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Creating a Landscape With Soft Pastel (B)

February 04, 2025

Learn methods of using soft pastels for landscape subjects from conception to completion. We'll cover application methods, color mixing techniques, and blending processes for drawing the landscape. Various methods and techniques will be discussed based on the papers and materials chosen by each student. We'll go over principles of composition based on format variation including […]

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Clothed Portrait Figure Drawing (C)

February 04, 2025

Participants will draw portraits from a live, clothed figure model. Session starts with a warm up of short poses, then moves into a few longer sessions. A studio monitor will guide the model and overall experience, but drawing instruction is not provided. open to anyone interested in drawing portraits from a live, clothed figure model.

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Clothed Portrait Figure Drawing (E)

February 04, 2025

Participants will draw portraits from a live, clothed figure model. Session starts with a warm up of short poses, then moves into a few longer sessions. A studio monitor will guide the model and overall experience, but drawing instruction is not provided. open to anyone interested in drawing portraits from a live, clothed figure model.

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Family Studio: Clay Animals: Lions + Tigers + Bears, oh my!

February 04, 2025

Make art side by side as a family. exploring a new medium each week and create a beautiful project together. Get messy with us and spend your morning creating little critters out of air dry clay. Form a mound of clay to look like a real life animal or a creature born of your imagination! […]

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Figure Drawing (TH-B)

February 04, 2025

These drawing sessions are open to anyone interested in drawing from a live, nude figure model. A studio monitor guides the model and overall experience, but drawing instruction is not provided.

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Clothed Portrait Figure Drawing (D)

February 04, 2025

Participants will draw portraits from a live, clothed figure model. Session starts with a warm up of short poses, then moves into a few longer sessions. A studio monitor will guide the model and overall experience, but drawing instruction is not provided. open to anyone interested in drawing portraits from a live, clothed figure model.

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Clothed Portrait Figure Drawing (A)

February 04, 2025

Participants will draw portraits from a live, clothed figure model. Session starts with a warm up of short poses, then moves into a few longer sessions. A studio monitor will guide the model and overall experience, but drawing instruction is not provided. open to anyone interested in drawing portraits from a live, clothed figure model.

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Figure Drawing (F-F)

February 04, 2025

These drawing sessions are open to anyone interested in drawing from a live, nude figure model. A studio monitor guides the model and overall experience, but drawing instruction is not provided.

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Fantastic Cartography: Illustrated Maps

February 04, 2025

Learn to create your own fantasy map. It could be a continent, a city, a castle, a dungeon, or a whole world! We'll learn about different types of maps, practice inking techniques, and learn to antique/hand color your maps. You will work on one large map project throughout the class.

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Loose Figure Drawing: Draw Like a Slob

February 04, 2025

Do you want your drawings to be perfectly proportioned with delicate shading transitions and carefully placed lines, resulting in perfectly proportioned figures? Yeah, this class isn't for you. In Loose Figure Drawing: Draw Like a Slob, you'll learn how to slop ink down and still come up with recognizable figures despite the occasional ink drip, […]

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Figure Drawing (F-D)

February 04, 2025

These drawing sessions are open to anyone interested in drawing from a live, nude figure model. A studio monitor guides the model and overall experience, but drawing instruction is not provided.

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Figure Drawing (F-C)

February 04, 2025

These drawing sessions are open to anyone interested in drawing from a live, nude figure model. A studio monitor guides the model and overall experience, but drawing instruction is not provided.

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Artmaking + Storytelling (Ages 6 – 8)

February 04, 2025

Read stories and make art that tell them! In this class we will explore stories by reading books together, then make exciting things like picture books and puppets. This class is perfect for artists who love making up stories and characters and exploring new ways to create art.

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Figure Drawing (F-A)

February 04, 2025

These drawing sessions are open to anyone interested in drawing from a live, nude figure model. A studio monitor guides the model and overall experience, but drawing instruction is not provided.

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Creating a Landscape With Soft Pastel (A)

February 04, 2025

Learn methods of using soft pastels for landscape subjects from conception to completion. We'll cover application methods, color mixing techniques, and blending processes for drawing the landscape. Various methods and techniques will be discussed based on the papers and materials chosen by each student. We'll go over principles of composition based on format variation including […]

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Figure Drawing (TH-H)

February 04, 2025

These drawing sessions are open to anyone interested in drawing from a live, nude figure model. A studio monitor guides the model and overall experience, but drawing instruction is not provided.

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Figure Drawing (F-E)

February 04, 2025

These drawing sessions are open to anyone interested in drawing from a live, nude figure model. A studio monitor guides the model and overall experience, but drawing instruction is not provided.

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Riverside Art: Connecting With the James

February 04, 2025

In this class, artists of all levels can explore the natural world through creative expression, finding inspiration and solace in the rhythms and beauty of the river. Through a series of guided exercises, meditative practices, and artistic techniques, students will learn how to capture the essence of the river in their artwork, allowing them to […]

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Clothed Portrait Figure Drawing (F)

February 04, 2025

Participants will draw portraits from a live, clothed figure model. Session starts with a warm up of short poses, then moves into a few longer sessions. A studio monitor will guide the model and overall experience, but drawing instruction is not provided. open to anyone interested in drawing portraits from a live, clothed figure model.

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Figure Drawing (TH-F)

February 04, 2025

These drawing sessions are open to anyone interested in drawing from a live, nude figure model. A studio monitor guides the model and overall experience, but drawing instruction is not provided.

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Family Studio: Exploring Georgia O’Keeffe: Large-Scale Flower Art

February 04, 2025

Come and make art side by side as a family. Families will explore a new medium each week and create a beautiful project together. We'll explore Georgia O’Keeffe’s flowers, because no one saw them like she did! We will observe examples of Georgia O'Keeffe's flower paintings, learn how flowers are important to pollinators and create […]

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Sketchbook: Exploration + Daily Practice

February 04, 2025

Learn how to fuel creativity and form a habit of sketchbooking. We'll do collaborative sketchbook activities and overcome the fear of getting started. We'll explore lots of drawing, collage and comics exercises. Making art is fun, and it's for everyone! This class is heavily inspired by such luminaries as Lynda Barry and James Gurney.

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