CHILDREN'S ART INSTRUCTION - after school $70.00 Location: 106 Chase Rd.; Londonderry, NH 03053 Workshop
Dates: - Contact Person: Elaine Farmer
Students 5th grade up - Each session is 4 weeks, 1 day per week.
Tuesday 4-5:30pm or Wednesday 4 - 5:30pm
The classes are designed to allow students to progress at their own pace receiving individualized attention. During each 4 week session, students will have the opportunity to complete one or more piece of artwork each session. By the completion of just one session the student will be more confident in their ability to produce more successful art. A painting can only be as good as the drawing, therefore, emphasis is placed on drawing accurately so as to produce a good painting. Student will study a variety of subjects including still life, animals, portraits, landscapes and even cartooning, while exploring different mediums such as watercolors, pastels, colored pencil, and acrylics.
Classes are held in 4 week sessions and are on-going. Contact instructor for start dates. Maximum in the class is 8 students.
*Deposit of 1/2 the class fee is required to guarantee placement. All supplies are included. There are no makeup classes and fees are nonrefundable after session begins.
Each session is 4 weeks, one day per week.
Choice of Days or Evenings:
Tuesday 9-11am - Tuesday 6:30pm-8:30pm - Wednesday 9-11am
Students concentrate on working in their medium of choice. Using traditional academic methods, students are taught fundamental drawing skills and practice them in each class by rendering drawings, used as "blueprints" to complete a piece of art in one of the following mediums:
Acrylic/Oil on Canvas: Using the classical academic approach we start the painting with an "under painting" that sets the values or mood of the painting. Continuing from there we use a series of layers and glazes to produce a painting with depth.
Watercolor: Controlling the watercolor isn't as important as letting the watercolor lead. Lightest colors are generally applied first.
Pastel: Layering the pastel starting with a toned sanded paper, leads to most intriguing moods. As with any good painting, we start with an under painting, identifying the darkest shadows and warmest highlights, and move through the painting finishing with details.
Colored Pencil: Is it pencil or a painting? It's both. A painting that is produced with a colored pencil. Starting with the lightest values first, you continually work toward the darker values, laying multiple hues (colors) one over the next to produce a rich painting.
Classes are held in 4 week sessions and are on-going. Contact instructor for start dates.
*Deposit of 1/2 the class fee is required to guarantee placement. All materials except oil paints are included. There are no makeup classes and fees are nonrefundable after session begins.
Each day will offer a different fine art experience working in different mediums. The most fundamental part of any painting is a good drawing so we will focus on understanding what makes a good composition.Each project will consist of a drawing, then using the drawing, students will render a painting.Exploring the different techniques using in watercolor, pastel & acrylic, students will gain the confidence to create a solid piece of artwork from the beginning.
Down payment of $50 is required to hold the reservation.
Balance of payment is due by July 13.
This camp is a 4-day week; Mon. - Thurs. 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each day.Class is limited to 8 students.
All art supplies are included plus snack & drink provided.
Make checks payable to Elaine Farmer
Mail to: 106 Chase Road , Londonderry, NH 03053
STUDIO & PLEIN AIR WORKSHOP IN OIL & ACRYLIC Location: Purity Spring Resort Workshop
Dates: 10/2/2008 - 10/5/2008 Contact Person: Elaine Farmer
A national award winning artist and over 18 years of fine art teaching experience to students of all levels and talents, Farmer is as comfortable in the class room as she is en plein air. She holds the Hudson River Valley Artists in high regard for their valuable studies en plein air along with their classical academic approach to painting and strives to remain faithful to this process when teaching and creating her own art.
Color Theory is the central focus for this workshop. Time is limited when painting en plein air so it is important to understand the basics of color mixing. Knowledge of pigments used for accurate color mixing will eliminate the frustration of endless remixing. This technique creates a more harmonious painting, simplifies the use for greens in a landscape and it teaches the benefits of using complimentary colors to create neutrals or grays. Color control can be achieved once the distinctions between the contributing colors are acknowledged. Students will receive plenty of personalized instruction while gaining the concept of this simplified color palette.
You’ll be enlightened by the use of a controlled palette no matter the medium used. At a quiet lake shore you’ll practice the use of the controlled palette and from the top of a majestic mountain view you will learn the fundamentals of aerial perspective. Autumn in New Hampshire the colors are spectacular which makes it the best time to add some vibrant color to those green landscapes.
Join us as Mother Nature provides us with plenty of inspiration for this ultimate painting workshop in the Mountains of New Hampshire.
My Motto for this workshop: “Simplify Simplify”, Henry David Thoreau
Class size is limited so reserve ASAP.
All levels accepted.
