Plein Air Painting Group
~With Lynn Capell
Tuition: $30
Supply Fee: $0
Level: Beginners - Intermediate
NEW DATES! First 3 Wednesdays of each month!
"We live in an incredibly beautiful place- let's paint
it!! A fresh, step by step approach to working quickly
in oils. Students will be painting outside on prepared
wooden panels as they learn the techniques for
capturing in paint the beauty that surrounds us. We
will be painting in various locations around Kona as a
small group (great for the timid of heart!) as we
explore the "alla prima" approach (capturing the scene
in one sitting) to this style of painting.
Call for the next location: 937-8893
Figure Painting in Oils
~With Lee Ballard
Tuition: $150
Level: Beginners
New Dates!!!
This course will explore the tonal construction of the figure for both drawing and painting. Light and shadow relationships, edge control and the basic science of color and proportion control will also be explored. Students will apply techniques while working from the model. Poses from 3 to 6 hours.
Basic Hand and Wheel
~With Will Jacobson
Tuition: $150
Supply Fee: $45
Level: Beginners
This is a survey course for people who want an overview of pottery making techniques. Both hand building and wheel throwing methods will be taught and practiced. A variety of decorating, glazing and firing processes will be explored. This is a beginners class, but intermediate students are welcome too.
Basic wheel throwing ceramic tools (kits available for $20):
- needle tool
- rubber ribs
- fettling knife
- wood tool
- old shirt or apron you can get dirty
- sketchbook
* No class September 29!
Ukulele Building
~With Sam Rosen
Tuition: $275
Supply Fee: $100
Level: Beginners
The workshop is intended for beginners; however the experienced woodworker will enjoy the challenge. Everyone will be making a tenor ukulele. Each of the makers can add a different embellishment to the instrument to make it truly their own.
Sam has been teaching ukulele building locally for some time. Those that have taken this workshop have been more than excited about what they were able to create and a few have found a new calling.
8 students maximum in class.
Perspective and Analysis of Form with Lee Ballard
~With Lee Ballard
Tuition: $100
Supply Fee: $0
Level: Beginners - Intermediate
A short course designed to introduce students to the basic methods used to create the illusion of form on paper. We will explore the basic tools of perspective, simple value system and edge control to render a variety of basic forms in class.
CERAMICS: Guided Open Studio
~With Caire Seastone
Tuition: $125
Supply Fee: $45
Level: Intermediate
This guided open studio is intended for students who have some experience with clay and are capable of working independently with one-on-one guidance from the instructor as needed. Good for hand-builders as well as throwers, this is the class for people who have an idea of what they would like to make and would like guidance on techniques to get there.
Wet Paint: Plein Air Painting
~With Lynn Capell
Tuition: $150
Supply Fee: $0
Level: Beginners - Intermediate
"We live in an incredibly beautiful place- let's paint
it!! A fresh, step by step approach to working quickly
in oils. Students will be painting outside on prepared
wooden panels as they learn the techniques for
capturing in paint the beauty that surrounds us. We
will be painting in various locations around Kona as a
small group (great for the timid of heart!) as we
explore the "alla prima" approach (capturing the scene
in one sitting) to this style of painting.
Let's loosen up! Students will be given adequate
instruction to complete one small painting within a
three to four hour session. Demonstrations as well as
personal instruction will be given. Beginners through
advanced are welcome to share an enjoyable and
challenging painting experience."
Capell has been drawing and painting since she was
old enough to nibble on a paintbrush.
She studied art in Florida, Canada and Italy and her interest in plein air has led her to paint the lush landscapes of Brazil, Panama and Hawaii. A resident of Kona for 13 years , she has exhibited in many of the art shows around the Big Island as well as on Oahu and Maui. She has shared her passion for plein air painting in her workshops on location around Kona.
Her work can be seen in the Wishard Gallery in Waimea, the Living Arts Gallery in Hawi and on the walls of the Malolo Lounge at the HIlton Waikoloa.
SUPPLY LIST:
OIL PAINTS: soft mixing white (or Titanium White if the Soft is not available)
raw umber, cadmium red, aliziran crimson, cadmium yellow, yellow ochre, ultramarine blue, cerealean blue, sap green, viridian green, violet, burnt sienna
WOODEN PANELS: 9X12 (1/8" thick plywood)
BRUSHES: all natural bristles, but inexpensive is fine
1- number 2 flat
1 - number 6 round
1 - number 8 round
1 - number 10 round
MINERAL SPIRITS regular or unscented (better but more expensive)
CONTAINER for Mineral Spirits. You can use any
plastic container that closes (not glass) or buy a metal one from the art store
EASEL portable,.. inexpensive is OK or you can borrow one from the Donkey Mill
PALETTE plexiglass panel, or wooden palette or pad of palette paper
SMALL FOLDING TABLE
PLASTIC BAGS the small grocery store kind
PAPER TOWELS 1 roll cheap, stiff kind
DRINKING WATER, snack is optional
HAT, BUG SPRAY , SUNSCREEN
GESSO Spend the money and get a good gesso. It's worth it. (I'm not a fan of "Basics Gesso".
A 2 1/2" cheap bristle brush (Ace Hardware has them) regular household white natural bristle paint brush
Basic Hand and Wheel
~With Will Jacobson
Tuition: $150
Supply Fee: $45
Level: Beginners
This is a survey course for people who want an overview of pottery making techniques. Both hand building and wheel throwing methods will be taught and practiced. A variety of decorating, glazing and firing processes will be explored. This is a beginners class, but intermediate students are welcome too.
Basic wheel throwing ceramic tools (kits available for $20):
- needle tool
- rubber ribs
- fettling knife
- wood tool
- old shirt or apron you can get dirty
- sketchbook
* No class September 29!
The Up-cycle
~With Braylene Jones
Tuition: $40
Level: Beginners
The intention of this class is to teach our community the advantages of up cycling using fabric, sharing an understanding of the vast amounts of resources we have available and the positive impact we can have by putting old things to a new use.
This class is focused on using multiple fabric "scraps" and creating an image with texture and detail that can be hung up on the wall.
List of Art Supplies for Students to bring:
old fabric shirts, shorts or items to be dismantled and revived, sewing machine, scissors, rotary cutters and cutting mat if available, notebook, pen and pencil
Braylene is an artist from Hawaii who began up-cycling as a young adult living in Seattle re-purposing apperal for local musicians. She was featured in The Seattle Times for her re-purposed leather accessories and praised as an innovative new artist in the community. At the art institute of Seattle she earned her degree in Video Production and continues to play with super 8 mm, medium format 35 mm and digital photography.
As an artist, Braylene dances between mediums frequently finding joy in multiple forms of creation. She is inspired by natural fibers, be them from roadside vegetation or second hand store finds. Her work features many elements showcasing her passion for re-purposing materials and enhancing our spaces, our being and ultimately our environment through preservation and the positive effect on our communities.
Life Drawing: The Undressed
~With Gerald Lucena
Tuition: $110
Level: Open to All Levels
Life Drawing: The Undressed with Gerald Lucena
Open to All Levels
Tuition: $110 for 6 classes
Drop-In Fee: $20
For Drop-In: please RSVP Saturday prior to Wednesday class.
Why draw from life? Throughout history, from prehistoric cave painters to Michaelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci. Picasso, DeKooning, Diebenkorn, Lucian Freud .... artists have tried to capture the essence of the human form. This life drawing class is open to artists of all genres and students of all ages interested in exploring their personal approach to figure drawing in a stimulating, informal setting. Every Wednesday night, motivated models provide a series of poses ranging from 2-45 minutes. Advice on materials, techniques, approaches to drawing and individual critique will be available.