Adult A d u lt
A d u lt
Portrait in PanPastel and Charcoal Pencil
Art Journals
We will create painterly portraits using PanPastel and charcoal
Create your own images or use found images, make expressive
pencils. The class will focus on capturing the realism without
marks, record your thoughts, memories, dreams, and life events
losing the energy and mood of the subject. PanPastel is like a
using images (and maybe words). Try new art materials or new
bridge between painting and drawing. It is very forgiving and
ways to use familiar materials. Perfect for artists and non-artists
easily erased. You can create both linear and thick painterly effects
alike-drawing skills are not necessary. Bring your journal and your
with this medium. We will use photographs as our reference and
favorite art supplies to each class. Materials list online at www.
focus on how to see correctly and read values and shapes to
communityarts.org/materials.
Art journals are a private place to explore art of a personal nature.
capture the essence and resemblance in our portraits. Materials list online at www.communityarts.org/materials.
Instructor : Jeka Lambert
Location : Center for Community Arts Annex B
DATES DAY TIME
Instructor : Seema Mahboob DATES DAY TIME
Location : Center for Community Arts Annex C
FEE/SESSIONS CR#
4/2-4/23 Mon 1:00pm-4:00pm $84/4
3340
FEE/SESSIONS CR#
4/7-5/19 Sat 2:00pm-5:00pm $135/7
3381
A d u lt
Color and Collage
A d u lt
drawing: Sketching & Rendering
We will explore color and composition and use collage as a
Learn to draw quickly, accurately and with confidence. Learning
create several small pieces to experiment with layering papers,
how to reduce objects to their basic shapes and forms and
overall layout, gluing and transferring techniques, and then move
sketching them on to paper will be the focus of this class. Topics
to work on larger completed art pieces. In this class you will
include still life, composition, texture, basic perspective and
generate new ideas for creating abstract art and think deeply about
shading, along with landscape and figurative themes. Students
color and composition through the fun, accessible medium of
should bring paper, pencils, ruler, and eraser to class. Beginners
collage. Open to artists of all levels of experience.
starting point for painting and further mixed media work. We will
welcome.
Location : Center for Community Arts Annex A
Location : Center for Community Arts Annex B
Instructor : Erin Wheeler
Instructor : Mark Jezierny
DATES DAY TIME
DATES DAY TIME
4/6-6/8 Fri
FEE/SESSIONS CR#
6:30pm-9:30pm $186/10
4/5-6/7
FEE/SESSIONS CR#
Thu 9:30am-12:30pm $183/10
3345
3377 A d u lt
A d u lt
Handmade Artist Books
Adventures in Mixed Media
Not your typical books--these are portable works of art meant to
The goal of this course is to provide students an opportunity to
be enjoyed and shared. We’ll create book-like structures using a
explore a variety of mixed media methods using a wide range
variety of forms, techniques and media–folded, stitched, glued;
of wet and dry media methods. Students will gain hands-on
books with pop ups and moveable parts; books that incorporate
experience with paints, glues, pastels, pencils, varnishes, and
unconventional materials; books that tell stories with words and
supports as they develop personal projects throughout the
without, layered imagery, books as sculpture, objects of beauty
quarter. Guidance will be provided around materials, design, and
and more. This class will use the book (and the not so book)
composition through group discussions and individual instruction.
as a means of artistic expression. Materials list online at www.
Most projects will be conducted with provided materials. Further
communityarts.org.
materials will be discussed at the first class.
Location : Center for Community Arts Annex C
Location : Center for Community Arts Annex A
Instructor : Jeka Lambert
Instructor : Staff
DATES DAY TIME
DATES DAY TIME
FEE/SESSIONS CR#
4/2-6/4
$164/9
Mon
9:00am-12:00pm
FEE/SESSIONS CR#
4/30-5/21 Mon 1:00pm-4:00pm $84/4
3341
3385
No class 5/28
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