Make Your Own Watercolor Mixing Journal with Victoria Bishop Saturday, May 10- 11:00AM–3:00PM (1 Class) Each participant will make their own sketchbook out of one full sheet of watercolor paper. No staples, glue, or sewing required. Then we’ll focus on a limited number of colors to begin learning the secrets of watercolor mixing. Fun, informative, and...
Spring Greeting Card Workshop with Ann Bianchi Saturday, May 17th from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (1 class) Springtime is a wonderful time for finding inspiration in nature and creating art! Design beautiful spring-inspired cards to send to loved ones or use as small works of art to frame. Truly, these precious works of art...
Loose Hydrangea Watercolor with Victoria Bishop Saturday, May 24th - 11:00AM–3:00PM (1 Class) Explore creating a wash to serve as the inspiration for finding components of a hydrangea. Learning to mix neutralized versions of the colors you are using. Learn the importance of pigment information vs watercolor paint names .Learn about convenience colors and when or...
Springtime Color Pencil with Ann Bianchi Sunday, May 25th 10:00AM - 2:30PM with a break for lunch (1 class) This workshop is designed for artists of all levels to develop skills with colored pencils. It begins with an overview of different types of colored pencils and continues with creating art from still-life setups typical of...
Painting Spring Flowers with Sarah Hirsch Wednesday April 23, 30, May 14, 28, June 4 from 3:00pm-6:00pm ( 5 classes) As the first spring blooms come up around us, revel in their color and intricacies, the beautiful luminosity and shine of their petals, and the soft and unusual shapes they create. This painting class is welcome to...
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...