Fall 2010: 9/20/2010 - 12/04/2010
This class is open to all media and all styles. This studio class is designed for studio time, individual critiques and open group critiques.
Start at the beginning or continue your creative jewelry study by learning advanced skills. Beginners will learn wire designing, simple stone setting, sawing, tooling, forging, simple soldering and polishing. You’ll develop simple techniques resulting in beautiful wearable creations. More advanced students will learn techniques such as filigree wire design, simple stone cabochon setting, advanced soldering and ring design. This class is designed for everyone. Teens Welcome! A $35 materials fee is payable to the instructor at the first class.
Wire-plaster-clay, & more. This class will explore contemporary and traditional approaches to sculpture using a range of materials to develop pieces both realistic and abstract. Teens welcome. A $40 materials fee is payable to the instructor during the first class. No Class 11/02/10.
Students will cover the basic techniques including perspective and composition, proceeding into the use of pastel. Materials will be discussed during the first class. No Class 11/26/10.
This creative course is open to all levels. Learn armatures, anatomy and designs by modeling the human figure. Classical as well as abstract styles will be explored. Bring a drawing pad and charcoal to the first class. Materials and firing will be discussed. Model & firing fee is included in tuition. No Class 11/26/10.
Want access to a B&W darkroom to enlarge your favorite pictures, finish a project, make some prints for the holidays, or dust off some old negatives? THis instructor-led darkroom session gives you everything you need to get it done! $60 materials fee is payable to the instructor and covers the paper and chemicals. No Class 11/25/10
This class is designed for the intermediate and advanced students of watercolor. Emphasis will be placed on studio time and individual and open group critiques with demostrations on the medium. Materials will be discussed at the first class. No Class 11/26/10
This class will cover the basics of watercolor and drawing techniques. Those with experience will benefit as we move to more advanced techniques and subject matter. Teens Welcome! Bring a sketchbook 9x12 or larger and a #2 pencil to first class at which time additional materials will be discussed.
The first 2 weeks of this course will discuss various aspects of HDR and how to expand your photographic skills. Remaining classes will focus on post-processing techniques, a class outing as well as critique of images captured individually and during class. Students should have a camera that allows setting of shutter speed and a tripod. Although not a requirement, being able to capture images in raw format is preferable. Teens Welcome! Instructor: Robert Lott The book, The Complete Guide to High Dynamic Range Digital Photography by Ferrell McCollough, will be used as the basis for this course. Students are encouraged to purchase a copy since reading assignments will be made from this text.
The Landscape painters that we admire most today, from Romantics like Turner to Post-Impressionists, Cezanne and Van Gogh, emerged from an industrial age to rediscover the beauty of nature. Walk in their footsteps as you paint outdoors “en plein air" and experiment with Monet's actual palettes and color theories. Develop your own individual style while you work with a supportive professional group. Open to serious beginners, those preparing a college portfolio, and advanced art school graduates grooming for galleries. Choose any color painting medium: oils, acrylics, pastels or watercolors. Teens welcome. Must have own transportation. List of suggested materials is available in the office.
This class if for the serious beginner, to the more experienced artist. Learn to use traditional oil in various ways. Students begin with one classic still-life, such as a “vanitas” or “cast painting.” Instruction will take place while painting various clothed models of different ages, genders and ethnicities. Teens welcome! Materials list is available in the office.
The Landscape painters that we admire most today, from Romantics like Turner to Post-Impressionists Cezanne and Van Gogh emerged from an industrial age to rediscover the beauty of nature. Walk in their footsteps as you paint outdoors "en plein air" and experiment with Monet's actual palettes and color theories. Develop your own individual style while you work with a supportive professional group. Open to serious beginners, those preparing a college portfolio, and advanced art school graduates grooming for galleries. Choose any color painting medium: oils, acrylics, pastels or watercolors. Teens welcome.
Explore a variety of subjects and color palettes to capture the changing moods of the seasons. Students may work in their choice of media - bring whatever supplies you have to the first class. Demonstrations will be done in various media. Bring a sketch pad and pencil further materials will be discussed during the first class. Teens 16+ Welcome!
Weeks 1 - 3, 9/22 - 10/6 will be "Drawing the Landscape" with Mark Cole. Learn the basic principles of drawing to be utilized during quick studies or finished detailed drawings.
Weeks 4 - 6, 10/13 - 10/27 will be "Watercolor Landscape" with Chris Chadwick. Explore landscape with watercolor, an excellent medium for capturing the effects of atmospheric perspective.
Weeks 7 - 9, 11/3 - 11/17 will be "Acrylics or Watersoluble Oils" with Roe Murray. Experience landscape in yet another direction by choosing either acrylics or watersoluble oils. Teens 16+ welcome. Materials list is available in the office upon request.
The Temenos Retreat Center is nestled on 56 wooded acres in the beautiful Brandywine River Valley of Chester County. This scenic property includes several historic buildings, meadows and meditation trails and the Broad Run Stream.
This workshop will cover the basics of photographic design & composition. We will discuss design principles and elements of image making. Traditional and digital photography students are welcome to come and improve their way of looking at the world through the eye of a camera. Beginning, intermediate and advanced photographers are welcome as well as photo hobbyists and people who just want to better the quality of their pictures. Teens Welcome!
Open matting session for all 2D art (photography, watercolor, printmaking, sketches and more). Instructor will aid you in putting the finishing touches on you work. Lessons in measuring, cutting mats and archival presentation of all 2D art. Teens Welcome! Bring appropriate mat board and your art, and leave with finished pieces. $10 materials fee is payable to the instructor during the first class.
Members only. This course offers an opportunity for members to hone their skills on a challenging subject - the human figure. The monitor will schedule a model and keep track of timed poses. Use the medium of your choice to capture each pose. Any medium.Drop in fee is $15 for members.
The important basics of oil painting will be stressed such as color selection and mixing, mediums and materials. The student will learn to effectively use their materials to describe how they see the world with their eyes. Teens Welcome! Bring sketch materials to first class, further materials will be discussed in class.
This class will include short demonstrations, and will focus primarily on landscape as a starting point to developing your work, although still life will also be available. Learn a variety of techniques. Any medium is welcome. Teens 16+ are welcome. Materials will be discussed during the first class.
Using the model, both clothed and nude, students will hone their skills and push their work in more challenging directions.. Materials will be discussed during class. Model fee is included in tuition.
Want some feedback on your photography work or looking for a new direction in your in your image making? This 4 week workshop is designed for traditional and digital photographers to discuss their work, expand their ideas and find new directions. Class consists of faculty led informal group critiques of each class member's work and individual feedback from instructor. Teens Welcome!
Learn the fundamentals of portrait drawing and painting. Realistic to abstract artists are encouraged to use any traditional medium such as watercolor, oils, acrylics, pastels or pencils. Teens Welcome! Materials list is available in the office. Model fee is included in the tuition. No Class 11/25/10
This is a creative and flexible course open to all levels. Beginners learn the qualities and properties of clay, from handbuilding to the potter's wheel. Experienced students further their skills through practice, experimentation and instruction. Individual ideas and skill levels are accommodated in a patient, casual environment. Teens 16+ are welcome. $30 materials fee is payable to the instructor at the first class. Firing fee is included in the tuition.
This course is open to all levels. Beginners learn about clay, from handbuilding to the potter's wheel. Experienced students further their skills through practice, experimentation and instruction. Teens 16+ welcome. $30 materials fee is payable to the instructor during the first class. Firing fee is included in the tuition. No Class 11/25/10
Work from your own drawings to produce fine art prints using silk screen and relief. Etching may be introduced. Teens 15+ Welcome! A $10 materials fee is payable to the instructor at the first class. Additional materials will be reviewed during class.
This class is designed for the conventional artist/thinker to appreciate abstract art and see it in a new light. Learn to free your mind breaking free from conventionality and learning to express your work in a whole new way. Materials will be discussed during the first class.
Watercolor is a versatile medium, which can be used in a transparent or opaque manner. Students will learn about the work of master watercolor painters, past and present, and will experiment with both transparent and opaque watercolor. Using a variety of subject matter, students will learn some of the fundamentals of painting in watercolor. Techniques will include drawing for watercolor, painting without drawing, wet-in-wet watercolor, glazing with watercolor washes, the use of gouache and other aqueous media with watercolor. Each class will begin with a demonstration and explanation of the technique for the day. Students will be encouraged to work in their own style. Each class will end with a group critique with the emphasis on constructive criticism. Teens Welcome. Materials will be discussed first class. No Class 10/05/10
This workshop is an opportunity for students to work independently and learn from each other as well as from the instructor. The instructor will share the work of master watercolor painters, past and present, working in transparent and opaque medium. Students will be encouraged to experiment with transparent and opaque watercolor and mixed aqueous media and to develop their own personal style. Each class will end with a group critique with the emphasis on constructive criticism. No Class 10/05/10.
This is the 2nd in a series of workshops to be held at CCAA culminating in an exhibition in the Fall of 2011. The theme is portraiture so find those portraits you've been meaning to print and come join us. The class is for photographers and visual artists. Learn a unique digital printmaking technique similar in feel to a Polaroid transfer, but with the advantage of being able to use virtually any digital image. The process starts with an inkjet print made on specially coated sheets of polyester film. The print is then transfered to wet sheets of watercolor paper. The results bring a new dimension to digital imaging, introducing imperfections and rough edges that produce truly one-of-a-kind prints. Learn hands on bycoating the sheets of film, preparing them for printing and making the prints while in class. Each student will leave with several completed prints, and is required to bring 3-4 digital images that are ready to print. Individuals must attend at least one of the workshops to be eligible to participate in the exhibition. Price includes all materials.
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