Teen-Adult $155 7:00-9:00 6 weeks 3/23/22 – 05/4/22 Skip 4/20
Join Artist and owner of The Art Stop, Cindy Corrigan, to explore the many possibilities at your fingertips when you paint with acrylics. Learn about the many different mediums and what they can do for you to enhance your paintings. Learn about working with color, contrast, composition and negative space, all in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Beginner to Intermediate. Supplies: Bring something to do a tonal study (if you want to transfer your sketch onto your canvas, make your paper the same size as the canvas you wish to paint) Reference material is optional, we have many photo reference as well as still life material. Bring the acrylic supplies you have and Cindy will go through your supplies with you to see if you need anything additional after she sees your subject matter. No Liquitex Basics or paints from a Batat set.
Wisteria Tree
Open Enrollment
Saturday February 19th 3:00-5:30
Ages Teen to Adult
We will provide everything you need to paint this whimsical painting, the paint, canvas and instruction, you can bring your own refreshments if you like.
We will guide you step by step and make painting easy and fun….
2 1/2 hour W/S all inclusive
$45 each
Please call for Reservations
Monday’s 5:30-7:00
7 weeks $139 1/17/22 – 3/7/22, skip 2/21
Join artist and owner of The Art Stop Cindy Corrigan, in this painting class for ages 9+. Learn about different mediums and how they create different effects. Creative Art Class is a prerequisite or the confidence to sketch out your canvas. The instructor will help if needed with sketch. This class is strictly acrylics, but the subject matter is up to the student.
- Supplies
- flat palette
- palette knife
- paper towels or rags
- No Battat or Liquitex Basics paints, if you do not have any acrylics, hold off until you know the subject matter, then you can choose from open stock
- Sketching pad, pencils, charcoals or conte` crayons for tonal sketch
- You may bring your own reference photo or you can wait until class starts and look through reference material in the studio
Saturdays 10:15-12:15
Jan 15th 2022 –Feb 12th 2022
$139 5 weeks
Join Accomplished Instructor Colette Savage in this versatile beautiful medium. Get a beautiful softness similar to a Degas’, or photographic realism. Pastels are considered a form of painting, yet you have the control of a stick or pencil, making it more like drawing. Learn about different substrates to paint on and different types of pastels and how they react. Beginner to intermediate. Please feel free to bring along any pastels, paper…which you currently own to our first class. A materials list is attached, but DO NOT purchase any new materials until AFTER the first class.
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Materials List:
**Please Note: DO NOT purchase any materials until AFTER the first class. During our first class, we will be testing a variety of papers and pastels which I will provide. Please feel free to bring along any pastels or pastel papers which you currently own to test along with my samples for our first class.**
- Soft Pastels- Your choice of brands, with a large assortment of colors and value (dark and light). If you already own pastels, bring what you have.
- Pastel Paper- Your choice of brand and type
- Drawing Board- A piece of Masonite is fine
- Masking Tape
- Baby Wipes
- Pencil
- Eraser
- Small disposable dish to place the pastels you are using
- Glove in a Bottle- Or another type of barrier lotion
- Several reference photos
- Glassine of other smooth paper-used to cover and protect the painting
Optional Items:
- Inexpensive craft brush
- Rubbing Alcohol
Next Session:
Thursdays Jan 13th 2022 -Mar 10th, Skip Feb 3rd (Weather) , Feb 24th 2022 Winter Break
5:45-7:15
Cost: $129 for 7 weeks Ages Teen to Adult
Can’t draw but want to? Can draw but want to get better? In this class you will use pencil, charcoal, and pastel to learn basic forms, one and two point perspective, negative space, tonal value and proportion. Use these fundamentals to draw anything. Drawing accurately is the basis for all other fine art mediums. You need to be able to accurately sketch out your canvas or paper before going on the next step.
- Materials List:
- Drawing pad w/perforated top 9 x 12 or 11 X 14
- hake brush
- 4 graphite drawing pencils, hard, med & soft
- metal sharpener
- pink pearl eraser
- kneaded eraser
- blending tortillians
- Vine Charcoal
- Kits are available for purchase with portfolio bag
Tuesday’s: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Next Session: Sept 28th 2021 – Nov 16th
Ages 9-12
Cost: $115 for 8 weeks
In this class, students learn to draw what they see. Proportion, perspective, composition, basic forms, negative space, and tonal value are emphasized. Pencil, charcoal, pastel and paint are used. Students will be given projects based on their ability. Class limit: 10
Materials List:
- Drawing pad w/perforated top 9 x 12 or 11 x 14
- Chalk pastel set of 24 or 48 student grade is fine
- Medium and soft Charcoal pencil
- 4 graphite drawing pencils, hard, med & soft
- Metal sharpener
- Pink pearl eraser
- Kneaded eraser
- Blending tortillians
Kits are available for purchase, if you call ahead we will put one together. All other supplies will be supplied by The Art Stop
**New** Acrylic Pouring Workshop
Saturday 9/18/21 4:00-6:00
($40 Open Enrollment or Private Party 6 or more)
This workshop is perfect for someone who wants the fun of painting without having to worry about being able to draw. You can pour, tilt and swipe your way to a beautiful painting. This workshop does not include food and wine in order to keep costs down, however you can bring your own if you would like.
2 Hour Workshop Includes:
Two, 8 x 10 stretched canvases, Acrylic Paints, Pouring Mediums, instruction.
Ages Teen to Adult
Cost: $40 without supplies & $50 with supplies
Date: May 16th Sunday 2:00-5:00
Subject: Chinese Bamboo
Chinese brush workshop learn the ancient techniques of Chinese brush starting with bamboo-one of the “four gentlemen “ of Chinese brush painting, it will add spontaneity to your Watercolors Jane grace Taylor has studied with numerous eastern teachers and has won national awards
Emphasizes and helps nurture spontaneity
and free flowing brush strokes
Jane grace Taylor MFA
Jane grace Taylor MFA
- Watercolors
- Chinese brushes of various sizes
- A white towel or felt that can get paint on it
- Chinese ink
- A spray bottle
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
Chinese “Ling non” school watercolors
This style encourages the student to paint freely and expressively.
The class is designed to help you work more spontaneously.
The “rice”or cotton paper used in the class is made to be brushed quickly.
You will learn techniques meant to make the maximum statement, with a minimum of brush strokes.
Use colors /paper you have, or check materials list below:
Chinese chip colors are available through oriental art supply, Holbein are the closest in tube colors.
-A felt blanket , old linen tablecloth or towel
-Two water buckets
-A palette for mixing colors
-Small spray bottles for water and paint
-I use sable brushes- small 6
medium 10-and large. Kosinski sable are best
for western watercolor paper.
-Water buckets -2
-Paper towels
-I use Gemini, Fabriano or Waterford paper ,cold press 140 or 200 lb
-Sumi e rice paper or double shuen (xuan) (oriental art supply OAS.com)
- Holbein colors work best:suggested colors
- Chinese White
- Chinese ink
- imidazolone lemon yellow
- Royal Blue
- quinocridone Red
- yellow ochre
- Burnt Sienna
- Vermillion
- viridian
Other Options:
- Opera
- peacock blue
- compose green No.1
- sap green
- mineral violet
- cobalt violet light
- raw sienna
- peach black
Materials List:
- Sumi e rice paper or double shuen (oriental art supply) (The Art Stop) has a few rolls of sugi gama
- -Water soluble Chinese ink (“The Art Stop” sells this in a bottle)
- -Bamboo brushes ,small medium and large –
- newsprint-Any watercolors (EXCEPT Cotman -this paint often has weak pigment )
- Any watercolors (EXCEPT Cotman – This is student-grade paint and you need artist grade). Chinese chip colors are available through Oriental Art Supply.
- Meanwhile, Holbein are the closest in tube colors.
- A felt blanket, an old linen tablecloth, or a white towel.
- A palette for mixing colors
- Two water buckets one for clean one for dirty water
- Small spray bottle for water, one for paint
Saturdays 10:00-12:00
11/28/20 -1/2/21 skip 12/26
$129 5 weeks
Join Accomplished Instructor Colette Savage in this versatile beautiful medium. Get a beautiful softness similar to a Degas’, or photographic realism. Pastels are considered a form of painting, yet you have the control of a stick or pencil, making it more like drawing. Learn about different substrates to paint on and different types of pastels and how they react. Beginner to intermediate.
Materials List:
**Please Note: DO NOT purchase any materials until AFTER the first class. During our first class, we will be testing a variety of papers and pastels which I will provide. Please feel free to bring along any pastels or pastel papers which you currently own to test along with my samples for our first class.**
- Soft Pastels- Your choice of brands, with a large assortment of colors and value (dark and light). If you already own pastels, bring what you have.
- Pastel Paper- Your choice of brand and type
- Drawing Board- A piece of Masonite is fine
- Masking Tape
- Baby Wipes
- Pencil
- Eraser
- Small disposable dish to place the pastels you are using
- Glove in a Bottle- Or another type of barrier lotion
- Several reference photos
- Glassine of other smooth paper-used to cover and protect the painting
Optional Items:
- Inexpensive craft brush
- Rubbing Alcohol
Open Enrollment Alcohol Ink on Tile Workshop
Sunday 9/13 2:00-4:00
Start out with some wine & hors’doeuvres, then using alcohol inks we will show you a variety of techniques to create your own beautiful tiles. Warning, it is addictive! Great “girls night out or couples event”. Every tile will be uniquely yours! All materials are included, tile, alcohol inks, tools and instruction! We will provide the wine, & food, all you have to bring is yourself! This is a lot of fun! You definitely do not have to be an artist to do this. Schedule your group of 8 or more, workshops are 2 hours long!
$35 open enrollment, sign up today, minimum of 8 required to run workshop.
