Like to draw? Dream of taking your stick figures to the next level? Here's where to start! We will practice the basics of design, contour, shading and composition while sketching a variety of objects from life. Pat works with you individually to bring out your inner artist while you learn necessary practical skills - and have fun in the process! No experience or "talent" is necessary...just the desire to learn.

Create a landscape or still life watercolor painting in each educational and enjoyable class session, using a variety of creative watercolor techniques, including wet-on-wet, dry-to-wet and the dry brush method, just to name a few. A variety of brushes will be used to expand on these techniques and the occasional use of watercolor pencils will create quick and surprising detail to your painting. Each session will introduce at least one of these techniques, allowing you to bring home a completed masterpiece that is created in a relaxed atmosphere (including background jazz!). This course is designed for both the beginner and more advanced artist. This semester will feature all new paintings, and will not repeat paintings from previous semesters.

Create a landscape or still life watercolor painting in each educational and enjoyable class session, using a variety of creative watercolor techniques, including wet-on-wet, dry-to-wet and the dry brush method, just to name a few. A variety of brushes will be used to expand on these techniques and the occasional use of watercolor pencils will create quick and surprising detail to your painting. Each session will introduce at least one of these techniques, allowing you to bring home a completed masterpiece that is created in a relaxed atmosphere (including background jazz!). This course is designed for both the beginner and more advanced artist. This semester will feature all new paintings, and will not repeat paintings from previous semesters.

Ron Ramsey has developed unique artistic techniques that will allow you to create a complete landscape, portrait or still life acrylic painting in each educational and enjoyable class session. Besides basic layering, his techniques (not all with the brush) will help beginners to quickly learn an impressionistic style, and experienced painters to incorporate these techniques into their own styles. Each session will introduce at least one of these techniques and oil sticks will be introduced to some of the assignments, allowing you to bring home a completed acrylic "masterpiece" that is created in a relaxed atmosphere (including background jazz!). This semester will feature all new paintings, and will not repeat paintings from previous semesters.

Ron Ramsey has developed unique artistic techniques that will allow you to create a complete landscape, portrait or still life acrylic painting in each educational and enjoyable class session. Besides basic layering, his techniques (not all with the brush) will help beginners to quickly learn an impressionistic style, and experienced painters to incorporate these techniques into their own styles. Each session will introduce at least one of these techniques and oil sticks will be introduced to some of the assignments, allowing you to bring home a completed acrylic "masterpiece" that is created in a relaxed atmosphere (including background jazz!). This semester will feature all new paintings, and will not repeat paintings from previous semesters.

In this class, students will learn to use oil paints and work freely from their photographs. Students may work from landscape or still life images. The emphasis will be on creating painted sketches that will be completed each class session. The process will be that of the French masters as they sketched in oils. Students will learn to first simplify the shapes, separate them into a pattern of dark and light, and then build a greater, more colorful tonal range and suggestion of imagery. The results will be short, fluid sketches that stand alone as artworks or can be used as studies for further painting. Repeat students may choose to continue with the existing sketch format, or work on more extended paintings using the techniques learned in the sketching class. The class is well suited for the beginner as well as more experienced student.

Calligraphy can be a meditation as well as an art form if you slow down and enjoy the beautiful process stroke by stroke. Students will learn the fundamentals of calligraphy by working with three different calligraphy tools. First we'll use a pointed pen and learn a copperplate alphabet, a beautiful, elegant 18th century script style. Then, we will switch to a broad edge marker and learn an Italic alphabet, a versatile 15th century calligraphy style. Finally, we will learn modern calligraphy techniques using a brush pen. Beginner students will progress from learning the basic letter forms to writing sentences. This class is for both absolute beginners and more experienced students who would like to fine tune their skills.

This versatile series will incorporate instruction in drawing and painting using different mediums, such as watercolor, acrylics, watercolor pencils and oil sticks. Ron Ramsey has developed unique artistic techniques that will allow you to create a complete landscape or still life painting in each class session. Besides basic layering, his techniques (not all with the brush) will help beginners to quickly learn an impressionistic style, and experienced painters to incorporate these techniques into their own styles. This semester will feature all new paintings, and will not repeat paintings from previous semesters.

This versatile series will incorporate instruction in drawing and painting using different mediums, such as watercolor, acrylics, watercolor pencils and oil sticks. Ron Ramsey has developed unique artistic techniques that will allow you to create a complete landscape or still life painting in each class session. Besides basic layering, his techniques (not all with the brush) will help beginners to quickly learn an impressionistic style, and experienced painters to incorporate these techniques into their own styles. This semester will feature all new paintings, and will not repeat paintings from previous semesters.

This plein air drawing course is appropriate for both beginner and experienced artists. In four sessions, we will complete a series of drawings based on observation. We will work with the varied flora of the New York Botanical Garden, and draw the imagery using different techniques and materials introduced in the class. You will learn to render organic forms, using expressive line, negative space, and value as we draw natural forms. You'll gain confidence and understanding about how to approach drawing, so you'll be pleased with your progress and resulting work. By understanding HOW to look, you will demystify the process and break the obstacles which prevent you from drawing well. Both new and repeat students are welcome!
NOTE: Please wear appropriate walking shoes, and bring a hat and water. We will move through varied locations depending on the light and weather.