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  Drawing Classes
510 Basic Drawing
514 FUNdamentals of Drawing
516 Basic Portrait Drawing

Computer Classes
712 Introduction to Creative Suites Basics
750 Intro to Calligraphy

  Painting & Pastel Classes
500 Explore Color
501 Painters Special Effects Color Workshop
524 Beginning Drawing & Watercolors
540 Fundamentals of Oils
542 Secrets of Oil Painting
584 Drawing & Painting with Pastels
602 Brown-Bag Studio Time
606 Creating in the Abstract



 
         
 

500 Explore Color (top)
Nancy Tracy
Making your own color wheel is the best way to understand color. This series will allow you to make your own color wheel, explore the tinting and shading and color and other color properties like intensity and tone. For beginner or experienced artist.

  • 500-1 Make Your Own Color Wheel
    Friday 9:00 am–12:00 pm
    January 8th

  • Member Cost $36
    Non-member Cost $40

  • 500-2 Understanding Color, Shade, Value
    2 Fri days 9:00 am–12:00 pm
    Beginning January 15th

  • Member Cost $72
    Non-member Cost $80
501 Painters Special Effect Color Workshop (top)
Nancy Tracy
Study the seven different color contrasts and how to apply them to create effective
paintings. This class will work with acrylics to create the effects of transparency.
Luminosity and irredescence- and other light effects for fantastic paintings.
  • 3 Tuesdays 9:00 am–12:00 pm
    Beginning January 5th

  • Member cost $108
    Non-members $118

510 Basic Drawing (top)
Beginner or Refresher Course
Carlos Ayala
Drawing is a skill you can learn with confidence. Exercises in drawing include contour drawing, negative space, shading, proportion and perspective.

  • 6 Thursdays 6:30–8:30 pm
    Beginning January 7th

  • Member cost $144
    Non-member cost $158

514 FUNdamentals of Drawing (top)
Beginner or Refresher
Nancy Tracy
Learn or improve the skills you need to draw what you see. Discover how to create depth, draw in proportion, and explore your artistic vision.

  • 3 Tuesdays 9:00 am–12:00 pm
    Beginning January 26th

  • Member Cost $108
    Non-member cost $118

516 Basic Portrait Drawing (top)
Carlos Ayala
Class will concentrate on the basic structure and planes of the human face to describe the character of the person. Students will be learning from a real-life model in order to deal with problems such as composition, depth and value.

  • 6 Thursdays 6:30 - 9:00pm
    Beginning March 4th

  • Member cost $180
    Non-member cost $198
    Model Fee $60

524 Beginning Drawing & Watercolors (top)
Nancy Tracy
The answer for “Where to begin?” This class will combine a drawing lesson and a painting lesson each week. We will cover drawing basics to help students understand perspective, proportion, shading, reflections, and more. This knowledge will be used in learning to control and explore techniques while having fun painting with watercolors.

  • 6 Fridays 9:30 am–12:00 pm
    Beginning February 26th

  • Member cost $180
    Non-member cost $198

540 Fundamentals of Oils (top)
Mary Blossom Turner
A class for those wishing to learn the techniques of oil painting. Class will
explore value study, color mixing and glazing.

  • 6 Fridays 12:30–3:30 pm
    Beginning January 8th

  • Member cost $216
    Non-member cost $238

542 Secrets of Oil Painting (top)
Carlos Ayala
Investigate the different techniques of oil painting – how you, like masters of the past, can use color, mediums, and glazes to create special effects in your paintings. Basic drawing skills helpful.

  • 6 Saturdays 11:30 am – 2:00 pm
    Beginning January 9th

  • Member cost $180
    Non-member cost $198


584 Drawing & Painting with Pastels (top)
Nancy Tracy
Join the growing number of enthusiastic pastel artists. Improve your drawing skills and learn the techniques of pastels. Students will use hard and soft pastels to explore their artistic vision and learn to use color effectively and improve composition. Work from still life, portrait models, landscape or reference of your choosing. Students should feel comfortable with drawing.

  • 6 Tuesdays 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
    Beginning February 23rd

  • Member cost $180
    Non-member cost $198

602 Brown-Bag Studio Time (top)
Nile Barrett
Set aside time to paint and work on your favorite art with other artists. Critiques when requested. Free to enrolled TAC students and regular weekly TAC volunteers.

  • 4 Tuesdays/month 12:30–3:00 pm
    Beginning January 5th

  • Member cost $50/month or $15/class
    Non-member cost $55/month or $20/class

606 Creating in the Abstract (top)
Call Nancy Tracy if interested
A monthly gathering for artists who wish to push the envelope and enter the abstract design world.

  • 3rd Saturdays 1:00–4:00 pm
    January 16th, February 20th, March 20th

  • No Charge

712 Introduction to Creative Suites Basics (top)
Kyle Kipher
An introduction to the Adobe Creative Suite and how to organize your workspace
and develop knowledge of the basic tools to designing and creating with your computer.

  • 6 Wednesdays 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
    Beginning January 6th

  • Member cost $180
    Non-member cost $198

750 Intro to Calligraphy (top)
Judith Barbour Osborne
Learn the secrets of Kalli-graphos, “beautiful handwriting” as you become familiar with creating graceful ribbons of words in the Italic style using a broad edged pen.

  • 6 Wednesdays 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm
    Beginning April 8th

  • Member cost $180
    Non-member cost $198

 

 
         
         
         
 
 
The Paint Sampler
  Offered by Saybrook Adult Ed
 
4 Fridays
Begins January 26th
 

In a series of 4 classes an artist will demonstrate drawing or painting using
four different mediums: pastels, watercolors, oils and acrylics. You will be given the opportunitiy to try your hand with these materials and learn what you like before purchasing your own supplies and equipment.

Register with the Middletown Adult Education at 860 388-1240