NAA Classes

2011 Winter Education Schedule
Sessions begin the week of January 24th

Classes include:

Media: Pastels
Instructor: Robin Thornhill
Time: Mondays 9am – 11am
Duration: 8 weeks
Dates: January 24, 31; Feb 7, 14, 28; March 14, 21, 28; April 4
Due to exhibits, classes on Feb 21st and March 7th have been rescheduled to March 28th and April 4th

Level: All levels welcome
Price: $210 members / $230 non-members
Location: Hartson Gallery, 2nd floor

Light, Shadow & Values: Creating Atmosphere in your Pastel Paintings
Learn to control 3 important factors in your paintings to create the atmosphere you desire. The ability to see and understand these three things will give you the tools
necessary to become a powerful painter! Students can anticipate individualized instruction as well as demonstrations throughout the course.
All levels welcome. Be sure to bring reference photos you have taken to the first class.

Materials:
- Easel
- Pastels, hard & soft in a wide range (please contact for recommendations)
- Substrate; pastel paper mounted to firm support (I use a sanded paper- Kitty Wallis or Uart paper glued to foamcore)
- Photographs for reference
- Papertowels or wipes, plastic bag for trash, sketchbook & pencils and eraser (for planning out your design)

Media: Oil painting
Instructor: Julie Airoldi
Times : Session 1: Mondays 6:30pm - 9pm
Session 2: Tuesdays 9:30am - 12pm
Duration: 8 weeks
Dates: Session 1: January 24, 31; Feb 7, 14, 28; March 14, 21, 28; April 4

Due to exhibits, classes on Feb 21st and March 7th have been rescheduled to March 28th and April 4th
Session 2: January 25; Feb 1, 8, 15; March 1, 15, 22, 29; April 5

Due to exhibits, classes on Feb 22nd and March 8th. have been rescheduled to March 29th and April 5th
Level: All levels welcome
Price: $210 members / $230 non-members per session
Location: Hartson Gallery, 2nd floor

Oil Painting - Open Studio
In a relaxed, fun and supportive environment, professional artist and instructor J.C. Airoldi will guide, motivate and inspire students through hands on demonstrations and
individually tailored critiques. Students will work to accomplish their own goals as they learn the essentials of good composition, values, color, principles of design, and
brushwork essentials. Students are highly encouraged to work from their own reference materials, including photos, sketches, and still life arrangement. Basic drawing skills are
helpful.

Materials:
- Paints: TitaniumWhite, Cad.Yellow Light, Cad. Red Med. Alizarin Crimson, Ultramarine
Blue
- Supports: cotton duck or linen stretched or mounted canvas - size assortment
- Medium: Liquin Light Gel
- Brush Cleaner: Odorless Mineral Spirits with Silicoil Jar (or brush washer) for cleaning
brushes
- Brushes: Utrecht 209 series hogs bristle (2)Size 2, (2) Size 4, (2) Size 6, (1) Size 8,
(1)Size 10 (or equivalent good quality)
- Viva Paper Towels
- Small trash bag
- An open mind!

Media: Drawing
Instructor: Beverly Mitchell
Times : Tuesdays 6:30pm – 9pm
Duration: 8 weeks
Dates: January 25 – March 22
Level: Beginner and intermediate
Price: $210 members / $230 non-members
Location: At NAA, classroom to be determined

Drawing
Drawing is the basic knowledge for all art students. In this class, Beverly will show you new and interesting ways to observe the subject matter, "If you can see it, you can draw
it.'' Drawing from real objects, you will learn to see the form and learn spatial concepts.Composition, perspective, light and shadow will be some of the many subjects we will
touch upon. In one class we will work with white pencil on black paper, which is a fun way to see volume and light evolve. Beverly works exclusively on a one-on-one basis
and encourages all students to create in their own style.

Materials:
- Pencil
- Good drawing paper 14 x17 or larger (no newsprint paper)
- Erasers (pink pearl and/or kneaded eraser)

Media: Acrylic painting
Instructor: Karen Jones
Times : Wednesdays 9am – 12pm
Duration: 8 weeks
Dates: January 26 – March 16
Level: Beginner and intermediate
Price: $210 members / $230 non-members
Location: Hartson Gallery, 2nd floor

Acrylic Painting for Colorists
We will discuss techniques in the use of the medium and supplies (brands, where to buy, etc), and then move on to painting on canvas, board or oil/acrylics paper. We will
concentrate on using different techniques to achieve intense contrast and begin with a simple subject so that we can start to practice the use of applying bold color. This class teaches a very free approach to painting. We will work from photos to start, and then progress to painting from imagination. Still life materials are optional.

Materials:
- Acrylic paints (at least a beginner set of 8 paints)
- Brushes (3 -6 bristle brushes: flat, squared-off, small ( approx. 1/2” - 2”)
- A canvas (at least 8 x 8” or larger, canvas paper or painting board)
- 2 palette knives
- Paper palettes or coated paper plates
- Paper towels, hand wipes
- A couple of containers for water (coffee cans work well)

Media: Drawing
Instructor: Gordon Pryzbyla
Time: Wednesdays 7pm – 10pm
Duration: Entire year
Begins: Ongoing
Level: All levels welcome
Cost per session: $6 members/ $8 non-members
Location: Hartson Gallery, 2nd floor

Note: If you are under the age of 18, your parent or guardian must return the NAA Permission to Attend Nude Modeling Classes form, signed and completed, before you may attend a class that uses a nude model.

Figure Drawing With Live Model (Nude model)
Gordon has been holding live model figure drawing sessions for over 20 years. It is the only figure drawing session on the North Shore to provide a consistent, weekly opportunity for the public to draw from the nude model. Bring your own drawing materials.

Media: Clay
Instructor: Marilyn Coon
Time: Thursday 7pm – 9:30pm
Duration: 6 weeks
Dates: January 27th – March 10th
Level: All levels welcome
Cost: $170 member/ $190 non-member
Extra fee: $35 model fee per person
Location: Harsten Gallery, 2nd floor

Note: If you are under the age of 18, your parent or guardian must return the NAA Permission to Attend Nude Modeling Classes form, signed and completed, before you may attend a class that uses a nude model.

Figure Sculpture Class (Nude model)
We will have a live model and the same pose for the full 6 weeks. Terra Cotta clay is supplied at no charge. Instruction in building a table-top size figurative sculpture using
water-based clay without using an armature. Instructor will be sculpting and teaching by example during the whole 6 weeks. Concentration on figure proportion and composition. Completed work may be bisque fired and instructions for patinas (coloring) will be supplied. Firing is extra. Clay and sculpture stand are supplied.

Materials:
- Large kitchen trash bag
- Small cloth
- 15" square board
- Tools if you have some (instructor has tools for use)

Media: Water color & acrylic paint
Instructor: Beverly Mitchell
Time: Friday 9:30am – 12pm noon
Duration: 8 weeks
Dates: January 28th – March 25th
Level: All levels
Cost: $210 member/ $230 non-member
Location: Harsten Gallery, 2nd floor

Watercolor and Acrylic Painting Class
In this class Beverly will show you how to multi-layer watercolor pigments in order to achieve rich color and create a sense of deep space. By using this technique, the fear of
using watercolor paint is removed as you watch the layers evolve. No longer will you have to fear those dark colors. Much information is given during this process and as you
experience the personality of the watercolor paint, you will have a better idea of how to create the image you are looking for. For those who have taken this class before,
Beverly encourages you to work on your own subject matter as she instructs on a oneto-one basis. With acrylic paints we will explore numerous techniques, from glazing to palette knife application. Color is a main focus of this class along with drawing and composition.

 

Contact the NAA or see the main website for more details about these and other NAA programs.