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2010 Classes to be announced!

2009 Classes

Life Drawing with Steven Perkins –

Tuesdays, May 5–June 9th 1-4 $270members $300 non-members

Drawing the nude human form is a longstanding practice for artists working in all media. Drawing from life benefits seeing, focus, the development of craft and individual expression. This class is suitable for beginners as well as advanced. We will work with short and long poses using a variety of drawing materials. There will be exercises in gesture, contour, line and light. Long posses will be employed for more detailed rendering of the figure. All materials are welcome. Recommended materials are compressed charcoal, graphite, conte crayon and soft pencils. www.stevenperkinspaintings.com

Steven Perkins received his B.F.A. from Alfred University and his M.F.A. from the State University of NY at Albany. He is represented by Susan Maasch Fine Art, Portland, Maine. His work was included in the 2009 Portland Museum of Art’s Biennial exhibition. www.portlandmuseum.org/exhibitions-collections/biennial.shtml

Kids Art with Samantha McGow – Saturdays May & June

Saturdays 10-12pm (for ages 4-12)  Walk-ins are welcome -Pre-registration VERY helpful!

Pre-register by emailing       KidsArt@riverartsme.org

Colin Page Weekend Workshop – May 16 & 17  9-4 This class is full – Next Colin Page Workshop – August 15 & 16

Intermediate Oil with Steven Perkins –Thurs. May 14 – June 18 1pm-4pm $270 members $300 non-members

This six week course in painting is appropriate for the beginner as well as the intermediate painter. Participants in the workshop will explore the process of making oil paintings on canvas, working from a variety of subject matter. Projects will include Still-Life, Landscape and painting the figure. The focus of this workshop will be the development of the painter’s skills in rendering, color, brushwork, composition and “seeing” www.stevenperkinspaintings.com

Steven Perkins received his B.F.A. from Alfred University and his M.F.A. from the State University of NY at Albany. He is represented by Susan Maasch Fine Art, Portland, Maine. His work was included in the 2009 Portland Museum of Art’s Biennial exhibition. www.portlandmuseum.org/exhibitions-collections/biennial.shtml

Artist’s Trading Card Workshop – Saturday May 16

Saturday, May 16th, 1–4 pm. & Saturday, August 8th 1-4pm . Sponsored by Salt Bay Arts Supply – to be held at River Arts. For reservations call Salt Bay Arts Supply at 563-8377

Digital Photography with Laurie Knowlton starting May 22

Fridays 12-3 for 6 weeks $270mem /$300 nm

6 week Basic Digital Photography course for beginning or amateur photographers using “point and shoot” or DSLR cameras and Photoshop Elements (or your own camera’s software). The course will be tailored to attendee’s interests and needs. In the first three weeks, we will cover camera settings and functions as well as composition tricks that the pros use. We will then move on to downloading and organizing your photographs using whichever software you have. Weeks 4 and 5 will cover editing and producing the final picture, and we will wrap the series up covering flash usage and how best to photograph your own art work.

Handouts will be provided for each class so you can concentrate on learning and not taking notes! If you have a laptop, it would be great to bring it to the three weeks we’ll be working on downloading or editing. I will have 2 extra Apple (Mac) laptops for the class to use. Please bring your camera manual and software to each class if you have it. I will also be available for consultation before, during, and after the course, as well as a complimentary refresher class if you need it.