Painting Clinic: Anatomy and Facial Structure
Sunday, May 27 / 10 am – 12:30 pm
Painting clinics are designed to offer specific instruction on a variety of techniques and painting challenges. This series is ideal for Painting: Open Studio students looking for additional instruction and help with specific topics.
Join us this month as we go over the anatomy and structure of the face, eyes, nose, ears and mouth.
Students may use acrylic or oil paint. Dry media is also welcome.
Instructor: Daniel Helzer
Ages: Adult (15+) / All levels
Suggested Supply List:
Color recommendations are as follows though all mediums are welcome for this open studio class:
Titanium White
Ultramarine Blue
Cadmium Red Medium or Light
Lemon or Cadmium Yellow
Light Yellow Ochre
Burnt Sienna
Selection of brushes
Pallet
Palette knife
Painting Board or Canvas
Container/jar water and brushes
Paper towels
Cheap Plastic Ruler
Gamsol mineral spirits (if working in Oil)
Painting Clinic: Exploring Color Temperature
Sunday, April 22 / 10 am – 12:30 pm
Painting clinics are designed to offer specific instruction on a variety of techniques and painting challenges. This series is ideal for Painting: Open Studio students looking for additional instruction and help with specific topics.
Join us this month as we explore color temperature and how to use temperature to bend greys for a more compelling painting.
Students may use acrylic or oil paint. Dry media is also welcome.
Instructor: Daniel Helzer
Ages: Adult (15+) / All levels
Suggested Supply List:
Color recommendations are as follows though all mediums are welcome for this open studio class:
Titanium White
Ultramarine Blue
Cadmium Red Medium or Light
Lemon or Cadmium Yellow
Light Yellow Ochre
Burnt Sienna
Selection of brushes
Pallet
Palette knife
Painting Board or Canvas
Container/jar water and brushes
Paper towels
Cheap Plastic Ruler
Gamsol mineral spirits (if working in Oil)
Painting Clinic: Brushwork and Dynamic Edges
Sunday, March 18 / 10 am – 12:30 pm
Painting clinics are designed to offer specific instruction on a variety of techniques and painting challenges. This series is ideal for Painting: Open Studio students looking for additional instruction and help with specific topics.
Join us this month as we dive into brushwork. We will learn how to maximize a single brush to it’s fullest potential. In addition, we will discuss edge work: hard, firm and soft edges.
Students may use acrylic or oil paint. Dry media is also welcome.
Instructor: Daniel Helzer
Ages: Adult (15+) / All levels
Suggested Supply List:
Color recommendations are as follows though all mediums are welcome for this open studio class:
Titanium White
Ultramarine Blue
Cadmium Red Medium or Light
Lemon or Cadmium Yellow
Light Yellow Ochre
Burnt Sienna
Selection of brushes
Pallet
Palette knife
Painting Board or Canvas
Container/jar water and brushes
Paper towels
Cheap Plastic Ruler
Gamsol mineral spirits (if working in Oil)
Painting Clinic: Avoiding Muddy or Chalky Colors
Sunday, February 18 / 10 am – 12:30 pm
Painting clinics are designed to offer specific instruction on a variety of techniques and painting challenges. This series is ideal for Painting: Open Studio students looking for additional instruction and help with specific topics.
Join us this month as we explore color more in depth while also learning how to avoid muddy and chalky color.
Students may use acrylic or oil paint. Dry media is also welcome.
Instructor: Daniel Helzer
Ages: Adult (15+) / All levels
Suggested Supply List:
Titanium White
Ultramarine Blue
Cadmium Red Medium or Light
Lemon or Cadmium Yellow
Light Yellow Ochre
Burnt Sienna
Selection of brushes
Pallet
Palette knife
Painting Board or Canvas
Container/jar water and brushes
Paper towels
Cheap Plastic Ruler
Gamsol mineral spirits (if working in Oil)
Painting Clinic: Value, Line and Massing for Portraits
Sunday, January 14 / 10 am – 12:30 pm
Painting clinics are designed to offer specific instruction on a variety of techniques and painting challenges. This series is ideal for Painting: Open Studio students looking for additional instruction and help with specific topics.
Join us this month as we 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. Dry media is also welcome.
Instructor: Daniel Helzer
Ages: Adult (15+) / All levels
Suggested Supply List:
Color recommendations are as follows though all mediums are welcome for this open studio class:
Titanium White
Ultramarine Blue
Cadmium Red Medium or Light
Lemon or Cadmium Yellow
Light Yellow Ochre
Burnt Sienna
Selection of brushes
Pallet
Palette knife
Painting Board or Canvas
Container/jar water and brushes
Paper towels
Cheap Plastic Ruler
Gamsol mineral spirits (if working in Oil)
Drawing Techniques: Line, Value and Composition
Thursdays, March 1 – 29 / 1 – 4 pm
Students will enjoy this five-week introductory level course designed to teach basic drawing techniques while focusing on line work, value scales and composition. This class is designed to provide a foundation for drawing, teaching students how to realistically draw objects within an environment. Each class will focus on different drawing techniques and strategies, beginning with value scale exercises and moving towards rendering and shading three dimensional objects in an engaging composition.
Instructor: Rachel Stiff
Ages: Adults (15+) / Beginners Welcome!
Required Supplies:
• Charcoal Pencils or Sticks 2B-6B Soft & Medium, 1 White Charcoal Pencil
• Graphite Pencils HB, B, 2B, 4B, 6B, 8B
• Pencil Sharpener
• Kneaded Eraser, Pink Eraser
• Paper Blending Dowels (Various Sizes)
• 18 x 24″ Newsprint Pad
• Heavyweight White Drawing Paper
Drawing Techniques: Line, Value and Composition
Thursdays, March 8 – 29 / 1 – 4 pm
Students will enjoy this introductory level course designed to teach basic drawing techniques while focusing on line work, value scales and composition. This class is designed to provide a foundation for drawing, teaching students how to realistically draw objects within an environment. Each class will focus on different drawing techniques and strategies, beginning with value scale exercises and moving towards rendering and shading three dimensional objects in an engaging composition.
Instructor: Rachel Stiff
Ages: Adults (15+) / Beginners Welcome!
Required Supplies:
• Charcoal Pencils or Sticks 2B-6B Soft & Medium, 1 White Charcoal Pencil
• Graphite Pencils HB, B, 2B, 4B, 6B, 8B
• Pencil Sharpener
• Kneaded Eraser, Pink Eraser
• Paper Blending Dowels (Various Sizes)
• 18 x 24″ Newsprint Pad
• Heavyweight White Drawing Paper
Drawing Techniques: Shape and Form
Tuesdays, April 17 – May 8 / 1 – 4 pm
Students enjoy this four-week course designed to teach basic drawing techniques with a specific emphasis on drawing shape and form. Students will improve their observational drawing skills by first working on rendering basic shapes, working later towards creating compositions on the page and realistically drawing more complex objects, forms and textures while referencing staged still life displays. This class is designed to provide a strong introductory foundation for beginning drawing students and a refresher for more advanced students.
Instructor: Rachel Stiff
Ages: Adult (15+) / Beginners Welcome!
Required Supplies:
- Charcoal Pencils or Sticks 2B-6B Soft & Medium, 1 White Charcoal Pencil
- Graphite Pencils HB, B, 2B, 4B, 6B, 8B
- Pencil Sharpener
- Kneaded Eraser, Pink Eraser
- Paper Blending Dowels (Various Sizes)
- Newsprint Pad
- Heavyweight White Drawing Paper
- Optional: Drawing Board
Introduction to Acrylic Painting Techniques
Tuesdays, February 20 – March 20 / 1 – 4 pm
Students will enjoy this five-week introductory level course designed to teach basic acrylic painting techniques including blending, dry brush and impasto. Student will paint from geometric forms, still life installations and complete a unique landscape painting combining various painting techniques. Each class will approach acrylic paint differently to provide an introduction as to how the medium can be utilized for different styles and subject matter.
Instructor: Rachel Stiff
Ages: Adults (15+) / Beginners Welcome!
Supply list:
• Artist Grade Acrylic Paint (Golden, Liquitex, or Grumbacher) *Not Liquitex Basics: Cadmium Red, Cadmium Yellow Light, Phthalo Blue, Raw Umber, Alizerin Crimson, Titanium White, Mars Black in 2, 3, or 5 oz tubes
• Jar for Water
• Palette Sheets
• Synthetic Brushes: Flat, Bright and Round Sizes 2, 4, 8, 10 and 12
• Palette Knives (Variety of Sizes)
• The Masters Brush Cleaner and Preserver 2.5 oz
• 5 9 x 12” or 11 x 14” Canvases
Clay: Earthworks
Thursdays, April 26 – May 31 / 6 – 9 pm
Create decorative and functional pottery in this six-week class designed for the beginner as well as those who have taken intermediate pottery classes in the past. Students will learn how to work with clay in both hand building, and wheel-throwing techniques. Finishing methods such as decorating, stamping, painting, and staining will be introduced as well as the discussion and practice of firing and glazing of clay works. Stoneware clay will be used and cone 6 and cone 06 glazes will be available. All firings will be done by the museum in an electric kiln. All materials are provided.
Instructor: Karen Vetter
Ages: Adult (15+) / All Levels
Nevada K-12 Educators: Please note, this course has been approved by the Nevada Department of Education for 1.0 in-service credit. Please contact claire.munoz@nevadaart.org if you wish to receive in-service credit.