Thursday, May 28 / 5:30 – 8:30 pm

Students are invited to tap back in to their creativity in a fun and relaxing environment. This is an inspirational class designed for beginners and painters of all levels who want to learn basic techniques for creating beautiful and dynamic abstract art pieces. Students will learn to pick a complimentary and bold color palette, lay down a rich background for their painting, and use a variety of brush strokes and mixed media techniques to add forms in an appealing composition to their work. 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: 21 and Up / All Levels 

Thursdays, May 14 – June 11 / 5:30 – 8 pm

Learn intensive airbrush techniques and create stylized or realistic artwork to enhance car exteriors, signs, and much more. Explore equipment, materials, paints, freehand application, color gradation, and rendering texture. A compressor, airbrushes, and paints will be supplied at no cost to students for use in the classroom. Enrollment is limited to eight students.

Supply List:
* indicates a brand name. These brands are recommended.

• 1/2″ Masking Tape 
• Pad of sketch paper around 12″ x 18″ 
• 1 Black Sharpie marker 
• 1 #11 X-acto* knife and Replacement blades 
• Q-Tips* 
• Paper towels 
• Spray bottle 
• Letramax* 2200 illustration board cold press, 5 or 6 boards 

The following items listed below are now optional for the students to have if they wish to practice outside the class which can be purchased at Nevada Fine Arts.

• AIRBRUSH – it is very important not to skimp on the brush! Iwata* makes a great dual action entry level brush called the Eclipse. The De Vilbiss Dager is also a great entry level brush. I highly recommend them. I prefer the gravity feed for ease of cleaning. DO NOT BUY A SINGLE ACTION BRUSH! 
• Airbrush hose 
• Medea* Airbrush cleaner 
• Medea* Super Lube 
• 1 pack (12 sheets) of 9 x 12″ matte Frisket* film 
• Golden* airbrush acrylics. We’ll use all the transparent colors as well as black and white. They come in great sets, make sure it’s transparent.

Instructor Notes: Our class will supply the air compressor and is sponsored by Iwata Medea. We will have airbrushes for all the students to use as well as com art paints, Medea frisket, airbrush cleaners, and super lube.

Instructor: Armando Serrano
Ages: Ages 15 and Up / All Levels

Monday – Friday, July 27 – 31 / 8:30 am – 12 pm

Young campers will enjoy exploring art and nature in this five-day camp for kids ages 7 – 12. Nature walks around the Museum will create a handmade nature journal to record their findings and inspirations for creative projects such as leaf prints, mixed media paintings and small works in clay. Snack and materials are included.

Instructor: Ashley Quintana
Ages: 7 – 12 / All levels

Saturday, May 30 (10 am – 2 pm) and Sunday, May 31 (10 am – noon)

In this two day class, students will learn the basics of mosaics, including techniques, design and grouting. Using various materials, students will be guided through a 10” x 10” mosaic mirror project. All materials provided but students may bring other objects (stones, jewels, beads, etc.) to incorporate into their piece. This class is intended for those unfamiliar or new to mosaics but all skill levels are welcome.

Instructor: Katie Packham
Ages: 15 and Up / All Levels

Tuesday, June 16 (5 – 8:30 pm) and Thursday, June 18 (5 – 7 pm)

In this two day course students will mosaic a 6 x 12 stone paver for the garden. Using glass, ceramic and stone tesserae students will learn the basics of mosaics including tile cutting, design, and grouting. This class builds on the Mosaic 101 class with a lecture on proper techniques for creating and grouting outdoor mosaics, but no previous mosaic experience is necessary. All materials provided.

Instructor: Katie Packham
Ages: 15 and Up / All Levels

Tuesday May 19 (10 am – 2 pm) and Thursday, May 21 (10 am – 12 pm)

In this two day course students will mosaic a 6 x 12 stone paver for the garden. Using glass, ceramic and stone tesserae students will learn the basics of mosaics including tile cutting, design, and grouting. This class builds on the Mosaic 101 class with a lecture on proper techniques for creating and grouting outdoor mosaics, but no previous mosaic experience is necessary. All materials included.

Instructor: Katie Packham
Ages: 15 and Up / All Levels 

Monday – Friday, July 20 – 24 / 9 am – 12 pm

Students will enjoy this introductory level course designed to teach mixed media techniques including image/text transfers, resin casting, and collage. Students will be introduced to new media as well as learn how to combine traditional and non-traditional media. Each class will build upon the previous class, allowing students to combine multiple techniques into cohesive pieces.

Supply List:

• Old Magazines, Photographs, Newspapers, Scrap Papers, Receipts, Sheet Music, etc. 
• Any Small Found Objects (Such as twigs, leaves, dried flowers, screws, old keys, etc.) 
• Text & Images printed on a laser printer (not ink-jet)

Instructor: Ashley Follmer
Ages: 13 – 18 / All Skill Levels

Wednesdays, May 13 – June 17 / 9 am – noon

This course is all about traveling to scenic outdoor locations near downtown Reno and painting small color sketches or studies (“pochades”) using oils. This class will focus on how to capture light in the landscape quickly. There will be hands-on instruction from setup to finish in this most exciting of all painting endeavors – painting in plein air. First class will meet in the E.L. Cord Museum School with the remaining classes held offsite at scenic locations. Students should have a good foundation in color mixing and painting with oils.

Supply List:

• French easel/portable easel or pochade box or equivalent 
• Portable stool & small umbrella (instructor will demonstrate how to setup your outdoor gear for reference in the field) 
• (2) 11” x 14”, (4) 8” x 10”, and (6) 6” x 8” inexpensive canvas boards
• Choose ONE 37 ml tube of the brand of your choice from the colors below and a larger tube or 2 tubes of white. Recommended brands are Winsor & Newton, Grumbacher or Gamblin.
  RED
  – Cadmium Red by Winsor & Newton
  – Cadmium Red Medium by Gamblin
  – Cadmium Berium Red (not deep) by Grumbacher
  MAGENTA
  – Permanent Rose by Winsor & Newton
  – Quinacradone Red by Gamblin
  – Quinacradone Red by Grumbacher
  YELLOW
  – Winsor Yellow by Winsor & Newton 
  – Hansa Yellow Medium by Gamblin
  – Cadmium Yellow Light by Grumbacher 
  BLUE
  – French Ultramarine Blue by Winsor & Newton
  -,French Ultramarine Blue by Grumbacher -Ultramarine Blue by Gamblin
  CYAN
  – Thalo Blue by Grumbacher
  – Pthalo Blue by Gamblin
  BLACK
  – Ivory Black by Winsor & Newton
  – Ivory Black by Gamblin
  – Ivory Black by Grumbacher
  WHITE
  (2) 37 ml tubes OR (1)150 ml
  – Titanium White by Winsor & Newton
  – Titanium White by Gamblin
  – Titanium White by Grumbacher
• 2 oz. bottle or larger of Neo-Megilp oil painting medium (by GAMBLIN)
• 1 – palette – recommended either tempered glass with edges taped or ground, wood or Plexiglas. Cover wood or Plexiglas with Contact plastic shelf liner. 
• 1 – Silcoil cleaning jar or other small jar with lid 
• 1 – 8 oz. bottle of artist grade walnut oil (not salad type) 
• 1 – 2.5 oz. small cake of Masters brush cleaner 
• 1 each of the following long-handled 2106 CONNOISSEUR pure synthetic brushes (OR any artist quality manufacturer): 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 Filberts. 
• 4 – Rolls of BLUE shop paper towels 
• 1 – Wet panel carrier – inexpensive cookie sheet covered in foil or aluminum roasting pan (dollar stores are a good resource for this) for wet painting transport. 

Instructor: David McCamant
Ages: 15 and Up / Some basic experience in oil painting

Thursday, August 20 / 6 – 9 pm

Create a variety of image transfers in this class where various methods will be taught. Using black and white as well as color photocopies, create image transfers on to paper, canvas, wood, and more using gel transfer and packing tape transfer methods.

Supply List:
Black and white toner-based photocopies and color photocopies* (must be toner ink, these cannot be printed on inkjet prints- they will not work) sketchbook, moleskin journal or other blank journal (any size – accordion books work great for this if you can fine them!) magazines with images you like (fashion, home decor, art are all great for this) small wood panels, raw canvas or other objects you might want to print on/decorate (wood/canvas/paper all work well). There will be a small selection of objects will be provided to choose from as well.

Instructor: Lisa Kurt
Ages: 15 and up / All levels

Saturday, June 27 / 10:30 – 11:15 am

Bring your baby or toddler and go beyond finger-painting by blobbing, smushing, and smearing colors with hands and feet! Witness baby’s first painting with no mess at home. Your wee one will make a creative keepsake for the family to cherish. Dress for a mess!

Supply List: Change of clothes/diaper and a towel

Instructor: Lisa Kornze
Ages: 6 months – 3 years