Tuesday, June 21 / 1 – 5 pm

Students will gain an understanding of retouching techniques to enhance both portraits and landscape photographs. Improve textures, fix “problem areas,” and gain an understanding of industry trade secrets to add to your toolbox.

Supply List: Photoshop CS6 or higher at their home computer or laptop. If you are not bringing your laptop to class, please bring a notebook or tablet for note taking. Some basic Photoshop experience required.

Instructor: MD Welch 
Ages: 15 and Up / All Levels

Monday – Friday, June 20 – 24 / 1 – 4 pm

Portrait Sculpture: A Beginning Approach is an introductory course designed to introduce the student to a three-dimensional approach to clay portraiture.  Students will learn the basic anatomy of the human head including, but not limited to the “string technique” of realism, and textures as well as the detailed sculpting of facial features such as eyes and ears, and the mouth and nose.  Students will be encouraged to work in life-size measurements from specific resources (e.g. a live model or photo reference) or may elect to create a bust from their imagination.  Students will sculpt their busts in an oil-based clay.  Mold-making and casting methods will be discussed in order that students may work toward final mold and casting selections (i.e. plaster, bronze, etc.) if desired. All materials included with registration. 

Instructor: Hans Kelly Somey
Ages: Adult (15+) / All levels

Tuesday, July 26 – Thursday, July 28 / 9 am – noon

Join us for three mornings of mixed media play and get a taste for all that encaustic (hot wax) has to offer. This class will include a brief overview of the basic encaustic skills and then dive deeper into exploring the best ways to marry various mediums with wax. We will be playing with inks, charcoal, watercolor, mica powders, oils, and collage. Class 1 will focus on surfaces and backgrounds. We will make some of our own custom surfaces to work on and explore different ways of adding transparent colors and pattern. Class 2 will focus on collage and transfer techniques with clear wax to add images to the mix. Class 3 will focus on techniques that add details to our work, like stitching, incising, and mica powders. Students may complete a piece each class focusing on different techniques or continue working on pieces throughout the three classes. 

Instructor: Jessica Weems
Ages: Adult (15+) / all levels

Supply list: 

Images/Papers/Text/Maps
To collage this can be anything on medium-weight to tissue-weight paper, even napkins! A class selection will also be made available to play and experiment with.

Photocopied Images/Text/Papers 
To transfer these must be toner-based PHOTOCOPIES from a copy shop (Staples, Kinkos, etc.) of any images/text/maps/illustration. Laser prints should also work. Ink-based images WILL NOT TRANSFER! Must be toner! Transferring will FLIP/MIRROR the images so get them mirror-flipped when photocopying to fix this. 

Tools
Any scraping/carving tools you already own (supply sill be provided if you do not have any).

Sunday, April 17 / 10 am – 2 pm

In this workshop  students will be introduced to the materials and various methods used to make successful paintings based on your personal or collected images of horses, people or anything else! We will create mixed media paintings using collage, photos, image transfers, paint and markers. Participants will leave with the knowledge to continue experimenting with image transfers in their own artwork. No drawing experience required.  All materials are included with registration. 

Instructor: Maria Partridge
Ages: 15+ / All levels

Supply list: Please bring an image to transfer (participants should bring laser print outs. Final results will include one B/W and one in color of horses, dogs, people – any image you would like to transfer. Bring in several 5×7 or a few 8×10 images – so we can chose the best ones. Make sure it is one central image without a lot of background details. Collage materials if you have any (i.e. tissue paper, decorative paper, anything they would like to collage as a background). Shared class supply will be available.

Mondays, March 7 – April 11 / 6 – 9 pm

Beginning and returning students will enjoy a six week series exploring the various qualities of different drawing mediums.  In this course students will expand on their drawing skills by learning how to use colored pencil, pen & ink, and oil pastel in new and exciting ways. Students will be introduced to drawing techniques that are specific to each medium and will have the opportunity to apply them through still life, drawing from a photo and portraiture.

Required Supplies:

• Prismacolor Colored Pencils (Student’s choice of 12-36 count)
• Q-tips
• Acetone (can purchase at Home Depot or other hardware store)
• Jar for Acetone
• Fountain Pen w/Nibs (calligraphy pen)
• Fountain Pen Black India Ink
• Ball Point Pen (Black)
• Fine Tip Pen
• Set of Oil Pastels
• Bristol Vellum Paper (Pad) 9 x 12”
• Canson Mi-Teintes Pastel Assorted Pad 12 in. x 16 in.

Instructor: Ashley Follmer
Ages: Adult (15+) / All levels

Thursdays, February 18 – March 10 / 9 am – noon

Beginning and experienced students will enjoy this four-week open studio format watercolor series. Students are invited to bring works in progress or begin new projects in this fun and social series. Each class will begin with a short lesson addressing a challenge or technique followed by open studio time to continue work on personal projects. Instructor will be on hand to assist with challenges, offer critique, instruction and encouragement.

Supply List: Please bring any supplies you own for your specific project. A recommended basic supply list is as follows:

• Watercolors: Cobalt Blue, Phthalo Blue, Lemon Yellow, Alizarin Crimson, Magenta, Sap Green, New Gamboge, Yellow Ochre. (Cotman or Van Gogh is fine; Windsor Newton is excellent)
• Your personal watercolor pallet
• 2 HB Pencils
• Watercolor Brushes: #6 & #10 Round (Silver/Black brand is recommended and available at Nevada Fine Arts)
• Pad of Arches 140# cold press watercolor paper
• Roll of paper towels
• 2 Plastic water containers.

Instructor: Carroll Charlet
Ages: Adult (15+) / All Levels

Wednesdays, April 20 – May 4 / 6 – 8:30 pm

Students of all levels are invited to explore basic drawing and printing techniques to create beautiful hand printed textiles. Learn the basics of pattern design through a three class series that will teach you to gather inspiration through mood boards, brainstorm and sketch your own unique designs, and translate your ideas into handmade stamps that you will use to create seamlessly repeating patterns onto fabric yardage. You will also learn the basics of color selection, scale, and composition for your pieces, helping you create a collection of complimentary textile designs. The techniques learned in this series will carry you through a myriad of decor projects that you can easily replicate on your own for home decor and personal projects after the series is complete. Casey will be sharing all of her best tips and tricks for building a beautiful body of hand printed textile work.

Supply list: Fabric swatches, magazines, or any other inspiration pieces from home to use for creating mood boards. All other supplies are provided by the Museum.

Instructor: Casey Sibley
Ages: Adult (15+) / All levels

Wednesday, April 6 / 6 – 8:30 pm

Ladies are invited to get crafty with this fun and social workshop. Create simple stamps from foam sheet cutouts applied to wood blocks to create stamps.  Using block printing techniques students will create a fun set of wood blocks which can be stamped to create unique stationary and works of art. Bring old friends, meet new ones and have a great night over a glass (or two!) of wine and a fun project designed for all skill levels.

Instructor: Casey Sibley

Ages: Adult (21+) / All Levels

Tuesday – Thursday, June 28 – 30 / 10 am – 3 pm

NOTE: This class is now sold out. To be placed on the wait list, please email claire.munoz@nevadaart.org

Using subjects from the early summer garden students will be instructed in the process of creating a botanical illustration in watercolor and mixed media. Both single subjects and composition work will be explored. While this class is open to all levels some experience in watercolor is recommended. *Supply list.

Instructor: Carroll Charlet
Ages: Adult (15+) / Some watercolor experience recommended

Saturday, April 9 / 10 am – 4 pm

Encaustic transforms and enhances images of all kinds. Bring in old photographs, new photographs, illustrations, images from books, text, music or maps and we will create beautiful pieces that honor the imagery of our lives. We will transfer and collage these images and also use carbon transfer paper, graphite, metal foils, and rub-ons as well. By the end of class you will have completed 3-4 small paintings with your images. If you are interested in encaustic this is a great introduction.

Instructor: Jessica Weems
Ages: Adult (Ages 15+) / All levels

Supply list: 

Images/Papers/Text/Maps to collage:
This can be anything on medium-weight to tissue-weight paper, even napkins! A class selection will also be made available to play and experiment with.

Photocopied Images/Text/Papers:
To transfer these must be toner-based PHOTOCOPIES from a copy shop (Staples, Kinkos, etc.) of any images/text/maps/illustration. Laser prints should also work. Ink-based images WILL NOT TRANSFER! Must be toner! Transferring will FLIP/MIRROR the images so get them mirror-flipped when photocopying to fix this. 

Tools:
Any scraping/carving tools you already own (supply sill be provided if you do not have any).