Introduction to Oil Painting // Still Life Reproduction

This course will introduce the basic techniques of the Old Masters by discussing various approaches towards representational painting that have been used over the centuries, with a focus on the still life.

Section D1: Mondays 3:30-6:30p, October 8, 15, 22, 29, November 5, 12
Section D3: Thursdays 7-10p, November 1, 8, 15, 29, December 6, 13
Section D4: Mondays 3:30-6:30p, November 26, December 3, 10, 17, January 7, 14
Section A1: Wednesdays 9a-12p, January 9, 16, 23, 30, February 6, 13
Section A2: Mondays 7-10p, February 11, 18, 25, March 4, 11, 18

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DIY Printmaking

Explore methods of printmaking which do not require a press, and can easily be done at home. You will learn the basic principles of relief and monoprinting. The class is geared towards beginners and no prior knowledge of printmaking is necessary.

Section D1: Sunday 10a-3p, October 21
Section D8: Thursdays 7-10p, October 25, November 1
Section D3: Saturday 11a-4p, November 3
Section D7: Tuesdays 7-10p, November 27, December 4
Section D4: Sunday 2-7p, November 25
Section D5: Saturday 11a-4p, December 1
Section D6: Saturday 11a-4p, December 22
Section D9: Friday 12-5p, December 28

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Intermediate Drawing // Soft Pastel & Charcoal

Develop your observational drawing technique with a material focus. The course will build upon observational techniques learned in Intro to Drawing, and will include additional technical lessons in charcoal and conte, as well as composition and the interplay between media. Demonstrations will be followed by guided sessions and accompanied by lectures on relevant theory, history, and technique. Although the class will have an observational focus, students will be encouraged to experiment with abstraction.

Section C1: Tuesdays 9a-12p, September 25, October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, November 6, 13
Section D1: Fridays 9a-12p, October 5, 12, 19, 26, November 2, 9, 16, 30
Section D2: Saturdays 5 - 8p, October 13, 20, 27, November 3, 10, 17, December 1, 8
Section D3: Tuesdays 7 - 10p, November 27, December 4, 11, 18, January 8, 15, 22, 29

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Color Theory // Collage & the Bauhaus

In this three section class learn color theory through collage exercises designed by masters like Albers and Itten. Using just an exacto blade and paper you can create a world of form, dimension and space on a flat page.Learning color theory is helpful not only to painters hoping to grasp the concept of color mixing and contrast, but also designers, illustrators and even for those just decorating at home.


Section D1: Thursdays 7-10p, October 18, 25, November 1 FULL
Section D2: Thursdays 3:30-6:30p, November 29, December 6, 13

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Introduction to Fashion Design

This class will revolve around putting together color stories, mood boards and designing a solid six to eight piece collection. Expect to walk away with a completed fashion collection for your portfolio by the end of the course.

Section D1: Tuesdays 7-10p, October 16, 23, 30, November 6, 13, 20
Section D2: Thursdays 7-10p, November 29, December 6, 13, 20, January 3, 10
Section D3: Wednesdays 12-3p, December 19, January 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

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Introduction to Watercolors

Amateurs and experienced painters are welcome in this introduction to the expressive, versatile and often overlooked medium of watercolor.

Section C3: Fridays 9a-12p, September 14, 21, 28, October 5, 12, 19
Section C4: Wednesdays 3:30-6:30p, September 19, 26, October 3, 10, 17, 24
Section D1: Mondays 3:30-6:30p, October 8, 15, 22, 29, November 5, 12
Section D2: Wednesdays 7-10p, October 31, November 7, 14, 28, December 5, 12
Section D3: Wednesdays 9a-12p, November 7, 14, 28, December 5, 12, 19
Section D4: Fridays 12:30-3:30p, November 30, December 7, 14, 21, January 4, 11
Section D5: Wednesdays 7-10p, December 19, January 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

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Introduction to Drawing

Study the fundamental aspects of the visual language of drawing including perspective, charcoal, hatching, cross-hatching, still-life, portraiture, figure drawing with the model and much more.

Section C8: Tuesdays 12-3p, September 4, 11, 18, 25, October 2, 9, 16, 23
Section C6: Wednesdays 12:30-3:30p, September 5, 12, 19, 26, October 3, 10, 17, 24
Section C7: Wednesdays 9a-12p, September 19, 26, October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, November 7
Section C9: Thursdays 3:30-6:30p, September 27, October 4, 11, 18, 25, November 1, 8, 15
Section D1: Saturdays 10a-1p, October 13, 20, 27, November 3, 10, 17, December 1, 8
Section D4: Mondays 12-3p, October 22, 29, November 5, 12, 19, 26, December 3, 10
Section D2: Wednesdays 12:30-3:30p, November 7, 14, 28, December 5, 12, 19, January 2, 9
Section D3: Fridays 9a-12p, November 30, December 7, 14, 21, January 4, 11, 18, 25
Section D5: Wednesdays 3:30-6:30p, December 19, January 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, February 6, 13

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Comics & Cartooning

This course provides fundamental cartooning skills required for anyone who desires to work within the comic, graphic novel or comic book medium. Unlike painting and film, not every story has been told in this field. Comic Art has great possibilities for communication that still remain untapped.

Section C3: Thursdays 9a-12p, September 27, October 4, 11, 18, 25, November 1, 8, 15
Section D1: Wednesdays 7-10p, October 31, November 7, 14, 28, December 5, 12, 19, January 2
Section D3: Wednesdays 3:30-6:30p, November 14, 28, December 5, 12, 19, January 2, 9, 16
Section D2: Tuesdays 7-10p, December 4, 11, 18, January 8, 15, 22, 29, February 5

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Introduction to Fashion Illustration

In order to design your own ideas, you must be able to express them visually. From collage to drawing from a live model, you will learn all the basic techniques of traditional fashion illustration.

Section C4: Wednesdays 12-3p, September 26, October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
Section D2: Mondays 12-3p, October 15, 22, 29, November 5, 12, 19
Section D1: Saturdays 10a-1p, November 3, 10, 17, December 1, 8, 15
Section D3: Wednesdays 3:30-6:30p, December 5, 12, 19, January 2, 9, 16

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Intermediate Watercolors // Portraiture

This course highlights watercolor as a medium for expressing skin and representing the human head.

Section D1: Mondays 7- 10p,December 10, 17, January 7, 14, 21, 28

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Comics Weekend Intensive

Learn the basics of comics in just a weekend! Cartoonist and illustrator Steven Weinberg will take you through everything else you need to make a strip or comic book.

Section D1: Saturday 1-7p, December 15, Sunday, 10a-1p, December 16

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Intermediate Drawing // Mixed Media

This six-week course is designed for illustrators, cartoonists, and other artists who seek to evolve beyond drawing and begin incorporating a variety of mixed media into their work.

Section D1: Thursdays 12:30-3:30p, October 18, 25, November 1, 8, 15, 29
Section D2: Sundays 5-8p, December 16, 30, January 6, 13, 20, 27

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Works on Paper // An Introduction to Collage & Mixed Media

Students will explore the formal elements of collage: texture, composition, line, balance and color, while experimenting with a variety of mark-making techniques, such as stamping, transferring, and other drawing media. We will cover essential collage methods, as well as alternative processes including matte medium and photocopy transferring.

Section D1: Wednesday 7-10p, December 19

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Intermediate Watercolors // Painting Animals

This course highlights watercolor as a medium for representational painting of animals. We will spend part of the class working from your photographs, and part of class we will be working from taxidermic animals.


Section D1: Mondays 9a-12p, October 1, 8, 15, 22, 10a-1p October 29, November 5
Section A1: Tuesdays 2-6p, January 8, 15, 22, 29

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Intermediate Drawing // Anatomical Figure Drawing

Learn to draw the human body by working with proportions, rules of form, bony landmarks, the skeletal structure and muscular system of the human figure in relation to drawing.

Section D1: Sundays 10a-1p, October 14, 21, 28, November 4, 11, 18, December 2, 9
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2D-3D Drawing

This class is a great opportunity for designers and artists who want to improve their visualization skills. Learn how to draw and illustrate your ideas – fast and creatively using your hands and a pencil (or pen). Learn the basics of 2D and 3D drawing and rendering; the marvels of constructing an easy to draw isometric; how to create shapes, depth, shading and textures on a variety of forms and materials.


Section C1: Tuesdays 3:30-6:30p, September 4, 11, 18, 25, October 2, 9
Section D1: Tuesdays 3:30-6:30p, October 16, 23, 30, November 6, 13, 20
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Introduction to Oil Painting // Portrait Reproduction

This course will cover the basic techniques employed by the Old Masters of figurative painting. We will cover rudimentary color theory, underpainting, glazing, and the technical properties of oil paints. Highly recommended as an introduction to painting techniques in general.

Section C6: Sundays 5-8p, September 9, 16, 23, 30, October 7, 14
Section C8: Thursdays 12-3p, September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 11, 18
Section C9: Fridays 2:30-5:30p, September 14, 21, 28, October 5, 12, 19
Section D2: Mondays 7-10p, October 15, 22, 29, November 5, 12, 19
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Intermediate Painting

The course will build upon technical skills learned in Painting I, and will include technical lessons in compositional balance, alla prima technique, and studies in using different media to create washes/glazes and impasto. Over six weeks, students will tackle the formal and conceptual challenges of implied subject matter, composition, texture, and light.

Section C2: Wednesdays 9a-12p, September 12, 19, 26, October 3, 10, 17
Section D1: Thursdays 9a-12p, October 4, 11, 18, 25, November 1, 8
Section D2: Thursdays 12-3p, October 25, November 1, 8, 15, 29, December 6
Section D3: Fridays 2:30-5:30p, October 26, November 2, 9, 16, 30, December 7
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