- Register for the whole 10 weeks and get one week free!Practice Makes Perfect! 10 weeks of studio time with a live model. The classroom monitor will manage model poses and break sessions. Poses lengths will vary. Typically, the evening will begin with shorter poses and pose length will increase throughout the session.
- Stained Glass Techniques Austin Lee443.3tb | Tue, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM | Room E Begins: September 22 | $380 | 10 WeeksLearn the art of stained glass through basic techniques and materials.Create gifts, ornaments, and more. Simple patterns are available, and mosaic techniques will be covered.This class meets once a week for 10 consecutive weeks. A $20 Registration fee will be added to your total.
- Watercolor Illustration *NEW* Jae Yeun Park 470.4 | Monday: 3:00 - 6:00 PM | Room F Begins: September 21 | $262 | 6 WeeksStudents will enjoy the spontaneous nature of watercolor painting while exploring portraiture, floral studies, still life, or landscapes. Learn to love the fluidity of this medium! Students will learn the four basic watercolor painting techniques: wet on dry, wet on wet, dry on wet, and dry on dry. Each student will enjoy making beautiful illustrations of their own imagination with these four basic watercolor techniques. This class meets for 6 consecutive weeks *A $20 registration fee will apply to total.
- Floral and Portrait Painting Jae Yeun Park123.5 | Monday: 6:00 - 9:00 PM | Room F Begins: September 21 | $375 | 10 weeksLearn how to capture the essence of painting flowers using color tones, shapes, and space. Sharpen drawing and painting skills and learn how to use warm and cool colors by studying portraits and florals. Students must have some experience painting to take this class. Please see below for supply list!A $20 registration fee will be applied to the total.
- Drawing with Colored Pencils Margot Higgins115.1 | Tue 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM | Room A Begins September 29| $354 | 10 weeks Participants in this class will be encouraged to use reference materials that they are interested in transforming into their own unique drawings using colored pencils. Working individually, artists will strengthen their drawing skills, explore the use of color, and develop their own style alongside artists with similar interests who will help fuel their creativity. This class is designed for those who have some experience drawing and can benefit from the input of an experienced instructor.Supply list details below.A $20 registration fee is applied to total.
- Printmaking, What a Relief! Keri Sheheen153.7 | Wed, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM | Room A Begins September 23 | $375 | 10 weeks This 6 week hands-on course will explore relief printmaking techniques using linoleum blocks. Students will learn skills such as preparing materials, carving blocks, and printing methods, as well as working with multiple plates and reduction techniques. Open to printmakers of all skill levels.Class cost covers all in-house materials, such as solvents, cleaning solutions, and common printing inks.Class meets once a week for 10 weeks. A $20 Registration fee will be applied to total.Please see below for supplies list.
- The Painting Studio Griselda Healy122.9 | Wed 12:00 - 3:00 PM | Room F Begins September 23 | $450 | 10 weeksFor the first 6 weeks students will choose their subjects to paint and for those of you interested in figure painting, the last 4 sessions will have a live model option for portrait painting. Unless there is a request for guidance, students are free to choose concepts and subject matter. For example, still life, landscape, abstraction/imagination, or copying images from photo references. Students can paint in any medium such as oil, acrylic, and/or watercolor. Different skills and approaches will be discussed, brush and paint application, transparencies, drawing in color, color mixing, and color relationships to name a few. I will present ways to build and refine your painting process towards a satisfactory result. Line, space, scale, color, volume, and value will be considered, and composition will be emphasized.Experienced students may attend the 4 weeks with the live model, with the instructor's permission, for a total price of $295. Please call us at 718-447-8667 to register.A $20 Registration Fee will be added to your total.
- Ceramic Handbuilding for Teens (13-18) Henry "Hank" Glener682.1 | Thu, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Room E Begins September 24 | $276 | 8 WeeksStudents will learn different varieties of clay work such as coil, slab, pinch pots, joined clay and pressed molds, which will be glazed with different glazing methods and fired in the onsite kiln. Students will have the opportunity to explore their own creativity.All materials, including clay, are included.This class meets once a week for 8 weeks.A $20 registration fee will be applied to the total.
- Ceramic Handbuilding and Small Sculpture Henry Glener482.2 | Thu, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM | Room E Begins September 24 | $276 | 8 WeeksIntroductory class will concentrate on the techniques of pinching, coil, and slab building during the class and encourage the development of pottery and practical objects as well as encourage small sculpture. A kiln is on the premises and we fire as needed. Extra attention is paid to new students and beginners. Returnees welcome. This class meets once a week for 8 weeks. A $20 registration fee will be applied to the total.
- Sewing for Beginners Nan Smith448.8 | Mon, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Room B Begins Sept 21 | $375 | 10 weeks Students learn sewing machine instructions and confidence to complete basic projects. The first class will focus on sewing machine basics, such as, operating your sewing machine, learning parts and functions, and familiarizing yourself with different stitches. Classes thereafter can vary with your own projects or set scheduled projects. Sewing machine must be brought to class.*It is essential that your sewing machine is in good working order for class. Please clean and oil it; or have it professionally serviced prior to the beginning of the series.*A $20 registration fee will apply to your total.
- Exploring with Watercolor Griselda Healy137.4 | Tue, 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Room B Begins September 22 | $354 | 10 weeksOpen for beginners and for those who already have an established watercolor art practice. Students will be shown how to set up still life objects and paint from life. However, students may come with preconceived ideas of how or what they would like to paint using a photograph as reference. Different approaches will be discussed, and techniques demonstrated, glazing, color washes, dry brush, color mixing, and color relationships to name a few. Compositional options will also be explored. Students will discover different ways to use the watercolor medium through learned skills and experimentation.A $20 registration fee will be added to your total. Supply ListArt supplies can be found at your local Michaels Craft stores www.michaels.com or Blick Art Materials www.dickblick.comPAINT: a watercolor set of tubes, dry watercolor, or if preferred, gouache: including the following primaries: cadmium yellow, yellow ochre, cadmium red, and a variety of blues such as Cobalt, Cerulean, French ultra marine, and/or phthalo blue, green: viridian, and for brown: burnt sienna, raw sienna, alizarine, black, and white.Brushes: a variety of sizes, large and small rounds and a variety of flats-or your preference.Paper: two pads of watercolor paper, large and small. Canson, Arches and Strathmore are all good brands. Students should purchase more than one size pad.Other supplies: a watercolor palette for mixing colors, masking tape, pencils, erasers, and a flat sheet of cardboard to tape the watercolor paper on.
