Playing & Exploring with Watercolor, Helen Solomon
Helen Solomon Beginner
Tuesdays 1:00-4:00
Welcome to the Watercolor Painting Introduction course! The aim is to help you master the techniques of watercolor painting, regardless of your skill level. This course is designed for beginners as well as intermediate-level artists. You will learn how to get started with watercolor painting, apply watercolor washes, and create gorgeous paintings by following our easy-to-follow instructions. I believe that with guidance, you will be able to produce stunning watercolor paintings that you will be proud to display. The class is here to support you every step of the way, and we look forward to helping you discover your inner artist!
S1: 4 wk: May 7, 14, 21, 28
S2: 4 wk: Jun 4, 11, 18, 25
S3: 5 wk: Jul 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
4 wk: $129 ACM Members
$154 Future Members
5 wk: $161 ACM Members
$186 Future Members
Mastering Watercolor, Helen Solomon
Helen Solomon Intermediate/Advanced
Fridays 9:00-12:00
Let’s explore the exciting world of watercolor painting together. This class offers a great opportunity to learn new techniques and enhance your skills. Watercolor is a beautiful and versatile art form that allows you to express yourself in unique and creative ways. The instructor will guide you through the process of mixing and blending colors, creating textures using wax, and varnishing your work to perfection. You’ll also learn how to fix mistakes and bring dull work to life. By working from photographs, preferably your own, you’ll be able to create meaningful and personalized pieces of art. Above all, this class is designed to be fun. So, let’s get started and discover the wonders of watercolor painting!
S1: 5 wk: May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
S2: 4 wk: Jun 7, 14, 21, 28
S3: 4 wk: Jul 5, 12, 19, 26
4 wk: $129 ACM Members $154 Future Members
5 wk: $161 ACM Members $186 Future Members
Mastering Watercolor, Helen Solomon
Helen Solomon I-A
Fridays 9:30-11:30
Learn more of the basics along with more advanced techniques. Watercolor is one of the most enduring art forms in our culture and is the easiest way of expressing yourself through art. Watercolor has a long history of teaching great painters their first lessons in subjects ranging from proper technique to design principles. We will continue to learn how to mix and blend colors from a limited palette, work with textures using wax, and varnish your work with ”wax” The instructor will do a demonstration to show how to fix work, or bring dull work to life. We will work from photographs, preferably your own. Fun!
S1: 4 wk: Sep 8, 15, 22, 29
S2: 5 wk: Oct 20, 27, Nov 3, 10, 17 Class Full – Call for Wait list
S3: 4 wk: Jan 5, 12, 19, 26 Class Full – Call for Wait list
S4: 4 wk: Feb 2, 9, 16, 23 Class Full – Call for Wait list
S5: 4 wk: Mar 1, 8, 15, 22 Class Full – Call for Wait list
S6: 4 wk: Apr 5, 12, 19, 26
4 wk: $100 ACM Members
$125 Future Members
5 wk: $125 ACM Members
$150 Future Members
Playing & Exploring with Watercolor-Fall, Helen Solomon
Helen Solomon B
Tuesdays 1:00-3:00
Watercolors are easy if you know how. This class is designed for the watercolor lover that wants to start from the very beginning. You will learn the fundamentals of playing and exploring the basic techniques of mixing and blending colors, how to create a palette, and how to control the opacity of the paint. All in a fun, relaxing afternoon. Step by step through the entire painting process. The instructor provides the references.
S1: Sep 5, 12, 19, 26
S2: Oct 3, 10, 17, 24
S3: Nov 7, 14, 21, 28
S4: Jan 9, 16, 23, 30
S5: Feb 6, 13, 20, 27 Class Full – call for waitlist
S6: Mar 5, 12, 19, 26 Class Full – call for waitlist
S7: Apr 9, 16, 23, 30
$100 ACM Members
$125 Future Members
Simplified Acrylic Painting ll-Fall, Helen Solomon
Helen Solomon I-A
Thursdays 9:30-11:30
The possibilities of how to work with acrylics are endless. Welcome to the world of acrylic painting, an art world full of versatility and bright, bold colors. Use your own pictures or references. Once your drawing is on the canvas, the FUN begins. This is an intermediate/advanced art class that continues the exploration of the media and techniques with a more in-depth study of acrylics, aesthetics, and more. Each class starts with a discussion of the student’s artwork. Not for beginners.
S1: 4 wk: Sep 7, 14, 21, 28
S2: 5 wk: Oct 19, 26, Nov 2, 9, 16
S3: 4 wk: Jan 4, 11, 18, 25
S4: 5 wk: Feb 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Class Full call for waitlist
S5: 4 wk: Mar 7, 14, 21, 28 Class Full call for waitlist
S6: 4 wk: Apr 4, 11, 18, 25
4 wk: $100 ACM Members
$125 Future Members
5 wk: $125 ACM Members
$150 Future Members
Simplified Acrylics l, Helen Solomon
Helen Solomon I
Thursdays 1:00-4:00
The painting style of any subject is what makes each artist and painting unique. Students will learn about a variety of painting styles while practicing techniques in acrylic painting. We will review color mixing, composition, under-painting, and paint application techniques. Students will work to develop a personal painting style to interpret an original acrylic art subject. The class will combine teacher demonstration with work time devoted to individual instruction. Picture reference, preferably your own photos. Or from FREE websites like Pixabay or Unsplash.
S1: 5 wk: May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
S2: 4 wk: Jun 6, 13, 20, 27
S3: 4 wk: Jul 11, 18, 25 Aug 1
4 wk: $129 ACM Members $154 Future Members
5 wk: $161 ACM Members $186 Future Members
Simplified Acrylics l, Helen Solomon
Helen Solomon I
Thursdays 1:00-3:00
The painting style of any subject is what makes each artist and painting unique. Students will learn about a variety of painting styles while practicing techniques in acrylic painting. We will review color mixing, composition, under-painting, and paint application techniques. Students will work to develop a personal painting style to interpret an original acrylic art subject. The class will combine teacher demonstration with work time devoted to individual instruction. Picture reference, preferably your own photos. Or from FREE websites like Pixabay or Unsplash.
S1: 4 wk: Sep 7, 14, 21, 28
S2: 5 wk: Oct 19, 26, Nov 2, 9, 16
S3: 4 wk: Jan 4, 11, 18, 25
S4: 5 wk: Feb 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
S5: 4 wk: Mar 7, 14, 21, 28
S6: 4 wk: Apr 4, 11, 18, 25
4 wk: $100 ACM Members
$125 Future Members
5 wk: $125 ACM Members
$150 Future Members
Create Pastels Like A Master-Fall, Helen Solomon
Helen Solomon I-A
Fridays 1:00-3:00
This is an Intermediate class for those who have worked with pastels for a while and are familiar with drawing, the elements of composition, and how and when to use hard and soft pastels. Students will work from their own photo references and perfect the techniques of simplifying, establishing the focal point, and using only the pastels and marks that are needed to tell the story. Explore a variety of approaches in pastel with emphasis on structure, stroke, and pressure in limited palettes applied in layers to create delicate and luminous surfaces.
S1: 4 wk: Sep 8, 15, 22, 29
S2: 5 wk: Oct 20, 27, Nov 3, 10, 17
S3: 4 wk: Jan 5, 12, 19, 26
S4: 4 wk: Feb 2, 9, 16, 23
S5: 4 wk: Mar 1, 8, 15, 22
S6: 4 wk: Apr 5, 12, 19, 26
4 wk: $100 ACM Members
$125 Future Members
5 wk: $125 ACM Members
$150 Future Members
Create Pastels Like A Master, Helen Solomon
Helen Solomon I-A
Fridays 1:00-4:00
The goal of this class is to introduce soft pastels and the many ways they can be used. Soft pastels are all about the layering of colors and building your image through those layers. Each student will develop their own style, no matter the subject, still life, landscape, seascape, figure, or portrait. How to prep work surfaces and how to transfer art to sanded paper. For the first half hour of each class, we will critique work created the week before. As a group, we will discuss each other’s artwork. This is a great time to talk about you, the artist, and briefly discuss your next step.
S1: 5 wk: May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
S2: 4 wk: Jun 7, 14, 21, 28
S3: 4 wk: Jul 5, 12, 19, 26
4 wk: $129 ACM Members $154 Future Members
5 wk: $161 ACM Members $186 Future Members
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Simple, Fundamentals of Acrylics-Fall, Helen Solomon
Helen Solomon B
Tuesdays 9:30-11:30
Welcome to the world of acrylic painting, an art world full of versatility and bright, bold colors. Because acrylics are water-based, they offer opacity (you can paint right over your mistakes) which makes this medium especially appealing to beginners. Acrylic paints are so versatile and lend themselves to many styles of painting. Acrylics have their own set of characteristics and attributes. We are going to work step by step on two references from start to finish as you learn all about acrylics and how to use them. All references are provided.
S1: Sep 5, 12, 19, 26
S2: Oct 3, 10, 17, 24
S3: Nov 7, 14, 21, 28
S4: Jan 9, 16, 23, 30 Class Full, Call For Waitlist
S5: Feb 6, 13, 20, 27
S6: Mar 5, 12, 19, 26
S7: Apr 9, 16, 23, 30
$100 ACM Members
$125 Future Members
Simplified Acrylic Painting ll, Helen Solomon
Helen Solomon I-A
Thursdays 9:00-12-00
In this Acrylic Painting course, you will learn how to prep your canvas, and how to transfer your own reference from your own photos or the two free websites such as Pixabay or Unsplash. Once your drawing is on the canvas, the FUN begins with painting in acrylics. This course is in-depth and it’s also a FUN two hours of studio time with other acrylic lovers. This intermediate/advanced art class continues the exploration of acrylic media and techniques with a more in-depth study of acrylics, aesthetics, and medium. Students will have the ability to talk about their work and the work of others in classroom critiques that we do at the start of each class. Please note, this is not for beginners.
S1: 5 wk: May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
S2: 4 wk: Jun 6, 13, 20, 27
S3: 4 wk: Jul 11, 18, 25 Aug 1
4 wk: $129 ACM Members
$154 Future Members
5 wk: $161 ACM Members
$186 Future Members
Simplified Fundamentals of Acrylics, Helen Solomon
Helen Solomon B
Tuesdays 9:00-12:00
“Starting with a blank white canvas can create anxiety for some people. You may feel like an “”art admirer”” instead of an “”art creator”” and worry that your paintings will turn out terrible. However, my course will teach you the basics of working with acrylic paint, which is the simplest and most effective way for absolute beginners to learn how to paint successfully. Acrylic paints can be used in thin layers like watercolor or in thicker, more opaque applications like oil paint. On the first day of the course, you’ll receive all the necessary references and step-by-step guidance to create your own art from start to finish.
S1: 4 wk: May 7, 14, 21, 28
S2: 4 wk: Jun 4, 11, 18, 25
S3: 5 wk: Jul 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
4 wk: $129 ACM Members $154 Future Members
5 wk: $161 ACM Members $186 Future Members
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