Artists

League 

of the Sandhills

INTRODUCTION TO SOFT PASTEL

with Betty Hendrix

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

$35 Members - $45 Non-Members

This is a class for anyone wishing to try pastels for the first time. You will learn about the various supplies available and where to get them. You will learn basic application techniques. You will do a simple piece in class. You may begin with a small set and mix colors by layering techniques. If you enjoy the medium, you will certainly wish to expand your set of pastels.

WATERCOLOR BASICS

with Elda Hiser

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

$35 Members - $45 Non-Members

This class is for those wishing to try watercolor for the first time or for those wishing to try a new medium. Loan of a palette, paint, and brushes is included. Paper will be available for purchase at nominal cost. Bring Turkish towel and roll of paper towels.

INTRODUCTION TO COLORED PENCIL & WATERCOLOR PENCIL

with Betty Hendrix

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

$35 Members - $45 Non-Members

This is a class for anyone wishing to try colored pencils for the first time. You will learn about the various supplies available and where to get them. You will learn basic application techniques. You will do a simple piece in class. This is a medium which is portable and needs little space for working. you can begin working in the medium with a minimal investment in supplies. If you really enjoy it, you may gradually expand your supplies and ways of working.

INTRODUCTION TO ACRYLICS

with Harry Neely

Thursday, August 7, 2008

10:00 am - 3:00 pm

$35 Members - $40 Non-Members

Introductory class for beginners. Learn about paints and media of the 21st century. Harry will demonstrate how to use acrylics and help you do your own painting. Bring supplies you already have, but wait until after class discussion to purchase any you need. Paint and medium will be available for you to use in class.

FRAMING YOUR ART ECONOMICALLY

with Susan Edquist

Monday, August 18, 2008

1:00 - 4:00 pm

$25 Members - $30 Non-Members

Learn to frame your art so that it fits your budget, enhances the work, is suitable for exhibition, and appeals to you and potential clients. The class will cover information invaluable to those who do their own framing. Those who take their work to a frame shop will learn what they need to know to make wise choices when going to a framer. The class will give tips on how to save when framing art on paper, canvas, and board.

INTRODUCTION TO USING A SKETCHBOOK

with Jonathan Brower

Friday, August 22, 2008

9:30 am - 3:30 pm

$35 Members - $45 Non-Members

Learn the value of a sketchbook even if you have never used one. Using a sketchbook does not require any skill, only a desire to expand your artistic ability. Tips on drawing, observation, and concepts will be discussed through lecture, one-on-one instruction, material demonstrations, and directed exercises.

INSTANTLY IMPROVE YOUR PAINTINGS USING VALUE

with Elda Hiser

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

$35 Members - $45 Non-Members

You can instantly improve your paintings by understanding the importance of value in your work. This class will demonstrate this importance through the use of creating your work in three value stages, rearranging those values, and finding the arrangement that best expresses your intent. No color will be used in this class. Open to all mediums.

WATERCOLOR FLORALS

with Mary Ellen Warren

Wednesdays, September 3, 10, 24, 2008

9:00 am - 12 noon

$60 Members - $80 Non-Members

We will concentrate on how to achieve specific effects through various watercolor techniques. The goal is to improve skills with knowledge and exploration. Specific supplies are recommended along with the standard watercolor equipment.

MIXING COLORS

(Acrylic and Oil - Beginning to Intermediate)

with Susan Edquist

Mondays, September 8, 22, 29, October 6, 13,

20, 2008

9:30 am - 4:30 pm

$235 Members - $285 Non-Members

This class offers a disciplined approach to mastering the art of mixing colors. Lessons will teach students how to manipulate hue, value and intensity of colors. Students will build their understanding of how light affects colors and colors affect one another through exercises ranging from simple to challenging. Susan will guide the class through this course as developed by Betty Edwards (author of Color and Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain).

CREATIVE COLORED PENCIL

with Betty Hendrix

Thursday & Friday, September 11 - 12, 2008

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

$70 Members - $90 Non-Members

This is a two-day class for anyone with experience in colored pencil or who has taken a beginner class. The class will focus on creating a painting using methods and/or mediums you may not have tried before. Consider using colored pencils on a support (or surface) you may not have used yet. Or try combining mediums for a new and different effect. Several options will be provided in class or you may bring some of your own choice.

DRAWING WHAT YOU SEE II

with Jonathan Brower

Saturdays, September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 2008

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

$60 Members - $80 Non-Members

This course looks to increase your awareness to the elements of drawing and their application, i.e. value, texture, spacial understanding, and aesthetic maturity. A continued emphasis on the eye-brain-hand relationship will be stressed. Simple approaches to complex problems will be tackled through lecture, one-on-one instruction, material demonstrations, and directed exercises.

YOUR FAVORITE SUMMER PHOTO

IN WATERCOLOR

with Lisa Mathis

Thursday & Friday, September 18 - 19, 2008

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

$40 Members - $50 Non-Members

In this class we'll take a project from a glimmer of an idea to completion. Bring in your favorite summer photos. I'll help you choose, crop, draw, and experiment with watercolor to make a truly personal painting full of strong color, great composition, and powerful emotional content. So grab your camera, turn off that flash and start clicking! My aim is to help you find your voice and improve your artistic confidence. All levels welcome.

BEGINNING/INTERMEDIATE WATERCOLOR I

with Elda Hiser

Tuesdays, September, 23, 30, October 7, 2008

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

$100 Members - $130 Non-Members

Demonstrations will include stretching paper before and after you have painted on it; learning control through glazing; learning the difference between wet into wet painting effects and wet into dry effects; transferring your sketch to the paper; and mixing every color needed with three primary colors.

TERRACOTTA PORTRAITS

with Betty DiBartolomeo

Wednesday- Friday, October 8 - 10, 2008

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

$100 Members - $130 Non-Members

This class will help those students of portraiture to realize the 3D dimension of the head. We will strive not so much for a likeness but the structure and form. Class will work as a buddy-system, sculpting each other. Terra cotta clay will be provided.

PASTEL PAINTING - TRY IT!!!

with Betty Hendrix

Thursday & Friday, September 25 - 26, 2008

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

$70 Members - $90 Non-Members

Working from your photos, learn to select your "center of interest" and develop your composition using lively color, interesting shapes, and good values. Open to beginner and intermediate levels.

BEGINNING/INTERMEDIATE WATERCOLOR II

with Elda Hiser

Tuesdays, October 14, 21, 28, 2008

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

$100 Members - $130 Non-Members

During these three days we will build on the earlier classes. Artists with some previous watercolor experience are invited to join this group.