Adult Workshop Descriptions at Artsplace in Cheshire
Drawing Workshops
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Bountiful Sketching Workshop
Bring a sketchbook and learn the benefit of creating daily sketches. Participants will examine which mediums and materials are best used for keeping a sketchbook journal. Learn fast and easy sketching techniques working from pumpkins, gourds and mums. Jan will share materials in the morning for testing and inspiring everyone and you’ll work on your journal sketches in the afternoon. |
Bountiful Sketching
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Foot Drawing Workshops
In this workshop we will learn about how feet work by observations, so your drawings will have a greater veracity. We will also focus on structure and proportion to the rest of the body.
In this workshop we will learn about how feet work by observations, so your drawings will have a greater veracity. We will also focus on structure and proportion to the rest of the body.
Hand Drawing Workshops
This class will help students develop the skills necessary to draw realistic hands. Focus on problem areas like proportion and foreshortening as well as the differences between male and female hands.
This class will help students develop the skills necessary to draw realistic hands. Focus on problem areas like proportion and foreshortening as well as the differences between male and female hands.
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Perspective Workshop
Learn the key principles of perspective to accurately create the feeling of depth and distance. Use 1, 2 & 3-point perspective techniques to bring the illusive 3-D feeling to your artwork. |
Perspective Workshop
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Times 4 Drawing Workshops
Explore a subject thoroughly with four pencil drawings completed from a different viewpoint each week. Focus on three major values (light, medium, dark), then crop to 6"x6" each for the best composition. The finished piece will be matted in a specially cut mat to show all four together.
Explore a subject thoroughly with four pencil drawings completed from a different viewpoint each week. Focus on three major values (light, medium, dark), then crop to 6"x6" each for the best composition. The finished piece will be matted in a specially cut mat to show all four together.
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Felting Workshops
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Amazing Wet Felting Workshops
Create amazing art with no prior experience in this workshop! Colorful wool is placed on silk, wrapped around tubes, sunk in suds and warm water and with vigorous rolling is transformed into art. (Table Runner, Scarf w/Silk & Wool, Ornament Wall Hanging, Winter Geese Silhouette) |
Make a Felted Scarf Workshop
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Pet Portrait Needle-Felting Workshop
Bring a photo of your pet or a favorite animal and make your own 3D version using a special barbed needle and colored wool. |
Pet Portrait Needle-Felting
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Take Flight Needle-Felting Workshop
Construct a 3D version of a flying dragon, phoenix, mythical owl, faerie or your own favorite fantasy creature. You will become familiar with the structural technique of needle-felting using a special barbed needle and colored wool. Perfect for families.
Construct a 3D version of a flying dragon, phoenix, mythical owl, faerie or your own favorite fantasy creature. You will become familiar with the structural technique of needle-felting using a special barbed needle and colored wool. Perfect for families.
Painting Workshops
Alla Prima Oil Workshop
Complete a "Rooster" painting on gessobord in one session. Use vibrant colors of oil paint with this fresh approach. No drawing necessary. Bring a smock or apron, a box to transport your wet (8x10) painting home, a small glass jar with a cap and a plastic grocery bag.
Complete a "Rooster" painting on gessobord in one session. Use vibrant colors of oil paint with this fresh approach. No drawing necessary. Bring a smock or apron, a box to transport your wet (8x10) painting home, a small glass jar with a cap and a plastic grocery bag.
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Ink Sketching w/Watercolor Washes Workshop
Watch a demo by the artist using a stick with black ink on w/c paper and then complete two paintings in this one-day workshop. |
Ink Sketching w/Watercolor Washes
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Paint Night Workshops
Join us for a fun night painting together! You’ll be guided with step-by-step instructions to complete an acrylic painting during each workshop. Great for beginners or for those with experience that want a review.
Join us for a fun night painting together! You’ll be guided with step-by-step instructions to complete an acrylic painting during each workshop. Great for beginners or for those with experience that want a review.
Sep 19 Red Rooster
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Sep 26 Harvest Moon
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Oct 17 Country Road
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Oct 24 Sunflower Glow
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Nov 7 Pumpkin Patch
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Nov 14 Cornucopia
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Nov 28 Chicken
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Dec 5 Aspen Birches
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Dec 12 Colorful Horse
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Dec 19 Winter Sunset Glow
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Pastel Workshops
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Upside Down Pastel Workshop
Working from an upside down reference photo, fool your brain into relaxing while your eyes easily recognize the shapes to sharpen the drawing. After applying color you will be amazed at your painting turned right side up! |
Pastel Work-a-long with Mally
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Pottery Workshop
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Pottery Workshops
Learn techniques to craft wonderful pieces of pottery. Decorate with special embossers or make impressions from nature. You'll return to glaze your pottery with beautiful celadon colors. Cost includes materials, firing and glazing fees. |
Pottery Workshop: Pet Bowl
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Specialty Workshops
Create an Encaustic Portrait Workshop
Learn the properties of the luminous medium of wax as you layer, collage, paint and embed to enhance your very own personal piece on a 10” x 10” board. Your image, a cherished photo or special drawing, must be emailed to Artsplace in advance to be copied onto special paper. NOTE: There is an additional $25 material fee paid to the artist.
Learn the properties of the luminous medium of wax as you layer, collage, paint and embed to enhance your very own personal piece on a 10” x 10” board. Your image, a cherished photo or special drawing, must be emailed to Artsplace in advance to be copied onto special paper. NOTE: There is an additional $25 material fee paid to the artist.
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Hand-Painted Silk Scarf Workshop
Using natural dyes on a wet silk scarf, students will create a beautiful background and then paint with fabric paints from a design placed underneath. Each scarf will be different, reflecting the lively personality of each student. No experience necessary. |
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It's Beginning to Look a Lot like Christmas Workshop
Deck the halls with some incredible ornaments you can keep for yourself or use for gifts. Enjoy this multi-media experience (needle-felting and more) while listening to holiday music.
Deck the halls with some incredible ornaments you can keep for yourself or use for gifts. Enjoy this multi-media experience (needle-felting and more) while listening to holiday music.
