8-August Classes
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2010 Classes to be announced!
2009 Classes
Kids Art with Samantha McGow –Aug 29 10-12
Painting
In this class we learn and experiment with real artist’s materials. We will cover brush handling, color mixing, and color theory and composition development as we paint in various styles including abstract, landscape, and mixed media.
Stone carving week and lecture with Andy Seferlis- Aug 10-14 from 9-1pm
Members $300 Non-members $325
In addition to the class, Andy will give a talk and show images of sculpture from his newly published book. Thursday evening August 13th at River Arts at 7:30 pm.
Colin Page Weekend Workshop 9-4 Workshop -August 15 & 16
$210 members $235 non-members
Colin Page studied painting at Rhode Island School of Design and Cooper Union, receiving his BFA in 2000. He has had solo shows at the Dowling Walsh Gallery in Rockland, ME and at the F.A.N. Gallery in Philadelphia, PA, and has also participated in numerous group shows up and down the east coast. For several years Page has been living in Maine focusing on painting the landscape. Just recently, he was part of a panel discussion at the Farnsworth Museum of Art in Rockland, and participated in a series of lectures on art at River Arts in Damariscotta.
Workshop description
In this workshop, we will be working on painting the landscape on site. Through oil painting we will focus on improving paint handling, color mixing, building a composition, and essentials for working outdoors, all with the hope of capturing the sense of light in a scene. This class will include teacher demonstrations to explain key ideas, followed by a lot of painting time when I’ll come around to give individual attention and advice.
Watercolor workshop with Tom McCobb “Fast is Good”
August 22 & 23 10-1each day $90 members $125 non members THIS CLASS IS FULL – Please call or email to inquire about Tom McCobb’s next class.
Objective: To observe and record in a finished watercolor painting, your most vivid impressions of a subject, in a brief time. Paintings will be completed in periods of 15 to 30 minutes. As many as eight paintings can be done in a one day session For those who are accustomed to agonizing over a painting for hours, this will be a life changing experience. For those who may be deterred by the high cost of paper, not to worry. Paper will be furnished by the instructor.
Supplies required: Medium size sketch pad (9×12 or 11×14) and soft charcoal; full sheet of watercolor paper (15×22); large round or 1” flat watercolor brush. Round brush no smaller than size 12. Essential that the watercolor paints are SOFT tube paints. A support for your paper is required as well as a small water container. A roll of paper towels would be handy.
Come prepared to work hard, have fun and paint beautiful, uninhibited watercolors. The only painting experience required is the desire to paint!
Animation Workshops -with Deb Vendetti –
class size limited to 6
August 10, 11, 12, 13 &14
Session 1 –Kids ages 7, 8, 9 from 9-11:00. Intro to animation
(with experience can take session II instead)
Session II —-Kids 10 and over 11:30-3:30.
Participants will be introduced to 2-D and 3-D animation materials and techniques and create their own characters and backgrounds for a short, cut-paper, animated film which they will take through each step of the production process including frame-by-frame image capture.
4 Day Watercolor Workshop with Hannah Ineson
“Finding Your Own Direction in Watercolor”
Monday, August 17 through Thursday, August 20, from 10 AM to 1 PM daily
Tuition for the 4 day workshop: $135 for River Arts members, $150 for non-members
Painting a Winning Portrait with Abbie Williams
Tuesday – Thursday Aug 25-27 9am-3pm $270m $300 non-members
“Winning is when a painting succeeds to the artist’s eye” In this class, master figure painter, Abbie Williams, will share with you her vision and techniques that have made her portraits so successful over the last 30 years. There will be an emphasis on the use of color, light, values, edges and shapes. You will work from your own photographs while Ms. Williams guides you through your trouble spots helping you to create a winning portrait. This class is primarily about using oils so some experience is requested but other mediums are welcome, except the school asks for no use of pastel.
ONGOING Open Studios
Open Studio – Life Drawing Wednesday evenings 6-9 $15/m $20/nonm -
at River Arts, 170 Main Street, Damariscotta
Open Studios – Sculpture
Tuesday evenings 6-9 &
Wed mornings 9:30-12:30
at Kathleen Mack’s Studio in Round Pond
