Youth Art Programs Ongoing l Summer 2021 Youth Art Program
April Vacation Week Special
with Nick Frasco
April 12-16, 5 days, 9am - 12pm each day
Anime and Character Development
Please see description below.
Youth Drawing & Painting
with Nick Frasco
Saturdays – 2 hour sessions: 9 - 11am or 11:15 - 1:15pm
Start anytime 6-week session ongoing
Ages 7 & up
In-Studio, COVID protocols
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 satisfying
Class fee does not include materials.
Please email us for the materials list. info@wethersfieldarts.org
Fundamentals of Oil Painting
with Veronique
Wednesdays, 5-8pm, 6-weeks, ongoing
Ages 12 & up
In-Studio, COVID protocols
Learn to paint realistically with the oil paint medium. 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. Everyone will work at their own pace, allowing both beginners and experienced painters to join.
DaVinci Initiative
with Veronique
Mondays, 3:30-5:30pm, 6-weeks
Jump-ins possible
Ages 12 & Up
In-Studio, COVID protocols
This classical drawing course was designed by Mandy Hallenius from the DaVinci Initiative and was specifically created for children in grades 9 through 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.
Bargue Plates are part of a French 19th century drawing course created by Jean-Léon Gérome and Charles Bargue.
Jump-ins possible.
Feather, Fur and Skin in Oils Virtual Class
with Nick Frasco
Tuesdays, 6:30pm to 8:30pm, 6-weeks ongoing
Ages 12 & up
This is a virtual class
This class will be conducted in oils. For beginners to experienced painters, all ages. Learn the fundamental elements of composition, depth and perspective as well as color mixing and paint application i.e. as to skin textures and layering of hair or feathers. These are the foundations for any successful wildlife painting.
Anime and Character Development
with Nick Frasco
Thursdays, 3:30 - 5:30pm, 6-weeks
Jump-ins possible
Ages 8 & Up
In-Studio, COVID protocols
Starting with rough sketches in black & white to design layouts of Japanese style comic characters. New style effects using different techniques will be demonstrated and students can develop their own characters and stories. Color pencil, marker, or watercolor for the final.
2021 SUMMER YOUTH ART PROGRAM
Join us for a fun-filled, 5 weeks of non-virtual, in-studio summer youth arts programming! We have new topics with notable instuctors on the roster, please explore the options. There is something here for every creative young person aged 7 - 16.
As in previous years, you have a choice of 3-hour programs in the morning and afternoon so your child can choose either one or stay all day for two programs. Full day registrations includes a free supervised lunch and outdoor recreation time between 12:00 - 1:00pm. Early drop-off this year is 8:45am. Latest pick-up is 4:15pm. The morning and afternoon sessions include outdoor supervised break time with games as well.
The half-day fee this year is $175 which includes the early drop-off and late pick-up. Sign-up early as limited spaces are still in place due to COVID spacing. Fees will increase to $185 after May 29, 2021, so please register early. All materials used are included in the fees. For parents who work, childcare fees while you work are tax-deductible from 501c3 organizations. Please ask your accountant for details.
Still Life in Graphite
with Nick Frasco
Summer Youth Art Week of June 21 - 25; Morning 9am - 12pm
Learn the fundamentals of drawing while understanding the relationship of light, values and the components of form, to create a convincing 3 dimensional looking drawing using “still life objects.”
Nature Journaling
with Kate Moirs
Summer Youth Art Week of June 21 - 25; Morning 9am - 12pm
Ages 7-16
Come explore the beauty and mystery of the natural world through drawing and painting in the wild! Nature is pure magic. Watercolor painting is a complete joy. The two together make a great combination! We will spend time observing and recording wonders in nature that peak our curiosity and inspire our sense of exploration. At the end of the workshop, you will have an illustrated journal filled with your very own discoveries. All skill levels are welcome!
Drawing Animal Skulls
with Nick Frasco
Summer Youth Art Week of June 21 - 25; Afternoon 1pm - 4pm
This class will take your love of drawing skulls to a whole new level. (Using actual animal skulls) we will create a lifelike drawing of these objects focusing on the textures of bones as well as the light source and how it effects shapes, values and shadows within the skull itself.
Florals in Watercolor
with Katie Moirs
Summer Youth Art Week of June 21 - 25; Afternoon 1pm - 4pm
Ages 7-16
Inspired by the beauty of flowers? Intrigued by the magical quality of watercolor painting? This workshop is for you! We will be having big fun drawing and painting real flowers from the natural world, using a variety of watercolor painting techniques and vibrant paint colors to give our watercolor flowers that extra wow factor! All skill levels are welcome!
O.C. Original Character, Developing Your Own
with Nick Frasco
Summer Youth Art Week of June 28 - July 2; Morning 9am - 12pm
Sketch, design, and create your very own “Original Character” using your Imagination to develop a back story, an origin of the character as well as a backscene and fully developed concept to how this “O.C.” will be depicted within the confines of story you have created for it.
DaVinci Initiative Drawing
with Veronique Fournier-Wynne
Summer Youth Art Week of June 28 - July 2; Morning 9am - 12pm
This drawing course was specifically created for youth 12 - 19 years old. They will learn a drawing process that will increase their eye-hand coordination to copy Bargue plates (created by Charles Bargue in the 19th C.). Students will gain confidence as drawing with proportion, values and other essential skills are taught.
Drawing & Painting Your Pet or Wildlife
with Nick Frasco
Summer Youth Art Week of June 28 - July 2; Afternoon 1pm - 4pm
A lot of artists do “Pet Portraits” and make good money doing it. This step by step instructional class will show you specifically how to create a realistic portrait of your pet or wildlife subject.
Portrait Drawing
with Veronique Fournier-Wynne
Summer Youth Art Week of June 28 - July 2; Afternoon 1pm - 4pm
Learn to draw a life-like portrait from a photo. Observational skills willbe used to draw with accuracy; study of light and the construction of the human face. Please bring an 8” x 10” photo to draw from.
Manga, Japanese Novel Drawings
with Nick Frasco
Summer Youth Art Week of July 5 - 9; Morning 9am - 12pm
Learn the Art of this very popular and unique style of drawing. Using a limited black, white and grey scale design layout to plan a full-page illustration of this Japanese style comic book.
Origami, Origami
with Betty Lee
Summer Youth Art Week of July 5 - 9; Morning 9am - 12pm
We will explore all kinds of origami from the original Japanese crane to Extreme Origami to student's own creations. We will scale down to as small as possible to very large. We can also explore creating an origami village.
Anime Style in Color
with Nick Frasco
Summer Youth Art Week of July 5 - 9; Afternoon 1pm - 4pm
Students will design and sketch an “Anime Style” character of their own. Complete with background and layout of a full page featuring their character. We will encourage students who are in the Manga class to use their black and white illustrations to add color and bring these comic creations to life.
Pop-up Cards
with Shin Wakabayashi
Summer Youth Art Week of July 5 - 9; Afternoon 1pm - 4pm
Learn how to cut, fold, and glue or tape together basic 3d shapes which are able to flatten and pop up repeatedly. Using those basics, students can apply them and add their own imaginations to create their own pop up works of art
The World of Surrealism
with Nick Frasco
Summer Youth Art Week of July 12 - 16; Morning 9am - 12pm
Taking a page right out this avant-garde underground movement and drawing inspiration from the likes of Salvador Dali, Max Ernst and Frida Kahlo.
The very word “Surrealism” means (Beyond Reality) of the unconscious mind. We will draw out and depict dream worlds of our own imagination, while learning about these artists that make up this unusual art form.
Drawing the Skull
with Pete Anderson
Summer Youth Art Week of July 12 - 16; Morning 9am - 12pm
Ages 9 - 16
Learn to draw a life-like model skull. Students will use observational skills to draw with accuracy. Intructor wil demo the realistic forms necessary to study light/shadows and the construction of shapes.
Drawing Dynamic Superheroes in Color
with Nick Frasco
Summer Youth Art Week of July 12 - 16; Afternoon 1pm - 4pm
Do you like reading comic books or drawing the super humans that adorn the covers of these books? Did you ever think about trying to create your own superhero? Through basic human anatomy structure to exaggerating these musclebound characters I can show you how to develop your own super human.
Pattern Creation for Paper & Fabric
with Betty Lee
Summer Youth Art Week of July 12 - 16; Afternoon 1pm - 4pm
Patterns are everywhere around us. Students will draw shapes and repeat in imaginative ways, add color and learn to create various sorts of moods. Endless variations with color palattes, and textures can be created on paper and later transferred to fabric.
Abstract Expressionism Collage
with Nick Frasco
Summer Youth Art Week of July 19 - 23; Morning 9am - 12pm
This movement achieved international attention in the 1940’s and helped put N.Y. on the map as a major influence in the Art world.
We will follow in the footsteps of some of the great artists of that time by creating unusual and innovative works using everything and anything we can find or dream up to paste, glue, stich onto canvasses with already unusual paintings on them that we have created.
Painting Your Favorite Objects in Oils
with Veronique Fournier-Wynne
Summer Youth Art Week of July 19 - 23; Morning 9am - 12pm
Learn to paint realistically with the oil paint medium. Students will learn to draw their composition in graphite then transfer the image to canvas. The step by step process will build confidence so that big shapes are seen and the laying in of colors can be accomplished. Mixing accurate color values will be studied and how to create a realistic sense of dimensional form.
Drawing Inspired by Picasso's Cubism
with Nick Frasco
Summer Youth Art Week of July 19 - 23; Afternoon 1pm - 4pm
“Whatever we see, hear, touch, feel or draw, we can do it from the perspectives of shapes.” Such as cylinders, cubes, circles, etc.
Cubism is; “The difference between painting reality and rendering forms into basic geometric parts.” Pablo Picasso
This is going to be fun!
We will do just that. Drawing everything we are thinking and planning into cube shaped forms. It’s that easy.
Portrait Painting in Oils
with Veronique Fournier-Wynne
Summer Youth Art Week of July 19 - 23; Afternoon 1pm - 4pm
Ages 11 - 16
Learn to paint realistically with the oil paint medium. Students will learn how to mix accurate colors and how to create a realistic sense of dimensional form.
Cancellation Policy
All requests for refunds must be made by one week 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.
All requested refunds from online payments will be returned via check. A 5% refund fee will be subtracted from the amount paid through online payments.