In-Person Spring 2024 Adult/Teen Classes
$10 discount on any class when you register prior to March 1. This allows teachers enough time for planning and preparation of any necessary materials. If you know you want to take a class with us this spring, take advantage of this special discount – it helps us plan and it helps you save money! Click on the blue links to register. Use code: spring24 at checkout. To receive the discount for for multiple classes, please register for each class separately and use the code.
MONDAY
Essentials of Building a Painting
Instructor: Lisa DePinto
This class is well suited for someone wanting to continue to paint with instruction and encouragement or someone aspiring to learn the process of starting and bringing a painting to completion. Discussions and exploration of what inspires as far as subject matter, painting approaches as well as handling of the medium. All painting mediums are welcome. Whether composing a painting from life (still life) or a photograph, the strong basics of composition, drawing, light and dark patterns and color are essential. Class will include demos, discussions of each other's work, masterworks and contemporary painters.
When: 4/1-6/10 (10 classes)
No class 5/27
Time: 9:30am-12:30pm
Cost: $330
Watercolor and Pastels - FULL
Instructor: Fran Vail
Discover the limitless possibilities of the wonderful world of watercolors and pastels. Frequent demonstrations will enhance your knowledge of the mediums and advance your level of comfort by studying various materials, composition, techniques and useful tips as they relate to your individual projects.
When: 4/1-6/10 (10 classes)
No class 5/27
Time: 1:00-4:00pm
Cost: $330
TUESDAY
Oil & Acrylic/ Oil Pastels - Tuesdays - FULL
Instructor: Nancy Behles
Develop painting skills related to composition, brushwork and color mixing. Bring your own projects to work on, work from photographs, or paint from still life set-ups in the studio. Beginners welcome.
When: 4/2-6/11 (9 classes)
No class: 5/21, 5/28
Time: 9:00am-noon
Cost: $303
Brush Up! Painting & Drawing - Tuesdays
Instructor: Diana deMeuse
This is your chance to work in the medium of your choice! Diana will demo both drawing and painting techniques as well as give individual instruction to students of all levels. Emphasis will be on improving your own personal style in a welcoming and creative atmosphere.
When: 4/2-6/11 (11)
Time: 1:00-4:00pm
Cost: $357
WEDNESDAY
The Path to Painting Success
Instructor: Michael Van Zeyl
Open to all levels, we will explore painting techniques from classical masterworks and also learn about more contemporary methods, providing fundamentals that will help each student gravitate to their own personal painting style. This class will empower students to make creative decisions that will launch or refine the development of a unique artistic vision. Students will learn about the essentials of the picture-making process including: composition and design, value structure, color harmony and paint application. Find out how to approach the entire process and select appropriate surfaces to achieve a desired result.
When: 5-week session
Time: 10:00am-3:00pm
Cost: $355
Special figure sessions!
Drawing & Painting from the Live Model Portrait/figure
Instructor: Michael Van Zeyl
Join notable artist and faculty member Michael Van Zeyl for a 3 hr live model session. Individual instruction aimed at sharpening draftsmanship or improving painting skills. We will study from the live model and work on the fundamentals of proportion, construction, and block-in techniques. We will explore the different approaches while using light and shadow.
Spring session
When: 5/29, 6/5, 6/12, 6/19, and 6/26
Time: 1:00-4:00pm
Cost: $65 each (ALL 5 for $265)
Figures and Portraits in Watercolor.. take some of the mystery and fear away!
Instructor: Thomas Trausch via. Zoom
Starting with Figures, you will learn how to capture gesture... this is more important than exact proportion. Figures can be added to your paintings to animate them, tell a story, for scale, and to bring an ordinary painting to life. Groups of figures, where to place them and when the features will be added will all be covered. Portraits... basic color mixtures for flesh will be shown. The features will be addressed in depth and how to paint them in watercolor. Open to all students, no need to have taken previous virtual classes – always new material to be covered! Short supply list.
When: Wednesdays, 4/3-5/8 (6 online sessions via. Zoom)
Time: 1:00-3:00pm
Cost: $225
**Use code: spring24tt for $10 off before March 15, 2024**
Instructor: Nina Weiss
Delve deep into your painting practice! Master composition, gesture, line, color study & expressive color usage. Techniques such as broken brushstroke, optical color mixing, layering and glazing will be studied. Individual instruction and group critique will enhance the students' learning experience.
When: 4/3-6/5 (10 classes)
Time: 7:00-9:30pm
Cost: $330
Oil & Acrylic/ Oil Pastels - Thursdays - FULL
Instructor: Nancy Behles
Develop painting skills related to composition, brushwork and color mixing. Bring your own projects to work on, work from photographs, or paint from still life set-ups in the studio. Beginners welcome.
When: 4/4-6/13 (8 classes)
No class: 5/16, 5/23, 5/30
Time: 1:00-4:00pm
Cost: $276
Innovative Approaches to Pen/ink and Watercolor
Instructor: Thomas Trausch via. Zoom
Using pen and ink techniques, you will create textures and emphasize the important parts of your work. Bold and beautiful washes in watercolor will be painted to balance the ink line drawings. Combining these 2 mediums creates a pleasing balance between line and color masses. Edge variations as well as value manipulation will be emphasized for greater depth. Open to all students, no need to have taken previous virtual classes – always new material to be covered! Short supply list.
When: Thursdays, 4/4-5/9 (6 online sessions via. Zoom)
Time: 1:00-3:00pm
Cost: $225
**Use code: spring24tt2 for $10 off before March 15, 2024**
Instructor: John Fleck
John is an accomplished painter, comfortable with oil, acrylic, gouache, pastel, and a variety of drawing media. Work on the painting project of your choice, using your own reference, or paint a still life set up in class. You will be guided and encouraged with suggestions for your process. You will learn new techniques and ways to improve. Spend class time growing as an artist in a welcoming and creative atmosphere! Open to beginners through seasoned artists.
When: 4/4-6/13 (10 classes)
No class: 5/23
Time: 6:00-8:30pm
Cost: $330
FRIDAY
Instructor: Lisa DePinto
Figurative work is the most challenging and stimulating form of drawing-a great addition to any art portfolio! In this class you will learn to draw the human form from direct observation, beginning with short and working to longer poses, exploring line, tonal value, proportions, personal expression and perspective…all essential to seeing and translating the figure as a whole. All levels of experience are welcome as well as all mediums. Class will include preparation and demonstration. Students are also welcome who wish to transition from drawing to painting, looking for a starting point to painting or just looking to delve deeper into painting. Model fees included!
When: 4/5-6/14 (10 classes)
No class 5/24
Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Cost: $395
ANY DAY----Independent Study NSAL Faculty
Private, one-on-one instruction and critique for those wanting personalized attention. Time is flexible. Schedule one lesson or a series. Cost: $75 per hour.
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In-Person Winter 2024 Adult/Teen Classes
MONDAY
Essentials of Building a Painting
Instructor: Lisa DePinto
This class is well suited for someone wanting to continue to paint with instruction and encouragement or someone aspiring to learn the process of starting and bringing a painting to completion. Discussions and exploration of what inspires as far as subject matter, painting approaches as well as handling of the medium. All painting mediums are welcome. Whether composing a painting from life (still life) or a photograph, the strong basics of composition, drawing, light and dark patterns and color are essential. Class will include demos, discussions of each other's work, masterworks and contemporary painters.
When: 1/8-3/18 (10 classes)
No class 1/15
Time: 9:30am-12:30pm
Cost: $330
Watercolor and Pastels - FULL
Instructor: Fran Vail
Discover the limitless possibilities of the wonderful world of watercolors and pastels. Frequent demonstrations will enhance your knowledge of the mediums and advance your level of comfort by studying various materials, composition, techniques and useful tips as they relate to your individual projects.
When: 1/8-3/18 (8 classes)
No class 1/15, 2/19, 2/26
Time: 1:00-4:00pm
Cost: $276
TUESDAY
Oil & Acrylic/ Oil Pastels - Tuesdays - FULL
Instructor: Nancy Behles
Develop painting skills related to composition, brushwork and color mixing. Bring your own projects to work on, work from photographs, or paint from still life set-ups in the studio. Beginners welcome.
When: 1/9-3/19 (11 classes)
Time: 9:00am-noon
Cost: $357
Brush Up! Painting & Drawing - Tuesdays
Instructor: Diana deMeuse
This is your chance to work in the medium of your choice! Diana will demo both drawing and painting techniques as well as give individual instruction to students of all levels. Emphasis will be on improving your own personal style in a welcoming and creative atmosphere.
When: 1/9-2/27 (8 classes)
Time: 1:00-4:00pm
Cost: $276
Instructor: Paula Campbell
Ink on paper: Few things are more beautiful or mysterious! And of all the ways to put ink on paper, etching is perhaps the most tactile and satisfying. In this class you will explore intaglio techniques such as etching and aquatint using zinc or copper plates, as well as relief processes on linoleum or wood. Discover the joys of printing and learn skills both modern and antique. Make prints look luscious on an assortment of papers. Students of all levels are welcome. Come create, learn, discuss and have some fun. Lab time included!
When: 1/9-2/27 (8 classes)
Time: 7:00-10:00pm
Cost: $357
WEDNESDAY
The Path to Painting Success (Offering two – 5-week sessions!)
Instructor: Michael Van Zeyl
Open to all levels, we will explore painting techniques from classical masterworks and also learn about more contemporary methods, providing fundamentals that will help each student gravitate to their own personal painting style. This class will empower students to make creative decisions that will launch or refine the development of a unique artistic vision. Students will learn about the essentials of the picture-making process including: composition and design, value structure, color harmony and paint application. Find out how to approach the entire process and select appropriate surfaces to achieve a desired result.
When: Two, 5-week sessions
Time: 10:00am-3:00pm
Cost: $355 each 5-week session
Special figure sessions!
Drawing: Master Studies & Live Model Portrait/figure
Instructor: Michael Van Zeyl
Join notable artist and faculty member Michael Van Zeyl for live model portrait drawing. Individual instruction aimed at improving draftsmanship. We will study the masters of the past along with the live model and work on the fundamentals of proportion, construction, and shading techniques. We will explore the difference between line and mass drawing approaches while using light and shadow.
When: 1/10, 1/17, 2/28
Time: 1:00-4:00pm
Cost: $131 three-days/$55 one-day
Figures and Portraits in Watercolor (VIRTUAL CLASS VIA ZOOM)
Instructor: Thomas Trausch
Starting with Figures, you will learn how to capture gestures in your figurative work. Figures can be added to animate, tell a story, used for scale and to bring an ordinary painting to life. Grouping figures, their placement and adding their features will be well illustrated. You will learn different flesh color mixtures and a sensible approach on how to construct and paint facial features. Short supply list.
When: Wednesdays, 1/17-2/14 (5 sessions)
Time: 1:00-3:00
Cost: $195
Instructor: Nina Weiss
Delve deep into your painting practice! Master composition, gesture, line, color study & expressive color usage. Techniques such as broken brushstroke, optical color mixing, layering and glazing will be studied. Individual instruction and group critique will enhance the students' learning experience.
When: 1/10-3/13 (10 classes)
Time: 7:00-9:30pm
Cost: $330
Oil & Acrylic/ Oil Pastels - Thursdays - FULL
Instructor: Nancy Behles
Develop painting skills related to composition, brushwork and color mixing. Bring your own projects to work on, work from photographs, or paint from still life set-ups in the studio. Beginners welcome.
When: 1/11-3/21 (11 classes)
Time: 1:00-4:00pm
Cost: $357
Innovative Approaches to Pen/ink and Watercolor (VIRTUAL CLASS VIA ZOOM)
Instructor: Thomas Trausch
Using pen and ink techniques, you will create textures and emphasize the important parts of your work. Bold and beautiful washes in watercolor will be painted to balance the ink line drawings. Combining these 2 mediums creates a pleasing balance between line and color masses. Edge variations as well as value manipulation will be emphasized for greater depth.
When: Thursdays in February, 2/1-2/29 (5 sessions)
Time: 1:00-3:00pm
Cost: $195
Instructor: John Fleck
John is an accomplished painter, comfortable with oil, acrylic, gouache, pastel, and a variety of drawing media. Work on the painting project of your choice, using your own reference, or paint a still life set up in class. You will be guided and encouraged with suggestions for your process. You will learn new techniques and ways to improve. Spend class time growing as an artist in a welcoming and creative atmosphere! Open to beginners through seasoned artists.
When: 1/11-3/21 (11 classes)
Time: 6:00-8:30pm
Cost: $357
FRIDAY
Instructor: Lisa DePinto
Figurative work is the most challenging and stimulating form of drawing-a great addition to any art portfolio! In this class you will learn to draw the human form from direct observation, beginning with short and working to longer poses, exploring line, tonal value, proportions, personal expression and perspective…all essential to seeing and translating the figure as a whole. All levels of experience are welcome as well as all mediums. Class will include preparation and demonstration. Students are also welcome who wish to transition from drawing to painting, looking for a starting point to painting or just looking to delve deeper into painting. Model fees included!
When: 1/19-3/15 (9 classes)
Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Cost: $368
ANY DAY----Independent Study NSAL Faculty
Private, one-on-one instruction and critique for those wanting personalized attention. Time is flexible. Schedule one lesson or a series. Cost: $75 per hour.
We invite you to become a member of the NSAL and register for one of our spring 2024 adult classes.
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