Painting

Fall classes begin Monday, September 27th

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BEGINNING OIL PAINTING                                                                                                                                                                                              Discover the creative and technical advantages of oil painting. Learn the basics from setting up the palette and mixing colors to a variety of techniques as you paint still-lifes and interiors. The exercises presented will develop your skills in observation and painting the form to create depth and a sense of light.                       
301A Tuesdays, 6:30-9:00pm 
11 sessions, $385
Instructor: Thomas Legaspi

LANDSCAPE PAINTING IN OIL (for beginners)
Explore the centuries old tradition of landscape painting.  Learn basic techniques necessary to achieve atmospheric perspective and the rendering of light and space.  Aided by focused group exercises and instructor demonstrations, students will complete a series of paintings ranging from Master studies to original compositions from photographs or on-site sketches.  This course is designed for beginners and for people with experience in oil painting who wish to learn landscape painting.

310D   Thursdays, 3:00-5:30pm
11 sessions, $385
Instructor: Casey Inch

310E   Thursdays, 6:30-9:00pm
11 sessions, $385
Instructor: Casey Inch

INTERMEDIATE OIL PAINTING

This course is for those with some experience in oil painting interested in further developing technical skills and painting concepts through speciifc projects or self-directed projects, including painting from observation and color theory.

302A   Wednesdays, 6:30-9:00pm    

11 sessions $385
Instructor: Christopher Wright

302B   Fridays, 11:00am-1:30pm          

11 sessions $385

Instructor: Casey Inch

ADVANCED OIL PAINTING

For experienced painters who want to expand and further develop their technical skills while honing and defining their personal style. Explore the possibilities by painting representationally or abstractly. Individual and group exercises are designed to promote the exploration and discussion of new techniques.  Individual and group critiques are held. (teacher is present 3-5:30pm)
303A   Wednesdays, 1:30-5:30pm          

11 sessions $425

Instructor: Christopher Wright

PAINT YOUR DREAMS: Abstract Painting (for beginners)

Want to communicate without words? Maybe paint the things you could never say in words. Learn how to use color and composition to express emotions or a narrative. Utilize different sources such as imagination, pictures or other means to find your own voice and visual language in the tradition of Salvador Dali, Picasso or Paul Klee. Exercises will promote experimentation with oil sticks.  Students will start with oil pastels (Craypas). Oil pastels permit the artist to work more directly without spending time mixing colors on the palette or working with the various mediums. You can get painterly effects and blend colors but they dry quicker than oil paint.  Oil pastels were invented by Pablo Picasso to have the richness of oil paint and the directness of pastels.

304A   Saturdays, 11:00am-1:30pm             

10 sessions $350
Instructor: Avron Soyer

304B   Saturdays, 2:30-5:00pm                   

10 sessions $350

Instructor: Avron Soyer

CONTEMPORARY PAINTING
This course is for the person who has some experience in painting and wants to be in a class but work somewhat independently.   The course will provide a supportive environment for adults to explore painting and develop a personal style (representational or abstract). Techniques of painting will be addressed on an individual basis.  Students will be encouraged to view contemporary painting in galleries, museums, and via the internet. 

307A   Mondays, 3:00-5:30pm
10 sessions $350
Intructor: Cora Cohen

307B   Mondays, 6:30-9:00pm 
10 sessions $350

Instructor: Cora Cohen      

Expanding One’s Visual Practice   (New class!)
A combination of looking at art and studio critique, this course is designed for the person who has been painting for a while and wishes to bring his or her work to another level. Am I ready to start exhibiting? Where does my artwork fit?  There will be two sessions in the beginning in which students will articulate their goals in relation to their work, and familiarize themselves with each other’s work. Three sessions will be spent looking at art in galleries, museums, and in the studios of more established artists. These visits will be selected with the students’ work and goals in mind. There will be one sessions towards the end of the course to assess developments, and plan for the future. The facts of life of the artist in the twenty-first century, that is, time-management, globalization, galleries, residencies, and grants will be considered.
310B  Tuesdays, 12:30-3:30pm 
6 sessions, $195
Instructor: Cora Cohen

CHINESE INK PAINTING 
An introduction to the principles of this ancient and expressive tradition—the basic brush strokes for plants and flowers, the use of just the right amount of ink and water, an understanding of imbalance and empty space, and how to show perspective without the use of shadows.
310C   Thursdays, 10:30am-12:30pm
10 sessions, $175
Instructor: Toinette Lippe

WATERCOLOR: Painting the City   
From the skyline of lower Manhattan to the detail of a wrought-iron banister in Greenwich Village the architecture of New York inspires artists.  Watercolor is an ideal medium to capture the form and transient light to create emotive images of the City.  We will use the views from the studio as well as paint on-site in different locations.
310F   Saturdays, 2:30-4:45pm  
6 sessions, $175
Instructor: James Cooper

Artists Residency Program
in collaboration with Juvenal Reis Studios, L.I.C.
An exciting new studio program for experienced artists to work in a 24-hour access shared studio space at the Juvenal Reis studios in Long Island City will start in October. This residency is for painters who will make use of teh the additional studio time and benefit from critiques.  Participants must attend and participate in the instructed/ critique/discussion sessions on Tuesday evenings. The 10-week residency will culminate in a group exhibit.  The aim of this program is to create a supportive environment for the dedicated painter who is considering the next level in pursing his or her art career.  Participants should be committed to using the studio at least 8 hours per week. 
Limited to 8 artists. Call 646-395-4236 for information. 
Tuesdays 6:30- 8:30pm, 9 sessions, $425
Lead Instructor: TBD.  Additional critiques by artists from the Juvenal Reis studios community will be arranged.

Location: 43-01 22^nd St., Long Island City.  M or E train to 21^st Ely Ave. or 7-train to Court Square.  http://www.junvealreisstudios.com  is an outstanding artists’ studio community with over 180 international establised and emerging artists, the Experimental Space Gallery, communal woodshop and library. Located 4 blocks from MOMA-PS1 and one stop from Manhattan. 

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