Pastels - Free Demo 12/13/08
Pet Portraits Make Great Gifts Workshop 11/9 and 11/16
Plein Air Painting - Free Demo 12/06/08
Portraits and the Clothed Model Fridays, starting in October
Threshold Workshop 11/20/08
Watercolor Portraits from a Live Model 11/15/08
Water Soluble Pencils for Travel Journals 11/22/08

The Beauty of Pastels
Instructor: Barbara Lawrence
Ongoing Classes on Tuesdays
1:00 to 4:00 pm
$80 for four consecutive classes
$25 drop in

Working with Pastels we will learn composition, the value of value, the beauty of contrast, and the importance of balance. We will explore space, shape and movement. As we advance our art will fill with the Impressionists use of colors and light.

Demonstrations, Individual Attention, and Critiques.
This is a supportive, challenging, non-threatening
and fun environment.
For more information, or to sign up, please contact Barbara at:
(415) 488-1436
barbara@bl4art.com

Drop-in Figure Drawing Group
Ongoing Mondays, 7:00 - 10:00 pm
Cost: $15.00/session

Bring your own easel if possible: limited equipment available as we begin this new group. All mediums welcome.
If you paint in oil, please be prepared to clean your brushes and materials at home to keep the space solvent free.
Last Monday of each month will be one 3 hour pose.
Cash register will stay open during class if you need supplies!
Please come to the back door, located on Julia Street between A and B, and ring the doorbell to be let in.

Portraits and the Clothed Model
Instructor: Rich Aubin
ongoing Fridays, 2-5 pm
$100 for 4 consecutive classes.
$35 drop-in

For beginners as well as advanced students this class will focus on the portrait, expressive hands and the beauty of garments and drapery. We will draw and
paint from a live model, and students may use any dry or liquid medium with the exception of solvents and toxic materials. Short discussions and/or demonstrations on color, shading, proportions, etc. as interest dictates.
To sign up - call or email Rich:
(415) 460 5177 / richaubin@specialprojects.com

Watercolor Portraits from a Live Model
Instructor: Hilda Kidder
Saturday, November 15th,
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Cost: Free!

Learn how to construct the head and see the face in planes,
how light falls on planes, defining areas of light, half-tone and darks.
How to leave lighter areas of the white paper to give sparkle and a feeling
of light to create a 3 dimensional head with character.
This is a free demo, and may fill up fast, so please call to reserve your seat!
(415) 457-2787

Introduction To Plein Air Painting
Instructor: Edward Duarde
3 Wednesdays, November 5, 12, 19
1:30pm-4:30pm
Cost: $120 for all three or $50 per workshop.

These Workshops are for Beginners and Experienced Novices (those who have been painting for less than a year).
If you've never painted, or if the "how-to" books aren't clear enough, this progression of workshops is for you. In each class, we will complete a 9 x 12 landscape painting that you can take home and hang! We'll get acquainted with composition, color harmony, brushwork and perspective (linear and atmospheric). In the process, you will become organized to paint a simple landscape "en plein air" (outdoors) with confidence and enjoyment. The classes will start with the basics and build from there. You'll learn a lot - and have some fun. For more information, or to register, contact Ed at 707-367-2454 or http://www.fineartbyduarde.blogspot.com/
You'll find your supply list there also.

Lights - Camera - Claymation!
Instructor: Arin Wiscomb
6 Mondays: October 20th - November 24th
4:15pm - 5:30pm
$195 for all 6 sessions

Children, teens and adults of all ages are welcome to come explore and discover the joy, fulfillment and creative potential of Claymation.
Using clay, found objects, art supplies, a computer and a digital camera you can learn to easily animate your creations and make movies. This fun and multi-faceted process integrates all the creative aspects of hands-on immediacy, planning, cooperation and patience on one stage. You will learn the basics for creating a Claymation movie. The only difference between you and the professional movies makers will be the amount of time and equipment you dedicate to your project.
In this class you will have the opportunity to learn to:
Build an armature (wire skeleton) and make your clay characters
Create a stage set with foreground, middle ground and background, Play - work cooperatively with others
Think in terms of time and motion
Learn about stop motion software
Create "pieces" of your movie and stitch them together with computer software.
Have fun completing a long-term multi faceted project

Students and parents will see the huge potential that Claymation has for science assignments. You can animate physics principles, chemical models, biological processes, ecology and more. Learning Claymation opens up your potential to impress your classmates and teachers with your original animation for a class presentation. (Wow! Use art and science together!)
To sign up, please call Arin at
(415) 250-6164 or email him at:
arinart@mac.com

Plein Air Painting - Free Demo
Instructor: Edward Duarde
Saturday, December 6th,
11:00 - 1:00
Cost: Free!

One of the most often overlooked aspects of landscape painting is that of Atmospheric Perspective. Ed will discuss and demonstrate this important element of fine art while creating a complete oil painting during the process. He'll also be discussing the alla prima and plein air processes as he paints. In addition, there'll be a drawing for A FREE ART LESSON and discounts on art supplies and equipment, too.
This is a free demo, and may fill up fast, so please call to reserve your seat!
(415) 457-2787

Greetings a la Card
Instructor: Judy Dornbush
6 Saturdays, November 8 to December 13 (no meeting November 29)
2-4 PM
$225, materials included
$50 drop-in by pre-arrangement

Design and produce unique Greeting Cards, appropriate for this holiday season (or for any other) or to give for special, heartfelt occasions.
Two-Dimensional Design: Play with the basic elements such as shape, balance and rhythm & repetition.
Surface & Relief Prints: Build 'plates' using easily manipulated printmakers' materials.
Printmaking: Use a printing press to repeat your design again and again.
Monochromania: Design and print a series of cards, black on white.
Polychromania: Play with color & multiple overlays.
Paper Making: "Couch" sheets from Abaca pulp. Keep themplain or blend-in sparkles, colors and textures.
Paper Marbling: Play with a variety of techniques which will yield myriad colorful designs (and a few oohs and ahs) on paper and on commercial stationery.
Collage: Assemble shapes of hand-made & marbled papers, unusual commercial papers and found textures to create one-of-a-kind stationery.
To sign up, contact Judy at (415) 456-4602 or dancenart@artishappening.com

Threshold Workshop
Instructor: Jim Woessner
Thursday, November 20th
12:00pm - 4:30pm
$125

Creativity is never being satisfied doing what you already know how to do. In the Threshold workshops we look at where we stop ourselves, then use painting and writing to explore the relationship between authenticity and creativity. No artistic skills are required. The workshops are about process, abstract thinking, and accessing the "conceptual mind." We paint, write, make monotypes, collage, and tell some stories, all directed at impacting your creative life.
To sign up - call or email Jim:
(415) 342 2399 / mail@jimwoessner.com

Pastels - Free Demo
Instructor: Barbara Lawrence
Saturday, December 13th,
11:00-1:00
Cost: Free

Pastel is one of the most satisfying and enjoyable mediums to work in. Because it is not like other mediums, Barbara recommends studying with a good teacher for a time to establish a solid understanding of how to handle them.
Barbara has been working and teaching with pastels for many years and is one of the best in this area. She will be doing a landscape in pastel right before your eyes. She will talk about shapes, light & values, color harmonies and contrasts, and how to put it all together.
This is a free demo, and may fill up fast, so please call to reserve your seat!
(415) 457-2787

Pet portraits Make Great Gifts Workshop
Instructor: Barbara Lawrence
2 Sundays, November 9th and 16th
11:30am-3:30pm
$150

Learn to paint a great likeness of a beloved pet. At the end of this two day workshop you will be well on your way to having great gifts for the pet lovers on your list. It's realatively easy and fun. A good photo is a must for this workshop
To sign up - call or email Barbara:
(415) 488 1436
barbara@bl4art.com

Water Soluble Colored Pencils for Travel Journals
Saturday, November 22nd,
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Instructor: Vickisa
Cost: Free!

This workshop in watercolor pencil will encourage spontaneous creativity. Demonstrations of different techniques will be offered. Students will be free to try many different and exciting things that will help in learning how
to create a travel memory using watercolor pencils and other materials.

This is a free demo, and may fill up fast, so please call to reserve your seat!
(415) 457-2787

"Artspiration" Children's Art class
Instructor: Karen Paul
3 Thursdays: October 30, November 6th and 13th
3:30pm- 5pm
Cost: $75.00 for all 3 classes

Emphasis is on originality, having fun while learning, and building self-esteem through accomplishment. Young artists will work in acrylic, watercolor and experiment with dry media techniques creating big, beautiful and colorful painting. Fundamentals of art including art theory, design and value will be introduced during the series of workshops.
To sign-up - call Karen at (415) 747 8543