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Have you wanted to paint while on vacation but are daunted by the idea of bringing all those supplies and finding the time? This course will change that as we explore watercolor, drawing, collage and more to find what materials work well and inspire your sketching. We will work from photos during class to get you comfortable with different techniques to try outdoors. In addition, you will be exposed to fun supplies and learn some hacks to save time and pack smart.

Supplies:
You can do this class with a sketchbook of mixed media or watercolor paper, a few watercolors, some pencils, markers, a magazine and a glue stick. This class works for both the art supply junkie and the minimalist. In first class I will show and demo various supplies you may want to add.

NOTE:  This class will be taught online using Zoom.  Students are expected to be well versed in the use of Zoom prior to the start of class.  The classes area recorded and recordings are available for a month following each class.

Instructor:   Sharon Schmiedel

Sharon Schmiedel has a BFA in painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art. She works in watercolor, pen and ink, mixed media and acrylics. These works are energetic and expressive; it is the opposite direction from the many years she spent working in technical illustration, medical illustration, and graphic design. She now spends her creative energy painting, drawing, and teaching.  To see Sharon’s most recent artwork follow her on Instagram artwork_sharon or her website at www.sharon.gallery.

For everyone who wants to learn different techniques and approaches to realist drawing, this class is for you!

Felicia is offering a one time, 2 semester drawing course for the summer months. We will be learning techniques on how to achieve a more accurate drawing, shading techniques, and an exploration of methods. These will include the following: French Academic, Trois Crayon, Force Method, Russian Academic, and Italian Academic. Felicia will be demonstrating all the techniques throughout the two semesters, so the student can follow along.

We will have a LIVE MODEL for 1/2 of each semester.

Suggested Supply list

• Pencils: 2H, HB, 2B, 6B (prefer Staedtler Lumograph)
• Kneaded eraser
• Tombow small round retractable eraser
• General block eraser for mistakes
• Charcoal: vine (soft and hard)
• Sanding block (nail files work nicely)
• White and (soft) black charcoal pencils
• Conte sticks in white, dark brown, and sanguine
• Good paper, both white and toned (gray or neutral color). Not too textured. I like Stonehenge by Legion, but it’s expensive. Toned gray by Strathmore also works.
• Painters or artist tape
• Box cutter for sharpening
• Brush for blending
• Paper stumps for blending

About the Instructor:

Felicia Feldman has Masters in Fine Arts (Painting) from the New York Academy of Art, a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts (Painting) from the Maryland Institute College of Art, and has completed a number of Independent studies with renowned artists  Odd Nerdrum, Steven Assael, Will Cotton, Rita Natarova, Noah Buchanan, Vincent Desiderio and Alan Feltus.   She has extensive teaching experience in the Fine Arts in painting, drawing and figuration.  Specializing in observational and realistic techniques: foundational studies, graphite, charcoal, oil, watercolor and acrylic.  Felicia comes to RAC as a new resident to Connecticut having just moved here from Long Island where she worked for years teaching at the Long Island Academy of Fine Art.

In this class I’ll be using Adobe Lightroom to teach post processing techniques.  However I’ll be keeping the topics and techniques open enough that they can be applied to many other software packages including Gimp, Luminar, Capture One, Snapseed etc.

Note:  This class will be taught online using Zoom.  Please have the Zoom app uploaded to your device and become familiar with it prior to joining class.   Invites to the Zoom meetings will be sent a few days before the class begins.

About the Instructor: Thom Williams

Thom Williams is a photographic artist currently living in Troy, NY.  Thom earned a B.F.A. from SUNY Oswego with studio concentrations in Graphic Design and Photography.  He has taken photographs ranging from fashion editorials, portraits, architecture, athletic events and street photography. Whether a gesture, expression, or angle of architecture, Thom is inspired by capturing images not otherwise seen in ordinary moments that can have profound reflective meaning for the viewer. As an artist, he is interested in experimenting digitally with images and more recently in presenting images in a unique multidimensionally way.

His fashion editorials have been published in Saratoga Living, The Muse and Tatoo Envy Magazine among others. Thom’s work can be viewed on TM Williams Photography through Facebook or Instagram. Below is a list of shows participated in.

Teaching at multiple art centers for the past 3 years in person and virtually beginning in 2020 he has found an avenue to share his passion and foster growth for others interested in photography.

SHOWS

Faculty/Student Show, Saratoga Arts Center, Saratoga NY 2019

Fence Creative Spirit Award 2018, Capital Region Art Center

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2017

Solo Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2017

Juror Selection 2017, Photo Regional Albany Center Gallery

BUILT Juried Show, NYS Museum Albany NY 2016

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2016

Photo21 Juried Photography Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2016

2 pcs Fence select 2016, capital region art center

Juror Selection 2016, Photo Regional Fulton Street Gallery

Solo Show, Stiletto Gallery Binghamton NY 2016

Top ten best in show, Albany Center Gallery Home Show 2016

TRASK Juried Show Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2015

Fence select 2015, capital region art center

RAC is excited to be working with Thom on this venture. He has mastered the art of teaching online and has in depth knowledge of his subject. He’s smart, funny, accessible and wonderful

Yoga & Creativity: A Transformational Process for Being More Creative

One of the many benefits of Yoga practice is that we become physically and emotionally healthier, less stressed, and better able to focus. As a result, we can skillfully handle more intensity of awareness and experience more vibrancy in our daily lives. We can benefit from an enhanced opportunity to awaken, develop, and deliver our innate creative gifts. The simultaneous practice of Yoga and Creative processes can lead to a life filled with profound fulfillment and impactful outcomes. Create more of what you truly desire in your life!

This class is designed for anyone interested in Creativity. No previous Yoga experience is necessary. There are plenty of options presented for everyone to participate in a safe manner.

What you will experience in this class:

• Infuse your Creativity with supportive Yoga principles and practices that are either easily accessible or you may already know.
• Learn the integrated and distinctive roles of Heart-Soul-Mind-Body in creative pursuits.
• Practice ways to open your Heart and excite your innate passions and desires.
• Discover and release blocks and limitations that hold you back.
• Develop methods for harvesting meaningful inspiration and insights.
• Explore practical steps to achieve creative goals.
• Participate in meditation practices that are designed to expand your creative awareness.
• Discover the power of constructing an environment that opens your senses, piques your curiosity, and awakens your consciousness.

What you need to be successful:

• While basic Yoga asanas and postures are part of this workshop —with options suitable for everyone— we will not learn formal ‘Yoga’ as such. Our focus is on Creativity and the principles and processes that enhance your potential.
• Have a yoga mat and cushions or a chair available.
• Expect to keep your video camera on for the duration of the course. Mute when not speaking, unless otherwise directed.
• This small, intimate class gives you a safe space to actively participate in the discussions and exercises. The more you engage in the process, the more effective your benefits will be.
• Bring a sketch pad, journal, and markers or pen to class.
• For an improved audio experience, quality earbuds, headphones, or stand-alone speakers are recommended.
• While smartphones or tablets are adequate for workshops, a laptop or full-size computer screen is better suited for the visual parts of the program.
• Please avoid having a large meal for at least 3 hours before

Expressive Drawing (Zoom)

Brush up on your drawing skills and have fun doing it! We will explore a number of different approaches to drawing: for example contour drawing, mark making, the elements and variety of a line, light and shadow, positive and negative space, and exaggeration. We will work with a variety of materials, charcoal, ink pens watercolor crayons, colored pencils plus throw in little watercolor and collage some weeks.

The class is ideal for those that took Jan-Feb Expressive Drawing session, however new students are welcome to join. The instructor will introduce concepts and draw along with you throughout the class. Individual instruction is also given with lots of encouragement and reminders to play and take chances with your drawings. These sessions will be recorded and available to students for approximately 30 days  following each class.

NOTE:  This class will be taught online using Zoom.  Students are expected to be well versed in the use of Zoom prior to the start of class.  The classes area recorded and recordings are available for a month following each class.

Suggested Supplies:   I recommend coming to the first class with supplies you already have. I will demo supplies that I like to work with, and you can decide if you want to add them to your supplies.

As for as the number of colored pencils, markers, crayons — around 4-6 of each is fine.

• Vine or willow charcoal sticks (I like the Coates Willow charcoal medium sticks)
• 6B pencils
• Kneaded eraser
• Glue stick or matte medium for gluing
• Scissors
• Inktense or watercolor pencils
• Markers in several colors: I like Posca markers and Winsor Newton watercolor markers
• Black permanent marker: I like the Pentel pocket brush this has a brush tip that you can vary your drawing line from thin to thick just like a paintbrush.
• Watercolor crayons (I recommend Caran d Arche watercolor crayons, but you can use kids’crayons instead)
• Watercolor Paint: If you have a palette and tubes of watercolor in any brand, use them. If you have pans, they’re fine also. You won’t need watercolor till 3rd or 4th class, so if you’re not sure about what you have, you can show me first class.
• Paper: 9”x12” pad of mixed media paper is ideal. I like and Blick Mixed Media pad. You can also get by with good quality drawing paper.
• Magazines for Collage: Fashion or interior design ones have

From Sketch to Finished Painting    

Take your painting to the next level in the comfort of your home. We’ll create multiple sketches and finished paintings in this online class. Painting the landscape/seascape from curated photos, Jill will demonstrate techniques in various mediums and provide critiques.  A recording of the class will be available as a resource to students until the end of the session. Work in the medium of your choice.

Note: this class will be taught online using Zoom.  Please download and become familiar with the app prior to the start of class.  A zoom invite and a photo  from which to work will be emailed each week.

Suggested Supply List:  

Oil Paint:  Blick Art Supply Oil List

Acrylic Paint:  Blick Art Supply Acrylic List

Watercolor:/Gouache Blick Art Supply Watercolor List

Casein Paints: Blick Art Supply List Casein Paints

Enhanced Palette: Blick Art Supply Enhanced Oil Palette List  

Blick Art Supply Plein Air List 

 Essentials:

• Sketch Pad: 9” x 12” wet media toned paper sketch pad, Sandpaper Block – 1″ x 4″, Conte set pencils, Black Sharpie, Pencils, Sharpener, Gum kneaded eraser- on Blick Art Supply Plein Air List 
• Palette: Oil or Acrylic-Masterson disposable pad/ glass, wood, melamine, Watercolor: Foldable plastic, enamel tray
• Solvent Container:  Oil – Stainless Steel Airtight Brush Washer.  Water-based Mediums – Collapsible Water Cup
• Rags, Viva, or Blue Shop paper towels
• Gloves and/or barrier cream to protect hands

Essential Paint Colors- All Mediums 

• Yellows: Cadmium or Hansa Yellow Pale (light or lemon yellow) and Cadmium Yellow Deep
• Reds: Alizarin Crimson (Magenta), Cadmium Red Light
• Blues: Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue (Manganese), Cobalt
• Earth Tones: Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, (or Transparent Red Oxide), Burnt Umber
• White: Titanium, Opaque, and/or Titanium/Zinc mix (more transparent)
• Black: Ivory and Paynes Gray

Optional/Alternative Colors: 

• Secondaries: Green – Sap, Chromium, Earth, or Viridian
• Orange – Cadmium and Transparent
• Primaries: vermilion, red lake, red ochre, Prussian, cobalt blue, Phthalo blue, cadmium, gamboge, azo, Indian yellow

 Oil Essentials: 

• Quality Brushes: Round – #2 #4, Filbert – #8, #10, #12, Flat or angled– #2, #6, #10, #12, 1” and 2” flat, bright
• PRIMED Canvas or panels – 8 x 10”, 9 x 12”, 11 x 14” choose your preferred size
• 2 Palette Knives, Palette Scraper
• Container for solvent-metal with a closable lid works or cups
• odorless mineral spirits, or Chelsea Classica
• Palette- wood is best, disposable are convenient

Do you ever dream of spending two solid hours undisturbed doing art?  Learning fun techniques like gelli plate printmaking, Citrasol transfers, and collaging with mixed media?  Perhaps you’d like to combine writing, drawing, and painting – working with stencils, photos, and family keepsakes all together?  “Art in the Book” may be just what you’re looking for.  It’s a class that prioritizes process, creativity and play over creating the perfect finished piece.

This class will have weekly demos of printing with gelli plates, stamp carving, transferring zeroxes, citrasol transfers as well as comparing glues and art mediums. We will talk about selecting collage elements, textures, and writings in your book.

Supply List:  RAC will provide many of the supplies you need for this class including the journal you’ll be working with.  Below are just a few supplies you may want to have your own. 

All of the items listed below are just ideas. Think about what you would like to work with and bring it along with you.  No worries if you’re not sure what to bring. Mari will introduce you to a world of ideas and famous works of art which will serve as inspiration for the type of work you’d like to do.

• “YES” glue, (available at Jerry’s Art Store)
• Spray glue
• Magazine and/or book clippings
• Fabric scraps
• A good pair of scissors.
• 2 dimensional images to cut up – especially your unloved artwork
• Scotch tape,masking tape
• original photographs, copies of origInals
• Interesting packaging material
• Paper Scraps
• Nostalgia items-children’s Art, journal pages
• Magazines and clippings
• Your favorite Paints, brushes, pencils, crayons
• 2-D Trinkets
• And whatever else interests you!

Mari Gyorgyey is best known for her nonlinear narrative art which flows into book arts, pen and ink drawings, paintings, computer imagery, and fine art etchings. She is not afraid to mix any of the techniques to communicate her theme.Mari’s approach can be described as figurative and expressionistic. Her quirky and satirical drawings has been compared to Philip Evergood, and William Kentridge and the pre-war drawings of George Grosz. Since earning her BFA from RISD, and MFA from UPENN, Gyorgyey has shown her work domestically and internationally with solo shows in Tapio Gyorgy, Hungary, Budapest, Hungary as well as Stamford, CT., U.S.A. She has won printmaking awards from UPENN, Dharma Silk Company, and the Center for Contemporary Printmaking, where she is a longtime member.

LEARNING TO MAKE IT YOUR OWN – Helping you to make personal choices of composition, color and contrast that will directly affect the success of your painting. A painting class for all skill levels.

A blank canvas can be daunting, but making some important choices up front will guide you in your process and will help you create a successful painting that makes you proud and feels like your own.  Whether painting from a photograph or from the world around us, there are basic steps we can take and decisions we can make that ensure a painting’s successful outcome.

With one on one instruction, this class will help experienced painters — using oils or acrylics— make choices that lead to success and paintings you’ll be proud of.  Note that this class is not appropriate for people brand new to painting.

Choosing our subjects from photographs, we’ll talk about what draws us to that image — the intent of the painting; composing the elements, simplifying, and establishing focal points; the importance of values; your color palette and how it affects mood; light source or time of day; and using the tools and techniques that can enhance the look you’re going for, including a palette knife.

So many elements go into a successful painting and each involves personal choices that make the painting uniquely yours.

Suggested Supply List:

Paint:  You can use oils or acrylics. Some suggested colors below. Feel free to bring your favorites.

• Lemon Yellow
• Cadmium Yellow
• Indian Yellow or Yellow Ochre
• Cadmium Orange
• Cadmium Red
• Quinacridone Rose or Alizarin Crimson
• Dioxazine Purple
• Cerulean or Manganese Blue
• UltraMarine or Cobalt Blue
• Prussian or Indigo Blue
• Olive Green
• Van Dyke Brown or Asphaltum
• White–whichever one you like (Titanium, Flake, Zinc, etc.)

BRUSHES AND PALETTE KNIVES

• Flat or filbert bristle brushes #1,2,4,6,8, round nylon #3,8,10
• Round nylon sables: #8, #10 or short handle 1 inch, 1-1/2 inch and 2 inch
• One or two palette knives – Dick Blick has a starter set of 3 for $18. that are good sizes. Or you can get them individually for $5-$8 each.  I use a  4” knife with rounded edges. (Blick’s #96 or Jerry’s #49T).  You may also want a shorter one for detail.

MEDIUMS:

• For oils: Gamblin Solvent Free Gel (tube) or Solvent Free Fluid
• For acrylics: Winsor & Newton Galleria Acrylic Gel Medium or Liquitex Gel Medium

PALETTE FOR MIXING – Paper, wood,

This course will focus on the process of simplifying and understanding the process of painting. Students will work on developing confidence and broadening their art making skills while keeping things simple. Some of the subjects covered in the course will be:

• learning through observation of both contemporary and historical artworks
• working with strong contrasts in value
• calm versus active
• patterns of warm and cool to create rhythm
• developing one’s content… what your art is about

Lenny begins each class with with an introduction to artists whose work demonstrate the techniques and approaches Lenny will be asking you to work with that day.  Some days he will supplement the information with a quick demonstration, while other days the lesson will be more verbal and conversational.  At the end of the first hour, students will be “set free”  to experiment with the ideas presented.  The last 1/2 hour of class will be devoted to a show and tell giving students time to view each other’s work and to receive group feedback if desired.

Students can expect to work in all sorts of mediums in this class — from pen and ink, to charcoal, to acrylics, oils, watercolor, gouache, collage and possibly a combination of them all.  The main purpose is to give students the freedom and tools to explore a variety of ways to portray an image or an idea.  Important elements such as composition, value, line, form, color, texture and space will be discussed and emphasized weekly.

Having previous experience is good but not necessary. Coming to class with a playful attitude and an experimental mindset are required.

Supply List:

A variety of drawing implements such as pencils crayons and water soluble crayons.

Large drawing paper, scissors, glue, pencils, old magazines (preferably magazines that are colorful, like fashion, home and garden, etc.), paint (your choice, acrylic or watercolor), a couple of brushes, a palette to mix paint on, a spray bottle to keep your acrylic from drying out, painting surfaces (such as canvas boards, a stretch canvas, or paper), and a water jar.

If you’re using acrylics it’s nice to have a medium, which is clear acrylic paint with no pigment in it. This comes in gloss or matte. Lenny prefers the matte because the paint is matte.  Students are also welcome to use water soluble oil paints if they prefer.

About Lenny:

Lenny Moskowitz is a Connecticut landscape painter who

This class is geared toward students who are familiar with oil painting, and want to strengthen their skills.

Specifically tailored towards the seasoned painter, we will cover different techniques in oil painting, such as ébauche, grisaille, bistre, verdaccio, and alla prima. We will also cover specific color palettes, composition theory, concept, and an exploration of materials and techniques that will ensure the longevity of your artwork.

Each student will work on their individual painting throughout the semester.  Three demonstrations will be announced at the onset of the second class. Students have the option of following along in real time with the instructor to better understand a new concept or technique.

Note that this class is the same class that is offered from 12-2:30pm on Fridays.  Students are welcome to register for both classes if interested in having 5.5 hrs of painting with Felicia.

Suggested Supply list

For everyone’s health and safety, Felicia recommends students use water mixable oil paints.  However, if a student is insistent on using the traditional paints, it’s totally fine.

• Water mixable oil paints OR oil paints in the following colors: cadmium red light, alizarin crimson, cadmium yellow medium, ultramarine blue, ivory black, and titanium white. Optional colors are viridian, yellow ochre, raw umber and burnt sienna.
• An assortment of brushes small and medium in size — filbert and round, synthetic and hog bristle
• Small palette knife
• Palette paper (at least 9″ x 12″)
• Canvas paper or canvas boards, at least 9″ x 12″, or if preferred – a stretched canvas or prepared artists panel
• Paper towels
• 2 small glass jars with lids (I use whatever glass food jars I have in the kitchen)
• IF PAINTING WITH WATER MIXABLE OILS: water mixable linseed or safflower oil (recommend Winsor & Newton Artisan brand)
• IF PAINTING IN TRADITIONAL OILS:  odorless mineral spirits and refined linseed oil (small is fine for the oil, recommend a larger size for the mineral spirits)

About the Instructor:

Felicia Feldman has Masters in Fine Arts (Painting) from the New York Academy of Art, a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts (Painting) from the Maryland Institute College of Art, and has completed a number of Independent studies with renowned artists  Odd Nerdrum, Steven Assael, Will Cotton, Rita Natarova, Noah Buchanan, Vincent Desiderio and Alan Feltus.   She has extensive teaching experience in the Fine Arts in painting, drawing and figuration.  Specializing in observational and realistic techniques: foundational studies,

Isn’t it time to get the most out of your dslr or mirrorless camera? Take your camera out of Automatic mode and understand how to maximize the full power of your camera. Learn about aperture, ISO, shutter speed… what they do and what they can do for you.

Once we’ve tackled the exposure triangle it’s time to get into composition. Learn about and practice through weekly exercises, photographic composition rules to help expand your photography. Classes open to anyone with a camera, particular dslr and mirrorless users.

Note:  This class will be taught online using Zoom.  Please have the Zoom app uploaded to your device and become familiar with it prior to joining class.   Invites to the Zoom meetings will be sent a few days before the class begins.

About the Instructor: Thom Williams

Thom Williams is a photographic artist currently living in Troy, NY.  Thom earned a B.F.A. from SUNY Oswego with studio concentrations in Graphic Design and Photography.  He has taken photographs ranging from fashion editorials, portraits, architecture, athletic events and street photography. Whether a gesture, expression, or angle of architecture, Thom is inspired by capturing images not otherwise seen in ordinary moments that can have profound reflective meaning for the viewer. As an artist, he is interested in experimenting digitally with images and more recently in presenting images in a unique multidimensionally way.

His fashion editorials have been published in Saratoga Living, The Muse and Tatoo Envy Magazine among others. Thom’s work can be viewed on TM Williams Photography through Facebook or Instagram. Below is a list of shows participated in.

Teaching at multiple art centers for the past 3 years in person and virtually beginning in 2020 he has found an avenue to share his passion and foster growth for others interested in photography.

SHOWS

Faculty/Student Show, Saratoga Arts Center, Saratoga NY 2019

Fence Creative Spirit Award 2018, Capital Region Art Center

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2017

Solo Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2017

Juror Selection 2017, Photo Regional Albany Center Gallery

BUILT Juried Show, NYS Museum Albany NY 2016

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2016

Photo21 Juried Photography Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2016

2 pcs Fence select 2016, capital region art center

Juror Selection 2016, Photo Regional Fulton Street Gallery

Solo Show, Stiletto Gallery Binghamton NY 2016

Top ten best in show, Albany Center Gallery Home Show 2016

TRASK

Watermedia and Collage (Zoom)

We’ll be using whatever water media you have (ideally some watercolors and an opaque paint like gouache, acryla-gouache or acrylics) and collage to explore a variety of subject matter. Photos will often be used for inspiration in creating paintings that are fresh and playful. We will spend some time creating collage papers to use in your work this time around. Whether you are a returning student or new to the class there will be plenty of new ideas and topics. Open to all levels; some drawing experience is helpful but not required. These sessions will be recorded and available for 4 weeks following each recording.

NOTE:  This class will be taught online using Zoom.  Students are expected to be well versed in the use of Zoom prior to the start of class.  These sessions will be recorded and available to students for at least 2 weeks following each class.

Suggested Supplies:   I recommend coming to class with what you have (as long as you have one type of paint, a few pencils and markers, and paper that is at least 90 lb weight. Then you can decide if you want to add anything after first class. Here’s the list of materials I frequently use:

Drawing materials:

• 6B pencils
• Inktense or watercolor pencils
• Watercolor crayons (I recommend Caran d Arche watercolor crayons, but you can use kids’ crayons instead)
• Markers in several colors: I like Posca markers and Winsor Newton watercolor markers
• Black permanent marker: I like Pentel pocket brush
• Kneaded eraser

Paint: watercolors, gouache, acryla gouache, and acrylics are all options (if you only plan to use watercolor you will also need a tube of white gouache)

Paper: we will be working 9”x12” or less, as long as paper is between 90 -140 lb its fine. Best buy if you don’t have anything is Canson XL Mixed Media spiral pad.

Watercolor brushes: You will need one good quality synthetic sable, Round Medium brush size #12. Princeton Neptune is a good inexpensive brand.

Bristle brushes: flats 1/2” and 1” for acrylics and gluing with matte medium (or something close)

Glue: highly recommend Acrylic matte medium

Collage materials: Couple of magazines with color photos, anything like stamps, old paintings you only like parts of, etc

Other supplies: 2 Cups for water, tape, paper towels, small spray bottle,

Instructor:   Sharon Schmiedel

Sharon Schmiedel has a BFA in painting from

From Sketch to Finished Painting    

Take your painting to the next level in the comfort of your home. We’ll create multiple sketches and finished paintings in this online class. Painting the landscape/seascape from curated photos, Jill will demonstrate techniques in various mediums and provide critiques.  A recording of the class will be available as a resource to students until the end of the session. Work in the medium of your choice.

Note: this class will be taught online using Zoom.  Please download and become familiar with the app prior to the start of class.  A zoom invite and a photo  from which to work will be emailed each week.

Suggested Supply List:  

Oil Paint:  Blick Art Supply Oil List

Acrylic Paint:  Blick Art Supply Acrylic List

Watercolor:/Gouache Blick Art Supply Watercolor List

Casein Paints: Blick Art Supply List Casein Paints

Enhanced Palette: Blick Art Supply Enhanced Oil Palette List  

Blick Art Supply Plein Air List 

 Essentials:

• Sketch Pad: 9” x 12” wet media toned paper sketch pad, Sandpaper Block – 1″ x 4″, Conte set pencils, Black Sharpie, Pencils, Sharpener, Gum kneaded eraser- on Blick Art Supply Plein Air List 
• Palette: Oil or Acrylic-Masterson disposable pad/ glass, wood, melamine, Watercolor: Foldable plastic, enamel tray
• Solvent Container:  Oil – Stainless Steel Airtight Brush Washer.  Water-based Mediums – Collapsible Water Cup
• Rags, Viva, or Blue Shop paper towels
• Gloves and/or barrier cream to protect hands

Essential Paint Colors- All Mediums 

• Yellows: Cadmium or Hansa Yellow Pale (light or lemon yellow) and Cadmium Yellow Deep
• Reds: Alizarin Crimson (Magenta), Cadmium Red Light
• Blues: Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue (Manganese), Cobalt
• Earth Tones: Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, (or Transparent Red Oxide), Burnt Umber
• White: Titanium, Opaque, and/or Titanium/Zinc mix (more transparent)
• Black: Ivory and Paynes Gray

Optional/Alternative Colors: 

• Secondaries: Green – Sap, Chromium, Earth, or Viridian
• Orange – Cadmium and Transparent
• Primaries: vermilion, red lake, red ochre, Prussian, cobalt blue, Phthalo blue, cadmium, gamboge, azo, Indian yellow

 Oil Essentials: 

• Quality Brushes: Round – #2 #4, Filbert – #8, #10, #12, Flat or angled– #2, #6, #10, #12, 1” and 2” flat, bright
• PRIMED Canvas or panels – 8 x 10”, 9 x 12”, 11 x 14” choose your preferred size
• 2 Palette Knives, Palette Scraper
• Container for solvent-metal with a closable lid works or cups
• odorless mineral spirits, or Chelsea Classica
• Palette- wood is best, disposable are convenient

This class is geared toward students who are familiar with oil painting, and want to strengthen their skills.

Specifically tailored towards the seasoned painter, we will cover different techniques in oil painting, such as ébauche, grisaille, bistre, verdaccio, and alla prima. We will also cover specific color palettes, composition theory, concept, and an exploration of materials and techniques that will ensure the longevity of your artwork.

Each student will work on their individual painting throughout the semester.  Three demonstrations will be announced at the onset of the second class. Students have the option of following along in real time with the instructor to better understand a new concept or technique.

Note that this class is the same class that is offered from 9am – 11:30am on Fridays.  Students are welcome to register for both classes if interested in having 5.5 hrs of painting with Felicia.

Suggested Supply list

For everyone’s health and safety, Felicia recommends students use water mixable oil paints.  However, if a student is insistent on using the traditional paints, it’s totally fine.

• Water mixable oil paints OR oil paints in the following colors: cadmium red light, alizarin crimson, cadmium yellow medium, ultramarine blue, ivory black, and titanium white. Optional colors are viridian, yellow ochre, raw umber and burnt sienna.
• An assortment of brushes small and medium in size — filbert and round, synthetic and hog bristle
• Small palette knife
• Palette paper (at least 9″ x 12″)
• Canvas paper or canvas boards, at least 9″ x 12″, or if preferred – a stretched canvas or prepared artists panel
• Paper towels
• 2 small glass jars with lids (I use whatever glass food jars I have in the kitchen)
• IF PAINTING WITH WATER MIXABLE OILS: water mixable linseed or safflower oil (recommend Winsor & Newton Artisan brand)
• IF PAINTING IN TRADITIONAL OILS:  odorless mineral spirits and refined linseed oil (small is fine for the oil, recommend a larger size for the mineral spirits)

About the Instructor:

Felicia Feldman has Masters in Fine Arts (Painting) from the New York Academy of Art, a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts (Painting) from the Maryland Institute College of Art, and has completed a number of Independent studies with renowned artists  Odd Nerdrum, Steven Assael, Will Cotton, Rita Natarova, Noah Buchanan, Vincent Desiderio and Alan Feltus.   She has extensive teaching experience in the Fine Arts in painting, drawing and figuration.  Specializing in observational and realistic techniques:

THIS CLASS IS GEARED TOWARD STUDENTS WHO TOOK THE FALL 1 SESSION.

Too often, artists approach the task of writing an artist statement from scratch – as though they were reinventing the wheel each time they attempt to tell others (applications for residencies, dealers, jurors) who they are and what they do. This writing salon will provide us with the elements of Description and Narration we will need in order to write from a place of authenticity; it will hold space for supportive and professional community, and show us how to continue to be productive once class is through. Participants will exit the salon with the ability to write a mission and work statement that speaks authentically and confidently about who they are and what they do – with ease!

We will be limiting the number of participants to ten.

Note: this class will be taught online using Zoom.  Please download and become familiar with the app prior to the start of class.  A zoom invite will be emailed to you a few days before the start of the session.

About the Instructor:

Sarah Schmerler is a dynamic writing specialist and art critic who has been teaching artists how to write for more than 20 years. She developed her own art-writing methodology at The New School, and has lectured at Yale, Parsons, Pace University, Pratt Institute, The Lower East Side Print Shop, Montclair State University, Chashama, The Brooklyn Arts Council, Pierogi Gallery, and other venues. As a private consultant, she has written artist statements, mission statements, applications for graduate schools, residency and grant proposals, cover letters, book proposals, press releases, bios (short and narrative), and even entire websites for artists—who have gone on to great success.

She enjoys helping visual people find words that serve their work.

Her classes are engaging, interactive, and effective, and we are excited to have her return for this intimate salon-style class!

This is an advanced watercolor class for students who have taken prior watercolor classes with Nancy, and have received permission from Nancy to enroll in this class.  Prospective students who haven not previously studied with Nancy will have to go through a short interview process with Nancy before being admitted to the class.

Following an independent study format, each artist focuses on their own subject matter and criteria. Working with traditional English watercolor techniques, Nancy will assist you to explore processes beyond simple washes and layering. Create more complex compositions, move from photographic references to observational set-ups if you desire, while adding exciting methodologies to further your comfort level with this medium in a supportive environment.

Suggested Supply list: (All supplies available for purchase at Jerry’s Artarama in Norwalk on online)

• Paper: Fabriano HOT PRESS, 140 lb. watercolor block – very important…100% cotton.  Preferred size: Either 5 x 7, 8 x 10
• Paint: TRANSPARENT watercolor set – Please get either Winsor Newton ½ pan set or  Jerry Q is a less expensive brand. A set of 12 colors is fine. You may et a larger set if you prefer!
• Brushes: Please get one sable hair size 6 pointed round brush, One Hake brush, 1” or 1.5” wide, one  flat or angled brush ¾” is fine. If you happen to have a squirrel mop brush, that would be great too, Raphael or da Vinci make nice ones.  Size 1 or 2. ( extra, not necessary!)
• Pencils:  4H, 2H
• Erasers: White STAEDLER brand eraser, Pentel brand retractable three sided Eraser
• Ruler:  12”x 2”  WESTCOTT brand, clear ruler with grid pattern in red. Please do not substitute!
• Tape:   ¼” wide white artist’s tape roll
• One water jar – glass jam, preserve or pickle jars work really well! 
• Paper towels: One roll of Bounty paper towels
• Extras: Small box of q-tips
• Lastly…..YOUR ENERGY!!!!  We will do all the rest together!

About the Instructor:

Artist Nancy McTague-Stock credits early exposure to environmental experiences as the impetus for her life long artistic focus.  Her environmentally focused imagery centrally highlights the fragility of nature in an increasingly technocentric world, through an amalgam of painting, printmaking and contemporary photographic media. Her work is observation-based, with a strong conceptual sensibility and superb craftsmanship.

Nancy McTague-Stock was a Fellowship Recipient for post-graduate work at The Slade School of Art at the University of London in

Nancy will talk about supplies (i.e. paints, brushes, paper), how to set up your palette, how to mix colors and how to apply paint to paper.  It’s  a great class for artists new to watercolor and for those who could use a review.  Expect to work from photographs and from life and to be fully engaged painting in each class. If you’re curious about how to work with watercolor, this is the class for you!

Note: This class will be meeting in the studio.

Suggested Supply list: (All supplies available for purchase at Jerry’s Artarama in Norwalk on online)

• Paper: Fabriano HOT PRESS, 140 lb. watercolor block – very important…100% cotton.  Preferred size: Either 5 x 7, 8 x 10
• Paint: TRANSPARENT watercolor set – Please get either Winsor Newton ½ pan set or  Jerry Q is a less expensive brand. A set of 12 colors is fine. You may et a larger set if you prefer!
• Brushes: Please get one sable hair size 6 pointed round brush, One Hake brush, 1” or 1.5” wide, one  flat or angled brush ¾” is fine. If you happen to have a squirrel mop brush, that would be great too, Raphael or da Vinci make nice ones.  Size 1 or 2. ( extra, not necessary!)
• Pencils:  4H, 2H
• Erasers: White STAEDLER brand eraser, Pentel brand retractable three sided Eraser
• Ruler:  12”x 2”  WESTCOTT brand, clear ruler with grid pattern in red. Please do not substitute!
• Tape:   ¼” wide white artist’s tape roll
• One water jar – glass jam, preserve or pickle jars work really well! 🙂
• Paper towels: One roll of Bounty paper towels
• Extras: Small box of q-tips
• Lastly…..YOUR ENERGY!!!!  We will do all the rest together!
• About the Instructor:

Artist Nancy McTague-Stock credits early exposure to environmental experiences as the impetus for her life long artistic focus.  Her environmentally focused imagery centrally highlights the fragility of nature in an increasingly technocentric world, through an amalgam of painting, printmaking and contemporary photographic media. Her work is observation-based, with a strong conceptual sensibility and superb craftsmanship.

Nancy McTague-Stock was a Fellowship Recipient for post-graduate work at The Slade School of Art at the University of London in Experimental Drawing. She received an MFA from The Art Institute of Boston in Visual Studies in New Media, with mentors inclusive of Dike Blair, Judith Barry, Richard Klein, Anthony Apesos &

THIS CLASS IS FULL.  IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE PLACED ON THE WAITLIST, email education@rowaytonarts.org or call 203-866-2744 (x-2)

Students of all abilities and levels are welcome to discover the time-honored tradition of oil painting.  Felicia has been teaching beginner to advanced students for 12 years, and will help you discover which technique will be best for you. Beginners will typically start with a limited palette of colors and an indirect approach, using the grisaille technique. Intermediate students can choose their color palette, and explore new approaches to painting. Advanced students can discover new mediums and textures made with non conventional tools, as well as try their hand at more complex subject matter. This class will also cover the technical aspects of using oils to increase the longevity of your artworks.

Suggested Supply list

For everyone’s health and safety, Felicia recommends students use water mixable oil paints.  However, if a student is insistent on using the traditional paints, it’s totally fine.

• Water mixable oil paints OR oil paints in the following colors: cadmium red light, alizarin crimson, cadmium yellow medium, ultramarine blue, ivory black, and titanium white. Optional colors are viridian, yellow ochre, raw umber and burnt sienna.
• An assortment of brushes small and medium in size — filbert and round, synthetic and hog bristle
• Small palette knife
• Palette paper (at least 9″ x 12″)
• Canvas paper or canvas boards, at least 9″ x 12″, or if preferred – a stretched canvas or prepared artists panel
• Paper towels
• 2 small glass jars with lids (I use whatever glass food jars I have in the kitchen)
• IF PAINTING WITH WATER MIXABLE OILS: water mixable linseed or safflower oil (recommend Winsor & Newton Artisan brand)
• IF PAINTING IN TRADITIONAL OILS:  odorless mineral spirits and refined linseed oil (small is fine for the oil, recommend a larger size for the mineral spirits)

About the Instructor:

Felicia Feldman has Masters in Fine Arts (Painting) from the New York Academy of Art, a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts (Painting) from the Maryland Institute College of Art, and has completed a number of Independent studies with renowned artists  Odd Nerdrum, Steven Assael, Will Cotton, Rita Natarova, Noah Buchanan, Vincent Desiderio and Alan Feltus.   She has extensive teaching experience in the Fine Arts in painting, drawing and figuration.  Specializing in observational and realistic techniques: foundational studies, graphite, charcoal, oil, watercolor and acrylic.  Felicia comes to RAC as

In this class, both artists new to acrylics and those more experienced will learn new and effective ways to work with the medium. 

• Learn the essentials of mixing colors and how to develop a personalized palette.
• Discover how different brushes and techniques can create a variety of textures, depth, and movement on the canvas.
• Understand how value and color relate to one another and how they impact your painting

For students new to acrylics, Evelyn will go over setting up a palette, the usage of various painting tools and products, determining and mixing colors, and steps to creating a finished image.

For those more experienced with the medium, Evelyn will help you refine your skills and guide you through compositional and design decisions.  You’ll also learn a variety of techniques and uses for the medium.

Both groups will have the ability to paint from the still lifes that Evelyn sets up each week with the goal of painting one or more finished paintings throughout the seven week course.  More experienced artists will have the choice of working from the still life or from their own images.

The course encourages group discussion and offers one on one feedback.  This class is appropriate for students new to painting,  students new to acrylics, and for students who have taken the course before.  The class is purposely kept small so that students can benefit from individualized attention.

Supply List:

Acrylic Paints: (ideally you’d like to have a warm and cool version of each of the primary colors)

• Cadmium Red hue (warm red)
• Alizarin Crimson (cool red)
• Cadmium Yellow hue (warm yellow)
• Primary Yellow (cool yellow)
• Ultramarine (warm blue)
• Phthalo Blue green shade (cool blue)
• Titanium White
• Burnt Umber
• Yellow Ochre
• Optional: Bone Black or Carbon Black, Zinc White

Matte Medium (8oz or 16oz)

Retarder / Slow dry (4oz)

Brushes – Variety of brush sizes and heads

Palette (Palette paper or reusable flat rectangle palette, 12×16 or larger)

Palette Knife

Water cup (for rinsing brushes)

Paper towels

Canvas Board or Stretch Canvas (around 12″x16″ – 16″x20″ in size).

Ruler

Pencils, erasers

Charcoal Stick

Optional: sketchbook for note taking

Studio Attire: Acrylic paint can stain clothing, please wear clothing you do not mind painting in or wear an apron. Additionally, please wear closed toed shoes.

About the Instructor

Evelyn Harvey is an artist and art instructor working with local organizations and art centers to

Cool off this summer in the seaside studio at the Rowayton Arts Center. We’ll create value sketches and a finished painting in this four-week course. Work in the medium of your choice. See the materials list below:

Oil Paint:  Blick Art Supply Oil List

Acrylic Paint:  Blick Art Supply Acrylic List

Watercolor:/Gouache Blick Art Supply Watercolor List

Casein Paints: Blick Art Supply List Casein Paints

Enhanced Palette: Blick Art Supply Enhanced Oil Palette List  

Blick Art Supply Plein Air List 

 Essentials:

• Sketch Pad: 9” x 12” wet media toned paper sketch pad, Sandpaper Block – 1″ x 4″, Conte set pencils, Black Sharpie, Pencils, Sharpener, Gum kneaded eraser- on Blick Art Supply Plein Air List 
• Palette: Oil or Acrylic-Masterson disposable pad/ glass, wood, melamine, Watercolor: Foldable plastic, enamel tray
• Solvent Container:  Oil – Stainless Steel Airtight Brush Washer.  Water-based Mediums – Collapsible Water Cup
• Rags, Viva, or Blue Shop paper towels
• Gloves and/or barrier cream to protect hands

Essential Paint Colors- All Mediums 

• Yellows: Cadmium or Hansa Yellow Pale (light or lemon yellow) and Cadmium Yellow Deep
• Reds: Alizarin Crimson (Magenta), Cadmium Red Light
• Blues: Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue (Manganese), Cobalt
• Earth Tones: Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, (or Transparent Red Oxide), Burnt Umber
• White: Titanium, Opaque, and/or Titanium/Zinc mix (more transparent)
• Black: Ivory and Paynes Gray

Optional/Alternative Colors: 

• Secondaries: Green – Sap, Chromium, Earth, or Viridian
• Orange – Cadmium and Transparent
• Primaries: vermilion, red lake, red ochre, Prussian, cobalt blue, Phthalo blue, cadmium, gamboge, azo, Indian yellow

 Oil Essentials: 

• Quality Brushes: Round – #2 #4, Filbert – #8, #10, #12, Flat or angled– #2, #6, #10, #12, 1” and 2” flat, bright
• PRIMED Canvas or panels – 8 x 10”, 9 x 12”, 11 x 14” choose your preferred size
• 2 Palette Knives, Palette Scraper
• Container for solvent-metal with a closable lid works or cups
• odorless mineral spirits, or Chelsea Classica
• Palette- wood is best, disposable are convenient

Acrylic/Casein/ Essentials:

• Brushes an assortment of filberts, angled, and round set to start
• Retarder to slow down the drying, Gel medium

Watercolor/Gouache Essentials: 

• Brushes: Decent brushes will provide enjoyment for many years. You’ll want brushes that hold water. Sables are the best and most expensive option, Oxhair, squirrel, soft nylon, or a blend of natural and synthetic hairs will work.
• Brushes to start: #12 round, 7 round, 00,0 or 1 round, 1”, 8 filberts,

THIS CLASS IS FULL. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE PLACED ON OUR WAITLIST, email education@rowaytonarts.org or call 203-866-2744 (x-2).

ALLA PRIMA is a method of painting in which pigments are laid on in a single application instead of being built up by repeated paintings.

This class is geared towards artists who seek to demystify the challenges associated with the “Alla Prima” method of painting the portrait. In this class you’ll learn everything from finding proportions, to understanding notan (i.e.finding the shadows and lights with one, average value), to how to create exciting color mixtures for skin tones. You’ll also learn how to work with water soluble oil paints in case you’ve never used them before. Felicia will be painting a step by step, follow along demonstration. This way, each artist can see the secrets behind painting wet into wet without the colors getting muddy.

All supplies included:  RAC will be providing water based oil paints, brushes, palettes, water containers and canvases for this workshop.

About the Instructor:

Felicia Feldman has Masters in Fine Arts (Painting) from the New York Academy of Art, a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts (Painting) from the Maryland Institute College of Art, and has completed a number of Independent studies with renowned artists  Odd Nerdrum, Steven Assael, Will Cotton, Rita Natarova, Noah Buchanan, Vincent Desiderio and Alan Feltus.   She has extensive teaching experience in the Fine Arts in painting, drawing and figuration.  Specializing in observational and realistic techniques: foundational studies, graphite, charcoal, oil, watercolor and acrylic.  Felicia comes to RAC as a new resident to Connecticut having just moved here from Long Island where she worked for years teaching at the Long Island Academy of Fine Art.

THIS CLASS IS FULL. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE PLACED ON THE WAITLIST, email education@rowaytonarts.org or call 203-866-2744 (x-2)

‘Nature’s Way’: A Summer Warm Up! Drawing Nature from Life’

This four week class will reacquaint you with working with nature’s bounty, getting you warmed up for drawing this summer with observational sketching!!!

Each student is able to bring in an object or objects each week that they would like to create in their drawing media of choice. Everything from a favorite shell collection to fresh flowers to veggies from your garden, a nectarine, to a piece of driftwood, colorful stones,etc. are all great subjects!  Feel free to work in a sketchbook, a journal format or on individual, quality 140 lb paper for finished pieces if you prefer.

This is class is for students who have some
previous experience.

Suggest Supply List:

• Materials needed:
  • C-Thru brand clear ruler, (2″wide x 12″long)
  • 4h, 2h, F, B, HB, 2B, 4B, graphite pencils (Derwent or Faber-Castelli brand)
  • Fabriano brand HOT PRESS watercolor paper (140lb) (Can be on a pad or watercolor block or large individual sheets we will cut down from 22″ x 30″)
  • Staedler brand white plastic eraser or Mars brand white plastic eraser
  • Pentel brand Tri eraser (retractable eraser with triangular tip)
  • Sketchbook or journal (optional)

About the Instructor:

Artist Nancy McTague-Stock credits early exposure to environmental experiences as the impetus for her life long artistic focus.  Her environmentally focused imagery centrally highlights the fragility of nature in an increasingly technocentric world, through an amalgam of painting, printmaking and contemporary photographic media. Her work is observation-based, with a strong conceptual sensibility and superb craftsmanship.

Nancy McTague-Stock was a Fellowship Recipient for post-graduate work at The Slade School of Art at the University of London in Experimental Drawing. She received an MFA from The Art Institute of Boston in Visual Studies in New Media, with mentors inclusive of Dike Blair, Judith Barry, Richard Klein, Anthony Apesos & Sunanda Sunyal. She holds a Marketing Strategy Certificate from Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management, and a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in Metalsmithing and Textiles, with specialty training in ancient jewelry techniques from the Kulicke Stark Academy for Jewelry Art in New York with Bob Kulicke.

Ms. McTague-Stock has been the recipient of many awards, residencies, grants and fellowships. Her work has been exhibited in group exhibitions at over ten museums,  

THIS CLASS HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO ANOTHER DATE IN THE FUTURE –  NEW DATE TBA

Summer Mixer

In this demo, instruction, and critique online class, we’ll mix it up – with different topics, subject matter, and mediums to create dynamic paintings. Work in the medium of your choice, demonstrations will be in watercolors/gouache and oils. Paintings will be critiqued as needed with a final critique where Jill will “paint” recommendations using Photoshop. Paint from any location with the convenience of Zoom. Classes are recorded so you can revisit the lesson after class or if you miss a class.

Note: This class will be taught online using Zoom.  Please download and become familiar with the app before the start of class.  A Zoom invite and link to class images will be emailed before the beginning of the session.  The same Zoom link will be used each week.  Students can store the Zoom invite info under ‘location’ in the calendar. A curated collection of images in a dedicated Google Photo Folder will be used for painting references, uploading paintings, and historical/contemporary dialog. Jill will assist students with any technical difficulties.

Suggested Supply list:   Note that most of the supplies below can be conveniently purchased from the lists that Jill set up at Dick Blick online at:

Watercolor:/Gouache Blick Art Supply Watercolor List

Oil Paint:  Blick Art Supply Oil List

Acrylic Paint:  Blick Art Supply Acrylic List

Paints:

Basic Colors- All Mediums 

• Yellows: Cadmium or Hansa Yellow Pale (light or lemon yellow) and Cadmium Yellow Deep
• Reds: Alizarin Crimson (Magenta), Cadmium Red Light
• Blues: Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue (Manganese), Cobalt
• Earth Tones: Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, (or Transparent Red Oxide), Burnt Umber
• White: Large tube of Titanium, Opaque, and/or Titanium/Zinc mix (more transparent)
• Black: Ivory and Paynes Gray

Optional/Alternative Colors:

• Secondaries: Green – Sap, Chromium, Earth, or Viridian / Orange – Cadmium and Transparent
• Primaries: vermilion, red lake, Prussian, cobalt blue, Phthalo blue, gamboge, azo, Indian yellow

Essentials:

• Rags, Viva, or Blue Shop paper towels
• Palette- larger the better
• Quality Brushes: Think of it as a good investment, as decent brushes will provide enjoyment for many years to come. Round – #2 #4, Filbert – #8, #10, #12, Flat or angled– #2, #6, #10, #12, 1” and 2” flat, Small bright

Oils:

• Paints: Budget: Daler-Rowney, Georgian, Lukas/ Good: Gamblin, Utrecht, Grumbacher/ Intense pigments: Old Holland, Williamsburg
• Container for solvent-metal with a closable lid

THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  Contact the Education Director if you’re interested in taking a program similar to this.  email:  education@rowaytonarts.org 0r call 203-866-2744 (x-2)

Drawing- The ART of SEEING

This mini course on drawing is geared towards those new to drawing as well as painters who feel as though their drawing skills could use a boost.  Students will start by drawing three dimensional objects to help them better understand shape, form and value.  They’ll progress to drawing other objects in space as well as drawing from reference materials.   Joe will teach through demonstrations and lecture.  In this class, students will learn how to distinguish between what one thinks they see versus what they really see.  Mark making, shading and dimension will be discussed and demonstrated in full.

Drawing media will be in graphite or charcoal pencils.

Supplies: 

• Strathmore Drawing Pad – Size: 14 x 17
• Kneaded Eraser
• Genuine Chamois
• Pencils – 2B pencil (Choose from Rexel Cumberland 2B, Eagle Turqouise 2B or Schwan Stabilo)
• Charcoal Pencils – (Choose Eagle or Generals 2B or Wolff’s Carbon 2B)

About the Instructor:

Joseph Fama earned a bachelor’s degree from Iona College and attended the School of Visual Arts and the Reilly League of Artists. Cesare Borgia was his instructor. He is a member of The American Artist Professional League, Oil Painters of America and American Impressionist Society, Inc.   He was President and Creative Director of Fama & Associates Inc.  Also served as an Art Director for several advertising agencies in New York City. This involved working with clients and copywriters in developing concepts and visual images for ads and T.V. commercials.  He was also an Illustrator / Designer on Christmas Ornaments for Christopher Radko for many years.

TEACHING:

Greenwich Art Society (Present), Rowayton Art Center(Present),
Silvermine Art Center (Present Workshops)

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:

• The 2023 NOAPS ASSOCIATE ON-LINE EXHIBITITION 
• American Artists Professional League 94th Grand National Exhibition which 94th Grand National Exhibition at the Salmagundi Club of New York from November 7th – November 18th, 2022.
• The 2022 NOAPS ASSOCIATE ONLINE EXHIBITITION
• The 2022 American Impressionist Society Exhibition
• The 2021NOAPS Associate online Exhibition: Painting: Evening Snow: Size 16 x 30- Materials: Oil Painting 
• June18,2021- August 20,2021 – Stamford History Center- 1508 High Ridge Road Stamford – History Through the Artist’s Eyes show- “New Neighbors” & ‘Crash the Gate.”
• 2021 Oil Painters of America: California Center for the Arts, located in Escondido, California,

In this class, students will learn the importance of observation and the influence it has over your drawings.  You’ll also learn how the introduction of ink and various watermedia can transform those drawings into dynamic paintings.

Judy will teach participants her techniques and the “secrets” she uses when drawing and when painting with watercolors and gouache.  You’ll learn how to bring life and energy to your work. This class is geared toward all levels of artists.

Supply List:

•  “Caran D’ache 14 color gouache set,”
• Bamboo student brush size 16
• Canson watercolor block 12×16/14/20 better
• Strathmore cold press pad 11×15
• Bound Canson black cover 8 1/2 x 11 sketchbook (not a spiral notebook)
• 2 black felt tip Pentel sign pens
• 1 bottle Higgins waterproof black ink

 About Judith Orseck Katz (aka Judy):

Judy is well known in the Region for her gouaches and ceramic sculpture.  Her distinct style is a blend of Eastern tradition and Western abstraction.  She has taught at Parsons School of Design, Silvermine School of Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and in various schools around the country.

A note about Covid compliance:  You can be assured that RAC is doing everything possible to keep its customers and staff safe from the Covid.  Our studio is spacious and airy with excellent air circulation and plenty of room for people to stay safely distanced from one another.

As always, please do not come to the studio if you are feeling sick or have the following symptoms:  cough, fever, shortness of breath (other than the excitement of seeing us), sudden loss of smell or taste, chills, body aches, or sore throat.

In this demo and instruction online class, students will celebrate the longer days of early spring by studying how Light and color play upon the landscape. The class is appropriate for all skill levels and welcomes people who paint in oil, acrylic, watercolor or gouache.

Note: this class will be taught online using Zoom.  Please download and become familiar with the app prior to the start of class.  A zoom invite and a photo  from which to work will be emailed each week. 

Suggested Supply list:   Note that most of the supplies below can be conveniently purchased from the lists that I’ve set up at Dick Blick online at: https://tinyurl.com/2p8c9t6x

Paints Recommended Brands:

• Oil Paint:  Budget: Daler-Rowney, Georgian, Lukas/ Good: Gamblin, Utrecht, Grumbacher/ Intense pigments: Old Holland, Williamsburg.
• Acrylic Paint:  Golden or Liquitex
• Watercolor: Winsor Newton and Turner

Basic Colors- All Mediums

• Yellows: Cadmium Yellow Pale (light or lemon yellow) and Cadmium Yellow Deep, (Cadmium Medium, Hansa, New Gamboge)
• Reds: Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Red Light, (Magenta, Quinacridone Red Cadmium Red, Naphthol)
• Blues: Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue, (Cobalt, Manganese, Phthalo- note Phthalo colors can be difficult to control)
• Earth Tones: Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, (or Transparent Red Oxide), Burnt Umber
• White: (does not apply to watercolor) Large tube of Titanium, Opaque, and/or Titanium/Zinc mix (more transparent)

Optional/Alternative Colors:

• Ivory Black, Paynes Grey
• Secondaries: Green – Sap and Viridian / Orange – Cadmium and Transparent /  Dioxazine Purple
• Oil Paints: Gamblin: Cadmium Chartreuse/ Old Holland: Brilliant Pink and Scheveningen Blue Light/ Williamsburg: Severs/Kings Blue https://www.dickblick.com/myaccount/blicku/jx8jt4grcew4h/

Essentials:

• Rags, Viva, or Blue Shop paper towels
• Gloves and/or barrier cream to protect hands.
• Palette- larger the better: Oil or Acrylic-Masterson with a disposable pad/ Watercolor – a deep plate, white enamel tray, plastic
• Oil: Container for solvent-metal with a closable lid works or clean jars, Palette Scraper, Gamsol mineral spirits or Chelsea Classica
• All water-based mediums – Two containers for water

Oil/Acrylic/Casein/Gouache Essentials:

• Quality Brushes: Round – #2 #4, Filbert – #8, #10, #12, Flat or angled– #2, #6, #10, #12, 1” and 2” flat, Small bright
• PRIMED Canvas or panels
• 2 Palette Knives

Watercolor/Gouache Essentials:

• Paints:  The old-fashioned solid watercolor tray with colors. Winsor Newton and Turner are good choices for tubes.
• Brushes:  Think of it as a good investment, as decent brushes will provide enjoyment for many years to come.
• Sables are the best and most expensive option, Oxhair or

In this demonstration and instruction online class, students will explore the different ways to capture the landscape with paint.  We’ll be discussing all colors, and will have a focus on greens — specifically how to mix them and how to use them appropriately for your palette and the season. Open to oil, acrylic and watercolor/gouache painters.

Jill will begin the session with a presentation and color exercises that will inform students about color interactions, palettes, value, temperature, saturation, intensity, definitions, and placement in composition, color theory, science, and cultural and psychological meaning. Students will take away an enhanced working knowledge of color, handy reference materials, and nuances of color mixing that will be applied in the following classes.

The second and third classes will start with a quick demo and/or lecture and exercises focused on color and value.  Expect to work from a grayscale photograph with a good value range and contrast.

This class is appropriate for artists of all levels as well as students who have taken this class before.  It’s a wonderful primer for the beginner as well as a good exercise for more advanced artists who would like to refine their use of color.

Note: this class will be taught online using Zoom.  Please download and become familiar with the app prior to the start of class.  A zoom invite and a photo  from which to work will be emailed each week. 

Suggested Supply list:   Note that most of the supplies below can be conveniently purchased from Jthe lists that I’ve set up at Dick Blick online at: https://tinyurl.com/2p8c9t6x

For Our First Class: Bring an 11” x 14” wet media (watercolor) pad, with yellow, red, and blue paints, with other essentials listed below.

Paints Recommended Brands:

• Oils: Budget: Daler-Rowney, Georgian, Lukas/ Good: Gamblin, Utrecht, Grumbacher/ Intense pigments: Old Holland, Williamsburg
• Acrylics:  Golden or Liquitex
• Watercolor: Winsor Newton and Turner

Basic Colors- All Mediums

• Yellows: Cadmium Yellow Pale (light or lemon yellow) and Cadmium Yellow Deep, (Cadmium Medium, Hansa, New Gamboge)
• Reds: Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Red Light, (Magenta, Quinacridone Red Cadmium Red, Naphthol)
• Blues: Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue, (Cobalt, Manganese, Phthalo- note Phthalo colors can be difficult to control)
• Earth Tones: Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, (or Transparent Red Oxide), Burnt Umber
• White: (does not apply to watercolor) Large tube of Titanium, Opaque, and/or Titanium/Zinc mix (more transparent)

Optional/Alternative Colors:

• Ivory Black, Paynes Grey
• Secondaries: Green –

THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

Delve into color in this three night workshop.

In this class, Jill will reveal color’s mysteries in a playful and explorative approach. Students are encouraged to work at their own pace in the medium of their choice, including oil, acrylic, casein, gouache, or watercolor.

Jill will begin the session with a presentation and color exercises that will inform students about color interactions, palettes, value, temperature, saturation, intensity, definitions, and placement in composition, color theory, science, and cultural and psychological meaning. Students will take away an enhanced working knowledge of color, handy reference materials, and nuances of color mixing that will be applied in the following classes.

The second and third classes will start with a quick demo and/or lecture and exercises focused on color and value.  Expect to work from a grayscale photograph with a good value range and contrast.

This class is appropriate for artists of all levels as well as students who have taken this class before.  It’s a wonderful primer for the beginner as well as a good exercise for more advanced artists who would like to refine their use of color.

Note: this class will be taught online using Zoom.  Please download and become familiar with the app prior to the start of class.  A zoom invite and a photo  from which to work will be emailed each week. 

Suggested Supply list:   Note that most of the supplies below can be conveniently purchased from Jthe lists that I’ve set up at Dick Blick online at: https://tinyurl.com/2p8c9t6x

For Our First Class: Bring an 11” x 14” wet media (watercolor) pad, with yellow, red, and blue paints, with other essentials listed below.

Paints Recommended Brands:

• Oils: Budget: Daler-Rowney, Georgian, Lukas/ Good: Gamblin, Utrecht, Grumbacher/ Intense pigments: Old Holland, Williamsburg
• Acrylics:  Golden or Liquitex
• Watercolor: Winsor Newton and Turner

Basic Colors- All Mediums

• Yellows: Cadmium Yellow Pale (light or lemon yellow) and Cadmium Yellow Deep, (Cadmium Medium, Hansa, New Gamboge)
• Reds: Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Red Light, (Magenta, Quinacridone Red Cadmium Red, Naphthol)
• Blues: Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue, (Cobalt, Manganese, Phthalo- note Phthalo colors can be difficult to control)
• Earth Tones: Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, (or Transparent Red Oxide), Burnt Umber
• White: (does not apply to watercolor) Large tube of Titanium, Opaque, and/or Titanium/Zinc mix (more transparent)

Optional/Alternative Colors:

• Ivory Black, Paynes Grey
• Secondaries: Green – Sap and Viridian / Orange – Cadmium

In this class, students will learn about the properties of acrylic paint and offers exploration into the foundations of acrylic painting. This course goes over setting up a palette, using various painting tools and products, applying paint, determining and mixing colors, and steps to creating a finished image.

Students will be working from a still life over the 8 weeks with an emphasis on composition —  allowing students to determine their dynamic image based off the still life, and to paint from life. The course encourages group discussion and offers one on one feedback.  This class is appropriate for students new to painting,  students new to acrylics, and for students who have taken the course before.  The class is purposely kept small so that students can benefit from individualized attention.

Supply List:

Acrylic Paints: (ideally you’d like to have a warm and cool version of each of the primary colors)

• Cadmium Red hue (warm red)
• Alizarin Crimson (cool red)
• Cadmium Yellow hue (warm yellow)
• Primary Yellow (cool yellow)
• Ultra Marine (warm blue)
• Phthalo Blue green shade (cool blue)
• Titanium White
• Burnt Umber
• Yellow Ochre
• Optional: Bone Black or Carbon Black, Zinc White

Matte Medium (8oz or 16oz)

Retarder / Slow dry (4oz)

Brushes – Variety of brush sizes and heads

Palette (Palette paper 12×16 or larger, or reusable palette)

Palette Knife

Water cup (for rinsing brushes)

Paper towels

Canvas Board or Stretch Canvas (around 12″x16″ – 16″x20″ in size).

Ruler

Pencils, erasers

Optional: sketchbook for note taking

Studio Attire: Acrylic paint can stain clothing, please wear clothing you do not mind painting in or wear an apron. Additionally, please wear closed toed shoes.

About the Instructor

Evelyn Harvey is an artist and art instructor working with local organizations and art centers to bring creativity to the community.  She was a Professor of Visual Art, teaching Drawing I, Painting I, Designer Fundamentals, Color Theory, and Art Appreciation at Palm Beach State College.  She received her BFA in painting from Pratt institute and MFA in painting from Savannah College of Art & Design.

In her artwork, Evelyn utilizes painting, printmaking, and photography to create work that explores her local environment through the context of time, memory, history, and narrative.
Evelyn’s website is evelynleeharvey.com

THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND MAY BE OFFERED AT A FUTURE DATE. IF INTERESTED IN THE CLASS, PLEASE LET US KNOW BY emailing education@rowaytonarts.org or by calling 203-866-2744 (x-2).  Thank you!

This is an editing class where we’ll be using the Snapseed app to transform your photos from snapshots to works of art. Snapseed needs some in-depth training to unlock its secrets, so that will be the mission of the day.  Other fun apps will be covered briefly.

Supplies: Students should bring the following:

• Iphone model 8+ or higher, fully charged
• Laptop or wifi-enabled I-pad
• Snapseed downloaded before class for Session
• Pre-selected photos from student’s Camera Roll to edit

In this class, Jill will reveal color’s mysteries in a playful and explorative approach. Students are encouraged to work at their own pace in the medium of their choice, including oil, acrylic, casein, gouache, or watercolor.

Jill will begin the session with a presentation and color exercises that will inform students about color interactions, palettes, value, temperature, saturation, intensity, definitions, and placement in composition, color theory, science, and cultural and psychological meaning. Students will take away an enhanced working knowledge of color, handy reference materials, and nuances of color mixing that will be applied in the following classes.

The second and third classes will start with a quick demo and/or lecture and exercises focused on color and value.  Expect to work from a grayscale photograph with a good value range and contrast.

This class is appropriate for artists of all levels as well as students who have taken this class before.  It’s a wonderful primer for the beginner as well as a good exercise for more advanced artists who would like to refine their use of color.

Note: this class will be taught online using Zoom.  Please download and become familiar with the app prior to the start of class.  A zoom invite and a photo  from which to work will be emailed each week. 

Suggested Supply list:   Note that most of the supplies below can be conveniently purchased from the lists that I’ve set up at Dick Blick online at: https://tinyurl.com/2p8c9t6x

For Our First Class: Bring an 11” x 14” wet media (watercolor) pad, with yellow, red, and blue paints, with other essentials listed below.

Paints Recommended Brands:  Oil Paint:  Budget: Daler-Rowney, Georgian, Lukas/ Good: Gamblin, Utrecht, Grumbacher/ Intense pigments: Old Holland, WilliamsburgAcrylic Paint:  Golden or Liquitex  Watercolor: Winsor Newton and Turner

Basic Colors- All Mediums

• Yellows: Cadmium Yellow Pale (light or lemon yellow) and Cadmium Yellow Deep, (Cadmium Medium, Hansa, New Gamboge)
• Reds: Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Red Light, (Magenta, Quinacridone Red Cadmium Red, Naphthol)
• Blues: Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue, (Cobalt, Manganese, Phthalo- note Phthalo colors can be difficult to control)
• Earth Tones: Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, (or Transparent Red Oxide), Burnt Umber
• White: (does not apply to watercolor) Large tube of Titanium, Opaque, and/or Titanium/Zinc mix (more transparent)

Optional/Alternative Colors:

• Ivory Black, Paynes Grey
• Secondaries: Green – Sap and Viridian / Orange – Cadmium and Transparent /  Dioxazine Purple
• Oil Paints: Gamblin: Cadmium Chartreuse/ Old

In this class, Jill will reveal color’s mysteries in a playful and explorative approach. Students are encouraged to work at their own pace in the medium of their choice, including oil, acrylic, casein, gouache, or watercolor.

Jill will begin the session with a presentation and color exercises that will inform students about color interactions, palettes, value, temperature, saturation, intensity, definitions, and placement in composition, color theory, science, and cultural and psychological meaning. Students will take away an enhanced working knowledge of color, handy reference materials, and nuances of color mixing that will be applied in the following classes.

The second and third classes will start with a quick demo and/or lecture and exercises focused on color and value.  Expect to work from a grayscale photograph with a good value range and contrast.

This class is appropriate for artists of all levels as well as students who have taken this class before.  It’s a wonderful primer for the beginner as well as a good exercise for more advanced artists who would like to refine their use of color.

Note: this class will be taught online using Zoom.  Please download and become familiar with the app prior to the start of class.  A zoom invite and a photo  from which to work will be emailed each week. 

Suggested Supply list:   Note that most of the supplies below can be conveniently purchased from the lists that I’ve set up at Dick Blick online at: https://tinyurl.com/2p8c9t6x

For Our First Class: Bring an 11” x 14” wet media (watercolor) pad, with yellow, red, and blue paints, with other essentials listed below.

Paints Recommended Brands:  Oil Paint:  Budget: Daler-Rowney, Georgian, Lukas/ Good: Gamblin, Utrecht, Grumbacher/ Intense pigments: Old Holland, WilliamsburgAcrylic Paint:  Golden or Liquitex  Watercolor: Winsor Newton and Turner

Basic Colors- All Mediums

• Yellows: Cadmium Yellow Pale (light or lemon yellow) and Cadmium Yellow Deep, (Cadmium Medium, Hansa, New Gamboge)
• Reds: Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Red Light, (Magenta, Quinacridone Red Cadmium Red, Naphthol)
• Blues: Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue, (Cobalt, Manganese, Phthalo- note Phthalo colors can be difficult to control)
• Earth Tones: Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, (or Transparent Red Oxide), Burnt Umber
• White: (does not apply to watercolor) Large tube of Titanium, Opaque, and/or Titanium/Zinc mix (more transparent)

Optional/Alternative Colors:

• Ivory Black, Paynes Grey
• Secondaries: Green – Sap and Viridian / Orange – Cadmium and Transparent /  Dioxazine Purple
• Oil Paints: Gamblin: Cadmium Chartreuse/ Old

THIS CLASS IS  NO LONGER BEING OFFERED THIS SESSION. 

Join Jill in the Clouds – In this demo and instruction online class, students will explore the different ways to capture clouds and influence the mood and feel of skyscapes and landscapes.  The class is appropriate for all skill levels and welcomes people who paint in oil, acrylic, watercolor or gouache.

Note: this class will be taught online using Zoom.  Please download and become familiar with the app prior to the start of class.  A zoom invite and a photo  from which to work will be emailed each week. 

Suggested Supply list:   Note that most of the supplies below can be conveniently purchased from the lists that I’ve set up at Dick Blick online at: https://tinyurl.com/2p8c9t6x

Paints Recommended Brands: Oil Paint:  Budget: Daler-Rowney, Georgian, Lukas/ Good: Gamblin, Utrecht, Grumbacher/ Intense pigments: Old Holland, Williamsburg.  Acrylic Paint:  Golden or Liquitex  Watercolor: Winsor Newton and Turner

Basic Colors- All Mediums

• Yellows: Cadmium Yellow Pale (light or lemon yellow) and Cadmium Yellow Deep, (Cadmium Medium, Hansa, New Gamboge)
• Reds: Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Red Light, (Magenta, Quinacridone Red Cadmium Red, Naphthol)
• Blues: Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue, (Cobalt, Manganese, Phthalo- note Phthalo colors can be difficult to control)
• Earth Tones: Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, (or Transparent Red Oxide), Burnt Umber
• White: (does not apply to watercolor) Large tube of Titanium, Opaque, and/or Titanium/Zinc mix (more transparent)

Optional/Alternative Colors:

• Ivory Black, Paynes Grey
• Secondaries: Green – Sap and Viridian / Orange – Cadmium and Transparent /  Dioxazine Purple
• Oil Paints: Gamblin: Cadmium Chartreuse/ Old Holland: Brilliant Pink and Scheveningen Blue Light/ Williamsburg: Severs/Kings Blue https://www.dickblick.com/myaccount/blicku/jx8jt4grcew4h/

Essentials:

• Rags, Viva, or Blue Shop paper towels
• Gloves and/or barrier cream to protect hands.
• Palette- larger the better: Oil or Acrylic-Masterson with a disposable pad/ Watercolor – a deep plate, white enamel tray, plastic
• Oil: Container for solvent-metal with a closable lid works or clean jars, Palette Scraper, Gamsol mineral spirits or Chelsea Classica
• All water-based mediums – Two containers for water

Oil/Acrylic/Casein/Gouache Essentials:

• Quality Brushes: Round – #2 #4, Filbert – #8, #10, #12, Flat or angled– #2, #6, #10, #12, 1” and 2” flat, Small bright
• PRIMED Canvas or panels
• 2 Palette Knives

Watercolor/Gouache Essentials:

• Paints:  The old-fashioned solid watercolor tray with colors. Winsor Newton and Turner are good choices for tubes.
• Brushes:  Think of it as a good investment, as decent brushes will provide enjoyment

This will be a landscape painting class with a focus on painting water– still water, roaring water, wavy water, crashing water, and reflections. In this demo and instruction online class, students will explore the different ways to capture water in landscapes/seascapes. The class is appropriate for all skill levels and welcomes people who paint in oil, acrylic, watercolor or gouache.

Note: this class will be taught online using Zoom.  Please download and become familiar with the app prior to the start of class.  A zoom invite and a photo  from which to work will be emailed each week. 

Suggested Supply list:   Note that most of the supplies below can be conveniently purchased from the lists that I’ve set up at Dick Blick online at: https://tinyurl.com/2p8c9t6x

Paints Recommended Brands: Oil Paint:  Budget: Daler-Rowney, Georgian, Lukas/ Good: Gamblin, Utrecht, Grumbacher/ Intense pigments: Old Holland, Williamsburg.  Acrylic Paint:  Golden or Liquitex  Watercolor: Winsor Newton and Turner

Basic Colors- All Mediums

• Yellows: Cadmium Yellow Pale (light or lemon yellow) and Cadmium Yellow Deep, (Cadmium Medium, Hansa, New Gamboge)
• Reds: Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Red Light, (Magenta, Quinacridone Red Cadmium Red, Naphthol)
• Blues: Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue, (Cobalt, Manganese, Phthalo- note Phthalo colors can be difficult to control)
• Earth Tones: Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, (or Transparent Red Oxide), Burnt Umber
• White: (does not apply to watercolor) Large tube of Titanium, Opaque, and/or Titanium/Zinc mix (more transparent)

Optional/Alternative Colors:

• Ivory Black, Paynes Grey
• Secondaries: Green – Sap and Viridian / Orange – Cadmium and Transparent /  Dioxazine Purple
• Oil Paints: Gamblin: Cadmium Chartreuse/ Old Holland: Brilliant Pink and Scheveningen Blue Light/ Williamsburg: Severs/Kings Blue https://www.dickblick.com/myaccount/blicku/jx8jt4grcew4h/

Essentials:

• Rags, Viva, or Blue Shop paper towels
• Gloves and/or barrier cream to protect hands.
• Palette- larger the better: Oil or Acrylic-Masterson with a disposable pad/ Watercolor – a deep plate, white enamel tray, plastic
• Oil: Container for solvent-metal with a closable lid works or clean jars, Palette Scraper, Gamsol mineral spirits or Chelsea Classica
• All water-based mediums – Two containers for water

Oil/Acrylic/Casein/Gouache Essentials:

• Quality Brushes: Round – #2 #4, Filbert – #8, #10, #12, Flat or angled– #2, #6, #10, #12, 1” and 2” flat, Small bright
• PRIMED Canvas or panels
• 2 Palette Knives

Watercolor/Gouache Essentials:

• Paints:  The old-fashioned solid watercolor tray with colors. Winsor Newton and Turner are good choices for tubes.
• Brushes:  Think of it as a good investment, as decent brushes will provide

In this class, students will explore drawing techniques for rendering portraits, figure drawing and landscapes.  It is appropriate for all levels of artistic experience.

John will start each class with a demonstration and a discussion on how to approach each subject.matter.  He stresses a combination of mass and line with an emphasis on understanding the fundamentals of drawing techniques and weekly practice.  The class is geared toward rendering each subject realistically, with each person’s level of drawing experience taken into consideration.

Each week students will be emailed an iconic photograph of a portrait, figure or landscape.  We’ll begin with the following:

• weeks 1 and 4 will be of a portrait
• week 2 will be of a figure (sometimes we will have a live model)
• week 3 will be of a landscape

Note: above drawing created by John Grieco

Note: this class will be taught online using Zoom.  Please download and become familiar with the app prior to the start of class.  A zoom invite and a photo  from which to work will be emailed each week. 

Supply List:

• Medium vine charcoal
• White conte drawing pencil
• General charcoal pencil (HB or 2b)
• Kneaded eraser
• Sharpening blade
• Micron pen (either .08, 10 or PN) Sepia or Black.
• Blending stump (used for smoothing and blending)
• Paper towels
• Drawing board (at least 18×24)
• Fixative spray for charcoal
• A piece of Stonehenge Hot Press paper (18X24″) or a 11″X14″ tablet of it (if you have a tablet of other good paper you can bring that to work on.

John Grieco is a portrait painter located in New York City. Grieco is a recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant.  He won “Best in Show” at a 2010 Exhibition at the Salmagundi Art Club in New York City and received the Randolph Chitwood Award in the 2010 Greenwich Art Society Members Exhibition.  John’s been teaching at RAC for over 10 years and has a loyal following.

THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND MAY BE OFFERED AT A FUTURE DATE. IF INTERESTED IN THE CLASS, PLEASE LET US KNOW BY emailing education@rowaytonarts.org or by calling 203-866-2744 (x-2).  Thank you!

In this workshop, award winning photographer, Emily Kelting, will teach basic principles of photography (how to get a good photo with whatever camera you use.)  Specific techniques for Iphone photography using the built-in camera will be discussed. Best practices for uploading/sharing and organizing your photos.

This 4 week Acrylic Painting course reviews what acrylic paint is and offers exploration into the foundations of acrylic painting. This course goes over setting up a palette, using painting tools, applying paint, determining and mixing colors, and steps to creating a finished image. The course encourages group discussion and offers one on one feedback.

Supply List:

Acrylic Paints: (ideally you’d like to have a warm and cool version of each of the primary colors)

• Cadmium Red hue (warm red)
• Alizarin Crimson (cool red)
• Cadmium Yellow hue (warm yellow)
• Primary Yellow (cool yellow)
• Ultra Marine (warm blue)
• Phthalo Blue green shade (cool blue)
• Titanium White
• Burnt Umber
• Yellow Ochre
• Optional: Bone Black or Carbon Black, Zinc White

Matte Medium (8oz or 16oz)

Retarder / Slow dry (4oz)

Brushes – Variety of brush sizes and heads

Palette (Palette paper 12×16 or larger, or reusable palette)

Palette Knife

Water cup (for rinsing brushes)

Paper towels

Canvas Board (9×12)

Ruler

Pencils, erasers

Optional: sketchbook for note taking

Studio Attire: Acrylic paint can stain clothing, please wear clothing you do not mind painting in or wear an apron. Additionally, please wear closed toed shoes.

About the Instructor

Evelyn Harvey is an artist and art instructor working with local organizations and art centers to bring creativity to the community.  She was a Professor of Visual Art, teaching Drawing I, Painting I, Designer Fundamentals, Color Theory, and Art Appreciation at Palm Beach State College.  She received her BFA in painting from Pratt institute and MFA in painting from Savannah College of Art & Design.

In her artwork, Evelyn utilizes painting, printmaking, and photography to create work that explores her local environment through the context of time, memory, history, and narrative.
Evelyn’s website is evelynleeharvey.com

Watermedia and Collage (Zoom)

We’ll be using whatever water media you have (ideally some watercolors and an opaque paint like gouache, acryla-gouache or acrylics) and collage to explore a variety of subject matter. Photos will often be used for inspiration in creating paintings that are fresh and playful. We will spend some time creating collage papers to use in your work this time around. Whether you are a returning student or new to the class there will be plenty of new ideas and topics. Open to all levels; some drawing experience is helpful but not required. These sessions will be recorded and available for 4 weeks following each recording.

NOTE:  This class will be taught online using Zoom.  Students are expected to be well versed in the use of Zoom prior to the start of class.  These sessions will be recorded and available to students for at least 2 weeks following each class.

Suggested Supplies:   I recommend coming to class with what you have (as long as you have one type of paint, a few pencils and markers, and paper that is at least 90 lb weight. Then you can decide if you want to add anything after first class. Here’s the list of materials I frequently use:

Drawing materials:

• 6B pencils
• Inktense or watercolor pencils
• Watercolor crayons (I recommend Caran d Arche watercolor crayons, but you can use kids’ crayons instead)
• Markers in several colors: I like Posca markers and Winsor Newton watercolor markers
• Black permanent marker: I like Pentel pocket brush
• Kneaded eraser

Paint: watercolors, gouache, acryla gouache, and acrylics are all options (if you only plan to use watercolor you will also need a tube of white gouache)

Paper: we will be working 9”x12” or less, as long as paper is between 90 -140 lb its fine. Best buy if you don’t have anything is Canson XL Mixed Media spiral pad.

Watercolor brushes: You will need one good quality synthetic sable, Round Medium brush size #12. Princeton Neptune is a good inexpensive brand.

Bristle brushes: flats 1/2” and 1” for acrylics and gluing with matte medium (or something close)

Glue: highly recommend Acrylic matte medium

Collage materials: Couple of magazines with color photos, anything like stamps, old paintings you only like parts of, etc

Other supplies: 2 Cups for water, tape, paper towels, small spray bottle,

Instructor:   Sharon Schmiedel

Sharon Schmiedel has a BFA in painting from

This is an open Q&A photography forum for anyone with questions about photography… lenses, cameras, dslr vs mirrorless, applications, software, classes & recommendations. Bring ALL your questions and we’ll try and get you the answers. This is a wonderful opportunity to get some insight into upcoming classes as well.

Thom Williams has been teaching online Photography classes for RAC for the past year and has received nothing but rave reviews.  He teaches classes on Getting to Know your DSLR or Mirrorless Camera, and How to effectively use your Smartphone Camera;  as well as specialty classes on Seeing and Shaping Light, B&W Photography, Still Life Photography, Photoshop and Lightroom .  Classes range in skill levels from Beginner to Advanced.  His full line of classes can be seen on our Photography Classes page.

Note:  This class will be taught online using Zoom.  Please have the Zoom app uploaded to your device and become familiar with it prior to joining class.   Invites to the Zoom meetings will be sent a few days before the class begins.

About the Instructor: Thom Williams

Thom Williams is a photographic artist currently living in Troy, NY.  Thom earned a B.F.A. from SUNY Oswego with studio concentrations in Graphic Design and Photography.  He has taken photographs ranging from fashion editorials, portraits, architecture, athletic events and street photography. Whether a gesture, expression, or angle of architecture, Thom is inspired by capturing images not otherwise seen in ordinary moments that can have profound reflective meaning for the viewer. As an artist, he is interested in experimenting digitally with images and more recently in presenting images in a unique multidimensionally way.

His fashion editorials have been published in Saratoga Living, The Muse and Tatoo Envy Magazine among others. Thom’s work can be viewed on TM Williams Photography through Facebook or Instagram. Below is a list of shows participated in.

Teaching at multiple art centers for the past 3 years in person and virtually beginning in 2020 he has found an avenue to share his passion and foster growth for others interested in photography.

SHOWS

Faculty/Student Show, Saratoga Arts Center, Saratoga NY 2019

Fence Creative Spirit Award 2018, Capital Region Art Center

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2017

Solo Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2017

Juror Selection 2017, Photo Regional Albany Center Gallery

BUILT Juried Show, NYS Museum Albany NY 2016

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2016

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Class Description:

Sketchbook journaling is a wonderful way to improve your drawing skills while capturing your thoughts and memories.  It’s also an artform that allows you to create freely and creatively without boundaries.   As an artist and art teacher, Lisa Thorén is never without her sketchbook.    It’s a habit she’s kept since her college days in Italy.

In this class Lisa will teach students how to capture special places and people’s gestures with quick, small drawings and compositions that will equate to  creative storytelling.  Techniques using pastel, collage, watercolors and other inspirations will make every page come alive.  All supplies will be provided for this class including: a sketch book, pencils, pens, and beyond.

Supply List – Sketchbook and all supplies will be provided by RAC.

About the Instructor:

Lisa Thorén is an award-winning mixed-media artist. She began her career studying printmaking in Florence, Italy, and earned her BFA from Parsons School of Design. Lisa was an art director at Travel + Leisure Magazine, a creative director in advertising, and board president of the Darien Arts Center in Darien, Connecticut.

Lisa was accepted into the Silvermine Guild after being juried into the 65th Annual Art of the Northeast Show at Silvermine Arts Center in 2015. She has participated in the Parsons School of Design alumni shows and has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the National Fabir Birren Color Award.

Lisa has exhibited as a solo artist in galleries in Connecticut. Her art hangs in the permanent collections of the Greenwich Library, the Darien Nature Center, and the Stanford University Medical Center in California.

Lisa Thorén’s work has been featured in Darien/New Canaan Magazine, Brooks Brothers stores, and historical societies in Greenwich and Darien.

She resides in Darien, CT with her husband Peter.

This course will teach students how to capture the spirit of a landscape scene.   Emphasis will be placed on the photo selection process as well as the development of a solid value sketch to guide you in your painting.   You will learn how to capture depth through the use of various color choices, brush strokes and perspective.  Most of all, you’ll learn to hone your observational skills so that the painting process becomes easier and more self directed.

Classes will include lectures, demonstrations, as well as individual instruction.  Students are welcome to paint in oils or acrylics.  Appropriate for new and experienced artists.  New artists will start with a black and white value study and will progress to color as the weeks go on.

Supply List

Please bring a recently completed painting to the first class if you have one.
Also, bring an 8 X 10 drawing pad, 2B carbon pencil, kneaded eraser,  chamois cloth and a sharpener.

Paints (I recommend Liquitex brand for Acrylics and Winsor & Newton for Oils)

Cadmium Yellow Lemon
Cadmium Yellow Light
Cadmium Red
Cadmium Orange
Alizarin Crimson
Viridian Green &  Sap Green
Cerulean Blue
Ultramarine Blue
Cobalt Blue
White
Black

Brushes (I recommend Princeton, Robert Simmons or Grumbacher brushes)
Flats: 1, 3, 5,7, 10
Filbert 1,3, 4, 8
Bristles or Nylon
Rounds:1, 2,3,
Bristles or Nylon

Other supplies for acrylic painters:

Painting Knife
Palette: Plastic Tray( Artist Palette Seal) or White Enamel Tray
Coffee Can for water
Paper Towels
Surfaces:  Canvas Panels- 16 x 20 or 14 x 18
(Cotton or Linen

Other supplies for Oil Painters:

Palette Knife & Painting Knife
Palette: Wood Palette, or Paper Palette
Cups for Turpenoid & Linseed Oil –
Two Small Glass Jars
Turpenoid Odorless
Linseed Oil
Papertowels
Canvas Panels- 16 x 20 or 14 x 18
(Cotton or Linen)

About Joseph Fama:

THIS CLASS WILL BE OFFERED ON WEDNESDAY EVENINGS IN THE FALL.  You can email education@rowaytonarts.org or call 203-866-2744 (x-2)  if that would be of interest to you.  

In this class, Jill will reveal color’s mysteries in a playful and explorative approach. Students are encouraged to work at their own pace in the medium of their choice, including oil, acrylic, casein, gouache, or watercolor.

This class will be taught through presentations and exercises that will inform students about color interactions, palettes, value, temperature, saturation, intensity, definitions, and placement in composition, color theory, science, and cultural and psychological meaning. Students will take away an enhanced working knowledge of color, handy reference materials, and nuances of color mixing that can be applied to future artwork.

This class is appropriate for artists of all levels as well as students who have taken this class before.  It’s a wonderful primer for the beginner as well as a good exercise for more advanced artists who would like to refine their use of color.

Suggested Supply list:   Note that most of the supplies below can be conveniently purchased from the lists that I’ve set up at Dick Blick online at:Color in Rhapsody: Blick Art Supply Color Exploration List

For Our First Class: Bring an 11” x 14” wet media (watercolor) pad, with yellow, red, and blue paints, with other essentials listed below.

Paints:

Basic Colors- All Mediums 

• Yellows: Cadmium or Hansa Yellow Pale (light or lemon yellow) and Cadmium Yellow Deep
• Reds: Alizarin Crimson (Magenta), Cadmium Red Light
• Blues: Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue (Manganese), Cobalt
• Earth Tones: Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, (or Transparent Red Oxide), Burnt Umber
• White: Large tube of Titanium, Opaque, and/or Titanium/Zinc mix (more transparent)
• Black: Ivory and Paynes Gray

Optional/Alternative Colors:

• Secondaries: Green – Sap, Chromium, Earth, or Viridian / Orange – Cadmium and Transparent
• Primaries: vermilion, red lake, Prussian, cobalt blue, Phthalo blue, gamboge, azo, Indian yellow

Essentials:

• Rags, Viva, or Blue Shop paper towels
• Palette- larger the better
• Quality Brushes: Think of it as a good investment, as decent brushes will provide enjoyment for many years to come. Round – #2 #4, Filbert – #8, #10, #12, Flat or angled– #2, #6, #10, #12, 1” and 2” flat, Small bright

Oils:

• Paints: Budget: Daler-Rowney, Georgian, Lukas/ Good: Gamblin, Utrecht, Grumbacher/ Intense pigments: Old Holland, Williamsburg
• Container for solvent-metal with a closable lid works or clean jars, Palette Scraper, Gamsol

This course explores the subtle details of the human body through technical illustrations of anatomy as well as exercises to practice proportions.  This class will be taught online using Zoom, with weekly instructional videos and handouts. Students will have the ability to work at their own pace during the week with guidance from the instructional videos and handouts that Jacobina will distribute weekly.  Students will meet weekly on Zoom to discuss progress,  technique and concepts. This class will prepare you for any life drawing classes you take in the future.

Week 1:  The Line
Learn to draw something by letting your eyes really connect with the subject and allowing your hand to follow instructions without looking at your paper. This powerful exercise will enable you to eliminate your belief system about your perception of art.  How to properly stand behind an easel and use your position to verify your drawing and compare it with the model. You need a small hand held mirror, charcoal and newsprint clipped to a piece of board, plus an easel.

Week 2:  The Viewfinder
Use your creativity to deal with this tool that will help you with perspective, proportions and composition. If this is new for you I would suggest you take the time to get the best of it. The outline can be wobbly but the relationships between the various objects has to be clear. Draw your hand and your foot accurately as instructed in the demonstration.

Week 3: Proportions
Stand behind your easel as instructed before. If you cannot stand, get a chair on wheels so you can turn around and position yourself comfortably. You need to be able to see the subject at the same time as your drawing in a small handheld mirror. This is the only way you will practice fresh eyes when there is not a professional teacher around.

Week 4:   Hands and feet
Sitting at a table copy the drawings I made for you of the hands and feet. Ask somebody to keep their hands still for a while. Study their feet. Five drawings in total, very well executed. Sharpen your pencil, get high quality drawing paper and study the bones, muscles and skin. Practice hatching and cross hatching.

Week 5:  Arms and legs 
Sitting at a table, copy the drawings I made for you of hands and feet.  Using yourself and others as live models, complete give

Supply List: All supplies for this 3-week workshop will be provided by RAC.  We’ll be using water based oil paints for this class.  If you prefer to use your own oil paints and brushes, feel free to bring them to class.

• Canvas boards: 11×14
• Colors for the workshop may vary from what we already have in house: Titanium white, Ivory black, alizarin crimson, cadmium red light, yellow ochre, viridian, raw umber, Ultramarine blue
• Artisan by Winsor Newton linseed oil
• Artisan by Winsor Newton thinner
• Artisan by Winsor Newton stand oil
• Paint Brushes
• Fan brushes in various sizes
• Palette knives for mixing
• Paper towels
• Jars for water
• Pencils and erasers
• Palette paper
• Spray shellac

Felicia Feldman has Masters in Fine Arts (Painting) from the New York Academy of Art, a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts (Painting) from the Maryland Institute College of Art, and has completed a number of Independent studies with renowned artists  Odd Nerdrum, Steven Assael, Will Cotton, Rita Natarova, Noah Buchanan, Vincent Desiderio and Alan Feltus.   She has extensive teaching experience in the Fine Arts in painting, drawing and figuration.  Specializing in observational and realistic techniques: foundational studies, graphite, charcoal, oil, watercolor and acrylic.  Felicia comes to RAC as a new resident to Connecticut having just moved here from Long Island where she worked for years teaching at the Long Island Academy of Fine Art.

Forget about perfection, watercolor opens up new possibilities because at times it has a mind of its own. If you let go, it can lead you to new ideas and discoveries. Trial and error is encouraged in this class. You will also get a handle on finding the big shapes, value scale, color mixing and even adding gouache for a different effect. I will introduce concepts and give demos at the beginning of each class to encourage a freer way of painting. Then, everyone will paint, play, and ask questions. Open to students of all levels. These sessions will be recorded and available to students for at least 2 weeks following each recording.

NOTE:  This class will be taught online using Zoom.  Students are expected to be well versed in the use of Zoom prior to the start of class.

SUPPLY LIST:

Drawing Materials: Please have a 6B pencil, kneaded eraser, Black fine line waterproof marker (a sharpie is fine). I will also be using Derwent Inktense Pencils occasionally (these are like watercolor pencils but more intense). If you have watercolor pencils any brand you can use them instead.

Watercolor Paint: If you have tubes of watercolor and a palette any brand use them. A best buy is Winsor Newton student grade known as “Cotman” they are far above the quality of JobLot watercolors. They have 2 sizes 8ml approx $3.00 a tube and 21 ml approx $6 a tube, Ideally get the 21ml size for colors 1-4, and to spend less get the rest in small tubes. These prices at dickblick.com and jerrysartarama.com. they often cost more on amazon. Note: Winsor Newton is only brand to use for Raw Sienna, its an earthy yellow, in all other brands its brown. Quinacrodone Gold any brand possible substitution.

Colors in my palette:

1. Lemon Yellow hue
2. Raw Sienna (Winsor Newton brand only)
3. Cerulean Blue
4. French Ultramarine or Ultramarine blue
5. Cadmium Red light
6. Quinacridone magenta
7. Burnt Umber
8. Sap Green
9. Alizarin Crimson
10. Burnt sienna
11. Black
12. Viridian

Gouache paint: a tube of white (this is much more opaque than watercolor white, I use Winsor Newton, but any brand will do. We will occasionally use this.

Watercolor Paper: Pad of  9×12” Canson XL spiral bound Mixed Media paper is what I will be using, usually Walmart has this brand as do most art stores. Do NOT buy paper at Job Lot it is

In this class, students will work independently in the studio while Frank’s on the road exploring the wilds of America.  But, he’s only an arms-length away, as he’ll be in contact with students via email and FaceTime for critiques and guidance.  Students will send images of their artwork to Frank and he’ll edit them using an app called Procreate to show students the directions their work can go.

As students work from their own reference material, Frank will help students learn to:

• improve their drawing ability,
• mix colors more intuitively,
• understand color relationships (i.e. warm vs. cool)
• use perspective, values and textures.

By using different means of paint application, students will attempt to give the impression that their paintings were painted from life.

Artists are welcome to use oils, acrylics and pastels. This class is for artists who feel comfortable working on their own with guidance from afar.

Suggested Supply List:

The easiest thing to buy is a pre-made paint box with paints and brushes included. You usually can buy a box of either oils or acrylics with an assortment of brushes, mediums and palette for about $100 through either Utrech or Artist Supply Warehouse. The boxes are made of wood and usually are around 16 x 20 inches and have a space for canvas boards and a palette.

Paints

1. Large tube Titanium white
2. Alizarin crimson
3. Cadmium red
4. Cadmium yellow
5. Yellow ochre
6. Raw sienna
7. Raw umber
8. Ultramarine blue
9. Ceruleun blue
10. Viridian green

Accessories

Sketch pad with 2b and 3b pencil

Vine charcoal

Canvasses 12 x 16 inch or 16 x 20 inch

Paper towels

For Oils

Odorless turpentine

Medium jars with tops so you can bring turps home with you

For Acrylics

Plastic container for water

Paper palette

The best brushes I have found are Robert Simmons Signet filbert bristle brushes. They have beige handles with green tips. Buy a couple of each in varying sizes (#2, #4, #6).

About the Instructor:

Frank Bruckmann began his studies at the DuCret School of Art in New Jersey and continued with classes at the Art Students League in New York City.  In Paris, he studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and spent nearly a decade in France and Spain, copying the masters in great museums and painting landscapes in the cities and countryside. Now a resident of New Haven, Bruckmann has found endless subject matter for landscapes in New England but

THIS CLASS IS FULL. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE PLACED ON THE WAITLIST, email education@rowaytonarts.org or call 203-866-2744 (x-2)

Objective: to paint a realistic portrait using the indirect approach. We will use a technique similar to the Flemish masters circa the 17th century. The Flemish Method has often been touted as the easiest understood method to achieve a realistic result.

This 4 week workshop will delve into everything from in-depth drawing skills, introduction to materials, and color theory. The instructor will paint step by step demonstrations for the students to follow along in real time, with a live model.   This class is appropriate for adults and older teens. 

Overview:

• Week 1: Umber layer: We will create the initial layer using brown and white. This will help us focus on the most important aspect of the painting, value and drawing
• Week 2: Dead layer: Using only 3 colors plus black and white, students will “instill first breath of life” into their portraits. Using what painters call a limited palette helps us to have a unified feel to our skin tones
• Week 3: Chromatic layer 1: Now we can expand to a full array of colors to really discover how colorful “flesh tones” can truly be
• Week 4: Chromatic layer 2 and details: this is the time for putting in those little highlights in the eyes and make your portrait truly come to life!

Supply List: All supplies for this 4-wk workshop will be provided by RAC.  We’ll be using water based oil paints for this class.  If you prefer to use your own oil paints and brushes, feel free to bring them to class.   Below is the list of supplies that will be provided.

• Canvas boards: 11×14
• Colors for the workshop may vary from what we already have in house: Ivory black, titanium white, raw umber, prussian blue, yellow ochre, burnt sienna, alizarin crimson, cadmium red light, viridian, Ultramarine blue
• Artisan by Winsor Newton linseed oil
• Artisan by Winsor Newton thinner
• Artisan by Winsor Newton stand oil
• Paint Brushes
• Palette knives for mixing
• Paper towels
• Jars for water
• Pencils and erasers
• Palette paper
• Spray shellac (you can get it at home depot. The clear kind)

Felicia Feldman has Masters in Fine Arts (Painting) from the New York Academy of Art, a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts (Painting) from the Maryland Institute College of Art, and has completed a number of

THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  DENISE WILL BE BACK IN THE FUTURE WITH A ONE DAY WORKSHOP FOCUSED ON FRESCOES.  IF INTERESTED, email education@rowaytonarts.org or call 203-866-2744 (x-2)

In this class, artists will develop a visual awareness and expand their knowledge in working with various mediums targeting their own work.  Students will bring projects already begun or in their beginning stages and we will explore the skills, mediums and applications necessary to realize their project. Using a diverse set of approaches (catering to each individual project) you will be guided through the use of various materials while experimenting and understanding what is best for your work.

There will be critiques so that each student can walk away with a fresh look at their work and be confident in taking the next step in their own individual quest.

This is a great class for students who would like input on how to proceed with a current painting or ideas and guidance on what to paint next.  Denise is a seasoned instructor having taught teens and adults for the past 35 years.  She teaches realism and abstraction and everything in between.  She’s a working artist who has had a number of shows throughout Fairfield county and has published a number of children’s books. Denise is known for her keen eye, her proficiency in a variety of media and her in depth knowledge of art history.

If you would like to discuss your goals prior to registering, you’re welcome to contact Denise via email at mosagi@aol.com

Supply List: Since this class concentrates on each individuals project, students will bring in their own supplies. If additional supplies or tools are needed we will discuss at the first class.

Denise Minnerly  graduated from the University of Vermont with a Bachelor of Science in Art Education and Bachelor of Fine Arts in the arts. She continued her art education at the Arts Student League in New York City and Silvermine School of Art in Connecticut. She is the illustrator of three published children’s books relating to art, The Color Tree, Molly Meets Mona and Friends and Painting the Town. Her paintings and installations are displayed by public corporations and art venues throughout the Northeast. Denise has been teaching art since the mid-80’s both through her own school and as an art teacher at Greens Farms Academy.

Click here for article on Denise’s art installation

Note: This class has new dates. We’re starting on Jan 19th instead of the originally advertised Jan 12th and ending on March 2nd not Feb 23.  

This class will combine watercolor with contour drawing in loose and expressive ways. Contour drawing techniques are a wonderful way to improve your eye/hand coordination and have fun doing it.  Subject matter will vary i.e. landscapes, people, animals, and still life. All skill levels welcome.

The instructor will introduce concepts and do demos at the beginning of each class, then we will draw and paint together.  Individual instruction is given throughout class. These sessions will be recorded and available to students for approximately 2 weeks after each class.

LEARNING TO MAKE IT YOUR OWN – Helping you to make personal choices of composition, color and contrast that will directly affect the success of your painting. A painting class for all skill levels.

A blank canvas can be daunting, but making some important choices up front will guide you in your process and will help you create a successful painting that makes you proud and feels like your own.  Whether painting from a photograph or from the world around us, there are basic steps we can take and decisions we can make that ensure a painting’s successful outcome.

With one on one instruction, this class will help experienced painters — using oils or acrylics— make choices that lead to success and paintings you’ll be proud of.  Note that this class is not appropriate for people brand new to painting.

Choosing our subjects from photographs, we’ll talk about what draws us to that image — the intent of the painting; composing the elements, simplifying, and establishing focal points; the importance of values; your color palette and how it affects mood; light source or time of day; and using the tools and techniques that can enhance the look you’re going for, including a palette knife.

So many elements go into a successful painting and each involves personal choices that make the painting uniquely yours.

Suggested Supply List:

Paint:  You can use oils or acrylics. Some suggested colors below. Feel free to bring your favorites.

• Lemon Yellow
• Cadmium Yellow
• Indian Yellow or Yellow Ochre
• Cadmium Orange
• Cadmium Red
• Quinacridone Rose or Alizarin Crimson
• Dioxazine Purple
• Cerulean or Manganese Blue
• UltraMarine or Cobalt Blue
• Prussian or Indigo Blue
• Olive Green
• Van Dyke Brown or Asphaltum
• White–whichever one you like (Titanium, Flake, Zinc, etc.)

BRUSHES AND PALETTE KNIVES

• Flat or filbert bristle brushes #1,2,4,6,8, round nylon #3,8,10
• Round nylon sables: #8, #10 or short handle 1 inch, 1-1/2 inch and 2 inch
• One or two palette knives – Dick Blick has a starter set of 3 for $18. that are good sizes. Or you can get them individually for $5-$8 each.  I use a  4” knife with rounded edges. (Blick’s #96 or Jerry’s #49T).  You may also want a shorter one for detail.

MEDIUMS:

• For oils: Gamblin Solvent Free Gel (tube) or Solvent Free Fluid
• For acrylics: Winsor & Newton Galleria Acrylic Gel Medium or Liquitex Gel Medium

PALETTE FOR MIXING – Paper, wood,

In this 4 week course we will be pulling no punches on the critique of your images, projects or concepts in photography. The goal is to, as a group, give constructive criticism that can be applied and reviewed each week to help everyone in the group maximize their ideas. Technical assistance will also be given to help you achieve your vision in ways you may not have thought of.

About the Instructor: Thom Williams

Thom Williams is a photographic artist currently living in Troy, NY.  Thom earned a B.F.A. from SUNY Oswego with studio concentrations in Graphic Design and Photography.  He has taken photographs ranging from fashion editorials, portraits, architecture, athletic events and street photography. Whether a gesture, expression, or angle of architecture, Thom is inspired by capturing images not otherwise seen in ordinary moments that can have profound reflective meaning for the viewer. As an artist, he is interested in experimenting digitally with images and more recently in presenting images in a unique multidimensionally way.

His fashion editorials have been published in Saratoga Living, The Muse and Tatoo Envy Magazine among others. Thom’s work can be viewed on TM Williams Photography through Facebook or Instagram. Below is a list of shows participated in.

Teaching at multiple art centers for the past 3 years in person and virtually beginning in 2020 he has found an avenue to share his passion and foster growth for others interested in photography.

SHOWS

Faculty/Student Show, Saratoga Arts Center, Saratoga NY 2019

Fence Creative Spirit Award 2018, Capital Region Art Center

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2017

Solo Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2017

Juror Selection 2017, Photo Regional Albany Center Gallery

BUILT Juried Show, NYS Museum Albany NY 2016

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2016

Photo21 Juried Photography Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2016

2 pcs Fence select 2016, capital region art center

Juror Selection 2016, Photo Regional Fulton Street Gallery

Solo Show, Stiletto Gallery Binghamton NY 2016

Top ten best in show, Albany Center Gallery Home Show 2016

TRASK Juried Show Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2015

Fence select 2015, capital region art center

RAC is excited to be working with Thom on this venture. He has mastered the art of teaching online and has in depth knowledge of his subject. He’s smart, funny, accessible and wonderful to work with. We think you’ll thoroughly enjoy any workshop you take with

THIS CLASS IS FULL.  IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE PLACED ON THE WAITLIST, email education@rowaytonarts.org or call 203-866-2744 (x-2)

Students of all abilities and levels are welcome to discover the time-honored tradition of oil painting.  Felicia has been teaching beginner to advanced students for 12 years, and will help you discover which technique will be best for you. Beginners will typically start with a limited palette of colors and an indirect approach, using the grisaille technique. Intermediate students can choose their color palette, and explore new approaches to painting. Advanced students can discover new mediums and textures made with non conventional tools, as well as try their hand at more complex subject matter. This class will also cover the technical aspects of using oils to increase the longevity of your artworks.

Suggested Supply list

For everyone’s health and safety, Felicia recommends students use water mixable oil paints.  However, if a student is insistent on using the traditional paints, it’s totally fine.

• Water mixable oil paints OR oil paints in the following colors: cadmium red light, alizarin crimson, cadmium yellow medium, ultramarine blue, ivory black, and titanium white. Optional colors are viridian, yellow ochre, raw umber and burnt sienna.
• An assortment of brushes small and medium in size — filbert and round, synthetic and hog bristle
• Small palette knife
• Palette paper (at least 9″ x 12″)
• Canvas paper or canvas boards, at least 9″ x 12″, or if preferred – a stretched canvas or prepared artists panel
• Paper towels
• 2 small glass jars with lids (I use whatever glass food jars I have in the kitchen)
• IF PAINTING WITH WATER MIXABLE OILS: water mixable linseed or safflower oil (recommend Winsor & Newton Artisan brand)
• IF PAINTING IN TRADITIONAL OILS:  odorless mineral spirits and refined linseed oil (small is fine for the oil, recommend a larger size for the mineral spirits)

About the Instructor:

Felicia Feldman has Masters in Fine Arts (Painting) from the New York Academy of Art, a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts (Painting) from the Maryland Institute College of Art, and has completed a number of Independent studies with renowned artists  Odd Nerdrum, Steven Assael, Will Cotton, Rita Natarova, Noah Buchanan, Vincent Desiderio and Alan Feltus.   She has extensive teaching experience in the Fine Arts in painting, drawing and figuration.  Specializing in observational and realistic techniques: foundational studies, graphite, charcoal, oil, watercolor and acrylic.  Felicia comes to RAC as

THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS CLASS, PLEASE EMAIL education@rowaytonarts.org or call 203-866-2744 (x-2). 

This class will be a wonderful introduction to the making of art.  We’ll cover the basics of composition and values as well as color mixing.  Ideas from the well known contemporary artists will be discussed and incorporated into our artwork. We’ll also discuss works of art that inspire each of us.  This class is meant to rejuvenate your creativity and to give you a place to play and explore.

Students should expect a bit of drawing, painting, collage and guidance on how to really look at famous artwork and the world around us.

Note: this class will be taught online using Zoom.  Please download and become familiar with the app prior to the start of class.

Suggested Supply list:

Acrylic paints:  Cadmium red medium, ultramarine blue, Cadmium yellow medium, titanium white

Brushes: 1/4 flat brush, 1″flat brush, #12 filbert

Pencils: #2 pencil

Charcoal:  med vine charcoal

Sketchbook:  9″ x 12″ bound sketch book

Canvases: two 11″x14″” canvas boards

About Lenny:

Lenny Moskowitz is a Connecticut landscape painter who lives in New Haven with his wife.He graduated with his B.F.A from the Philadelphia College of Art and received his M.F.A. from Michigan’s Cranbrook Academy. Lenny has participated in both group and solo shows at numerous Galleries throughout the U.S. and has taught classes and workshops in Connecticut, Block Island, and Nantucket.  He has been awarded several artist residencies, including at the Anderson Center in Minnesota and at the NISDA Foundation on Nantucket, MA. In the summer of 2011 he was awarded a residency at Weir Farm in Wilton, CT. He makes yearly painting trips to Maine, Nantucket, and frequently sojourns to the surrounding Connecticut woods to paint.

Note: this class will be taught online using Zoom.  Please download and become familiar with the app prior to the start of class.  A zoom invite will be emailed each week. 

Minimum Required Supplies

• Paints (oil or acrylic paints): Primary colors of your choice; Lots of white.  Suggestions:  Cadmium Yellow Light, Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Red Light, Alizarin Crimson , Cobalt Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Kings Blue, Cobalt Violet, Ultramarine Violet, Dioxazine Purple, Sap Green, Permanent Green, Naples Yellow (150 ml tube suggested), Permabla white (150ml tubes suggested), other colors of choice
• Painting Surfaces: Several primed canvases, boards or gessoed heavy paper of assorted sizes
• Brushes: Artists brushes of different sizes. And ordinary house painting brushes (1 – 2 in.)
• Palette Knives
• Your favorite mediums for Oil and Acrylic paints
• Containers: Oil Painters – Plastic peanut butter type jars with tight lids for mixing medium. Acrylic Painters – Large Jars for water
• Palettes: Disposable Artist’s palettes for mixing paint.
• Rags: Clean cotton cloth rags and an old terry cloth towel or paper towels.
• Thin stick of charcoal, Baby Wipes, Disposable gloves
• Reference photos

Instructor Bio – SOUBY BOSKI

Drawing inspiration from Abstract Expressionism as well as Impressionism, Souby Boski uses gestural and abstracted forms to define her richly textured compositions. Her loosely painted canvases are immediate responses to her visceral connection with her subjects.

Souby has her MALS degree from Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT and her BA from Stetson University, DeLand, FL

Souby Boski has been an Art teacher in the

This open studio time is for advanced artists who are accustomed to working on their own with no instruction.  Students share the studio with fellow artists and should bring their own supplies.  There is a group moderator who is responsible for opening and closing.

In this class, Dana will offer individual instruction tailored to the objectives and experiences of each student. Students may work from photographs,  still-life or other reference materials. Dana will be painting alongside the students and will be on hand to offer critiques and guidance at the student’s request.  This will be a relaxed class with much leeway to experiment.  It is open to both oil and acrylic painters. Some painting experience is required.

Suggested Supply List:
I suggest bringing what you have to the first class and filling in after you see what I use. Anything that has a “star” (*) is not necessary.

CANVAS OR OTHER PAINTING SUBSTRATE

PAINTS
OIL: (Charvin fine oil, Old Holland, Gamblin)

• Titanium white
• Cadmium yellow med and light
• Cadmium Orange
• Alizarin Crimson Permanent or Vermillion or Quinacridone magenta
• Ultramarine blue
• Scheveningen blue light*/ Old Holland or Thalo Blue/ any brand

ACRYLIC:  (Charvin, Golden, Liquitex, Basics)

• Titanium white
• Cadmium yellow light and medium
• Cadmium Orange
• Quinacrinone magenta
• Alizarine Crimson
• Ultramarine blue
• Phthalo blue/Thalo blue
• Golden Gloss medium or the new Golden OPEN medium

BRUSHES:

• 2 palette knives, Home Depot brushes (1/2 inch, 1 inch and 2 inch)
• Bristle brushes –Robert Simmons or similar
• Rounds and flats in nylon– DaVinci , Pro Arte, Rafael or similiar
• Flat or filbert bristle brushes #1,2,4,6,8, round nylon #3,8,10
• Round nylon sables: #8, #10 or short handle 1 inch, 1-1/2 inch and 2 inch

Plus, grey palette paper pad or white at Jerry’s, plastic pallet box, paper towels, containers for turp, sketch paper, plastic bags for garbage and pencils.

About the Instructor

Dana Goodfellow is an award-winning painter who works out of her Darien, CT studio. A third-generation artist, her works are based on strong compositions, values and color balance.

A self-described colorist, Goodfellow’s unique ability to blend and harmonize colors was perfected during an earlier decade-long career in the fashion industry in New York City. In the last 20 years she has won many awards for paintings, has been included in several juried and solo exhibitions throughout the Northeast. Her work can be found in private collections throughout the US and has been featured in several local publications. Goodfellow has taught a series of popular art classes at the Rowayton Art Center since 2010.

She is a member of the Oil Painter of America, American Impressionist Society, an artist member of the Salmangundi Art Club in New York City,

NOTE: THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WE WILL BE OFFERING IT AGAIN THIS SUMMER AND IN THE FALL.  CALL 203-866-2744 (X-2) IF INTERESTED IN TAKING THIS CLASS IN THE FUTURE.

This is a wonderful class for people new to painting or for those who could use a refresher in the fundamentals.  Expect to start with black & white value studies of a still life and a landscape and progress to color from there. Students will learn about the grayscale, color mixing, composition as well as the basics on how to set up a palette and what brushes to use.

Special attention devoted to “Power of Observation” and “Select Focus” and how to use these principles in painting.

Supply List:

• A tube of black and white Acrylic paints
• coffee can for water
• Brushes: Filbert- Bristle #9,#6 & #2
• Canvas Pad- 12 x 16
• Palette: White Enamel Tray
• A list of supplies will be provided on the first day of class.

Note: This class will be meeting in the studio. Class size will be limited to eight students and it is required that all participants be vaccinated. 

About Joseph Fama:

A note about Covid compliance:  You can be assured that RAC is doing everything possible to keep its customers and staff safe from the Corona Virus.  Our studio is spacious and airy with excellent air circulation and plenty of room for people to stay safely distanced from one another.  While our studio can easily accommodate up to 20 people, we are only allowing a maximum of 9 students and one teacher at a time.   Every student will have a 5′-6′ foot table of

This is an open Q&A photography forum for anyone with questions about photography… lenses, cameras, dslr vs mirrorless, applications, software, classes & recommendations. Bring ALL your questions and we’ll try and get you the answers.

This class will be taught online via Zoom. Invites will be sent a day or two before the start of the first class.  Students are expected to familiarize themselves with Zoom before the class begins.

About the Instructor: Thom Williams

Thom Williams is a photographic artist currently living in Troy, NY.  Thom earned a B.F.A. from SUNY Oswego with studio concentrations in Graphic Design and Photography.  He has taken photographs ranging from fashion editorials, portraits, architecture, athletic events and street photography. Whether a gesture, expression, or angle of architecture, Thom is inspired by capturing images not otherwise seen in ordinary moments that can have profound reflective meaning for the viewer. As an artist, he is interested in experimenting digitally with images and more recently in presenting images in a unique multidimensionally way.

His fashion editorials have been published in Saratoga Living, The Muse and Tatoo Envy Magazine among others. Thom’s work can be viewed on TM Williams Photography through Facebook or Instagram. Below is a list of shows participated in.

Teaching at multiple art centers for the past 3 years in person and virtually beginning in 2020 he has found an avenue to share his passion and foster growth for others interested in photography.

SHOWS

Faculty/Student Show, Saratoga Arts Center, Saratoga NY 2019

Fence Creative Spirit Award 2018, Capital Region Art Center

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2017

Solo Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2017

Juror Selection 2017, Photo Regional Albany Center Gallery

BUILT Juried Show, NYS Museum Albany NY 2016

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2016

Photo21 Juried Photography Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2016

2 pcs Fence select 2016, capital region art center

Juror Selection 2016, Photo Regional Fulton Street Gallery

Solo Show, Stiletto Gallery Binghamton NY 2016

Top ten best in show, Albany Center Gallery Home Show 2016

TRASK Juried Show Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2015

Fence select 2015, capital region art center

RAC is excited to be working with Thom on this venture. He has mastered the art of teaching online and has in depth knowledge of his subject. He’s smart, funny, accessible and wonderful to work with. We think you’ll thoroughly enjoy any workshop you take

This is a free form advanced photography class spanning 8 weeks. Every time this is offered it is different BUT every time it will push you into areas of photography you may have never considered exploring. The goal of this course is to keep you growing and can be taken multiple times by students that desire a group learning and critique environment.

This class will be taught online via Zoom. Invites will be sent a day or two before the start of the first class.  Students are expected to familiarize themselves with Zoom before the class begins.

About the Instructor: Thom Williams

Thom Williams is a photographic artist currently living in Troy, NY.  Thom earned a B.F.A. from SUNY Oswego with studio concentrations in Graphic Design and Photography.  He has taken photographs ranging from fashion editorials, portraits, architecture, athletic events and street photography. Whether a gesture, expression, or angle of architecture, Thom is inspired by capturing images not otherwise seen in ordinary moments that can have profound reflective meaning for the viewer. As an artist, he is interested in experimenting digitally with images and more recently in presenting images in a unique multidimensionally way.

His fashion editorials have been published in Saratoga Living, The Muse and Tatoo Envy Magazine among others. Thom’s work can be viewed on TM Williams Photography through Facebook or Instagram. Below is a list of shows participated in.

Teaching at multiple art centers for the past 3 years in person and virtually beginning in 2020 he has found an avenue to share his passion and foster growth for others interested in photography.

SHOWS

Faculty/Student Show, Saratoga Arts Center, Saratoga NY 2019

Fence Creative Spirit Award 2018, Capital Region Art Center

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2017

Solo Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2017

Juror Selection 2017, Photo Regional Albany Center Gallery

BUILT Juried Show, NYS Museum Albany NY 2016

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2016

Photo21 Juried Photography Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2016

2 pcs Fence select 2016, capital region art center

Juror Selection 2016, Photo Regional Fulton Street Gallery

Solo Show, Stiletto Gallery Binghamton NY 2016

Top ten best in show, Albany Center Gallery Home Show 2016

TRASK Juried Show Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2015

Fence select 2015, capital region art center

RAC is excited to be working with Thom on this venture. He has mastered the art of teaching

In the beginning there was B&W photography and to this day many purists believe this is the only TRUE form of photography. Learn what makes a great B&W image and how to start seeing opportunities to create images in B&W. This will be an opportunity to shoot in B&W and to see first-hand how it differs from converting color images to B&W.  Open to all types of cameras.

This class will be taught online via Zoom. Invites will be sent a day or two before the start of the first class.  Students are expected to familiarize themselves with Zoom before the class begins.

About the Instructor: Thom Williams

Thom Williams is a photographic artist currently living in Troy, NY.  Thom earned a B.F.A. from SUNY Oswego with studio concentrations in Graphic Design and Photography.  He has taken photographs ranging from fashion editorials, portraits, architecture, athletic events and street photography. Whether a gesture, expression, or angle of architecture, Thom is inspired by capturing images not otherwise seen in ordinary moments that can have profound reflective meaning for the viewer. As an artist, he is interested in experimenting digitally with images and more recently in presenting images in a unique multidimensionally way.

His fashion editorials have been published in Saratoga Living, The Muse and Tatoo Envy Magazine among others. Thom’s work can be viewed on TM Williams Photography through Facebook or Instagram. Below is a list of shows participated in.

Teaching at multiple art centers for the past 3 years in person and virtually beginning in 2020 he has found an avenue to share his passion and foster growth for others interested in photography.

SHOWS

Faculty/Student Show, Saratoga Arts Center, Saratoga NY 2019

Fence Creative Spirit Award 2018, Capital Region Art Center

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2017

Solo Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2017

Juror Selection 2017, Photo Regional Albany Center Gallery

BUILT Juried Show, NYS Museum Albany NY 2016

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2016

Photo21 Juried Photography Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2016

2 pcs Fence select 2016, capital region art center

Juror Selection 2016, Photo Regional Fulton Street Gallery

Solo Show, Stiletto Gallery Binghamton NY 2016

Top ten best in show, Albany Center Gallery Home Show 2016

TRASK Juried Show Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2015

Fence select 2015, capital region art center

RAC is excited to be working with Thom on this venture. He

Lenny will begin each class with with an introduction to artists whose work demonstrate the techniques and approaches Lenny will be asking you to work with that day.  Some days he will supplement the information with a quick demonstration, while other days the lesson will be more verbal and conversational.  At the end of the first hour, students will be “set free” to work in the RAC studio or in their home studios to experiment with the ideas presented.  The last 1/2 hour of class will be devoted to a show and tell giving students time to view each other’s work and to receive group feedback if desired.

Students can expect to work in all sorts of mediums in this class — from pen and ink, to charcoal, to acrylics, oils, watercolor, gouache, collage and possibly a combination of them all.  The main purpose is to give students the freedom and tools to explore a variety of ways to portray an image or an idea.  Important elements such as composition, value, line, form, color, texture and space will be discussed and emphasized weekly.

Having previous experience is good but not necessary. Coming to class with a playful attitude and an experimental mindset are required.

NOTE:  This class is being taught in a hybrid fashion which means Lenny will be teaching live in the RAC studio where students are welcome to join him or they may choose to participate online using Zoom.  In the case of inclement weather, everyone will participate online via Zoom.

Supply List:

A variety of drawing implements such as pencils crayons and water soluble crayons.

Large drawing paper, scissors, glue, pencils, old magazines (preferably magazines that are colorful, like fashion, home and garden, etc.), paint (your choice, acrylic or watercolor), a couple of brushes, a palette to mix paint on, a spray bottle to keep your acrylic from drying out, painting surfaces (such as canvas boards, a stretch canvas, or paper), and a water jar.

If you’re using acrylics it’s nice to have a medium, which is clear acrylic paint with no pigment in it. This comes in gloss or matte. Lenny prefers the matte because the paint is matte.

About Lenny:

Lenny Moskowitz is a Connecticut landscape painter who lives in New Haven with his wife.He graduated with his B.F.A from the Philadelphia College of Art and received his M.F.A. from Michigan’s Cranbrook Academy. Lenny has

This class is an opportunity to experiment with watercolor and a variety of drawing, painting and collage materials.  Playful experimentation will be combined with exercises that will give you a framework to try out new ideas. The instructor will introduce concepts and demos at the beginning of each class. Experience helpful but not required. Students are encouraged to work on their own projects with subject matter and materials that interest them. Individual instruction is given throughout class.

NOTE:  This class will be taught online using Zoom.  Students are expected to be well versed in the use of Zoom prior to the start of class.  Students will be sent a full recording of every class that will be accessible for up to 30 days.

SUPPLY LIST:

• Drawing Materials: pencil, eraser, black fine line waterproof marker (a sharpie is fine), a few colored pencils, watercolor pencils, markers or crayons. You can improvise with what you have.
• Sketchbook: You can use whatever you have. 5.5” x 8.5” closed and larger will work well. Affordable favorites of mine are Stillman and Birns bound softcovers: Alpha, Beta, and Zeta series.
• Watercolor Paint: Use whatever you have, if you have to buy some Jerrys Artarama in West Hartford has the Winsor Newton Cotman Pocketbox watercolor 12 pans on sale for $14.99. About $20 online elsewhere.
• Brushes: I mainly use a #12 round synthetic sable watercolor brush. Additionally, pick up a cheap acrylic brush 1/2′-1” flat
• Opaque white paint, I will be using acrylagouache, but any white acrylic paint will work too.
• Scissors
• Magazines with color images
• Glue or Gluestick, I use matte medium and a cheap flat acrylic brush

I will show you some of my favorite supplies in the first class which are optional.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:

Sharon Schmiedel has a BFA in painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art. She works in watercolor, pen and ink, mixed media and acrylics. These works are energetic and expressive; it is the opposite direction from the many years she spent working in technical illustration, medical illustration, and graphic design. She now spends her creative energy painting, drawing, and teaching.  To see Sharon’s most recent artwork follow her on Instagram artwork_sharon or her website at www.sharon.gallery.

NOTE: ONLY ONLINE SEATS AVAILABLE

CLASS DESCRIPTION:

In the class, students will have ability to work on whatever they like using reference images of their own.  Dana will be on hand to guide students through the painting process and to offer a critique on the current painting and on paintings students have done in the past.

NOTE: This class will taught as a hybrid class from the studio — meaning that it will be taught simultaneously in the studio and online via Zoom.  If you choose to study online, be sure to familiarize yourself with Zoom before the start of class.

SUPPLY LIST:  The following is a list of what you could bring. All items listed below are available at Jerry’s Artarama in Norwalk.  Items marked with an asterisk are merely suggestions.

Canvas:  stretched canvas or canvas board in the size of your liking

Paints:
Oil: (Charvin fine oil, Old Holland, Gamblin)

• Titanium white
• Cadmium yellow med and light
• Cad red light, or med
• Cadmium Orange
• Alizarin Crimson Permanent or Vermillion or Quinacridone magenta
• Ultramarine blue
• Scheveningen blue light*/ Old Holland or Thalo Blue/ any brand
• Transparent red oxide*/ Old Holland
• Golden ochre*
• Gamboge**/ Old Holland
• Sap Green***/ Old Holland

Acrylic:  (Charvin, Golden, Liquitex)

• Titanium white
• Cadmium yellow light and medium
• Cadmium Orange
• Cad red light, or med
• Quinacrinone magenta
• Alizarine Crimson
• Ultramarine blue
• Transparent red oxide*
• Golden ochre*
• Phthalo blue/Thalo blue
• Cobalt blue*
• Golden Gloss medium or the new Golden OPEN medium
• Charvin new acrylic mediums

Brushes:

• 2 palette knives, Home Depot brushes (1/2 inch, 1 inch and 2 inch)
• Bristle brushes –Robert Simmons or similar
• Rounds and flats in nylon– DaVinci , Pro Arte, Rafael or similiar
• Flat or filbert bristle brushes #1,2,4,6,8, round nylon #3,8,10
• Round nylon sables: #8, #10 or short handle 1 inch, 1-1/2 inch and 2 inch

Plus, grey palette paper pad or white at Jerry’s, plastic pallet box, paper towels, containers for turp, sketch paper, plastic bags for garbage and pencils.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:

Dana Goodfellow is an award-winning painter who works out of her Darien, CT studio. A third-generation artist, her works are based on strong compositions, values and color balance.

A self-described colorist, Goodfellow’s unique ability to blend and harmonize colors was perfected during an earlier decade-long career in the fashion industry in New York City. In the last 20 years she has won many awards for paintings, has been included

Photography class listings can now be found on the “Photography Classes” page.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS LISTINGS

“The best camera is the one you have with you.”  There is debate on the originator of this quote but it is accurate nonetheless. Pretty much everyone is carrying around a smartphone camera so why not learn how to really use it? In this series we will look at composition techniques and functions of your phone camera that you may not have known, and how to maximize those images through the use of editing apps. Finally we’ll look at multiple platforms to share your photos.

Note:  This class will be taught online using Zoom.  Please have the Zoom app uploaded to your device and become familiar with it prior to joining class.   Invites to the Zoom meetings will be sent a few days before the class begins.

About the Instructor: Thom Williams

Thom Williams is a photographic artist currently living in Troy, NY.  Thom earned a B.F.A. from SUNY Oswego with studio concentrations in Graphic Design and Photography.  He has taken photographs ranging from fashion editorials, portraits, architecture, athletic events and street photography. Whether a gesture, expression, or angle of architecture, Thom is inspired by capturing images not otherwise seen in ordinary moments that can have profound reflective meaning for the viewer. As an artist, he is interested in experimenting digitally with images and more recently in presenting images in a unique multidimensionally way.

His fashion editorials have been published in Saratoga Living, The Muse and Tatoo Envy Magazine among others. Thom’s work can be viewed on TM Williams Photography through Facebook or Instagram. Below is a list of shows participated in.

Teaching at multiple art centers for the past 3 years in person and virtually beginning in 2020 he has found an avenue to share his passion and foster growth for others interested in photography.

SHOWS

Faculty/Student Show, Saratoga Arts Center, Saratoga NY 2019

Fence Creative Spirit Award 2018, Capital Region Art Center

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2017

Solo Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2017

Juror Selection 2017, Photo Regional Albany Center Gallery

BUILT Juried Show, NYS Museum Albany NY 2016

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2016

Photo21 Juried Photography Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2016

2 pcs Fence select 2016, capital region art center

Juror Selection 2016, Photo Regional Fulton Street Gallery

Solo Show, Stiletto Gallery Binghamton NY 2016

Top ten best in show, Albany Center Gallery Home Show 2016

TRASK Juried Show

Photoshop is a monster of a program and is so very useful to many forms of art, unfortunately because it has so much in it, it can be overwhelming for those who want to use it for simple tasks. In this series we will look at tools and techniques that are specifically useful for photography. This will not be an in depth photoshop class, but will give you specific tools and techniques for improving and manipulating your photographs.

Note:  This class will be taught online using Zoom.  Please have the Zoom app uploaded to your device and become familiar with it prior to joining class.   Invites to the Zoom meetings will be sent a few days before the class begins.

About the Instructor: Thom Williams

Thom Williams is a photographic artist currently living in Troy, NY.  Thom earned a B.F.A. from SUNY Oswego with studio concentrations in Graphic Design and Photography.  He has taken photographs ranging from fashion editorials, portraits, architecture, athletic events and street photography. Whether a gesture, expression, or angle of architecture, Thom is inspired by capturing images not otherwise seen in ordinary moments that can have profound reflective meaning for the viewer. As an artist, he is interested in experimenting digitally with images and more recently in presenting images in a unique multidimensionally way.

His fashion editorials have been published in Saratoga Living, The Muse and Tatoo Envy Magazine among others. Thom’s work can be viewed on TM Williams Photography through Facebook or Instagram. Below is a list of shows participated in.

Teaching at multiple art centers for the past 3 years in person and virtually beginning in 2020 he has found an avenue to share his passion and foster growth for others interested in photography.

SHOWS

Faculty/Student Show, Saratoga Arts Center, Saratoga NY 2019

Fence Creative Spirit Award 2018, Capital Region Art Center

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2017

Solo Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2017

Juror Selection 2017, Photo Regional Albany Center Gallery

BUILT Juried Show, NYS Museum Albany NY 2016

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2016

Photo21 Juried Photography Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2016

2 pcs Fence select 2016, capital region art center

Juror Selection 2016, Photo Regional Fulton Street Gallery

Solo Show, Stiletto Gallery Binghamton NY 2016

Top ten best in show, Albany Center Gallery Home Show 2016

TRASK Juried Show Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2015

Fence select

In this class we’ll investigate the composition rules and lighting techniques of great masters of photography as well as other media to glean techniques that can be used in our own work. While it’s not necessary to have photographic lighting, it is useful to have some type of moveable lighting. We will also talk about equipment and make use of common place objects to aid in our image creation.

Note:  This class will be taught online using Zoom.  Please have the Zoom app uploaded to your device and become familiar with it prior to joining class.   Invites to the Zoom meetings will be sent a few days before the class begins.

About the Instructor: Thom Williams

Thom Williams is a photographic artist currently living in Troy, NY.  Thom earned a B.F.A. from SUNY Oswego with studio concentrations in Graphic Design and Photography.  He has taken photographs ranging from fashion editorials, portraits, architecture, athletic events and street photography. Whether a gesture, expression, or angle of architecture, Thom is inspired by capturing images not otherwise seen in ordinary moments that can have profound reflective meaning for the viewer. As an artist, he is interested in experimenting digitally with images and more recently in presenting images in a unique multidimensionally way.

His fashion editorials have been published in Saratoga Living, The Muse and Tatoo Envy Magazine among others. Thom’s work can be viewed on TM Williams Photography through Facebook or Instagram. Below is a list of shows participated in.

Teaching at multiple art centers for the past 3 years in person and virtually beginning in 2020 he has found an avenue to share his passion and foster growth for others interested in photography.

SHOWS

Faculty/Student Show, Saratoga Arts Center, Saratoga NY 2019

Fence Creative Spirit Award 2018, Capital Region Art Center

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2017

Solo Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2017

Juror Selection 2017, Photo Regional Albany Center Gallery

BUILT Juried Show, NYS Museum Albany NY 2016

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2016

Photo21 Juried Photography Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2016

2 pcs Fence select 2016, capital region art center

Juror Selection 2016, Photo Regional Fulton Street Gallery

Solo Show, Stiletto Gallery Binghamton NY 2016

Top ten best in show, Albany Center Gallery Home Show 2016

TRASK Juried Show Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2015

Fence select 2015, capital region art center

RAC is excited to

Drawing IS for Everyone!

Level: Beginner to Intermediate

How many times have you thought you could never draw? Well, this class will prove you wrong!

Everyone can learn to draw, so bring your energy and we will tackle drawing aspects from the very beginning.

You will be able to choose to explore the genres of your choice, including landscape, still life, florals, and/or portraiture. Beginners will work from photographic references and intermediates can choose to work from photographs or from their own in-class room still life set-ups.

Note: This class will be meeting in the studio.

Suggest Supply List:

• Materials needed:
  • C-Thru brand clear ruler, (2″wide x 12″long)
  • 4h, 2h, F, B, HB, 2B, 4B, graphite pencils (Derwent or Faber-Castelli brand)
  • Fabriano brand HOT PRESS watercolor paper (140lb) (Can be on a pad or watercolor block or large individual sheets we will cut down from 22″ x 30″)
  • Staedler brand white plastic eraser or Mars brand white plastic eraser
  • Pentel brand Tri eraser (retractable eraser with triangular tip)

About the Instructor:

Artist Nancy McTague-Stock credits early exposure to environmental experiences as the impetus for her life long artistic focus.  Her environmentally focused imagery centrally highlights the fragility of nature in an increasingly technocentric world, through an amalgam of painting, printmaking and contemporary photographic media. Her work is observation-based, with a strong conceptual sensibility and superb craftsmanship.

Nancy McTague-Stock was a Fellowship Recipient for post-graduate work at The Slade School of Art at the University of London in Experimental Drawing. She received an MFA from The Art Institute of Boston in Visual Studies in New Media, with mentors inclusive of Dike Blair, Judith Barry, Richard Klein, Anthony Apesos & Sunanda Sunyal. She holds a Marketing Strategy Certificate from Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management, and a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in Metalsmithing and Textiles, with specialty training in ancient jewelry techniques from the Kulicke Stark Academy for Jewelry Art in New York with Bob Kulicke.

Ms. McTague-Stock has been the recipient of many awards, residencies, grants and fellowships. Her work has been exhibited in group exhibitions at over ten museums,  solo/group shows in galleries and universities in Bulgaria, Canada, China, Denmark, Great Britain, Ireland, Latvia, New Zealand, Portugal, Serbia and in the U.S., from Los Angeles to New York.  Nancy’s work has appeared in such publications as the New York Times, Studio Visit Magazine, Plein Air Magazine,

Each week before class begins, students will be emailed an iconic photograph that will be used as the week’s reference material.  For those more interested in drawing from their own photos, they are welcome to do so. The lessons John teaches will be applicable to all.

John will start each class with a demonstration and discussion on how to approach the specific portrait.  He’ll share his approach to creating a portrait which is a combination of using mass and line.  He stresses expressive strokes with an emphasis on understanding the importance of the fundamentals of drawing.  This class is geared toward drawing and working with a photograph to create a realistic portrait rendering.  Be aware that this is typically a small class populated with students who have been drawing together for a few years.  John offers instruction and feedback in this class, but most students work independently with casual and familiar chatter between them as they work.  This class is best suited for people with prior drawing experience.

Note: above drawing created by John Grieco

Note: this class will be taught online using Zoom.  Please download and become familiar with the app prior to the start of class.  A zoom invite and a photo  from which to work will be emailed each week. 

Supply List:

• Medium vine charcoal
• White conte drawing pencil
• General charcoal pencil (HB or 2b)
• Kneaded eraser
• Sharpening blade
• Blending stump (used for smoothing and blending)
• Paper towels
• Drawing board (at least 18×24)
• Fixative spray for charcoal
• A piece of Stonehenge Hot Press paper (18X24″) or a 11″X14″ tablet of it (if you have a tablet of other good paper you can bring that to work on.

John Grieco is a portrait painter located in White Plains, NY. Grieco is a recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant.  He won “Best in Show” at a 2010 Exhibition at the Salmagundi Art Club in New York City and received the Randolph Chitwood Award in the 2010 Greenwich Art Society Members Exhibition.  John’s been teaching at RAC for over 10 years and has a loyal following.

Learn the painting process with simple step-by-step exercises. Learn the basics with black & white paintings of a still life and landscape. Study the three primary colors and move on to full color painting in landscapes.

Special attention devoted to “Power of Observation” and “Select Focus” and how to use these principles in landscape painting.

Students will receive individual critiques  and  class demonstrations.

Bring the following materials to the first class:

• A tube of black and white Acrylic paint
• coffee can or jar for water
• Brushes: Filbert- Bristle #9,#6 & #2
• Canvas Pad- 12 x 16
• Palette: White Enamel Tray or plastic palette with lid along with palette sponge and paper
• A full list of supplies will be provided on the first day of class.

Do you have a sketchbook that’s just sitting on a shelf because you liked the idea of keeping one, but got intimidated by all those white pages? This class is about getting past that fear and jumping in. Hallelujah! You can use whatever materials you have for pencils, markers, and watercolor. Subject matter and styles will vary from observational to fantasy. I will introduce ideas, share tips, and give demos at the beginning of each class. Then, everyone will sketch, paint, and play. While you are painting, you can ask questions and I will do mini demos to answer them for those who want to watch. This course is open to students of all levels; some drawing experience is helpful but not required.

NOTE:  This class will be taught online using Zoom.  Students are expected to be well versed in the use of Zoom prior to the start of class.

Suggest Supplies:

• Drawing Materials: pencil, eraser, black fine line waterproof marker (a sharpie is fine), a few colored pencils, watercolor pencils, markers or crayons. You can improvise with what you have.
• Sketchbook: You can use whatever you have, I will be using a Strathmore Mixed Media Art Journal size 8.5”x11” closed. Paper a little heavier than drawing paper is best. Another favorite is the Stillman and Birn softcover, 5.5”x8.5” closed, the alpha, beta or zeta series.
• Watercolor Paint: Use whatever you have, if you have to buy some Jerrys Artarama in West Hartford has the Winsor Newton Cotman Pocketbox watercolor 12 pans on sale for $14.99. About $20 online elsewhere.
• Brushes: I mainly use a #12 round synthetic sable watercolor brush
• Scissors
• Magazines with color images
• Glue or Gluestick, I use matte medium and a cheap flat acrylic brush

I will show you some of my favorite supplies in the first class which are optional.

Instructor:   Sharon Schmiedel

Sharon Schmiedel has a BFA in painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art. She works in watercolor, pen and ink, mixed media and acrylics. These works are energetic and expressive; it is the opposite direction from the many years she spent working in technical illustration, medical illustration, and graphic design. She now spends her creative energy painting, drawing, and teaching.  To see Sharon’s most recent artwork follow her on Instagram artwork_sharon or her website at www.sharon.gallery.

In the beginning there was B&W photography and to this day many purists believe this is the only TRUE form of photography. Learn what makes a great B&W image and how to start seeing opportunities to create images in B&W. This will be an opportunity to shoot in B&W to see first hand how it differs NOT just convert color images to B&W.

Note:  This class will be taught online using Zoom.  Please have the Zoom app uploaded to your device and become familiar with it prior to joining class.   Invites to the Zoom meetings will be sent a few days before the class begins.

About the Instructor: Thom Williams

Thom Williams is a photographic artist currently living in Troy, NY.  Thom earned a B.F.A. from SUNY Oswego with studio conentrations in Graphic Design and Photography.  He has taken photographs ranging from fashion editorials, portraits, architecture, athletic events and street photography. Whether a gesture, expression, or angle of architecture, Thom is inspired by capturing images not otherwise seen in ordinary moments that can have profound reflective meaning for the viewer. As an artist, he is interested in experimenting digitally with images and more recently in presenting images in a unique multidimensionally way.

His fashion editorials have been published in Saratoga Living, The Muse and Tatoo Envy Magazine among others. Thom’s work can be viewed on TM Williams Photography through Facebook or Instagram. Below is a list of shows participated in.

Teaching at multiple art centers for the past 3 years in person and virtually beginning in 2020 he has found an avenue to share his passion and foster growth for others interested in photography.

SHOWS

Faculty/Student Show, Saratoga Arts Center, Saratoga NY 2019

Fence Creative Spirit Award 2018, Capital Region Art Center

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2017

Solo Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2017

Juror Selection 2017, Photo Regional Albany Center Gallery

BUILT Juried Show, NYS Museum Albany NY 2016

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2016

Photo21 Juried Photography Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2016

2 pcs Fence select 2016, capital region art center

Juror Selection 2016, Photo Regional Fulton Street Gallery

Solo Show, Stiletto Gallery Binghamton NY 2016

Top ten best in show, Albany Center Gallery Home Show 2016

TRASK Juried Show Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2015

Fence select 2015, capital region art center

RAC is excited to be working with Thom on this

Now that you’ve mastered shutter speed, aperture and ISO in Beginner 1, and have gotten your feet wet with composition in beginner 2. It’s time to uncover your creative voice in photography. This 4 week class will guide you through the process of creating a photographic series of images based on your specific interests. Open to anyone with a camera, an understanding of composition and exposure.

Note:  This class will be taught online using Zoom.  Please have the Zoom app uploaded to your device and become familiar with it prior to joining class.   Invites to the Zoom meetings will be sent a few days before the class begins.

About the Instructor: Thom Williams

Thom Williams is a photographic artist currently living in Troy, NY.  Thom earned a B.F.A. from SUNY Oswego with studio conentrations in Graphic Design and Photography.  He has taken photographs ranging from fashion editorials, portraits, architecture, athletic events and street photography. Whether a gesture, expression, or angle of architecture, Thom is inspired by capturing images not otherwise seen in ordinary moments that can have profound reflective meaning for the viewer. As an artist, he is interested in experimenting digitally with images and more recently in presenting images in a unique multidimensionally way.

His fashion editorials have been published in Saratoga Living, The Muse and Tatoo Envy Magazine among others. Thom’s work can be viewed on TM Williams Photography through Facebook or Instagram. Below is a list of shows participated in.

Teaching at multiple art centers for the past 3 years in person and virtually beginning in 2020 he has found an avenue to share his passion and foster growth for others interested in photography.

SHOWS

Faculty/Student Show, Saratoga Arts Center, Saratoga NY 2019

Fence Creative Spirit Award 2018, Capital Region Art Center

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2017

Solo Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2017

Juror Selection 2017, Photo Regional Albany Center Gallery

BUILT Juried Show, NYS Museum Albany NY 2016

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2016

Photo21 Juried Photography Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2016

2 pcs Fence select 2016, capital region art center

Juror Selection 2016, Photo Regional Fulton Street Gallery

Solo Show, Stiletto Gallery Binghamton NY 2016

Top ten best in show, Albany Center Gallery Home Show 2016

TRASK Juried Show Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2015

Fence select 2015, capital region art center

RAC is excited to be working with

Photography is all about light and values.  This 4 session class will help guide you through seeing light as your camera sees it. It will teach you what to look for when trying to capture that dramatic shot.  Learn how to manipulate light through bouncing and reflecting as well as the principles of artificial light sources.

Note:  This class will be taught online using Zoom.  Please have the Zoom app uploaded to your device and become familiar with it prior to joining class.   Invites to the Zoom meetings will be sent a few days before the class begins.

About the Instructor: Thom Williams

Thom Williams is a photographic artist currently living in Troy, NY.  Thom earned a B.F.A. from SUNY Oswego with studio concentrations in Graphic Design and Photography.  He has taken photographs ranging from fashion editorials, portraits, architecture, athletic events and street photography. Whether a gesture, expression, or angle of architecture, Thom is inspired by capturing images not otherwise seen in ordinary moments that can have profound reflective meaning for the viewer. As an artist, he is interested in experimenting digitally with images and more recently in presenting images in a unique multidimensionally way.

His fashion editorials have been published in Saratoga Living, The Muse and Tatoo Envy Magazine among others. Thom’s work can be viewed on TM Williams Photography through Facebook or Instagram. Below is a list of shows participated in.

Teaching at multiple art centers for the past 3 years in person and virtually beginning in 2020 he has found an avenue to share his passion and foster growth for others interested in photography.

SHOWS

Faculty/Student Show, Saratoga Arts Center, Saratoga NY 2019

Fence Creative Spirit Award 2018, Capital Region Art Center

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2017

Solo Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2017

Juror Selection 2017, Photo Regional Albany Center Gallery

BUILT Juried Show, NYS Museum Albany NY 2016

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2016

Photo21 Juried Photography Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2016

2 pcs Fence select 2016, capital region art center

Juror Selection 2016, Photo Regional Fulton Street Gallery

Solo Show, Stiletto Gallery Binghamton NY 2016

Top ten best in show, Albany Center Gallery Home Show 2016

TRASK Juried Show Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2015

Fence select 2015, capital region art center

RAC is excited to be working with Thom on this venture. He has mastered the art of

Photo editing software can be expensive but it doesn’t have to be. In this class we will explore FREE options in photo editing through software packages available on multiple platforms to help get the most out of your images without breaking the bank in the process..

Note:  This class will be taught online using Zoom.  Please have the Zoom app uploaded to your device and become familiar with it prior to joining class.   Invites to the Zoom meetings will be sent a few days before the class begins.

About the Instructor: Thom Williams

Thom Williams is a photographic artist currently living in Troy, NY.  Thom earned a B.F.A. from SUNY Oswego with studio concentrations in Graphic Design and Photography.  He has taken photographs ranging from fashion editorials, portraits, architecture, athletic events and street photography. Whether a gesture, expression, or angle of architecture, Thom is inspired by capturing images not otherwise seen in ordinary moments that can have profound reflective meaning for the viewer. As an artist, he is interested in experimenting digitally with images and more recently in presenting images in a unique multidimensionally way.

His fashion editorials have been published in Saratoga Living, The Muse and Tatoo Envy Magazine among others. Thom’s work can be viewed on TM Williams Photography through Facebook or Instagram. Below is a list of shows participated in.

Teaching at multiple art centers for the past 3 years in person and virtually beginning in 2020 he has found an avenue to share his passion and foster growth for others interested in photography.

SHOWS

Faculty/Student Show, Saratoga Arts Center, Saratoga NY 2019

Fence Creative Spirit Award 2018, Capital Region Art Center

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2017

Solo Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2017

Juror Selection 2017, Photo Regional Albany Center Gallery

BUILT Juried Show, NYS Museum Albany NY 2016

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2016

Photo21 Juried Photography Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2016

2 pcs Fence select 2016, capital region art center

Juror Selection 2016, Photo Regional Fulton Street Gallery

Solo Show, Stiletto Gallery Binghamton NY 2016

Top ten best in show, Albany Center Gallery Home Show 2016

TRASK Juried Show Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2015

Fence select 2015, capital region art center

RAC is excited to be working with Thom on this venture. He has mastered the art of teaching online and has in depth knowledge of his subject.

Now that you’ve learned about the exposure triangle it’s time to get into composition. Learn about and practice, through weekly exercises, photographic composition rules to help expand your photography. Anyone with a camera and understanding of exposure can take this class. Open to DSLR, mirrorless and camera phone users.

Note:  This class will be taught online using Zoom.  Please have the Zoom app uploaded to your device and become familiar with it prior to joining class.   Invites to the Zoom meetings will be sent a few days before the class begins.

About the Instructor: Thom Williams

Thom Williams is a photographic artist currently living in Troy, NY.  Thom earned a B.F.A. from SUNY Oswego with studio concentrations in Graphic Design and Photography.  He has taken photographs ranging from fashion editorials, portraits, architecture, athletic events and street photography. Whether a gesture, expression, or angle of architecture, Thom is inspired by capturing images not otherwise seen in ordinary moments that can have profound reflective meaning for the viewer. As an artist, he is interested in experimenting digitally with images and more recently in presenting images in a unique multidimensionally way.

His fashion editorials have been published in Saratoga Living, The Muse and Tatoo Envy Magazine among others. Thom’s work can be viewed on TM Williams Photography through Facebook or Instagram. Below is a list of shows participated in.

Teaching at multiple art centers for the past 3 years in person and virtually beginning in 2020 he has found an avenue to share his passion and foster growth for others interested in photography.

SHOWS

Faculty/Student Show, Saratoga Arts Center, Saratoga NY 2019

Fence Creative Spirit Award 2018, Capital Region Art Center

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2017

Solo Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2017

Juror Selection 2017, Photo Regional Albany Center Gallery

BUILT Juried Show, NYS Museum Albany NY 2016

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2016

Photo21 Juried Photography Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2016

2 pcs Fence select 2016, capital region art center

Juror Selection 2016, Photo Regional Fulton Street Gallery

Solo Show, Stiletto Gallery Binghamton NY 2016

Top ten best in show, Albany Center Gallery Home Show 2016

TRASK Juried Show Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2015

Fence select 2015, capital region art center

RAC is excited to be working with Thom on this venture. He has mastered the art of teaching online and has in depth knowledge

Now that you’ve mastered shutter speed, aperture and ISO in Beginner 1, and have gotten your feet wet with composition in beginner 2. It’s time to uncover your creative voice in photography. This 4 week class will guide you through the process of creating a photographic series of images based on your specific interests. Open to anyone with a camera, an understanding of composition and exposure.

Note:  This class will be taught online using Zoom.  Please have the Zoom app uploaded to your device and become familiar with it prior to joining class.   Invites to the Zoom meetings will be sent a few days before the class begins.

About the Instructor: Thom Williams

Thom Williams is a photographic artist currently living in Troy, NY.  Thom earned a B.F.A. from SUNY Oswego with studio conentrations in Graphic Design and Photography.  He has taken photographs ranging from fashion editorials, portraits, architecture, athletic events and street photography. Whether a gesture, expression, or angle of architecture, Thom is inspired by capturing images not otherwise seen in ordinary moments that can have profound reflective meaning for the viewer. As an artist, he is interested in experimenting digitally with images and more recently in presenting images in a unique multidimensionally way.

His fashion editorials have been published in Saratoga Living, The Muse and Tatoo Envy Magazine among others. Thom’s work can be viewed on TM Williams Photography through Facebook or Instagram. Below is a list of shows participated in.

Teaching at multiple art centers for the past 3 years in person and virtually beginning in 2020 he has found an avenue to share his passion and foster growth for others interested in photography.

SHOWS

Faculty/Student Show, Saratoga Arts Center, Saratoga NY 2019

Fence Creative Spirit Award 2018, Capital Region Art Center

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2017

Solo Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2017

Juror Selection 2017, Photo Regional Albany Center Gallery

BUILT Juried Show, NYS Museum Albany NY 2016

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2016

Photo21 Juried Photography Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2016

2 pcs Fence select 2016, capital region art center

Juror Selection 2016, Photo Regional Fulton Street Gallery

Solo Show, Stiletto Gallery Binghamton NY 2016

Top ten best in show, Albany Center Gallery Home Show 2016

TRASK Juried Show Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2015

Fence select 2015, capital region art center

RAC is excited to be working with

An introduction to the #1 software package used by photographers around the world. This will give an overview of all modules with additional attention given to the library module and develop modules to help you get the most out of every image in your catalog.

Please have Lightroom Classic cc installed on your computer.

Note:  This class will be taught online using Zoom.  Please have the Zoom app uploaded to your device and become familiar with it prior to joining class.   Invites to the Zoom meetings will be sent a few days before the class begins.

About the Instructor: Thom Williams

Thom Williams is a photographic artist currently living in Troy, NY.  Thom earned a B.F.A. from SUNY Oswego with studio concentrations in Graphic Design and Photography.  He has taken photographs ranging from fashion editorials, portraits, architecture, athletic events and street photography. Whether a gesture, expression, or angle of architecture, Thom is inspired by capturing images not otherwise seen in ordinary moments that can have profound reflective meaning for the viewer. As an artist, he is interested in experimenting digitally with images and more recently in presenting images in a unique multidimensionally way.

His fashion editorials have been published in Saratoga Living, The Muse and Tatoo Envy Magazine among others. Thom’s work can be viewed on TM Williams Photography through Facebook or Instagram. Below is a list of shows participated in.

Teaching at multiple art centers for the past 3 years in person and virtually beginning in 2020 he has found an avenue to share his passion and foster growth for others interested in photography.

SHOWS

Faculty/Student Show, Saratoga Arts Center, Saratoga NY 2019

Fence Creative Spirit Award 2018, Capital Region Art Center

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2017

Solo Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2017

Juror Selection 2017, Photo Regional Albany Center Gallery

BUILT Juried Show, NYS Museum Albany NY 2016

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2016

Photo21 Juried Photography Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2016

2 pcs Fence select 2016, capital region art center

Juror Selection 2016, Photo Regional Fulton Street Gallery

Solo Show, Stiletto Gallery Binghamton NY 2016

Top ten best in show, Albany Center Gallery Home Show 2016

TRASK Juried Show Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2015

Fence select 2015, capital region art center

RAC is excited to be working with Thom on this venture. He has mastered the art of teaching online

Isn’t it time to get the most out of your DSLR or mirrorless camera? Take your camera out of Automatic mode and understand how to maximize the full power of your camera. Learn about aperture, ISO, shutter speed… what they do and what they can do for you. recommended for dslr and mirrorless users. Not recommended for camera phone users.

Note:  This class will be taught online using Zoom.  Please have the Zoom app uploaded to your device and become familiar with it prior to joining class.   Invites to the Zoom meetings will be sent a few days before the class begins.

About the Instructor: Thom Williams

Thom Williams is a photographic artist currently living in Troy, NY.  Thom earned a B.F.A. from SUNY Oswego with studio concentrations in Graphic Design and Photography.  He has taken photographs ranging from fashion editorials, portraits, architecture, athletic events and street photography. Whether a gesture, expression, or angle of architecture, Thom is inspired by capturing images not otherwise seen in ordinary moments that can have profound reflective meaning for the viewer. As an artist, he is interested in experimenting digitally with images and more recently in presenting images in a unique multidimensionally way.

His fashion editorials have been published in Saratoga Living, The Muse and Tatoo Envy Magazine among others. Thom’s work can be viewed on TM Williams Photography through Facebook or Instagram. Below is a list of shows participated in.

Teaching at multiple art centers for the past 3 years in person and virtually beginning in 2020 he has found an avenue to share his passion and foster growth for others interested in photography.

SHOWS

Faculty/Student Show, Saratoga Arts Center, Saratoga NY 2019

Fence Creative Spirit Award 2018, Capital Region Art Center

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2017

Solo Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2017

Juror Selection 2017, Photo Regional Albany Center Gallery

BUILT Juried Show, NYS Museum Albany NY 2016

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2016

Photo21 Juried Photography Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2016

2 pcs Fence select 2016, capital region art center

Juror Selection 2016, Photo Regional Fulton Street Gallery

Solo Show, Stiletto Gallery Binghamton NY 2016

Top ten best in show, Albany Center Gallery Home Show 2016

TRASK Juried Show Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2015

Fence select 2015, capital region art center

RAC is excited to be working with Thom on this venture. He has

Now that you’ve learned about the exposure triangle it’s time to get into composition. Learn about and practice, through weekly exercises, photographic composition rules to help expand your photography. Anyone with a camera and understanding of exposure can take this class. Open to DSLR, mirrorless and camera phone users.

Note:  This class will be taught online using Zoom.  Please have the Zoom app uploaded to your device and become familiar with it prior to joining class.   Invites to the Zoom meetings will be sent a few days before the class begins.

About the Instructor: Thom Williams

Thom Williams is a photographic artist currently living in Troy, NY.  Thom earned a B.F.A. from SUNY Oswego with studio concentrations in Graphic Design and Photography.  He has taken photographs ranging from fashion editorials, portraits, architecture, athletic events and street photography. Whether a gesture, expression, or angle of architecture, Thom is inspired by capturing images not otherwise seen in ordinary moments that can have profound reflective meaning for the viewer. As an artist, he is interested in experimenting digitally with images and more recently in presenting images in a unique multidimensionally way.

His fashion editorials have been published in Saratoga Living, The Muse and Tatoo Envy Magazine among others. Thom’s work can be viewed on TM Williams Photography through Facebook or Instagram. Below is a list of shows participated in.

Teaching at multiple art centers for the past 3 years in person and virtually beginning in 2020 he has found an avenue to share his passion and foster growth for others interested in photography.

SHOWS

Faculty/Student Show, Saratoga Arts Center, Saratoga NY 2019

Fence Creative Spirit Award 2018, Capital Region Art Center

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2017

Solo Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2017

Juror Selection 2017, Photo Regional Albany Center Gallery

BUILT Juried Show, NYS Museum Albany NY 2016

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2016

Photo21 Juried Photography Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2016

2 pcs Fence select 2016, capital region art center

Juror Selection 2016, Photo Regional Fulton Street Gallery

Solo Show, Stiletto Gallery Binghamton NY 2016

Top ten best in show, Albany Center Gallery Home Show 2016

TRASK Juried Show Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2015

Fence select 2015, capital region art center

RAC is excited to be working with Thom on this venture. He has mastered the art of teaching online and has in depth knowledge

This is a free form advanced photography class spanning 6 weeks. Every time this class is offered it’s different, BUT every time it will push you into areas of photography you may have never considered exploring. The goal of this course is to keep you growing and can be taken multiple times by students who desire a group learning and critique environment.

Equipment required:

Students should have a device that allows them to connect to Zoom, in order to participate in the group lessons and discussions. In addition, DSLR or mirrorless cameras (or any point and shoot camera that can adjust shutter speed, aperture & ISO) are recommended for this course.

Note:  This class will be taught online using Zoom.  Please have the Zoom app uploaded to your device and become familiar with it prior to joining class.   Invites to the Zoom meetings will be sent a few days before the class begins.

About the Instructor: Thom Williams

Thom Williams is a photographic artist currently living in Troy, NY.  Thom earned a B.F.A. from SUNY Oswego with studio concentrations in Graphic Design and Photography.  He has taken photographs ranging from fashion editorials, portraits, architecture, athletic events and street photography. Whether a gesture, expression, or angle of architecture, Thom is inspired by capturing images not otherwise seen in ordinary moments that can have profound reflective meaning for the viewer. As an artist, he is interested in experimenting digitally with images and more recently in presenting images in a unique multidimensionally way.

His fashion editorials have been published in Saratoga Living, The Muse and Tatoo Envy Magazine among others. Thom’s work can be viewed on TM Williams Photography through Facebook or Instagram. Below is a list of shows participated in.

Teaching at multiple art centers for the past 3 years in person and virtually beginning in 2020 he has found an avenue to share his passion and foster growth for others interested in photography.

SHOWS

Faculty/Student Show, Saratoga Arts Center, Saratoga NY 2019

Fence Creative Spirit Award 2018, Capital Region Art Center

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2017

Solo Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2017

Juror Selection 2017, Photo Regional Albany Center Gallery

BUILT Juried Show, NYS Museum Albany NY 2016

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2016

Photo21 Juried Photography Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2016

2 pcs Fence select 2016, capital region art center

Juror Selection 2016,

Now that you’ve mastered shutter speed, aperture and ISO in Beginner 1, and have gotten your feet wet with composition in beginner 2. It’s time to uncover your creative voice in photography. This 4 week class will guide you through the process of creating a photographic series of images based on your specific interests. Open to anyone with a camera, an understanding of composition and exposure.

Note:  This class will be taught online using Zoom.  Please have the Zoom app uploaded to your device and become familiar with it prior to joining class.   Invites to the Zoom meetings will be sent a few days before the class begins.

About the Instructor: Thom Williams

Thom Williams is a photographic artist currently living in Troy, NY.  Thom earned a B.F.A. from SUNY Oswego with studio conentrations in Graphic Design and Photography.  He has taken photographs ranging from fashion editorials, portraits, architecture, athletic events and street photography. Whether a gesture, expression, or angle of architecture, Thom is inspired by capturing images not otherwise seen in ordinary moments that can have profound reflective meaning for the viewer. As an artist, he is interested in experimenting digitally with images and more recently in presenting images in a unique multidimensionally way.

His fashion editorials have been published in Saratoga Living, The Muse and Tatoo Envy Magazine among others. Thom’s work can be viewed on TM Williams Photography through Facebook or Instagram. Below is a list of shows participated in.

Teaching at multiple art centers for the past 3 years in person and virtually beginning in 2020 he has found an avenue to share his passion and foster growth for others interested in photography.

SHOWS

Faculty/Student Show, Saratoga Arts Center, Saratoga NY 2019

Fence Creative Spirit Award 2018, Capital Region Art Center

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2017

Solo Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2017

Juror Selection 2017, Photo Regional Albany Center Gallery

BUILT Juried Show, NYS Museum Albany NY 2016

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2016

Photo21 Juried Photography Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2016

2 pcs Fence select 2016, capital region art center

Juror Selection 2016, Photo Regional Fulton Street Gallery

Solo Show, Stiletto Gallery Binghamton NY 2016

Top ten best in show, Albany Center Gallery Home Show 2016

TRASK Juried Show Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2015

Fence select 2015, capital region art center

RAC is excited to be working with

Isn’t it time to get the most out of your dslr or mirrorless camera? Take your camera out of Automatic mode and understand how to maximize the full power of your camera. Learn about aperture, ISO, shutter speed… what they do and what they can do for you. recommended for dslr and mirrorless users. not recommended for camera phone users.

Note:  This class will be taught online using Zoom.  Please have the Zoom app uploaded to your device and become familiar with it prior to joining class.   Invites to the Zoom meetings will be sent a few days before the class begins.

About the Instructor: Thom Williams

Thom Williams is a photographic artist currently living in Troy, NY.  Thom earned a B.F.A. from SUNY Oswego with studio conentrations in Graphic Design and Photography.  He has taken photographs ranging from fashion editorials, portraits, architecture, athletic events and street photography. Whether a gesture, expression, or angle of architecture, Thom is inspired by capturing images not otherwise seen in ordinary moments that can have profound reflective meaning for the viewer. As an artist, he is interested in experimenting digitally with images and more recently in presenting images in a unique multidimensionally way.

His fashion editorials have been published in Saratoga Living, The Muse and Tatoo Envy Magazine among others. Thom’s work can be viewed on TM Williams Photography through Facebook or Instagram. Below is a list of shows participated in.

Teaching at multiple art centers for the past 3 years in person and virtually beginning in 2020 he has found an avenue to share his passion and foster growth for others interested in photography.

SHOWS

Faculty/Student Show, Saratoga Arts Center, Saratoga NY 2019

Fence Creative Spirit Award 2018, Capital Region Art Center

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2017

Solo Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2017

Juror Selection 2017, Photo Regional Albany Center Gallery

BUILT Juried Show, NYS Museum Albany NY 2016

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2016

Photo21 Juried Photography Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2016

2 pcs Fence select 2016, capital region art center

Juror Selection 2016, Photo Regional Fulton Street Gallery

Solo Show, Stiletto Gallery Binghamton NY 2016

Top ten best in show, Albany Center Gallery Home Show 2016

TRASK Juried Show Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2015

Fence select 2015, capital region art center

RAC is excited to be working with Thom on this venture. He has

Workshop Description:

Lightroom is the #1 software package used by photographers worldwide. It’s one of the most powerful software packages for the organization, presentation and editing of photographs. This class walks students through the organization and workflow of images as well as the different elements of lightroom. The primary focus of the class will be on the library module and develop module to help you get the most out of every image in your catalog.  Students are asked to have “Lightroom Classic CC” installed on their computer so that they can follow along with the instructor to learn the different aspects of the software.

Note:  This class will be taught online using Zoom.  Please have the Zoom app uploaded to your device and become familiar with it prior to joining class.   Invites to the Zoom meetings will be sent a few days before class begins.

About the Instructor: Thom Williams

Thom Williams is a photographic artist currently living in Troy, NY.  Thom earned a B.F.A. from SUNY Oswego with studio conentrations in Graphic Design and Photography.  He has taken photographs ranging from fashion editorials, portraits, architecture, athletic events and street photography. Whether a gesture, expression, or angle of architecture, Thom is inspired by capturing images not otherwise seen in ordinary moments that can have profound reflective meaning for the viewer. As an artist, he is interested in experimenting digitally with images and more recently in presenting images in a unique multidimensionally way.

His fashion editorials have been published in Saratoga Living, The Muse and Tatoo Envy Magazine among others. Thom’s work can be viewed on TM Williams Photography through Facebook or Instagram. Below is a list of shows participated in.

Teaching at multiple art centers for the past 3 years in person and virtually beginning in 2020 he has found an avenue to share his passion and foster growth for others interested in photography.

SHOWS

Faculty/Student Show, Saratoga Arts Center, Saratoga NY 2019

Fence Creative Spirit Award 2018, Capital Region Art Center

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2017

Solo Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2017

Juror Selection 2017, Photo Regional Albany Center Gallery

BUILT Juried Show, NYS Museum Albany NY 2016

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2016

Photo21 Juried Photography Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2016

2 pcs Fence select 2016, capital region art center

Juror Selection 2016, Photo Regional Fulton Street Gallery

Solo Show, Stiletto

NOTE: THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  IF INTERESTED IN TAKING A CLASS LIKE THIS IN THE FUTURE, email education@rowaytonarts.org or call 203-866-2744 (x-2).

Class Description:

In this class we’ll learn how to draw the human figure in an objectively accurate manner while working with different medias and techniques. We will talk about manipulation of different forms, compositions, and expressive meanings.  This class is open to artists of all levels.

Supply List:

• Newsprint pad 18” x 24”
• Drawing paper pad 18” x 24”
• Soft vine Charcoal,
• Asst. pencils, eraser, sharpener
• Markers or any other drawing tool you like to work with.

Mari Gyorgyey is best known for her nonlinear narrative art which flows into book arts, pen and ink drawings, paintings, computer imagery, and fine art etchings. She is not afraid to mix any of the techniques to communicate her theme.Mari’s approach can be described as figurative and expressionistic. Her quirky and satirical drawings has been compared to Philip Evergood, and William Kentridge and the pre-war drawings of George Grosz. Since earning her BFA from RISD, and MFA from UPENN, Gyorgyey has shown her work domestically and internationally with solo shows in Tapio Gyorgy, Hungary, Budapest, Hungary as well as Stamford, CT., U.S.A. She has won printmaking awards from UPENN, Dharma Silk Company, and the Center for Contemporary Printmaking, where she is a longtime member.

A note about Covid compliance:  You can be assured that RAC is doing everything possible to keep its customers and staff safe from the Corona Virus.  Our studio is spacious and airy with excellent air circulation and plenty of room for people to stay safely distanced from one another.  While our studio can easily accommodate up to 20 people, we are only allowing a maximum of 9 students and one teacher at a time.   Every student will have a 5′-6′ foot table of their own on which to work and will have their own set of supplies.

Note that we strongly encourage all students to be vaccinated.  Anyone unvaccinated needs to let us know and will be asked to wear a mask. Hand sanitizer will be available at the entrance and exits to the studio and all shared spaces and equipment will be thoroughly disinfected before and after every class.   As always, please do not come to the studio if you are feeling sick or have the following symptoms:  cough, fever, shortness of breath (other

NOTE: THIS IS A 3-WK CLASS. NOT A 4-WK CLASS AS ORIGINALLY PUBLICIZED. 

In this class, students will have the chance to explore the many facets of working with pastels live in the RAC studio.  Becky will introduce concepts using live demonstrations and examples from modern and historic works of art.  Whether you’re new to pastels or an experienced pastel artist, this class is sure to challenge and excite you.  Becky’s been painting in pastels for years and has a lot to share.

Supply List:

• Vine Charcoal – Soft or Medium
• Kneaded Eraser
• 9” x 12” drawing paper or sketchbook
• 9” x 12” or larger Canson Pastel Paper or pad of paper, assorted colors
• Mungyo Soft Pastel, 32 assorted colors

Additional Supplies: 

Pastel Paper: I recommend Canson Mi-Teintes Touch Sanded Paper in neutral tones.

Pastels: I recommend starting with smaller sets.

• Hard Pastels: Prismacolor NuPastels
• Medium Pastels: Rembrandt
• Soft Pastels: Sennelier

A note about Covid compliance:  You can be assured that RAC is doing everything possible to keep its customers and staff safe from the Corona Virus.  Our studio is spacious and airy with excellent air circulation and plenty of room for people to stay safely distanced from one another.  While our studio can easily accommodate up to 20 people, we are only allowing a maximum of 9 students and one teacher at a time.   Every student will have a 5′-6′ foot table of their own on which to work and will have their own set of supplies.

Note that we strongly encourage all students to be vaccinated.  Anyone unvaccinated needs to let us know and will be asked to wear a mask. Hand sanitizer will be available at the entrance and exits to the studio and all shared spaces and equipment will be thoroughly disinfected before and after every class.   As always, please do not come to the studio if you are feeling sick or have the following symptoms:  cough, fever, shortness of breath (other than the excitement of seeing us), sudden loss of smell or taste, chills, body aches, or sore throat.

About the Instructor:

Becky Holden holds a BA in Art, Painting from Rutgers University; a Masters Degree in Art Education from Southern Connecticut State University, and has 20 years of experience as an art teacher in the Redding public school system.

Pastel Painting Experience: I have been drawing and painting for many years with pastel, and

SORRY! THIS CLASS IS FULL.  IT’S BEING OFFERED AGAIN JULY  26 – AUG 23.

This is the perfect class for people who have had some prior experience with watercolors.

Nancy will talk about supplies (i.e. paints, brushes, paper), how to set up your palette, how to mix colors and how to apply paint to paper.  It’s  a great class for artists new to watercolor and for those who could use a review.  Expect to work from photographs and from life and to be fully engaged painting in each class. If you’re curious about how to work with watercolor, this is the class for you!

Note: This class will be meeting in the studio. Class size will be limited to six students and we ask that all participants wear masks.

Materials:

• 5 x 7 hot pressed watercolor paper, 140 lb. is preferred  (2-3 sheets)    or…Fabriano 140 lb. HOT PRESS watercolor paper
   (This can be a 5”x7” watercolor block,
      or separate sheets (2-3) the same paper 22×30”,
      that can be torn down in class)
• 1 watercolor ROUND brush in size 6 is great; additional smaller brushes if you already have them is added bonus!
• 1 watercolor set of any size
• 1 container of clean water
• 1 container for ‘wash’ water
• Bounty paper towels – 1 full sheet cut in half is fine
• A few q-tips if you want
• 1 pencil, H or HB
• 1 WHITE plastic eraser, Staedler is a good brand if you need one

About the Instructor:

Artist Nancy McTague-Stock credits early exposure to environmental experiences as the impetus for her life long artistic focus.  Her environmentally focused imagery centrally highlights the fragility of nature in an increasingly technocentric world, through an amalgam of painting, printmaking and contemporary photographic media. Her work is observation-based, with a strong conceptual sensibility and superb craftsmanship.

Nancy McTague-Stock was a Fellowship Recipient for post-graduate work at The Slade School of Art at the University of London in Experimental Drawing. She received an MFA from The Art Institute of Boston in Visual Studies in New Media, with mentors inclusive of Dike Blair, Judith Barry, Richard Klein, Anthony Apesos & Sunanda Sunyal. She holds a Marketing Strategy Certificate from Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management, and a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in Metalsmithing and Textiles, with specialty training in ancient jewelry techniques from the Kulicke Stark Academy for Jewelry Art in New

Class Description

This class is for artists who have mastered the fundamentals of working with values and the primary colors and are ready to move on to full color painting of landscapes.

Emphasis will be placed on the image selection process as well as the development of a solid value sketch to guide you in your painting.   You will learn how to capture depth through the use of various color choices, brush strokes and perspective.  Most of all, you’ll learn to hone your observational skills so that the painting process becomes easier and more self directed.

Classes will include lectures, demonstrations, as well as individual instruction.  Students are welcome to paint with oils or acrylics.  Appropriate for novice to intermediate skill levels.

Note: This class will be meeting in the studio. Class size will be limited to ten students.

Supply List

Please bring a recently completed painting to the first class if you have one.
Also, bring an 8 X 10 drawing pad, 2B carbon pencil, kneaded eraser,  chamois cloth and a sharpener.

Paints (I recommend Liquitex brand for Acrylics and Winsor & Newton for Oils)

Cadmium Yellow Lemon
Cadmium Yellow Light
Cadmium Red
Cadmium Orange
Alizarin Crimson
Viridian Green &  Sap Green
Cerulean Blue
Ultramarine Blue
Cobalt Blue
White
Black

Brushes (I recommend Princeton, Robert Simmons or Grumbacher brushes)
Flats: 1, 3, 5,7, 10
Filbert 1,3, 4, 8
Bristles or Nylon
Rounds:1, 2,3,
Bristles or Nylon

Other supplies for acrylic painters:

Painting Knife
Palette: Plastic Tray( Artist Palette Seal) or White Enamel Tray
Coffee Can for water
Paper Towels
Surfaces:  Canvas Panels- 16 x 20 or 14 x 18
(Cotton or Linen

Other supplies for Oil Painters:

Palette Knife & Painting Knife
Palette: Wood Palette, or Paper Palette
Cups for Turpenoid & Linseed Oil –
Two Small Glass Jars
Turpenoid Odorless
Linseed Oil
Papertowels
Canvas Panels- 16 x 20 or 14 x 18
(Cotton or Linen)

About Joseph Fama:

Workshop Description:

This workshop includes demonstrations and instructions on how to stretch, draw, use resist, salt, and different paints and dyes to create one silk artwork and one 12“ x 54“ scarf.  Caution- Silk painting is addictive!

Supplies:

All supplies  (including a take home kit) are included in the fee for this class.   All skill levels welcome.

About the Instructor:

Mari Gyorgyey is best known for her nonlinear narrative art which flows into silk paintings and scarves, book arts, pen and ink drawings, paintings, computer imagery, and fine art etchings. She is not afraid to mix any of the techniques to communicate her theme.Mari’s approach can be described as figurative and expressionistic. Her quirky and satirical drawings has been compared to Philip Evergood, and William Kentridge and the pre-war drawings of George Grosz. Since earning her BFA from RISD, and MFA from UPENN, Gyorgyey has shown her work domestically and internationally with solo shows in Tapio Gyorgy, Hungary, Budapest, Hungary as well as Stamford, CT., U.S.A. She has won printmaking awards from UPENN, Dharma Silk Company, and the Center for Contemporary Printmaking, where she is a longtime member.

A note about Covid compliance:  You can be assured that RAC is doing everything possible to keep its customers and staff safe from the Corona Virus.  Our studio is spacious and airy with excellent air circulation and plenty of room for people to stay safely distanced from one another.

All unvaccinated students and instructors are required to wear a mask during class. Hand sanitizer will be available at the entrance and exits to the studio and all shared spaces and equipment will be thoroughly disinfected before and after every class.   As always, please do not come to the studio if you are feeling sick or have the following symptoms:  cough, fever, shortness of breath (other than the excitement of seeing us), sudden loss of smell or taste, chills, body aches, or sore throat.

How many times have you thought you could never draw? Well, this class will prove you wrong!

Everyone can learn to draw, so bring your energy and we will tackle drawing aspects from the very beginning.

We will explore many genres, including landscape, still life, florals and portraiture.

Note: This class will be meeting in the studio. Class size will be limited to six students and we ask that all participants wear masks.

Materials needed:

• C-Thru brand clear ruler, (2″wide x 12″long)
• F, 4F, H, HB, 2B, 4B, graphite pencils (Derwent or Faber-Castelli brand)
• Fabriano brand HOT PRESS watercolor paper (140lb) (Can be on a pad or watercolor block or large individual sheets we will cut down from 22″ x 30″)
• Staedler brand white plastic eraser or Mars brand white plastic eraser
• Pentel brand Tri eraser (retractable eraser with triangular tip)

About the Instructor:

Artist Nancy McTague-Stock credits early exposure to environmental experiences as the impetus for her life long artistic focus.  Her environmentally focused imagery centrally highlights the fragility of nature in an increasingly technocentric world, through an amalgam of painting, printmaking and contemporary photographic media. Her work is observation-based, with a strong conceptual sensibility and superb craftsmanship.

Nancy McTague-Stock was a Fellowship Recipient for post-graduate work at The Slade School of Art at the University of London in Experimental Drawing. She received an MFA from The Art Institute of Boston in Visual Studies in New Media, with mentors inclusive of Dike Blair, Judith Barry, Richard Klein, Anthony Apesos & Sunanda Sunyal. She holds a Marketing Strategy Certificate from Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management, and a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in Metalsmithing and Textiles, with specialty training in ancient jewelry techniques from the Kulicke Stark Academy for Jewelry Art in New York with Bob Kulicke.

Ms. McTague-Stock has been the recipient of many awards, residencies, grants and fellowships. Her work has been exhibited in group exhibitions at over ten museums,  solo/group shows in galleries and universities in Bulgaria, Canada, China, Denmark, Great Britain, Ireland, Latvia, New Zealand, Portugal, Serbia and in the U.S., from Los Angeles to New York.  Nancy’s work has appeared in such publications as the New York Times, Studio Visit Magazine, Plein Air Magazine, Art New England Magazine, Hearst Media, The Woven Tale Press, VCU Arts, CBS Connecticut, Connecticut Post, EastCoast Home & Design, New England Home, Moffly Media, and VENU

NOTE: THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO LOW ENROLLMENT.  IF YOU HAVE INTEREST IN TAKING THIS CLASS, email education@rowaytonarts.org or call 203-866-2744 (x-2).

Come join us for this relaxing and enriching “Late Afternoon Art Retreat.”  Take a break from your day and play!

In this class, we’ll mainly be working with watercolors, but other materials may be introduced.

We’ll be working with landscapes, still lifes and botanicals to learn about color mixing, composition, layering and values.   Open to students of all levels.

Note:  This class will be taught online using Zoom.  Please be sure to have the app downloaded to your device and be familiar with its working prior to the start of class.

Supplies: 

• #2 pencil and eraser
• basic set of watercolor paints
• #6 round brush
• basic set of colored pencils
• Hot pressed watercolor paper

About the Instructor:

Karen Siegel is a visual artist and educator. She teaches at Silvermine Arts Center, Brookfield Craft Center,Wainwright House,the Weston Library and throughout Connecticut.

Karen has exhibited her work at the Carriage Arts Barn, Silvermine Art Gallery and the Wooster Gallery. She teaches watercolor,acrylic,oil sticks, and all media. She also facilitates art workshops. Karen has lived in France,Spain and Germany and presently lives in Westport ,Ct  with her family and her two cockapoos Zoe and Rosie.

THIS CLASS IS FULL.  IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE PLACED ON THE WAITLIST, email education@rowaytonarts.org or call 203-866-2744 (x-2)

This class is for students who are advanced beginners, who have had previous experience with the watercolor medium, (such as having completed Nancy’s Intro to Watercolors course or her How to Draw Flowers course)

Working with traditional English watercolor techniques, we will continue to explore processes beyond simple washes and layering. Learn how to create more complex compositions, move from photographic references to observational set-ups while adding exciting methodologies to further your comfort level with this medium!

Suggested Supply list: (All supplies available for purchase at Jerry’s Artarama in Norwalk on online)

• Paper: Fabriano HOT PRESS, 140 lb. watercolor block – very important…100% cotton.  Preferred size: Either 5 x 7, 8 x 10
• Paint: TRANSPARENT watercolor set – Please get either Winsor Newton ½ pan set or  Jerry Q is a less expensive brand. A set of 12 colors is fine. You may et a larger set if you prefer!
• Brushes: Please get one sable hair size 6 pointed round brush, One Hake brush, 1” or 1.5” wide, one  flat or angled brush ¾” is fine. If you happen to have a squirrel mop brush, that would be great too, Raphael or da Vinci make nice ones.  Size 1 or 2. ( extra, not necessary!)
• Pencils:  4H, 2H
• Erasers: White STAEDLER brand eraser, Pentel brand retractable three sided Eraser
• Ruler:  12”x 2”  WESTCOTT brand, clear ruler with grid pattern in red. Please do not substitute!
• Tape:   ¼” wide white artist’s tape roll
• One water jar – glass jam, preserve or pickle jars work really well! 
• Paper towels: One roll of Bounty paper towels
• Extras: Small box of q-tips
• Lastly…..YOUR ENERGY!!!!  We will do all the rest together!

About the Instructor:

Artist Nancy McTague-Stock credits early exposure to environmental experiences as the impetus for her life long artistic focus.  Her environmentally focused imagery centrally highlights the fragility of nature in an increasingly technocentric world, through an amalgam of painting, printmaking and contemporary photographic media. Her work is observation-based, with a strong conceptual sensibility and superb craftsmanship.

Nancy McTague-Stock was a Fellowship Recipient for post-graduate work at The Slade School of Art at the University of London in Experimental Drawing. She received an MFA from The Art Institute of Boston in Visual Studies in New Media, with

This 4-session course will explore different ways of approaching painting. We will investigate a variety of styles and methods artists have used for developing the composition and structure of a painting. The class gives students the freedom and tools to explore a variety of ways to portray an image or an idea. Important elements such as composition, value, line, form, color, texture and space will be discussed and emphasized weekly.

Lenny’s classes will include looking at how artists throughout history have been influenced by work outside their cultures or eras, including palette, mark making, dimensional space, and composition, and how you can use this concept to inform your creative choices. You will also use images and ideas of your own work as a departure point for new possibilities by searching out new resolutions and pushing abstractions.

Note that this class will be taught online using Zoom. Please have the app downloaded to your device and become familiar with it prior to joining class.

Supply List:

A variety of drawing implements such as pencils crayons and water soluble crayons.

Large drawing paper, scissors, glue, pencils, old magazines (preferably magazines that are colorful, like fashion, home and garden, etc.), paint (your choice, acrylic or watercolor), a couple of brushes, a palette to mix paint on, a spray bottle to keep your acrylic from drying out, painting surfaces (such as canvas boards, a stretch canvas, or paper), and a water jar.

If you’re using acrylics it’s nice to have a medium, which is clear acrylic paint with no pigment in it. This comes in gloss or matte. Lenny prefers the matte because the paint is matte.

About Lenny:

Lenny Moskowitz is a Connecticut landscape painter who lives in New Haven with his wife.He graduated with his B.F.A from the Philadelphia College of Art and received his M.F.A. from Michigan’s Cranbrook Academy. Lenny has participated in both group and solo shows at numerous Galleries throughout the U.S. and has taught classes and workshops in Connecticut, Block Island, and Nantucket. Presently he teaches at Quinnipiac University and the Rowayton Arts Center. He has been awarded several artist residencies, including at the Anderson Center in Minnesota and at the NISDA Foundation on Nantucket, MA. In the summer of 2011 he was awarded a residency at Weir Farm in Wilton, CT. He makes yearly painting trips to Maine, Nantucket, and frequently sojourns to the surrounding Connecticut woods

Class Description:

Students immerse themselves in the art of b&w photography. We will discuss how it differs from color photography, how to maximize the potential of the format as well as best practices to capture images. Part of the class will cover how to maximize your image after capture in post processing. Open to all types of cameras.

About the Instructor: Thom Williams

Thom Williams is a photographic artist currently living in Troy, NY.  Thom earned a B.F.A. from SUNY Oswego with studio conentrations in Graphic Design and Photography.  He has taken photographs ranging from fashion editorials, portraits, architecture, athletic events and street photography. Whether a gesture, expression, or angle of artichetecture, Thom is inspired by capturing images not otherwise seen of ordinary moments that can have profound reflective meaning for the viewer. As an artist, he is interested in experimenting digitially with images and more recently in presenting images in a unique multidimensionally way.

His fashion editorials have been published in Saratoga Living, The Muse and Tatoo Envy Magazine among others. Thom’s work can be viewed on TM Williams Photography through Facebook or Instagram. Below is a list of shows participated in.

Teaching at multiple art centers for the past 3 years in person and virtually beginning in 2020 he has found an avenue to share his passion and foster growth for others interested in photography.

SHOWS

Faculty/Student Show, Saratoga Arts Center, Saratoga NY 2019

Fence Creative Spirit Award 2018, Capital Region Art Center

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2017

Solo Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2017

Juror Selection 2017, Photo Regional Albany Center Gallery

BUILT Juried Show, NYS Museum Albany NY 2016

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2016

Photo21 Juried Photography Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2016

2 pcs Fence select 2016, capital region art center

Juror Selection 2016, Photo Regional Fulton Street Gallery

Solo Show, Stiletto Gallery Binghamton NY 2016

Top ten best in show, Albany Center Gallery Home Show 2016

TRASK Juried Show Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2015

Fence select 2015, capital region art center

Class Description:

This 4 session class will help beginners learn the basic functions of their camera as well as the basis of ALL photography: the exposure triangle. Students will, through class instruction and a series of homework assignments, begin to master the use of: shutter speed, aperture and ISO to take complete control of image creation. Open to all types of cameras but most valuable to those able to adjust shutter speed, aperture and ISO.

Equipment required:

Students should have a device that allows them to connect to Zoom, in order to participate in the group lessons and discussions. In addition, DSLR or mirrorless cameras (or any point and shoot camera that can adjust shutter speed, aperture & ISO) are recommended for this course. However, since this program has a focus on composition more than the functionality of DSLR or mirrorless cameras, phone camera users could still benefit from this course.

THOM WILLIAMS

Thom Williams is a photographic artist currently living in Troy, NY.  Thom earned a B.F.A. from SUNY Oswego with studio conentrations in Graphic Design and Photography.  He has taken photographs ranging from fashion editorials, portraits, architecture, athletic events and street photography. Whether a gesture, expression, or angle of artichetecture, Thom is inspired by capturing images not otherwise seen of ordinary moments that can have profound reflective meaning for the viewer. As an artist, he is interested in experimenting digitially with images and more recently in presenting images in a unique multidimensionally way.

His fashion editorials have been published in Saratoga Living, The Muse and Tatoo Envy Magazine among others. Thom’s work can be viewed on TM Williams Photography through Facebook or Instagram. Below is a list of shows participated in.

Teaching at multiple art centers for the past 3 years in person and virtually beginning in 2020 he has found an avenue to share his passion and foster growth for others interested in photography.

SHOWS

Faculty/Student Show, Saratoga Arts Center, Saratoga NY 2019

Fence Creative Spirit Award 2018, Capital Region Art Center

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2017

Solo Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2017

Juror Selection 2017, Photo Regional Albany Center Gallery

BUILT Juried Show, NYS Museum Albany NY 2016

TRASK Juried Show, Canfield Casino Saratoga NY 2016

Photo21 Juried Photography Show, Photographic Expressions Troy NY 2016

2 pcs Fence select 2016, capital region art center

Juror Selection 2016, Photo Regional Fulton Street Gallery

Have a group of adults who have been “quaranteaming” and are yearning for some art time in our sun lit studio overlooking the Five Mile River?  We’ve got just the option for you.  We can arrange a weekly private class for your group of up to six people.  You’ll have your own instructor, your own curriculum, tons of supplies, and a safe environment.  Projects can be based around painting, drawing, collage, printmaking, jewelry making and more.  We can even arrange a one time Paint and Sip  or Open Sketch experience if that interests you.

All classes will be 1.25 – 1.5 hours in length and can accommodate up to six students.  Cost is approx. $200/class,  and will be taught by Nancy McTague-Stock who is a working artists with extensive experience teaching adults, youth and teens. We strongly recommend a four-eight week commitment.

Email Suzy at education@rowaytonarts.org or call 203-866-2744 (x-2) if you’d like to learn more about this option.

A note about Covid compliance:  You can be assured that RAC is doing everything possible to keep its customers and staff safe from the Corona Virus.  Our studio is spacious and airy with excellent air circulation and plenty of room for people to stay safely distanced from one another.  While our studio can easily accommodate up to 20 people, we are only allowing a maximum of six students and one teacher at a time.   Every student will have a table of their own on which to work and will have their own set of supplies.

Students and teachers will have their temperature taken before entry into the classroom.  Everyone will be asked to wear masks and have their hands sanitized before and after every class.  Hand sanitizer will be available at the entrance and exits to the studio and all shared spaces and equipment will be thoroughly disinfected before and after every class.   As always, please do not come to the studio if you are feeling sick or have the following symptoms:  cough, fever, shortness of breath (other than the excitement of seeing us), sudden loss of smell or taste, chills, body aches, or sore throat.

THIS CLASS IS FULL.  IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE PLACED ON THE WAITING LIST, email education@rowaytonarts.org or call 203-866-2744 (x-2)

In this class, Nancy will introduce you to the joy of painting with watercolors.

Nancy will talk about supplies (i.e. paints, brushes, paper), how to set up your palette, how to mix colors and how to apply paint to paper.  It’s  a great class for artists new to watercolor and for those who could use a review.  Expect to work from photographs and from life and to be fully engaged painting in each class. If you’re curious about how to work with watercolor, this is the class for you!

Note: This class will be meeting in the studio.

Suggested Supply list: (All supplies available for purchase at Jerry’s Artarama in Norwalk on online)

• Paper: Fabriano HOT PRESS, 140 lb. watercolor block – very important…100% cotton.  Preferred size: Either 5 x 7, 8 x 10
• Paint: TRANSPARENT watercolor set – Please get either Winsor Newton ½ pan set or  Jerry Q is a less expensive brand. A set of 12 colors is fine. You may et a larger set if you prefer!
• Brushes: Please get one sable hair size 6 pointed round brush, One Hake brush, 1” or 1.5” wide, one  flat or angled brush ¾” is fine. If you happen to have a squirrel mop brush, that would be great too, Raphael or da Vinci make nice ones.  Size 1 or 2. ( extra, not necessary!)
• Pencils:  4H, 2H
• Erasers: White STAEDLER brand eraser, Pentel brand retractable three sided Eraser
• Ruler:  12”x 2”  WESTCOTT brand, clear ruler with grid pattern in red. Please do not substitute!
• Tape:   ¼” wide white artist’s tape roll
• One water jar – glass jam, preserve or pickle jars work really well! 🙂
• Paper towels: One roll of Bounty paper towels
• Extras: Small box of q-tips
• Lastly…..YOUR ENERGY!!!!  We will do all the rest together!
• About the Instructor:

Artist Nancy McTague-Stock credits early exposure to environmental experiences as the impetus for her life long artistic focus.  Her environmentally focused imagery centrally highlights the fragility of nature in an increasingly technocentric world, through an amalgam of painting, printmaking and contemporary photographic media. Her work is observation-based, with a strong conceptual sensibility and superb craftsmanship.

Nancy McTague-Stock was a Fellowship Recipient for post-graduate work at The Slade School of Art at the

In this class, students will have the chance to explore the many facets of working with pastels.  Becky will introduce concepts using live demonstrations and examples from modern and historic works of art.  Whether you’re new to pastels or an experienced pastel artist, this class is sure to challenge and excite you.  Becky’s been painting in pastels for years and has a lot to share.

NOTE:  This class will be taught online using Zoom.  Students are expected to be well versed in the use of Zoom prior to the start of class.

Supply List:

• Vine Charcoal – Soft or Medium
•  Kneaded Eraser
•  9” x 12” drawing paper or sketchbook
•  9” x 12” or larger Canson Pastel Paper or pad of paper, assorted colors
•  Mungyo Soft Pastel, 32 assorted colors

Additional Supplies: 

Pastel Paper: I recommend Canson Mi-Teintes Touch Sanded Paper in neutral tones.

Pastels: I recommend starting with smaller sets.

• Hard Pastels: Prismacolor NuPastels
• Medium Pastels: Rembrandt
• Soft Pastels: Sennelier

About the Instructor:

Becky Holden holds a BA in Art, Painting from Rutgers University; a Masters Degree in Art Education from Southern Connecticut State University, and has 20 years of
experience as an art teacher in the Redding public school system.

Pastel Painting Experience: Becky has been drawing and painting for many years with pastels, oils and watercolors. She enjoys the vibrancy of pastel, and continues to workwith this expressive medium on subjects such as landscapes, still life paintings and portraits. She was awarded an Honorable Mention and a First Prize in Drawing in pastels at the Silvermine Art Center.  Her pastel painting “Beach Days”, was accepted into the International juried show, Luminosity, by the Southeastern Pastel Society in November of 2024.  She has completed many commissioned pastel portraits, and her artwork has been included in Connecticut art shows.  While striving for freshness and a natural feeling of beauty in the subject matter of her artwork, she has developed a contemporary, impressionistic style of art with soft pastels.

Memberships: The National Portrait Society, The Connecticut Pastel Society, The
Connecticut Plein Air Society and the Southeastern Pastel Society.

NOTE: THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED!

Painting with Gouache (i.e. opaque watercolor)

In this class, you’ll learn the fundamentals and variety of techniques involved in painting with gouache.

Emily will be sending short videos prior to to start of each class as a primer for the week’s lesson.  Expect to be painting for the majority of each class. Emily will be guiding students individually and will be talking about other artists who worked in gouache as well as other tidbits of art history.  Various painting surfaces will also be discussed.

Gouache Painting course outline

Week 1: Choose a flower painting to copy by artist Stanley Bielen.  For the first day we will focus on our line drawing(linear placement). Focusing on shape, proportion, scale,  and placement.

Week 2: The painting portion of our copy.  Now that our linear placement is set and ready to paint. We will focus on color, temperature, value. Applying Gouache application at its half and half consistency(creamer)  and applying the paint to the paper planarly not linearly.

Week 3:  Set up your own floral or plant still life.  You will be working from life and focusing on the drawing such as: scale , placement, shape, proportion, and line only.

Week 4:  The painting portion of your still life.  Now that our linear placement is set and ready to paint. We will focus on color, temperature, value. Applying Gouache application at its half and half consistency(creamer)  and applying the paint to the paper planarly not linearly.

Note:  This class will taught online using Zoom. Please download and become familiar with the app prior to the start of class.

Supply List

• A variety of Ingres toned paper. Blick or Artist and Craftsman has it.
• A block of cold pressed or hot pressed watercolor paper: 11×14 or 11×17
• Hohlbein or Windsor and Newton for brands of gouache.
• Colors: Titanium white, ivory black, yellow ochre, raw sienna, burnt sienna,ultramarine blue, raw umber, burnt umber, and alizarin crimson.
• Masking tape(Artist tape)
• A plastic palette(rectangular) large you can find it at Blick or Artist and Craftsman.
• Graphite(pencil)
• Kneaded Eraser
• Two cups for water
• Paper towel or some kind of cloth to dry your brushes.

About the Instructor:https://www.emilyhirtle.com/

Emily Rose Hirtle is from Westerville, Ohio.  She attended The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and received her BFA and Certificate in Painting in 2017. In May of 2019 she received her MFA in

NOTE: THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED!

Music Appreciation for the Soul

This class will guide you into a world of expression and creativity from the East to the West and back. Being a professional bassist for many years, Mary Ann has played Classical, Jazz, Blues, Funk, Klezmer, Broadway Shows, World Music, Fado and more. We will study how certain composers influenced the creation of many different genres. Listening to music changes the brain, creates relaxation, happiness and mindfulness. You will gain a deeper understanding of how music works and develop a keen of listening skills with someone who has experience performing all these styles from all over the world.

Note:  This class will be taught online using Zoom. Please be sure to download the app to your device and become familiar with it prior to the start of class.

About the Instructor

Mary Ann McSweeney is a full-time professional bassist in New York City.  She was on the faculty for the Middle School Jazz Academy at Lincoln Center for 
 12 years, and performed at the White House with the Eli Yamin Quintet and the Kennedy Center Gala with the Clayton/Hamilton Orchestra.  Mary Ann was musical director/arranger for three shows at NYC’s Birdland featuring Jane Monheit, in a program that included selections from Irving Berlin and the Cole Porter musical, “Anything Goes.” McSweeney has played more than 45 Broadway shows, including Tony award-winning “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder.” In 2017 she performed in Greece and Berlin with her Urban Fado Project. Her original music can be heard on the documentary “From Allegiance to Broadway,” currently playing in theaters around the country. She recently was seen at the Public Theater playing the onstage bass player for the “Girl From the North Country” that opened to rave reviews. In 2019 She performed the music of Charles Mingus, arranging and orchestrating for the new ensemble sponsored by the Bronx Arts Ensemble.

Click here to listen to samping of Mary Ann’s Music

The goal of this class is to use theories of composition, layout, design and perspective to allow for stronger REALISTIC or ABSTRACT paintings. Values, color mixing and different brushstroke and mark making will be emphasized in each class. The use of line, hard and soft edges, chiaroscuro, glazes and different mediums and substrates will be taught. There will be painting demos and lectures of both realistic and abstract painting.  Modern and classic artists are referenced throughout the class.  This class is a mixture of students whose work is either realistic or abstract or a mixture of both styles.  We recommend that students have some painting experience before joining this class.

Dana will use the first 1/2 hour of each class to teach students about the subject of the day.  A combination of lectures and demonstrations will be used.  Students will then have time to paint on their own with individual instruction from Dana.  Individual instruction and encouragement will be given throughout the class to help each student reach their goals.  This class has a “no stress” policy.  So bring your joy of painting and join us for a lot of fun!

NOTE :  In the case of extremely bad weather, the class will move to an online format using Zoom.

Supply List:
The teacher will send you an image for you to work from, but feel free to choose an image of your own.
The following is a list of what you could bring. All items listed below are available at Jerry’s Artarama in Norwalk.
I suggest bringing what you have to the first class and filling in after you see what I use. Anything that has a “star” (*) is not necessary.

CANVAS:

PAINTS:
OIL: (Charvin fine oil, Old Holland, Gamblin)

• Titanium white
• Cadmium yellow med and light
• Cad red light, or med
• Cadmium Orange
• Alizarin Crimson Permanent or Vermillion or Quinacridone magenta
• Ultramarine blue
• Scheveningen blue light*/ Old Holland or Thalo Blue/ any brand
• Transparent red oxide*/ Old Holland
• Golden ochre*
• Gamboge**/ Old Holland
• Sap Green***/ Old Holland

ACRYLIC:  (Charvin, Golden, Liquitex)

• Titanium white
• Cadmium yellow light and medium
• Cadmium Orange
• Cad red light, or med
• Quinacrinone magenta
• Alizarine Crimson
• Ultramarine blue
• Transparent red oxide*
• Golden ochre*
• Phthalo blue/Thalo blue
• Cobalt blue*
• Golden Gloss medium or the new Golden OPEN medium
• Charvin new acrylic mediums

BRUSHES:

• 2 palette knives, Home Depot brushes (1/2 inch, 1 inch and 2

Come join us for this relaxing and enriching Art Retreat.  Take a break from your day and play!

We will explore and create using a variety of materials.

Week 1: Pencil & Graphite Day Learn to draw with graphite,pencils and markers. Shape, shading, and line technique will be explored.

Week 2:  Colored Pencil Day  Learn the techniques of color pencil including color mixing and shading.

Week 3:  Watercolor and Inks We will learn the ways of watercolor and inks~come experiment with colors,layering, and shading.  Class will be 1 1/2 hours,bring a beverage of your choice.

Note:  This class will be taught online using Zoom.  Please be sure to have the app downloaded to your device and be familiar with its working prior to the start of class.

Supplies: 

• #2 pencil and eraser
• basic set of watercolor paints
• #6 round brush
• basic set of colored pencils
• Hot pressed watercolor paper

About the Instructor:

Karen Siegel is a visual artist and educator. She teaches at Silvermine Arts Center, Brookfield Craft Center,Wainwright House,the Weston Library and throughout Connecticut.

Karen has exhibited her work at the Carriage Arts Barn, Silvermine Art Gallery and the Wooster Gallery. She teaches watercolor,acrylic,oil sticks, and all media. She also facilitates art workshops. Karen has lived in France,Spain and Germany and presently lives in Westport ,Ct  with her family and her two cockapoos Zoe and Rosie.

THE ART OF THE KNIFE

Matisse, Cezanne, VanGogh—many of the great artists used the palette knife to create  more dynamic paintings.  Learn to add texture and highlights and a little edge; to mix colors right on your canvas and enjoy the spontaneity and the accidents.  Roll with the joys and challenges of using the palette knife to unlock your creative freedom. Watch instructive demos, practice making marks with the knife and you’ll begin creating fresher,  looser paintings. We’ll be covering a variety of subject matter to show how versatile this tool can be. We’ll also be experimenting with mediums to achieve transparent glazes and layering effects. Students may work in oils or acrylics.

Supply List

TOOLS  One or two palette knives – Dick Blick has a starter set of 3 for $18. that are good sizes. Or you can get them individually for $5-$8 each.  I use a  4” knife with rounded edges. (Blick’s #96 or Jerry’s #49T)

You may want a shorter one also for detail.

PAINT  You can use oils or acrylics. Some suggested colors below. Feel free to bring your favorites.

• Lemon Yellow
• Cadmium Yellow
• Indian Yellow or Yellow Ochre
• Cadmium Orange
• Cadmium Red
• Quinacridone Rose or Alizarin Crimson
• Dioxazine Purple
• Cerulean or Manganese Blue
• UltraMarine or Cobalt Blue
• Prussian or Indigo Blue
• Olive Green
• Van Dyke Brown or Asphaltum
• White–whichever one you like (Titanium, Flake, Zinc, etc.)

MEDIUMS:

• For oils: Gamblin Solvent Free Gel (tube) or Solvent Free Fluid
• For acrylics: Winsor & Newton Galleria Acrylic Gel Medium or Liquitex Gel Medium

PALETTE FOR MIXING – Paper, wood, plastic, whatever you use in your studio.

CANVAS:   16 x 20, or 20 x 20

plus an extra inexpensive canvas or two for practicing.

About Susan Fehlinger

Susan Fehlinger had to be content to be an occasional painter during her 30+-year career as a Television Producer in New York City. She attended art classes at The School of Visual Arts at night, and painting workshops in the summers but for the most part she is a self-taught artist.

In 2003 she quit her job in NYC, bought a bed and breakfast on Cape Cod and began painting more seriously. She joined the Chatham Art Gallery on the Cape in 2007, and was represented by Sheldon Fine Arts in Newport RI, as well as True North Gallery in Kennebunkport ME and She had solo shows at The Cultural Center

Here’s your chance to learn how to approach the painting of a landscape from one of the greats.  Anda Styler, widely known for her bucolic paintings of the New England countryside, will lead students through a new painting each week.  You’ll learn the importance of light and values and how to most effectively incorporate them into your work.

Anda will lead you step by step through the entire process starting with the blank canvas and ending with a finished painting.  This class is appropriate for beginners, and also for more advanced artists who are curious to learn about Anda’s process.  Anda will be teaching in acrylics, and suggests students do the same.

NOTE:  This class will be taught online using Zoom. Students are expected to be familiar with the app prior to the start of class.

Supplies:

BRUSHES: Any of these in sizes from small to large. DICK BLICK brand angle brushes are great.

• Soft water color-types of brushes rounds or flats size 24,8,10 etc.
• Riggers ( script brushes ) – fine for details 00,3,6,7, etc.
• Angle brushes 1/4”, 1/2”, 3/4, 1” ( these brushes are wonderful for painting buildings, fields, water and details in buildings Large soft flat brush – for working large areas

BASIC PAINT LIST: GOLDENS acrylic paints are best I have ever used and I recommend them. I have listed their colors below. Windsor Newton Finity colors are good and are available at ASW or select a STUDENT BRAND. If this is your FIRST time painting in acrylics you can buy a beginners set of acrylics for a reasonable price – this has 8-12 basic and you can add to that.

ACRYLIC PAINTS:  – best brand – Golden  (* denotes most often used colors)

• Cad Yellow Med*
• Ultramarine Blue*
• Thalo Blue – Green shade*
• Quinacridone Burnt Orange *
• Raw Umber *
• Titanium White*
• Cad Red Light
• Cad Red Medium
• Yellow Oxide regular size
• Dairyliade Yellow
• Transparent Iron Brown Oxide
• Raw Sienna
• Paynes Grey
• Neutral Grey #5

CANVAS

• SIZE: It is up to you, but if it is your first time 16 X 20, 18 X 24 is good to start. If you stretch your own pick any size you are comfortable with

PALLET-STA-WET PREMIER PALLET FROM MASTERSONS is the best I have ever used. It keep the acrylic paints wet and workable for hours without drying – this is an incredible breakthrough in using acrylics. It

Have you ever worked on a painting that never seems quite right or fully satisfying to you?  You look and you look, but you just can’t figure out what it needs to transform it into a painting you love?  Well, Anda Styler can help you figure it out.  With her discerning eye, extensive knowledge, and knack for seeing what’s off balance, Anda will work with you to show you how relatively simple changes can bring your work to life.

A few days before class begins,  students will be asked to send a jpeg image of a work of art they’re unsatisfied with to Anda for her observation.  Anda will print out the image and take a few days to think about it before class begins.  On class day, she’ll work with one piece of artwork at a time to show students how the piece can be transformed.  She’ll do this by painting directly over the artwork using a clear sheet of acetate so that the original artwork is never altered.  Students will watch as Anda paints and explains why her corrections bring the original painting into balance.  Each student will have their artwork transformed during class time and will receive a copy of the corrected work sent back to them via email.  The student will then have the ability to use the corrected work as a guide to help them bring their original work of art to the next level.  Students will be welcome to send updates to Anda for any further suggestions.

This is a class about creative problem solving and will be limited to seven students so that each work of art can be fully discussed. Students will benefit from watching the transformation of everyone’s work —  not just their own– as the strategies discussed will be universal in nature and helpful to all.  The goal of this class is get students to think more broadly about their work and to help them expand creatively.

NOTE:  This class will be taught online using Zoom.  Students are expected to be well versed in the use of Zoom prior to the start of class.

SAMPLE BEFORE AND AFTER PAINTING

To the left is an example of one of Anda’s own paintings that she was unsettled with. It was like having two paintings that did not fit together – the landscape did not fit with the light of the sky..etc…..

These online classes will be structured somewhat differently than Sam’s usual Oil Painting classes that are taught in RAC’s studio, as these classes will have a definite assignment each week.  This should prove useful for advanced and beginning students alike.

Sam will begin each class with a discussion and demonstration of the week’s assignment. Students will then paint for an hour or more during which time Sam will be available for questions and with help problem solving.  Toward the end of class, time will be set aside for a group critique and discussion and a brief on the next week’s assignment.  Examples of assignment include:

• Exploring underpainting colors or ‘grounds’ and the visual  and emotional effects on the finished painting.
• Alla prima painting.  Painting without an underpainting and using impasto paint throughout.
• Exploring different recipes for painting mediums.
• Painting from ‘life’ (something set up in front of the student) and working from photographs.
• Using a limited palette.  Students will be assigned a different set of limited colors each week.

Note: these classes will be taught online using Zoom.  Please download and familiarize yourself with the app prior to the first class.

Supply List:

Paints: Ivory Black, Flake White, Titanium White, Zinc White, Veridian Green, Terre Verte (Earth Green), Permanent Green, Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue, Prussian Blue, Light Red (actually a sepia brown), Alizarin Crimson (‘lake’ is best but ‘permanent’ will be ok), Burnt Sienna, Cadmium Yellow, Lemon Yellow, Yellow Ocre, Cadmium Red

Essential Materials: Linseed Oil (Artist’s Quality not Household!), Artist’s Thinners (Mona Lisa brand is good)., Flat, medium-sized palette., Paint rags (old T Shirts, sheets etc…), Empty food cans, jars etc…, Tacklebox or similar for storing paints.

Brushes: A good selection of small-to-medium sized oil painting brushes (these tend to be a courser bristle than watercolor). Buy long-handled brushes for better balance and handling.

Canvas: Initially you will need 2 or 3 canvas boards. These are fairly inexpensive. After a couple of weeks, feel free to purchase stretched canvas. If you have previous experience with painting use stretched canvas if you prefer.

Other Materials (optional): Damar varnish, Linseed Stand Oil, Liquin Paint Medium

NOTE:  Along with my class supplies, it will be essential that students have a suitable device set up to communicate and so that myself and others can clearly see their painting as it progresses.  I will encourage students to communicate with each other during the class. 

In this class, Sam will provide images of nudes by well known artists which students will use as reference for their own individual drawings.  The idea is not to slavishly copy each image, but rather to use them as guide and a muse.  Gaining a sense of looseness and freedom is the goal in this class, while continuing to adhere to the basic principles of drawing.  This is a great class for anyone interested in drawing the figure.  Proportion, line, shape and form will be stressed.  Students will be encouraged to explore a range of materials.

Note: this class will be taught online using Zoom. Be sure to download the app and familiarize yourself with its workings prior to the start of class.

Sam Morrow moved to Fairfield, CT after having taught art both privately and at University level for 15 years in Virginia. He was born in London, England where he received his BA (Hons) in Painting from St. Martin’s School of Art. He received his MFA Fine Art from the Royal college of Art in London and Ohio State University.

This one day critique session is for artists who are involved in working on their art independently and would like some support and encouragement from fellow artists and instructor Lenny Moskowitz during that process.  It will be a context in which to move your ideas forward with feedback and acknowledgement.

The critique session will run on Wednesday, August 5th from 11-2 (approximately.) Each participant will have ample time to present work created in the time period between now and the time of the critique session.  Once you register,  you will receive an email from Lenny with suggestions on how to move your art and ideas forward.

In addition, each student will be encouraged to contact the instructor one time prior to the critique to show images of their current work in order to receive feedback, ideas and suggestions on how to proceed with their work. This feedback will take place at any point between the date of registration and the date of the critique.

Note this critique session will be conducted online using Zoom.  Please familiarize yourself with the platform prior to joining the critique as we won’t have the time or the ability to instruct you once the critique has begun.

About the Instructor

Lenny Moskowitz is a Connecticut landscape painter who lives in New Haven with his wife, Katie, who is also an artist.  He graduated with his B.F.A from the Philadelphia College of Art and received his M.F.A. from Michigan’s Cranbrook Academy. Lenny has participated in both group and solo shows at numerous Galleries throughout the U.S. and has taught classes and workshops in Connecticut, Block Island, and Nantucket. Presently he teaches at Quinnipiac University, the Guilford Art Center and RAC. He has been awarded several artist residencies, including at the Anderson Center in Minnesota and at the NISDA Foundation on Nantucket, MA. In the summer of 2011 he was awarded a residency at Weir Farm in Wilton, CT. He makes yearly painting trips to Maine, Nantucket, and frequently sojourns to the surrounding Connecticut woods to paint.

“I am continually challenged by my desire for simplicity in my work. For me, a sense of balance within a picture is crucial. Dark and light, sweeping vistas that surround a knot of trees, an actual moment of being in the landscape–these images of captured motion intrigue me as an artist. “

LennyMoskowitzart.com

Class Description:

We will learn the foundations of how to draw.  Through observation, we will focus on line, shadow, shape, color and dimension.  We will further explore highlights, shadows and light source. We will use various materials including pencil, watercolors and markers.  All levels welcome!!  Each student will be given the opportunity to develop their own creative palette and process.

This is online class that will be taught using Zoom. Be sure to download and acquaint yourself with the application prior to the start of class.

Suggested Supplies:

• Fabriano Watercolor Pad – 9×12, cold press,140 lb, 50 sheets
• Posca Acrylic Paint Markers. Black- PC 1m, 5 colors of your choice-PC 3m
• No.2 yellow office pencils
• Lukas Opaque Watercolors~ 24 colors, Item # 200018426 from Jerry’s Artarama
• 1 Round # 7 Beste watercolor brush
• Aquarelle mungyo oil pastels – set of 24 (Jerry’s Artarama)

About the Instructor:

Karen Siegel is a visual artist and educator. She teaches at Silvermine Arts Center, Brookfield Craft Center,Wainwright House,the Weston Library and throughout Connecticut.

Karen has exhibited her work at the Carriage Arts Barn, Silvermine Art Gallery and the Wooster Gallery. She teaches watercolor,acrylic,oil sticks, and all media. She also facilitates art workshops. Karen has lived in France,Spain and Germany and presently lives in Westport ,Ct  with her family and her two cockapoos Zoe and Rosie.

“Step by Step – Working it Through the Old and the New” weekly personal critique sessions with Anda Styler

This class gives students the opportunity to work one on one with Anda Styler, one of Connecticut’s (and RAC’s) most renowned landscape artists.

At the beginning of each week, students will receive an assignment from Anda.  Once students complete the assignment or hit a trouble spot, they will email their images to Anda and set up a time for a comprehensive one on one critique via Zoom, Skype or Facetime.  Weekly assignments will fluctuate between the formats listed below:

• • Step by Step Art Demonstrations where students will be sent a reference photo with a step by step tutorial on how to produce a well composed landscape painting which emphasizes light, shadow, depth and composition.  A color palette to use in their painting will be sent as well.  Students are welcome to paint from Anda’s reference image or choose an image of their own.
• • The Unresolved Painting where students will send an image of a one of their own paintings that they’re unhappy with.  With the use of critique and an acetate overlay, Anda will show the student how the painting can be successfully resolved.

Anda specializes in achieving magnificent light and values in her artwork.  The techniques she uses to produce those effects will be shared and discussed each week with the intention of transferring that knowledge to her students.   This is the perfect class format for anyone looking for more personalized instruction.  Please note that class times are a suggestion only.  Students are welcome to work whenever it pleases them, but are asked to send work to Anda by Wednesday of each week so that appropriate time can be given to the critique session.

Supply List

BRUSHES: Any of these in sizes from small to large. DICK BLICK brand angle brushes are great.

• Soft water color-types of brushes rounds or flats size 24,8,10 etc.
• Riggers ( script brushes ) – fine for details 00,3,6,7, etc.
• Angle brushes 1/4”, 1/2”, 3/4, 1” ( these brushes are wonderful for painting buildings, fields, water and details in buildings Large soft flat brush – for working large areas

BASIC PAINT LIST: GOLDENS acrylic paints are best I have ever used and I recommend them. I have listed their colors below. Windsor Newton Finity colors are good and are available at ASW or

Painting with the Palette Knife – an in-studio class

Mondays 2:00 – 4:00 

Sept 21 – Oct 29 (no class 9/28)

In this class you’ll learn the joys and challenges of painting with the palette knife. The knife is more than a tool, it can be the key to unlock your creative freedom—a wonderful way to loosen up. You’ll learn to create different strokes and techniques with the knife by watching instructive demonstrations, doing some practice exercises, and through individual instruction and guidance as you create your paintings. We’ll be painting from photographs covering a variety of subject matter to show how versatile this tool can be. We’ll also be experimenting with mediums to achieve transparent glazes and layering effects. Students may work in oils or acrylics.

This class will be taught live in the RAC studio and will be limited to six students to comply with social distancing standards.  We recommend you register early as this class is expected to fill quickly.  See below for our complete Covid compliance policy.

Supply List

TOOLS  One or two palette knives – Dick Blick has a starter set of 3 for $18. that are good sizes. Or you can get them individually for $5-$8 each.  I use a  4” knife with rounded edges. (Blick’s #96 or Jerry’s #49T)

You may want a shorter one also for detail.

PAINT  You can use oils or acrylics. Some suggested colors below. Feel free to bring your favorites.

Lemon Yellow

Cadmium Yellow

Indian Yellow or Yellow Ochre

Cadmium Orange

Cadmium Red

Quinacridone Rose or Alizarin Crimson

Dioxazine Purple

Cerulean or Manganese Blue

UltraMarine or Cobalt Blue

Prussian or Indigo Blue

Olive Green

Van Dyke Brown or Asphaltum

White–whichever one you like (Titanium, Flake, Zinc, etc.)

MEDIUM:

For oils: Gamblin Solvent Free Gel (tube) or Solvent Free Fluid

For acrylics: Winsor & Newton Galleria Acrylic Gel Medium or Liquitex Gel Medium

PALETTE FOR MIXING – Paper, wood, plastic, whatever you use in your studio.

CANVAS:   16 x 20, or 20 x 20

plus an extra inexpensive canvas or two for practicing.

About Susan Fehlinger

Susan Fehlinger had to be content to be an occasional painter during her 30+-year career as a Television Producer in New York City. She attended art classes at The School of Visual Arts at night, and painting workshops in the summers on Cape Cod, Monhegan Island Maine and Prince Edward Island, but for

Watercolor en Plein Air

The Spring is an ideal time for painting outdoors and no better way to enjoy it than in a class setting among other plein air enthusiasts under the guidance of a master teacher.  Each week, students will meet in a designated location within a 15 mile radius of the Arts Center.  Expect to be painting by the seaside, in parks and in student’s gardens.  Each spot will be a wonder in itself offering numerous vantage points from which to draw inspiration.  Christy will be on hand to help with composition, color mixing, and technique; and will focus intently on the colors of Spring.  There will also be much information shared about well-known plein air artists, their processes and their artwork.

In the event of inclement weather, the class will meet online via Zoom where students will be encouraged to use their own home and garden as inspiration.

Christy will start the class at 10am and will take the first 30-40 minutes of each class to compare two different artists from history to give students inspiration on how to approach the day’s lesson in a fresh new way.  Students will then be set free to work on their own with guidance from Christy.  The class will reconvene again at 3:00pm to discuss the work done during the interim.

The lessons taught each day should be thought of as weekly lessons, and Christy suggests you work on the concepts throughout the week.  You will have the ability to share work done each week in the following class.

This class is most appropriate for Intermediate and Advanced watercolor artists.

Note: this class will be taught outdoors on location when weather permits.  Otherwise the class will be taught online using Zoom.  Please download and become familiar with the app prior to the start of class.

Supply List:

Basic Winsor & Newton Palette
Cadmium Lemon Yellow
Cadmium Yellow,
Cadmium Orange
Cadmium Red
Alizarin Crimson or Permanent Rose
Cerulean Blue
Cobalt Blue
French Ultramarine Blue
Winsor Blue-green shade
Winsor Green-blue shade
Yellow Ochre
Burnt Sienna
Burnt Umber

Paper — D’Arches Block 140 lb. cold press – 10 x 14 or 12 x 16
Fabriano, Whatman or Winsor & Newton

Brushes: Round #12 and Flat ¾ or 1” — Winsor & Newton Sceptre Gold Brushes are an excellent value.

Palette –John Pike Palette or Holbein type folding palette

Water container for washes

Water

Learn to paint by working from your favorite photos. Select a picture of a landscapes, portrait, still life, whichever image you prefer that will help you advance your painting skills.

Strengthen your painting skills by learning how to:

• improve your drawing ability,
• mix colors more intuitively,
• understand color relationships (i.e. warm vs. cool)
• use perspective, values and textures.

By using different means of paint application, we will attempt to give the impression that your paintings were painted from life.

Artists are welcome to use oils, acrylics and pastels. This class is for all levels of learning, from the beginner to the more advanced. Individual attention is given to each student.

Suggested Supply List:

The easiest thing to buy is a pre-made paint box with paints and brushes included. You usually can buy a box of either oils or acrylics with an assortment of brushes, mediums and palette for about $100 through either Utrech or Artist Supply Warehouse. The boxes are made of wood and usually are around 16 x 20 inches and have a space for canvas boards and a palette.

Paints

1. Large tube Titanium white
2. Alizarin crimson
3. Cadmium red
4. Cadmium yellow
5. Yellow ochre
6. Raw sienna
7. Raw umber
8. Ultramarine blue
9. Ceruleun blue
10. Viridian green

Accessories

Sketch pad with 2b and 3b pencil

Vine charcoal

Canvasses 12 x 16 inch or 16 x 20 inch

Paper towels

For Oils

Odorless turpentine

Medium jars with tops so you can bring turps home with you

For Acrylics

Plastic container for water

Paper palette

The best brushes I have found are Robert Simmons Signet filbert bristle brushes. They have beige handles with green tips. Buy a couple of each in varying sizes (#2, #4, #6).

About the Instructor:

Frank Bruckmann began his studies at the DuCret School of Art in New Jersey and continued with classes at the Art Students League in New York City.  In Paris, he studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and spent nearly a decade in France and Spain, copying the masters in great museums and painting landscapes in the cities and countryside. Now a resident of New Haven, Bruckmann has found endless subject matter for landscapes in New England but periodically packs his easel and travels farther and wider in his VW. Frank’s work is held in a number of private and commercial collections throughout the US and abroad.  He has had a number of one man shows

Explore the Wonders and Spontaneity of Painting with water media and the numerous ways they can be used for optimum effect.  Judy will teach participants her techniques and the “secrets” she uses when painting with watercolors and gouache. This class is geared toward all levels of watercolor artists and others who are curious about the medium.  We will painting in the studio and will have a live model for at least one of the classes.

Supply List:

• Caran D’ache 15 color gouache set
• Bamboo student brush size 16
• Canson watercolor block 12×16/14/20 better
• Strathmore cold press pad 11×15
• Bound Canson black cover 8 1/2 x 11 sketchbook (not a spiral notebook)
• 2 black felt tip Pentel sign pens
• 1 bottle Higgins waterproof black ink

 About Judith Orseck Katz (aka Judy):

Judy is well known in the Region for her gouaches and ceramic sculpture.  Her distinct style is a blend of Eastern tradition and Western abstraction.  She has taught at Parsons School of Design, Silvermine School of Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and in various schools around the country.

This course will teach students how to capture the spirit of a landscape scene.   Emphasis will be placed on the photo selection process as well as the development of a solid value sketch to guide you in your painting.   You will learn how to capture depth through the use of various color choices, brush strokes and perspective.  Most of all, you’ll learn to hone your observational skills so that the painting process becomes easier and more self directed.

Classes will include lectures, demonstrations, as well as individual instruction.  Students are welcome to paint in oils or acrylics.  Appropriate for new and experienced artists.  New artists will start with a black and white value study and will progress to color as the weeks go on.

Supply List

Please bring a recently completed painting to the first class if you have one.
Also, bring an 8 X 10 drawing pad, 2B carbon pencil, kneaded eraser,  chamois cloth and a sharpener.

Paints (I recommend Liquitex brand for Acrylics and Winsor & Newton for Oils)

Cadmium Yellow Lemon
Cadmium Yellow Light
Cadmium Red
Cadmium Orange
Alizarin Crimson
Viridian Green &  Sap Green
Cerulean Blue
Ultramarine Blue
Cobalt Blue
White
Black

Brushes (I recommend Princeton, Robert Simmons or Grumbacher brushes)
Flats: 1, 3, 5,7, 10
Filbert 1,3, 4, 8
Bristles or Nylon
Rounds:1, 2,3,
Bristles or Nylon

Other supplies for acrylic painters:

Painting Knife
Palette: Plastic Tray( Artist Palette Seal) or White Enamel Tray
Coffee Can for water
Paper Towels
Surfaces:  Canvas Panels- 16 x 20 or 14 x 18
(Cotton or Linen

Other supplies for Oil Painters:

Palette Knife & Painting Knife
Palette: Wood Palette, or Paper Palette
Cups for Turpenoid & Linseed Oil –
Two Small Glass Jars
Turpenoid Odorless
Linseed Oil
Papertowels
Canvas Panels- 16 x 20 or 14 x 18
(Cotton or Linen)

About Joseph Fama:

This class is a continuation of the Intro to Painting class and is open to anyone looking to learn more about various painting techniques.  We’ll be covering watercolor, encaustics, acrylics, oils and pastels as well as some other techniques. The class will cover everything from palette set up and basic supply needs to the principles of color mixing, value studies, paint handling and composition.  Emphasis will be placed on learning to “see” color and form objectively and how to render them in paint.  Students will be working from still life and photographs.  This class is perfect for the beginner or someone looking to gingerly make their way back to painting or for the person interested in learning about various painting techniques.

Supply list – Most supplies will be provided by Denise.  There is a $15 supply fee added to the tuition to cover the cost.  The supplies listed below are a suggestion for those interested in having some of their own supplies.

Acrylic Paints:  Cadmium Yellow Medium, Hansa Yellow Light, Napthol Red,  Alizarin Crimson,  Ultramarine Blue,  Ceruleun Blue,  Titanium White.  Recommended brands are Golden and Liquitex heavy body paints.

Paint Brushes: #6,12,16 Round Acrylic Brushes,  10,14,20 Flat Acrylic Brushes

metal palette knife

Sketchbook + a few pencils and an eraser

Plastic palette box, sponge and palette paper

Painting surfaces: bring any of the following:  pre-stretched canvas panels, 12″x 16″ canvas paper, 160lb paper (either watercolor or Bristol) or a piece of old wood you’d like to paint on

Container for water

Paper towels

Denise Minnerly  graduated from the University of Vermont with a Bachelor of Science in Art Education and Bachelor of Fine Arts in the arts. She continued her art education at the Arts Student League in New York City and Silvermine School of Art in Connecticut. She is the illustrator of three published children’s books relating to art, The Color Tree, Molly Meets Mona and Friends and Painting the Town. Her paintings and installations are displayed by public corporations and art venues throughout the Northeast. Denise has been teaching art since the mid-80’s both through her own school and as an art teacher at Greens Farms Academy.

Click here for article on Denise’s art installation at Creative Art Works in New Haven

Are you interested in learning the art of collage, mixed media and book art, but are intimidated by all the supplies you need?  Maybe you find carrying all the supplies to class heavy and tedious?  Well, we may have the solution…Here is a wonderful class where your mixed media artwork can take place in your personal book with RAC providing the book and many of the materials and supplies you’ll be using in class.   This class will have weekly demos of printing with gelli plates, stamp carving, transferring zeroxes, citrasol transfers as well as comparing glues and art mediums. We will talk about selecting collage elements, textures, and writings in your book.  Mari even has a typewriter to share.

You can use your book as a jumping off point for a bigger artwork, or your book can be the artwork!

Supply List:  RAC will have most of the supplies you need for this class including the journal you’ll be working with.  Below are just a few supplies you may want to have your own. 

All of the items listed below are just ideas. Think about what you would like to work with and bring it along with you.  No worries if you’re not sure what to bring. Mari will introduce you to a world of ideas and famous works of art which will serve as inspiration for the type of work you’d like to do.

• “YES” glue, (available at Jerry’s Art Store)
• Elmers Glue
• Spray glue
• Magazine and/or book clippings
• Fabric scraps
• A good pair of scissors.
• 2 dimensional images to cut up – especially your unloved artwork
• Scotch tape,masking tape
• original photographs, copies of origInals
• Interesting packaging material
• Paper Scraps
• Nostalgia items-children’s Art, journal pages
• Paints, brushes, pencils, crayons
• Trinkets
• Old art
• And whatever else interests you!

Mari Gyorgyey is best known for her nonlinear narrative art which flows into book arts, pen and ink drawings, paintings, computer imagery, and fine art etchings. She is not afraid to mix any of the techniques to communicate her theme.Mari’s approach can be described as figurative and expressionistic. Her quirky and satirical drawings has been compared to Philip Evergood, and William Kentridge and the pre-war drawings of George Grosz. Since earning her BFA from RISD, and MFA from UPENN, Gyorgyey has shown her work domestically and internationally with solo shows in Tapio Gyorgy, Hungary, Budapest, Hungary as well as Stamford, CT.,

In this class you’ll learn the joys and challenges of painting with the palette knife. The knife is more than a tool, it can be the key to unlock your creative freedom—a wonderful way to loosen up. You’ll learn to recognize and enjoy the happy accidents and not fret over the finicky details.  You’ll learn how to handle the knife to create different strokes and techniques so you can develop your own style.  We’ll be painting from still life and photographs in order to cover a variety of subject matter. You’ll learn by observing painting demonstrations, practice exercises and by individual instruction and guidance. We’ll also be experimenting with mediums to achieve transparent glazes and layering effects.

Supply List

TOOLS:  one or two palette knives – Dick Blick has a starter set of 3 for $18. that are good sizes. Or you can get them individually for $5-$8 each.  I use a  4” knife with rounded edges. (Blick’s #96 or Jerry’s #49T).  You may want a shorter one also for detail.

PAINT:  You can use oils or acrylics. Some suggested colors below. Feel free to bring your favorites.

Lemon Yellow,

Cadmium Yellow

Indian Yellow or Yellow Ochre

Cadmium Orange

Vermillion

Cadmium Red

Quinacridone Rose or Alizarin Crimson

Dioxazine Purple

Cerulean or Manganese Blue

Ultra Marine or Cobalt Blue

Prussian Blue or Indigo Blue

Olive Green

Van Dyke Brown or Asphaltum (Instead of black)

White–whichever one you like (Titanium, Flake, Zinc, etc.)

MEDIUM:  For oils: Gamblin Solvent Free Gel Or Winsor & Newton Liquin Impasto gel.   For acrylics: Winsor & Newton Galeria Acrylic Gel Medium or Liquitex Gel Medium

PALETTE FOR MIXING – Paper, wood, plastic, whatever you use in your studio.

CANVAS: 16 x 20, or 20 x 20

About Susan Fehlinger:

Susan fell in love with the palette knife years ago when she realized how versatile and manageable it was.  It helped her achieve that looser, fresher look that she was striving for.  She’s excited to share her knowledge with others who looking for the magic the knife can bring.

Susan began her career as a televisions producer in the crazy world of NY advertising and later bought a bed & breakfast on the Cape where she hosted numerous artists and workshops.  She fell in love with painting and hasn’t stopped exploring and experimenting since those earlier years.

As a recent CT transplant, Susan is an active member of

Discover a world of color and light by learning the basics of painting from observation.  Instruction will cover everything from material properties and the palette, to the principles of color mixing, paint handling and composition.  Emphasis will be placed on learning to “see” color and form objectively. Some drawing experience is recommended.

Steven DiGiovanni is a professional artist and instructor who lives and works in New Haven, Connecticut.  He has exhibited throughout the region and is included in numerous private collections as well as the New Britain Museum of American Art.

He has completed portraits for the Yale University department of political science, the Yale school of medicine and other private and professional clients.  His work and exhibitions have been reviewed in many publications including the New York Times and Art New England.

Steven currently teaches locally at the Creative Arts Workshop in New Haven, where he is the head of the Drawing and Painting Department, and as an adjunct professor at Norwalk Community College in Norwalk, CT.

GENERAL OIL AND ACRYLIC MATERIALS LIST

Students may choose either oil or acrylic media to complete the course (See “Notes” below)

RECOMMENDED COLORS: Recommend “medium” or “artist” grade color in acrylics.

Student Grade colors acceptable for oils.  Difference is in pigment quality, tinting strength and covering ability.

Cadmium Red Medium (hue)

Cadmium Yellow Light (hue)

Yellow Ochre

Burnt Sienna

Raw Umber

Ultramarine Blue

Titanium or Zinc White (large tube)

OPTIONAL COLORS

Alizarin Crimson

Viridian green

Cerulean or Manganese Blue

any Violet

MEDIUMS (OIL ONLY):

Turpenoid (blue can only) or other ODORLESS thinner

2oz. Liquin or Galkyd Medium

(ACRYLIC ONLY)

4oz. Polymer Medium (Matte or Gloss)

1 tube Retarding Medium

A spray mister is recommended to keep palette and painting surface wet.

SUGGESTED BRUSHES AND TOOLS (any variety of sizes and shapes will do)

Oil and acrylic brushes are long handled.  White bristle and synthetic brushes are least expensive

Flat      (long, square cut) natural white bristle  3/4”

Filbert  (flat, round cut)     sable or synthetic     ½”

Round    sable #4 or #6

Sash    (Chinese bristle “house painting” brush)  2” or 3”

3” or 4” Spatula type Palette Knife  (not “Painting Knife” with round stem)

Blade should be flexible and not rigid. Be sure to check that it bends along the blade and not at the handle

14”X18” MINIMUM Palette (disposable sheets, wood or plexiglass)

12”X16” (or similar size) pad Canvas Paper

paper towels

masking tape

Still life as a subject has provided a platform for artists throughout the ages to explore their relationship with the world of objects that surround them.  As our world evolves, new products, artifacts and modern media continue to suggest new avenues for the stylistic development and reinvention of still life as a subject in art.  In this class, Rick will introduce students to the subject of still life through the works of the masters.  Matisse, PIcasso Morandi,  and Thiebaud among others will be explored, and used as inspiration for student work. Rick will begin each class with a discussion and a quick demonstration to prepare students for their own painting projects.   This class teaches students to interpret and relate color, and to  sharpen their ability to see and simplify still life subjects into masses of value and color. Appropriate for both oil and acrylic painters.

NOTE:  This class will be taught online using Zoom. Students are expected to be familiar with the app prior to the start of class.

Supply List

The easiest thing to buy is a pre-made paint box with paints and brushes included. You usually can buy a box of either oils or acrylics with an assortment of brushes, mediums and palette for about $100 through either Utrech or Artist Supply Warehouse. The boxes are made of wood and usually are around 16 x 20 inches and have a space for canvass boards and a palette.

Paints

1. Large tube Titanium white
2. Alizarin crimson
3. Cadmium red light
4. Cadmium yellow light
5. Yellow ochre
6. Raw umber
7. Ultramarine blue
8. Thalo Blue
9. Thalo Green

Accessories

Sketch pad with 2b and 3b pencil

Vine charcoal

Canvasses 12 x 16 inch or 16 x 20 inch

Paper towels or cotton rags

For Oils

Odorless turpentine

Medium cups

For Acrylics

Plastic container for water

Paper palette

The best brushes I have found are Robert Simmons Signet filbert bristle brushes. They have beige handles with green tips. Buy a couple of each in varying sizes (#2, #4, #6).

About Rick Daskam:

Currently, Rick Daskam is co-president of the Hudson Valley Art Association. In 2004 he began entering Juried Art Exhibitions and Museum shows. Preferring to express his passion in Oil, Mr. Daskam’s works have garnered him numerous awards including the, The Collectors Award from the Butler Museum of American Art, the Claude Parsons Memorial Award for Landscape from the American Artists Professional League, and the Frank

Lenny begins each class with with an introduction to artists whose work demonstrate the techniques and approaches Lenny will be asking you to work with that day.  Some days he will supplement the information with a quick demonstration, while other days the lesson will be more verbal and conversational.  At the end of the first hour, students will be “set free”  to experiment with the ideas presented.  The last 1/2 hour of class will be devoted to a show and tell giving students time to view each other’s work and to receive group feedback if desired.

Students can expect to work in all sorts of mediums in this class — from pen and ink, to charcoal, to acrylics, oils, watercolor, gouache, collage and possibly a combination of them all.  The main purpose is to give students the freedom and tools to explore a variety of ways to portray an image or an idea.  Important elements such as composition, value, line, form, color, texture and space will be discussed and emphasized weekly.

Having previous experience is good but not necessary. Coming to class with a playful attitude and an experimental mindset are required.

Supply List:

A variety of drawing implements such as pencils crayons and water soluble crayons.

Large drawing paper, scissors, glue, pencils, old magazines (preferably magazines that are colorful, like fashion, home and garden, etc.), paint (your choice, acrylic or watercolor), a couple of brushes, a palette to mix paint on, a spray bottle to keep your acrylic from drying out, painting surfaces (such as canvas boards, a stretch canvas, or paper), and a water jar.

If you’re using acrylics it’s nice to have a medium, which is clear acrylic paint with no pigment in it. This comes in gloss or matte. Lenny prefers the matte because the paint is matte.  Students are also welcome to use water soluble oil paints if they prefer.

About Lenny:

Lenny Moskowitz is a Connecticut landscape painter who lives in New Haven with his wife.He graduated with his B.F.A from the Philadelphia College of Art and received his M.F.A. from Michigan’s Cranbrook Academy. Lenny has participated in both group and solo shows at numerous Galleries throughout the U.S. and has taught classes and workshops in Connecticut, Block Island, and Nantucket. Presently he teaches at Silvermine Arts Center and the Rowayton Arts Center. He has been awarded several artist residencies, including at the Anderson

THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  IF INTERESTED IN TAKING THE CLASS IN JANUARY, EMAIL education@rowaytonarts.org OR CALL 203-866-2744 (x-2).

We’ll spend time in this class discussing observation, composition, and color mixing as well as how to achieve atmosphere and perspective .  We’ll also discuss how to use your materials to your advantage.  I’ll be teaching through demonstration and one on one coaching and guidance.   Focus will be on building skills as well as helping you to find your own voice. 

About Kathy Coe:   Kathy’s been painting and teaching for over 30 years.  She studied at DuCret School of Art in New Jersey, Pratt Institute and The National Academy of Fine Art and Design in New York with Dr. Furman Finck, Ronald Sherr, Harvey Dinnerstein, and Marybeth Mckenzie.

She has won numerous awards for her work including: The Elizabeth Green Shields Grant, The National Academy Lorraine Grace award, The Edward Mooney Traveling Scholarship, The National Academy Annual Helen M. Loggi award, The James Sudan Bronze medal and The Salmugundi Silver Medal for drawing.

Supply List

Oil Painting Supply list:

• Windsor and Newton is a good brand.
• Titanium White, large tube, Lukas brand
• Cadmium Yellow Light
• Cadmium Orange
• Cadmium Red Light
• Yellow Ochre
• Raw Sienna
• Burnt Umber
• Raw Umber
• Cerulean Blue
• Cobalt Blue
• Ultramarine Blue
• Viridian Green
• Sap Green
• Ivory Black
• Gamsol (odorless thinner)
• Paper towels
• Wooden palette
• palette knife
• cups for thinner and  medium
• Pre primed Canvas, cotton or linen any size
• Brushes
• Bristol, Robert Simmons varying sizes, #2, #4, #6
• Sable, Raphael, for detail and glazing

Acrylics

• Same colors as the oil paints. Liquitex is a good brand or Basics.
• cup for water
• paper palette
• watercolor brushes,  varying sizes for detail and larger areas
• paper towels
• canvas cotton any size
• Sketch pad and graphite pencils, 2b and 4b
• vine charcoal

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THIS CLASS IS FULL.  IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE PLACED ON THE WAITLIST, email education@rowaytonarts.org or call 203-866-2744 (x-2)

The focus of this class will be in understanding the relationship between values and light and the effects they have on the palette of your painting. Much emphasis will be placed on fine tuning the student’s observational skills and their ability to decide what scenes/objects make for interesting painting compositions.  Anda will be teaching students about color mixing, values, composition and brush strokes. This class is open to acrylic and oil painters.

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BRUSHES: Any of these in sizes from small to large. DICK BLICK brand angle brushes are great.

• Soft water color-types of brushes rounds or flats size 24,8,10 etc.
• Riggers ( script brushes ) – fine for details 00,3,6,7, etc.
• Angle brushes 1/4”, 1/2”, 3/4, 1” ( these brushes are wonderful for painting buildings, fields, water and details in buildings Large soft flat brush – for working large areas

BASIC PAINT LIST: GOLDENS acrylic paints are best I have ever used and I recommend them. I have listed their colors below. Windsor Newton Finity colors are good and are available at ASW or select a STUDENT BRAND. If this is your FIRST time painting in acrylics you can buy a beginners set of acrylics for a reasonable price – this has 8-12 basic and you can add to that.

ACRYLIC PAINTS:  – best brand – Golden  (* denotes most often used colors)

• Cad Yellow Med*
• Ultramarine Blue*
• Thalo Blue – Green shade*
• Quinacridone Burnt Orange *
• Raw Umber *
• Titanium White*
• Cad Red Light
• Cad Red Medium
• Yellow Oxide regular size
• Dairyliade Yellow
• Transparent Iron Brown Oxide
• Raw Sienna
• Paynes Grey
• Neutral Grey #5

OIL PAINTS:  (*denotes most often used colors)

• Cad Yellow Med*
• Ultramarine Blue*
• Thalo Blue – Green Shade* – If you can get it
• Quinacridone Burnt Orange * – If you can get it
• White*
• Raw Umber *
• Cad Yellow Lemon
• Transparent Iron Brown Oxide
• Transparent Red Oxide
• Raw Sienna
• Paynes Grey
• Daveys Grey in Winsor Newton – fantastic grey shade

CANVAS

• Canvas board Okay – Avoid it if you can
• PORTRAIT SMOOTH or LINEN is the best and comes pre-stretched
• COTTON DUCK with 2 to 3 coats gesso and sanded.
• PAPER is not recommended
• SIZE: It is up to you, but if it is your first time 16 X 20, 18 X 24

Watercolor, Still life and the Interior

At 3:00 we return by zoom to share and talk about our work  with a critique on the paintings completed that day, and discuss ways this assignment can be further developed during the week.

This class is most appropriate for Intermediate and Advanced watercolor artists.

Note: this class will be taught online using Zoom.  Please download and become familiar with the app prior to the start of class.

Materials List
Basic Winsor & Newton Palette
Cadmium Lemon Yellow
Cadmium Yellow,
Cadmium Orange
Cadmium Red
Alizarin Crimson or Permanent Rose
Cerulean Blue
Cobalt Blue
French Ultramarine Blue
Winsor Blue-green shade
Winsor Green-blue shade
Yellow Ochre
Burnt Sienna
Burnt Umber

Paper — D’Arches Block 140 lb. cold press – 10 x 14 or 12 x 16
Fabriano, or Winsor & Newton

Brushes: Round #12 and Flat ¾ or 1” — Winsor & Newton Sceptre Gold Brushes are an excellent value.

Palette –John Pike Palette or Holbein type folding palette

Water container for washes

Tissues and or paper towels
HB pencil
Kneaded or pink eraser
Natural sponge

About the Instructor:

Christy Gallagher received her education at Cooper Union School of Art and the National Academy of Design School of Fine Arts, New York, NY.
She has exhibited at the Silvermine Gallery, the John Slade Ely House, the
Discovery Museum, Bridgeport, CT, “Art of the Northeast” at Silvermine, the National Academy of Design, the New York State Museum and at “Cinque Peintures” in Popian, France.

This class is targeted to those interested in learning how to work with watercolors. Whether your new to the medium or new to painting, this class will be appropriate for you.

This class is geared toward teaching students the relationship between drawing and painting and how they can be used to eventually create a full color portrait.

John will demonstrate how to work from the model using the “massing” method.  He will also demonstrate how to mix a basic color palette to use in portrait painting, and will explore additional palettes that artists have used throughout the centuries to create portraiture.  It is suggested that students begin the series with charcoal studies and progress up to a full color portrait if that’s in their interest.

John stresses expressive brushwork with an emphasis on understanding the importance of the fundamentals.  Class exercises will be given for the first half hour of some classes. Space will be limited to ensure each student receives ample instruction and close-up view of the model.

Note: This class will be working from live models in the RAC studio.

John Grieco is an award winning Portrait Artist from New York.  He won “Best in Show” at a 2010 Exhibition at the Salmagundi Art Club in New York City and received the Randolph Chitwood Award in the 2010 Greenwich Art Society Members Exhibition.

Supply List:  The class will begin with charcoal and will progress to paints.  John will discuss paint supplies once the class begins.

• Medium vine charcoal
• White conte drawing pencil
• General charcoal pencil (HB or 2b)
• Kneaded eraser
• Sharpening blade
• 18×24” Borden & Reilly Sketch vellum
• Blending stump (used for smoothing and blending)
• Paper towels
• Drawing board (at least 18×24)
• Fixative spray for charcoal
• A piece of Stonehenge Hot Press paper (18X24″) or a 11″X14″ tablet of it (if you have a tablet of other good paper you can bring that to work on.)
• Oil Paints: raw umber, Cadmium Red, Titanium White, Ivory Black, Cadmium Yellow Light, — this for a limited pallet
• Linseed Oil
• Jar with a top for your oil
• 16″X20″ canvas
• #12 and #5 Bristle brushes

John Grieco is a portrait painter located in White Plains, NY. Grieco is a recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant.  He won “Best in Show” at a 2010 Exhibition at the Salmagundi Art Club in New York City and received the Randolph Chitwood Award in the 2010 Greenwich Art Society Members Exhibition.  John’s been teaching at RAC for over 10 years and has a loyal following.

Examples of student work: (Left to Right: Art work by students

This class will focus on rendering a finished portrait in charcoal.  Techniques will include manipulating charcoal as a transparent and opaque medium, learning to observe values and proportions accurately,and exercises for using charcoal for a variety of subject matter.  The class will be working from live models.

Supply List

• Medium vine charcoal
• White conte drawing pencil
• General charcoal pencil (HB or 2b)
• Kneaded eraser
• Sharpening blade
• 18×24” Borden & Reilly Sketch vellum
• Paper stump (used for smoothing and blending)
• Paper towels
• Drawing board (at least 18×24)
• Fixative spray for charcoal

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THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED!

“I want them all to behave; to do what I want and not what they want…one must taste and taste in order to cook just right.” Josef Albers quote on color from Interaction of Color

This class focuses on color — Glorious Color. Short weekly lessons discussing the color wheel, famous artists’ palettes, a pinch of theory and a dash of color history are part of the play. Learn to mix with confidence — harmonize, saturate or mute your hues. Play with complementary pairs or analogous sets. All paint mediums are welcome. Each student works with their own subject matter. Lori is an experienced teacher and has expertise in oils, acrylics, gouache and mixed medium.  For the Fall sessions only, Lori will be teaching and helping students from 10am-12pm.  From 12-1pm, students will have time to paint on their own without the presence of Lori.

Note: This is a class for experienced painters only (i.e.you must be self-directed and able to start and finish a painting in your preferred medium. This means you have a degree of comfort using paint and working independently) — you don’t have to me an expert, just comfortable with your preferred medium.  Please take a moment to read Lori’s description of the class on her blog.  It should clarify any questions you may have and should get you doubly excited about taking her class.                click here to access Lori’s blog

Supplies needed:
Students work in their preferred medium. Lori can guide you towards additional supplies or color range if necessary.

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