Painting and Drawing Classes for Adults

Classes offered for adults by Chester County Art Association, at our main location in West Chester, for the current semester.

Classes divided into four lists:
painting and drawing | ceramics | jewelry | mixed and other

17th Century Painting Methods - Portraits

Instructor:

William Ewing

painting

details

This workshop will be based on painting methods that were used in the 17th & 18th centuries to paint a portrait from life. The methods involve four distinct and separate layers of paint known as Discovery, Dead Color, Working Up, and Retouch. Some other areas of concentration will be Toned Grounds, The Golden Section, and the study of Values. Student/Artists will be shown methods used to measure and place the human head in a fashion that will produce a balanced and reasonable likeness of the live model available to the class. The objective of the workshop will be to complete a painting in the most direct, simple and economic way, while learning a clear understanding of the colors on the portrait pallet and the process to achieving outstanding results. Materials list is available in the office.

5 day workshop

intermediate-advanced

start date:

3/30/2009

end date:

4/3/2009

member price:

$115

non-member price:

$150

7pm - 10pm

location:

Near & Far Studios

WP1

Adult Drawing and Painting

Tuesday

Instructor:

Chris Chadwick

painting

drawing

details

This course will cover the basic techniques and materials for popular media including graphite, colored pencil, pastel, watercolor, acrylic, and oil. Students will then choose the media they wish to focus on to execute various works of art for the remainder of the session. A $15 materials fee is payable to the instructor at the first class. Additional materials will be discussed in class.

10 weeks

beginner

start date:

1/20/2009

end date:

3/24/2009

member price:

$200

non-member price:

$235

6:30pm - 9:30pm

location:

Near Studio

AD3

Advanced Pastel Studio Critique

Tuesday

Instructor:

T. Mark Cole

drawing

details

This class is open to all drawing and pastel media. This studio class is designed for studio time, individual critiques and open group critiques. Materials will be discussed at the first class.

10 weeks

advanced

start date:

1/20/2009

end date:

3/24/2009

member price:

$200

non-member price:

$235

1:00pm - 4:00pm

location:

Near Studio

AD2

Drawing and Pastel

Friday

Instructor:

T. Mark Cole

drawing

details

This class is a studio critique class for advanced students. During studio time there will be both individual and group critiques.
Materials will be discussed at the first class. No Class 11/28/08

10 weeks

advanced

start date:

1/23/2009

end date:

3/27/2009

member price:

$200

non-member price:

$235

1pm - 4pm

location:

Near Studio

AD6

Drawing and Watercolor

Friday

Instructor:

T. Mark Cole

painting

drawing

details

This class is designed for the intermediate and advanced students of watercolor. Emphasis will be placed on studio time and individual and open group critiques with demostrations on the medium. Materials will be discussed at the first class. No Class 11/28/2008

10 weeks

intermediate-advanced

start date:

1/23/2009

end date:

3/27/2009

member price:

$200

non-member price:

$235

9:30am - 12:30pm

location:

Near Studio

AD5

Impressionist Landscape

Tuesday

Instructor:

Mary Beaumont

painting

details

The Landscape painters that we admire most today, from Romantics like Turner to Post-Impressionists, Cezanne and Van Gogh, emerged from an industrial age to rediscover the beauty of nature. Walk in their footsteps as you paint outdoors “en plein air" and experiment with Monet's actual palettes and color theories. Develop your own individual style while you work with a supportive professional group. Open to serious beginners, those preparing a college portfolio, and advanced art school graduates grooming for galleries. Choose any color painting medium: oils, acrylics, pastels or watercolors.

Teens welcome. Must have own transportation. List of suggested materials is available in the office.

10 weeks

all levels

start date:

1/20/2009

end date:

3/24/2009

member price:

$200

non-member price:

$235

9:30am - 12:30pm

location:

Print Room

AP2

Indoor Oil

Thursday

Instructor:

Mary Beaumont

painting

details

This class if for the serious beginner, to the more experienced artist. Learn to use traditional oil in various ways. Students begin with one classic still-life, such as a “vanitas” or “cast painting.” Instruction will take place while painting various clothed models of different ages, genders and ethnicities.
Teens welcome! Materials list is available in the office. No class 11/27/08

10 weeks

all levels

start date:

1/22/2009

end date:

3/26/2009

member price:

$200

non-member price:

$235

6:30pm - 9:30pm

location:

Far Studio

AP4

Landscape in Color

Saturday

Instructor:

Mary Beaumont

painting

details

The Landscape painters that we admire most today, from Romantics like Turner to Post-Impressionists Cezanne and Van Gogh emerged from an industrial age to rediscover the beauty of nature. Walk in their footsteps as you paint outdoors "en plein air" and experiment with Monet's actual palettes and color theories. Develop your own individual style while you work with a supportive professional group.

Open to serious beginners, those preparing a college portfolio, and advanced art school graduates grooming for galleries. Choose any color painting medium: oils, acrylics, pastels or watercolors. Teens welcome. Must have own transport. A materials is available or in the office. Will meet first class at CCAA in the Print Room.

10 weeks

all levels

start date:

1/24/2009

end date:

3/28/2009

member price:

$200

non-member price:

$235

9:30am - 12:30pm

location:

Print Room

AP6

Oil on Paper

Wednesday

Instructor:

Dennis Haggerty

painting

details

Artists havecreated works on paper for centuries, but until this century, the term has typically been confined to collage and graphic media such as illustration and printmaking. In the past decade, Dennis has turned to oil on paper to further his exploration of the abstract landscape. This class will be of particular interest to artists who have worked on canvas but who want to discover a new look through the medium of paper. This class will include short demonstrations, showing the effects of brush strokes on paper as well as discussions on the history of oil on paper and the types of compositions that can be achieved through this direct an immediate way of painting. The class will focus primarily on using the landscape as a starting point to developing, abstract works, although still-life will be also available. Teens 16+ are welcome. Materials will be discussed during the first class.

10 weeks

intermediate-advanced

start date:

1/21/2009

end date:

3/25/2009

member price:

$200

non-member price:

$235

9:30am - 12:30pm

location:

Near & Far Studios

AP3

Oil Painting Fundamentals

Thursday

Instructor:

Jon Redmond

painting

details

The important basics of oil painting will be stressed such as color selection and mixing, mediums and materials. The student will learn to effectively use their materials to describe how they see the world with their eyes. Teens Welcome! Materials list is available in the office.

10 weeks

beginner

start date:

1/22/2009

end date:

3/26/2009

member price:

$205

non-member price:

$240

12:00pm - 3:00pm

location:

Far Studio

AP5

We are closed for the holidays, we re-open January 3, 2009.

Happy holidays!

Exton Square Studio
610 524 1925

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The Chester County Art Association receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.