Art Classes

Interest in pastels is growing and it's to your benefit to understand how to work in this medium before forming bad habits causing you to struggle. You will learn to work with value. With a solid understanding of value you can paint anything, landscape, still life, portrait. New students will work on exercises such as how to handle pastels, value and color building. More experienced students will be challenged based on their skill level. The focus is on personal growth.
This is an all skill level adult class.
Contact the instructor to review supplies.

This class will focus on the autumn landscape in this 6 week course. Students may work on other subjects as well. Traditional techniques including using an under-painting to enhance your work will be taught. Students will work on their own individual paintings and should bring a good photo reference (we recommend using a printed photo instead of your phone).
All skill levels, adult.
A materials list is available.

This workshop will concentrate on demonstrating the creative importance of incorporating the white of the paper with watercolor pigments to achieve maximum luminosity and eye catching paintings. The two days are separated by a week to allow time for numerous careful layers of color to be applied. Photos will be provided by the instructor.
Intermediate & Advanced Skill Levels, Adult.
Materials: Artists will need regular watercolor materials and equipment. Arches cold press paper is suggested (140 or 300 lb).

This class will take the beginner beyond the basics and further their understanding of watercolor. Topics covered are: composition, contrast, value study and color mixing. The student will complete a painting of their choosing.
Adult, Intermediate skill levels.
Supplies needed: Watercolor paints, brushes, 9x12 or 11x14 watercolor paper (no recycled paper), 2 water containers, a palette, and a pencil.

The beginning student will learn shape, proportion, and shading to complete a finished drawing. The student will learn the correct way to draw. There will be homework to enhance the lessons learned in class.
Adult, beginner skill levels.
Supplies Needed: #2 pencil or a set of drawing pencils, drawing paper, eraser (white vinyl), a drawing board.

Explore different ways to hand build clay projects like slab building, pinch pot building and coil building.
Adult, Beginner.

This class takes us outdoors (weather permitting) where we respond directly to what the landscape has to offer. If held indoors we will work from a shared reference. We'll start discussing the features of the landscape and some strategies for how to get the most out of our time painting. We'll focus on compelling composition, use of color and tone, atmospheric perspective, and rendering specific features in a scene.We will end class with a brief critique.
All Skill Levels, Adult
Supplies Needed: Paints - titanium white, burnt sienna, burnt umber, cadmium red, cadmium yellow, ultramarine blue. A variety of brush sizes and shapes. Palette (glass, wood, plastic, palette paper, no wc palettes, paper plates, tin foil, etc.), Palette Knife, Canvas, Panel or Heavy Paper. Canvas will need several coats of gesso to give a smooth surface. Masonite, MDF, or Birchwood panels & watercolor or bristle vellum, 1 or 2 coats of gesso. 

Call the LCAA (717-687-7061) for more information about the Fair Weather Painters.