Joanna Coke    B-I
Tuesdays 1:00-3:30

Each session will focus on a particular subject and aspect of color. You will then learn how to mix and place color so that it makes sense. You will paint a new painting each week for the first 3 weeks. The last week will be to incorporate changes into the previous 3 assignments.

S1: Clouds: Jan 4, 11, 18, 25
S2: Composition, Golden Ratio: Feb 1, 8, 15, 22
S3: Colorful Neutrals: Mar 1, 8, 15, 22

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$140 ACM Members
$165 Future Members

Graciela Giles B
Tuesdays 9:00-12:00

If you’ve always wanted to paint watercolors or have limited knowledge of the medium, this class is for you! Discover the magic of watercolor. There will be demonstrations of all the techniques including masking, wet on wet, dry brush, glazing, brush handling and saving the white of the paper. Your learning process will be enjoyable while exploring the fascinating qualities of this versatile medium.

S1: 5 wk: Sep 28, Oct 5, 12, 19, 26
S2: 5 wk: Nov 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
S3: 4 wk: Dec 7, 14, 21, 28
S4: 5 wk: Jan 25, Feb 1, 8, 15, 22
S5: 5 wk: Mar 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

4 wk: $100 ACM Members
$125 Future Members

5 wk: $124 ACM Members
$149 Future Members

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Graciela Giles I-A
Fridays 9:00-12:00

Now that you have the knowledge of the foundation of watercolor, we will explore expressive brush strokes from very controlled to very loose and impressionistic. These exciting techniques can be applied to your own project while receiving guidance, or to a class project. There will be demonstrations and group critiques. Flexibility and freedom of expression are a highlight of this class.

S1: 5 wk: Sep 24, Oct 1, 8, 15, 22
S2: 4 wk: Oct 29, Nov 5, 12, 19
S3: 4 wk: Dec 3, 10, 17, 24
S4: 5 wk: Jan 28, Feb 4, 11, 18, 25
S5: 5 wk: Mar 4, 11, 18, 25, Apr 1

4 wk: $100 ACM Members
$125 Future Members

5 wk: $124 ACM Members
$149 Future Members

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Splash Dynamic-Bold Watercolor Painting I-A
Tim Saternow

Thursday, Friday, Saturday
March 3-5, 10:00-4:00

Splash Dynamic will help you see the real power of watercolor and how to paint with strength and boldness. You’ll develop strong watercolor paintings by seeing and using bold value arrangements, powerful lights and darks, correct linear perspective, and attention to focal points in large-scale architectural landscape paintings.

Are you often disappointed by your paintings looking too pale and too soft? Did you learn: “Start pale and progressively build up from there?” While this is a good, time-tested approach to classic watercolor painting, too many painters stop before achieving their desired boldness.

My technique will have you turn around your ideas of approaching a painting. You will start with the darkest darks (while saving the white paper), and then begin to build a painting by observing the power of light and shadow – its value patterns.

I teach a grisaille technique where you start with a monochromatic under-painting to establish all the lights and darks. You will learn to see ‘light shapes’ and ‘shadow shapes’ not simply objects.

We begin with small value sketches in pencil that identifies those shapes.

Then we’ll get to the ‘splash dynamic’ part: after completing the grisaille layers we’ll experiment with breaking up the surface by literally splashing water and paint on top — splatters, spray bottles, runs and blooms. This step begins to unify and embolden the feeling of design along with the unpredictable beauty of watercolor. From here we further build up the darks, add local color, and complete a very powerful painting.

With daily demonstrations, close individual instruction, and fun critiques, Splash Dynamic will give students the skills to successfully make a research photo a painting (not just a duplication of the photo) that becomes a very personal vision of the artist.

$425 ACM Members
$475 Future Members

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Joanna Coke   I-A
Tuesdays 9:30-12:00

These classes are designed for painters who are familiar working with watercolor. Now, you will learn HOW and WHY you make the painting decisions in your designs and color choices. A paint-a-long- demo will be given in the 1st class and then the student can choose from their photo references the scene they wish to paint and apply the techniques they have just learned.

S1: Waterfalls: Jan 4, 11, 18, 25
S2: People in Landscapes: Feb 1, 8, 15, 22
S3: Finishing Your Stuck Painting: Mar 1, 8, 15, 22

$140 ACM Members
$165 Future Members

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Joanna Coke   B
Mondays 9:30-12:00

These classes are designed for painters who are not familiar with watercolors. In each class, various watercolor techniques will be demonstrated with students painting along to build confidence and fun!

S1: What to Paint First? Jan 3, 10, 17, 24
S2: Black & White Plus 1 Color: Jan 31, Feb 7, 14, 21
S3: 1 Point Perspective, Boat House: Feb. 28, Mar 7, 14, 21

$140 ACM Members
$165 Future Members

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Helen Solomon B-I
Fridays 9:30-11:30

Fridays 9:30-11:30

This Watercolor course is designed for beginner and intermediate artists wishing to explore and improve their watercolor painting techniques. This course starts with the basics of drawing and progresses gradually to more complex subjects and concepts as you learn the fundamentals of watercolor.

S1: Sep 3, 10, 17, 24
S2: Oct 1, 8, 15, 22
S3: Oct 29, Nov 5, 12, 19
S4: Jan 7, 14, 21, 28
S5: Feb 4, 11, 18, 25
S6: Apr 8, 15, 22, 29

$87 ACM Members
$112 Future Members

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Dawn Gerardot Putman B-I
Wednesday 9:00-11:30

This class is so much fun. It’s exciting because although planned, those unpredictable happy accidents always alter that plan and create the most amazing results. You will surprise yourself. To prep for the first class, pre-stretch several 300# WC papers (size your choice) onto a WC board, a piece of plywood or a piece of gatorboard. All pieces can be attached to the same board. Pre-stretching means wetting the paper and while wet, staple to the board and allow to thoroughly dry.

S1: Dec 8, 15, 22

$64 ACM Members
$89 Future Members

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Diane Garrett-Smith B-I
Mondays & Wednesdays 6:00-8:30

Begin a blended Journey, beginning with drawing, then Watercolors, blending a bit with Gouache, then finally Acrylics! We’ll complete this Marathon by choosing one of your Watercolors to enhance using mixed media methods. This course will help you recognize specifically what inspires you, then help you ‘translate’ that into a more ardent painting. We’ll be learning/reviewing our knowledge of color via the Color Wheel. It is fundamental for mixing colors & understanding color harmony. Shape, balance, composition, line/edge, light/shadow, and the ‘gestalt’ will be discussed as our works are developed. Come watch your style come alive!

S1: Sep 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29, Oct 4, (no 6 & 11), 13
S2: Oct 25, 27, Nov 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17
S3: Jan 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26

$170 ACM Members
$195 Future Members

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