Sophie, age 13

Art Classes

Classes are limited to eight students.

All classes are held at my home in Quartz Hill.

The classes assume an ongoing student base, while allowing new students to join at any time. This allows for a single student to continually enroll in the same class. For example, a student could take the Intro class for an entire year without having repeated lessons. Occaisionally a similar project will come up, but if a student has already done the project, I will adjust their perameters to make it more personal or challenging.

While it is okay for parents to stay during the class if they need to, please make other arrangements for children not enrolled in the art class. There is a nice park about a mile away which would be a great place to wait with siblings.

Winter/Spring 2010 Schedule

Classes will be eight weeks each, meeting once per week on Wednesdays.

13 January - 3 March (Wednesdays)

1:30 - 2:30 Drawing - ages 8+, $55

We can always use more drawing practice! This class will be mostly graphite drawing, really working out the nuts and bolts of accurate rendering. Perspective, value contrast, illusion of depth, ratio, accuracy. Draw, draw, draw! Still life objects, animals, plants, and portraits.

3:30 - 5 Watercolor - ages 10+ $60

Basic to more advanced watercolor techniques. Subjects will include still life, landscape, and portraits.

2 March - 20 April (Tuesdays)

TBA (Pastel?)

In The Works - TBA

Adult class! I am currently working out the syllabus for this class. I think I will offer it as your choice of all eight classes or pick and choose which you would like to attend. Please let me know if you are interested or have any suggestions regarding this class.

Day 1 - understanding the differences in materials, where to buy, quality differences, when to upgrade your student’s materials, general familiarity. Focus on drawing tools - graphite, charcoal, pen & ink, colored pencils. Mini projects with each. Demonstration and discussion format.

Day 2 - value (variety of grays), shadows, contrast and key, and creating volume (the illusion of 3-D). Perspective (how to make things look close or far). Projects: drawing basic 3-d shapes, using 2 and 3 point perspective to create realistic objects.

Day 3 - art history (renaissance, gothic, neo-classicism), cross-curricular art, Integrating art with history (making timelines with pictures, understanding influences on and of art with events). Discussion and slide show format.

Day 4 - color! Part 1. Pastels and acrylic paints. Discussion of the materials. Color theory, mixing, color wheel, tints/tones/shades, avoiding muddy colors, how to care for your painting supplies. Projects: pastel (layering & blending focus). Discussion, demonstration, and hands-on format.

Day 5 - color! Part 2. Watercolor. Discussion of the materials and mediums, differences in products and quality. Watercolor painting project. Discussion, demonstration, and hands-on format.

Day 6 - art history (impressionism, abstract, modern), cross-curricular art. Integrating art with science (drawing difficult concepts as a study aid, drawing organs and labeling, ) Discussion and slide-show format.

Day 7 - improving drawing skill. Drawing exercises to increase skill, observation, tangent lines, core lines, measuring, ratio. Drawing exercises. Demonstration and hands-on format.

Possible Future Classes:

Pastel

Acrylic Painting

Watercolor Painting

Portrait and Figure

Outdoor Sketching

Block Printing

Art History