CARPENTER'S BARN - Classes & Workshops

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6-WEEK CLASS - MONDAYS
Times/Dates: Mondays, 6:00-9:00pm, March 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st and April 7th
Ages/Skill Level: Adults of all skill levels - beginners welcome
Cost: $185.00 - Participants are expected to bring these supplies <LINK>. Senior fund recipients will be loaned a set of supplies, ONLY if registered one week prior to class; otherwise, materials will be the responsibility of the participant.

The focus of this 6-week class is on the practice and discipline of painting, its mediums and evolution into the 21st century. Participants will work with acrylic colors and will explore the many ways paint can be handled through observation and abstraction. Specific exercises will be given to explore color, light, texture, transparency, impasto and composition.
painting by Brynne Livelsberger Instruction and demos will be given on the preparation and handling of the painted field. At each class students will be helped and critiqued on an individualized basis. This workshop is appropriate to all individuals who are interested in honing their painting skills and creative development, no matter their skill level.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR/TEACHER:
Jen Pepper is a professional artist exhibiting and participating in artist residencies internationally. She was a professor of studio art for the past twenty years until the college's permanent closing in 2023. Currently she teaches at Pratt Munson School of Art as an artist in residence and as their gallery director. Her work can be seen at jenpepper.com .

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6-WEEK CLASS - TUESDAYS
Times/Dates: Tuesdays, 9:30am-noon, March 11th, 18th, 25th, April 1st, 8th and 22nd
Ages/Skill Level: Adults, all levels however beginners are encouraged to take the introductory workshop on March 8th.
Cost: $185.00 - Participants are expected to bring these supplies <LINK>. Senior fund recipients will be loaned a set of supplies, ONLY if registered one week prior to class; otherwise, materials will be the responsibility of the participant. If you would like to rent a material kit from Lucie, they will only be available if requested by March 4th. Please request kit by emailing lizluriecb@gmail.com. Kits are $20.00, payable to the instructor at the workshop.

There is no "one way" to paint. This course will introduce six different ways to approach a watercolor painting, providing you hands-on experience with different methods. Painting in different ways will give you the feel of the techniques so you'll understand how to start any painting.

Each class will begin with a demo that focuses on one of the methods, followed by time spent painting. Individual help and instruction are part of the class.

Start collecting ideas now (photo references, sketches, or studies) and bring them to class.  Please note that for sessions 2-5, it would be best to prepare a detailed drawing to bring to class.

Look over the materials list ahead of time in case something needs to be ordered online. The quality of the paper is very important to the kind of painting we will do – there will be some sheets available at class for $2.25.

The six methods we will cover:

• White Paper With Expressive Brush Strokes
• Follow the Bead and Pull the Puddle
• Control
• Layers
• Abstract with Realistic Focal Point
• Wet-in-wet With Negative Painting

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR/TEACHER:
Lucie Wellner is a central New York State artist who has been painting using watercolors since 1997. Her formal training is in Surface Pattern design, which led to 15 years of designing dinnerware. Lucie has taught since 2010, privately and also through the Everson and Open Figure Drawing programs. She was raised and still lives in a part of the state that has an abundance of rolling hills, dairy farms, woods, fields, wildflowers and trees; their presence influences her daily life and painting.

Learn more at www.luciewellner.com.

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KIDS 6-WEEK CLASS - TUESDAYS
Times/Dates: Tuesdays, 4:30-6:00pm, March 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th, April 1st and, April 8th
Ages: 6-12, beginner to advanced beginner
Cost: $120.00 - Students will need a 9x12 sketchbook, plenty of pencils, a white eraser and a black fine point sharpie.

Bring to life your favorite characters in a story and work on your drawing skills! 
This class will allow students to fully realize their cartooning potential. Starting with caricatures of celebrities, themselves and fellow classmates, the students will dive into creating their own characters, learning about various cartooning styles and creating narrative. The class will culminate in taking all the skills learned and creating a comic strip based on the students' own creations! Students will need a 9x12 sketchbook, plenty of pencils, a white eraser and a black fine point sharpie. This is all skill levels and class will be small enough for personal attention allowing everyone to work at their own level. 

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR/TEACHER:
David Mihill livesin the Dewitt area and is currently working as a teaching assistant at Solvay High School. He graduated from Cazenovia College in 2020 with a BFA in Visual Communications with a concentration in Illustration/Animation. He is currently working on his Master's in Education to become a high school art teacher. On the side, he does freelance graphic design and illustration work. He enjoys creating, teaching and spending time with his family.

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6-WEEK CLASS - WEDNESDAYS
Times/Dates: Wednesdays, 6:00-9:00pm, March 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th, April 2nd and 9th
Ages/Skill Level: Adults of all skill levels, beginners welcome
Cost: $185.00 - Participants are expected to bring these supplies <LINK>. Senior fund recipients will be loaned a set of supplies, ONLY if registered one week prior to class; otherwise, materials will be the responsibility of the participant.

Mixed media work by Jen Pepper

Improve your drawing and collage skills while exploring a variety of wet and dry artistic media!

Improve your drawing skills while exploring a variety of wet and dry artistic media and techniques! This six week course will help you improve existing drawing, observational and refinement skills. Each week we will explore a variety of both observational and abstract drawing while exploring many different wet and dry materials including charcoal, watercolor, inks, mixed media and acrylics and the array of unique applications of each medium.

This class will help students use line, material, light and space, compositional explorations to improve how to refine their drawing skills while developing a greater understanding of developing a creative style! We will work from both observation and explore methods and materials in expressive abstraction while becoming familiar with an array of mediums that build up surfaces, making marks, adding various thickening fibers and metallic substances and mediums to paint. Each class will assist the workshop's participants in freeing the artist within. Surfaces will include a variety of papers, canvas, collage and non-traditional substrates. Some materials will be provided by the instructor so overall cost is not exorbitant for each student.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR/TEACHER:
Jen Pepper is a professional artist exhibiting and participating in artist residencies internationally. She was a professor of studio art for the past twenty years until the college's permanent closing in 2023. Currently she teaches at Pratt Munson School of Art as an artist in residence and as their gallery director. Her work can be seen at jenpepper.com.

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6-WEEK CLASS - THURSDAYS
Times/Dates: Thursdays, 10:00am-12:30pm, March 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th, April 3rd and 10th
Ages/Skill Level: Adults of all skill levels - beginners welcome!
Cost: $185.00 - Participants are expected to bring these supplies <LINK>. Senior fund recipients will be loaned a set of supplies, ONLY if registered one week prior to class; otherwise, materials will be the responsibility of the participant.

Draw with pen and ink with watercolor washes

Drawing and painting are intertwined, mark making and texture expand our artistic vocabulary. Working from still-life and photographs we will practice line drawing with added watercolor to enhance the drawings. We will also work with ink brushes to develop painterly expression in drawings (see materials list).

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR/TEACHER:
Leigh Yardley creates work in paint and installation, situating herself as a part of the system of landscape. Yardley's most recent installation, was at Cazenovia Colleges Riesman Gallery as a part of This Land - Camino a Tierra Bendita and Camino de Sanación continued her interactions with the element of chance in the natural environment.
Leigh just retired as adjunct at SUNY Morrisville where she was awarded the New York State Chancellors Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching in the Visual Arts. She has actively pursued community-based projects, receiving NYSCA Decentralization grants and facilitating the organization of several arts programs. She participated in the NYFA MARK program and has been a NYFA Statewide Artist Consultant.
As a Visiting Teaching Artist for CNY Aesthetic Education Program she trained with the Lincoln Center Teaching Artist Mentoring Project and Advance Seminar for Teaching Artist at the Guggenheim.
Yardley received her MFA from Lesley University College of Art and Design and undergraduate degrees at Skidmore College and SUNY @Oswego. She has exhibiting widely since 1994. Her work can be found at Cazenovia Artisans, Cazenovia NY. She resides in Hubbardsville NY with her husband Bruce Moseley.
Learn more at https://www.leighyardleyartist.com/

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TEENS 6-WEEK CLASS - THURSDAYS
Times/Dates: Thursdays, 6:00-9:00pm, March 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th, April 3rd and 10th
Ages/Skill Level: Teens 10-12 grade - all skill levels
Cost: $175.00 plus model fee ($10.00 per week X 6 weeks = $60 total)- Participants will bring $10 cash each session for the model. Participants should bring a 18"x24" drawing pad, a 18"x24" newsprint pad, and a 18"x24" charcoal pad. Drawing tools (pencils, charcoal, etc.) will be provided.

This specialized drawing class is designed for teens who want to strengthen their art portfolios through focused figure studies from observation. Students will have the opportunity to draw from live models, both clothed and nude, enhancing their observational drawing skills, gaining a deeper understanding of anatomy and form, experimenting with media, and building artistic confidence.

A signed parent/guardian permission form at least 1 week prior to the class is REQUIRED <LINK> for participation in sessions featuring live, nude models, who may be of any gender. This ensures a safe and respectful environment conducive to artistic growth.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR/TEACHER:
Kate Gabriel is an artist living and working in Central New York. She is a consulting educator in various NYSED visual arts programs, and the district art coordinator of Fayetteville-Manlius Schools, where she's taught at the high school since 2010. She currently teaches AP Art at FMHS. Kathryn holds a MFA and a BFA, and brings her contemporary lens, figure drawing skills, and focus on the importance of foundations into the classroom. Kathryn previously owned a teaching studio in Manlius, providing instructional figure drawing workshops to local youth and adults, as well as a former art instructor at SUNY Albany. She is known for combining cross-disciplinary visual art experiences in her artwork, and encourages this exploration in her art students. She is represented by Moxie Fine Art in Seattle, Washington and has an active exhibition career. To learn more about the artist, visit www.kathrynbilharzgabriel.com.

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