Classes for Children

Exploring Art     Fine Art Studio     Clay Sculpture     Charcoal&Pastel     Cartooning
Animal&People Portraits     Drawing&Painting     Basic Drawing

Exploring Art (Ages 4 – 6)       Back to top A great place for a child to discover their artistic side. Young children explore the art world in many ways throughout this course. They will be introduced to drawing, painting, sculpture, print making, wood projects and collage. Watercolors, acrylic, pastel, ink, clay, and pencil are some of the mediums students will experience.

Fine Art Studio (Ages 6 – 12)       Back to top This course gives students the opportunity to try different mediums, such as pencil, colored pencil, watercolor, pastel, charcoal, acrylic, clay and more. Young artists come to understand the many concepts and techniques covered in this course through teacher demonstrations. Individual and group critiques help them to gain insight into improving their art work as well as teach them how to discuss art work constructively. Projects may include still life, landscapes, animals, portraits, abstracts, cartooning and sculpture.

Clay Sculpture (Ages 6 – teens)       Back to top Clay is the medium brought to life in this exciting 3-D course. From animal sculptures to mini-busts and figures, students learn many sculpting techniques. Claystone, plastelene and wire armatures are introduced in this course.

Charcoal / Pastel (Ages 10 – teens)       Back to top Students work from still life set-ups, landscape, animal reference pictures& photos and their imaginations. In charcoal, they learn about value studies, composition, proportion, etc. Pastel builds on those same concepts and introduces color exploration. Demonstrations and critiques are an important part of this course. Students are encouraged to explore realistic and/or abstract styles.

Animal / People Portraits (Ages 8 – 12)       Back to top Drawing and painting can both be explored in this wonderful portrait class. Learn about proportion, value, line, texture, features, etc. Pencil, charcoal, pastel, and acrylic may be used in this class.

Drawing and Painting       Back to top Drawing and/or painting techniques are emphasized in this course, with the goal being to improve the young artist’s skills. Work in the medium of choice (charcoal, ink, pencil, watercolor, oil, acrylic, or pastels). Individual instruction and demonstrations are given to help guide and nurture students with a serious interest in the fine arts. Students work from set-ups, photographs, reference pictures and their imaginations.

Basic Drawing (Ages 8 – 12)       Back to top Learn the fundamentals of drawing - composition, line (contour line), value, texture, proportions - while drawing challenging still life set-ups, landscapes, portraits and animals. Pencil, charcoal, and ink are the media covered in this course.

Cartooning Ages (8 – teens)       Back to top Student artists develop their drawing skills while exploring the world of cartooning. Pencil, ink marker and watercolor pencil are the mediums introduced in this course. Students study famous cartoonist works as well as create their own.