UPCOMING EXHIBIT
Classes & Workshops
- 2-Day Weekend Workshop
- Dates: May 17, 18
- Times: 10:00am to 4:00pm
- Tuition: $300 Members | $350 Non-Members
- Location: Echols and Vandeveer Studio
“Abstract Art is for me about joy, freedom, and a sprinkling of magic. I will teach you fear-free ways of painting, mark-making, and layering while you discover your unique abstract voice.” Chris will introduce you to the latest tools, and processes, including gel plate printing. […]
- 5 Classes
- Dates: April 28 | May 12, 26 | June 9, 23
- Times: Mondays | 2:00pm to 4:30pm
- Tuition: $150 Members | $175 Non-Members
- Location: Lecture Room
Participant’s work in any media, including 3-D, will be reviewed with constructive criticism to foster a deepening discernment of strengths and challenges. This class includes a visual presentation and discussion of works by historical and contemporary artists, especially from current museum and gallery exhibitions and […]
- 8 Weeks
- Dates: April 14, 21, 28 | May 5, 12, 19 | June 2,9
- Times: Monday, 1:00pm to 4:00pm
- Tuition: $350 Members | $380 Non-Members
- Location: Vandeveer Studio
In this class, students will learn how to paint with oils. We will talk about value, color and temperature. We will use limited palette and talk how to organize colors on the palette. Toxicity and cleaning brushes will be also discussed. In three hour long […]
- 6 Weeks
- Dates: April 3, 10, 17, 24 | May 1, 8
- Times: Thursday, 1:00pm to 4:00pm
- Tuition: $300 Members | $350 Non-Members
- Location: Vandeveer Studio
This class will drop into the act of drawing, and stay a while. Drawing is often seen as a step in the process toward some other, more finished, work of art. This class will celebrate drawing as the thing itself — as the point of […]
- 6 Weeks
- Dates: July 9, 23, 30 | August 13, 20, 27
- Times: Friday, 10:00am to 1:00pm
- Tuition: $300 Members | $350 Non-Members
- Location: Echols Studio
Guided figure drawing sessions for all levels. Whether you are new to figure drawing or looking for ways to expand your practice, these sessions will support by offering guided exercises and medium explorations, as well as one-on- one instruction as you draw.
- 3 Day
- Dates: July 11, 12, 13
- Times: 10:00am to 4:00pm with 1 hour break
- Tuition: $350 Members | $380 Non-Members (plus processing fee)
- Location: Vandeveer Studio
Gouache is an opaque watercolor, easily accessible to beginners. I am interested in helping each student paint in the way they are most excited about, giving them the tools and skills they need to bring their vision into reality. My teaching philosophy is built upon […]
- 2-Day Weekend Workshop
- Dates: August 9,10
- Times: 10:00am to 4:00pm
- Tuition: $300 Members | $350 Non-Members
- Location: Vandeveer Studio & Echols
If you want to learn the secrets of working collage artists, and successfully build fascinating professional-level collages, this workshop will jump-start your skill set.This course can be viewed as the logical next course for those who have completed Chris Watts’ ABSTRACT Mixed Media workshop, but […]
- 4 Classes
- Dates: March 18, 25 | April 1, 8
- Times: Tuesdays | 10:00am to 1:00pm
- Tuition: $200 Members | $220 Non-Members
- Location: Echols Studio
Introductory, Intermediate, and Advanced students will discover and explore basic traditional and contemporary watercolor techniques. This course (pt. 1) will have a focus on traditional Wet-on-Dry techniques. Beginning students will learn how to use basic watercolor tools, techniques, and design concepts to create their own […]
- 6 Weeks
- Dates: July 7,21,28 | August 4,18,25
- Times: Monday, 10:00am to 1:00pm
- Tuition: $300 Members | $350 Non-Members
Let’s spend the summer getting to know our surroundings — and then making them more interesting. For this class, we will explore Staunton on foot, finding places to draw street scenes, buildings, and landscape elements (weather permitting). We will begin by capturing these scenes with […]
- 3-Day Weekday
- Dates: July 15, 16, 17
- Times: 10:00am to 3:00pm
- Tuition: $300 Members | $350 Non-Members
- Location: Vandeveer Studio
Learn to create paintings that reflect a loose and expressive style while maintaining the elements of good design. Lynn will share her approaches to establish a successful composition, mix harmonious color notes, and to loosen up brushwork and palette knife work. Exercises will focus on […]
- 2-Day Weekend Workshop
- Dates: July 12,13
- Times: 10:00am to 4:00pm
- Tuition: $300 Members | $350 Non-Members
- Location: Echols Studio
When we look at paintings in art museums, we are touched not by the accuracy of the image or the amount of detail in the paintings. Instead, we are moved by the personal way the paint is applied, the expression in the brushstrokes and most […]
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5-Week Class
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Dates: June 10, 17, 24 | July 1, 8
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Times: Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Tuition: $275 Members/$300 Non-Members
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Location: Echols Studio
Starting with our most familiar tool, the graphite pencil, we will experiment with dry and wet blending techniques and classic shaped point mark making strategies. While doing so we will get a taste of “Plein-Air” sketching tradition and also explore using pencil to create travel, […]
- 3 Days
- Dates: June 27, 28, 29
- Times: 10:00am to 3:00pm
- Tuition: $350 Members | $380 Non-Members
- Location: Vandeveer Studio
In this three-day workshop, participants will develop a series of paintings and studies working from the still life in context with the figure. This workshop will encourage students to learn to work from observation and invention in service of their painting. We will look at, […]
- 2-Day Class
- Dates: August 23,24
- Times: 10:00am to 4:00pm
- Tuition: $375 Members | $425 Non-Members
- Location: Echols Studio
In this class, we’ll delve into the art of painting a complete portrait in a single sitting. Our primary focus will be on color, value, drawing, and clean brushwork. Drawing inspiration from the renowned impressionist portrait painters of the past, we’ll create a captivating portrait […]
- 4 Weeks
- Dates: April 22, 29 | May 6, 13
- Times: Tuesday, 10:00am to 1:00pm
- Tuition: $250 Members | $280 Non-Members
- Location: Echols
Introductory, Intermediate, and Advanced students will discover and explore basic traditional and contemporary watercolor techniques. This course will have a focus on traditional wet-on-dry techniques. Beginning students will learn how to use basic watercolor tools, techniques and design concepts to create their own paintings. Experienced painters […]
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