Adult Classes
Monday DRAWING FOR THE ABSOLUTE BEGINNER - Andrea Favret
Monday WATERCOLOR FOR THE ABSOLUTE BEGINNER - Andrea Favret
Monday ADVANCED FIGURE PAINTING - Diane Rappisi
Monday FIGURE DRAWING II - Diane Rappisi
Tuesday YOGA IN THE MORNING- Kathy Young
Tuesday PLEIN AIR PAINTING - AUTUMN LANDSCAPE - Sue Charles
Tuesday WATERCOLOR PAINTING - BEG TO INTERMED - Mary Callahan
Tuesday BIRD CARVING - Kevin Dunn
Weds LANDSCAPE IN THE IMPRESSIONIST TRADITION - Margaret McWethy
Weds BEGINNING OIL PAINTING - Susan F. Lynch Raffa
Weds DROP-IN KNITTING - Free Class - Mac Haran
Thurs PASTEL LANDSCAPE PAINTING - Donna Rossetti-Bailey
Friday OIL PAINTING - Jody Regan
Friday COLLAGE & MULTI MEDIA - Gary Nisbet
3rd Tues WRITER'S WORKSHOP - All welcome - Free
Thurs OPEN LIFE STUDIO - Free Class + Model Fee - Karl Nestelberger Coordinator
Drawing for the Absolute Beginner
with Andrea Favret
Mondays: 9:00 – 11:00 AM
September 13 – November 8 (Note: No class on 10/11 & 10/18)
Fee: $125M/$145NM
Designed to help the beginner gain the confidence to draw what you see, you’ll learn to think, see and feel like an artist in this comprehensive approach to developing drawing skills. We will use a variety of exercises designed to tap into the part of the brain that speaks in a visual language. We’ll start will the basics of line, shading, posture, materials and attitude in this relaxed and understandable approach to learning. This is a great class for the novice who wishes to get serious about - or just get started with-their art. Bring a sketch pad and drawing utensils to first class.
Member $125
NonMember $145
Watercolor for the Absolute Beginner
with Andrea Favret
Mondays: 11:00 – 1:00 PM
September 13 – November 8 (Note: No class on 10/11 & 10/18)
Fee: $125M/$145NM
Learn how to handle your equipment and proper posture; how to mix paints and color by creating your own color wheel. Attention will be focused on techniques such as making a flat wash, controlled blooms, dry brush and much more. Students will watch demonstrations and will be given exercises to complete their own works of art. Materials list provided upon registration.
Member $125
NonMember $145
Advanced Figure Painting - 10 week session
with Diane Rappisi
Mondays: 1:30 – 4:30 PM
September 13 – December 6 (Note: No class on 11/11 & 11/18)
Fee: $200M/$220NM + model fee
Pulling together the concepts of gesture, proportion and form-building with shape and value from Figure Drawing I & II, this class presents longer poses to further explore the subtleties of figure work. Focus will be on accuracy of shapes and proportions, with frequent discussions of anatomy. Participants work from the model in the medium of their choice.
Member $200
NonMember $220
Figure Drawing II - 10 week session
with Diane Rappisi
Mondays: 6:00 – 9:00 PM
September 13 – December 6 (Note: No class on 11/11 & 11/18)
Fee $200M/$220NM + model fee
Building on the concepts discussed in Figure Drawing I, this class combines perceptual and conceptual drawing with a greater emphasis on form-building through value, structure and anatomy. Participants work in oil or charcoal from the live model. Pre-requisite: Figure Drawing I.
Supply list:
16 x 20” prepared stretched canvas (3 or 4 to start)
#6 & #4 filbert brushes (at least two of each)
Odorless turpentine / jar
Burnt sienna, ultramarine blue and titanium white oil colors
Viva paper towels
Small stool or table to rest palette
Member $200
NonMember $220
Plein Air Painting: The Autumn Landscape
with Sue Charles
Tuesdays: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Session I: Placement & Proportion
September 14-November 2 8 wks
FEE: $160M $180NM
Session II: Conservation of Value
November 9 -December 16 6 wks
FEE: $125M $145NM
Join us for autumn plein air painting on the South Shore.
Session I focuses on the ideas of placement and proportion: nailing these two aspects of the landscape is critical to the expression of space and lay of the land. At the beginning of each class we will do at least one quick study to encourage “big picture” thinking which is based on these two observable and quantifiable features of the landscape.
Session I Member $160
Session I NonMember $180
Session II focuses on value. We will do monotone value studies to evaluate the relative dark or light of the parts of the landscape, using the practice of finding the darkest dark and lightest light, and employing them as governors. As we transfer this thinking using a limited palette and finally a full palette students will gain a working knowledge of the painting idea called “conservation of value.”
Session II Member $125
Session II NonMember $145
Watercolor Painting - Beginner to Intermediate
with Mary Callahan
Tuesdays: 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Session I: Sept 14 - Nov 2 7 wks (no class 10/19)
FEE: $140M $160NM
Session II: Nov 9 - December 14 6 wks
FEE: $125M $145NM
Designed for all levels of the watercolorist, this popular course will first provide the necessary fundamentals and then explore the many techniques of watercolor. Work from still-life setups, photos, or from your imagination. Emphasis on color and design, with the goal of creating an organized emotional statement.
Session I Member $140
Session I NonMember $160
Session II Member $125
Session II NonMember $145
BIRD CARVING
with Kevin Dunn
Tuesday Evenings: 7:00-9:00
October 5 - December 14 10 wks
FEE: $80M $100NM
Create a handcarved & painted Red-Tailed Hawk (1/4 size) from wood using knives, gouges, and/or grinding devices. This course will review basic techniques, but is geared toward more experienced carvers, using both power and hand tools. Carving blanks and eyes will be provided. Students provide their own carving knife and sandpaper. Please call Kevin Dunn with questions: 781-837-3786
Member $80
NonMember $100
LANDSCAPE IN THE IMPRESSIONIST TRADITION
with Margaret McWethy
Wednesdays: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Session I: Outside and In, Value Painting
September 15 - November 3 7 wks (no class 10/20)
FEE: $140M $160NM
Session II: Mastering Fruit and Flowers (mini class)
November 17-December 10 4 wks (no class 11/24)
FEE: $90M $110NM
Session I: The class will paint local scenes, weather permitting, or work in the studio. The emphasis will be value patterning to add impact and interest to your composition. We will work with Notan, a Japanese concept meaning “light dark”. Notan is a surefire way of getting a strong design within which to compose a painting. Topics also covered will be identifying your center of interest, using mass, color and value to strengthen composition, characteristics of varying light keys, and much more! All levels welcome.
Member $140
Nonmember $160
Session II: This class will focus on deconstructing the elusive and individual qualities of fruit and flowers. In this session, we will work on seeing composition abstractly in terms of shape and flow. Students will set up still lifes, do thumbnails, use color, value and edge contrast to emphasize center of interest.
Member $90
Nonmember $110
Green Still Life - Ivan Kolisnyk
Beginner Oil Painting - Still Life
with Susan F. Lynch Raffa
Wednesday Evenings 7:00 -10:00 p.m.
Session I: September 15 - October 27 6 weeks (no class 10/20)
FEE: $125M $145NM
Session II: November 3 - December 15 6 weeks (no class 11/10)
FEE: $125M $145NM
Learn the basic steps to begin oil painting. Our major focus will be color mixing, value scales and light and shadow. Bring a sketch book for drawing with charcoal and pencil. Friendly non-competitive atmosphere. More advanced level painters welcome. Supply list supplied at registration.
Session I Member $125
Session I NonMember $145
Session II Member $125
Session II NonMember $145
PASTEL LANDSCAPE PAINTING
with Donna Rossetti-Bailey
Thursdays: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
September 16 - December 9 10 wks (no class 10/21, 11/11 & 25)
FEE: $200M $220NM
This class will focus on painting the varied landscape of the South Shore. In addition to pastel techniques, we will work on value studies, color, composition and drawing. During inclement weather we will work from photos. Some drawing and previous pastel experience helpful, but beginning students are welcome. This class will be a lot of fun with plenty of individual encouragement! Please feel free to contact the instructor with questions: dlrb@comcast.net.
Member $200
NonMember $220
OIL PAINTING
with Jody Regan
Fridays: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
September 17 - December 10 10 wks (no class 10/22 11/12 & 27)
FEE: $200M $220NM
Learn to paint directly from still life and landscape in this class. We will study design of the picture space, color harmony and value. Every class will provide a challenge tailored to your specific growth as a painter. We will paint outside whenever weather permits. Prior painting experience strongly recommended. Returning students always welcome.
Member $200
NonMember $220
COLLAGE & MULTI MEDIA
with Gary Nisbet
Fridays: 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Octoner 1 - November 19 8 wks
FEE: $160M $180NM
Collage is a unique and immediate means of artistic expression. Artist Gary Nisbet will guide students through the process of gathering, assembling and creating their own special visual language by using a variety of personal collage materials. Also, learn the techniques of metallic leaf, crackle finishes and painting on Collage. Be inspired by new materials, applications and assembly. Students will work on a number of 2D and 3D mixed media projects, and will be taught simple exercises to help them discover their own individual creative process. Supply list provided upon registration.
Member $160
NonMember $180
When: The third Tuesday of every month, 7:00-9:00 PM
Fee: Free
Calling all writers! The North River Arts Society is introducing the Writers Workshop, a free monthly gathering of writers of all genres, including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and screenplays. The first workshop will take place on Tuesday, September 15, 7-9 p.m., at the G.A.R. Hall, 157 Old Main Street, Marshfield Hills.
Participants will engage in writing exercises, discuss stumbling blocks and strategies, and have an opportunity to have their works-in-progress critiqued by the group. The Writers Workshop is free and open to the public. For additional information, please contact the North River Arts Society at 781-837-8091.
OPEN LIFE STUDIO Thursday Nights
No Instructor
Draw and paint from model. Many studio sessions involve painting clothed models, and we invite students age 16 and up to contact Karl for a schedule. Sessions working from a nude model age 18 and up only.
Contact Coordinator Karl Nestelberger for details
781.337.7398 karlnestelberger@yahoo.com
Drop-in knitting with Mac (Haran)
Wednesdays: 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
All levels welcome! No charge.
Fun and very informative.
YOGA in the Morning
with Kathy Young
Tuesdays: 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.
Dates TBA
FEE: $30M/NM ($12 Drop in)
Kathleen (Kathy) Young has been a Certified Fitness Instructor for 15 years and a Certified Yoga Teacher for seven. She teaches class lwevels ranging from gentle to power as well as instructing children, seniors and chair classes. As she worked to discover her own health and wellness potential through yoga, she desired to help others reach their own wellness and peace through her teaching.
You will learn breathing techniques to help you de-stress and relax. Learn yoga postures to help the muscles loosen, stretch and the body to relax.
This class is open to all abilities.
Member/NonMember $30
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