ADVANCED WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP with Liv Drahos and Julie Spence

Dates: Thursdays – September 23, 30, October 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2010
Time: 10:30am to 1:30pm
FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND ADULT STUDENTS
Explore the possibilities of Notan! Discover how to create paintings based on the age-old principle of Dark-Light design. Exercises and examples will guide you through the process. You will be pleased by the dynamic paintings you achieve using this approach. Liv and Julie are professional artists with extensive experience in watercolor instruction.
12 STUDENTS MAX. CLASS FEE: $70 MEMBERS; $85 NON-MEMBERS

DRAWING ONE FOR THE YOUNG ARTIST with Stephanie Tomlin

Dates: Tuesdays – September 28, October 5, 12, 19, 26, November 2, 2010
Time: 3:45pm to 4:45pm
SUGGESTED GRADE LEVEL: KINDERGARTEN TO SECOND
This class series is specially tailored for the young artist. Exercises, subject matter and projects appropriate for the age level will cover basic art terms, ideas and techniques to foster artistic learning and imagination. All materials are included in the class fee. A selection of student artwork will be chosen for display in Coos Art Museum’s Children’s Hallway Gallery. Students, family and friends are invited to attend the art display and reception on November 2, 2010 at 6pm.
12 STUDENTS MAX. CLASS FEE: $30 MEMBERS (CAM AND BOYS & GIRLS CLUB); $45 NON-MEMBERS

DRAWING TWO FOR THE YOUNG ARTIST with Stephanie Tomlin

Dates: Tuesdays – September 28, October 5, 12, 19, 26, November 2, 2010
Time: 5:00pm to 6:00pm
SUGGESTED GRADE LEVEL: THIRD TO SIXTH
This six-class series is designed to help students further develop their drawing skills. The elements and principles of art will be covered by using different subject matter, ideas and media. Students will be able to discover art in an imaginative and explorative manner. All materials are included in the class fee. A selection of student artwork will be chosen for display in Coos Art Museum’s Children’s Hallway Gallery. Students, family and friends are invited to attend the art display and reception on November 2, 2010 at 6pm.
12 STUDENTS MAX. CLASS FEE: $30 MEMBERS (CAM AND BOYS & GIRLS CLUB); $45 NON-MEMBERS

Monotype Printmaking with Pat Snyder and Mike Holm

Dates: Saturday – October 16, 2010
Time: 10:00am to 3:00pm
FOR GRADES 5TH THROUGH 8TH

Since having a large printing press donated to Coos Art Museum in 2006, the Art Education Department has been conducting a variety of successful printmaking workshops for adults. The success of a recent complementary class for youth student made it very clear that this was an art form that our younger students could enjoy and experience successfully. Monotype Printmaking provides the opportunity to create multiple copies of an original art design. Students will learn that monotype is a process that combines spontaneous painting and/or drawing within the fine art of printmaking with an etching press.
This class will provide a non-toxic, safe environment and use water based paints and inks. All materials will be provided and are included in the class fee.

6 STUDENTS MAX. CLASS FEE: $40 MEMBERS; $50 NON-MEMBERS

MULTI-MEDIA FANTASY with Anastasia Savenko-Moore

Dates: September 23, 30, October 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2010
Times: 4:00pm to 5:30pm
FOR GRADES 2ND THROUGH 8TH
Many viewers of the 2010 Student Art Exhibit at Coos Art Museum were impressed with the quality of the work done by the young artist of The Little Owl School of Arts in Coquille. We are fortunate to have Little Owl’s instructor, Anastasia Savenko-Moore, at the museum for a six-session multi-media art class. “Our goal will be for every student to complete at least two artworks, a fantasy composition and a portrait of a real or fantasy character.
To achieve this we will discuss various themes and stories, look at art samples, make drawings and sketches in preparation for the final artwork and discuss the effects of composition in “telling a story” in a painting. We will practice with various art mediums and their combinations to achieve their vision and create beautiful artwork pieces.” Students will be invited to display their finished artwork in the opening of the new second floor Clare Wehrle Community Gallery.
12 STUDENT MAX – CLASS FEE: $50 MEMBERS; $60 NON-MEMBERS

Solarplate Etching Workshop with Pat Snyder and Mike Holm

Dates: Saturday – August 28, 2010
Time: 10:00am to 3:00pm
FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND ADULT STUDENTS

Solarplate introduces a newer, friendly Etching process to printmaking. It greatly expands the creative possibilities of fine art printmaking and is used with direct drawing and painting techniques, as well as with photo reproductive and digital approaches. This is a more cost effective production process with an exciting creative potential, offering a wide range of new creative possibilities not previously possible for the individual artist.

6 STUDENTS MAX. CLASS FEE: $60 MEMBERS; $80 NON-MEMBERS

Watercolor Techniques with Larry Johnson

Dates: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday – August 23, 24 & 25, 2010
Time: 9:00am to 4:00pm
FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND ADULT STUDENTS

“This workshop is designed for those students with some experience in watercolors who feel comfortable with the basic techniques, understand values and are able to mix colors on the palette and/or the paper. I plan to demonstrate a simple snow scene using wet-into-wet techniques that result in soft blending. I’d like to show how I use negative painting to achieve depth in a floral scene. I’d also like to paint something that is rusty with faded paint like an old car, old boat, or a watering can. Time permitting I’ll show you some pouring techniques I have used to get softer blends without picking up the colors previously applied.”

Larry’s previous workshops at CAM have been very popular and well attended. His paintings are a combination of realistic and impressionistic techniques that have gained him a reputation as one of the nation’s top landscape and wildlife artists. He has numerous publications and awards to his credit.

12 students Max. – CLASS FEE: $150 MEMBER; $175 NON-MEMBER