Classes with an asterisk (*) after the title have a materials list. The list may be downloaded below or picked up in our main office.
PAINTING & DRAWING
MONDAYS
Painting Basics*
Level: Beginner to Intermediate, Limit 12 students
Instructor: Rhona Candeloro
Length: 6 weeks
Start Date: May 20 (no class May 27)
End Date: July 1
Time: 10am – 1pm
Location: Studio Barn
Tuition: $160 Member, $180 Non-Member (Includes $20 model fee)
Materials List: PDF
For the beginning or intermediate student. The emphasis of this class will be learning to paint through the exploration of basic techniques. As you work in either oil, acrylic or pastel, you are drawing and composing in value and colors. We will learn how to use these concepts to achieve your particular goals or ideas by studying how light defines shape and color, allowing form to emerge. Each class begins with a demonstration focusing on a particular topic, with the remainder of the class devoted to working with students at their own pace. Figure model two times.
Beginning Drawing*
Level: All levels
Instructor: Martin Pieczonka
Length: 6 weeks
Start Date: May 20 (No class may 27)
End Date: July 1
Time: 6:30-9:30pm
Location: Studio Barn
Tuition: $140 Member, $160 Non-member
Materials List: PDF
This class has been canceled
WEDNESDAYS
NEW! Mixed Media / Collage / Found Object Art
Level: All levels, Limit 10 students
Instructor: Carol Gannon
Length: 5 weeks
Start Date: May 15
End Date: June12
Time: 6:00 - 8:00pm
Location: Connie’s House
This class has been canceled
Exploring the Wonders of Watercolor
Level: All levels, Limit 12 students
Instructor: Mick McAndrews
Length: 6 weeks
Start Date: May 22
End Date: June 26
Time: 6:30-9:30
Location: Studio Barn
Tuition: $140 Member, $160 Non-member
Materials List: PDF
During this watercolor exploration we will paint a variety of subject matter with a focus on using big brushes helping us stay loose and juicy so we can exploit the wonder and intrinsic beauty of the medium. We will begin by working with a limited palette, progress through the mixing and effective use of mysterious, dangerous grays, and in the process experience the magic of watercolor by allowing the medium do what it does best!
This class has reached maximum enrollment
THURSDAYS
Life Drawing
Level: All levels
Monitor: Martin Pieczonka
Length: 6 weeks
Start Date: May 16
End Date: June 20
Time: 6:45 - 9:45pm
Location: Studio Barn
Tuition: 5 week class card: $80 Member, $90 Non-member
10 week class card: $120 Member, $140 Non-member
This class presents the opportunity to draw, paint or sculpt from the human figure without formal instruction. Students may pre-register for a 5 or 10 week class card. Cards may be used from 1/2013 through 12/2013 and will be distributed at the first class you attend. Drop-ins are welcome at $18 member/$20 non-member per class and must pay the monitor at the beginning of each class.
FRIDAYS
Beginning Oil Painting* |
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PAFA registrations must be completed via their website. If you have questions regarding these classes you must also contact PAFA.
HYS and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) have joined in a partnership program to teach art at the Chester Springs Studio. Classes and workshops will be taught by PAFA faculty as part of the Continuing Education program. HYS is proud to be able to work with PAFA again and looks forward to expanding our programs together. You can look through our online archives to see photographs from this era.
PAFA at Historic Yellow Springs - Chester Springs Studio
Located in beautiful Chester County, Historic Yellow Springs is dedicated to preserving and promoting the history and arts of Yellow Springs Village, the location of the PAFA Country School from 1916 to 1952.
Spring 2013
PT 605CS Landscape Drawing and Painting
Larry Francis
Historic Yellow Springs - Chester Springs Studio
PAFA at Historic Yellow Springs
Thursdays from 04/11/2013 to 05/16/2013
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Learn techniques for effectively portraying shade, sunlight, and atmosphere as you paint the rustic landscape and historic structures of Yellow Springs. Work in the medium of your choice, including oil, pastels and watercolor.
Register by: April 4
Credit Course: 1 credit(s)
Tuition:
For Credit $505
Non-Credit $395
PAFA - Register Online
Summer 2013
PT 602EF Facial Features for Portraits
Robert Waddington
Historic Yellow Springs - Chester Springs Studio
PAFA at Historic Yellow Springs
Five Weeks, Tuesdays from 06/04/2013 to 07/02/2013
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
This class is a must for anyone interested in portraiture! Learn to draw and paint the eyes, nose, mouth and ears in frontal, three-quarter and profile views. Learn the anatomy of the features and their relationships to head structure. Each feature will be studied separately and then combined to form a portrait. Clear and precise explanations of anatomy, structure, form and color will be presented via illustrations and models. Associated topics include rendering facial hair and adornments such as eyeglasses and jewelry.
Register by: May 24
Credit Course: 1 credit(s)
Tuition:
For Credit $505
Non-Credit $395
PT 605CS Landscape Drawing and Painting
Larry Francis
Historic Yellow Springs - Chester Springs Studio
PAFA at Historic Yellow Springs
Six Weeks, Thursdays from 06/13/2013 to 07/25/2013
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Learn techniques for effectively portraying shade, sunlight, and atmosphere as you paint the rustic landscape and historic structures of Yellow Springs. Work in the medium of your choice in this 6-week class, including oil, pastels and watercolor (no class on July 4).
Register by: June 7
Credit Course: 1 credit(s)
Tuition: For Credit $505, Non-Credit $395
PT 604CS Watercolor Workshop
James Toogood
Historic Yellow Springs - Chester Springs Studio
PAFA at Historic Yellow Springs
Two Days, Saturday and Sundays from 06/22/2013 to 06/23/2013 (moved from original date)
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Discover or enrich your skills in watercolor landscape painting through direct observation and your own source material. Learn about materials and a wide range of watercolor techniques. Topics will include composition, linear and aerial perspective, creating a feeling of depth, space and light.
Register by June 14.
Tuition:Non-Credit $195
DR 606CS Portrait and Landscape in Pastel
Theodore Xaras
Historic Yellow Springs - Chester Springs Studio
PAFA at Historic Yellow Springs
Two Days, Saturday and Sundays from 08/03/2013 to 08/04/2013
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Learn everything you need to know about the medium of soft and hard pastel! Apply basic and advanced techniques in rendering the portrait in the studio and landscape. Learn historical and contemporary techniques of hatching, blending, layering as well as color mixing. Discussion and demonstration of various papers, types of pastels, mixed media techniques and safety will enhance your knowledge of the material.
Register by: August 2
Tuition:Non-Credit $195