This year has brought some unprecedented challenges for everyone, and this year's exhibit was impacted such that we cannot install it at Bartholomew's Cobble as we originally intended. Hopefully, we will be able to have an in-person exhibit next year and everyone can get together to enjoy this beautiful collection of illustrations. The online exhibit […]
Instructor: Dorie Petrochko (Instructor's Bio) Class Description: Spend some time with award-winning wildlife painter Dorie Petrochko learning about painting hummingbirds in watercolor and how to capture their iridescent beauty. Students will learn how to work from photo and video references to generate realistic illustrations. Students will participate virtually using Zoom (you will need to have […]
Instructor: Gretchen Halpert Session I: Foundations in Graphite - Class description: This 10-week foundation in graphite course builds drawing skills using graphite. We cover perspective, proportion, rendering textures, scientific conventions, lighting, and transferring drawings. Pen and ink will be introduced. Students become comfortable with the computer and technical skills for proper scanning, uploading and preparing […]
Instructor: Gretchen Halpert Session III: Color and Composition - Class description: In this 10-week color and composition course, students explore watercolor and colored pencil and may include digital media. We develop advanced compositions, including info-graphics. Students complete three portfolio pieces and prepare for internships/independent studies if desired. Professional practices, handouts, tutorials, live video conferencing and […]
Instructor: Carol Schwartz Class description: Plants and flowers have been an inspiration and source for investigation for artists for hundreds of years. In this course, students, through video lectures, tutorials and presentations, discover how to create their own beautiful botanical illustrations while getting acquainted with the multitude of patterns, shapes, colors and textures botanicals provide. […]
Instructor: Carol Schwartz Class description: Maximum number of participants: 10 This program will be held in person under an open-sided outdoor canopy tent. Group size will not exceed current state restrictions. Explore the beautiful luminosity of leaves during the fall season at Tower Hill Botanical Garden. Students will practice drawing various types of foliage and […]
Plein Air Painting Field Trip Come join us as we enjoy the cool fall air of October and the beautiful garden views and vistas of Narragansett Bay that can only be found at the treasure of Blithewold Gardens. For those of you who have not visited, Blithewold is a stately 33-acre estate masterfully designed by […]
