Drawing, Painting & Printmaking TEACHER FEATURE: KAREN “MOOSE” WESLER “I fell in love with etching in college at Brandeis University. I found it a magical medium: the excitement of lifting the paper off of a shiny piece of metal and seeing the plate and its mirror on the glistening sheet of paper were wondrous to me,” enthuses Civic Arts Education’s new printmaking instructor Karen “Moose” Wesler. A practicing artist for more than 30 years, she first taught for CAE in 2005 when she shared her talents in both printmaking and children’s classes. She went on to teach in a variety of schools, museums and community centers around the Bay Area and currently teaches art in the Moraga school district. Moose will focus on two kinds of printmaking—intaglio and relief—in her class, which takes place on Tuesdays from 6:00-9:00 pm.
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Mix Those Media! Stretch your boundaries and approach painting from a less
Portrait and Landscape Painting from Photographs: Oil/Acrylics
predictable perspective. This class inspires continuing artists and
Expand your creativity and art education while having fun. Learn
adventurous beginners to strengthen their visual voice, discover
to create strong compositions and attain accurate color, values,
the joy of working in a more personal way in new visual territory.
and representation through demonstrations and individual
Combine traditional and unusual media to yield rich results.
instruction. Acquire a greater visual awareness and skill to
Watercolor, acrylics, soft pastels, oil sticks/oil pastels, collage
interpret and execute a portrait, working from photographs.
techniques, some photo transfer-a potpourri of mixed media
Develop your painting abilities to work in a representational
methods. Work with the technique of the week or pursue individual
manner. Materials list online at www.arts-ed.org.
projects. Materials list online at www.arts-ed.org.
INSTRUCTOR : Gary Bergren
INSTRUCTOR : Mira M White
LOCATION Annex B, Shadelands Art Center
LOCATION Annex A, Shadelands Art Center
$140: 8 classes
$169: 10 classes
Class 24742
Fri
Class 24868 9:00am-12:00pm
4/11-6/13
Tue
6:30pm-9:30pm
4/8-6/10
9:00am-12:00pm
4/9-6/11
No class 5/20, 5/27
Class 24867
Wed
No class 5/21, 5/28
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Abstract Watercolor Landscape Painting
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Discover how to translate emotion into a watercolor landscape
Plein Air Painting Experience
painting. Photographs are invaluable-if used correctly. Beginners
Enjoy painting in the natural environment! We will have a brief
and continuing painters experience the landscape, through
philosophy of plein air painting, sketching and designing a
sketches to establish the values, color, mood and composition of
painting. Locations include park, cityscapes and waterscapes.
the scene, getting to know the subject and loosening up as you go.
Explore direct painting with vibrant color with an emphasis
Techniques are shown to move beyond realism to a bolder, more
on light and composition; use of digital camera as a tool for
abstract version of a landscape with demonstrations, individual
composition and how to include figures in paintings. Suggested
and group critiques. Materials list online at www.arts-ed.org.
text Kevin Mcpherson’s ‘Landscape Painting Inside and Out’. Students encouraged to be inventive, experiment and develop
INSTRUCTOR : Pamela Howett
their own color sense. Enjoy the excitement of morning light and
LOCATION Annex A, Shadelands Art Center
seasonal colors. Oil or acrylic preferred. Materials list online at
$154: 9 classes
Class 24745
Mon
www.arts-ed.org. 6:30pm-9:30pm
No class 5/26
4/7-6/9
INSTRUCTOR : Mary Lou Correia LOCATION Off-Site $146: 6 classes
Class 25346 16
(925)943-5846 | www.Arts-Ed.org
Fri
10:00am-1:30pm
4/11-5/16