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I am now offering private art lessons in the areas of drawing, watercolor or oil painting all geared to you as an individual and your skill level.
Choose a schedule that works for you. It could be weekly, bi-weekly or monthly.
Class fee is only $25 for a 1 to 1.5 hour session.
Please contact Elaine at 315-945-2374, liberioart@gmail.com or stop in the studio during business hours for more information and to set up your lessons.
Class materials are not included in the class fee. A supply list will be provided. Lessons are for adults ages 18 and up.
Thurs. June 1, 8, 15 & 22 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Cost: $120
We will explore the four basic washes so important in watercolor painting: flat, gradated, wet-into-wet, and streaked. This class will give you a foundation to build on as you continue to grow in your painting skills. Suggested Materials list will be provided.
Sat. June 3 10:00 AM - Noon
Plein Air painting is creating your art outside in the open air. I will demonstrate different Plein Air setups for different types of mediums and go over checklists of what to include and what not to bring. We will discuss the tools and how to use them so you will be prepared to venture outside to paint.
Mondays June 5, 12, 19 10:00 - 11:30AM
Getting the perspective correct is more than half the battle in including structures in your watercolor painting. Each week we will tackle a different structure. A suggested Materials list will be provided.
Sat. June 10 & 17 8:45 AM - 12:45 PM
(Rain Date if needed June 24)
We will meet at the painting sites at 8:45 AM. From 9:00 to 10:00, I will offer a demo, explaining the importance of light, value and composition and how to choose what to paint, and simplifying a painting before the light changes dramatically. At 10:00, you will set up and paint. I will be meeting with each of you during that time to offer advice and answer questions. We will gather back together at 12:15 to see what everyone accomplished and answer questions. Each site will have bathroom access.
A suggested Materials List will be provided.
Wed. June 14 & 21 8:45AM-12:45PM
(Rain Date if needed June 28)
We will meet at the painting sites at 8:45 AM. From 9:00 to 10:00, I will offer a demo, explaining the importance of light, value and composition and how to choose what to paint, and simplifying to accomplish a painting before the light changes dramatically. At 10:00, you will set up and paint. I will be meeting with each of you during that time to offer advice and answer questions. We will gather back together at 12:15 to see what everyone accomplished and answer questions.
Each site will have bathroom access.
A suggested Materials List will be provided
Saturday, July 8 10:00 AM - Noon
$75 Materials are included.
Have fun in this one day workshop painting a landscape using only rags to apply the oil paint. Step by step instructions and suitable for a beginning oil painting student.
Mondays, July 10, 17 & 24 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Cost: $90 Materials are not included. Suggested materials list will be provided.
Use your palette knives for more than mixing paint. Create beautifully textured paintings. Learn how to load the paint on the knives and apply it to obtain a great impasto effect.
Wednesdays, July 12, 19, 26 & August 2 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
$120 plus $25 materials fee due at beginning of the class or you may use your own supplies and a suggested materials list will be provided.
Create a meaningful painting using oil on cut paper (sheet music, poetry, recipes) secured to a canvas board with modge podge.
Saturday, July 22 10:00 AM - Noon
$40 Materials are included.
Have some fun with watercolor using salt, alcohol, wax and more to create texture and resists. This one day workshop is suitable for beginners.
Monday, July 31 10:00 AM - Noon
$40 Materials are included.
Paint these colorful birds in acrylic. Step by step instruction while learning some basic color mixing.
Mondays, August 7, 14, 21, 28 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
$120 Materials are not included. Suggested materials list will be provided.
We will paint a small tonal painting during the first session focusing on the value, shapes and composition. The second painting will focus on the use of color.
Wednesdays, August 9, 16, & 23 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
$90 plus $15 materials fee due at beginning of the class or you may use your own supplies and a suggested materials list will be provided.
You don’t always have to have a pen to create with ink. We will be using ink in various colors, water and a brush on watercolor paper and other water media board in this class.
Saturdays, August 19, 26, September 2 10:00 AM - 11:30
$90 Materials are not included. Suggested materials list will be provided.
Explore how to mix and control the color in your paintings. Complete a project each week as you learn. Learn how to get wonderful colors without making mud.
Wednesdays, September 13, 20, 27 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
$90 Materials are not included. Suggested materials list will be provided.
In this class we will explore using masking fluid, resists and some other ways to preserve those valuable whites and light areas in your watercolors.
Mondays, September 18, 25 10:00 AM - Noon
$80 Materials are included.
We will paint two miniature landscapes. Step by step instruction while learning about the materials, brushes and basic color mixing.