Spring Schedule 2013 Dear Continuing or Prospective Student:

Had a great response and a wonderful time teaching the two Albany Winter Classes, Drawing with Pen, Ink & Brush and Watercolor and the first Pleasant Hill Class, Basic Drawing.   Thanks to all who were able to participate!

Listed below are descriptions for the Spring classes I am scheduled to teach in the coming weeks and months through both the City of Albany Park and Recreation Program and for the Mt. Diablo Adult Education Program. The Spring Activity Guide for Albany Park and Recreation Program is expected to be available in print in early April and online registration is supposed to open then also.

Scroll down further to see the dates, locations and registration information for these Spring classes I plan to teach.  Please note: you do not have to be a "senior" to sign up for these classes.

As usual, anyone who is a returning student gets a free gift and anyone who recruits a student to a class also gets a free gift. 

If you are interested in one of these upcoming classes, please register as soon as you can after registration opens since classes must meet minimum enrollment in order to be held.  Registration is sometimes possible at the class but only if enough students have registered before class start date.

Check back with my website periodically.  I may offer other classes in other locations or in my studio.  Hope to see you in class and have a wonderful Spring!!

Painting and Drawing - Acrylics
      Open to all levels. Students will learn how to handle acrylic paint including how to mix colors, use of mediums, texture and washes, how to see values and build compostions. Beginning students will initinally do exercises, and then can choose to paint abstracts, landscapes, botanical studies, still-lifes or other subjects of their choosing. Continuing or advanced students can start on individual paintings in acrylics or their choice of any painting or drawing media at first class, with instructor working with them individually.   Students supply their own paints, brushes, paper and canvas. Bring whatever supplis you already have to first class where materials will be discussed and list handed out.    
$4 materials fee due at first class.

Painting and Drawing/Watercolor   
      Open to all levels and ages.  Beginning students will work in watercolor, learning the basics of watercolor painting, including mixing and applying washes, use of color, value, line, shape, form, light, rhythm, and texture.  Class includes instruction and demonstration of specific techniques such as “wet into wet” and “drybrush” and different ways of starting paintings.  Beginning students are shown specific exercises to learn about color mixing and paint handling after which they may work on subjects of their choice.

     Advanced students or those who have taken a class with Stephanie can work in watercolor or in their choice of any drawing/painting media, with instructor working with them individually.  Basic drawing and composition as it relates to creating a painting will be taught to all including making a viewfinder and making working sketches in charcoal.

     Students are encouraged to create visual richness by developing the thought and feeling in their work.  Students should bring any supplies they already have to first class where materials will be discussed and list handed out.  Students suppply their own paint, brushes & paper. 
$4 materials fee due at first class.

Basic Drawing   
      Learn to draw using a variety of media! 

Learn basics including line, shape, value, scale, rhythm, and light.  Work in black and white using a viewfinder and charcoal learning composition and shading.  Then, work in pen and ink and wash learning free-flowing pen and brush lines and shading with cross-hatching, stipping and wash.  Next, we work with pencil to learn basic perspective.  Students may draw from their choice of subject matter including still life set-ups, flowers & other nature objects, from photographs or their imagination using a variety of approaches to provide a well rounded introduction to drawing. 

     Advanced students or those who have taken a class with Stephanie can work in their choice of any drawing/painting media, with instructor working with them individually. 

    Students should bring any supplies they already have to first class along with several objects or subjects to draw from.  Materials will be discussed and list handed out at first class.