Winter 2021 : Class : Beginner Drawing: Janly Jaggard
These classes will be taught in person in the studio where there will be a limit of 4 students per room and masks will be worn at all times.
The course will introduce the basics of drawing from observation, using short projects that build on acquired skill and understanding of the formal elements.
This series of classes can be taken separately or together. Each student will progress through projects sequentially with no repetition from session 1 to 2.
If you register for both sessions at once there is a price reduction of 10%
Winter 2021 : Class : Art as Exploration: Critique Class: Robert Stuart
Bring your work in any media for constructive review. 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, articles on art, and pertinent visual material will be presented and discussed at the beginning of class. The remaining time will be equally divided among participants to present and discuss their work.
Possibility of “Viewers Only” to attend this class for a small fee: $ 40 for all 5 classes. Inquire at (540) 886-8636 for details if interested
Winter 2021 : Class : Color Mixing Essentials: Martin Geiger
This class is a basic run through of the color wheel, color theory, relationships of tone, temperature and colors and how to organize your palette accordingly. We will go through slides of paintings that demonstrate color relationships and principles we talk about in class and then do a series of color exercises outside of class for practice.
Winter 2021 : Class : Painting with Complements: Elizabeth Geiger
Students will make observation paintings and color studies from old master works using one of the complementary palettes as the basis for their colors schemes – red & green, yellow & purple, orange & blue. Any subject matter is acceptable – still life, self-portraits / figure, or landscape. Weekly critiques of homework will be followed by in class painting exercises.
This is the perfect follow-up class for Liz Geiger’s Drawing the Still life Class!
Winter 2021 : Class : Drawing the Still Life: Location Mark and Line Drawing: Elizabeth Geiger
Participants will use pencil, charcoal pencil and/or conte crayon in drawing pads and on sheets of drawing paper. Location mark drawing is helpful in mapping out a subject: finding the relationships between objects, determining their scale and proportion as well as fitting everything you want onto the page. Line drawing is the most basic and elegant type of drawing in art. There will be weekly slide talks of drawings from art history as well as critiques of student work.
(5 classes) Fridays January 15 – February 12 Noon – 3 pm EST
Winter 2021 : Workshop : Transition towards Abstraction: Janly Jaggard
Even though one might think abstraction an easy option for creative process it presents many challenges.
The materials, the process, the decision making, obstacles and pitfalls are many but the rewards are worth the struggle. This workshop will discuss ways of beginning, methods for developing composition and finding resolve.
Artists taking this workshop should have some experience with creative process using whatever medium is of interest to them. Painters, enamellers, quilters are all concerned with composition, color, balance, and texture so this workshop provides ways to investigate and work effectively.
Min registration 4 max 10.
Winter 2021 : Workshop : Make Your Watercolors Sparkle by Using the White of the Paper: Peg Sheridan
We seldom learn about one of the most important aspects of painting in watercolor: designing paintings that use the white of the paper. Yet this skill can help your paintings have a better range of values, and a real “WOW” factor! When whites are prominent in a watercolor painting, the painting can have a contemporary, and often peaceful, look. Peg will show you how to plan your painting, using a small value sketch. She will discuss designing paintings by “weaving” whites into the design. She will demonstrate various ways to “save” the white of the paper. You will choose the subject matter you would like to paint. Peg will offer demonstrations, a color worksheet, and individual help. Most students will complete two small paintings during this class.
A materials list will be provided. Space will be limited in this class, so sign up early.
Winter 2021 : Workshop : Artist Lock In – DO NOT DISTURB!: Janly Jaggard
This offering is about Time and Space, uninterrupted!!!!
Janly Jaggard will provide artists with space for a TWO day of uninterrupted studio experience. She will function as coordinator, not instructor.
Focus for the weekend will be on YOUR OWN WORK: each participant will use this time to be totally away from external distractions but have the support, feedback, and community of a maximum of 7 others as we plan for critique amongst ourselves.
This opportunity is limited to 7 artists at a time.
COVID RULES STRICTLY APPLIED. Masks to be worn at all times. A maximum of 4 artists in a studio that typically provides space for 10.
Winter 2021 : Lecture : The Great Modern Movements in Painting: Impressionism, Post Impressionism, Fauvism and Modernist Painting: Al Gury
Join Al Gury for a 4 evening visual presentation.
Thursday: February 18th – March 11th, 2021 – 6 pm – 7:30 pm Eastern time (4 classes)
TUITION: $150 members/ $180 non members
Each 1.5 hour presentation on Zoom will include the historical and social context of each movement, background on the great painters of each approach, their methods and color palettes, a demo video of each method made by Al, and Q & A discussion. Examples of the great works of these periods will be presented and discussed.
Not a hands-on workshop, this visual and interactive presentation provide a stimulating reference for decisions about your personal painting approaches as well as providing enrichment and background about art history and painting methods.
This workshop is open to artists, students, and interested persons of all art experience.
https://www.algury.com/
Winter 2021 : Lecture : Rivalry in the Renaissance: Dr. Sara N. James
As a pandemic diversion, let’s explore the exciting post-plague burst of creativity that began in Florence around 1400 with the rise of the Medici family, then move to Orvieto and Rome in the 1490s, and end with the death of Pope Julius II in 1513. We will explore not only rivalries but also collaborations and borrowings among artists and architects, including Brunelleschi and his Florence Cathedral dome, Ghiberti and the baptistery doors, Donatello, Masaccio, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Luca Signorelli, Michelangelo, Raphael, and more! Perhaps our post-pandemic can involve travel study in Italy! Stay tuned.
The initial impetus for this unique burst of creative activity included economic prosperity, relative peace, and generous patrons operating within a republican government that encouraged competition for major commissions—and compete the artists did!
Winter 2021 : Lecture : Virtual Tour of Japan: Misa Kobayashi Stuart
Have you ever wanted to visit Japan? Door-to-door traveling time to Japan could take up to 24 hours, or even longer, and you’ll have to deal with jet lag, since Japan is 14 hours ahead of EST. This three-part Virtual Tour of Japan will take you there sitting in a comfortable chair, without dragging your suitcases, or being confined in a tight airplane seat with a mask for many hours. Your tour will include a brief history, useful cultural & practical information when you visit, and sightseeing highlights of: Tokyo & vicinity; UNESCO World Heritage Sites; Kyoto; Nara; and more!
- Jan 26th Brief history & cultural information, Arrival in Tokyo
- Feb 2nd Tokyo & vicinity, Takayama, Shirakawa-go
- Feb 9th Kyoto & Nara
Spring 2019 : Workshop : Workshop from Exhibiting Artist d’Ann Simone:
Check back for information for this exciting printmaking workshop from professional artist d’Ann Simone who will be exhibiting her work in the BSSS Gallery from May 1-June 14!
Winter 2020 : Workshop : Golden Paints Mixed Media Lecture & Demonstration: Amy Shawley
Learn about the wide range of Golden acrylic paints and mediums, along with the new QoR Watercolors, and discover how they can enhance your Mixed Media projects! Get a good understanding of each product, their different attributes, and how to make the right choices in grounds and colors for the best intended application. Learn what to put under paint, and how to layer, create washes, stains, and collage! We will cover a variety of tools and techniques including the use of stencils, paint markers, dry media, image transfers, iridescent colors, and how to create encaustic-like effects. This is a great place for beginners and experienced artists alike to learn new techniques and be inspired by innovative applications.
Winter 2020 : Workshop : Williamsburg Oils Lecture/Demonstration: Amy Shawley
The Williamsburg Oils lecture is a two hour free educational presentation that covers topics essential to oil painting. During this event, attendees will learn about sizes & grounds, using oil over acrylics, pigment grind, color properties, oil mediums, varnishing, solvent-free painting practices, and health & safety! You will also get the opportunity to do several short hands-on exercises that feature some of our favorite ways to work with Williamsburg colors. Each attendee will receive a color chart, product literature, and a small box of oil paint samples to take home.
Winter 2020 : Workshop : Studio Lock In: Janly Jaggard
Join BSSS instructor Janly Jaggard as she facilitates a two-day studio lock in! This lock-in is for those interested in escaping their own creative space this fall and joining a small group in a dynamic journey of uninterrupted studio time! There will be no formal instruction, but as facilitator, Janly will schedule several informal group critique and feedback sessions, as well as structure each day’s lunch and breaks. This is the perfect opportunity to gift yourself the time you need to start that new series or change your scenery for some new inspiration while surrounding yourself with like-minded artists.