SPRING SEMESTER 2025

Adult 5-Week Classes

7652 Children’s Book Illustration
Instructor: Kat Block
Tuesdays, 9:30 AM–12 PM
Learn how to bring a story to life visually and create a look that is dynamic, compelling, attractive, and FUN! Join Kat Block, the artist of Little Mouse, to develop an illustration style for your own original story or existing nursery rhyme. Students will be instructed in the best ways to emphasize the most important aspects of their story using composition and page placement, color, values, and proportion. Students will also learn techniques for online researching of images to ultimately create more accurate and convincing drawings.
5 session(s): 5/13–6/10
Tuition: member $200, non-member $220

7736 NEW! Drawing & Painting Open Studio
Instructor: Mary Jean Canziani
Tuesdays, 9:30 AM–12 PM
This drawing and painting open studio is designed for intermediate to advanced students who already have experience in the medium of their choice. Students will be encouraged to pursue their individual drawing and/or painting practice with the support of the instructor. Each class will begin with a brief visual presentation on a particular artist or art movement to gain inspiration. Students are free to work in any of the painting and/or drawing media: acrylic, oil, watercolor, gouache, graphite, pen and ink, charcoal, colored pencils, oil, or chalk pastels.
5 session(s): 5/13–6/10
Tuition: member $200, non-member $220

7692 The Magic of Metal Clay
Instructor: Kelly Green Grady
Wednesdays, 6:30–9 PM
Metal clay is a unique material that consists of particles of metal suspended in an organic binder. It can be formed like clay, but when fired yields a solid metal object. Students will be introduced to working with a silver-based metal clay. Learn how to model, texture, and set stones in clay that will be fired to create beautiful finished pieces of jewelry. No jewelry experience necessary! Some materials provided. Additional materials to be discussed in first class.
7692 5 session(s): 5/14–6/11
Tuition: member $240, non-member $260
Materials fee: $80

7739 NEW! Abstract iPhone Photography
Instructor: Manasi Keni
Thursdays, 9:30 AM–12 PM
This class will introduce students to the world of abstract photography. Students will be encouraged to experiment using their iPhone as a powerful tool for artistic expression. Students will learn how to capture unique abstract images by focusing on details often overlooked in everyday environments, such as scratches on walls, light reflecting off objects, textures of surfaces, and more. Please bring an iPhone 11 or newer to every class.
5 session(s): 5/15–6/12
Tuition: member $210, non-member $230

7702 Loosen Up Your Paintings
Instructor: Mary Jean Canziani
Thursdays, 9:30 AM–12 PM
Do you wish your paintings had a looser and more painterly quality? This class will offer techniques to help students achieve that goal! Many famous painters, like Sargent and Matisse, learned by setting up an easel in a museum and reproducing the brushwork of earlier artists. Each week, this class will study a different artist to analyze their paint and brush handling. Students will engage in weekly painting exercises, gain practical skills, and practice good painting habits, allowing for more confidence and freedom.
5 session(s): 5/15–6/12
Tuition: member $200, non-member $220