Spring Classes

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Join artist Sarah Jones for an in-depth course on how to sculpt with Plaster/gypsum. No prior experience necessary. Sarah will walk you step by step through the many approaches to sculpting with this unique medium. Using her skills as a former pastry chef, Sarah delves […]

Theory, demos, and instruction in Plein Air landscape painting. Class will be held outdoors weather permitting or in Vandeveer studio if not. Ron will communicate with students to let them know where class will meet. Beginners, intermediate and advanced level participants are welcome.

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, […]

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 […]