Art School Victoria

Summer 2011 Classes + Schedule:

To register, contact individual teachers. No classes on long weekends nor statutory holidays. All classes require 3 students minimum.

DRAWING and PAINTING for YOUTH (AGES 11-15)

Tue-Fri, July 5-8, 2011 // 10am – Noon // $200 // all supplies included

Students will explore abstracted as well as realistic forms in painting and drawing with attention paid to layering the media and understanding depth. Free form thinking and learning to see the relationships of images is a focus while understanding metaphors that occur in their work. Michelle likes to instruct youth of this age group to learn to think for themselves and see the perfection of imperfection.
Instructor: Michelle Miller

ABSTRACT PAINTING for ADULTS

July 12 + 13 or JULY 26 + 27 (Tues + Weds)
9am – 4pm (bring a lunch) // $175 // supplies not included

This two day workshop is designed to allow students to explore one large painting and take it to a level of depth through layers of creation and destroying and then creating again. Discussions and exercises for developing one’s own visual language through personal experiences will be explored. Canvas required is no smaller than 30 x 30 inches. Supply list given upon request.
Instructor: Michelle Miller

INTENSE PAINTING AND DRAWING WORKSHOP for YOUTH AGES 13-17

Tues to Fri, July 19 - 22 or Tues to Fri, Aug 9 - 12
9:30am – 3:30pm (bring a lunch) // $475 // all supplies included

This is intense workshop is designed for the teen that is serious about art. Students will learn how to build their own stretcher, stretch canvas, photograph their artwork and gain different ideas for framing. Projects will revolve around gaining understanding through observation and drawing of shapes, realistic, stylized, and abstracted. The play of music and poetry and how it influences painting will also be investigated. Students will be using traditional as well as non- traditional materials in their work. They will also receive a sketchbook and be encouraged and guided to keep track of their ideas in the book through writing/drawing/painting.
Instructor: Michelle Miller

ARTSY FARTSY WORKSHOP for YOUTH AGES 10 – 16

July 25 – July 29, // Aug 8 – 12 ( Mon – Fri) 10 am – 2 pm ( bring a lunch) $325
or REGISTER BY JULY 1 - $300. – ALL SUPPLIES INCLUDED

A fun filled week of art making with an emphasis on exploring and expressing ones’ individual creativity. Youth will learn different drawing techniques and styles, paint and collage on canvas, play with watercolors, ink, and pastels, learn about journaling, and make personal magnets. Each student receives their own sketchbook to further their creative adventures during and after the workshop.
Instructor: Kate Carson

FUN- FILLED PAINTING, DRAWING AND MIXED MEDIA for KIDS AGES 6 - 9

July 5, 6, 8, 9. ( Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat), // July 12, 13, 15, 16 ( Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat) //
July 19, 20, 22, 23, ( Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat) 10:30 – Noon $85. per workshop – ALL SUPPLIES INCLUDED

Within each workshop, a different artist will be investigated. Kids will learn of the artist’s life and painting techniques and appropriate them into their own art. Emphasis is on technical skill development in a fun environment. There will be a new project each day of the workshop.
Instructor: David Alvarez

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