Visual Arts Workshops & Classes
Some of the workshops and classes I have taught for college students and adults
are described below. Each course is tailored to the specific needs of the students.
Please contact me if
you'd like to talk about the possibilities.
Drawing for Nincompoops
If you've always wished you could draw, but have been frustrated with your
efforts, treat yourself to this class! You'll learn basic techniques used by artists
to draw realistically. If you can hold a pencil and find your way to class, you
can learn to draw!
Life Drawing
Drawing from a live model is the way artists have traditionally learned to
draw. In this course you will learn basic drawing techniques. You will go on to
explore volume, tone, and the intuitive and expressive side of drawing. Although
you might find it easier to take Drawing for Nincompoops first, those who are
impulsive or don't enjoy working with detail may find this course more comfortable.
Touch
graphite on paper
Exploring Drawing Media and Techniques
In this class you will explore a variety of drawing materials and techniques
as you build your drawing ability and confidence. Charcoal, pencil, and ink with
pen and brush will be the dominant media as you delve into outline, volume, light
and shadow, and the expressive potential of drawing.
Squish, Splat, Scratch, and Splot!
Access your creativity by doing "kid art," the kinds of things that we did
in grade school. We'll play at finger painting, coloring, collage, scratch drawing,
and painting with big brushes and bright colors. These fun kids' projects will
bring back your innate joy in discovering and creating, in a warm, supportive
atmosphere.
Painting for Nincompoops
If you've always wanted to learn how to paint, or if you're frustrated with the
results you've been getting on your own, try this class. Beginners will learn
about basic color theory, color mixing, art safety, and the materials and tools
used in painting. Advanced students may join the beginners or work on their own
projects.
Your painting skills will expand as you exercise your artistic eye and learn
how to develop color harmonies and contrasts. You will learn how to evaluate your
own work in a positive, helpful way and how to break through the thoughts that
block your creative efforts. Most important, though, you'll learn by actually
painting.
Levantar La Persiana
oil on canvas
Realism and Beyond: Oil Painting
This class is for intermediate or advanced painters who are interested in understanding
the different ways of developing a realistic painting. Using your own photographs
or still-life objects, you will practice a variety of techniques for making a
painted object, scene, or figure look "real." You will learn how to to enliven
your painting by going beyond the limited information of the photograph. In addition,
you'll become familiar with methods professional artists use to get a preliminary
drawing onto the canvas.
Relief Printing
A relief print uses a design cut in wood, linoleum, Styrofoam, or other materials
to produce many copies of the same image. Learn how easy and enjoyable it is to
create your own multicolored relief prints. Whether you want to make fine art
prints or create your own holiday cards, this hands-on class will get you started.
Color Workshop
Are you frustrated by color? You're not alone. Many non-professional painters
have trouble with color. There are two fundamental reasons. First, using the red-blue-yellow
color wheel we were taught in school guarantees that you'll mix muddy colors.
Second, most people paint what they expect to see, what they remember seeing,
or what they imagine the subject to look like. In painting realistically, the
key is to paint what the eye actually sees. This workshop will teach you how to
accurately observe, identify, mix, match, and paint the colors you see.
Art Appreciation
In this course students will explore the realm of visual art from several different
perspectives. As a result of their studies, students will recognize the major
periods and artists in art history, become familiar with many of the techniques
and materials used in creating art, and learn to make informed judgments on fundamental
aesthetic questions.
Art Zoller Wagner as painter, teacher, learner
About the Artist: On Art-making and Artist-making
About the Artist: Introductions
Art Zoller Wagner as painter, teacher, learner
Growing Up with Art influences
on my art, artists in the family
Ser hidalgo on having time
to daydream
Creative Bud a playful friendship sparks imagination
Visual Arts Workshops & Classes for college students & adults
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