Youth Art Classes Ongoing
Classes must be paid in full before student begins the first day.
Youth Drawing & Painting
with Nick Frasco
Saturdays – 2 hour sessions: 9 - 11am or 10am - 12pm
Start anytime 6-week session ongoing
Ages 7 & up
This ongoing and very popular course will teach young people the fundamentals of drawing, composition and painting, how to mix and apply paint, and the use of a variety of art materials. Students may bring a project of their own on which to work. The ultimate goal of the Youth Program is to create a work of art that is gratifying.
Class fee does not include materials.
Please email us for the materials list for ongoing classes. info@wethersfieldarts.org
Bargue Drawing for Youth
with Veronique Fournier-Wynne
Mondays, Sept. 12, 19, 26, Oct. 3, 10, 17
Any two hours between 4pm - 8pm
This classical drawing course was designed for young people in grades 9 to 12 (12 to 19 years old).
They will increase their visual literacy by applying a drawing process, learning new techniques for identifying and correcting drawing errors, and practicing their hand-eye coordination. Students will learn these drawing skills by re-creating a Bargue plate as carefully as possible as they learn proportion, values, and other essential drawing skills. These are time-honored methods of learning to draw what you see in training for future art endeavors. Many famous artists such as Picasso, NC Wyeth, G. Parrish trained in Bargue Drawing.
Yearly Student Membership Required before registration for class.
Oil Painting for Youth
with Veronique Fournier-Wynne
Mondays, Sept. 14, 21, 28, Oct. 5, 12, 19
Any two hours between 4pm - 8pm
Learn to paint realistically with the oil paint medium. Everyone will work at their own learning pace. You can paint a still life arrangement or paint a mastercopy portrait. We will look at different techniques from the Renaissance to the 19th Century, including the Flemish technique and the technique of Bouguereau. Working in sight-size and from life, we will examine the process beginning with the preliminary composition on paper in graphite then the transfer to canvas. Discover or review the underpainting by first blocking in the background and working on big shapes. Students will learn how to mix accurate values and colors and how to create a realistic sense of dimensional form. This class is appropriate for 10 years old through teens.
Yearly Student Membership Required before registration for class.
Cancellation Policy
All requests for refunds must be made by two weeks before the start of a class. We are not responsible for issuing refunds, credits or transfers for classes missed due to illness, emergencies or events beyond our control.
A 5% refund fee will be subtracted from the amount paid through online payments.