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March 10 - April 28 Celebrating Watercolor, Celebrating the Newark Museum Centennial Lorraine Niemela The Newark Museum, Newark, N.J. Tuesdays: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm Come and enjoy the secrets of watercolor technique as you share in the riches of the Newark Museum. Explore lessons from artists in the exquisite collections from African shamans to American masters as we practice wash, glaze, brushwork and the intermingling of color in wet/dry relationships. Call 973-596-6607 to register. March 24 - April 21 Watercolor: Five Steps to Mastery Lorraine Niemela Brookdale Comm. College, Lincroft, N.J. Tuesdays: 7-9:30pm Explore technique, color and design in a whirlwind survey of watercolor. Learn about the physical properties of the medium, its many applications and how to develop 'a watercolor state of mind.' Benefit from the distillation of fifteen years of Lorraine's teaching and her lifetime passion for art! 5 sessions. Call 732-224-2315 to register. March 25 - April 22 Watercolor: Five Steps to Mastery Lorraine Niemela Brookdale Comm. College, Lincroft, N.J. Wednesdays: 9-11:30 am Explore technique, color and design in a whirlwind survey of watercolor. Learn about the physical properties of the medium, its many applications and how to develop 'a watercolor state of mind.' Benefit from the distillation of fifteen years of Lorraine's teaching and her lifetime passion for art! 5 sessions. Call 732-224-2315 to register. April 24 - April 26 The Sketchbook as Storytelling Drawing in a sketchbook may be a daily practice or an occasional event. It is a view of the world that only you can create. Come learn new techniques and attitudes with pen and pencil, paint and paste. Renew old habits and create new ones. Friday, April 24 The Sketchbook as Storytelling: Recording Your World 9:30 4:00 Practice drawing and editing skills to record the world around you with style and enthusiasm. Saturday, April 25 The Sketchbook as Storytelling: Impressions and Expressions 9:30 4:00 Using a variety of approaches and media, share your visual impressions, responses and opinions. See the sketchbook as a place to illustrate daily joys and challenges for personal inquiry or as a source for additional art exploration. Sunday, April 26 The Sketchbook as Storytelling: Flights of Fancy 9:30 3:00 From daydreams to graphic novels, the sketchbook can be a place to record visual musings and visions. Penetrate the infinite universe of your imagination. Whether rooted in reality or fancy, art reveals ourselves to ourselves! Call 732-471-1052 to register. May 3 - May 6 Sketching as a Route to Art Lorraine Niemela in Cape May, NJ Set in the casual atmosphere of historic Cape May, this workshop provides new approaches to drawing and a review of quick drawing skills. We will settle into the seaside beauty of Cape May and use it as an exhilarating experience to inspire art on site and in the future. All levels are welcome. FEE: $295 for tuition, which includes a materials fee. Participants will be responsible for their accommodations, meals and transportation during the workshop. For more information contact: 908-790-8820 or nancyori@comcast.net July 14 - July 16 Painting and Drawing at the Sea Come gather for an art retreat where sea and sky, gardens and gingerbread homes join together in a celebration of community. Tuesday, July 14 Painting and Drawing at the Sea: Thinking Design 9:30 4:00 Look through the eyes of artists from past centuries to strengthen your composition in the 21st century. Begin your drawing or painting with confidence for more dynamic and rewarding art. Wednesday, July 15 Painting and Drawing at the Sea: Thinking Light and Shadow 9:30 4:00 The lights and darks of your subject are often keys to your attraction, but they are overlooked in a search for "the right" color. Develop a habit of analyzing values so that your art reflects the power of your impressions. Thursday, July 16 Painting and Drawing at the Sea: Thinking Color 9:30 3:00 The basics of the color wheel can lead you into exciting territory. Come and find new ways to interpret and represent color with this old friend. Call 732-471-1052 to register. July 25 - July 29 Watercolor: Keys to Mastery Lorraine Niemela. Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ Explore watercolor technique, color and design as you paint the beauty of Peters Valley on location. Paint washes, glaze transparent layers and use the intermingling of paint and water to express the landscape as you see it. Step-by-step instruction is followed by painting in the field the meadows, trout streams, ghost towns and waterfalls of the Delaware Water Gap. Examine practices of American watercolor masters to instruct you along the way. This class is for both beginners and artists who want to fine-tune their skills. Call 973-948-5200 to register. October 16 - October 18 An Abstract Point of View Seeing abstractly is an excellent route to reality in your art, but it also changes the way you see so that you notice wonder and beauty in everything. Friday, October 16 An Abstract Point of View: A Lesson in Seeing 9:30 4:00 Deconstruct your subject to its essential elements and see it with more clarity and accuracy. Then, decide how you want to put it back together again. You may be surprised by the results! Saturday, October 17 An Abstract Point of View: Learning from History 9:30 4:00 There are many systems of visual theory from the color study of the Impressionists to the physical energy of the Abstract Expressionists. Familiarity with the development of abstraction (through three centuries!) opens new areas of pursuit. And, it fine-tunes your eye to see visual potential as your work is in progress. Sunday, October 18 An Abstract Point of View: Non-Objective Design 9:30 3:00 With points and lines, shapes and forms, colors and values, create art that reflects your personal rhythms and proportions. Call 732-471-1052 to register. |
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