Teaching

Sharon Lynne Wilson Center classes
Brookfield, WI
*both Virtual and In–Person options for Autumn*
VIRTUAL: COLORED PENCIL WILDFLOWERS
​(AGES 14+)
Fridays, September 11 – 25 • 11:00am – 1:00pm
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Colored pencil is a no-mess, portable, accessible art material that offers a gentle way of exploring fine art concepts such as mark making, color theory, and composition. Multiple techniques covered in this course can be used for freehand sketching, multi-layered colored pencil ‘paintings’, or simply improving your adult coloring pages! With Wisconsin Wildflowers as our muse, draw-along demo class format facilitates creating at home along with instructor and group of fellow art explorers.
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​Please note: this class will take place via ZOOM.

COST: $60 (Includes three sessions. Supplies not included.)
HYBRID​: SENIOR STUDIO SESSIONS:
​PAINTING AUTUMN (AGES 60+)
Fridays, October 2-23 • 11:00am – 1:00pm
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Following step-by-step instructions, students will create a different acrylic painting each week inspired by Autumn: sunflowers, colorful landscapes, and more. In a relaxed environment learn about composition, value, and mixing colors. Paint-along demo class format facilitates creating at home along with instructor and group of fellow art explorers. Good class for first time painters; all levels welcome.

​Please note: the instructor is offering this class simultaneously ONLINE and IN PERSON; choose which class method feels most comfortable to you!

COST: $80 (Includes four sessions. Supplies not included.)
Plymouth Art Center Workshops
Plymouth, WI

ONLINE: AUTUMN ACRYLIC PAINTING WORKSHOP
(AGES 10+ through ADULT)

Saturday October 17th • 10:00am – noon

Following step-by-step instructions, students will create a colorful Autumn acrylic painting. In a relaxed environment learn about composition, value, and mixing colors. Paint-along demo class format facilitates creating at home along with instructor and group of fellow art explorers. Good class for first time painters, families, or kids ages 10 and up; all levels welcome.

Please note: this class will take place via ZOOM.

COST: $25
​(Includes one workshop. Supplies not included. Supply list will be provided.)

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OBSERVATIONAL ANIMAL DRAWING (Ages 12+)
$25.00
Half Day Workshop: TBD 2021
10am–12pm

Learn broadly applicable and transferrable observational drawing skills through the means of animal drawing. With a focus on domestic cats and dogs, the class utilizes draw along demos, photos, and live animal models in partnership with area Humane Societies. Students learn basic animal anatomy, followed by a practical sequence for observing, recognizing, and representing on paper species­ specific proportional shapes and distinguishing traits. Attention to artistic concerns such as study of great animal artists, techniques with various dry media, and principles of composition round out the course. Students will come away from this enjoyable and unusual class having gained not only animal knowledge, but also a toolkit of basic drawing skills.​
I offer instruction in observation based, representational painting and drawing. My goal is to give students the tools to express their own individual artistic perception by structuring, simplifying, and ultimately representing on canvas or paper what they see. Please contact me with any questions about current classes, or to arrange private sessions.