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PLUM BLOSSOMS
Saturday, May 19, 10 am–4 pm
Ability level: All levels
$40 members/ $50 nonmembers (materials provided – bring a sack lunch)
Maximum enrollment is 12 students.
Beverly Herndon

In Chinese brushwork painting, the plum blossom is considered one of the “Four Gentlemen” or “Four Scholarly Plants,” also representing the four seasons. These four plants are the Chinese orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum, and plum blossom.  The plum blossom blooms in late winter and represents that season as well as symbolizes courage under harsh conditions. Students in this workshop will learn to paint flowering plum blossom branches using ink and watercolor on rice paper.

DRAW, PAINT, PRINT! THE ART OF MONOTYPE PRINTING
Sunday, May 20, 1–5 pm
Ability level: All levels
$25 members/ $30 nonmembers (materials provided)
Maximum enrollment is 12 students.
Mike Muller

Monotypes are one-of-a-kind prints created by brushing a design in ink onto a blank printing then transferring that image to paper using a printing press. Join in the fun of learning to make monotypes. Embossing is also part of this process. You can add textures and combine with other mediums, such as drawing or collage, to create unique printed works of art.

BASIC COLOR THEORY
Sunday, June 10, 1–4 pm
Ability level: Novice/Beginner
$20 members/$25 nonmembers (materials provided)
Maximum enrollment is 12 students.
Patricia Morgan

Explore color theory, an element of art that forms the foundation of all works of art, in this class designed for those with little to no art experience. Create a color wheel, while learning how color is applied in different works of art.

FUNDAMENTALS OF DRAWING
Saturdays, June 23–July 21, 1–4 pm (5 classes)
Ability level: Novice/Beginner
$90 members/$110 nonmembers (materials provided)
Maximum enrollment is 12 students.
Narciso Argüelles

This class will develop the student’s understanding of the basic concepts of drawing and the powers of observation, while working with various media and utilizing a variety of sources and environments. The instructor will focus on the fundamentals—line, shape, value, and form. Various techniques will be taught using pencil, charcoal, and conté while working from still life. Formal principals, such as shading, proportion and composition, will be covered also.

DRAW, PAINT, PRINT! THE ART OF MONOTYPE PRINTING
Sunday, July 22, 1–5 pm
Ability level: All levels
$25 members/$30 nonmembers (materials provided)
Maximum enrollment is 12 students.
Mike Muller

Monotypes are one-of-a-kind prints created by brushing a design in ink onto a blank printing plate then transferring that image to paper using a printing press. Join in the fun of learning to make monotypes. Embossing is also part of this process. You can add textures and combine with other mediums, such as drawing or collage, to create unique printed works of art.

MIXED-MEDIA DRAWING

Saturday, July 28, 1–4 pm
Ability level: Novice/Beginner
$20 members/$25 nonmembers (materials provided)
Maximum enrollment is 12 students.
Lacye Swilley-Russell

Mixed-media drawing can be very expressionistic! Go beyond charcoal or pencil in this class, as we combine and explore many methods of drawing media, such as collage, paint, or even shoe polish. This class will make you see the common household object as a drawing tool.

INTRODUCTION TO WATERCOLOR
Sundays, August 5–26, 1–4 pm (4 classes)
Ability level: Novice/Beginner
$90 members/$110 nonmembers (materials provided)
Maximum enrollment is 12 students.
Debbie Langston

This class will explore the medium of watercolor, as students learn techniques for painting a variety of subject matter, including still life, flowers, landscape, and the student’s choice.

MIXED-MEDIA PAINTING
Saturday, August 18, 1–4 pm
Ability level: Novice/Beginner
$20 members/$25 nonmembers (materials provided)
Maximum enrollment is 12 students.
Lacye Swilley-Russell

Tired of using the same old paint media? Need some excitement in your paintings? Join us as we discuss the various topics of collage and combine traditional painting with found objects, such as paper, sand, grout, or even paper towels.