May 2024 SRAC Art Classes
All classes are $15 for members, $20 for non-members, unless otherwise noted. Please contact the individual teacher to register and for a supply list. Classes may be canceled due to under-attendance.
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Archibald Classes require a minimum of 4 Students to take place
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Tent. Means TENTATIVE
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Lolly Walton, Beginning Watercolor Classes, Call 321-652-7115 if you have any questions.
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Any questions for Janet Jamil, you may email her at: jkjamil@verizon.net
Call our Sebastian River Art Club office at 772-321-9333 for additional class information, as our classes are always being updated. Office and gallery hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11-2:30. Classes are $15 each for members, $20 for non members, unless otherwise noted!
Thurs 5/2 9am- 12 Class: Fix My Painting
Instructor: Susan Lavender & Sheila Lougheed
Suzelavender@comcast.net (772) 388-0695
canvasdancer319@gmail.com (203) 648-3138
Medium: Acrylics, Oil, Mixed Media, Watercolor
Level: Any and All
Description: Ongoing. Fun class to finish old paintings or start something new! We focus on composition, texture, tone, spontaneity and technique. We give each person permission to continue, or start over, and promote expressive, inspirational and intuitive work.
Supplies: basic supplies in medium of choice – to include paper, canvas, water container, paper towels, etc.
Thurs 5/2 12:30-3:30pm Class: Soft Pastel
Instructor: Lana McLeod mzmcleod@msn.com (720) 935-1730
Medium: Soft Pastel
Description: This class will focus on sand dunes.
Come and enjoy playing and creating with adult chalk , A.K.A. Pastels. Pastels are fun and forgiving, making them a wonderful painting medium! Each class includes a short lecture and demo on subjects that will improve your technique in bringing your masterpiece to life.
Class subject examples:
*Values and Hues
*Buildings in a landscape
*How to create distance and depth
*Water reflection with soft pastels
*What's an underpainting?
*How to Frame a soft pastel painting
Supplies: Your painting will only be as good as your tools are. So take the time to invest in good pastels and paper. Suggested student supply list:
Reference photo: something that inspires you! Printed or on an Ipad or phone
Paper towels or a hand towel, rag size
Baby wipes
Artist tape or painter's tape. White or beige only!
Wax paper (try the Dollar Store)
16"x14" or larger masonite board (Home Depot)
Ruler and or T-square
Apron or old shirt ( to protect your clothes)
Gloves
Mask
Soft pastels and pastel paper.
Email Lana for suggested list of soft pastels and paper. mzmcleod@msn.com
Sat 5/4 12:15- 3pm Members Only Open Studio
Tues 5/7 9am- 12 Class: Advanced Watercolor
Instructor: Jean Archibald keel84@aol.com (561) 212-0915
Medium: Watercolor
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
Description: Ongoing class for intermediate and advanced watercolor artists that come for guidance in improving their existing style. Emphasis on learning to pay attention to values in your subject before you start a painting, literally dissecting the subject and observing the different values before you start.
Supplies: Watercolors, brushes, paper towels, water containers. Either 300 or 140 pound watercolor paper recommended, but 300 is suggested for its strength and blending properties. Also water containers, watercolor brushes…#0, 1, 2, 3, 6, Flat# 2, 4, 6, 8. One large 1 inch Flat brush for washes, gum eraser, wax free tracing paper, graphite pencil, fine red pen such as Pilot pens for tracing, box Kleenex, paper towels.
Recommend choosing a subject of one’s own as it may then be entered into shows, however the instructor can supply a subject for those who do not bring their own. Subjects provided in a class are not allowed in shows.
Tues 5/7 1pm- 4pm Class: Watercolor Techniques
Instructor: Lolly Walton Lollyart4sale@cfl.rr.com (321) 652-7115
Medium: Watercolor
Level: Beginners and intermediate artists are welcome.
Description: Ongoing. Want to unleash your creativity? Take a class with an experienced watercolor artist and teacher. Objective: Focus on getting comfortable with watercolor painting techniques. Instructor will cover all the techniques on her handout – Watercolor Techniques Chart. In addition, she will cover the basics of materials, tools, color and value while enjoying the process of painting.
Supplies: Supply list provided upon request from the instructor.
Thurs 5/9 9am- 12 Class: Fix My Painting
Instructor: Susan Lavender & Sheila Lougheed
Suzelavender@comcast.net (772) 388-0695
canvasdancer319@gmail.com (203) 648-3138
Medium: Acrylics, Oil, Mixed Media, Watercolor
Level: Any and All
Description: Ongoing. Fun class to finish old paintings or start something new! We focus on composition, texture, tone, spontaneity and technique. We give each person permission to continue, or start over, and promote expressive, inspirational and intuitive work.
Supplies: basic supplies in medium of choice – to include paper, canvas, water container, paper towels, etc.
Sat 5/11 12:15- 3pm Members Only Open Studio
Tues 5/14 9am – 12 Class: Sumi-e Panda Bears in Bamboo, Japanese Style Watercolor
Instructor: Jan Jamil jkjamil@verizon.net 703-477-1065
Medium: Japanese ink and watercolors
Level: All levels welcome
Description: A fun contrast using sharp edges and soft fuzzy edges. A review of the basics of bamboo in Asian style painting with calligraphy brushes, Japanese calligraphy ink, watercolors and rice papers. Sumi-e basics of brush technique, creating values, composition, learning to control the amount of water and color are useful skills that can be applied to all water based painting mediums.
Supplies: should include watercolor paints, paper towels, the recommended calligraphy brushes, 2 water containers, newsprint tablet 9x12” or larger, 140lb cold press white watercolor paper. Contact the instructor for a supply and source list.
Tues 5/14 1pm- 4pm Class: Watercolor Techniques
Instructor: Lolly Walton Lollyart4sale@cfl.rr.com (321) 652-7115
Medium: Watercolor
Level: Beginners and intermediate artists are welcome.
Description: Ongoing. Want to unleash your creativity? Take a class with an experienced watercolor artist and teacher. Objective: Focus on getting comfortable with watercolor painting techniques. Instructor will cover all the techniques on her handout – Watercolor Techniques Chart. In addition, she will cover the basics of materials, tools, color and value while enjoying the process of painting.
Supplies: Supply list provided upon request from the instructor.
Thurs 5/16 9am- 12 Class: Fix My Painting
Instructor: Susan Lavender & Sheila Lougheed
Suzelavender@comcast.net (772) 388-0695
canvasdancer319@gmail.com (203) 648-3138
Medium: Acrylics, Oil, Mixed Media, Watercolor
Level: Any and All
Description: Ongoing. Fun class to finish old paintings or start something new! We focus on composition, texture, tone, spontaneity and technique. We give each person permission to continue, or start over, and promote expressive, inspirational and intuitive work.
Supplies: basic supplies in medium of choice – to include paper, canvas, water container, paper towels, etc.
Thurs 5/16 12:30-3:30 pm Class: “See the Sea” Watercolor Workshop
Instructor: Richard Davis
Medium: Watercolor
Level: All levels welcome!
Description: We’ll work on waves coming onto shore and maybe a storm cloud or two. Add some people if you like.
Supplies: Standard watercolors: Cerulean Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Cobalt Blue, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Yellow, Burnt Umber, Raw Umber and Paynes gray. Masking fluid if possible, Acrylic Titanium White or white Gouache, a STIFF toothbrush for splattering some surf, and some Kleenex. Paper - Arches or Saunders Waterford 140 lb. is preferred.
SRAC Members Meeting - Thursday, May 16th at 5:30pm
Sat 5/18 12:15- 3pm Members Only Open Studio
Tues 5/21 9am- 12 Class: Advanced Watercolor
Instructor: Jean Archibald keel84@aol.com (561) 212-0915
Medium: Watercolor
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
Description: Ongoing class for intermediate and advanced watercolor artists that come for guidance in improving their existing style. Emphasis on learning to pay attention to values in your subject before you start a painting, literally dissecting the subject and observing the different values before you start.
Supplies: Watercolors, brushes, paper towels, water containers. Either 300 or 140 pound watercolor paper recommended, but 300 is suggested for its strength and blending properties. Also water containers, watercolor brushes…#0, 1, 2, 3, 6, Flat# 2, 4, 6, 8. One large 1 inch Flat brush for washes, gum eraser, wax free tracing paper, graphite pencil, fine red pen such as Pilot pens for tracing, box Kleenex, paper towels.
Recommend choosing a subject of one’s own as it may then be entered into shows, however the instructor can supply a subject for those who do not bring their own. Subjects provided in a class are not allowed in shows.
Tues 5/21 1pm- 4pm Class: Watercolor Techniques
Instructor: Lolly Walton Lollyart4sale@cfl.rr.com (321) 652-7115
Medium: Watercolor
Level: Beginners and intermediate artists are welcome.
Description: Ongoing. Want to unleash your creativity? Take a class with an experienced watercolor artist and teacher. Objective: Focus on getting comfortable with watercolor painting techniques. Instructor will cover all the techniques on her handout – Watercolor Techniques Chart. In addition, she will cover the basics of materials, tools, color and value while enjoying the process of painting.
Supplies: Supply list provided upon request from the instructor.
Thurs 5/23 9am- 12 Class: Fix My Painting
Instructor: Susan Lavender & Sheila Lougheed
Suzelavender@comcast.net (772) 388-0695
canvasdancer319@gmail.com (203) 648-3138
Medium: Acrylics, Oil, Mixed Media, Watercolor
Level: Any and All
Description: Ongoing. Fun class to finish old paintings or start something new! We focus on composition, texture, tone, spontaneity and technique. We give each person permission to continue, or start over, and promote expressive, inspirational and intuitive work.
Supplies: basic supplies in medium of choice – to include paper, canvas, water container, paper towels, etc.
Thurs 5/23 12:30 -3:30pm Class: Mini Masterpieces Work Day
Medium: Acrylics, Oil, Mixed, Watercolor
Level: All are welcome
Description: Join us for a fun afternoon creating miniature masterpieces for the Sebastian River Art Club’s foodbank fundraiser! Paintings will be donated for display and sale in the galleries to raise money for the local Ecumenical Center at Roseland Methodist Church.
Supplies: Mini canvas/boards provided. Bring your paints and brushes.
Sat 5/25 9am- 12 Class: Brusho Sea Creatures Play Day
Instructor: Jan Jamil jkjamil@verizon.net 703-477-1065
Medium: Watercolor and Brusho
Level: All levels welcome
Description: This workshop is an invitation to play and explore. For this event she will help participants discover the wild and crazy aspects of Brusho crystal powders. We will try underwater sea creatures in many different techniques including resist, sprinkling in wet, sprinkling on dry then misting, cloisonné, negative painting, stencils, stamping. These crystals combine easily with standard watercolor paints.
Supplies:
Boards to tape papers to
Brusho & thumbtacks (if you don’t have it you can borrow some!)
Coffee stir sticks
Disposable gloves (Brusho is highly staining!)
Fine mist spray bottles
Large newsprint place mat
Little palette for powders
Masking tape
Old brushes (Brusho is highly staining!)
Brush pens
Paper towels
Set of watercolors
Water containers (2)
Watercolor Papers
Optional things to play with:
Stencils, stamps & stamping ink,Tulip or Scribbles Acrylic Craft Squirt Paint in Black, White, or Gold; markers, masking fluid, Pro White or Martins White Ink, bleach (50-70%) in small spray bottle or brush pen, White gel pen, and plastic wrap.
Contact Jan if you have any questions…
703-477-1065
Sat 5/25 12:15- 3pm Members Only Open Studio
Tues 5/28 9am- 12 Class: Advanced Watercolor
Instructor: Jean Archibald keel84@aol.com (561) 212-0915
Medium: Watercolor
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
Description: Ongoing class for intermediate and advanced watercolor artists that come for guidance in improving their existing style. Emphasis on learning to pay attention to values in your subject before you start a painting, literally dissecting the subject and observing the different values before you start.
Supplies: Watercolors, brushes, paper towels, water containers. Either 300 or 140 pound watercolor paper recommended, but 300 is suggested for its strength and blending properties. Also water containers, watercolor brushes…#0, 1, 2, 3, 6, Flat# 2, 4, 6, 8. One large 1 inch Flat brush for washes, gum eraser, wax free tracing paper, graphite pencil, fine red pen such as Pilot pens for tracing, box Kleenex, paper towels.
Recommend choosing a subject of one’s own as it may then be entered into shows, however the instructor can supply a subject for those who do not bring their own. Subjects provided in a class are not allowed in shows.
Tues 5/28 1pm- 4pm Class: Watercolor Techniques
Instructor: Lolly Walton Lollyart4sale@cfl.rr.com (321) 652-7115
Medium: Watercolor
Level: Beginners and intermediate artists are welcome.
Description: Ongoing. Want to unleash your creativity? Take a class with an experienced watercolor artist and teacher. Objective: Focus on getting comfortable with watercolor painting techniques. Instructor will cover all the techniques on her handout – Watercolor Techniques Chart. In addition, she will cover the basics of materials, tools, color and value while enjoying the process of painting.
Supplies: Supply list provided upon request from the instructor.
Thurs 5/30 9am- 12 Class: Fix My Painting
Instructor: Susan Lavender & Sheila Lougheed
Suzelavender@comcast.net (772) 388-0695
canvasdancer319@gmail.com (203) 648-3138
Medium: Acrylics, Oil, Mixed Media, Watercolor
Level: Any and All
Description: Onging. Fun class to finish old paintings or start something new! We focus on composition, texture, tone, spontaneity and technique. We give each person permission to continue, or start over, and promote expressive, inspirational and intuitive work.
Supplies: basic supplies in medium of choice – to include paper, canvas, water container, paper towels, etc.