2-D: Finding your Form through Nature
Jeanet Dreskin(304B08) Friday–Saturday, 2 sessions
September 26–27, 10 am–4 pm, $149 (includes lunch)
(305B08) COMBINED Price for students taking both 2-D (304B08) and 3-D (306B08) classes is $289Share artist Jeanet Dreskin’s passion for the environment and develop the skills and vision to interpret the order of nature. Participants will create either realist or non-objective paintings, using acrylics in semi-transparent washes and in a thick impasto manner, along with other materials in imaginative ways. Explore shape, pattern, texture, and color through the interactive use of collage and chine collé with an emphasis on observation, selection, and fantasy. Participants who choose to take the October 3–4 workshop in ceramics will use drawings and paintings from this class as a step toward the creation of three-dimensional forms.
Ms. Dreskin will host a drop-in at her studio on Sunday, September 28th from 11 am–1 pm. Materials list mailed with confirmation.3-D: Finding your Form through Nature
Alice Ballard(306B08) Friday–Saturday, 2 sessions
October 3–4, 10 am–4 pm, $169 (includes lunch)
(305B08) COMBINED Price for students taking both 2-D (304B08) and 3-D (306B08) classes is $289With nature as guide and inspiration, intermediate and advanced ceramic artists will choose from an assortment of natural treasures to create a pair of related forms in clay. Participants who take 2-D: Finding your Form in Nature (above), will have the additional option of working from renderings developed in Ms. Dreskin’s class. Coil, slap, puki, and dowel methods of hand building will be explored in the creation of forms.
Ms. Ballard will host a drop-in at her studio on Sunday, October 5th from 11 am– 1 pm. Clay and glazes included in course fee. Materials list mailed with confirmation.
Plein Air in Oil or Acrylic, Painting the Reedy River
William Jameson(307B08) Saturday, 1 session
October 11, 9:30 am–4:30 pm, meet at the Museum, $125 (includes box lunch)Join North Carolina plein air painter William Jameson for a day of painting in Greenville’s fabulous Falls Park. Participants will learn techniques for creating dynamic compositions, methods for quick execution of a small painting using a limited palette, and approaches to starting a plein air painting with the intention of finishing it in the studio. In the event of inclement weather, the class will meet in the Museum’s art studios. Materials list mailed with confirmation.
Nature Photography: Fall in the Foothills
Diane Hopkins-Hughs and Anne Martin(308B08) Saturday, 2 sessions
October 25 and November 8, 9 am–4 pm, meet at the Museum, $89Journey with photographer Diane Hopkins-Hughs and naturalist Anne Martin to hike and photograph the trails of the Appalachian foothills. Explore the best ways to frame, focus, and compose photographs of magnificent fall foliage and landscapes. Students should bring a camera (35 mm or digital), film, a bag lunch, and gas money. Participants will be responsible for developing their photos outside of class in either film or digital format.
Textured Pastels
Carol Leary(309B08) Thursday–Saturday, 3 sessions
September 11–13, 10 am–4 pm, $179 (bring lunch to class)Whether a purist or experimental pastel artist, participants of all levels will agree that the more textural the surface, the more layers of pastel may be overlaid to create a painting with depth and intensity. Students will prepare sanded boards using different kinds of grits to experience an exciting range of textured surfaces, boards, and papers. Commercially prepared sanded, flocked, and smoother papers will also be available to use while the hand-made boards dry. During the second part of the workshop, students will use the surfaces they have made to try new techniques in the creation of expressive pastel paintings. This workshop will concentrate more on techniques, surfaces, and experimentation than on realistic drawing, although artists will explore a range of styles from realism to abstraction. Materials list mailed with confirmation.
Advanced Critique Group
Michael Brodeur(310B08) Third Tuesdays, 8 sessions
September 16, 2008–April 21, 2009, 6–8 pm, $189Advanced 2-D artists will have the unique opportunity to participate in a critique group led by Furman University art professor Michael Brodeur. The class focuses on the artistic process, including approaches to self-critique. Participants will receive assessments of their paintings and drawings and experience the work of others in the group dialogue. Students must bring work samples to each class.
Watermedia: Making Color Work for You
Jane Todd Butcher
(318B08) Friday–Saturday, 2 sessions
October 3–4, 10 am–4 pm, $129 (includes lunch)
This two-day workshop is for intermediate and advanced painters who want to use color more effectively to strengthen their paintings. Demonstrations and hands-on exercises will explore ways that colors work together and add expression to a painting. Discover new techniques for using color to resolve unsuccessful paintings. These approaches are designed for artists working in any water-based medium. Participants should bring two works for critique—these may be completed works or paintings that need problem-solving. Materials list mailed with confirmation.New Options: Using Acrylics as Oils
Phil Garrett(300C09) Friday–Saturday, 2 sessions
February 20–21, 2009, 10 am–4 pm, $169 (includes lunch)Join printmaker and painter Phil Garrett for an outstanding opportunity to learn how to achieve oil-like effects with acrylic paints. Participants will experiment with an exciting array of acrylic media along with an innovative new product, Golden OPEN Acrylics, which have an extended working time. This course addresses support preparation and the use of heavy body and fluid paints and gels to create surface textures and alter consistency. Students will learn a basic palette for traditional techniques, which pigments provide clean color mixing, and which media work for blending and glazing. All paint and gels provided by Golden Paints.
Watercolor Workshop
Mary Whyte(301C09) Friday–Saturday, 2 sessions
March 13–14, 2009, 9:30 am–4 pm, $285 (includes lunch)Charleston watercolorist Mary Whyte returns to the Museum for a seventh year to teach the magic of her medium. Students will work from a seated model to capture the essence of form, personality, and likeness. From washing and glazing techniques to the fundamentals of mixing color and creating strong color compositions, this class is a must for students of all levels. It is carefully organized to provide a foundation for the development of individual style. The workshop includes a tour of the Museum’s Andrew Wyeth collection led by Mary Whyte and Museum Curator Martha Severens. Materials list mailed with confirmation.
True Beginnings: Wheel Throwing
Lily Stratton(311B08) Thursday, 8 sessions
September 18–November 13 (no class October 16), 10 am–1 pm, $189(312B08) Thursday, 8 sessions
September 18–November 13 (no class October 16), 6–9 pm, $189Ceramic students of all levels will explore wheel throwing, firing, and glazing techniques, creating cylinder and bowl forms that can be used everyday. Students who have already mastered wheel throwing basics will have the opportunity to expand on the possibilities of the cylinder and the bowl, developing pitchers, vases, and lidded casseroles and teapots. This is a great class for those interested in continuing their experience as throwers but it will also be ideal for those who have always wanted to try. Clay, glazes, and firings are included in the course fee. Materials list mailed with confirmation.
Classical Portraiture
Suzy Hart(313B08) Thursday, 8 sessions
September 18–November 13 (no class October 16), 10 am–1 pm, $189Intermediate and advanced students will learn classical methods to render subjects in a realistic style. Attention will be paid to balancing posture and spirit, physical proportion, facial anatomy, planes, and features. Students may work in pastel or graphite. In each session, participants work from a seated model. Students will study the Museum’s annual exhibition on book illustration, David Macaulay: The Way We Work. Materials list mailed with confirmation.
Figure Drawing
Glen Miller(314B08) Thursday, 8 sessions
September 18–November 13 (no class October 16), 6–9 pm, $189This course is designed for students at any level who want to improve their figure drawing skills by working from a live model. Content includes basic anatomy for figure drawing and techniques for rendering the clothed figure. The course will include instruction at an individual level and group critiques. Students will work in charcoal, conté crayon, and ink wash. Materials list mailed with confirmation.
Watermedia: Design and Expression from Within
Carrie Brown(315B08) Tuesday, 12 sessions
September 16-December 9 (no class October 14), 9 am–noon, $249Intermediate and advanced students will explore the full potential of acrylic paint as a transparent, translucent, or opaque medium. Learn how paper collage and acrylic can be incorporated in new compositions and old unresolved paintings. This approach will demonstrate how “alternative choices” can be a simple and direct way to redesign color, line, pattern, and texture, challenging the artist to higher levels of expression. Demonstrations and assignments will encourage participants to express personal experiences in their work. Materials list mailed with confirmation.
Wildlife and Woodlands in Watercolor
Bruce Bunch(316B08) Thursday, 8 sessions
September 18–November 13 (no class October 16), 9:30 am–12:30 pm, GCMA Studio 4 and on location, $169Capture the essence of animal and plant life in watercolor. Whether the subject is a Carolina Wren or your favorite garden flower, this class is designed to help artists explore techniques to make their paintings come alive. Working in the outdoors and in studio, students will learn to use models, sketches, and photos for visual references. Classes will include lots of hands-on time, demonstrations, trips to the Roper Mountain Science Center, the Greenville Zoo, the Greenville Garden Club and the opportunity to study the Museum’s paintings, including selections from Andrew Wyeth: The Greenville Collection. Materials list mailed with confirmation.
Oil Painting: Working Wet on Wet
Paul Flint(317B08) Thursday, 8 sessions
September 18–November 13 (no class October 16), 6–9 pm, $179Leading off a year-long emphasis on techniques in oil painting, this course focuses on working wet on wet, or alla prima, a technique which allows students to work spontaneously and with thick applications, blending paints on the canvas rather than layering them. The course includes composition, color theory, and practical suggestions, with a major focus on still life. In addition, students will be exposed to styles of well-known painters and have the opportunity to paint from a seated model. Materials list mailed with confirmation.
Grades K5–1, Making Paper, Prints, and Books
Ronda Reynolds-Smith(300B08) Tuesday, 5 sessions
September 9–October 7, 4–5:30 pm, $74Young artists will discover the joy of combining art forms to create a spectacular book. Their pages will be filled with illustrations they create with a variety of printmaking techniques. Papermaking, stitch binding, and accordion bookmaking will also be covered. Children will be treated to gallery visits to see exhibitions such as Jasper Johns: Image Duplicator!! and David Macaulay: The Way We Work. Materials included in course fee.
Grades K5–1: Sculpture, 3-D Works of Art
Ronda Reynolds-Smith(302B08) Tuesday, October 21–November 18, 4–5:30 pm, $74
Children will investigate sculpture, using clay, wire, tubing, and wood to create three-dimensional works of art. Students will have fun experimenting with techniques to capture movement and shape, and they will study famous sculptors such as Degas, Giacometti, and Alexander Calder to inspire the miniature masterpieces they will take home. Materials included in course fee.
Grades 2–5: Making Paper, Prints, and Books
Cynthia Caraway(301B08) Tuesday, October 21–November 18, 4–5:30 pm, $74
Young artists will discover the joy of combining art forms to create a spectacular book. Their pages will be filled with illustrations they create with a variety of printmaking techniques. Papermaking, stitch binding, and accordion bookmaking will also be covered. Children will be treated to gallery visits to see exhibitions such as Jasper Johns: Image Duplicator!! and David Macaulay: The Way We Work. Materials included in course fee.
Grades 2–5: Sculpture, 3–D Works of Art
Cynthia Caraway(303B08) Tuesday, 5 sessions
September 9–October 7, 4–5:30 pm, $74Children will investigate sculpture, using clay, wire, tubing, and wood to create three-dimensional works of art. Students will have fun experimenting with techniques to capture movement and shape, and they will study famous sculptors such as Degas, Giacometti, and Alexander Calder to inspire the miniature masterpieces they will take home. Materials included in course fee.
