- 0101.May.Wednesday
The Wonderful World of Watercolor
http://artstopllc.com/event/the-wonders-of-watercolor-3-2-2/The Art Stop Studio, 2nd floor1822 Penfield Road Penfield NY 14526Wednesdays 6:30-8:30 4/10/24 – 5/8/24
5 weeks $139We are happy to welcome Brian Petty back as an instructor. Brian recently illustrated 2 books and worked here as an instructor about 7 years ago, married and moved away and now is back!Always wanted to Paint, but weren’t sure where to begin? In this class, you will learn the fundamentals of watercolor painting. Learn layout, composition, color theory, technique, style, etc. Bring to life the world around you in beautiful, full color.Materials list:- 6-8 tubes of watercolor paints (artist grade preferred) primaries and secondaries, Payne’s gray and a brown
- Brushes: Rounds: # 1, 4 and 6 and Flat Shaders :1/4 inch and 1/2 inch (artist grade preferred)
- #140 lb. Arches (Rough Press or Cold Press) w/c paper
- Plastic container for water
- Paper towels
- 2 H or 3 H Pencil
- Plastic eraser
- Watercolor pallet
- 0202.May.Thursday
Drawing 101
http://artstopllc.com/art-lessons/The Art Stop Studio, 2nd floor1822 Penfield Road Penfield NY 14526Thursday: 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Teen to Adult
Cost: $129 for 7 Weeks
Next Session: March 14th- May 2nd Skip 4/4
Can’t draw but want to? Can draw but want to get better? In this class you will use pencil, charcoal, and pastel to learn basic forms, one and two point perspective, negative space, tonal value and proportion. Use these fundamentals to draw anything. Drawing accurately is the basis for all other fine art mediums. You need to be able to accurately sketch out your canvas or paper before going on the next step.
- Materials List:
- Drawing pad w/perforated top 9 x 12 or 11 X 14
- hake brush
- 4 graphite drawing pencils, hard, med & soft
- metal sharpener
- pink pearl eraser
- kneaded eraser
- blending tortillions
- Vine Charcoal
- Kits are available for purchase
- 0202.May.Thursday
*New* Art Journaling
http://artstopllc.com/event/watercolor-pen-ink-2/The Art Stop Studio, 2nd floor1822 Penfield Road Penfield NY 1452604/9/24 – 5/7/24
Tuesdays: 6:00-8:00 pm
Cost $139 5 weeks
Join Carole Agosto, Students will sketch daily in their journal, capturing what is most important to them. Also express feelings about your drawings in your journal. Students, will learn drawing techniques and may use different media such as pen, pencil watercolor or color pencils to capture their scene.
- Materials List:
- Watercolor journal soft cover or hard cover 140# paper. (There’s a variety of books at The Art Stop)
- No #2 pencil
- Micron pens .03, .05 or .08 Or ball point pen
- Watercolors or color pencils. ( set of 12)
- 0303.May.Friday
Daytime: The Wonders of Watercolor
http://artstopllc.com/event/the-wonders-of-watercolor-2-2-2-2/The Art Stop Studio, 2nd floor1822 Penfield Road Penfield NY 14526Tues 1:00-3:00 4/9/24 – 5/21/24 Skip 4/23, 4/30
–5 weeks $139Anne Jurgens, award winning artist and certified instructor, will lead you through the wonders of watercolor. This class is intended for beginning and intermediate students with emphasis on expressing ourselves with paint. Beginning students will learn basic watercolor techniques including how to apply flat washes, graded washes, and glazes, wet in wet and dry brushing techniques. We will learn about composition, values, line, and color as elements in a painting. For intermediate students who wish to choose their own subjects, instruction will be individualized.- You can read the artist’s bio and see more of her work in the Gallery section.
- Paper: Arches 11×14 100% rag, 140 Cold Press. and/ or Strathmore Series 500 mixed media
- Brushes: Sable is best. Synthetic is okay Rounds #1, #5, #8 Flats: 1/2 inch, 1 inch, 2 inch, Rigger
- Water Container – One for clear, one to clean brushes can be as simple as a couple of
cottage cheese containers. - Paper towels – to soak up excess water
- Pencil – #2
- Pallet : Make it large enough to hold 16 colors and have space to mix paints
- Paints: Here are the basics. You can buy more, but we can build almost any color
from these.. - These consist of both cool and warm in the primary colors enabling us to
be able to make the colors we need. Buy your colors In tubes or in cubes. Any brand,
except where noted you usually get better results with Professional grade, you can use Cotman when brand isn’t noted. - Yellows: Lemon Yellow, Cadmium Yellow Medium, Yellow Ochre, Raw Sienna*
Reds: Cadmium Red Light, Cadmium Red Medium, Alizarine Crimson, Permanent Rose
Blues: Cobalt Blue, Winsor Newton Ultramarine Blue
Others: Winsor Newton Sap Green, Winsor Newton Burnt Sienna - Waterproof board – To tape your painting to
- Knife for scoring . I prefer an exacto knife, , and a small hair dryer
- 0404.May.Saturday
Fun With Art (Saturdays)
http://artstopllc.com/event/fun-art-new/The Art Stop Studio, 2nd floor1822 Penfield Road Penfield NY 14526Saturdays: 11:00-11:45
Next Session:
April 13TH 2024 -June 1st 2024
Cost: $105 for 8 weeks Ages 5-8
Young artists will enjoy this lighthearted class. A huge variety of projects makes this class fun over and over again. Basic art concepts are introduced at an age-appropriate level, preparing the student for creative art class, when they are ready. A smock or apron is recommended for this class. Limit 12
Supply List:
- Drawing pad w/perforated top 9 x 12 or 11 x 14
- 1 set Cray-Pas any size
- 2B pencil, eraser
- All other supplies will be supplied by The Art Stop