Spring Classes

Registration for spring classes is available now! To sign up for classes, please contact the League office at 910-944-3979.

Exploring Ink
 
Open Studio with Live Model

Instructor: Betty DiBartolomeo
April 1, May 6, 2010
10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
$45 Members/per date
$55 Non Members/per date

► Work from live clothed model
► Work in medium of choice
► Individual help will be available

Oil Painting Mondays

Instructor: Linda Bruening
April 5, May 3, 2010
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
$20 Members/per date
$30 Non Members/per date

► Once a month supervised studio painting session.
► Learn art history, design concepts, painting hints & tips.
► Intermediate level.
Advancing Your Watercolor Skills

Instructor: Mary Ellen Warren
April 12, May 10, 2010
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
$20 Members/per date
$30 Non Members/per date


An open studio class that will cover an instructional skill each session, based upon the participants’ needs. This will be followed by guided practice concentrating on individual needs.
Mondays with Betty

Instructor: Betty DiBartolomeo
April 19, May 17, 2010
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
$20 Members per date
$30 Non Members per date

► Concentrate on basics--composition, value, and explore different processes and palettes.
► Intermediate to advanced level.
Painting in Oils - Part II

Instructor: Linda Bruening
April 8, 15, 22, 29, 2010
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
$130 Members
$150 Non Members
Supply List

This is for students who have taken the Oil Painting Part I class or for those painters who have a very good basic knowledge of the three oil painting techniques.   Part II will continue working with these luminous and colorful paints as you learn more techniques and concepts, and how to develop paintings of your own subject matter while working closely with the instructor. 
Exploring Inks

Instructor: Karen Walker
April 16, 23, 2010
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
$45 Members
$55 Non Members
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Explore the vibrant colors and unpredictable nature of alcohol-based inks. We will look at techniques for applying and controlling ink to create expressive and beautiful paintings. Inks are a perfect way to “loosen up” your painting!
Watercolor Pouring

Instructor: Mary Ellen Warren
April 26, 27, 28, 2010
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
$60 Members
$80 Members

Watercolor Pouring is a unique process that can bring wonderful color opportunities to your work. Using primary, staining colors unusual effects may be achieved…a method worth exploring.
Watercolor Secrets

Instructor: Elda Hiser
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

$35 Members per day
$45 Members per day
Sign up for each day separately

April 30 – Glazing: painting a white table cloth in watercolor by glazing.
May 7 – Mixing Nature’s Greens
May 14 – Painting Rocks and Surf
Inks in Detail

Instructor: Karen Walker
May 4, 2010
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
$30 Members
$40 Non Members

This class will emphasize detail and control while working with alcohol inks on yupo paper. Learn to combine pen with the ink and integrate detailed passages into a more fluid painting. Warning - this may be a frustrating endeavor! Bring your own materials and detailed reference photos. Intermediate Level.
Inks in the Abstract
Instructor: Karen Walker
May 5, 2010
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
$30 Members
$40 NonMembers
Love the inks, but not interested in creating detailed work? This session focuses on the fluidity and beauty of alcohol inks. Demonstrations in ink flow and abstract painting including abstract landscapes. Spend a few hours experiencing the joy of ink painting - ink therapy! Bring your own materials. Intermediate Level.

Composition-The Structure of Good Art
Instructor: Betty DiBartolomeo
May 11, 2010
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Members $35
Non Members $45

Many a good painting is lost by a weak understanding of the power in good composition. We will be exploring why the great masters' art has survived the ages, dissecting their masterpieces for their secrets of good composition. A Powerpoint presentation will help to show these secrets. The class will concentrate on composition only! All levels of artists should not miss this class.

Small Works and Miniatures
Instructor: Betty Hendrix
May 12,13, 2010
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Members $65
Non Members $80

Miniatures and small works are gaining in popularity. Learn about the differences in these two painting categories, sources for supplies, and framing options. In class, create one or two “jewels” to put in our August show. Work in your favorite medium.

Refining Your Drawing Skills
Instructor: Emma Skurnick
May 15, 2010
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 
Members $40
Non Members $50

There are hundreds of tips and tricks you can use to improve the realism and accuracy of your drawings, and in this one-day class we will be exploring some of the most powerful. From contour drawing to negative space, perspective, foreshortening, value, line weight, layering and shading, we will be amassing a toolbox of possibilities to take any artist's drawings to the next level of beauty and nuance.

Basic and Intermediate Oils
Instructor: Harry Neely
May 18, 19, 20, 2010
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Members $100
Non Members $120
CAPTURING LIGHT AND COLOR
Instructor: Betty DiBartolomeo
Monday-Wednesday
May 25-27, 2010
10-4 p.m.
Members $100
Non Members $130

► Bring your palette knife and oil paints and learn to capture the feeling light and colors of nature. Weather permitting, the class may paint outdoors around the League or indoors. Regardless, you will be painting from LIFE! Not photos! We will explore how the light radiates in a still life set-up and how it differs in the landscape.
► Oils (Traditional or Water Soluble) or Pastels (Hard and Soft)
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