WINTER ADULTS: Painting Intensive Workshop (various dates)

Course Descriptions:     

Acrylic Painting Intensive Sessions:
We will practice with a limited palette using three primary colors, making secondary and tertiary colors. In addition, we will also make preliminary drawings on our canvas to map out shapes and characters, and work on underpainting to build up visual stimuli and resonance. In our brief exploration you will be able to create a pallete of colors, begin 3 paintings and maybe complete an idea. The instructor will provide the images to work from. All are welcome, previous drawing and painting experience is helpful. Bring a snack and drink.
Acrylic Supply List: 3 Canvas - 1 Sq. 8x8 or 10x10, 1 11x14 rectangle, 1 9x12 (or a mix); red, blue, yellow, black, and white acrylic paint; a variety of brushes (flat, round, very small/pointy and a wide 2"; cup for water; large plate or palette paper; pencil; eraser; optional: a ruler, masking tape
Dates:
Saturday, January 11, 12:00pm - 5:00pm    REGISTER HERE
Saturday, February 15, 12:00 - 5:00pm    REGISTER HERE

 

Oil Painting Intensive Sessions:
Begin oil painting in this intensive workshop, we will create a landscape, an abstract and a still life. The instructor will present a step by step for the landscape. A brief talk on color mixing, mapping a subject with a sketch. Due to the time limit, the paintings will be brought home "wet." All levels welcome. Drawing and painting experience is helpful! Bring a snack and a drink.
Oil Supply List:
5 small tubes of oil: Cerulean Blue, Alizarin Crimson, Black, White, and Cad Free Lemon Yellow or Yellow Light; Gamsol, odorless paint thinner and cleaner; brushes just for oil; minimum of 3-4 (1" flat, 3/4" inch flat, 14" round, small pointed); 3 canvas or wood panels; optional: paper towels and plastic bag to dispose of oil stained paper towels; large plate or palette paper; small glass jar with lid
Dates:
Saturday, January 25, 12:00pm - 5:00pm    REGISTER HERE
Saturday, March 22, 12:00 - 5:00pm    REGISTER HERE

Instructor: Nancy Hart
Nancy Hart is an interdisciplinary artist who explores the expanded field of Post Modernism in her teaching and studio work. She has an MFA from the Art Institute of Boston / Lesley University of Art and Design and a BFA in painting from TUFTS / the School of the Museum of Fine Arts. She has also studied the history of photography at Radcliffe Seminars and art history extensively. Hart has been an artist in residence multiple times at the... Learn More »
Age range: 
Adult
Students min/max: 
4/8
Duration: 
1 day
Day/time: 
Saturday, January 11, 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Dates: 
January 11, 2025
Location: 
Room 224
Cost: 
$150