Spring Classes at Cape Cod Museum of Art

Discovering the Power of Color!
Christy King
8 weeks / Tuesdays, April 14 – June 2 / 10 am – Noon
Members: $155  Non-members: $175 (Price includes $25 materials fee)
    Discover the unexpected power of working with painting and mixed media to enhance your creative expression through using color in a variety of ways. Inspired by current exhibitions at the Museum, we'll experiment with color combinations, using varied painting techniques, and playing with collage materials, various papers, and textural effects. Supplies and materials are provided. Great fun in a creative, supportive and enthusiastic environment!

Plein Air Painting
Melanie McGraw
6 weeks / Tuesdays, April 14 – May 19 / 1 – 4 pm
Members: $140     Non-members: $165
    This 6-week class welcomes students of all levels. Each class will go on location and paint the Cape Cod landscape from life, while learning basic and advanced painting techniques. Demonstrations and guidance is offered to each student. In case of inclement weather, the class will meet in the Weny Education Center at the Cape Cod Museum of Art.
See materials list below Workshops.
 
Art for Travelers: France
Liz Mumford
6 weeks / Wednesdays, April 15 – May 20 / 10 am – Noon
Members: $95   Non-members: $110
    Explore the glories of French art: the ancient caves in the Dordogne, the Gothic Era, the Renaissance and the Chateaux of the Loire valley, the Baroque of Louis XIV through 19th century Realism, Impressionism, and the fin de siècle Paris.
Class 1: Prehistory; Roman Period; MIddle Ages (400-1000 AD): Merovingians, Charlemagne, Ottonians, Vikings
Class 2: Romanesque; Gothic; International Gothic
Class 3: Renaissance; Francois I,;Chateau of the Loire Valley
Class 4: Baroque (16th century, Louis XIV); Rococco (Louis XV, Louis XVI)
Class 5: Revolution and Imperialism; Romanticism, Orientalism and Classical Trends
Class 6: Avant-Garde and Realism; Impressionism, and fin de siècle art; Early 20th Century
Image: Chambord Chateau
 
Painting Seascape, Marine and Landscape
Kenneth Evans
8 weeks / Wednesdays, April 15 – June 3, 10 am – Noon
Members: $140  Non-members: $165
    This class is for painters in any medium! Learn to free yourself from the motif of the world in front of you and express a personal artistic vision. Traditional, impressionistic, photo realistic and abstract painting will be considered in relation to seascapes, landscapes and marine compositions. Bring your own photos and materials and at least four small canvases to the first class. Individualized attention and group discussion add to your learning process!
For more information on the instructor, visit www.KenEvansArt.com

Drawing
Liz Mumford
8 weeks / Wednesdays, April 15 – June 3 / 1 – 3 pm
Members: $140   Non-members: $165
Develop basic drawing skills using the elements of line, form, texture and value. Varied exercises and mark-making materials will create an understanding of essential drawing methods.
 
The Power of Pastels
Ed Chesnovitch
8 weeks / Thursdays, April 16 – June 4, 10 am – Noon
Members: $140  Non-members: $165
    Leave your comfort zone, and enter a world of exciting and expressive pastel application. This soft pastel class will focus on painting landscapes that have light, color and attitude! Working on various grounds, we will explore underpainting techniques, mark making, and significant color choices to push a painting further. Learn to simplify your approach, get creative, trust the process and have some FUN! All levels welcome!
See suggested materials list below Workshops on this page.
For more information about Ed's artwork: www.chesnovitch.com

Acrylic Painting  
Michael A. Giaquinto
8 weeks / Fridays, April 17 – June 5 / 9 – 11 am
Members: $130  Non-members: $150
    Learn the fundamentals of using acrylic paints starting with the primary colors, mixing paints, proper use of brushes, composition and more. Develop skills, improve your techniques, and create original art with individual attention and support along the way! This painting class is designed for the novice or beginner to intermediate.  It’s good studio time for those who just want to improve their painting skills.

Beginning Pottery
Mondays: April 13 – June 8
6 – 8 pm (no class Memorial Day, May 25)
Museum Members: $215 Non-members: $240
Materials fee (included in price): $45
Pottery classes focus on the fundamentals of "throwing" on the potter's wheel, with an introduction to basic visual and technical issues involving ceramic forms. Through demonstrations and individual assistance, each student will develop skills using the potter's wheel to create functional forms such as cups, bowls and vases. These classes are appropriate for absolute beginners as well as for those with some experience.

Intermediate Pottery
April 14 – June 2
Tuesdays: 6 – 8 pm
Members: $235 Not-yet members: $260 ($45 materials fee included in the price)
Those who have taken the beginner's class, or who have some other experiences with the wheel, will find this a great class to continue developing skills and techniques in pottery-making.

Open Clay Studio
April 16 – June 4
Thursdays: 6 – 8 pm
Per individual session: Members: $30 Non-members: $45
Students must call to register for Open Clay Studio; 508-385-4477, ext 20. Students must use CCMA clay. Clay price, including the bisque firing: $21.
Students with previous clay experience can pursue their own projects outside a structured class. No instruction provided. This includes a bisque firing, not including glazing which is set up at a different time. Students must have prior clay experience or permission from Nat Doane, Clay Studio Manager.

WORKSHOPS

White Line Woodblock Printing  
Suzanne M. Packer
2 Mondays, April 13 and April 20 / 10 am – 2 pm
Members: $130   Non-members: $150
    White line woodblock printing is a print method which does not require a printing press or toxic inks. The prints are cut on a single woodblock. The colors, applied with a brush, are watercolors and a spoon is used to transfer the image onto the paper. This is a unique way to create original images of many colors.
    The workshop will give a bit of the history of this print method, then cover all of the steps from the initial drawing, through the cutting of the block, applying the paint and pulling the image. Each student will finish the workshop with a print ready to mat and frame. There will be much individual instruction along with demonstrations by Suzanne. Bring a lunch for the lunch break when there will be the sharing of ideas.

Chinese Brush Painting Workshop
Linda Schultz
Saturday & Sunday: June 13 & 14, 10:30 am – 4:30 pm
Members: $135  Not-yet members: $155
$35 materials fee payable to instructor*
     Nature is the heart of Chinese Brush Painting. It is intended to be a meditative and spontaneous art form, capturing the essence of an image or idea with very little attention to precise details. Come and learn the basics for this meditative art form. Using the “Four Treasures,” the brush, ink stick, ink stone and the paper, you will learn the techniques to create the “Four Gentlemen,” the bamboo, orchid, plum and chrysanthemum. Each “Gentleman” introduces a new stroke or idea and reinforces techniques already learned. Continual demonstrations will be provided throughout the workshop, along with individualized attention.
* Materials fee covers all needed supplies.

Drawing with Multi-Media Workshop
Ann Guiliani
Saturday & Sunday: June 26, 27, 28 / 10 am – 4 pm
Members: $145  Not-yet members: $165
    This is a three-day intensive workshop for all levels of ability focusing on the fundamentals of drawing and observational skills, and the use of varied media as a vehicle for self-discovery, self-expression and invention. This multi-media approach is designed to free one’s inhibitions, generate imaginative ideas, and expand on traditional drawing techniques and concepts, all leading to a more skillful and open-ended approach to the creation of works of art. Students may bring in works in progress or visual ideas in need of development as a starting point, as well as inspirational objects of personal interest and selection. The creative process developed during the workshop will be shaped around the use of unconventional tools for drawing, mark-making as a source of graphic imagery, and the dynamics of visual composition and design. See the supply list on the museum’s website: www.ccmoa.org