Session 2 2010: March 1 - April 12
Session 3 2010: April 26 - June 14
no class Memorial Day
Session 5 2010: Sept 13 - Oct 25
Session 6 2010: Nov 1 - Dec 13
Cost: $160
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Calling all painters who use oils, acrylics or the new water soluble oils. Learn to create forms, textures and effects as well as the methods to clean and shape your brushes for maximum control. Students will also learn how to pick up paint for specific types of effects and manipulate their strokes to get the right results. Some painting experience necessary
(7) 2 hr. classes
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Landscape
Painting
with Kurt Schwarz
Instructor:
Kurt Schwarz
Dates and Times:
Thursdays, 10 am - 1 pm
Session 4 2010: June 24 - July 29
Cost: $175
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Paint on location with this acclaimed painter and excellent instructor.
Capture the beauty of the landscape in oil, acrylic or pastel.
Focus is on composition, color harmony, space, and texture. Instructor
will demonstrate his techniques for achieving stunning realism.
(6) 3 hr.
classes
Directions to Painting Location:
The Schwarz Homestead
From 222 S. King Street, Leesburg, take Rt 7W to Rt. 9W toward Charles Town, WV. Turn right at Berlin Turnpike/Rt. 287 (6.4 mi.). Turn left at Hammond Dr. (0.2 mi.).
Turn right at Spring Farm Dr. (0.1 mi.). Turn left at W Broad Way/Irish Corner Rd/Rt. 673 (1.6 mi.). Turn right at Georges Mill Rd/Rt. 852. (1.2 mi.). Continue on Stevens Rd/Rt. 758 (0.6 mi.)
House on Right. 38063 Stevens Rd., Lovettsville,VA 20180.
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Drawing and Painting
the Portrait
with Jin Chung
Instructor:
Jin Chung
Dates and Times:
Tuesdays, 10 am - 1 pm
Session 2 2010: March 2 - April 6
Session 3 2010: April 27 - June 1
Session 5 2010: Sept 7 - Oct 12
Session 6 2010: Nov 2 - Dec 7
Cost: $175 + $35 model fee
(6 model sittings)
Learn to draw or paint the portrait in a comfortable environment with an energetic artist. Many aspects of portraiture such as color, composition, value and anatomy will be discussed. Pencil and charcoal are recommended for drawing students and oils for painters. Multiple demonstrations will be given in all mediums.
(6) 3
hr. classes
Supply list will be discussed in detail during the first class, along with a demonstration, just bring a notebook. This will help you avoid getting things you don't need or shouldn't use.
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Painter’s Camera
(From Camera to Canvas)
with Ann Noel
Instructor:
Ann Noel
Dates and Times:
Mondays, 10 am - 1 pm
or Tuesdays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm
Session 2 2010:
Mondays: March 1 - April 5
or Tuesdays: March 2 - April 6
Session 3 2010:
Mondays: April 26 - June 7
no class Memorial Day
or Tuesdays: April 27 - June 1
Session 4 2010:
Mondays: June 21 - July 26
or Tuesdays: June 22 - July 27
Session 5 2010:
Mondays: Sept 13 - Oct 18
no class Labor Day
or Tuesdays: Sept 7 - Oct 12
Session 6 2010:
Mondays: Nov 1 - Dec 6
or Tuesdays: Nov 2 - Dec 7
Cost: $175
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Designed for students with some drawing and painting experience, this intermediate class will guide students in transferring a photo to canvas. Use your own landscape/portraits and photographs as subject matter for painting in oil or acrylic. Emphasis is on composition, color, development of skills and information exchange. Come with your photographs and sketch book to the first class and be prepared to draw. Learn to tone a canvas in preparation for your painting. Supply List: 1st class bring Medium or Large drawing tablet, pen or soft pencil, or vine charcoal and eraser or kneaded eraser (charcoal).
(6) 3 hr. classes
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The Visual
Eye
with Kathi Scholz Fertig
student work, Mary McCafferty
Instructor:
Kathi Scholz Fertig
Dates and Times:
Mondays, 6:30 - 9 pm
Next Session: TBA
Cost: $150
We grow up seeing things as "icons"; thus, for instance,
we learn to see an apple as a vertical round shape with a curved
stem on top. Making art is a combination of skill and visual esthetic.
In this painting class, we concentrate on developing the visual
eye rather than developing extensive mechanical skills. Employing
a method of painting used by mid-19th century Italian painters
called ‘machiaioli’ - which translates roughly to ‘color
patch’ - you learn to see like an artist. Working from direct
observation, learn to “see” things as they are, not
as our mind perceives them to be, and to translate that vision
into a painting. This is an excellent course for both beginner
and experienced painters. Acrylic or oil paints may be used.
(6) 2-1/2 hr. classes
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The Visual
Eye
Using Photographs
with Kathi Scholz Fertig
Instructor:
Kathi Scholz Fertig
Dates and Times:
Mondays, 6:30 - 9 pm
Next Session : TBA
Cost: $150
We grow up seeing things as “icons”; thus, for instance, we learn to see an apple as a vertical round shape with a curved stem on top. Making art is a combination of skill and visual esthetic. In this painting class, we concentrate on developing the visual eye rather than developing extensive mechanical skills. Employing a method of painting used by mid-19th century Italian painters called ‘machiaioli’ - which translates roughly to ‘color patch’ - you learn to see like an artist. Working from direct observation, learn to see things as they are, not as our mind perceives them, and to translate that vision into a painting. Working from photographs, we apply the same basic tenets of the “visual eye” with the unique complexities of working from photographs. In this class we will learn how to use what photographs have to offer and how to translate those properties into a painting. This is an excellent course for both beginner and experienced painters. Acrylic or oil paints may be used.
(6) 2-1/2 hr. classes
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1-Day Mural Painting
Workshop
with Kathi Scholz Fertig
Instructor:
Kathi Scholz Fertig
Dates and Times:
Saturdays, 10 am - 4 pm
Next Session : TBA
Cost: $90
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Learn to paint murals for home or business. This class will concentrate on the different ways to conceptualize and design a mural of your own creation. We will look at stenciling, free hand painting, tracing images, enlarging, mixing color, copying a photograph and creating trompe l'oeil. Bring your ideas to class. The first half we will go over materials, techniques, resources and organization. In the second half we will start you on your own individual project.
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Drawing and Painting
the Portrait
with Tim Chambers
Instructor:
Timothy Chambers
Dates and Times:
Thursdays, 1 - 4 pm
Next Session : TBA
Cost: $175 + $20 model fee
This will be a highly-indiviudalized class focusing on the understanding form, value, and color in painting. The principles learned can apply to any genre, not just portraiture. Working from a live clothed model, attention will be given to proper draftsmanship and anatomy through the use of masses, relationships, and color. Students will work in charcoal and oil. During Session 3 the class will go outside (weather permitting) to incorporate the landscape with the portrait.
For those students who would like to complete a portrait of their own subject, Tim offers the chance to use the entire session to focus on painting one portrait from a photograph. Tim will guide you through the photo selection, having a reference photograph printed, composing for the canvas, and the portrait painting process from start to completion. If his interests you, bring in your photos or digital files (with your laptop!) so Tim can help select the best image to use for your portrait. You will end up with a completed portrait of someone you love (or admire, cherish, respect, etc.) by the end of the class! You will learn the different aspects of anatomy, design, color, value as well. For more details, contact Tim at studio@timothychambers.com.
(6) 3
hr. classes
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Painting the Still Life
with Jill Banks
Instructor:
Jill Banks
Dates and Times:
Thursdays, 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Next Session : TBA
Cost: $175
Say goodbye to the stodgy still life... and learn how to paint just about anything! Still life painting is the ultimate teacher - learn how to achieve glorious color, draw with paint concentrating on simplifying forms into abstract shapes, simulate various textures, and construct compelling compositions. Experiment! The instructor will set up multiple fun still lifes for each class and teach students how to design their own incorporating some of their favorite objects. This is a great class for artists of all levels - from beginners to advanced. Multiple demos will be given during the course.
(6) 3
hr. classes
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Still Life Painting
with Antonia Walker
Instructor:
Antonia Walker
Date and Time:
Saturday & Sunday 10 am - 4 pm
Next Session: TBA
Cost: $165
Follow The Light
With an emphasis on light and color this class explores the rhythm, contrasts and compositional structures of the still life. From color studies in a limited palette we will then explore the exciting color interpretations possible using an expanded palette. Oil, watercolor and pastel welcome with demonstrations given on expressive color interpretations.
(2) 6 hr. classes
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Painting People
with Kathi Fertig
Instructor:
Kathi
Scholz Fertig
Dates and Times:
Mondays,
7:30 - 9:30 pm
Next Session: TBA
Cost: $140 + $20 model fee
This is representational painting in the style of ‘classical illusion’, not realism. We concentrate on painting the ‘essence’ of the person by employing the ideals of Fairfield Porter, David Parks, Vermeer and Valasquez. Students will work from life and reproductions, painting each other and themselves, singly and in group settings. Working from direct observation, students learn to ‘see’ things visually, not as conventions or as our mind perceives them and to translate that vision into a painting (and have a good time while we’re at it). Oil paints, acrylics and pastels may be used. This is an excellent course for both beginner and experienced painters.
(7) 2-1/2
hour classes
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The Visual
Eye Landscape
with Kathi Scholz Fertig
student work,
Instructor:
Kathi Scholz Fertig
Dates and Times:
Sundays, 8:30 - 11:30 am
Next Session : TBA
Cost: $150
We grow up seeing things as “icons”; thus, for instance, we learn to see an apple as a vertical round shape with a curved stem on top. Making art is a combination of skill and visual esthetic. In this painting class, we concentrate on developing the visual eye rather than developing extensive mechanical skills. Employing a method of painting used by mid-19th century Italian painters called ‘machiaioli’ - which translates roughly to ‘color patch’ - you learn to see like an artist. Working from direct observation, learn to see things as they are, not as our mind perceives them, and to translate that vision into a painting. This landscape class employs the same concept as our visual eye class, employing the premier coup approach of the landscape painters Corot, Porter, Constable, Hopper, Dickenson. We will work out of doors, directly on sight on various farms in the Middleburg area.This is an excellent course for both beginner and experienced painters. Acrylic or oil paints may be used.
(5) 3 hr. classes
Directions to painting location:
Taproot Farm
From Leesburg:
Take 15 South to Route 50 West all the way to Middleburg. Turn Right at first traffic light, Madison Street (Red Fox Inn on corner) (Madison becomes Foxcroft Road). Stay on Foxcroft Road, passing Glenwood Park race track, crossing over Rt. 611, until it dead ends at Unison Road.
Turn left on Unison Road. Go about a mile. Look for “Taproot” sign on left and enter driveway. (21402 Unison Road).
From Washington DC:
Take 495 Washington beltway
Take the Dulles Toll Road Exit heading west (go through the toll booth). Take Exit for 28 South.
Take Route 50 West exit and go west on 50 all the way to Middleburg. and then follow directions above from Middleburg's first traffic light.
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Plein Air Portrait/Figure Painting in Oil
with Jonathan Linton
Instructor:
Jonathan Linton
Dates and Times:
Tuesdays, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Next Session : TBA
Cost: $175 + $20 model fee
Students will learn about the principles of picture composition, and the elements of color, shape, line, and texture while painting the
portrait/figure "en plein air." Students may choose to focus on
portraiture, costumed figure painting, the figure in the landscape or the landscape during this class. The class will meet at a different
location each week and will begin with a short lecture on a particular
topic which will include a short (15 min) demo. After this, the
students will have a little over two hours to paint an oil alla prima
painting (beginners are welcome, however, they should not expect to
always finish their painting each week). Jonathan will give
individual help to the students as they work. Class is limited to 8
students. If the class is rained out (light drizzle doesn't count - after all, we're painting with oils), we will have a make-up or some locations will have a coverd area in wihich to paint. Demo the first day.
(6) 3
hr. classes
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Intermediate to Advanced Oil Painting
with Jonathan Linton
Instructor:
Jonathan Linton
Dates and Times:
Wednesdays, 7 - 9:30 pm
Next Session : TBA
Expand your portrait skills by implementing artistic principles and elements such as good composition, convincing perspective, natural color relationships and painterly textures (including edge quality). We will begin with a demo and then move into still life painting and finish with painting the portrait from a live model.
(6) 3
hr. classes
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