In this workshop, I will share with you some really great tips, tricks and techniques I have learned along the way, either through my own experimentation or from some pretty amazing artists including Carl Purcell, Karen Frey, the late, great, Charles Reid, and John Salminen. You don’t need to be an expert for this class; I’ll show you how a lot of special effects are accomplished, and how to get those really great darks that make your paintings exceptional! No middle-value blah paintings here!

Sunday, November 7
10 am – 3 pm

Instructor: Ronnie Rector
Ages: Adult (15+) | Working knowledge of watercolor painting is recommended.

Supply list:

1 or 2 artist-quality watercolors and brushes, size 8 and 6 rounds are great; a 2” or 3” Hake brush and an inexpensive rigger for masking.

• Watercolor paper – 1 full 22×30” sheet of good quality watercolor paper (Arches or Fabriano), cold press
• 1 piece 16×20” foam core or other stiff board to mount paper to
• Masking tape
• Masking fluid
• Small container of salt
• Small bar of soap (hotel sized type)
• Paper towels
• Generously sized container for water
• 1 sheet graphite transfer paper
• Ball-point pen for tracing image (suggest blue or red to see where you’ve traced)
• Spray bottle for water (small Windex bottle works great)
• Blow dryer

In this workshop, I will share with you some really great tips, tricks and techniques I have learned along the way, either through my own experimentation or from some pretty amazing artists including Carl Purcell, Karen Frey, the late, great, Charles Reid, and John Salminen. You don’t need to be an expert for this class; I’ll show you how a lot of special effects are accomplished, and how to get those really great darks that make your paintings exceptional! No middle-value blah paintings here!

Sunday, September 19
10 am – 3 pm

Instructor: Ronnie Rector
Ages: Adult (15+) | Working knowledge of watercolor painting is recommended.

Supply list:

1 or 2 artist-quality watercolors and brushes, size 8 and 6 rounds are great; a 2” or 3” Hake brush and an inexpensive rigger for masking.

• Watercolor paper – 1 full 22×30” sheet of good quality watercolor paper (Arches or Fabriano), cold press
• 1 piece 16×20” foam core or other stiff board to mount paper to
• Masking tape
• Masking fluid
• Small container of salt
• Small bar of soap (hotel sized type)
• Paper towels
• Generously sized container for water
• 1 sheet graphite transfer paper
• Ball-point pen for tracing image (suggest blue or red to see where you’ve traced)
• Spray bottle for water (small Windex bottle works great)
• Blow dryer
• 1 clean baby food jar or similar small container with secure lid

Watercolors are admired for their unique quality – translucence. Learn more about the pigments on your palette and experiment with mixing your own colors to keep the beautiful luminosity of the medium. This class explores color mixing, tonal values, color theory, painting with triads and learning how to avoid muddy mixes. Students will also learn about origins of pigments

Tuesday, August 24
5 – 9 pm

Instructor: Iva Neveux
Ages: 15 and Up | All Levels

Supply list: Show email confirmation at Nevada Fine Arts for a 10% discount. 

• Your personal watercolor pallet
• Paper: 2 sheets 11 x 15 inches, 140 lb cold pressed watercolor paper (paper can be purchased from the instructor during class for $2 a sheet; we will use 2 or 3 sheets) 
• Brushes: ½ or ¾ inch flat brush
• Roll of paper towels 
• Drawing pencil 
• Kneaded eraser 
• 2 Plastic water containers 

Learn the basics of the Procreate app while using an iPad Pro. This class will be focused on what each tool does and how to utilize them to create finished digital illustrations, typography and short form animations. 

NOTE: iPad Pro and Procreate software will be provided for students to use during class time.

Saturday, October 30
9 am – noon

Instructor: Joseph Morales
Ages: Adult (15+) | All Levels

Learn the basics of the Procreate app while using an iPad Pro. This class will be focused on what each tool in the application does and how to utilize them to create finished digital illustrations, typography and short form animations. 

NOTE: iPad Pro and Procreate software will be provided for students to use during class time.

Sunday, October 10
9 am – noon

Instructor: Joseph Morales
Ages: Adult (15+) | All Levels

Learn the basics of the Procreate app while using an iPad Pro. The class will be focused on what each tool does and how to utilize them to create finished digital illustrations, typography and short form animations. 

NOTE: iPad Pro and Procreate software will be provided for students to use during class time.

Saturday, September 18
9 am – noon

Instructor: Joseph Morales
Ages: Adult (15+) | All Levels

Learn the basics of the Procreate app while using an iPad Pro. The class will be focused on what each tool does and how to utilize them to create finished digital illustrations, typography and short form animations. 

NOTE: iPad Pro and Procreate software will be provided for students to use during class time.

Sunday, September 5
9 am – noon

Instructor: Joseph Morales
Ages: Adult (15+) | All Levels

Beginning and advanced students will enjoy this five-day technique-based class focused on creating dramatic landscapes with special attention paid to the sky. Working from photo reference, students will explore the use of sensitive and effective strokes to manipulate paint with a brush and pallet knife. Students will explore texture and depth while creating dramatic landscape paintings.

Monday – Friday, October 25 – 29
9 am – noon

Instructor: David McCamant
Ages: 15 and Up | All Levels

Supply list: 

Inexpensive canvas boards or panels. Students who wish to do the homework will need to double the number of panels. 

• 1 – 11″ x 14” (OPTIONAL – add one more for homework*)
•  2 – 8″ x 10″ (OPTIONAL – add two more for homework*)
• 3 – 6″ x 8″ (OPTIONAL – add three more for homework*)

OIL PAINT – 1 – 37 ml tube of oil paint in the following colors:  

• WHITE: Titanium White (2 tubes are suggested)  
• YELLOW: Cadmium Lemon, Windsor Yellow, Hansa Yellow, Medium or Cadmium Yellow Light  
• RED: Cadmium Red Hue, Cadmium Red Medium or Cadmium Berium Red (not deep) 
• BLUE: French Ultramarine Blue or Ultramarine Blue
• BLACK: Ivory Black
• MAGENTA (OPTIONAL*): Permanent Rose or Quinacridone Red 
• CYAN (OPTIONAL*):  Thalo Blue or Phthalo Blue

 You may bring whatever paint you have as long as they are the correct hues or colors. An inexpensive option is Windsor Newton Winton student colors. ‘Artist Grade’ paints will produce better results in color mixing.

• PAINTING MEDIUM: Neo MeGilp Medium 2oz or Larger
• BRUSHES- Recommend Connoisseur brand #2106 pure synthetic oil paint brushes or any artist quality manufacturer VERY IMPORTANT. 1 each #6 and #8 Long-Handled Filberts
• PALETTE- Gray Matters, palette paper or equivalent
• CLEANING JAR- Silicoil cleaning jar or other small jar with lid
• CLEANING SOLUTION -1-8oz bottle of artist grade Walnut oil
• BRUSH CLEANER – 2.5 OZ small cake of The Masters Brush Cleaner
• PAPER TOWELS- 1 roll of BLUE shop paper towels (OPTIONAL- add one more for homework*)
• WET PANEL CARRIER- inexpensive cookie sheet covered in aluminum foil or aluminum roasting pan for wet painting transport

Intermediate and advanced level students will enjoy developing their hand building and/or wheel throwing techniques in this open studio ceramics class. Instructor will introduce students to new techniques, will encourage experimentation and will assist students with independent challenges.  Studio clay and glazes are provided.

Sundays, October 17 – November 21
9 am – noon

Instructor: Amy Lawrence
Ages: Adult (15+) | All levels- Some experience and familiarity with hand building and wheel throwing techniques.

Intermediate and advanced level students will enjoy developing their hand building and/or wheel throwing techniques in this open studio ceramics class. Instructor will introduce students to new techniques, will encourage experimentation and will assist students with independent challenges.  Studio clay and glazes are provided. Some experience and familiarity with hand building and wheel throwing techniques.

Sundays, September 5 – October 10
9 am – noon

Instructor: Amy Lawrence
Ages: Adult (15+) / All levels- Some experience and familiarity with hand building and wheel throwing techniques.