ART
CLASSES at Forstall Art Center resume the week of
Monday, September 13th, 2010
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CHILDREN'S
ART CLASSES at
Forstall Art Center
•William
Canty:
Portfolio Development Course
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This
course is designed to help students who are planning
to audition for the Visual Arts program at the Alabama
School of Fine Arts. A.S.F.A offers students, grades
7-12, a "unique opportunity to explore the frontiers
of their own talents". ASFA visual arts students
engage in advanced studio work in painting, sculpture
and drawing. This
class will help your child develop |
a strong personalized portfolio and give him or her
an understanding of art techniques and terms.
Mondays, 4:00pm – 5:30pm
Cost: $100 per month |
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ADULT ART CLASSES at Forstall Art Center
•NEW
CLASS!
Terry Strickland: Contemporary Realism Oil Painting
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Convincing illusions in oil paint are only a class
away! Award-winning artist Terry Strickland leads
you through this “back to basics” class,
designed for all skill levels and appropriate for
any student searching for the know-how to paint in
a realistic manner. Working from a still life, you
will explore color |
theory and paint mixing, while learning the tried
& true skills necessary to render three-dimensional
forms and capture light with oil paint.
Terry
is a contemporary figurative painter whose award winning
and highly collected work has been featured in The
Artist Magazine and the International Artist Magazine.
She has previously taught art at Birmingham Museum
of Art and Brevard Community College in Florida.
Tuesdays 9:30 - 12:30
Cost: $125 per
month
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•NEW
CLASS! Mary
Liz Ingram: Soft Pastels
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Discover
the joy of pastels; from lively textures to soft,
dream-like blending. Let Mary Liz show you the techniques
and versatility of this enchanting medium. You will
learn how to use layering, blending and a variety
of strokes to create depth and luminosity. During
the first four week session, you will create two landscapes,
guided with individual attention by Mary Liz. |
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Liz Ingram is actively involved in Birmingham’s
art community. She is a member of the Birmingham Art
Association, Mountain Brook Art Association, and the
Shelby County Arts Council. Her work can be seen at
Jennifer Harwell Gallery & Lamb’s Ear, Ltd.
Wednesdays
1:30pm - 4:00pm
Cost: $80 per month Instructor
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•NEW
CLASS! Sharon
Gates:
Watercolor & Acrylics
for All Levels |
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This
class is open to both beginning and experienced students.
Learn how to solve common painting problems and achieve
stunning results.
Thursdays, 1:30am–4:30pm
Cost: $80 per month Instructor
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•Sharon
Gates:
Acrylic Painting Class for All Levels
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Sharon
Gates is an award winning artist, an art instructor for over
25 years, a Signature Member and past president of the Watercolor
Society of Alabama, and an art show judge with work in private
collections throughout the U.S. This class introduces various
acrylic painting methods.
Thursdays, 9:30am–12:30pm
Cost: $80 per month
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•Liliane
Nublat:
Beginning-Intermediate
Impressionist Oil Painting Class
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Educated
in France, Liliane teaches oil painting techniques in the
manner of the French Impressionist Painters. Her students
receive individual hands-on instruction.
Mondays, 9:30am–12:30pm
Cost: $130 per month
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•Barbara
Evans: Advanced
Oil Painting Class
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Barbara
has painted and taught professionally for many years. Her
work is in a number of galleries across the southeast. Students
will receive personal attention and be guided
in their own style.
Wednesdays,
9:30am–12:30pm
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• X's
8 Group: Live Model Figure Drawing
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This figure
drawing group is open to all serious artists from beginner
to advanced. The first Tuesday of each month is costume
night and the model is clothed. The remainingTuesdays of
each month the models are nude and will rotate between male
and female. Everyone is welcome to come to the costume night
but no one under the age of 18 may attend on the evenings
that the models are nude.
Teacher:
Non-instructional
Tuesdays, 7pm–9pm
Cost: $7per class Timeseight
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