Advance your knowledge of watercolor in a relaxed and supportive atmosphere. Learn to compose and work from photographic references. Discover and explore various methods of under painting, color combinations and mixes, and fun techniques. Utilize various watercolor friendly mixed media that will expand your options and assist with any needed corrections. Weekly demonstrations and critiques will be given to help you express your creativity. Prerequisite: a beginning watercolor class.

Introduction to materials, various colored pencils, compatible mediums, and techniques that will have you on your way to creating your own Colored Pencil Art. Drawing is not a requirement for this series of classes. Topic images will be sent to students using their registration email address. Each session will have the opportunity to follow along with the instructor or to work on your own similar project.

Anything you see you can draw, and even beginners can become true artists! This course is designed to be an introduction to the basic materials and technical properties of drawing. Focus in this course will be on the formal qualities of drawing and its concepts. Projects include drawing from still life, perspective, landscape, and natural forms. Develop observational skills, perceptual awareness, and expressive capabilities through the exploration of proportional relationships, linear perspective, and composition techniques.

This class is for the non-objective crowd or for folks wanting to loosen up their realistic paintings and try something new. Learn the different styles of abstract artists, experiment, and free your creative self. Think outside the box with interesting assignments and weekly challenges. The Principles and Elements of Design will be the backbone of this class…learn the rules, then break them!

This is a class for those who’ve taken a basic drawing class, and want to learn or further their understanding of drawing heads and hands. You’ll learn general structure, proportions, perspective, and relationships of the head and the hand. We’ll also cover drawing the specific features of the head and hands. Weekly demonstrations, critiques, and exercises in a relaxed and supportive atmosphere will help you to further your drawing skills no matter what level you’re working at.