Evelyn is an art educator teaching art courses and workshops at organizations in Connecticut (Silvermine Arts Center and Rowayton Arts Center). Evelyn teaches a variety of mediums, working with beginner level to intermediate. When teaching, her hope is to encourage creative thought and process, even when reviewing the foundations Evelyn wants to inspire your own artistic voice. Evelyn received her BFA in Painting from Pratt Institute and MFA in Painting from Savannah College of Art and Design.
Courses are multi week structured classes, typically building and developing on skills from one week to the next. Evelyn instructs a variety of art courses.
Workshops are a single class program or a mini series reviewing a medium of art and/or creating with the goal of finishing a project within that session.
Evelyn can work with you one on one to expand artistic skills, review materials, art mediums, and portfolio development.
*Please check each organization's website description for accuracy of courses/workshops, registration, rules, and prices.
at Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
7 weeks, starting Mar 10, Mondays 6:30pm-9:30pm
In this class, both artists new to acrylics and those more experienced will learn new and effective ways to work with this medium. For students new to acrylics, Evelyn will go over setting up a palette, using various painting tools and products, determining and mixing colors, and the steps to creating a final image. For those more experienced with this medium, Evelyn will help to refine your skills and guide you through compositional and design decisions. For more information and registration visit Rowaytonarts.org
at Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan CT
8 weeks, starting Apr 1, Tuesdays 7:00pm-9:30pm
Using linoleum blocks, carve your own image. This course guides you through the steps of sketching, carving, inking, and printing. This course offers exploration in relief image making, creating a single color and multi-color prints, while reviewing printmaking skills and techniques. Instructor demonstration is given, and one on one feedback is provided. For more information and registration visit silvermineart.org
at Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan CT
8 weeks, starting Apr 2, Wednesdays 6:30pm-9:30pm
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
8 weeks, starting Apr 1, Tuesdays 4:30pm-6:30pm
In this course, students work with a variety of drawing and painting medium to create their own artwork each class. The course overviews the foundation of using the materials and expressing it by review line, shape, value, scale, and composition. The first half focuses on different drawing mediums and the second focuses on one painting project. Instructor feedback is given, and group discussion is encouraged. For more information and registration visit silvermineart.org
at Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan CT
8 weeks, starting Apr 2, Wednesdays 4:00pm-6:00pm
Discover the many possibilities of printing without a press! This printmaking process uses the gel plate to create unique one off prints. Without needing a press, students ink and transfer images onto the gel plate to then print on paper. This process is highly explorative and offers many different outcomes. Students work through different inking techniques, layer image making, and stenciling. Demonstration are given with one on one feedback in a fun and supportive environment. Group discussion is encouraged. For more information and registration visit silvermineart.org
at Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
Wednesday, Feb 19 6pm-9pm
Spend a fun evening creating your own prints cards using the art of block printmaking. In this workshop, instructor Evelyn Harvey will introduce students to the fun and accessible art of block printmaking. Evelyn will discuss the aspects of good linoleum block design and will teach students how use the tools needed to create the look they’re striving for. For more information and registration visit rowaytonarts.com
at Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan CT
Saturday, Mar 1 10am-1pm
This workshop reviews the relief printmaking process using a linoleum block (linocut). This one day session guides through the steps of sketching, carving, inking, and printing an image, while reviewing the materials and tools. This workshop is designed as an introduction to linocut. Instructor demonstration is given, and one on one feedback is provided. For more information and registration visit silvermineart.org
at Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan CT
Saturday, April 5 10am-1pm
When exposed and processed, Cyanotype prints show an all over blue color that can be explored in value. This workshop offers guidance in applying the photosensitive chemistry, creating prints with natural and found materials and exploration in capturing an image using sunlight. For more information and registration visit silvermineart.org
at Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan CT
Fridays, April 25, May 2, and 9 12pm-2pm
This class explores the process of printmaking by creating your own image through ideation, carving your image onto the printmaking block, inking, registration of paper, and printing. Over three sessions, participants will create their own relief block and print a run of their own design! Using a linoleum block, carve your own image that can be printed many times and inked in various ways.
For more information and registration visit carriagebarn.org
at Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan CT
Saturday, April 26 10am-1pm
This Mother’s Day themed workshop reviews the relief printmaking process to create your own hand printed cards! This one day session guides through the steps of sketching, carving, inking, and printing an image. Great as a mother-child experience, best suited for children ages 10 and up, or for those wishing to create a personalized card for their mother. For more information and registration visit silvermineart.org
at Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan CT
Saturday, May 3 10am-1pm
This workshop reviews the relief printmaking process using a linoleum block (linocut). This one day session guides through the steps of sketching, carving, inking, and printing an image, while reviewing the materials and tools. This workshop is designed as an introduction to linocut. Instructor demonstration is given, and one on one feedback is provided. For more information and registration visit silvermineart.org
at Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan CT
Saturday, May 3 2pm-5pm
Curious about printing papers? Sizing? Tearing? Setting it all up for the press? This workshop reviews printing papers and the press bed in printmaking. Paper is an important part of printmaking as it holds the print. The press bed is also a helpful tool in printmaking. Alternative to the barren (rubbing with your hand), the press allows even and heavy pressure resulting in consistent prints. This workshop is geared for students who have some experience in relief printmaking and are looking to advance/use a different printing process. For more information and registration visit silvermineart.org
at Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan CT
Friday, May 16 6pm-9pm
Explore multi color process in relief printmaking. Great for those with some experience with relief printmaking, this workshop reviews the steps in creating a two color print. Using two blocks, student carve each ‘color’ of their design, register the images, and print the two layers together. This workshop challenges the positive and negative space of design, and color importance in the print. For more information and registration visit silvermineart.org
at Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan CT
July 7-11 9am-12pm
Beginner & intermediate students are welcome to learn the wonders of acrylic painting while receiving guidance in the basics of acrylic paint, how to best manipulate this medium. Students will analyze color, and mix paint to create their own images. The program 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 7-11 1pm-4pm
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
July 14-18 1pm-4pm
Beginner & intermediate students are welcome to learn the wonders of acrylic painting while receiving guidance in the basics of acrylic paint, how to best manipulate this medium. Students will analyze color, and mix paint to create their own images. The program 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 28 - Aug 1 9am-12pm
Discover the exciting world of printmaking in this hands-on camp! Each day, students will explore a different printmaking technique, including Relief, Trace Monotype, Gel Plate (or Acrylic Plate), Stencil, and Collagraph printing. Each method offers a unique approach to image-making, allowing students to experiment with textures, layers, and creative possibilities. This camp is perfect for budding artists who want to dive into the diverse and dynamic processes of printmaking while creating their own one-of-a-kind works of art! For more information and registration visit silvermineart.org
Contact Evelyn if you are interested in private lessons. Let her know what you are interested in exploring or artistic skills you would like to develop. Evelyn can offer a range of instruction such as in drawing, painting, color theory, and portfolio critique
Evelyn Harvey is an artist and enjoys teaching the visual arts. She currently works with a variety of organizations to bring art to the community. She received her BFA in painting from Pratt Institute and MFA in painting from SCAD.
Evelyn values creativity, individuality, skills, and visual expression. It is the goal to instill these values in her teaching to create an environment of diverse and critical thought, experimentation, and decision making.
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