SPRING 2018 CLASSES
April 16 - June 8
See below for registration and policies
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Mondays, April 16 - June 4
9am-noon, no class 5/28
WATERCOLOR:
with Bill Lane
for Advanced & Intermediate Students Only
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Taking your watercolor paintings to the next level.
During this class session, we’ll review planning your painting with a sketch and a value sketch; we’ll look at the principles of design, composition, the focal point, and the emotion you want to convey from your painting. We’ll explore different watercolor techniques and experiment with multi-color washes. Either paint from your own images or set up a still life but make sure you are
passionate
about your subject. It will show in your work!
Location: 3rd Floor Masiello Studio
Class Fee: $70
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Mondays, April 16 - June 4
1-4pm, no class 5/28
PORTRAITURE:
with Kate Huntington
Guest Instructor
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Kate has been painting the portrait for 40+ years. In this class, which is open to beginners as well as those with portrait experience, Kate will share her approach to the portrait by giving a 1-hour demo on the first week, allowing the students to watch her put emphasis on strong drawing skills and correcting with the brush while building up color. This will be followed by the students working on their own piece while Kate uses her well trained eye to give one-on-one advice to each student, helping them improve their own portrait drawing and painting skills. The students are allowed to work in whatever medium they choose and Kate will help them to learn how to see. As a result, she'll take what they do and help make it better. To keep things interesting, there will be a new model every week (with the exception of the first 2 weeks we'll use the same model to allow time for the demo). Kate always has an interesting cast of characters on board.
Location: 3rd Floor Masiello Studio
Class Fee:
$70 + $28 model fee = $98
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Materials: Kate works in oils but students are welcome to bring their medium of choice. Emphasis will be on drawing and form rather than magic formulas. It is suggested that students bring at least a warm and cool of each primary color, and some white.
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Tuesdays, April 17 - June 5
9am-noon
PRINTMAKING:
with Joan Boghossian and Betsy Zimmerman
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Explore some of the intriguing ways to create monotypes. Try chine collé, trace monotypes, stencil variations (dried plant life), or some unique way that you may develop yourself. Use a technique you enjoy or try something new. Share the joy of printing with a group of interested learners. Basic skills are covered for newcomers as well as for returning printers.
Location: Garden Level Print Studio
Class Fee: $80
Materials Fee: $15 (paid to instructors)
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Tuesdays, April 17 - June 5
9am-noon
PASTEL PAINTING:
with Michele Poirier-Mozzone
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Whether you are an experienced pastelist or new to this expressive medium, all are welcome. Michele will demonstrate various under painting techniques with an oil wash, alcohol or watercolor paint, then transition to pastel. Participants are welcome to work from their own reference photos or a still-life set up in class. Emphasis is placed on drawing skills, good composition, and achieving accurate values while having fun with this unique and versatile medium.
Location: 3rd Floor Masiello Studio
Class Fee: $80
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Tuesdays, April 17 - June 5
1-4pm
PAINTING WITH PASSION:
with Anthony Tomaselli
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This class is all about Passion. I will help you to relinquish the fear that holds you back from the truly expressive paintings that you would like to achieve. We will work from photographs, still life, or any other subject matter you would like. This class is about letting loose. Oil, acrylic, pastel, or any other medium is welcomed.
So I encourage you to PAINT! Have courage -- don't be too comfortable where you are -- experiment -- splash -- scrape -- blend -- draw -- paint -- sculpt -- Don't Fear the Unknown -- Embrace it -- Be Challenged by it -- But most of all Enjoy every minute of it!
Location: 3rd Floor Masiello Studio
Class Fee: $80
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Tuesdays, April 17 - June 5
5-8pm
FIGURE/LIFE DRAWING:
with Gail Armstrong
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We'll be using models of various ages, weights, sex, and complexions to explore the wonderful differences in the human form. To capture the gesture and motion we will be starting with 2 minute poses, then 5, 10, 20, and 40 minute poses.
Beginners or advanced are welcome, and instruction/individual help will be offered during breaks for those that want it. Any media may be used with any kind of paper -- have fun and experiment.
The class takes a short dinner break midway through. Drinks from the bar and/or simple meals from the kitchen may be ordered from our waitstaff. Or feel free to bring a sandwich from home.
Location: 3rd Floor Masiello Studio
Class Fee:
$80 + $40 model fee = $120
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Materials
: Feel free to use whatever media you feel most comfortable with (pencil, watercolor, charcoal, acrylic, oil, pastel, colored pencil, etc.)
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Wednesdays, April 18 - June 6
9am-2:30pm
PAC ATELIER
OPEN STUDIO:
with Carol Beagan & Catherine McKinnon
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Share the experience that the Masters shared in a true atelier environment. This is a unique engagement for all levels of painters... an atmosphere where ideas and techniques are readily exchanged. It will be an experience that will enhance your art skills. Artists of all levels are welcome.
Location: 3rd Floor Masiello Studio
Class Fee: $60
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Wednesdays, April 18 - June 6
1-4pm
PAINTING CHALLENGE: 40 Paintings in Eight Weeks:
with Kathrine Lovell
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The focus of this class will be on creating a lot of small paintings on paper. No painting will be larger than 5 x 7 inches. Painting on paper has been a tradition with painters for a long time. It is a surface that allows artists to work out an idea without committing to a larger, more precious surface, it makes mistakes less daunting, and allows a particular freedom for all levels of painting skill. Each week we will create five paintings: three in the class and two at home. All the while learning about a variety of building block topics, such as color, composition, mood, balance, tension.
Location: Garden Level Print Studio
Class Fee: $80
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Every painter who is trying to master his or her craft should make plenty of paintings.
This class will be a lighthearted, yet determined and thought provoking means to creating more of those paintings. Lessons will be taught in acrylics, however, students are encouraged to use gouache or watercolor if they prefer.
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Wednesdays, April 18 - June 6
3-6pm
EXPERIMENTS IN COLOR:
with Paula Martiesian
Guest Instructor
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About Paula:
"After I graduated from RISD, I had the privilege of studying with painter and former RISD professor Gordon Peers. More than a teacher, he was mentor and guide into the world of painting. We spent hours discussing specific paintings and painting in general. He never taught me technique, he taught something greater - the ability to absorb a painting, dissect it and put it back together, all without losing the essential spirit of the painting. It was, quite simply, the most important painting experience I ever had. I have sought to repeat that experience in my life, passing on that information and love of painting he had to others."
For me, the use of color is both intuitive and the product of many years of experimentation. For others, its use can be daunting. In this class we will find ways to create both a body of knowledge about color and a comfort level with its use.
Location: 3rd Floor Masiello Studio
Class Fee: $80
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Color can be mercurial, slipping in and out of reach depending on how it is used. Put down a color with a palette knife and it will be unlike the same color applied with a brush. Use a rag and the experience is again totally different – all with the same exact color.
Through a series of class-long exercises, we will seek to amplify painters’ sensitivity to warm/cool color shifts, the idea of color intensity and how texture effects color perception. We will explore color context and the concepts of total color and local color. We will see how certain colors recede and come forward depending on how they are used and we will experiment with how different light sources effect perception of color.
The last few classes will be devoted to a single painting utilizing what we have learned. We will work from a setup in class.
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Wednesdays, April 18 - June 6
4:30-6:30pm
ART HISTORY AND APPRECIATION:
with Michael Rose
Guest Instructor
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Develop your understanding of art history, appreciation, and connoisseurship in this fun and interactive class with Gallery Manager Michael Rose. Through discussions of historic artworks, ranging from Medieval to Modern, you will develop a better understanding of the techniques and philosophies that have shaped art-making. Students will leave the class better able to read works of art, with a more extensive vocabulary for describing their experience of artworks, and an introductory knowledge of art history. Questions and comments are welcome!
Location: Founders Room
Class Fee: $80
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BONUS: Members who register for this class may bring one (1) guest to each class at no extra charge! And don't forget, the bar will be open. :)
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About the Instructor: Michael Rose has been the Art Club’s Gallery Manger since 2014. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in art history from Providence College, where he was a research assistant to professors ranging in specialty from Ancient to Modern. Additionally, Michael completed his Certificate in Appraisal Studies in Fine and Decorative Arts at New York University where he studied connoisseurship of a variety of genres and periods including Old Masters, Impressionism, Modern, Folk, and Latin American Art. He has published essays on art, architecture, and film in Art New England and Big Red & Shiny, and is the Art Editor for Boston Accent Lit. He is also a former RISD Museum Gallery Lecturer and has also spoken at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
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Thursdays, April 19 - June 7
9am-noon
LIFE DRAWING & PAINTING:
with Craig Masten
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Traditional Figure/Life class working with a nude model every week. Each class begins with gesture poses to practice how to put natural movement and expression into figures, followed by a long pose to allow more finished work. All levels of experience and any media are welcome, with individual instruction focused on the needs and wants of each participant.
Location: 3rd Floor Masiello Studio
Class Fee:
$80 + $40 model fee = $120
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Materials: Students are welcome to use all mediums.
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Thursdays, April 19 - May 24
9am-noon
BOOK BASICS AND BEYOND:
with Suzette Cozzens
Guest Instructor
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This class is structured for the beginning to intermediate student and will cover introductory steps such as measuring, folding, cutting, and simple book structures. After students are comfortable with the basics that every aspiring bookbinder should know, we move on to more elaborate structures guaranteed to delight. Numerous examples will be shared to provide further inspiration.
Location: Garden Level Print Studio
Class Fee: $60
Materials Fee: $45 (paid to instructor)
Please note that class ends May 24
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Supplies needed:
cutting mat
Olfa knife + Olfa utility knife
scissors
bone folder
pencil + white pencil
wax paper
glue stick (Uhu brand is recommended)
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Thursdays, April 19 - June 7
1-4pm
COLLAGE MIXED MEDIA:
with Kevin Gilmore
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This course is an extended version of PAC member artist Kevin Gilmore’s popular Collage Techniques Workshop. Prepare substrates that allow for experimentation, and learn how to apply collage techniques on canvas. We will focus on composition and color - two important formal elements of abstract painting that lead to compelling and successful works of art. Through both one-on-one instruction and demonstrations, learners will broaden their creative processes, and expand their knowledge of creating compelling compositions with accessible materials.
Location: 3rd Floor Masiello Studio
Class Fee: $80
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“The goal of this class is not to teach
my way of painting, but to guide the participant along their own road to creative expression” - Kevin Gilmore
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Materials: Using materials that you have always wanted to try in a collage (newspapers, letters, envelopes, music, tissue paper, grocery lists, stamps, tickets…ANYTHING!) Kevin will guide you along a process of assemblage and collage. Golden Matte Medium or Gloss Gel, substrates for creating collages, and 3M Post-It Labeling tape 695 are essentials. Bring along paint, brushes, and tools that you might be interested in exploring.
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Thursdays, April 19 - June 7
1-4pm
SOLAR PRINTMAKING:
with Carol FitzSimonds & Elena Obelenus
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Solarplate is a 21
st century print process using photopolymer plastic, UV light, and tap water to make a printable surface. This process is easy, safe, and fast, the plate is ready to print in 20 minutes. Instruction will cover all the ways to create images for these plates and approaches to printing them. The possibilities are as exciting as they are numerous.
Open to all members.
Carol and Elena are passionate, dedicated, award winning printmakers with years of experience to share.
Location: Garden Level Print Studio
Class Fee: $80
Materials Fee: $20 (paid to instructor)
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Fridays, April 20 - June 8
9am-noon
PORTRAITS IN PASTEL:
with Raymond Finelli
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Doing a portrait of a sitting model is a challenge that is unlike any other form of art because the total effort is focused on making the portrait become the image of a sitting model. In Raymond Finelli's Portrait Class you will receive individual attention and enjoy the ambiance of fellow students. You'll find yourself thinking about things you hadn't thought about before: Sketches and Sketching; Eyes, nose, mouth - making them fit; Modeling; Lighting and Shadows.
Whether your medium is charcoal, pastel, oil, acrylic, or watercolor, whether you're a beginner or experienced, you'll see a big change in what you can do after only a few lessons. You'll come away each day with a sense of excitement.
Location: 3rd Floor Masiello Studio
Class Fee:
$80 + $32 model fee = $112
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For those artists working in charcoal or pastel, bring 19 x 25 inch pastel paper. Paper size is important to allow for changes and to give the image "breathing space," and we always encourage drawing in life size. We start at 9:00 o'clock sharp and break at 10:00 for about 15 minutes for coffee and relaxation. When we resume we work for 20 minute periods with 5 minute breaks until noon.
Materials:
For members working in pastel or charcoal: bring pastels, charcoal and paper. Recommended: 19 1/2" x 25 1/2" Canson Mi-Teintes acid-free paper, Sky Blue. For members working in oil or acrylic: bring paints, Gamsol mineral spirits, canvas, covered board or composition paper for oil painting.
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Fridays, April 20 - June 8
9-noon
MONOTYPE PRINTMAKING:
with Abba Cudney
Guest Instructor
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This time is open to anyone with experience in the monotype printmaking process. This is an open studio style course where students are free to work on their own projects, all while having open critiques and dialogue with the class. Work will be approached in a fun and casual way. Abba will offer any instruction and guidance needed in the monotype process.
Abba Cudney was born and raised outside of Chicago, IL. She moved to New Hampshire in 2011 and earned her BFA in Painting and Printmaking at the New Hampshire Institute of Art. She graduated from NHIA with a minor in printmaking. She has exhibited in Italy, Chicago, Boston, Providence, and throughout New Hampshire.
Location: Garden Level Print Studio
Class Fee: $80
Materials Fee: $15 (paid to instructor)
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Most recently, Abba's monotypes and paintings were featured in the exhibition "The Heart is A Lonely Hunter", and her work received praise in the Boston-based arts journal "Big Red & Shiny." Abba currently resides in Providence, RI, where she works as a Gallery Assistant at the Providence Art Club.
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Fridays, April 20 - June 8
1-4pm
TRIVIA & TRUE TALES OF THE PRACTICING ARTIST:
with Christine McIntyre-Hannon
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Created with our new members and student artists in mind, each class will include art history examples, a demo of an element or principle of 2D design, the practicing of a different artist medium each week AND the option to bring your current project for help or critique. The ability to draw or paint is not necessary to have fun. Supplemental material fee of $10 will cover trial and presentation materials.
Location: 3rd Floor Masiello Studio
Class Fee: $80
Materials Fee: $10 (paid to instructor)
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REGISTRATION AND POLICIES
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Classes are for Art Club members only.
If you are not a member, and you are interested in membership, please contact
Angel Dean
in Membership Services to find out how to become a member.
Class Enrollment
Class sizes are limited and enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis. If enrollment maximum is reached, your name will be added to a wait list. If an enrolled student cancels, the Art Club will notify the first person on the wait list. Unfortunately, the Providence Art Club is unable to prorate students for missed classes or classes that they are unable to attend. The Art Club strives to provide the highest quality art classes with various media for all members.
- Members will be billed for each class they register for.
- Portrait and Figure Class students will be charged an additional model fee.
- If space allows, spouses of members may sign up for classes for an
additional
fee of $25 (class fee, model fee, and materials fee still apply).
Class Guest Policy
In order to help increase awareness of the Club's resources and class offerings, and to encourage new membership, the Club is extending its Guest Privileges to include a limited opportunity for non-members to attend classes. Subject to instructor approval, a member who is enrolled in one of the Club's courses may have a non-member accompany them to one 3-hr class. The member will be billed for the non-member's attendance at a daily rate. Members are encouraged to make use of this guest policy.
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Providence Art Club 11 Thomas Street Providence RI 02903 (401) 331-1114
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