Painting Classes

Spring Session: March 1-April 24, 2021 (8 weeks). No class April 2nd or 3rd for the Easter holiday.

Mondays

Acrylics (Beginner - Intermediate) 

This class is a fun introduction to painting with acrylics. Jim will demonstrate this in a step-by-step approach, painting different subject types in each class. We’ll be having fun selecting our own personal color palette, working on drawing and composition, and creating a dynamic image of our own design. We’ll be exploring a variety of techniques unique to acrylic application to paper or canvas.
Beginner-Intermediate Level
Instructor: Jim Rigg
Mondays, 9am-12pm
Location: 2D Studio-Studio B
Spring - $400; Members Only. REGISTER >
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Contemporary Abstract and Figurative Painting

Explore the relationships of forms, colors, light, and textures, and their application to the design and finish of both abstract and figurative painting. Students will develop studio-set compositions (or personal images) into fully abstract paintings, or will be guided into creating contemporary pieces. 
All levels welcome
Instructor: Fernando Porras
Mondays, 10am-12pm
Location: Online
Spring $315 for members, $345 for nonmembers; SOLD OUT
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Exploring Watercolor

This class is designed to provide you with the most comprehensive approach to watercolor painting through step-by-step demonstrations, exercises in composition, learning to capture the impact of light, understanding layering, and mixing colors. Experiment with color washes, layering, wet-on-wet/wet-on-dry and dry brush, lifting techniques.
All levels welcome. 
Instructor: Jim Rigg
Mondays, 1-4pm
Location: 2D Studio-Studio A
Spring - $400; Members Only. REGISTER > 
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Drawing and Painting Birds

Nature artist Randall Scott leads you through an intriguing journey of the many facets of bird art.  We will be exploring species, habitats, seasonal and growth plumages, anatomy, and behaviors.  Students will grow in subject knowledge, as well as enhancing individual artistic skills in drawing and painting.  We will begin with still photos, eventually sketching from video in preparation for field sketching.  Painting will consist both of field and studio watercolor techniques.
All levels welcome. 
Instructor: Randall Scott
Mondays, 1-4 pm
Location: 2D Studio-Studio C
Spring - $400; Members Only. REGISTER >
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Tuesdays

Mornings with Manon

Let's paint together! This class will be held in the format of Manon's popular paint-alongs. Manon will reveal all her secrets to make a successful, light-filled painting by demonstrating and guiding you through the process, step-by-step.  Oil and acrylic. 
Advanced beginner level and up.
Instructor: Manon Sander
Tuesdays, 9am-12pm
​Location: Online
Spring (4-week session: March 30, April 6, 13, 20) -  $240 for members, $270 for nonmembers; SOLD OUT
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Intro to Acrylic

For the first-time painter, learn the basics of acrylic painting and elements of design. Each class will focus on a specific technique. Students will create a finished painting each session. (No previous painting experience or art lessons necessary) 
Beginner Level
Instructor: Danica Papali
Tuesdays, 1-3pm
Location: 2D Studio-Studio B
Spring - $340; Members Only.  REGISTER >
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​Oil and Acrylic, Both are Idyllic

Open to all painting experience levels. Students will use both oil AND acrylic paint, plus mediums. First, they will paint in acrylic grisaille underpainting. Students will discuss and document before moving onto the oil painting portion, where they will continue to develop their dry acrylic painting from the previous class with oil glazing techniques.
Instructor: Margaret Jahn
Tuesdays, 6-8pm
Location: 2D Studio-Studio C
Spring - $340; Members Only. REGISTER > 
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Wednesdays

Watercolor and Watercolor Pencil for the Virtual-Traveler

Join us and you will sketch and paint beautiful landscapes while virtual-traveling to a selection of destinations from your own studio. Learn how to use your computer as a digital art tool to visit some of the most amazing locations. Using Google Maps, Google Earth, (and some of Fernando’s personal images and watercolors), you can now travel and place yourself looking at a site – with a point of view accurate to a couple of feet - almost anywhere in the world. Fernando will guide you on these virtual tours from his computer – and show you how to use yours - while introducing you to painting with watercolor and watercolor pencils. ​
All levels welcome.
Instructor: Fernando Porras
Wednesdays, 10am-12pm
Location: Online
Spring (concentration on architecture and cityscapes) - $315 for members, $345 for nonmembers; Please call the ArtCenter at 561-746-3101 for the status of this class. ​
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Fun with Oils

Learn the exciting medium of oil paint. Explore basic design and color mixing techniques to gain confidence, and develop your skills to produce beautiful paintings. 
Beginner-Intermediate Levels
Instructor: Pam Ayres
Wednesdays, 1-3pm
Location: 2D Studio-Studio C​
Spring - $340; Members Only. REGISTER >
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Thursdays

Watercolor and Watercolor Pencil for the Virtual-Traveler

Join us and you will sketch and paint beautiful landscapes while virtual-traveling to a selection of destinations from your own studio. Learn how to use your computer as a digital art tool to visit some of the most amazing locations. Using Google Maps, Google Earth, (and some of Fernando’s personal images and watercolors), you can now travel and place yourself looking at a site – with a point of view accurate to a couple of feet - almost anywhere in the world. Fernando will guide you on these virtual tours from his computer – and show you how to use yours - while introducing you to painting with watercolor and watercolor pencils. ​​
All levels welcome.
Instructor: Fernando Porras
Thursdays, 1-3pm
Location: Online
​Spring (concentration on architecture and cityscapes) - $315 for members, $345 for nonmembers; REGISTER >
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Watercolor for the Absolute Beginner

Throughout this course, we will focus on the basics of painting with watercolors by focusing each class on a specific painting technique and sketching basics. Students  will create a finished painting each session. (No previous painting experience or art lessons necessary)
Beginner Level
Instructor: Danica Papali
Thursdays, 1-3 pm
Location: 2D Studio-Studio B
Spring - $340; Members Only. REGISTER >
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Fridays

Acrylics (Intermediate - Advanced)

We'll be exploring a variety of subject matter in photos (landscape, floral, still life, maybe even abstract) and acrylic techniques. Jim will assist in your painting development when time allows. Each session has a unique approach, using acrylics in transparent to opaque, wet-in-wet and dry brush washes, and developing our own personal palettes. 
Intermediate-Advanced Level
Instructor: Jim Rigg
Time: Fridays, 1-4 pm
Location: Online
Spring - $315 for members, $345 for nonmembers; REGISTER >
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Saturdays

Color & Sound

Every week the class will hear a new auditory peice written by composer and trombonist Eli Feingold. The auditory piece will be specifically written to accompany a color theory assignment and presentation for that week. For example - if we are working with warm colors for that week, the auditory piece will involve “warm” sounds. The students will then go home and make a painting based off of the auditory piece (they will be encouraged to listen to it as they paint) and we will critique their work in the following class.
Beginner-Advanced Level. Students should have taken a painting class before. 
Instructor: Alana Barrett
Saturdays, 1-3pm
Location: Online
Spring - $275 for members, $305 for nonmembers; REGISTER >
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