Art Lessons

 

About

Students are encouraged to seek out and apply their individual artistic style to a learned knowledge of Classic, core Fundamentals. The lessons are tailored to the student's ability from Basic - Advanced. Projects are fun and challenging, giving the student a wonderful feeling of accomplishment when each is finished. Each lesson starts with an explanation of that lesson and introduction to various other artists that employ the methods or techniques being used. It's really inspiring for the student to be exposed to as many other artists as possible, both contemporary and non contemporary, at this early time in their art career.

Price

$40.00 per hour plus a $15.00 materials fee every 6 months of lessons. Payment per hour is due at the end of each lesson. The materials fee will be due at the end of the first class in each 6 month cycle (starting from the first lesson). Materials will be supplied by Mary. There will be a few materials periodically given to the student to keep and use. Most others will be supplied for lesson use only. Some possible items the fee will cover are various art papers, a sketch book, lino Blocks, cutting tools, ink, various paints, art erasers, art pencils and pens etc. If the student has their own supplies that they are eager to use, they can definately be incorporated into the lessons.

Duration

3 month, 6 month, or 1 year
These are rough guides and are not set in stone- I'm flexible

A two hour session will be held either once a week or once every other week. In that 2 hour window there is time for instruction and project execution. In the beginning, the projects are kept simple enough to be finished in 1 or two class sessions. As the student advances, the projects will grow in complication and last 3-4 sessions depending on the student's pace.

Possible Areas of Study

* Perspective ~ 1 point, 2 point, 3 point * Drawing Fundamentals ~ line, form, clothed figure, animal, light and shadow* Materials and Techniques ~ The student will excplore and adapt the use of a large variety of materials like, ink, pencil, acrylic paint, gouache,water color, lino cut and block printing, pastel, collage and more* Sketchbook ~ techniques to maintaining an active schetchbook, fun sketchbook activities, personal challenges* Composition and Typography ~ simple design, the golden ratio and other composition tricks, simple typography, elements of the leter form* Color Theory ~ Making an imaginative color wheel, understanding complimentary, primary, secondary and more, tints and shades* Safety with Materials and Presentation ~ Cutting safety with exactos and other materials, matting, mounting and simple framing final product* Business ~ Throughout lessons info about copyright, branding, marketing and more will be given.