Community Arts Center in Gloucester, Virginia
Join watercolor artist Jan Finn-Duffy for a fun class of mixing paint and water to create an original piece of art! No skills are necessary when you arrive, but don’t be surprised if you have a few watercolor skills when you leave! All supplies are provided by the instructor. Just come to experience the joy and fun of painting!
Cost is $40 per person.
Registration deadline is Tuesday, March 7 by 5pm.
Studio 101 was designed for our 4–6-year-old community artists. During each class, children will be introduced to different art mediums while learning about art techniques, processes, and artists. Each student must be accompanied by an adult (Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa, etc.) who will stay with them during the class to help their child when needed. This program is a great way to introduce your child to art while making artwork and memories together!
In this Studio 101 class, students will look at “Starry Night” by Vincent Van Gogh. They will discuss the colors, the types of lines, the movement of lines and brushstrokes in the painting. Students will use crayons and watercolors to create their own Starry Night masterpiece. All materials will be provided by the instructor.
Registration deadline: Thursday, March 17 @ 5pm
Cost is $25 per student.
In this two day workshop, you will learn how to sketch and paint everything from trees and roots to birds and flowers in this painting class of the natural world. Then watch as the instructor shows you how to mix luminous “no mud” color for glorious contrasted backgrounds for your “nature” studies! In this workshop we are going for the “wow” factor to give each simple subject an awesome punch of luminosity. Artists should bring their own favorite photos of nature including background ideas for sky and water. Demonstrations will be in watercolor.
*Supply list will be provided after registration.
Please bring your lunch and beverage or plan to purchase off site. (A refrigerator is available on site.)
Cost is $220 per student for the 2-day workshop.
“When I was twelve, I painted my bedroom purple. And at age five my butterfly drawings had rounded wings, not at all like the “triangle” wings of my first-grade classmates. I didn’t realize until I grew up that God had not only given me a gift as a “creative” who sees the world through artist eyes, but that I was meant to share my gift with others by teaching.
My journey as an artist goes both backward and forward. What has come before as I worked with pencil and paint and what will happen next as I experiment with new ideas and techniques are both my history and my future. My story continues with my new oil and cold wax and transparent watercolor paintings. I love to create an impression of luminosity in my subjects of wildlife and nature and call my style of painting “impressionistic realism”. While balancing good design concepts, my goal is always to render a likeness creatively rather than photo realistically.”
Painting is really fun for me and when I paint I am in my “happy place”! Whether working in oil or watercolor, I begin each painting with a compositional plan of lights and darks in a 2” x 3” pencil sketch. When working in oil on canvas, wood or aluminum panels, I first apply a layer of white acrylic gesso or liquid color such as acrylic transparent ink, colored gesso or watercolor straight from the tube and let it dry. In order to build texture, I mix my oil paint with cold wax medium and apply it with brushes, scrapers, brayers, and palette knives. When working with watercolor the process is similar and I apply the paint with brushes or mix the paint with water and spray or “pour” the paint onto watercolor paper. Working in both mediums, I paint many layers of transparent and opaque glazes that create a “history” of color, brush strokes and texture to create each original “deconstructed” painting.
In this two day workshop, you will learn how to sketch and paint everything from trees and roots to birds and flowers in this painting class of the natural world. Then watch as the instructor shows you how to mix luminous “no mud” color for glorious contrasted backgrounds for your “nature” studies! In this workshop we are going for the “wow” factor to give each simple subject an awesome punch of luminosity. Artists should bring their own favorite photos of nature including background ideas for sky and water. Demonstrations will be in watercolor.
*Supply list will be provided after registration.
Please bring your lunch and beverage or plan to purchase off site. (A refrigerator is available on site.)
Cost is $220 per student for the 2-day workshop.
“When I was twelve, I painted my bedroom purple. And at age five my butterfly drawings had rounded wings, not at all like the “triangle” wings of my first-grade classmates. I didn’t realize until I grew up that God had not only given me a gift as a “creative” who sees the world through artist eyes, but that I was meant to share my gift with others by teaching.
My journey as an artist goes both backward and forward. What has come before as I worked with pencil and paint and what will happen next as I experiment with new ideas and techniques are both my history and my future. My story continues with my new oil and cold wax and transparent watercolor paintings. I love to create an impression of luminosity in my subjects of wildlife and nature and call my style of painting “impressionistic realism”. While balancing good design concepts, my goal is always to render a likeness creatively rather than photo realistically.”
Painting is really fun for me and when I paint I am in my “happy place”! Whether working in oil or watercolor, I begin each painting with a compositional plan of lights and darks in a 2” x 3” pencil sketch. When working in oil on canvas, wood or aluminum panels, I first apply a layer of white acrylic gesso or liquid color such as acrylic transparent ink, colored gesso or watercolor straight from the tube and let it dry. In order to build texture, I mix my oil paint with cold wax medium and apply it with brushes, scrapers, brayers, and palette knives. When working with watercolor the process is similar and I apply the paint with brushes or mix the paint with water and spray or “pour” the paint onto watercolor paper. Working in both mediums, I paint many layers of transparent and opaque glazes that create a “history” of color, brush strokes and texture to create each original “deconstructed” painting.
This class is for students brand new to watercolor, for those who consider their skills at a beginner level and those continuing their watercolor journey. Each class will cover techniques and tricks to make watercolor painting enjoyable. The casual class atmosphere is meant to take the stress out of painting with watercolor, and launch a lifelong love of this beautiful medium!
Students will learn about how to use the tools (various brushes and aids), how to control the paint, and how to enjoy the times when the paint is less controlled. We will cover techniques such as wet-on-dry, wet-in-wet, glazing, lifting, feathering, and color mixing. There will be demos by the instructor, exercises for the students, and in-class painting projects with guidance from Jan Finn-Duffy.
It is recommended that the students have their own supplies so that they may practice between classes. But if you are uncertain about investing in supplies before trying a few lessons, please feel free to rent the supplies to be used in class.
Tuesdays, September 1st through September 29th from 1pm to 3pm
Registration ends Saturday, August 29th
Ages 16+
This class is for students brand new to watercolor, or for those who consider their skills at a beginner level. Each class will cover techniques and tricks to make watercolor painting enjoyable. The casual class atmosphere is meant to take the stress out of painting with watercolor, and launch a lifelong love of this beautiful medium!
Students will learn about how to use the tools (various brushes and aids), how to control the paint, and how to enjoy the times when the paint is less controlled. We will cover techniques such as wet-on-dry, wet-in-wet, glazing, lifting, feathering, and color mixing. There will be demos by the instructor, exercises for the students, and in-class painting projects with guidance from Jan Finn-Duffy.
It is recommended that the students have their own supplies so that they may practice between classes. But if you are uncertain about investing in supplies before trying a few lessons, please feel free to rent the supplies to be used in class.
Tuesdays, from 1pm to 3pm
August 4th – 25th
Ages 16+
Activities at Arts on Main are partially funded by the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
