Intermediate/advanced
watercolor classes at ARThouse—Fall 2012:
“People Working”
I will be teaching a watercolor course for adults at my
studio, ARThouse, every other week from Sept. 18th through Nov. 7th.
This will be a five-session course on figure painting in watercolor.
There will be four sections at different time slots for each class, each
covering the same material for that week. We will focus on painting
“people working”, not just sitting around! These will be demonstration
and critique classes only—we will not paint in class. Instead,
assignments will be given based upon the demonstration. The classes will
be two weeks apart, giving you time to work on the assignment at home and then
bring it in for a group critique in the next class.
At this writing, I'm afraid there are only two spaces left for the in-person course (they are both on Tuesday evening). But read further -- we now have an online version of the course!
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| The Retired Toolmaker 28x20" watercolor by Susan Avis Murphy, AWS |
The demonstrations will be full, detailed demonstrations showing how a
medium-large, complex painting might be done. I might start a
demonstration in one class and finish it during the next class that evening or
the next day. You will be encouraged to come up with your own reference
material for your own painting at home, but I will have reference photos
available also. We will work in a variety of styles, from
loose to tight to semi-abstract. You will get some nice paintings out of
this if you work hard.
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| Susan Murphy painting under demonstration mirror at ARThouse |
The course will be $150 for the five sessions. The same material will be
covered in each section of the class, and you can change between sections
occasionally when necessary (send me an email). There will be only 8
students in each class. I will be writing a blog article following each
set of classes, with step-by-step photos, a list of colors used, and a detailed
explanation of the painting technique. You will be able to sign up to
receive these blog articles by email, and people find that they are very
useful. This time the blog will be private initially and available only to
people who sign up for the course, as part of their tuition.
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| Class of students at ARThouse |
Also we are introducing something new. There will be an online
version of the course for only $50! If you are not able to attend
in person, or the course is fully registered, you will be able to subscribe to
the online version, which will be limited to 70 people. The online course
will be available either with or without individual critiques. Here is
what it will include:
Online
Course version A:
Every two weeks, you will receive an assignment and many materials to help you
complete the assignment. You will receive this as an email link to the
private version of the ARThouse Studio School blog. The blog article will
include about 10 step-by-step photos of that week's class demonstration, along
with a very detailed description of the painting process to help you with your
own painting. We intend to occasionally include videos of these demonstrations.
Your online assignment will come by the Saturday after each session has been
taught. Limited to 50 people, with cost of $50. Still have openings as of 8/17/12
Online
Course version B with critique: Includes everything in version A, plus
five separate private critiques of your work. You will email me an
image of your painting, either partially finished or finished, and I will email
back with a detailed critique of the work and suggestions for improvement or
ideas for how to finish the work. Instead of doing this by email, you can
bring the painting over in person if you live nearby. Limited to 20
people, with cost of $100. Still have
openings as of 8/17/12)
The schedule will be
as follows:
Series
of 6 classes (one every other week) during the following times: (you sign up
for one if taking the in-person class)
Tuesday afternoons from 1 – 4 pm (sorry—class filled)
Tuesday evenings from 7 - 10 pm (a few openings)
Wednesday afternoons from 1 - 4 pm
(sorry--class filled)
Wednesday evenings from 7 - 10 pm
(sorry--class filled)
The
dates of the classes will be:
Class 1: Sept. 18 & 19
Class 2: October 2 & 3
Class 3: October 16
& 17
Class
4: October 30 & 31
Class
5: November 6 & 7
Registration
this time is going to be on my website at www.arthouseart.com,
and will
be available starting on August 13. You can sign up by
clicking one of the links below and paying with PayPal (you do not need a
PayPal account). I will not be accepting checks this time! If
you have any questions, please email, call, or visit me at the studio.
Refund policy: You must plan to attend at least 4/5 of the classes to be
enrolled, and pay for all five classes. If you miss one of your classes,
you can come to one of the other sessions that week or any week.
Otherwise, there are no refunds, with a few exceptions such as medical
problems.
Susan
Murphy 8/17/12
Click
link below to register for your class:
