| Studio Arts Center 807 Lincoln Way West South Bend, IN 46616 574/288-0160 info@studioartscenter.org |
| Classes for Adults & Teens Summer 2008 Beginning June 23, 2008 |
Please register early for classes by calling 574-288-0160 or email info@studioartscenter.org with your choice of classes You may save on tuition costs by joining Friends of Studio Arts Mastercard and Visa Credit & Debit Cards Accepted |
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| David Allen Painting since age 14, Dave has exhibited his work and earned numerous awards with his paintings. Many have spotted Dave around South Bend and along the St. Joseph River with his easels set up painting scenes that others may find mundane and ordinary. Dave has been teaching for ten years and many of his students return for more classes. This is certainly the best testimony of his abilities as an instructor. |
| Drawing and Painting Thursdays 10am to 1pm 8 wks—$120 member/$140 non member Drop In $18 In a relaxed and informal atmosphere, every skill level, (beginner to accomplished artist), may work in the medium of their choice including oil paint, watercolor, pastel, pencil, acrylic. Participants may work from photographs or from life. The classroom atmosphere is casual but the intent to make real art is real. Students will receive as much or as little instruction as they desire. |
| Portrait Painting Fridays 7pm to 10pm 8 wks—$120 member/$140 non member Drop In $18 A portrait from life may be the richest subject to paint - from a technical, psychological, and practical standpoint. Designed for oil painters, all mediums are welcome in the class. A live model is used and participants share the cost of the model’s fee. |
| Block Printing Saturdays 10am to noon 8 wks—$80 member/$100 non member Linoleum block printing is a cheap and easy way to make a genuine print that can be reproduced over and over. The process requires cutting a picture into a linoleum block with special knives and then inking the block and printing the image on paper. This is a low-tech class, but the principals are the same as with the most sophisticated printing. |
| Leslie Straniero, BFA Leslie graduated with honors from Indiana University South Bend with a BFA in painting. She continued her study of drawing and painting with Master Portrait Painter Harry Ahn as well as with Diane Tesler, Alexandria, VA. Leslie’s work has been widely exhibited earning numerous awards. She has taught painting and drawing classes in the Michiana area for five years and sincerely believes with enough inspiration and work, everyone can become an artist. To see more of Leslie’s work, please visit http://www.nia-art.org/ |
| Beginning Drawing Tue & Thur - 10am to 1pm 8 wks—$120 member/$140 nonmember This comprehensive course begins with an explanation of materials and how to use them. You will experiment with line and shading using graphite and charcoal. One and two point perspective will be covered. Learn how to draw and shade simple shapes such as a box, sphere, cylinder, and cone. Emphasis will be given to creating a three dimensional look. Lighting will be discussed. The last three weeks will be devoted to composing and creating a simple still life. Slides and handouts. Learn from an experienced instructor. |
| Painting For Beginners Tue & Thur 130pm to 430pm 8 wks– $120 member/$140 non member This structured class is designed for the ultimate beginner. The first class will discuss how to use the materials for oil painting. Brushes, knives, mediums, canvas will be discussed. There will be exercises on applying paint, mixing colors, value studies, and progress to copy a great master painting. Students will learn how to paint simple forms -- box, cylinder, cone, sphere and then move on to a simple still life, time permitting. Slides and handouts. |
| Anne Binder Anne is a calligrapher, papermaker, and book artist. Her work has been widely exhibited throughout the United States and Canada and are a part of both private and public collections. She served as the founding president of the international Association for the Calligraphic Arts and co-founded the Michiana Calligraphy Guild. Anne teaches on a local, national, and international level. She developed and taught accredited classes in the lettering and book arts at Bethel College. She travels to calligraphic guilds and artist societies to teach classes on letterforms, the book arts, and painting techniques. Visit annebinder.org |
| Calligraphy (for adults and kids 12 yrs+) Tue mornings—10am to noon Tue evenings - 6pm to 8pm 6 wks—$60 member /$80 non member The art of hand lettering isn't dead! Put aside the keyboard and put a 'tool' in your hands. Calligraphy is the art of beautiful writing. Students will begin working with a uniquely designed Parallel Pen to create the elegant letters known as Italic. |
| Robert Williams Bob retired from Whirlpool where he worked as an engineer to begin a second career as a painter. He studied portraiture with George Palmer (Buffalo, NY) and has taken workshops with Larry Blovitts, Joseph Fettingis, Phylliss Rhoads, Robert Hoffman and others. He enjoys sharing his knowledge with his own students. Bob works in pastels, oils, acrylics and watercolor so he is comfortable with whatever media his students may choose to work. |
No time for a semester-long class? Consider a workshop! See our Workshop listings |
| Anatomy of a Still Life Mon & Wed 10am to 1pm 4 wks- $120 member/$140 non member Participants will learn how to create a still life arrangement which both causes the viewer’s eye to be drawn through the composition and create a focal point for it to rest upon.
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| Portrait Drawing & Painting Wednesdays 1pm to 4pm Drop In for $15 member or $20 non member The class is for those who wish to learn how to capture the nuances of portraiture using a live model. Work under the direction of an experienced instructor in the medium of your choice: pastels, oils, graphite, and charcoal. Bob will also serve as monitor to those who can paint on their own but want to share in the cost of a live model to paint/practice portraits. |
| David Dodd Lee David Dodd Lee is a published poet and writer. His list of published works is extensive. He is also an editor and the publisher of Half Moon Bay poetry chapbooks. He has a BFA in painting and Art History and earned a MFA degree in 1993. He teaches creative writing at Indiana University South Bend and works as a freelance poetry editor specializing in manuscript arrangement. |
| Creative Poetry Writing Tuesdays 7pm to 9pm 7 wks—$100 member/$120non member This is a workshop focusing on poetry and prose poetry for writers beyond the beginner’s stage. We will focus on streamlining the student’s poetry into a style that will allow readers an experience of continuity from poem to poem. This will also allow the poet more focus as he/she narrows choice of subject matter and aspects of style, i.e., line, narrative, lyric, etc. We will learn from each other how to transform our raw material (and our experiences) into crafted poems and very short pieces of prose. Some reading of contemporary poetry will also be involved. |
