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The Beauty of Pastels
Instructor: Barbara Lawrence
Ongoing Tuesdays
1:00 to 4:00 pm
$25.00 per class
Working with Pastels we will learn composition, the value of
value, the beauty of contrast, and the importance of balance.
We will explore space, shape and movement. As we advance our art
will fill with the Impressionists use of colors and light.
Demonstrations, Individual Attention, and Critiques.
This is a supportive, challenging, non-threatening and fun environment.
For more information, or to sign up, please contact Barbara at:
(415) 488-1436
barbara@bl4art.com
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Drop-in Figure Drawing Group
Ongoing Mondays, 7:00 - 10:00 pm*
Cost: $15.00/session
Well established and popular Monday night drawing group. Bring
your own easel if possible: tables and some easel benches are
available but first come/first served.
All mediums welcome.
If you paint in oil, please be prepared to clean your brushes
and materials at home to keep the space solvent free.
Last Monday of each month will be one 3 hour pose.
Cash register will stay open during class if you need supplies!
Please come to the back door, located on Julia Street between
A and B, and ring the doorbell to be let in.
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Digital Painting
Fundamentals
Instructor: Rhoda (Grossman) Draws
2 Saturdays: July 24 and 31
1:30-3:30pm
$75 for both sessions
Rhoda is the author of "Digital Painting Fundamentals with
Corel Painter," and these classes promise to be as lively
as her books. Bring your laptop or MacBook with a recent version
(9 or above) of Corel Painter installed, and your Wacom tablet
with pen. We'll start with digital scribbling, and cover the basics
of Painter's brushes, palettes and effects. Beginners or intermediates
welcome.
To sign-up contact Rhoda at (415) 388 7706 or rhodadraws@gmail.com
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Perspective Drawing
Instructor: Janet Jacobs
2 Sundays, 7/11 and 7/18
11:30 - 1:30pm
$35 per class. All supplies included.
This class offers lots of how-to information in drawing with
perspective. We will learn one-point and two-point perspective
so that we can effectively describe space in drawing and painting.
We will start with the basic ideas behind drawing objects that
look like they are moving back in space, and then we will draw
using our new systems.
Janet Jacobs has been teaching art to adults, teenagers, absolute
beginners and practicing artists for twenty years both in art
institutions and privately. She has an MFA from Mills College
and maintains her own studio here in Marin. Visit her website
at www.janetjacobs.com
To register call Janet at (415) 307 3549
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Basic Drawing - Draw
What You See!
Instructor: Janet Jacobs
2 Sundays: 7/25 and 8/1
11:30am - 1:30pm
$35 per class. All supplies included.
These classes are packed with great information and lots of experiences
for progression in drawing. First timers and experienced artists
will learn how to see more of their world and develop or refine
drawing skills.
Using pencil and charcoal we will move through a series of simple
exercises and build to a more complex composition. We'll talk
about line, space/shape, light/dark, composition, and lots more.
All supplies included.
Janet Jacobs has been teaching art to adults, teenagers, absolute
beginners and practicing artists for twenty years both in art
institutions and privately. She has an MFA from Mills College
and maintains her own studio here in Marin. Visit her website
at www.janetjacobs.com
To register call Janet at (415) 307 3549
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In and Out of the
Sketchbook: Sketching in Public Places for Young Artists
Instructors: Brenda Sherburn and Adrienne Roberts
4 Wednesdays, 8/18, 8/25, 9/1 and 9/8
10:30am - 1:00pm
$100 for all 4 classes or $25 drop-in per class
Bring your Sketchbooks and draw a thousand little stories from
street scenes to beautiful parks to people in cafes. Some artists
think sketching in public is a little undermining because it says
everyone is an artist, that art can be all around us everyday
and we can create it. So come and draw with us in public places.
To register contact Brenda at (415) 454 6044 or brendasherburn@yahoo.com
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Intuitive Abstract
Painting
Instructor: The Artist Hines
Saturday, September 25, 2:30 - 5:30pm
and
Sunday, September, 26, 11:30 - 3:30pm
$150
Hines will teach you how to literally "let go" of your
conscious mind and begin painting from within. Utilizing your
intuitive powers you will learn how to get past your fears and
find the freedom to allow your inner self to dance on the canvas.
The Artist Hines will discuss acrylic paints and their versatility,
canvas preparation, pictorial composition, how to take advantage
of the quick drying time of acrylic paints, how to utilize a limited
five color palette and how to paint without fear.
Hines' work is in collections throughout the United States and
can be seen on his website www.theartisthines.com. Hines is also
the President of the Artists Guild of San Francisco, a non-profit
organization providing local artist exposure through outdoor exhibitions
in San Francisco.
To register contact Hines at (415) 332 2814 or hinesart@aol.com
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Watercolors
Instructor: Jerry Stitt
Saturday, August 14
11am - 1pm
FREE DEMO
Master watercolor painter and awarded member of
American Watercolor Society, Jerry will be demonstrating how he
paints a watercolor from beginning to finish using air and space
wrapped around an object.
Limited seating. Please call 457 2787 to reserve a seat.
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Painting from Life
in Oils
Instructor: Barbara Lawrence
4 Mondays, , August 2, 9, 16, 23
11:30am - 2:30pm
$125
We will be painting from still life. You may bring your own set
up or work from mine. This will be fun and challenging
To sign up - call or email Barbara: (415) 488 1436 / barbara@bl4art.com
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Cartooning
Harry Simpson
Saturday, August 21
11am - 1pm
FREE DEMO
Learn to draw cartoons using simple geometric shapes. Anyone can
do it with step-by-step guided instruction. We'll start with a
rough pencil sketch and finish with an ink outline. You'll love
how fun and easy it is to create cartoons. Animals, expressive
faces, manga and more. Learn to master the basics in one lesson.
Limited seating. Please call 457 2787 to reserve a seat.
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Paint in a Whole
New Way!
Instructor: Nina Deckert
Saturday, Sepember 4
11am - 1pm
FREE DEMO
Calling all oil and acrylic painters!
With Williamsburg Oils or OPEN acrylics, you can blend and
build seductive, lively, three-dimensional forms and figures.
Smooth shading, luminous surfaces and other old-master techniques
can be yours too with the right paint. We'll show oil painting
without toxic solvents and we'll introduce oil-envious acrylic
painters to the sensuous and forgiving new OPEN acrylics. Both
mediums will be featured. Don't miss this one! We'll even have
a small hands-on session at the end for anyone still skeptical.
Samples and literature while supplies last.
Limited seating. Please call 457 2787 to reserve a seat.
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Artwalk -
2nd Friday of the month.
Friday, August 14, 6-9pm
An evening of art, music, food and wine
Live music by the Jeb Brady Band
Fingerfood and wine served.
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Abstract Oil
Painting
Instructor: Monika Steiner
Saturday, August 7
11am - 1pm
FREE DEMO
This unique demo will cover all the technical and creative skills
necessary for producing competent abstract work.
Monika focuses on pairing inspiration with technique. You will
learn how to find inspiration, using shapes, colors and texture
to express your personal world. We will explore different styles
and techniques, such as proper paint mixing, dynamic composition,
glazing, layering and creating depth with chalk.
Visit Monica's website at http://www.monikasteiner.com/
Limited seating. Please call 457 2787 to reserve a seat.
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Portfolio Preparation
Instructor: Barry Beach
Saturday, September 11
11am - 1pm
FREE DEMO
The goal of this presentation is to provide how-to advice and
tips on portfolio preparation to help prepare the best looking
presentation for being accepted
to a college level art program, both at the bachelors & masters
level. Portfolio preparation will be discussed from the college
admission perspective, including strategizing images, and tips
to avoid common mistakes will be shared.
Instructor Barry Beach is an independent college counselor, portfolio
coach and artist. He was formerly director of admissions at Oregon
College of Art & Craft and has reviewed hundreds of portfolios.
He has an MFA from San Francisco Art Institute & BFA from
Rhode Island School of Design.
Limited seating. Please call 457 2787 to reserve a seat.
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Think Good Thoughts
- Mosiac Project
Instructor: Daria Sievers
Saturday, August 14
1:30 - 4pm
$30 plus materials
Design and mosaic an inspirational plaque to encourage you and
yours. "RELAX," "LOVE," "PEACE","GROW"
" THRIVE," "BLOSSOM,", "BLOOM,"
SHINE," "JOY," "BELIEVE,".... Bring a
primed piece of 1/2 in. plywood no less than 8-1/2 in. x 6-1/2
in. according to the length of your word. Letters should be at
least 3x2 in. Come with a sketch to trace onto your wood, Bring
your own, or purchase tiles and adhesive at Rileystreet. Nippers
will be provided or purchase at Rs. Daria will demonstrate grouting
technique. Students will grout on their own
To register call Daria at 415.302.9130, or email: mosaicsbydaria@gmail.com
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Force Figure Drawing
Intensive
Instructor: Mike Mattesi
Saturday, August 7, 10:30am - 5:30pm
Sunday, August 8, 11am - 4pm
$300 (limit 15 students)
Michael Mattesi, author the insightful and popular FORCE figure
drawing books will be hosting
this twelve hour workshop! During this workshop you will learn
lessons that he shares at Pixar and DreamWorks studios. Michael
will show you how to see FORCE and rhythm in the human figure
through tangible class lessons, demonstrations and one on one
instruction.
By the end of the twelve hours you will see FORCE in the human
figure, know how to illustrate it with line and experience it
through the act of drawing.
Please come with 18x24 SMOOTH newsprint and a masonite board.
Drawing tools will be provided.
Michael Mattesi has been a professional production artist and
instructor for almost 20 years with clients including Pixar, Walt
Disney Feature Animation and Consumer Products, Leap Frog, Marvel
Comics, Hasbro Toys, ABC, Microsoft, Electronic Arts, DreamWorks
and Nickelodeon, SVA, Art Center, Beijing University and other
schools.
He has authored and illustrated the popular figure drawing books:
Force, Dynamic Drawing for Animators
Force, Character design from Life Drawing
Bring your drawings to life with the theory of FORCE!
For more information or to sign up contact Mike at (510) 420 5275
or mike@drawingforce.com
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The Art of Bookmaking
Instructor: Heather Martin
4 Fridays: 7/23, 7/30, 8/6 and 8/20 (no 8/13)
10:30am - 5:30pm
$120 per workshop or $400 for all 4
This class is designed as a series of workshops to take the students
through the steps of building a book, from paper surface treatments
and choosing content to learning various bookbinding structures
and finishing at least one book by the end of the class. A list
of materials will be provided upon signing up for the workshops.
The workshops can be taken individually, and priority will be
given to those who want to take the whole series.
Workshop #1 - Surface Treatments IWorkshop 1 will focus on creating
background interest via paste-painting and aging. We will also
engage in a couple of fun writing exercises to stimulate ideas
for the content of each individual's books. A review of materials
and tools needed for the subsequent workshops will also be covered.
Workshop #2 - Surface Treatments IIWorkshop 2 will focus on
printmaking techniques using store-bought, or hand-made stamps,
stencils, Xerox transfers and collagraphs. (There might not be
time for all of this, but it will give options.) We will also
discuss content chosen for the book and review possible book structures
that can be implemented with each.
Workshop #3 - Book Structures IWorkshop 3 will focus on simple
book structures with time to build practice books, using plain
and decorated papers purchased from the store or ones created
in previous workshops. The book structures demonstrated will include
the leporella, and the concertina binding. We will also review
how to cover book board with book cloth and attach it to these
various bindings.
Workshop #4 - Book Structures IIWorkshop 4 will focus the pocket
accordian structure and sewing signatures, including covers for
single and multiple signatures, along with the dos-a-dos format.
Individual projects will be discussed as well as further possibilities.
To register or for more information contact Heather at 415-328-5208
or heather.art@mac.com
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Get Ready to Paint
Instructor: Mary Valente
Sunday, August 8
11:30am - 3:30pm
$45
This class is an orientation designed for the enthusiastic but
apprehensive novice painter who wishes to paint with acrylics.
Come learn the scoop about brushes, supports, mediums, how to
prep a canvas and basic color mixing. Through presentation and
hands-on activities you will "get ready to paint" in
a supportive and relaxed setting. After this materials & terms
introduction, you'll be ready to jump into your first landscape
or still life class with confidence. Wear comfortable painting
clothes and bring snacks or lunch, if you wish. A basic supply
list will be provided upon registration.
Mary work has appeared in numerous exhibits, fine art festivals
and San Francisco exhibit gallery venues. You can learn more about
her at www.maryvalente.com or http:mary-valente.blogspot.com
To register or for more information email Mary at m@maryvalente.com
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Portrait Drawing
from the Live Model
Instructor: Richard Gelernter
Saturday, July 31
11am - 1pm
FREE
Professional portrait artist, Richard Gelernter, will demonstrate
his charcoal technique working with a live model. Richard will
render the subject's likeness using charcoal with white chalk
on toned paper, while emphasizing accurate representation along
with sound composition.
Limited seating. Please call 457 2787 to reserve a seat.
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Observational Oil
Painting
Instructor: Anne Herrero
4 Thursdays: 7/29. 8/5, 8/12 and 8/19
11am - 1pm
$200
This class will focus on painting from life in oils. Students
will develop one painting from start to finish. Each student will
come prepared to the first class meeting with two to four source
options (photographs, objects to arrange in a still life, mirrors
for self portraits) from which to paint. We will first discuss
different kinds of content in observational oil painting as a
group and learn to identify and select subject matter from our
own lives based on this discussion. After deciding on one of our
own source options, we will review the steps of three approaches
(imprimatura, grisaille, and alla prima) to painting in layers.
Students will select the formal technique that best supports their
subject and begin painting. For the remainder of the course, students
will receive individual attention as they paint. At the end of
the final class, we will present our paintings in an informal
critique.
For more information or to sign up, please contact Anne Herrero
at (773)-896-8809 or herrero.anne@gmail.com
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Digital Imagery
and Acrylic Paint
Instructor: Tesia Blackburn
Sunday, August 15
11am - 4pm (including clean-up time)
$85
Experience the almost limitless possibilities with the new Digital
Grounds from Golden Artist Colors. Paint, print, photography,
digital, handmade or reproduced: these seeming divergent media
are merging as artists are experimenting with bringing them together
in new, rich, and interesting ways. This class will teach you
how to use the new Digital Grounds to print on acrylic paint skins,
thin sheets of metal (e.g.aluminum), and a variety of other substrates.
Unusual papers, foils, and actual layers of acrylic paint (paint
skins) can receive printed images directly from an inkjet printer.
Work on these images to transform them, seal them, and then incorporate
them into existing artwork - or use them alone. Painters, collage
and mixed media artists, photographers, printmakers - all can
expand their image vocabulary and techniques. All materials will
be provided, including Golden Digital Grounds, gel topcoats, surfaces,
and an on-site printer, as well as acrylic paints, gels, and mediums
to glaze, draw, overpaint, collage, and pour over the digital
images. A truly mind-blowing combination of technology and creativity
awaits you! All paints, gels and grounds supplied by Golden. Digital
printer supplied by instructor
To register - go to tesia's website: http://www.blackburnfineart.com/registerhtml/
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The Beauty
of Pastels
Instructor: Barbara Lawrence
Saturday, September 18
11am -1pm
FREE DEMO
Our popular Tuesday pastel teacher will do a landscape in pastel.
She will talk about shapes, light and values, color harmonies
and contrast, and how to pull it all together.
Limited seating. Please call 457 2787 to reserve a seat.
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Intuitive Abstract
Painting with Acrylics
Instructor: The Artist Hines
Saturday, September 11
1:30 - 3:30pm (please note time)
FREE DEMO
Hines will show you how to literally "let go" of your
conscious mind and begin painting from within. Utilizing your
intuitive powers you will learn how to get past your fears and
find the freedom to allow your inner self to dance on the canvas.
During the demonstration the Artist Hines will discuss acrylic
paints and their versatility, canvas preparation, pictorial composition,
how to take advantage of the quick drying time of acrylic paints,
how to utilize a limited five color palette and how to paint without
fear.
Hines' work is in collections throughout the United States and
can be seen on his website www.theartisthines.com. Hines is also
the President of the Artists Guild of San Francisco, a non-profit
organization providing local artist exposure through outdoor exhibitions
in San Francisco.
Limited seating. Please call 457 2787 to reserve a seat.
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Watercolor Quinacridone
Paints - Free Hands-On Demo (AND you don't have to know how to
say"Quinacridone"!)
Instructor: Sharon Searles
Saturday, July 24
11am - 1pm
FREE DEMO
These incredible paints are among the easiest for beginners to
use, and they are widely used by professional artists who want
transparent, vivid, lightfast colors. Quinacridones are relatively
new on the art scene, having been developed for the automobile
industry. (Why automobiles? Because cars need beautiful colors
that don't fade, and artists need the same thing!)
As watercolors, Quinacridones enhance mixes, they make fabulous
glazes, and they are beautiful easily workable substitutes for
some of the earth colors that can get muddy if you're not careful
and experienced.
Available in a beautiful range of yellows to reds, we'll have
a
variety of Quinacridone watercolors for you to sample during this
demo. And you don't have to know how to pronounce "quinacridone"
(but I'll tell you if you want to know)!
Sharon Searles is a Mill Valley artist with a flair for teaching.
She delights in the joys and successes of her students. Her own
paintings are in private collections nationwide. For information
about studio lessons: Sharon@FineArtBySharon.com
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Mosaic Tile Demonstration
Instructor: Kathryn Cerasoli
Saturday, September 25
11am - 1pm
FREE
Kathryn will demonstrate the process of creating a simple mosaic
project, step-by-step. She'll start by talking about surfaces
- which are suitable for your particular need - and then how to
prepare them. She'll show how to create a basic design, including
how to break tiles so that the image "work", then how
to adhere the tiles, apply grout, and finally how to seal your
project. Participants will be able to try out the tiles, tools
and materials so that they leave with a genuine feel for the process.
And while Kathryn is walking and talking you through a larger
project, participants will be able to keep their hands busy creating
a 2" x 2" magnet using mini-tiles. This will be a hands-on
demo, so space is limited to 10. All materials will be provided
by Mosaic Mercantile.
Kathryn teaches day-long mosaic art classes. She also sells her
mosaic art, which is created on a variety of surfaces, using different
kinds of tile, china ware and glass.
Limited seating. Please call 457 2787 to reserve a seat.
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All classes on this
page are offered in our San Rafael location.
Rileystreet appreciates your support that enables us to bring quality
services to Sonoma and Marin Counties.
To show our appreciation, we offer students a 10% discount.
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