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MONDAY
Watercolor: Loosening Up! Continuing
Mira M. White, instructor
Mondays 9:30 am – 12:30 pm Jan. 14 – Mar. 4, 2013
Tuition: $ 250 ( 8 classes)
Our watercolor class is structured specifically for continuing watercolorists who want to move forward in their exploration of color, composition and experimental techniques. We explore a variety of motifs and methods: some landscape, figure, floral, and abstract. This class is informal, with continual demonstration and assistance from the instructor. Students work at their own pace. The emphasis in these classes is always on building luminous layers of color, regardless of the imagery. I hope you will join us! Supply list upon registration
Register: 925 947-5773 (limited enrollment)
Doug Riggs, coordinator
Monday afternoons 1-5 Jan 7 – Mar 11
tuition $100 for 10 sessions
$15 for drop-ins, locker members free
register for full session at lafayettestudio@att.net or call Doug at 925-284-5143
Painting for Beginners and Beyond
Patsy Taylor, Instructor
Monday evenings 6:30 – 9:30 pm Jan. 7 – Mar. 11 no class jan. 21 and feb 18
Tuition $180 8 classes
Description: Beginning to paint, either if you have never done so before or haven’t done so in years can be difficult. This class will start by helping you select a medium and then move through teaching you the basics of how to use the medium you’ve selected. It will also cover drawing basics (under every painting is a drawing), mixing color, use of brushes, application of paint and more. Materials: to be purchased after 2nd week. Instructor provides materials for first 2 classes. Students with own supplies should bring them to the first class to help with subsequent purchases.
Registration: ptaylor.artist@gmail.com or call 925-435-0156; www.patsytaylor.com
TUESDAY
Tesia Blackburn, Instructor
Tuesdays 12-3 pm Jan 8 – Mar 12
Tuition $350 10 classes
Come and stretch your boundaries; artists of all disciplines will benefit. Explore abstract art, pure form on the painted surface. Transform reality or develop completely nonrepresentational imagery. Class supports your process, from accessing your creative source and gathering ideas, to developing your concepts and visual vocabulary. Emphasis on composition, color, shape, movement and texture. Experimentation is encouraged; use collage, mixed media and non-traditional media to enhance your work. Demonstrations, activities and individual attention as well as group critiques. All levels welcome. Some paints, gels and mediums provided.
Register at my website
http://www.acrylicdiva.com/teachinghtml
NOTE: If you have not taken a class with Tesia please email her before registration to insure you are in the appropriate class
Landscape Painting around the Delta
Jody Mattison, Instructor/Coordinator
Tuesday afternoons 2-5 p.m., February 26 – March 26
Wednesday mornings 9-12 noon, April 10 – May 8
Wednesday mornings 9-noon, May 15 – June 12
Tuition $100 5 sessions within a two month period, $25 per session drop in
on location : raindates canceled
I’m going out to paint and inviting you to join me out in the fresh air. Each week we will meet at a different location to paint the local scene, both rural and small-town locations in and around the delta. My emphasis will be on demonstration, including topics such as blocking in, composition, color, brush stroke and paint handling. Other topics throughout the year will include gestural, abstracted and tonal painting, quick studies, painting to a finish, and personal style. First session will meet in front of the Riverview Lodge, “I” St. Wharf, Antioch, CA 94509
To register email Jody at
Weekly Figure Drawing and Painting Open Studio
Jody Mattison and Doug Riggs, coordinators, no instruction
(This is the old Monday night Civic Arts Education group, moved here and changed to Tuesday nights)
Tuesday nights 6:30-9:30 10 sessions
March 26 – June 4, no class April 2
$168.00 includes model fee
minimum 8
email lafayettestudio@att.net to register
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
Painting: From Concept to Completion
Patsy Taylor, Instructor
Thursday mornings 9-12 Jan 10-Mar 14
Tuition: $225 10 classes
Painting is fun, exciting, challenging, and rewarding. Come explore the multitude of various aspects that go into developing a successful painting. Sessions will include demos, exercises, and individualized instruction. All levels of experience welcomed. If you have previous work, please bring one of your recent pieces to the first class and come prepared to paint. Beginners: help selecting materials and supplies provided first class. Registration: ptaylor.artist@gmail.com or call 925-435-0156; www.patsytaylor.com
Clothed Figure Open Studio Painting/Drawing
Thursdays 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
weekly, ongoing
No instructor. $25 per session.
We have a professional model every week, draped, one pose, paint or draw as you like. We only ask that you use no heavy solvents. There is no instruction, we all paint differently and have an optional critique at the end of class. No need to register, just come and work! Bring your own painting and drawing supplies. Easels and tables are provided.
For information call Nancy Robinson at 1 925-372-3651 or email painternan@sbcglobal.net
or
Lynn Glenn 1 510-697-8041, lsglenn@gmail.com
FRIDAY
Patsy Taylor, Instructor
Friday mornings 9–12 Jan 11 – Mar 15
Tuition: $225 10 classes
The first step in all art is learning to draw. Learning to draw with confidence is the desire of every artist. This course is designed to provide the basics of drawing and to help develop your confidence in all areas of drawing. Whether you have never drawn before, believe you can’t draw (you can!), or want to improve the drawing skills that you already have, this course is for you. We will cover all the basics: value, proportion, perspective, and composition. We will also work on line quality, expressing texture, creating space, and using design principles in our drawings. Lessons will include exposure to a variety of drawing materials and mediums. Individualized attention and instruction provided.
materials list: 18” X 24” pad of newsprint (rough, not smooth), a sketch board (large enough for your pad of paper, large clip preferred), vine charcoal (soft), a kneaded eraser, and a chamois (may be purchased from instructor for $2). A sketchbook journal for personal notes and drawings is a plus, but not a requirement
Registration: ptaylor.artist@gmail.com or call 925-435-0156; www.patsytaylor.com
SATURDAY, WEEKEND AND WEEKDAY WORKSHOPS
Figure Painting and Drawing Weekend Open Studio
Monthly, 1-5 p.m. Saturday December 8, Saturday January 19, Sunday February 17, Sunday March 17
Jody Mattison and Doug Riggs, coordinators, no instruction
$25 pre-register, $30 drop in (per class)
Four great hours of painting the model (or drawing, if you prefer) We usually begin with a few 3 minute poses, then work on a long pose.
email lafayettestudio@att.net to register
Patsy Taylor, Instructor
Sunday Jan 13
9:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Tuition: $57
This is an opportunity to learn while doing as you paint along with the instructor. We will paint together, step-by-step from sketching in the shapes to completing the details. In this session we’ll focus on learning to paint snow. Bring your painting materials and a 9 x 12” or 11 x 14” toned support. Tone should be med-light burnt sienna.
Registration: ptaylor.artist@gmail.com or call 925-435-0156; www.patsytaylor.com
Tesia Blackburn, Instructor
Class Fee: $75.00
Saturday January 26, 2012 11 am to 5 pm
This workshop will introduce this exciting and versatile medium. The monoprint is created by painting directly onto a plate and hand burnishing. This is a unique method of working in multiple images, incorporating the immediacy of painting with printmaking methods. By repeating and reworking personal imagery and symbols, a rich rapport develops between the artist and the print. This unique workshop will focus on innovative techniques to enable printing without using a press. Class time will be spent exploring transfer, embossing, stamping, rubbing, and texture. No prior experience necessary. Golden Acrylic Colors, gels and mediums, provided.
Register at my website
http://www.acrylicdiva.com/teachinghtml
Patsy Taylor, Instructor
Sunday Feb 10
Tuition: $57
9:30 am – 2:30 pm
It is often said that you will learn more by painting one hundred paintings than by painting one. In this class we will be painting rapidly from still life, developing our brushwork skills and confidence in applying paint. We will begin by painting one canvas per hour, in the mornings and slow down to two in the afternoons. The focus will be on painting what is essential without getting wrapped up in the details. Come and “workout”!
Materials: Bring your painting materials and four toned supports: 9 x 12” or 11 x14”. Tone should be med-light burnt sienna.
special instructions: Level: Intermediate to advanced.
Registration: ptaylor.artist@gmail.com or call 925-435-0156; www.patsytaylor.com
Paint Along – Rocky Waterfall (Focus: rocks and flowing water)
Patsy Taylor, Instructor
Saturday, Mar 9
9:30 am – 2:30 pm, 30 min lunch break
Tuition: $57
Description: This is an opportunity to learn while doing as you paint along with the instructor. We will paint together, step-by-step from sketching in the shapes to completing the details. In this session we’ll focus on learning to paint rocks and flowing water. Bring your painting materials and a 9 x 12” or 11 x14” toned support. Tone should be med-light burnt sienna.
Registration: ptaylor.artist@gmail.com or call 925-435-0156 www.patsytaylor.com
WORKSHOPS ABROAD
Paint and play on the Pacific north coast of Costa Rica!
June 9 – 17, 2013
Jody Mattison, Instructor
Yarina Brooks, Hostess
Fly overnight on June 8 to arrive in Liberia, Costa Rica around lunchtime on June 9, return June 18 (leave Liberia in a.m.)
Painting 5 days with 2 days free time.
Workshop fee is $500, non-painting guest is $250.
Transportation fee is $150 to and from airport, travel to painting and local sites, planned shopping trips and planned meals out.
Other tours (for sightseeing days) and other transportation extra Lodging for single room in 2 bedroom house is $360, single or couple in 1 bedroom or studio apartment is $440.
Accommodations have kitchens or kitchenettes, with trips to local grocery to pick up supplies. Some accommodations have laundry facilities; others will have access to main house laundry facilities.
Airfare (not included) is currently ranging from $750-$850. Airfare package may be possible if 10 or more people sign up.
NOT INCLUDED:
Food and dining out, other tours, departure tax fees.
Plan on spending around $2500 for this 8-day painting trip, not
including the cost of extra/other tours. Day tours are available
through local tour companies, including sunset boat tours, deep sea fishing, horseback riding, canopy tours, hot-springs, volcano, rainforest excursions, etc.
For details contact Jody Mattison at: jmattison@jodymattison.com or call 925-997-3315
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