Thursdays, February 12 – March 5 / 6 – 9 pm

Using media of choice, students will explore costume, texture, and style in this open studio class. Drawing from a live model, students will explore dramatic costumes, lighting and form in this dynamic class for all skill levels. The instructor will be present to coordinate class and offer instruction upon request. Both male and female costumed models will be posed and drawn.

Instructor: Jerry Stinson
Ages: 15 and Up / All Levels

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)

Thursdays, February 12 – March 5 / 6 – 9 pm

Using media of choice, students will explore costume, texture, and style in this open studio class. Drawing from a live model, students will explore dramatic costumes, lighting and form in this dynamic class for all skill levels. The instructor will be present to coordinate class and offer instruction upon request. Both male and female costumed models will be posed and drawn.

Instructor: Jerry Stinson
Ages: 15 and Up / All Levels

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)

Thursdays, February 12 – March 5 / 6 – 9 pm

Using media of choice, students will explore costume, texture, and style in this open studio class. Drawing from a live model, students will explore dramatic costumes, lighting and form in this dynamic class for all skill levels. The instructor will be present to coordinate class and offer instruction upon request. Both male and female costumed models will be posed and drawn.

Instructor: Jerry Stinson
Ages: 15 and Up / All Levels

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)

Tuesdays, February 3 – 17 / 6 – 9 pm

In this three-part workshop, learn basic drawing and multimedia techniques to create unique illustrations of animals such as birds, mammals, and sea life. We will look at a number of artists who incorporate animals into art and will learn a variety of mixed media techniques to produce a small series of artwork. Students will learn to draw animals, work with a variety of materials including decorative papers, photocopies, pencil, ink, wood, and more.

Instructor: Lisa Kurt

Ages: 15 and up / All levels

Required Supplies:

• Sketchbook or sketchpad 8 x 10 to 11 x 14 in size with 65lb or heavier paper (multi-media sketchbooks will be great for this class) 
• Drawing pencils- mechanical art/drafting good too
• Eraser 
• Fine point black ink pen (Sakura Pigma Microns (very fine- like a .1) are the best) 
• Students are encouraged to bring additional paper (collage, and decorative), photocopies, or other items to use in their pieces.

Instructor: Lisa Kurt

Tuesdays, December 2 – December 16 / 3:30 – 5:30 pm

Teens ages 13 – 18 learn to add dimension to their artwork by learning how to make and use the grayscale and valuescale in both graphite and acrylic paint. All materials are included with registration. 

Instructor: Jerry Stinson
Ages: 13 – 18 / all levels 

Sunday, January 11 / 10 am – 4 pm

This workshop will explore different collage and mixed media transfer approaches for use in journal books and small art works. Techniques you will learn include gelli-plate prints, gel skin transfers, building backgrounds with ephemera and acrylic paint; and using Xerox transfers as a source material to draw and paint with.

Instructor: Candace Nicol

Ages: 15 and up / All levels

Required Supplies:

• Your Journal Book – good to have one with thick paper (or loose sheets of heavy paper)
• Matte or Gloss Heavy Acrylic medium 
• Inexpensive crafting brushes in various sizes 
• Gelli Arts Printing Plate (6”x6” or 8”x10”) 
• X-acto knife
• China Marker
• Uni-Ball white pen 
• Fine-point pigment pens or markers for detail work and writing
• Craft Matte acrylic paints – the inexpensive ones in the bottles (at Walmart they are around $1.50) in white, cream, and your favorite colors 
• Images in color and black and white that are printed out on a laser printer or color-copied
• Ephemera items: magazine images, decorative papers, copies of old letters, newspaper articles, tickets, receipts, junk mail, fabric pieces, different tapes like the decorative ones found in the scrapbooking section of stores
• A old credit card or gift card

Saturday, January 24 / 10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Great collage combines elements of both structure and free association. Using Katherine’s legendary paper collection and a collaging technique guaranteed to produce fabulous compositions, we will create an edition of collaborative handmade books. In this fun class, you’ll learn ways to both “banish your inner editor” releasing creative play, and then to reign it in, creating a balanced composition.

Instructor: Katherine Case

Ages: 15 and Up / All Levels

Required Supplies: 

• pencil
• ruler
• x-acto knife
• 1″ glue brush 
• a selection of images, paper scraps, ephemera and other collage elements to incorporate into your compositions

Instructor: Katherine Case

Sundays, February 8 and 15 / 1 – 4 pm

Work from favorite photographs to create realistic interpretive drawing using just pen and ink. Instructor will introduce students to the various techniques in pen and ink including stippling, cross hatching and washes.

Instructor: Erik Holland

Ages: 15 and up / All Levels

Required Supplies: Smooth drawing paper, precise rolling ball pens, quill pens and inks, brushes for ink washes, pencil (for preliminary sketching), personal or collected photos for reference.