Art Camps
Painting Landscapes in AcrylicsMedium: Acrylic on canvas
Date: June 1-3 Learn how to paint the landscape with acrylics! You will be led step by step through the painting process on the landscape design of your choice. You will discover how to create the illusion of distance, textures for nature and become an overall better painter. We will focus on mixing colors, applying the paint in layers for optimal vibrancy, mixing the ideal consistencies of the paint for each layer, blending techniques, and brush strokes. |
Drawing AnimalsMedium: Pencil & Charcoal
Date: June 15-17 Learn how to draw your favorite furry, feathered or scaly friends. Our focus will be learning about proportions, constructing the feeling of a 3-D form, value relationships, shading, and creating the illusion of the animals’ various textures. |
Painting Oil PortraitsMedium: Oils on canvas
Date: June 29- July 1 Come paint expressive and realist portraits in oil paint. You will learn how to mix all manner of skin tones with only 4 colors! And to create 3-D looking faces. You will also learn how to paint realistic looking hair, eyes and lips. |
Drawing Charcoal Portraits
Medium: Charcoal
Date: July 6-8 Charcoal is a fast, expressive and forgiving medium, perfect for exploring and learning about the face and head. The concepts and techniques used for charcoal drawing go hand in hand with painting. Your ability to paint will greatly benefit from your practice of drawing the portrait in charcoal. In this workshop you will:
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Painting Animals in Acrylics
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Date: July 20-22 Learn how to paint animals with acrylics! You will be led step by step through the painting process on the animal designs of your choice, you can even bring in pictures of your own pets. You will discover the tricks for painting fur and other textures, and how to create the illusion of a 3-D, huggable critter. We will focus on mixing colors, applying the paint in layers for optimal vibrancy, mixing the ideal consistencies of the paint for each layer, blending techniques, and brush strokes. |