Summer Plein Air Painting Workshop with Ann Bianchi Sunday, June 8th - 12:00PM–3:00PM (1 Class) Join us for a relaxing one-day Plein air painting workshop. This will take place in front of our waterfront gallery overlooking beautiful Narragansett Bay. We invite you to use your senses as you explore the beauty of painting outdoors. Plein...
Saturday, June 14th 9:00AM-1:00PM (1 Class) Let’s explore painting mushrooms and toadstools. They come in a wide variety of colors and shapes, and they’re so darn cute! Natural science illustrator Susan Sward will guide the class through observation, color mixing, the use of gouache, and patterning. Mushrooms will be rendered in gouache with attention to...
"More Palette Knife!" Oil Painting with Lisa McAndews-Morin Tuesdays May 27, June 3, 10, 17 from 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM (4 Classes) Painting with a palette knife helps to create excitement and variation within an oil painting. Used by itself, or in combination with paint brushes, learning to paint with palette knives can greatly enhance your oil painting....
The Art of Painting with Alcohol Inks - Beginners/Intermediate with Mary Wojciechowski Friday, June 20- 10:00AM–3:00PM (1 Class) This workshop is deisnged for all levels of experience. Instruction will be divided to accommodate all, introduing beginners to strategies for working with this exciting medium. For those with experience, it is desinged to build upon their...
Nature of Nests with Betsey MacDonald Saturday June 28th, 10:00AM – 2:00PM (1 class) Drawing is the bedrock of artistic practice! For this adult class we’ll carefully study and draw nests. Using graphite or more simply, pencil, we’ll learn about subtractive or reductive drawing. We’ll gain an understanding of setting a ground and erasing highlights...
Sundays June 22, 29 from 10:00AM- 1:00PM (2 Classes) Let the colors flow and bring your special style to class .We will focus on your favorite photo of landscape or urban theme using colors and review perspective techniques. We will be creating with some traditional methods and materials, then venture into some textural techniques, using tips...
Drawing Studio - A Drawing Club June & July with Ann Bianchi Mondays, June 16, 23, 30, July 7- 10:00AM–12:00PM (4 Classes) Join Ann weekly to meet and draw amongst fellow adult artists. This class is designed to continue into future sessions and will be offered on a rolling basis. Students will be able to...
Abstract Interpretive Landscape/Seascape with Linda Finnerty Mondays, June 9, 16, 30, July 7 - 3:30 PM - 5:30PM (4 classes) Learn to reinterpret the natural landscape with energy, fluidity, and/or abstraction. Using acrylic paint and mixed media explore various techniques, patterns, shapes, and colors to enhance your vision as you spontaneously capture the essence of the landscape...
Summer Collaging with Sarah Hirsch Wednesday July 16 from 3:00pm-6:00pm (1 class) What does summer feel like to you? Bright, saturated colors, the sun dazzling off the sea? Grilling, laughter, light dappling between leaves? In this one day workshop, we will compose collages inspired by this joyful season. The focus will be on the process,...
Fabric and Fiber Collage of Land and Sea with Ann Bianchi Sunday July 20th from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM (1 Class) Collage art is colorful and textural, with lots of surprises! We’ll create with a variety of materials, and you’ll discover how to confidently select them for your individual artwork. Design with fabrics, paper,...
Interpretive Abstract with Linda Finnery Mondays, July 14, 21, 28 August 4 - 9:30 AM - 12:30PM (4 classes) Express yourself in an abstract, intuitive manner, pulling in the basics and fundamentals of a working composition. Explore various techniques, patterns, shapes, and colors to enhance your vision as you spontaneously capture the essence of...
Oil Pastels for Abstract and Realistic Styles with Ann Bianchi Saturdays August 2, 9 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM (2 classes) Enjoy working with the freedom of an Abstract or Realistic style using luminous effects and colors of Oil Pastels – the art material which allows you to apply as a drawing and blend...