Studio class in drawing the human figure from a live model. For beginners to professionals. Pencil, charcoal, ink, and watercolors. Field trips will be included in the program to study and evaluate other artists works. Students are introduced to a sampling of music from ballets, operas, and symphonies.
Students read plays, attend performances, and develop critical skills in review discussions.
The history of theater, elements of dramatic literature, and production techniques. Patchwork, Hawaiian quilting, trapunto, cross stitch, embroidery stitches. Projects include two pillows, a small quilt, embroidering on a garment, a purse, and construction of a bound book. Introduction to art, painting and sculpturing from the Lascaux cave paintings to modern day artists. Older adults learn sculpture in a supportive studio atmosphere.