SUMMER SESSION: WEEK 1

4 consecutive days: 6/2/25 - 6/5/25

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday; 9:00am-10:30am 

This class is specifically designed for young artists in Kindergarten through 8th grade.

Henri Matisse 1869 to 1954, was a French artist known too many, even Picasso!, As the artist who began a revolution in the visual arts! His intense use of color in 1905 prompted critics to label him and his painting group “Wild beasts!” His genius was his ability to see art as play, and invention.Our class will focus on Matisse’s abstract cut outs. As he became older, even ill, he could not stop creating and began to form ‘paintings’ with cut paper and collage.Students will learn to pin arrangements of color and shapes to their canvas in the same improvisational way that a jazz musician might play music. Drawing, composition, abstraction and individual creativity will still be at the heart of each lesson.

This 4 session class runs Mon. 6/2/25, Tues. 6/3/25, Wed. 6/4/25, & Thurs. 6/5/25; 9:00-10:30am

SUMMER SESSION: WEEK 1

4 consecutive days: 6/2/25 - 6/5/25

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday; 11:00am-12:30pm

This class is designed specifically for artists in grades 3rd-9th.

At times, artists choose a certain medium because of its expressiveness, sometimes for its vivid color. In this class we will choose India ink, Quill pen drawing, and dry-point printmaking for their ability to draw very tiny and detailed works of art! INSECTS! If you are an artist at heart, but also love science and the study of animals and living things, this class makes that connection beautifully!Work at your own pace and choose insects, or lovable, creepy crawlies that inspire you to make these remarkable pieces!

This 4 session class will run on Mon. 6/2/25, Tues.6/3/25, Wed. 6/4/25, & Thurs.6/5/25; 11:00am-12:30pm

SUMMER SESSION: WEEK 1

4 consecutive days: 6/2/25 - 6/5/25

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday; 1:00pm-3:00pm

This is an acrylic painting class that focuses on the summer landscape. Claude Monet actually coined the term Impressionism with his painting ‘Impression of a Sunset’, so with whom better to study landscape painting! Monet was a master of using color and brushwork to evoke beautiful, natural light in his paintings. Often, as artists, we draw images with a pencil, and fill them in with color, but please come to this class and learn to draw WITH paint. You will learn some incredibly mysterious color theories and how to use them in your paintings . Learning to SEE the world around us and to experience the possibilities of making pictures is the way to bring out our inner artist! 

This 4 session class will run on Mon. 6/2/25, Tues. 6/3/25, Wed. 6/4/25 & Thurs. 6/5/25; 1:00pm-3:00pm.