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.

September - October

Classes are eight weeks in a row, meeting every Wednesday. Prices include all supplies for the class and are for all eight weeks total. Students don't need to bring anything to the first class - just show up ready to draw or paint!

Wednesdays 8 September - 27 October

Drawing 1:30-2:30 pm, Ages 7+, $60

We will use graphite, charcoal, and colored pencil in this drawing class. Subjects will

include animals, plants, and still life objects. We will work on improving overall drawing,

shading, and composition. Students will be given weekly homework assignments to

augment the lessons.

Wednesdays 8 September - 27 October

Watercolor 3:30-5:00 pm, Ages 8+, $65

This class will focus on the use of color and the unique ways watercolor painting works. Good drawing skill is helpful, but not necessary. Subjects will include landscapes, seascapes, animals, and still life objects. We will cover layering of color, acheiving rich color tones/subtle colors, composition, and contrast.

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.

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Possible Future Classes:

  Pastel

  Acrylic Painting

  Watercolor Painting

  Portrait and Figure

  Outdoor Sketching

  Block Printing

  Art History

Casey, age 10

Emma, age 13