An indestructible cover, inspired by Italy’s 1970’s solution to the Yellow Pages in public phone booths, this 360-degree flexible binding offers many advantages because it bends and does not break! It offers visual and tactile delight, employing strips of articulated boards and marbled fabric. In this workshop, instructor Pietro Accardi will instruct students in the art of this rare binding technique. Students will create a large and small articulated blank journal that can beautifully withstand the ravages of time. All materials provided.

Saturday, January 21
10 am – 5 pm

Instructor: Pietro Accardi
Ages: Adults (15+) |  All levels

*Some book arts experience is helpful but not required

Collaging is the art of sticking various different materials such as photographs, pieces of paper or fabric on to a backing. In this class, students will learn about the aesthetics of collage, melding the ideas of reality and fiction as the instructor guides them through the process of creating their own piece using everyday materials. 

Supplies are provided, but feel free to bring any materials you’d like to incorporate into your collage piece.

Sunday, December 18
10 am – 2 pm

Instructor: Sogand Tabatabaei
Ages: Adult (15+) | All Levels

Witness this magical process that transfers the paint from the surface of the water to a silk scarf. In this one-day workshop, Pietro will show students how to print on silk scarves using an array of different patterns and colors that you can choose from.  After some guided practice with some of your favorite colors, students will have the opportunity to paint 2 beautiful scarves.

Saturday, December 10
10 am – 5 pm

Instructor: Pietro Accardi
Ages: Adult (15+) | All levels

Join this class to create festive cards for the winter season. Under the guidance of the instructor, students will be using ‘wet on wet’ and ‘wet on dry’ watercolor techniques. There will be a variety of card designs to choose from or feel free to create your own using personal inspiration. 

Wednesday, December 7
5 – 9 pm

Instructor: Iva Neveux
Ages: Adult (15+) | All Levels

Supply List: Show confirmation receipt at Nevada Fine Arts for a 10% discount.

• Watercolor Pallet including your preferred reds, yellows, blues
• Variety of watercolor brushes including a 1” flat, #1 or 2, #4, # 8 round brushes and a rigger brush   
• Pad of Arches cold press 140 lb watercolor paper (9”x12” or larger), other 100% cotton brands will also work (Daler Rowney, Bee Paper, Winsor Newton)
• Graphite or mechanical pencil
• Spray bottle or mister
• Kneaded eraser
• Two plastic water containers
• Roll of paper towels
• (optional) Ruler
• (optional) Black watercolor paper (optional)   

Working in oil paint, students will explore value divisions in landscapes and the basics of brush sketching and massing. With these skills students will learn how to relate color to value and will gain a better understanding of identifying spatial cues in a landscape. Using foundational skills students can then explore under-painting, glazing and dry-brushing techniques.

Saturday and Sunday, October 29 and 30
9 am – 2 pm

Instructor: Daniel Helzer
Ages: 15 and up | All Levels

• Supply list: Show email confirmation at Nevada Fine Arts for a 10% discount.

  • Canvas Board 16×12 or smaller
  • Palette Knife
  • Palette
  • Paper Towels
  • Selection of bristle brushes (small, med and large)
  • Assortment of brushes.
  • Palette knife, paper towels and a few canvas boards, 8×10 or bigger.

  Paint Colors:

  • Cobalt Blue
  • Ultramarine Blue
  • Thalo Blue
  • Dioxazine Purple
  • Cadmium Red Light
  • Cadmium Yellow or Hansa Yellow
  • Burnt Sienna
  • Titanium White

  For Oils: Gamsol, turpentine or walnut oil for use as a brush medium or cleaner.

Teens ages 11 – 15 will explore the basics of Procreate on the Museum’s iPad Pros as they work on storyboarding, character design and animation in this after school series. Students will also have the opportunity to learn drawing fundamentals and techniques that can be applied to all forms of drawing. All materials and snack are provided.

Mondays, November 7 – 21
5:30 – 7:30 pm

Instructor: Joseph Morales
Ages: 11 – 15 | All levels

Improve your portrait drawing skills and explore a variety of media while working freely from a model in this popular open studio class. The instructor will be present to coordinate class and offer instruction upon request. Both male and female models will be posed and drawn.

Wednesday, November 9 – 30
1 – 4 pm

Instructor: Jerry Stinson
Ages: Adult (18+) | All Levels

Supply list: Show email confirmation at Nevada Fine Arts for a 10% discount.

The following are suggested basic supplies – all media are welcome, so please bring whatever supplies you need for whichever media you are using.

• Drawing board – 20”x 26” or larger (light-weight masonite works best), Newsprint pad – 18”x 24” – rough surface recommended, Bull dog clamps or similar to attach pad to board.

Medium and Support Items:

• Vine charcoal, thin and fat pieces,
• Choice of conte crayon,
• 6B graphite pencil or sticks,
• china marker,
• compressed charcoal,
• carbon pencils, or any suitable medium for drawing on newsprint,
• Large kneaded eraser,
• Pink pearl eraser,
• Portable pencil sharpener or utility knife (best for soft/medium pencils),
• Clean small rags,
• Sandpaper pad for sharpening drawing mediums,
• Stumps for blending (optional).

Open up new possibilities with your watercolors by painting on Ampersand’s Aqua Board panels. Once complete, these paintings can then be sealed for protection, using either a cold wax or spray varnish, and framed without glass. In this class, students will understand how to prep the boards before painting, learn how easy it is to fix problem areas, how to keep washes smooth, and adding layers and values. A working knowledge of watercolors is preferred.

Sunday, October 16
10 am – 3 pm

Instructor: Ronnie Rector
Ages: Adult (15+) | Some watercolor experience preferred

Supplies List: Show email confirmation receipt at Nevada Fine Arts to receive a 10% discount.

• Ampersand Aquabord panel, 8×10 – either flat or cradled
• 2” to 3” Hake brush
• Your usual watercolor supplies:
• Professional-grade paints like Daniel Smith or M Graham preferred.
• Palette for mixing colors, like a plate with edges or a 6×9 metal cookie sheet.
• Watercolor Brushes: rounds and/or flats.
• Try to bring good-sized brushes, like a size 10 round and/or a ½” flat.
• Wide-mouthed container for water
• Paper towels
• Mr. Clean Magic Eraser – original version, not with detergent
• Pieces of scrap watercolor paper

Questions? Email me – ronnierector@yahoo.com

In this workshop, I will share with you some really great tips, tricks and techniques I have learned along the way, either through my own experimentation or from some pretty amazing artists including Carl Purcell, Karen Frey, the late, great, Charles Reid, and John Salminen. You don’t need to be an expert for this class; I’ll show you how a lot of special effects are accomplished, and how to get those really great darks that make your paintings exceptional! No middle-value blah paintings here!

*This class will be held in the Redfield Learning Center on the 3rd floor of the Museum. 

Sunday, November 6
10 am – 3 pm

Instructor: Ronnie Rector
Ages: Adult (15+) | Working knowledge of watercolor painting is recommended.

Supply list: Bring your confirmation receipt

1 or 2 artist-quality watercolors and brushes, size 8 and 6 rounds are great; a 2” or 3” Hake brush and an inexpensive rigger for masking.

Watercolor paper – 1 full 22×30” sheet of good quality watercolor paper (Arches or Fabriano), cold press

• 1 piece 16×20” foam core or other stiff board to mount paper to
• Masking tape
• Masking fluid
• Small container of salt
• Small bar of soap (hotel sized type)
• Paper towels
• Generously sized container for water
• 1 sheet graphite transfer paper
• Ball-point pen for tracing image (suggest blue or red to see where you’ve traced)
• Spray bottle for water (small Windex bottle works great)
• Blow dryer
• 1 clean baby food jar or similar small container with secure lid

Interested in learning how to paint animals? In this class, students will work with the instructor to learn techniques to create whimsical animal portraits in watercolor and ink. Using a simple approach, this style is great for journaling and greeting cards.  

Thursday, October 13
10 am – 2 pm

Instructor: Carroll Charlet
Ages: Adult (15+) |  All Levels

Supply List: Show an email confirmation at Nevada Fine Arts for a 10% discount. 

• Supply list:
• Basic Watercolor kit
• A med sized WC brush and a small, pointed WC brush, # 4 or smaller
• Fine tipped (.005) water resistant black ink pen. Recommend Micron.
• White guache
• 2 sheets of #140 lb. Water color paper (Strathmore 400series or Arches)
•  Paper can be purchased from Instructor for $2 a sheet