Paint Your Pet in Oils or Acrylic
In this one day class students will create a painting of their pet in just 5 hours! Working from photo reference, the instructor will guide students through texture painting techniques to help achieve the look of fur, feathers, scales, hair etc., and how to effectively create a successful composition of an animal. Students may use oil or acrylic paints for this class.
Wednesday, June 14
10 am – 3 pm
Instructor: Rachel Moseley
Age: Adult (15+) | All levels
Supply list: Bring email confirmation to Nevada Fine Arts for a 10% discount.
• 2 high resolution color prints, 8×10 or larger
• Paints:
• Titanium White
• Lamp Black
• Burnt Sienna
• Alizarin Crimson
• Azo Yellow
• Ultramarine Blue
• Yellow Ochre
• Olive Green
• Any other colors you choose to bring
• Brushes
• Pallet or Pallet Paper
• Turpenoid/liquin or other painting mediums of your choice if using oils
• Canvas or primed board, 8×10, 9×14, or 11×14
Painting Intensive: Landscapes from Photographs in Oil or Acrylic
Working in oil paint, students will explore value divisions in landscapes and the basics of brush sketching and massing. With these skills students will learn how to relate color to value and will gain a better understanding of identifying spatial cues in a landscape. Using foundational skills students can then explore under-painting, glazing and dry-brushing techniques.
Saturday and Sunday, June 17 and 18
9 am – 2 pm
Instructor: Daniel Helzer
Ages: 15 and up | All Levels
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Supply list: Show email confirmation at Nevada Fine Arts for a 10% discount.
- Canvas Board 16×12 or smaller
- Palette Knife
- Palette
- Paper Towels
- Selection of bristle brushes (small, med and large)
- Assortment of brushes.
- Palette knife, paper towels and a few canvas boards, 8×10 or bigger.
Paint Colors:
- Cobalt Blue
- Ultramarine Blue
- Thalo Blue
- Dioxazine Purple
- Cadmium Red Light
- Cadmium Yellow or Hansa Yellow
- Burnt Sienna
- Titanium White
For Oils: Gamsol, turpentine or walnut oil for use as a brush medium or cleaner.
Painting: Still Life in Oils
This still life painting class is designed for both beginners and intermediate artists who want to enhance their skills and explore the beauty of still life compositions. Over the four weeks, students will be guided through the process of creating stunning still life paintings focusing on composition, form, color and how to set up and light a still life. Students will be painting from observation not photographs, so multiple still life set ups will be done each class.
Tuesdays, June 6 – 27
9 am – noon
Instructor: Mike Callahan
Age: Adult (15+) | All Levels
Supplies: Show email confirmation at Nevada Fine Arts and receive a 10% discount.
Paint: Note: If you already have a set of oil paint with a variety of colors, you are welcome to bring it, if not you should get the following colors: M. Graham brand Zinc White (37ml), Titanium White (37ml), Hansa Yellow (37ml), Quinacridone Rose (37 ml), Phthalocyanine Blue (37 ml)
Thinner: Weber Turpenoid (pint) or similar artist’s grade odorless mineral spirits.
Medium: M. Graham Walnut Oil (4oz), Containers: Silicoil cleaning jar or other small glass jar with sealable lid (for thinner), Small can such as olive can (for medium), Brushes: Synthetic Brights OR Filberts: Silverbrush Bristlon #2, #4, and #10 Or Connoisseur Pure Synthetic, #2, #4, and #10 Or any quality hog bristle in those sizes if the student already owns their own brushes. Painting or Palette knife (steel is preferable to plastic) Disposable Palette New Wave Disposable Palette (grey) or similar, Brush Cleaner The Masters Brush Cleaner and Preserver 2.5 ozCanvas, 4- Stretched Canvases or Canvas Panels (9”x12”, 11”x14, or 12”x16” – larger sizes than these not recommended due to time constraints), Roll of absorbent paper towels (i.e. Viva or Blue Shop Towels), Nitrile gloves.
Summer Break Camp: Intro to Painting
Learn the versatility of this multi faceted medium! Using color theory and form, this camp will focus on different styles and techniques of painting each day. Color mixing will be an important aspect during camp as well as awareness of composition. Students will create a different piece of art each day and will come away from camp with an understanding of how to construct a painting. All supplies and a mid-camp snack will be provided.
Monday – Friday, July 24 – 28
1 – 4 pm
Instructor: Meredith Durand
Ages: 7 – 11 | All Levels
Summer Break Camp: Intro to Painting
Learn the versatility of this multi faceted medium! Using color theory and form, this camp will focus on different styles and techniques of painting each day. Color mixing will be an important aspect during camp as well as awareness of composition. Students will create a different piece of art each day and will come away from camp with an understanding of how to construct a painting. All supplies and a mid-camp snack will be provided.
Monday – Friday, July 17 – 21
1 – 4 pm
Instructor: Meredith Durand
Ages: 7 – 11 | All Levels
Mountains in Watercolor
Mountains are an integral part of many landscapes. Join this class to capture a variety of mountains in watercolor. Students will explore the colors and techniques suitable for painting distant mountains with minimum details as well as more elaborate peaks closer to the viewer’s eye. We will be using wet in wet, wet on dry, as well as lifting along with various approaches to generate texture. 100% cotton paper is highly recommended for wet in wet approach.
Wednesday, May 24 and 31
5 – 9 pm
Instructor: Iva Neveux
Age: Adult (15+) | All Levels
Supply List:
- Watercolor pallet including your preferred reds, yellows, blues including indigo and earths including burnt sienna & burnt umber
- Variety of watercolor brushes including 1” flat, #6 or # 8 round, fan and rigger brush
- Pad (several sheets) of Arches cold press 140 lb watercolor paper (9”x12” or larger), other 100% cotton brands will also work (Daler Rowney, Bee Paper, Winsor Newton); some student grade watercolor paper (Strathmore series 400) for charting and testing color and brush strokes
- Graphite or mechanical pencil
- Kneaded eraser
- Tracing paper
- Two plastic water containers
- Spray bottle and a mister bottle
- Roll of paper towels
- Palette knife and/or plastic card (optional)
- Masking fluid (optional)
Painting: Open Studio
In this open studio course, students are free to paint any subject matter and work in any style. Bring in a current piece you are working on or create a new one! The instructor will roam during the class, giving students tips and instruction throughout the 3 hours of class. The instructor will provide subject matter for students who want to paint but may not have anything specific in mind.
*Note: This painting class will be with oil paints. Bring in any supplies you are currently using and some materials can be provided if needed.
Tuesdays, May 9 – 30
9 am – noon
Instructor: Mike Callahan
Age: Adult (15+) | All Levels
Rocks and Cliffs in Watercolor
In this class, students will explore how to paint various rocks and cliffs in watercolor. We will briefly explore how to mix your own grays and neutrals. Using wet in wet as well as wet on dry approach, lifting technique, and various approaches to generate texture, we will focus on several different types of rocks, including multiple variations of generic as well as local rocks/rock formations. 100% cotton paper is highly recommended for wet in wet approach.
Wednesday, May 3 and 10
5 – 9 pm
Instructor: Iva Neveux
Age: Adult (15+) | All Levels
Supply list: Please show email confirmation at Nevada Fine Arts for a 10% discount.
- Watercolor pallet including your preferred reds, yellows, blues including indigo and earths including burnt sienna & burnt umber
- Variety of watercolor brushes including 1” flat, #6 or # 8 round, fan and rigger brush
- Pad (several sheets) of Arches cold press 140 lb watercolor paper (9”x12” or larger), other 100% cotton brands will also work (Daler Rowney, Bee Paper, Winsor Newton); some student grade watercolor paper (Strathmore series 400) for charting and testing color and brush strokes
- Natural and/or synthetic sponge
- Graphite or mechanical pencil
- Kneaded eraser
- Tracing paper
- Two plastic water containers
- Spray bottle and a mister bottle
- Roll of paper towels
- Cling wrap
- Palette knife and/or plastic card (optional)
- Masking fluid (optional)
Painting Intensive: The Portrait in Oil or Acrylics
Students will be introduced to portrait painting techniques in this weekend intensive. Instructor will cover such topics as using a two-color palette, value scales, keying a painting, as well as, using both line and mass to create a portrait. Students may use acrylic or oil paint.
Saturday and Sunday, May 20 – 21
9 am – 2 pm
Instructor: Daniel Helzer
Ages: 15 and up | All Levels
Supply list: Show email confirmation at Nevada Fine Arts for a 10% discount.
- Oil/Acrylic colors:
- White
- Black
- Ultramarine Blue
- Yellow (Hansa Yellow, Cadmium Yellow or something similar)
- Assortment of brushes.
- Red (Cadmium Red, Alizarin Crimson or something similar)
- Palette knife, paper towels and a few canvas boards, 8×10 or bigger.
For Oils: Gamsol, tourpintine or walnut oil for use as a brush medium or cleaner.
Painting Intensive: Landscapes from Photographs in Oil or Acrylic
Working in oil paint, students will explore value divisions in landscapes and the basics of brush sketching and massing. With these skills students will learn how to relate color to value and will gain a better understanding of identifying spatial cues in a landscape. Using foundational skills students can then explore under-painting, glazing and dry-brushing techniques.
Saturday and Sunday, April 22 and 23
9 am – 2 pm
Instructor: Daniel Helzer
Ages: 15 and up | All Levels
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Supply list: Show email confirmation at Nevada Fine Arts for a 10% discount.
- Canvas Board 16×12 or smaller
- Palette Knife
- Palette
- Paper Towels
- Selection of bristle brushes (small, med and large)
- Assortment of brushes.
- Palette knife, paper towels and a few canvas boards, 8×10 or bigger.
Paint Colors:
- Cobalt Blue
- Ultramarine Blue
- Thalo Blue
- Dioxazine Purple
- Cadmium Red Light
- Cadmium Yellow or Hansa Yellow
- Burnt Sienna
- Titanium White
For Oils: Gamsol, turpentine or walnut oil for use as a brush medium or cleaner.