Figure drawing is a cornerstone of artistic training. The figure presents many technical issues including form, structure, foreshortening and more. Stripped of the cultural baggage of clothing, the nude figure can express every aspect of humanity, from the heroic to the pathetic.

Join us every Wednesday for our life drawing session that focuses on the figure. This uninstructed session is great for students young and old. Starting with shorter poses to warm up your artistic brain, we range from 2 minute poses to 20 minute poses. All mediums are welcome. Easels, benches, and refreshments are provided. Please bring your own paper and drawing materials. Derwent has provided Charcoal, Pastel, Graphite and other drawing pencils for attendees to try out during the session.

We request courtesy, maturity, and respect to the model and other artists. Photography is not allowed. We promote an open atmosphere where artists can interact, view, discuss, and encourage each other.

Registration is $15 per person, per session. $60 for a month pass, valid for Wednesday and Sunday sessions, a $120 value! Limited seats are available, sign up today!

Your upcoming models:

February 22nd

Sharon Rose

February 29th

Camille

March 7th

Linda

March 14th

Wenying

March 21st

Camille

March 28th

Stacy

 

Join us Sunday evenings for long pose sessions. During this session the model will strike one pose for the entire session. This allows the attendee to make an advanced study of the figure or portrait. With a longer pose one can not only study the figure, but focus on color issues as well. Painting from life rather than a picture can achieve more realistic results. This session is designed for painters, pastel artists, and anyone who desires time for a more in depth study, all mediums are welcome. Models will be nude or costumed.

Registration is $15 per person, per session. $60 for a month pass valid for Wednesday and Sunday sessions, a $120 value! Seats are limited, sign up today!

Your upcoming models:

February 26th

Wenying (nude)

March 4th

Rachel (catwoman)

March 11th

Michael (nude)

March 25th

Alyssa (nude)

 

Lisa Engelbrecht will lead you on a journey to discover contemporary styles of calligraphic lettering using new types of pens and innovative techniques with tools you already have!

Explore scratchy, scrawled and built up extreme lettering with influences of traditional calligraphy, urban calligraphy and street art. No lettering experience necessary. Beginners and kids are more than welcome. Sample book provided for further play.

Registration is $45, this includes all materials and instruction, feel free to bring your own sketch book with you.

Seats are limited so sign up today!

Explore Gamblin's approach to color making with Glenn BrilL, the manager of education for Gamblin Artist Oil Colors.

Glenn will be covering color issues such as 2-D versus 3-D color space, additive and subtractive color, how to create a personalized palette of colors and the historical application of opaque and transparent colors. Learn how to save time and money by understanding how pigments effect color mixing.

All attendees receive FREE Gamblin product and literature samples. Attendees will also receive a coupon for $10 off a purchase of $50 or more of Gamblin products at Art Supply Warehouse.

Registration is $10. Seats are limited so sign up today!

Explore the fundamentals of drawing with artist Taylor Montague. Learn the basics of drawing from transparent construction, to shading techniques and basic composition.

This is a great class for beginners and those that are looking for a refreshing look at the foundations of drawing. During this class Taylor will lead you through the process of a still life drawing starting with compositional sketches and ending with a full size drawing.

Registration is $45, this includes all materials and instruction. Drawing paper, charcoal and graphite pencils will be provided.

Seats are limited so sign up today!

Pictured below are samples of previous students work.

Put down your brush and uncramp your style with palette knife painting. Find out how to paint complicated subjects by letting the palette knife do the painting for you! If you like the idea of buttery luscious textures and want something that makes applying paint easy, this class is for you. During this class learn how to paint a seascape. Get tips from Lyndelle Stonick on how to carve sky, rocks, and water with soft and hard edges using Richeson oils.

Feel free to bring your own photographic reference of any landscape subject. All levels are welcome, beginners to advanced. Feel free to bring your own diamond shaped metal palette knife (1 1/4"-1 1/2" long). Plastic palette knives will be provided.

Registration is $45 and includes instruction and materials. Seats are limited so sign up today!

Pictured below are samples of Lyndelle Stonick's palette knife paintings.

Is crafting your artist statement keeping you up at night? You don't have to worry anymore! No more restless nights!

GYST-Ink the publisher of Getting Your Sh*t Together, A Professional Practices Manual for Artists presents "Crafting Your Artist Statement." Tucker Neel (Associate Professor of Comunication Arts at OTIS College of Art & Design) will be here to explain why, how, and how NOT to write an artist statement. A well written artist statement is a crucial piece of all artist's portfolio.

Registration is $20. Seats are limited so sign up today!

Tucker Neel has written for Art Lies Magazine, ARTPULSE Magazine, the LA Alternative Press, and X-Tra Magazine.

Painting a portrait can be very intimidating, especially when using watercolors. With a fluidity of colors, Fealing Lin (NWS) combines impressionistic strokes and semi-abstract techniques to elicit life and movement in her portraiture.

During this three day class Fealing will teach you how to relax and enjoy the process of portraiture as you discover the spontaneity of watercolor. You will develop an understanding of the underlying structure of the head that will give you confidence to take on even the most challenging portraits.

Throughout the course of the weekend, attendees will learn how light affects shape, value, and dimension as well as how to use the transparency of watercolor to encourage the glow of the paper underneath to shine through.

Registration is $249. This includes three days of instruction, and ALL materials for the class. Seats are limited so sign up today!

Pictured below are some samples of Fealing's portraiture. Award-winning watercolorist Fealing Lin (NWS) of San Marino, California, was born in Taiwan and began her journey into artistic expression as a protege of renowned Taiwanese professor Ching-Jung Chen. She subsequently moved to the United States to pursue her career with watercolorist and senior art historian professor Verna Wells. Her works have garnered several awards in many national exhibitions including NWS, WW, TWSA, Brand National, Audubon Artist, San Diego Watercolor International and many others. Fealing's works appear in many magazines and books, including Watercolor Magic, Artist Sketch Magazine, International Artist Magazine, Best Watercolor, and Splash (9, 10, 11 & 12).