Winter 2015 : Class : Figure Drawing: Jeffery Stockberger
This class will focus on mastering the nuances and complexities of the body’s representation in art while working from a live model. Through individual and group instruction, you will develop and improve composition, technique, and tonal development while concentrating on the human form as a means of expression. Formal critiques will also be utilized to reinforce and establish good drawing habits. www.jefferystockberger.com
Winter 2015 : Class : Still Life Painting: Jeffery Stockberger
Explore the concept of indirect painting. Working from still life, students will concentrate on developing a painting’s composition and color palette by responding to and building on marks made on the canvas. Through group and individual critiques, you will work on establishing good oil painting habits and techniques. Students may work in other painting materials with the permission of instructor. www.jefferystockberger.com
Winter 2015 : Class : Art as Exploration: Critique Class: Robert Stuart
Participants bring their work in any media for constructive criticism. The goal is growth as an artist through a deepening discernment of strengths and challenges in one’s work. Artistic development will also be supported with the study of current art exhibitions and topics in contemporary art. Exhibition catalogs, exhibition reviews, other articles on art, and pertinent visual material will be presented and discussed. www.robertstuart.net
Winter 2015 : Class : Monday Mornings on Beverley Street: Mary T. Echols
Join a great group of fellow BSSS members in looking at and discussing art and how it works. Enjoy sharing ideas and information, while learning about the many forms of art – both past and present. Participants will cultivate an enhanced appreciation for art and an improved ability to express artistic opinions. For all levels of education and experience. http://coartgallery.com/artist/echols/echols.html
Spring 2015 : Workshop : Interpreting the Landscape: Painting and Pastel: Ryan Russell
Enjoy the colors of spring and views of House Mountain and the Blue Ridge, then linger after painting for an optional wine tasting and wine release party. This workshop, based on a contemporary colorist’s approach to art, will highlight ways to push color and use gesture as an animating force. Students will learn to assess and describe the landscape intuitively and analytically. The instructor will demonstrate techniques in oil and pastel and discuss his work and philosophy. Students may choose to work with one or both mediums, developing numerous small color studies in order to evaluate color, atmospheric effects and compositional strengths. Workshop participants (age 21+) are entitled to a free wine tasting and invited to the Saturday evening wine release party featuring live music and wine with new labels featuring Ryan’s paintings from the vineyard. www.ryanmrussell.com
Spring 2015 : Workshop : Oil Painting and Color Essentials: Kathleen Carey Hall
This course introduces basic painting techniques and materials to the beginning student or those seeking a stronger foundation in oil painting. Working with a series of limited palettes, students will learn how to mix color and create a balanced composition. We will work from still lifes, gradually learning to express the complicated visual world by use of simple shapes of color. In addition to using color to express light, form, and space, students will get a feel for various ways of manipulating paint. www.kathleencareyhall.com
Spring 2015 : Workshop : Landscape Studies with Pastel:
Pastel is an excellent medium for working quickly in the landscape because of its portability and ease of use. Doing a series of small studies, we will record sensations of color, texture, light and space with simple shapes and painterly mark-making. We will work with a limited palette of Nupastels, using a process of layering and optical color mixing to develop form, color and composition. The emphasis is on a direct, intuitive response to the motif. Previous plein air drawing or painting experience is useful but not necessary. Mostly we will be working en plein air, but part of the class will also be conducted in the classroom doing transcriptions of masterworks. Students may bring soft pastels in addition to the Nupastels.
Spring 2015 : Workshop : GO BIG! Painting on a Large Scale: Elise Schweitzer
Have you ever wanted to make a really big painting? Here’s your chance! In this two day workshop we’ll explore practical and expressive solutions to the challenges of working from life on a large scale. Special attention will be paid to composition, perspective, scale and creating a feeling of dynamic space in your artwork. To keep things simple, students will work in black and white acrylic paint on a 30″ x 48″ or 48″ x 60″ preprimed canvas. Some experience in drawing or painting required. www.EASchweitzer.com
Spring 2015 : Workshop : Alla Prima Portraiture: A Practical Approach: Al Gury
Students will receive practical tips and guidance on how to do a directly painted portrait. Beginning with an overview of the history of portraiture and the materials and practices of portraitists through the centuries, the instructor will discuss palettes, color theory, and how to create a likeness, then provide a targeted demonstration from the model. Students will paint a small head study in the medium of their choice. A critique will follow. There will be opportunities to ask and answer questions regarding painting in general, and portraiture in particular. http://www.pafa.edu/faculty-members/al-gury
Spring 2015 : Workshop : Materials, Metaphor and Memory:
Creativity, like memory, tends to sneak up on you! Students are encouraged to work intuitively as they create their own artistic narrative using a variety of materials in a collage format. Through the manipulation of rich oil color, dry pigments and beeswax students capture each gesture in the creative process as materials, color and memory become a reflection of a personal space. Not suitable for students with a sensitivity to melted beeswax.
Spring 2015 : Class : Figure Drawing: Jeffery Stockberger
This class will focus on mastering the nuances and complexities of the body’s representation in art while working from a live model. Through individual and group instruction, you will develop and improve composition, technique, and tonal development while concentrating on the human form as a means of expression. Formal critiques will also be utilized to reinforce and establish good drawing habits. www.jefferystockberger.com
Spring 2015 : Class : Still Life Painting: Jeffery Stockberger
Explore the concept of indirect painting. Working from still life, students will concentrate on developing a painting’s composition and color palette by responding to and building on marks made on the canvas. Through group and individual critiques, you will work on establishing good oil painting habits and techniques. Students may work in other painting materials with the permission of instructor. www.jefferystockberger.com
Spring 2015 : Class : Beginning Painting: Jeffery Stockberger
This class will focus on the fundamentals of painting and its craft. Through exercises, demonstrations and discussions, we will explore building a painting, creating a foundation, choosing a subject, creating a strong composition, working with light and color, mixing paint, understanding tools and creating overall good studio habits. This class is geared toward the beginner working in oil paint, but all skill levels and mediums are welcome. www.jefferystockberger.com
Spring 2015 : Class : Art as Exploration: Critique Class: Robert Stuart
Participants bring their work in any media for constructive criticism. The goal is growth as an artist through a deepening discernment of strengths and challenges in one’s work. Artistic development will also be supported with the study of current art exhibitions and topics in contemporary art. Exhibition catalogs, exhibition reviews, other articles on art, and pertinent visual material will be presented and discussed. www.robertstuart.net
Spring 2015 : Class : Monday Mornings on Beverley Street: Mary T. Echols
Join a great group of fellow BSSS members in looking at and discussing art and how it works. Enjoy sharing ideas and information, while learning about the many forms of art – both past and present. Participants will cultivate an enhanced appreciation for art and an improved ability to express artistic opinions. For all levels of education and experience. http://coartgallery.com/artist/echols/echols.html