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Mixed Media Painting With Pastel
In this class you will be starting all of your paintings with washes of watercolor or acrylic paint, then finishing the painting with soft pastel leaving, if you wish, some of the under-painting showing in the work. This method of mixing the mediums works for any subject matter and has the great advantage of unifying your paintings. Working on a variety of white and colored papers and boards, we will also be focusing on using harmonious color relationships in these sessions.
Instructor: Tricia Reichert obtained her formal teaching credentials from Battersea College, University of London. Tricia developed her true passion for art after moving to the USA and for the past nineteen years has studied and practiced drawing and painting in a wide variety of media. She is currently a professional artist specializing in commissioned portraiture, printmaking and figurative sculpture. Tricia also teaches a wide range of classes, workshops and individual students.
NCR 9535
10/31/09 - 12/12/09 Register online for Mixed Media Painting with Pastel
Sat., 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, No class on Sat., Nov. 28
Cal Poly, TBA
6 Meetings
Fee: $170
Painting Landscapes with Gouache
Gouache is an opaque form of watercolor, it is very easy to use and a more forgiving medium than transparent watercolor. In this class you will learn how to paint with gouache and see how well this medium can work on different surfaces. After the first exploratory session, you will be painting a differnt landscape each week from either your photographs or those provided by the instructor. You will also learn how to paint all of the landscape elements - skies, trees, rocks, mountains, ocean, water, flowers, simple buildings, etc. At the end of the class you will have a collection of small landscapes to keep and frame.
Materials list provided.
Instructor: Tricia Reichert obtained her formal teaching credentials from Battersea College, University of London. Tricia developed her true passion for art after moving to the USA and for the past nineteen years has studied and practiced drawing and painting in a wide variety of media. She is currently a professional artist specializing in commissioned portraiture, printmaking and figurative sculpture. Tricia also teaches a wide range of classes, workshops and individual students.
NCR 9543
01/14/10 - 02/18/10 Register online for Painting Landscapes with Gouache
Thursday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Trilogy Center, Nipomo
6 Meetings
Fee: $170 ($153 for Trilogy Residents)
Nature Drawing
In this two day workshop you will learn how to sketch and draw many of the elements that you will find in nature. Working mostly in pencil and pen, but also including a little wateracolor wash if you wish, you will be making many studies of flora and fauna in this area. You will learn how to capture the gesture of your subjects, how to really "see" their proportions, different ways to shade your studies and how much detail to include. On the first day you will concentrate on plant subjects and the second day will be devoted to local animals.
Materials list provided.
Instructor: Tricia Reichert obtained her formal teaching credentials from Battersea College, University of London. Tricia developed her true passion for art after moving to the USA and for the past nineteen years has studied and practiced drawing and painting in a wide variety of media. She is currently a professional artist specializing in commissioned portraiture, printmaking and figurative sculpture. Tricia also teaches a wide range of classes, workshops and individual students.
NCR 9544
01/23/10 - 01/24/10 Register online for Nature Drawing
Saturday and Sunday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
(with break from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm each day)
Cal Poly, TBA
2 Meetings
Fee: $155
Capturing the Coast - Developing Compositions from Photographs
Working in acrylic, pastel, gouache, or watercolor pencils/crayons this landscape class will focus on our beautiful coastal areas. You are free to use any of these water-based, opaque media in this class. The subjects that you will be painting include oceans, dunes, headlands, skies, beaches, rocks, people, boats and any other elements that can be found in these locations. You can work from your own photographic material or the instructors. You will learn how to crop and re-arrange the elements in these photos to make the best, strongest compositions. There will be class demonstrations to show you how to paint various coastal landscapes in each of these media - and also how to mix some of them together for different effects.
Materials list provided.
Instructor: Tricia Reichert obtained her formal teaching credentials from Battersea College, University of London. Tricia developed her true passion for art after moving to the USA and for the past nineteen years has studied and practiced drawing and painting in a wide variety of media. She is currently a professional artist specializing in commissioned portraiture, printmaking and figurative sculpture. Tricia also teaches a wide range of classes, workshops and individual students.
NCR 9545
01/26/10 - 03/02/10 Register online for Capturing the Coast...
Tues., 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cal Poly, TBA
6 Meetings
Fee: $170
Central Coast Watercolor Journaling Class
Come capture various scenes of the beautiful California Central Coast in your journal. Watercolor journaling is a very personal way to record your scenic experiences. You do not need a lot of art experience to journal in watercolor, just a desire to capture images of what inspries you about the area. The materials are simple, affordable and easy to use. During this class you will be shown how to draw and paint any of the subjects that you may encounter on your travels throughout the Central Coast.
Each day we will be traveling to a different part of the Central Coast area to sketch and record in your journals, in pencil, paint and words, your impressions of a variety of local scenery and attractions. The class will meet each day at a designated location. A location map and clear directions will be provided for each location. The types of subjects you will be sketching and painting include beautiful coastal views, historic missions, old towns, farmers markets, oak studded hills, elephant seals, vineyards, lakes, harbors, historic barns, etc.
On Friday, February 5 you're invited to join the monthly Art After Dark events in San Luis Obispo.
Materials list provided.
Instructor: Tricia Reichert obtained her formal teaching credentials from Battersea College, University of London. Tricia developed her true passion for art after moving to the USA and for the past nineteen years has studied and practiced drawing and painting in a wide variety of media. She is currently a professional artist specializing in commissioned portraiture, printmaking and figurative sculpture. Tricia also teaches a wide range of classes, workshops and individual students.
NCR 9546
02/01/10 - 02/05/10 Register online for Central Coast Watercolor Journaling
Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Central Coast Locations, TBA
5 Meetings
Fee: $160
Figure Sculpture
In this class you will be making one or two small figure studies in terracotta clay, using a costumed model as your inspiration. You will learn how to capture the gesture of the model's pose, understand the proportions of the figure, how to depict hair, clothing, features and any
other details to finish your figures before firing. Demonstrations of different patinas will be shown so that after your figures are fired, you may decorate the surface of your sculptures as you wish.
Clay provided. Clay tools and wooden board needed.
Instructor: Tricia Reichert obtained her formal teaching credentials from Battersea College, University of London. Tricia developed her true passion for art after moving to the USA and for the past nineteen years has studied and practiced drawing and painting in a wide variety of media. She is currently a professional artist specializing in commissioned portraiture, printmaking and figurative sculpture. Tricia also teaches a wide range of classes, workshops and individual students.
NCR 9542
02/10/10 - 03/03/10 Register online for Figure Sculpture
Wednesday, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Trilogy Center, Nipomo
4 Meetings
Fee: $155 ($140 for Trilogy Residents)
2010 Summer Art Workshop Series
Information for 2010 will be posted in Spring
Summer Glass 2009
For more information check out the summer glass page under special programs.
