ART CLASSES with Evelyn Harvey

at Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
5 weeks - Mondays, starting June 1

6:00pm-9:00pm

Explore the essential foundations of painting and drawing in this comprehensive 5-week course. Each session introduces core artistic concepts, giving students the chance to explore both control and expressive freedom in each medium. Through guided demonstrations, hands-on practice, and thoughtful critique, participants will gain confidence and develop a solid foundation for future creative work. For more information and registration visit rowaytonarts.org

at Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan CT

6 weeks - Wednesdays, starting July 8

6:00pm-9:00pm

A beginner drawing class designed to develop basic drawing skills to create a three dimensional illusion onto a flat surface using drawing tools and paper. The class explores line expression, line variation, scale and proportion, depth, composition, and value to render an image. Utilizing a still life to draw from and instructor demonstrations, student implement these drawing skills into their own work. The course encourages group critique and discussion, and provides one on one instructor feedback. For more information and registration visit silvermineart.org

at Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan CT
5 weeks - Tuesdays, starting July 21

6:00pm-9:00pm

In this 5 week program design, carve, and print your own image with linoleum! Relief printmaking is the process of strategically removing the printable surface to create a fixed design that can be printed many times over. Develop your own design considering positive and negative space, transfer and carve the design, and print. In addition, this course reviews one and two color printing. One on one feedback is given, and group discussion is encouraged. For more information and registration visit silvermineart.org

at Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan CT

June 22 - 26

9:00am-12:00pm

Learn the foundations of drawing from observation. Through the study of still life drawing, students will be taught how to asses objects in their surroundings, consider depth and scale to illustrate each object’s relation to another and implement various lines to describe visual sensations. For more information and registration visit  silvermineart.org

at Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan CT

June 22 - 26

1:00pm-4:00pm

Have an image in mind to transform into a painting? This class encourages using the photo as a tool to help express your own composition. Great for beginner to intermediate the camp reviews the basics of acrylic painting. How to start, use brushes, palette knives, develop color analysis, and mix paint to create their own image. The course encourages group critique and discussion, and provides one on one instructor feedback. For more information and registration visit  silvermineart.org

at Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan CT

July 6-10

1:00pm-4:00pm

Beginner to intermediate acrylic painting class going over the basics of acrylic paint, how to start and manipulate this medium. Create a composition from life observation, a classic painting study. Students use brushes, palette knives, analyze color, and mix paint to create their own image. The course encourages group critique and discussion, and provides one on one instructor feedback. For more information and registration visit  silvermineart.org

at Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan CT

July 27-31

9:00am-12:00pm

Monotype is all about creating unique one of a kind prints. Roll back the paper to reveal your technical or expressively abstract sensibility. The main printing methods will be Gelli plate – quick, expressive, with layer capabilities, and watercolor monotypes – drawing and color focus, print using the printing press. One on one feedback is given, and group discussion is encouraged. For more information and registration visit silvermineart.org

at Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan CT

August 3-7

9:00am-12:00pm

Work with tools to carve, cut, ink, and print your own design. Similar to a rubber stamp, explore the graphic design process of transforming your image into a single color print. Students will use carving tools to carve away to the surface of a rubber block, leaving behind a ‘relief’ image that can be inked and printed many times. One on one feedback is given, group discussion is encouraged. For more information and registration visit silvermineart.org

at Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan CT

August 3-7

1:00pm-4:00pm

Beginner to intermediate acrylic painting class going over the basics of acrylic paint, how to start and manipulate this medium. Create a composition from life observation, a classic painting study. Students use brushes, palette knives, analyze color, and mix paint to create their own image. The course encourages group critique and discussion, and provides one on one instructor feedback. For more information and registration visit  silvermineart.org

at Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan CT

August 10-14

9:00am-12:00pm

Monotype is all about creating unique one of a kind prints. Roll back the paper to reveal your technical or expressively abstract sensibility. The main printing methods will be Gelli plate – quick, expressive, with layer capabilities, and watercolor monotypes – drawing and color focus, print using the printing press. One on one feedback is given, and group discussion is encouraged. For more information and registration visit silvermineart.org