Adult Workshop Descriptions at Artsplace in Cheshire
Drawing Workshops
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Drawing Trees Workshop
Capture the character of real tree and shrub branches through careful observation. Practice drawing both quickly (gesture) and slowly (contour line) to express the movement of the branches in space. Learn to see and use both positive and negative shapes to help you draw more accurately. Use values from white to gray to black to create an interesting expressive drawing. |
Drawing Trees
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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
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Felting Workshops
Embellishment Fun Workshop
Bring a jacket or sweater to update with needle felting embellishments. It’s fun, easy and likely to become your new favorite in the closet!
Bring a jacket or sweater to update with needle felting embellishments. It’s fun, easy and likely to become your new favorite in the closet!
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Fiber Arts Workshop
Spin your own yarn for a small weaving project of a wall hanging or a table runner. Delve into wool felting to complete with flair. |
Fiber Arts
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Owls and Winter Birds Felting Workshop
Construct a 3-D version of a beautiful winter bird or owl in this fun workshop for “almost” all ages, using a special barbed needle and colored wool. |
Owls & Winter Birds Felting
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Painting Workshops
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Alla Prima Oil Workshop
Alive brush strokes! Complete a painting of peaches in a bowl on gessobord in one session. Painting experience will enhance your experience. We use one brush, vibrant colors and energenic brush strokes to complete our lively painting. Bring an apron, roll of paper towels, box to transport your wet (8x10) painting home and a lunch. |
Peaches in a Bowl
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Asian Ink Painting Workshop
The artist will introduce a basic approach to the techniques of Asian Ink Painting* through demonstrations of Four Gentlemen and step-by-step instructions. These techniques and exercises will help the viewers learn Asian traditional aesthetics of simplicity as well as the essential expression of objects. *Asian Ink Painting: also known as Sumi Painting or Chinese Ink Painting, a type of painting that has evolved in China from centuries ago and has been executed in sumi ink with a soft, pointed brush on paper or silk.
The artist will introduce a basic approach to the techniques of Asian Ink Painting* through demonstrations of Four Gentlemen and step-by-step instructions. These techniques and exercises will help the viewers learn Asian traditional aesthetics of simplicity as well as the essential expression of objects. *Asian Ink Painting: also known as Sumi Painting or Chinese Ink Painting, a type of painting that has evolved in China from centuries ago and has been executed in sumi ink with a soft, pointed brush on paper or silk.
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Capturing the Light Workshop
Using fluid acrylics, students will learn to capture amazing and colorful shadows in the winter months. |
Capturing the Light
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Magical Floating Art Workshop
Have an adventure in pouring lovely pictures with acrylic paints. They will look complex, yet the technique is easy for all abilities and ages. Students will choose their favorite colors for two exciting pictures.
Have an adventure in pouring lovely pictures with acrylic paints. They will look complex, yet the technique is easy for all abilities and ages. Students will choose their favorite colors for two exciting pictures.
Magical Floating Art
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Magical Floating Art
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Natural Elements Painting Workshop
Each day begins with demonstrations and introductions to historic compositions, palettes, subjects, various forms of perspective including atmospheric effects, followed by your instructor working individually with each artist. Day 1 will focus on painting water, including illusions of translucence and reflections. Day 2 will focus on representation to abstraction techniques in landscapes. Natural Elements Workshop will help students learn how to distill and reconfigure landscape subjects, as well as create new designs from historic models. David will also discuss new and alternative tools and methods for applying and manipulating paints. Bring your choice of oil, watercolors or acrylics supplies to this workshop along with a bag lunch. For more information about David Dunlop, visit www.daviddunlop.com.
Each day begins with demonstrations and introductions to historic compositions, palettes, subjects, various forms of perspective including atmospheric effects, followed by your instructor working individually with each artist. Day 1 will focus on painting water, including illusions of translucence and reflections. Day 2 will focus on representation to abstraction techniques in landscapes. Natural Elements Workshop will help students learn how to distill and reconfigure landscape subjects, as well as create new designs from historic models. David will also discuss new and alternative tools and methods for applying and manipulating paints. Bring your choice of oil, watercolors or acrylics supplies to this workshop along with a bag lunch. For more information about David Dunlop, visit www.daviddunlop.com.
Oil Still Life Painting Workshop
Create an 8” x 10” still life artwork in oils or pastel in this important two-day workshop for students of all levels. Students will select from a choice of set-up still life subjects. The instruction will focus on problems of depicting different textures and surfaces.
Create an 8” x 10” still life artwork in oils or pastel in this important two-day workshop for students of all levels. Students will select from a choice of set-up still life subjects. The instruction will focus on problems of depicting different textures and surfaces.
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. Bring a friend!
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. Bring a friend!
Silent Night
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Cardinals on Pine Tree
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Cow in a Field
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Specialty Workshops
Exploring Natural Color with Dyes Workshop
Make something to wear and something to lean on, and both to admire! Using all natural dyes students will create a silk scarf (week 1) and a small cotton pillow cover (week 2). The instructor is a coordinator with the UConn Extension Master Gardener Program.
Make something to wear and something to lean on, and both to admire! Using all natural dyes students will create a silk scarf (week 1) and a small cotton pillow cover (week 2). The instructor is a coordinator with the UConn Extension Master Gardener Program.
Silk Scarf
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Pillow Cover
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