with Richard Sheppard

THIS IS A 3-WEEK COURSE: 4/27, 5/4, & 5/11

Monday, 6:30 - 8:30pm

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Perspective is often considered the ‘bones’ of a painting or a drawing but is also said to be one of the hardest things to learn about drawing. Learning the lingo, such as horizon lines, vanishing points, and foreshortening, can be challenging but not impossible to learn. This class will help bridge the technical concepts of perspective and simplify how to translate our three-dimentional world onto a two-dimentional surface. The focus will be on urban landscapes and interior spaces. Obtaining a good understanding of perspective will provide a foundation for more accurate and believable sketches and paintings.

with Jan Zhou

Monday, 10am - 12pm

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Ever found yourself hesitating in front of a blank page?

In this foundational course, you will build sensitivity, control, and confidence through the simplicity of line. We begin with the most essential skill— your relationship with the pencil, developing a responsive connection between eye, hand, and mind. Through guided exercises inspired by traditional Chinese line practice, you will explore variations of pressure, speed, and rhythm to create lines that feel alive and intentional. Over time, you will learn to draw forms through motion, where line becomes a natural extension of your movement.

with Jan Zhou

Monday, 1pm - 3pm

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After developing sensitivity through line, this course moves into form where structure begins to emerge.

Rather than relying on shading, we explore how form is built through relationships between lines. Starting with simple objects, Students learn to see depth, relationships, and structure through observation and the movement of line.

with Brianna Perry

Monday, 4:00 - 6:00pm

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Treating collage, assemblage and chance as open-ended approaches, this course is designed for artists interested in furthering mixed media exploration in their personal work. Beginning with materials drawn from their own households, students will use process-driven methods to explore extended definitions of image-making, painting (acrylics, oils, and watercolors), collage, and drawing. Emphasis is placed on low-tech, hands-on, chance-driven, and improvisational techniques in the contemporary fields of painting, assemblage, and collage. We will also explore and investigate contemporary and art-historical approaches to collage, assemblage, the found object, and the ongoing relevance of these techniques to artists working across and between mediums.

with Jesse Howard

Tuesday, 10am - 12pm

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Learn fundamental drawing techniques and expand existing skills in a variety of media to discover individual drawing style. The focus will be on constructing composition and linear perspective with an emphasis on value plane and the use of line. Students will learn how to bring clarity and consistency to their subject matter.

with Julie Sulzen

Tuesday, 4:00 - 5:30pm

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This class will explore fundamental 2-Dimensional Basics using a variety of provided materials. Students will be introduced to the core “Elements of Art” while having fun exploring creative uses of pencil, pen, charcoal, paper, and acrylic paint.  

with Julie Sulzen

Tuesday, 6:30 - 8:30pm

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Students will explore the fundamentals of oil painting with an introduction to materials and by practicing skills of observation, methods of drawing, explorations of color theory, and techniques of brushwork. Utilizing carefully designed still life arrangements, fundamentals of painting such as light, shape, value, and edges will be covered. Demonstrations and discussions are designed to encourage individual progress as well as general painting guidance.

with Tony Armendariz

Wednesday, 10am-12pm

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with Mike Barret Kolasinski

Wednesday, 1pm-3pm

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with Jesse Howard

Wednesday, 7pm - 9pm

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The focus will be on constructing composition and linear perspective with an emphasis on value plane and the use of line. Students will learn how to bring clarity and consistency to their subject matter.

with Richard Sheppard

Thursday, 4:00 - 6:00pm

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The best souvenirs are not the things you buy or the photos you take while traveling, but the drawings you create in a sketchbook. Sketching allows the artist to slow down enough to get acquainted with surroundings that are often overlooked while framing the world through a lens. This class will discuss materials, styles, and techniques that are best suited for travel sketching. Through the use of pencil, ink, and watercolor, we'll learn to draw and paint subjects that are both memorable and meaningful.

with Richard Sheppard

Thursday, 7:00 - 9:00pm

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The best souvenirs are not the things you buy or the photos you take while traveling, but the drawings you create in a sketchbook. Sketching allows the artist to slow down enough to get acquainted with surroundings that are often overlooked while framing the world through a lens. This class will discuss materials, styles, and techniques that are best suited for travel sketching. Through the use of pencil, ink, and watercolor, we'll learn to draw and paint subjects that are both memorable and meaningful.