Painting, Drawing and much more at The Art Center

Each session is broken into gesture drawings, and 20 to 40 minute poses.

Spring Open Studio Figure

Drawing from the Nude

March 8 - May 3, skipping April 19

Monday 9:00am to 12:00pm or 6:00pm to 9:00pm

Drawing Portrait and Clothed Model

March 10 -  May 5, skipping April 21

Wednesdays 9:00am to 12:00pm

 Open Studio 8 Sessions

 Tuition: $80 Member/ $90 Non member

 Come draw at The Art Center for 8 sessions in January and February.  There is no instructor or materials supplied.  Artists can use art center easels, tables and drawing horses.  The artists will be supplied a model.  Please do not bring toxic or odorous materials into the studio.  Artists must be at least 18 years of age to draw from the nude models.  Artist attending Wednesdays portrait session must be at least 15yrs old.

 Evening Yoga at The Art Center

 Instructor,  Danielle Foushee 

Evening Yoga at The Art Center

 Instructor,  Danielle Foushee 

March 17 - May 5

Wednesdays  6:00pm to 700pm, skipping Apr. 21

 Tuition for 7wks: $70 member / $80 non-member

Get in touch with your imagination.  Take yoga at The Art Center with Danielle Foushee to release your creative energy!  Give yourself the gift of yoga for better health, reduced stress, and improved concentration.  Danielle will take you through balanced yoga classes that combine strength-building, enhanced flexibility, improved endurance, and deeper relaxation.  Students of varied ages, sizes, and physical abilities are invited.  Anyone can do yoga!  Just bring your yoga mat, and a cotton or wool blanket.

Danielle Foushee is an artist, designer and educator.   She is the graphic designer for the LA Fashion Institute and her paintings were exhibited in "Sun Worshippers and Junkyard Dogs"  in 2009The Art Center.

Please check out Danielle's website at www.generousadventure.com

All Levels Oil/Acrylic Painting

 Instructor,  Dan Logé 

All Levels Oil/Acrylic Painting

 Instructor,  Dan Logé 

March 10 - May 5, skipping April 21
Wednesdays  1pm-4pm or 6:30pm-9:30pm

 Tuition for 8wks: $140 member / $180 non-member

Wednesdays  1pm- 4pm

 This fun, intensive all-level class includes one-on-one instruction while you work from your own photos. Demonstrations and helpful critiques of completed and ongoing artwork will bring your artistic ideas into the light and onto the canvas!

All levels welcome.

Intermediate to Advanced Watercolor

 Instructor,  Chuck Morris

March 10 - May 5, skipping April 21

Wednesdays 1:00pm to 4:00pm

 Tuition for 8wks: $160 member / $200 non-member includes fees for two sessions with a clothed model

 Chuck Morris is one of our most popular instructors.  Always thoughtful in feedback and building of curriculum.  In this session he will teach and build on basic techniques and approaches while continuing on with some of those students who have found his personal teaching skills invaluable.

Chuck Morris will be switching off with Martha McCoy as a beginner and advanced student instructor as the schedule rotates.

Experimental Watercolor Techniques and Mixed Media      

 Instructor,  Gayle Gerson 

March 11 - May 13, skipping April 15 & 22

Thursdays 1pm - 4pm

 Tuition for 8wks: $140 member / $180 non-member

 Gayle Gerson is teaching this class to give students lots of practice in working with watercolor, liquid acrylics and inks to create beautiful composition, both representational and abstract.  Students will learn many experimental techniques, including pouring and masking, using different paper supports and creating a pleasing composition that releases the sparkle of the artist's personality.  Class time will be devoted to experimenting with art exercises that expand creativity and build compositional skills, allowing plenty of time for individual work.  This class is open to all levels from the artistic dabbler to the working artist.

Introduction & Intermediate Printmaking

 Instructor,  Jessica Fisk

March 8 - May 3, skipping April 19
Mondays  4:30pm -  7:30pm

 Tuition for 8wks: $170 member / $210 non-member

$30 Material fee for black ink, woodblocks, paper included in tuition price.

This class will introduce students to printmaking without a press, focusing on relief methods.  Students will create single prints and small editions while becoming familiar with the printmaker's tools, terms and concepts.  Class time will be spent working blocks and refining print techniques with time at the end of the course reserved for guided personal experimentation.  All levels of experience are welcome.  Students may work from photographs or original drawings.

Beginning to Intermediate Watercolor

 Instructor,  Martha McCoy

March 9 - May 4, skipping April 20

Tuesdays  9am - 12pm

 Tuition for 8wks: $140 member/$180 non-member            

After completing this class you will be able to identify and demonstrate a variety of watercolor techniques.  Students will create engaging paintings, use various compositional devices and execute simple thumbnail sketches to finished paintings.  Your personal form of expression will be enhanced through instructor demonstration, use of examples, discussion, and lots of practice.  We will work from life and from our imagination to accomplish these goals.