Adult Classes and Workshops
All classes are held in the Widener Studio, which offers a professional setting with ample north light, easy access, and plenty of free parking. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Classes and workshops are taught by professional artists, living and working in the Philadelphia area.
You may register for any of our adult classes online or by calling 267-691-0725.
Registration is open for all of our Fall 2019 classes! We recently updated our payment policy for Woodmere's studio art classes. Please click here to learn more.
Please note, Lesa Chittenden Lim's upcoming Fall 2019 classes, 7 Painting with Monotypes and W1 Exploring Watercolor, are both cancelled. We apologize for the inconvenience. Please see our revised Fall 2019 class listing below.
- Sunday
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Painting and Drawing
- Yoga
Teacher Workshop | Teaching the Elements of Story and Social Engagement through the Narrative Art of Edith Neff
Visual art provides students with immediate access to the characteristics of good storytelling, while allowing critical observers to "enter the frame" and experience situations from alternative points of view. Understanding alternative viewpoints is key to healthy social engagement as well as to the appriciation of literature. This workshop will focus on selcted works by Edith Neff, with the goal of fostering empathetic skills and an understadning of the interplay of setting, character, and conflict. Teacher materials will be provided for classroom use. The workshop is aligned with Common Core Academic Standards and provides 3 Act 48 hours.
Teacher Workshop | Energy and the Power in Art
Visual arts offer incredible opportunities for students to form and recognize connections across the curriculum. This workshop focuses on the connections between art and science - specifically the concepts of gravity, energy, power, and time. Teachers will learn to see sculpture, objects, and painting with new eyes, and gain ideas and techniques for bringing their insights to their students, elementary through high school.
Teacher materials will be provided for classroom use. The workshop is aligned with Common Core Academic Standards and provides 3 Act 48 hours.
Y1A | Yoga in the Art Galleries
Enjoy a class of meditation and gentle yoga in one of Woodmere's art galleries and surrounded by beautiful works of art. The class will be infused with themes for self-care, creativity, and self-love. Schelter's teachings and classes promote a positive growth mindset through the intimacy of intention, creative visualization, deep breathing, longevity, core strength, a gratitude circle, deep relaxation, release, mindful self-reflection and insight, humor and laughter.
Please bring:
- Towel
- Yoga mat
- Blanket
Y1B | Yoga in the Art Galleries
Enjoy a class of meditation and gentle yoga in one of Woodmere's art galleries and surrounded by beautiful works of art. The class will be infused with themes for self-care, creativity, and self-love. Schelter's teachings and classes promote a positive growth mindset through the intimacy of intention, creative visualization, deep breathing, longevity, core strength, a gratitude circle, deep relaxation, release, mindful self-reflection and insight, humor and laughter.
Please bring:
- Towel
- Yoga mat
- Blanket
1A | Studio Oil Painting
In this class, students can use a variety of sources i.e; still life, photographs or landscape to organize and create a painting. Designed to help students execute a painting of their own subject matter, the class focuses on composition, perspective, color mixing, and painting techniques. Students may devote the entire session to one piece or work on multiple pieces. Individual instruction is given during each session.
Materials List:
Oil Colors:
Yellow: cadmium yellow pale or indian yellow
Blue: cerulean blue, ultramarine
Red: cadmium red light, alizarin crimson
Green: sap green, viridian
Earth: raw umber, burnt sienna, yellow ochre or transparent yellow oxide
White: titanium
Brushes: flat brushes in a variety of sizes; make sure you include a few soft, synthetic or sable, a few rounds and at least one 2" or larger soft, flat brush for glazing. Make sure these are not watercolor brushes.
Palette knife - flexible, cranked shaft at least 3in long.
Palette, wood or paper (toned gray paper is preferable)
Linseed oil
Turpenoid or odorless paint thinner - NOT TURPENOID NATURAL!
Containers for linseed oil and turpenoid
Stretched canvas or gessoed panel
Paper towels and painting rags
If using photos for source material, Students must provide their own photos.
1B | Studio Oil Painting
In this class, students can use a variety of sources i.e; still life, photographs or landscape to organize and create a painting. Designed to help students execute a painting of their own subject matter, the class focuses on composition, perspective, color mixing, and painting techniques. Students may devote the entire session to one piece or work on multiple pieces. Individual instruction is given during each session.
Materials List:
Oil Colors:
Yellow: cadmium yellow pale or indian yellow
Blue: cerulean blue, ultramarine
Red: cadmium red light, alizarin crimson
Green: sap green, viridian
Earth: raw umber, burnt sienna, yellow ochre or transparent yellow oxide
White: titanium
Brushes: flat brushes in a variety of sizes; make sure you include a few soft, synthetic or sable, a few rounds and at least one 2" or larger soft, flat brush for glazing. Make sure these are not watercolor brushes.
Palette knife - flexible, cranked shaft at least 3in long.
Palette, wood or paper (toned gray paper is preferable)
Linseed oil
Turpenoid or odorless paint thinner - NOT TURPENOID NATURAL!
Containers for linseed oil and turpenoid
Stretched canvas or gessoed panel
Paper towels and painting rags
If using photos for source material, Students must provide their own photos.
2A | Drawing and Painting I and II
All levels are welcome whether you paint or draw. Beginners will be taught how to “see” and not just look. Questions like “Where do I start?” will be answered. You will learn what makes an interesting composition, how to shade and how to give your pictures character and depth. Simple set-ups will be brought in by the instructor. Beginning painters will learn color theory and mixing, how to handle paint, composition and basic techniques.
More advanced students will continue to hone their skills through a combination of painting from real life as well as the classic method of artistic learning: copying other artists work including painters and photographers. Demonstrations and individual instruction will be given to each student. You will progress at your own pace in a relaxed atmosphere.
If you are drawing, please bring the following supplies the first day of class:
12” x 16” drawing pad (approximate Size) NOT Newsprint
4 pencils: 2B, 4B, 6B, HB
Kneaded eraser
For Painting:
Disposable palette pad
Canvas pad (approximately 12 x 15”), OR two small canvases: Make sure the canvas pad says " REAL " canvas
Paper Towels (Bounty is good)
1 Can (for water or turpenoid)
1 Can turpenoid only. NOT Turpentine.
Brushes – sizes 4, 6, 8 to begin
Oil Paint Colors: White, Black, Cadmium Red Light, Cadmium Yellow, French Ultramarine Blue, Raw Umber, Yellow Ochre, Alizarin Crimson, Burnt Sienna, Permanent Rose.
2B | Drawing and Painting I and II
All levels are welcome whether you paint or draw. Beginners will be taught how to “see” and not just look. Questions like “Where do I start?” will be answered. You will learn what makes an interesting composition, how to shade and how to give your pictures character and depth. Simple set-ups will be brought in by the instructor. Beginning painters will learn color theory and mixing, how to handle paint, composition and basic techniques.
More advanced students will continue to hone their skills through a combination of painting from real life as well as the classic method of artistic learning: copying other artists work including painters and photographers. Demonstrations and individual instruction will be given to each student. You will progress at your own pace in a relaxed atmosphere.
If you are drawing, please bring the following supplies the first day of class:
12” x 16” drawing pad (approximate Size) NOT Newsprint
4 pencils: 2B, 4B, 6B, HB
Kneaded eraser
For Painting:
Disposable palette pad
Canvas pad (approximately 12 x 15”), OR two small canvases: Make sure the canvas pad says " REAL " canvas
Paper Towels (Bounty is good)
1 Can (for water or turpenoid)
1 Can turpenoid only. NOT Turpentine.
Brushes – sizes 4, 6, 8 to begin
Oil Paint Colors: White, Black, Cadmium Red Light, Cadmium Yellow, French Ultramarine Blue, Raw Umber, Yellow Ochre, Alizarin Crimson, Burnt Sienna, Permanent Rose.
2C | Drawing and Painting I and II
All levels are welcome whether you paint or draw. Beginners will be taught how to “see” and not just look. Questions like “Where do I start?” will be answered. You will learn what makes an interesting composition, how to shade and how to give your pictures character and depth. Simple set-ups will be brought in by the instructor. Beginning painters will learn color theory and mixing, how to handle paint, composition and basic techniques.
More advanced students will continue to hone their skills through a combination of painting from real life as well as the classic method of artistic learning: copying other artists work including painters and photographers. Demonstrations and individual instruction will be given to each student. You will progress at your own pace in a relaxed atmosphere.
If you are drawing, please bring the following supplies the first day of class:
12” x 16” drawing pad (approximate Size) NOT Newsprint
4 pencils: 2B, 4B, 6B, HB
Kneaded eraser
For Painting:
Disposable palette pad
Canvas pad (approximately 12 x 15”), OR two small canvases: Make sure the canvas pad says " REAL " canvas
Paper Towels (Bounty is good)
1 Can (for water or turpenoid)
1 Can turpenoid only. NOT Turpentine.
Brushes – sizes 4, 6, 8 to begin
Oil Paint Colors: White, Black, Cadmium Red Light, Cadmium Yellow, French Ultramarine Blue, Raw Umber, Yellow Ochre, Alizarin Crimson, Burnt Sienna, Permanent Rose.
2D | Drawing and Painting I and II
All levels are welcome whether you paint or draw. Beginners will be taught how to “see” and not just look. Questions like “Where do I start?” will be answered. You will learn what makes an interesting composition, how to shade and how to give your pictures character and depth. Simple set-ups will be brought in by the instructor. Beginning painters will learn color theory and mixing, how to handle paint, composition and basic techniques.
More advanced students will continue to hone their skills through a combination of painting from real life as well as the classic method of artistic learning: copying other artists work including painters and photographers. Demonstrations and individual instruction will be given to each student. You will progress at your own pace in a relaxed atmosphere.
If you are drawing, please bring the following supplies the first day of class:
12” x 16” drawing pad (approximate Size) NOT Newsprint
4 pencils: 2B, 4B, 6B, HB
Kneaded eraser
For Painting:
Disposable palette pad
Canvas pad (approximately 12 x 15”), OR two small canvases: Make sure the canvas pad says " REAL " canvas
Paper Towels (Bounty is good)
1 Can (for water or turpenoid)
1 Can turpenoid only. NOT Turpentine.
Brushes – sizes 4, 6, 8 to begin
Oil Paint Colors: White, Black, Cadmium Red Light, Cadmium Yellow, French Ultramarine Blue, Raw Umber, Yellow Ochre, Alizarin Crimson, Burnt Sienna, Permanent Rose.
3A | Introduction to Oil Painting
This class is for students who want to learn the basics of oil painting and for those who are already familiar with the medium and want to improve their skill level. The topics covered will be composing a picture, observing color relationships, mixing color, and application of paint. There will be lots of hands-on help in a relaxed and nurturing environment.
Materials List:
Oil Colors:
Yellow: cadmium yellow pale or indian yellow
Blue: cerulean blue, ultramarine
Red: cadmium red light, alizarin crimson
Green: sap green, viridian
Earth: raw umber, burnt sienna, yellow ochre or transparent yellow oxide
White: titanium
Brushes: flat brushes in a variety of sizes; make sure you include a few soft, synthetic or sable, a few rounds and at least one 2" or larger soft, flat brush for glazing. Make sure these are not watercolor brushes.
Palette knife - flexible, cranked shaft at least 3in long.
Palette, wood or paper (toned gray paper is preferable)
Linseed oil
Turpenoid or odorless paint thinner - NOT TURPENOID NATURAL!
Containers for linseed oil and turpenoid
Stretched canvas or gessoed panel
Paper towels and painting rags
If using photos for source material, Students must provide their own photos.
3B | Introduction to Oil Painting
This class is for students who want to learn the basics of oil painting and for those who are already familiar with the medium and want to improve their skill level. The topics covered will be composing a picture, observing color relationships, mixing color, and application of paint. There will be lots of hands-on help in a relaxed and nurturing environment.
Materials List:
Oil Colors:
Yellow: cadmium yellow pale or indian yellow
Blue: cerulean blue, ultramarine
Red: cadmium red light, alizarin crimson
Green: sap green, viridian
Earth: raw umber, burnt sienna, yellow ochre or transparent yellow oxide
White: titanium
Brushes: flat brushes in a variety of sizes; make sure you include a few soft, synthetic or sable, a few rounds and at least one 2" or larger soft, flat brush for glazing. Make sure these are not watercolor brushes.
Palette knife - flexible, cranked shaft at least 3in long.
Palette, wood or paper (toned gray paper is preferable)
Linseed oil
Turpenoid or odorless paint thinner - NOT TURPENOID NATURAL!
Containers for linseed oil and turpenoid
Stretched canvas or gessoed panel
Paper towels and painting rags
If using photos for source material, Students must provide their own photos.
4A | Exploring Abstraction
A combination of open studio space and instruction, allowing students to explore, take chances, develop critical thinking, and cultivate their artistic voices. Participants investigate basic color theory, learn how to create strong compositions, and develop technical skills. The choice of medium is up to each individual, with specific assignments and demonstrations encouraging students to pursue their personal styles and growth.
Pastels:
Assorted soft pastels - instructor prefers schmeinke and sennelier, however, it is up to the student to choose. Rembrandt are moderately priced and are good for beginners
Paper – instructor prefers Arches 140lb. cold pressed
Old toothbrush
Acrylics and Oils
Painting surface – student’s choice –canvas, board, metal, paper
Paints
Palette – paper, glass, plexi, paper plate, etc.
Brushes, palette knife, and any other implements of student’s choice
Painting Mediums – for acrylics, instructor prefers Acrylic Glazing Liquid by Golden; for oils, instructor prefers Windsor Newton Painting Medium; any others can be added depending on desired effect
4B | Exploring Abstraction
A combination of open studio space and instruction, allowing students to explore, take chances, develop critical thinking, and cultivate their artistic voices. Participants investigate basic color theory, learn how to create strong compositions, and develop technical skills. The choice of medium is up to each individual, with specific assignments and demonstrations encouraging students to pursue their personal styles and growth.
Pastels:
Assorted soft pastels - instructor prefers schmeinke and sennelier, however, it is up to the student to choose. Rembrandt are moderately priced and are good for beginners
Paper – instructor prefers Arches 140lb. cold pressed
Old toothbrush
Acrylics and Oils
Painting surface – student’s choice –canvas, board, metal, paper
Paints
Palette – paper, glass, plexi, paper plate, etc.
Brushes, palette knife, and any other implements of student’s choice
Painting Mediums – for acrylics, instructor prefers Acrylic Glazing Liquid by Golden; for oils, instructor prefers Windsor Newton Painting Medium; any others can be added depending on desired effect
9C | Painting Over the Line
Explore lively brushwork, color layering, focal points, and balance between calm and busy. Discover how to work around imperfections and accidents and view them as opportunities. Work from imagination, pictures, or other means to find your voice and visual language. Individual support and examples from contemporary artists will serve to broaden and inform your understanding of innovative painting.
- Acrylic paint preferred but oil is okay
- Any colors in addition to black, white, and the primary colors: red, blue and yellow
- Acrylic matte medium and gloss medium; OR turpenoid and linseed oil for oil painters
- Brushes - various sizes (a selection of small, medium and large), round and flat
- Also sponges or rags for applying colors
- Canvas (bigger is better), primed or unprimed, stretched or unstretched. Or paper.
- Palette
- Palette and painting knives
- Jars or plastic containers for mixing and saving paints
- Rags for cleaning
- Charcoal, graphite pencil
- Water spray bottle
- Blue painter's tape
- A lot of enthusiasm
9D | Painting Over the Line
Explore lively brushwork, color layering, focal points, and balance between calm and busy. Discover how to work around imperfections and accidents and view them as opportunities. Work from imagination, pictures, or other means to find your voice and visual language. Individual support and examples from contemporary artists will serve to broaden and inform your understanding of innovative painting.
- Acrylic paint preferred but oil is okay
- Any colors in addition to black, white, and the primary colors: red, blue and yellow
- Acrylic matte medium and gloss medium; OR turpenoid and linseed oil for oil painters
- Brushes - various sizes (a selection of small, medium and large), round and flat
- Also sponges or rags for applying colors
- Canvas (bigger is better), primed or unprimed, stretched or unstretched. Or paper.
- Palette
- Palette and painting knives
- Jars or plastic containers for mixing and saving paints
- Rags for cleaning
- Charcoal, graphite pencil
- Water spray bottle
- Blue painter's tape
- A lot of enthusiasm
5A | One a Day: Creating a Still Life in One Sitting
Students paint a new still life in each session of this class. This alla prima method of painting a picture is a wonderful way for students to learn to be more decisive and relaxed in their painting. Individual attention is given, guiding each student to make efficient decisions about developing the painting. Students learn about color relationships, compositional choices, and capturing light and shadow.
Oil Paints
Ivory Black
Indian Red
Yellow Ochre
Cadmium Red Light
Burnt Sienna
Ultramarine Blue
Flake White
Medium:
Windsor and Newton’s Liquin
Mineral Spirits (for washing brushes)
Brushes:
Bristle brushes round or filbert: sizes 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
A few small sables or artificial sables
Palette:
Wooden or strip (paper) palette
Canvases:
2 or 3 canvases (board or stretched)
sizes 11 x 14”, 16 x 20”, or 18 x 24”
Misc.
2 palette cups
paper towels or cotton rags
Optional:
Sketch pad
5B | One a Day: Creating a Still Life in One Sitting
Students paint a new still life in each session of this class. This alla prima method of painting a picture is a wonderful way for students to learn to be more decisive and relaxed in their painting. Individual attention is given, guiding each student to make efficient decisions about developing the painting. Students learn about color relationships, compositional choices, and capturing light and shadow.
Oil Paints
Ivory Black
Indian Red
Yellow Ochre
Cadmium Red Light
Burnt Sienna
Ultramarine Blue
Flake White
Medium:
Windsor and Newton’s Liquin
Mineral Spirits (for washing brushes)
Brushes:
Bristle brushes round or filbert: sizes 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
A few small sables or artificial sables
Palette:
Wooden or strip (paper) palette
Canvases:
2 or 3 canvases (board or stretched)
sizes 11 x 14”, 16 x 20”, or 18 x 24”
Misc.
2 palette cups
paper towels or cotton rags
Optional:
Sketch pad
6 | Botanical Illustrations and Watercolor
Learn how to capture the variety of shapes, colors and forms of plants and flowers. Students will sharpen their observational skills while learning to design a composition. The free flow of watercolor adds color and promotes self-expression. Demonstrations will be given.
Drawing paper to begin: 9” x 12” drawing pad (approximate Size) is good
Watercolor paper for a longer painting, either 8x10 or 11x14 in size
Pencils for drawing: 2B, 4B, 6B, HB
Erasers: kneaded are great
Watercolor pencils and a watercolor set
Fine watercolor brushes (it is great to have a few very fine and medium brushes)
7 | Explorations in Painting and Drawing
Broaden your artistic approach to painting and drawing. Focus on your "sightseeing" skills and explore the figure, still life, and the landscape. Discover new approaches to subject matter that best reflects your subjective point of view. Create moods through light and color, explore figure/ground relationships, experiment with materials, textures and pattern. Demonstrations will be given to investigate new ways of mixing materials in charcoal, watercolor, ink, oil and acrylic paint, glazes and collage. Historical references will be presented as an inspirational tool.
Feel free to bring whatever medium you wish to work in, pastels, watercolors, acrylic, oil…. The principles are the same.
A 11x14” sketchbook and varying pencils, HB, 4b,8 or 9b,kneaded eraser, medium vine charcoal, large stick, white eraser, a soft cloth, blending stumps, masking tape, sock, or chamois, Below is a basic painting supply list for those who are in need of it.
1. Palette - freezer paper and tape or palette sheets, large plastic container with lid
2. Palette Knife - Any number of styles can be used to paint with, even spatulas and other kitchen, or hardware supplies
3. Brushes - filberts or flats, rounds, smooth ones for smooth surfaces, bristle ones for rougher textures
Big ones for large surfaces, small for smaller surfaces
4. Containers - for oil, use one with a lid and continue to
transfer it into a container for reuse with turpenoid
5. Oil -Artists painting medium. Liquin for fast drying or other…
Turpenoid - ODORLESS
FOR ACRYLIC USE – Liquitex acrylic glazing gloss medium
6. Small Rags or Bounty paper towels
7. Supports - gesso paper or masonite, canvases, your choice of size
8. Color Palette - Warm Colors- Cadmium Yellow medium, cadmium red, dark and light, ultramarine blue, phathlo blue, Ivory black Cool Colors - Lemon Yellow, Alizarin Crimson, cobalt blue, soft Mixing white
8A | Watercolor and Design
This class teaches students to develop a variety of motifs such as rural, shore, and city landscapes and still life subjects by working from the instructor’s photographs as well as their own. Students learn to design a successful composition and then apply the watercolor media in a successful, expressive manner. Demonstrations and class critiques are included.
PAPER: 140 lb. Arches Watercolor Paper, cold press (old standby)
300 lb. Arches Watercolor Paper, cold press (old standby)
140 lb. BFK Rives Watercolor Paper, cold press (nice off white paper)
140 lb. or 300 lb. Lana Watercolor Paper, cold press (softer off white paper)
BRUSHES: There are many “great” to “good” watercolor brushes. The best is the Pure Kolinsky Sable brushes. I use several different sizes, #6, #8, #10, and #12. Cost a little more but well worth the price.
A very nice less expensive brush is the Connoisseur series, clear handle, series 007. They come in a round and flat type.
We all need a fine larger flat brush for that special wash. I recommend the Robert Simmons 278w, made in the USA. Another good flat wash brush is the Robert Simmons, 3” P278W, made in the USA.
Winsor & Newton also makes a nice series of flat brushes. You should investigate and own a least one ¼” -1/2” – ¾” – 1” Sceptre.Series 606.
WATERCOLORS: Many, many companies make great watercolor paints. I use a mixture of brands, depending on the color. Winsor & Newton, Grumbacker, Talens, Schmincke, Cottman and Holbein are good choices.
Each artist chooses their own colors depending on their approach to their individual painting styles. You may add or delete from this list.
Alizarin Crimson
Burnt Siena
Chrome Orange
Hookers Green
Lamp Black
Mauve
Naples Yellow
Payne’s Grey
Permanent Blue
Sap Green
Sepia
Yellow Ochre
Cerulean Blue
Cobalt Blue
Winsor Red
Lemon Yellow
8B | Watercolor and Design
This class teaches students to develop a variety of motifs such as rural, shore, and city landscapes and still life subjects by working from the instructor’s photographs as well as their own. Students learn to design a successful composition and then apply the watercolor media in a successful, expressive manner. Demonstrations and class critiques are included.
PAPER:
140 lb. Arches Watercolor Paper, cold press (old standby)
300 lb. Arches Watercolor Paper, cold press (old standby)
140 lb. BFK Rives Watercolor Paper, cold press (nice off white paper)
140 lb. or 300 lb. Lana Watercolor Paper, cold press (softer off white paper)
BRUSHES: There are many “great” to “good” watercolor brushes. The best is the Pure Kolinsky Sable brushes. I use several different sizes, #6, #8, #10, and #12. Cost a little more but well worth the price.
A very nice less expensive brush is the Connoisseur series, clear handle, series 007. They come in a round and flat type.
We all need a fine larger flat brush for that special wash. I recommend the Robert Simmons 278w, made in the USA. Another good flat wash brush is the Robert Simmons, 3” P278W, made in the USA.
Winsor & Newton also makes a nice series of flat brushes. You should investigate and own a least one ¼” -1/2” – ¾” – 1” Sceptre.Series 606.
WATERCOLORS: Many, many companies make great watercolor paints. I use a mixture of brands, depending on the color. Winsor & Newton, Grumbacker, Talens, Schmincke, Cottman and Holbein are good choices.
Each artist chooses their own colors depending on their approach to their individual painting styles. You may add or delete from this list.
- Alizarin Crimson
- Burnt Siena
- Chrome Orange
- Hookers Green
- Lamp Black
- Mauve
- Naples Yellow
- Payne’s Grey
- Permanent Blue
- Sap Green
- Sepia
- Yellow Ochre
- Cerulean Blue
- Cobalt Blue
- Winsor Red
- Lemon Yellow
9A | Painting Over the Line
Explore lively brushwork, color layering, focal points, and balance between calm and busy. Discover how to work around imperfections and accidents and view them as opportunities. Work from imagination, pictures, or other means to find your voice and visual language. Individual support and examples from contemporary artists will serve to broaden and inform your understanding of innovative painting.
- Acrylic paint preferred but oil is okay
- Any colors in addition to black, white, and the primary colors: red, blue and yellow
- Acrylic matte medium and gloss medium; OR turpenoid and linseed oil for oil painters
- Brushes - various sizes (a selection of small, medium and large), round and flat
- Also sponges or rags for applying colors
- Canvas (bigger is better), primed or unprimed, stretched or unstretched. Or paper.
- Palette
- Palette and painting knives
- Jars or plastic containers for mixing and saving paints
- Rags for cleaning
- Charcoal, graphite pencil
- Water spray bottle
- Blue painter's tape
- A lot of enthusiasm
9B | Painting Over the Line
Explore lively brushwork, color layering, focal points, and balance between calm and busy. Discover how to work around imperfections and accidents and view them as opportunities. Work from imagination, pictures, or other means to find your voice and visual language. Individual support and examples from contemporary artists will serve to broaden and inform your understanding of innovative painting.
- Acrylic paint preferred but oil is okay
- Any colors in addition to black, white, and the primary colors: red, blue and yellow
- Acrylic matte medium and gloss medium; OR turpenoid and linseed oil for oil painters
- Brushes - various sizes (a selection of small, medium and large), round and flat
- Also sponges or rags for applying colors
- Canvas (bigger is better), primed or unprimed, stretched or unstretched. Or paper.
- Palette
- Palette and painting knives
- Jars or plastic containers for mixing and saving paints
- Rags for cleaning
- Charcoal, graphite pencil
- Water spray bottle
- Blue painter's tape
- A lot of enthusiasm
10A | Introduction to Portrait Painting
This class is for those who have always wanted to paint portraits but have been afraid to try as well as those who want to improve their skills. Students will learn how to get a likeness every time by focusing on head structure rather than accumulating detail. The emphasis of this class is learning to see color more sensitively when looking at the model and mixing color more confidently when painting a portrait. Demonstrations in both drawing and painting will be given. Students will receive individual attention.
Oil Paints
Ivory Black
Indian Red
Yellow Ochre
Cadmium Red Light
Burnt Sienna
Ultramarine Blue
Flake White
Medium:
Windsor and Newton’s Liquin
Mineral Spirits (for washing brushes)
Brushes:
Bristle brushes round or filbert: sizes 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
A few small sables or artificial sables
Palette:
Wooden or strip (paper) palette
Canvases:
2 or 3 canvases (board or stretched)
sizes 11 x 14”, 16 x 20”, or 18 x 24”
Misc.
2 palette cups
paper towels or cotton rags
Other:
Sketch pad
Drawing pencils
10B | Introduction to Portrait Painting
This class is for those who have always wanted to paint portraits but have been afraid to try as well as those who want to improve their skills. Students will learn how to get a likeness every time by focusing on head structure rather than accumulating detail. The emphasis of this class is learning to see color more sensitively when looking at the model and mixing color more confidently when painting a portrait. Demonstrations in both drawing and painting will be given. Students will receive individual attention.
Oil Paints
Ivory Black
Indian Red
Yellow Ochre
Cadmium Red Light
Burnt Sienna
Ultramarine Blue
Flake White
Medium:
Windsor and Newton’s Liquin
Mineral Spirits (for washing brushes)
Brushes:
Bristle brushes round or filbert: sizes 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
A few small sables or artificial sables
Palette:
Wooden or strip (paper) palette
Canvases:
2 or 3 canvases (board or stretched)
sizes 11 x 14”, 16 x 20”, or 18 x 24”
Misc.
2 palette cups
paper towels or cotton rags
Other:
Sketch pad
Drawing pencils
11A | Introduction to Figure Painting
Painting the nude human figure is the classic art school experience! By learning to paint the figure, students gain an understanding of how to look and explore natural forms, and deepen their insight and knowledge for all ways of painting including abstraction. The emphasis in this class is on learning fundamentals of proportion, gesture and color harmony. Demonstrations will be given. This class is for students of all levels including those who have never painted the figure.
Oil Paints
Ivory Black
Indian Red
Yellow Ochre
Cadmium Red Light
Burnt Sienna
Ultramarine Blue
Flake White
Medium:
Windsor and Newton’s Liquin
Mineral Spirits (for washing brushes)
Brushes:
Bristle brushes round or filbert: sizes 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
A few small sables or artificial sables
Palette:
Wooden or strip (paper) palette
Canvases:
2 or 3 canvases (board or stretched)
sizes 11 x 14”, 16 x 20”, or 18 x 24”
Misc.
2 palette cups
paper towels or cotton rags
Other:
Sketch pad
Drawing pencils
11B | Introduction to Figure Painting
Painting the nude human figure is the classic art school experience! By learning to paint the figure, students gain an understanding of how to look and explore natural forms, and deepen their insight and knowledge for all ways of painting including abstraction. The emphasis in this class is on learning fundamentals of proportion, gesture and color harmony. Demonstrations will be given. This class is for students of all levels including those who have never painted the figure.
Oil Paints
Ivory Black
Indian Red
Yellow Ochre
Cadmium Red Light
Burnt Sienna
Ultramarine Blue
Flake White
Medium:
Windsor and Newton’s Liquin
Mineral Spirits (for washing brushes)
Brushes:
Bristle brushes round or filbert: sizes 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
A few small sables or artificial sables
Palette:
Wooden or strip (paper) palette
Canvases:
2 or 3 canvases (board or stretched)
sizes 11 x 14”, 16 x 20”, or 18 x 24”
Misc.
2 palette cups
paper towels or cotton rags
Other:
Sketch pad
Drawing pencils