole new level of sensitivity and competence by the end of the class. Expect to stretch your right-brain muscles, work hard, learn a lot, and have a very good time. If you’ve always wanted to draw or refresh your skills this class is for you.
Fee: $60M/ $68NM 4 weeks

Supply list here

#17 MIX IT UP – CHILDREN’S MIXED MEDIA
Ages 8 and up

Instructor: Annamaria Castellucci
Session A: 6/7, 6/14, 6/21, 6/28
Session B: 7/12, 7/19, 7/26, 8/2
Time: 1 – 3 pm upstairs studio

Students will be taken on an artistic journey that explores various medias such as drawing, painting, paper mache`, quilling and more.  This class is engaging for students at all levels.  So get ready to mix it up! Supplies included in the registration fee. Fee:$78NM 4 weeks

#18 Understanding Abstract
All Levels

Instructor: Maureen Gasek

Session A: 6/7, 6/14, 6/21, 6/28
Time: 6 – 8:30 pm upstairs studio
This class covers theory, composition, color application, acrylic painting techniques and much more. Work from a nature composition, your imagination or from a composition of geometric shapes. Students will explore the acrylic medium and the purpose and theory behind abstract. Students will learn how to look differently at the world around them and explore more detail in their environment. Abstract can be very geometric or fluid and students will explore both these avenues. Students will also learn various acrylic techniques to achieve texture, depth and layering.

Fee: $60M/ $68NM 4 weeks

Supply list here

#19 2D Painting Studio
Intermediate to Advanced

Instructor: Thomas McDonald

Session B: 7/12, 7/19, 7/26, 8/2
Time: 7 – 9:30 pm upstairs studio
Intermediate and advanced painters in oil and acrylic can receive coaching on color, composition and concept in an open format class where the student can paint whatever subject matter is of interest. Along with your questions about painting bring a work that’s already completed on the first day so the instructor can see what level of advancement you have achieved. Students can start a new work or complete something they have already started. Bring your supplies and references. Fee: $60M/ $68NM 4 weeks

Supply list here

top of page

Friday Classes

#20 Making a Creative Writing Journal
All Levels                                                      

Instructor: Laura Lein-Svencner

Session A: 6/8, 6/15, 6/22, 6/29
Session B: 7/13, 7/20, 7/27, 8/3
Time: 9:30 am – noon upstairs studio
If you love to journal write and would like to have an artsy kind of journal to do that in, this class is for you. We will be using a hard cover book that will be repurposed with gesso, paints, and our own handmade gum eraser stamps. Students will be adding the special touches of ribbon, thread, beads and of course a bit of collage art here and there…When students are finished they will be amazed by the textural fulfillment of holding their own creative writing journals with every page inviting them to write more. $5.00 supply fee collected in first class for supplies instructor bring for the first class.

Fee: $60M/ $68NM 4 weeks

Supply list here

#21 FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY 

All Levels                                                        

Instructor: Colleen Vandenberg

Session A: 6/8, 6/15, 6/22, 6/29
Session B: 7/13, 7/20, 7/27, 8/3
Time: 1 pm – 3:30 pm upstairs studio
Do you have a creative side and love photography? Do you want to become more familiar with your camera and its functions? Then FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY is the perfect class for you! We will explore the work of the masters of fine art photography, and learn the tools and techniques needed to make your own work of art. FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY is ideal for photographers of all experience levels.

Fee: $60M / $68NM 4 weeks

Supply list here

top of page

Saturday Classes

#22 Oil Painting

All Levels

Instructor: Michael McNicholas

Session A: 6/9, 6/16, 6/23, 6/30
Session B: 7/14, 7/21, 7/28, 8/4
Time: 9:30 am – noon upstairs studio
Develop the skills required to paint in oils on canvas or wood panel. Students will learn basic terms, a basic understanding of color, palette preparation and mixing. Learn basic approaches and brushwork required to paint various subjects. Work from your own photos for subject matter. Bring image reference for your first class. Fee: $60M / $68NM 4 weeks

Supply list here

#23 Figurative Painting in Oils or Pastels

Intermediate to Advanced

Instructor: Michael McNicholas

Session A: 6/9, 6/16, 6/23, 6/30
Time: 1 – 3:30 pm upstairs studio
Learn how to develop and paint more beautiful and expressive figurative works of art in oil (or pastels). Students will gain new insights into creating atmosphere and mood, as well as keys to mixing clean, natural of flesh colors. Discover how to simply approach building facial features with bold expressive brush strokes. Learn the skills that will give your figures a more fluid and expressive vigor. Work from your own photos or from those provided by the instructor. Fee: $60M / $68NM 4 weeks

Supply list for those working in pastel here

Supply list for those working in oil here

#24 Adventures in Silk Painting

All Levels

Instructor:  Karen Snow

Session B: 7/14, 7/21, 7/28
Time: 1 – 3:30 pm upstairs studio
Three different silk painting techniques:  Arashi Shibori - Using ancient Chinese patterns of folding and wrapping the silk fabric to create a pleated scarf; Microwave marbling - Modern technology is used to create abstract marbled designs on two silk scarves; and Discharge - the  process of removing design areas on a prepared colored scarf. All supplies provided.  A $26.00 materials fee is payable to the instructor at the first class.  Wear old clothes. Class size limited to 7

Fee: $45M / $51NM 3 weeks

top of page