December
Sip and Ceramics: Make a Holiday Tree, a Nativity Set or a Cookie/hors d'oeuvres plate with Touch of Italy snacks
$45 for members, $56 for non members
Please register by 12/10/2019!
Make your own creative and beautiful piece out of clay! Class includes all materials and refreshments. No experience necessary.
Perfect for date night or girls night out. Please allow 2-3 weeks for pieces to be ready to take home.
Pottery Wheel Basics for Beginner with Sarah Halcott
Cost per session: $55 Members, $66 Non-Members
Please register by 12/12/2019!
This is a beginner to intermediate class, no previous ceramics experience needed.
Beginners will learn how to center clay quickly and efficiently. Each day (once a month) will focus on reinforcing the basic principles to using the wheel. The main goal will be to learn how to center the clay and prepare it for form. The proven throwing techniques taught will enable new potters to create a wide variety of shapes. Practice will lead to a proficiency in throwing. We will learn the basic techniques to forming cylinders, bowls and plates.
Your best piece will get glazed and fired.
Free Family Art Day - “Mini Paintings”
Sponsored by the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore. Come celebrate love with your community of loved ones. We will be creating mini acrylic paintings of hearts and using mixed media to complete. You will create one for yourself, and one for a ALOC mural, which will bring our “heART in ART” series to a closing.
Children must be accompanied by an adult; adults must be accompanied by a child. All family members (including adults) must be registered for this event.
Beginner to Intermediate Oil Painting Class with David Simpson
$30 for members/ $38 for non-members per class
Please register by 12-14-2019!
Would you like to learn how to paint with Oil, but don’t know where to start? Are you looking to further your oil painting ability? OR Are you looking to explore the grand possibilities of a new medium? Then this is the painting class for you! As a long time, professional oil painter and fine art educator, David holds a plentiful amount of experience in producing and teaching various styles of oil painting. Regardless of your amount of experience, desired painting style, or subject preference, this class will assist in your growth as an oil painter and artist.
Against common belief, oil paint is the perfect medium for painting enthusiasts, because it is more forgiving than other mediums. This allows artists to make substantial improvements throughout the painting process without having to start all over.
Ultimately, this class will guide you step by step, starting with the best materials for oil painting. Next, in each lesson to connect class content knowledge to student painting application, historical and contemporary masters will be featured. Along with color mixing, the primary goal of instruction will address the importance of creating a sketch and dynamic compositions in paint. Finally, instruction will cover the various layers of “building up” an oil painting to reach the end goal.
Need materials? There are 3 options: 1.) Email me at davidsimpson.art79@yahoo.com for a material list or 2.) I can provide you with all the necessary materials, including a canvas for the painting class on the day of instruction for $15 fee paid directly to the instructor at the start of class or 3.) At check in, you can buy a starter kit directly from the gallery for $25, this includes essential paints, medium, brushes, palette and 1 canvas. See you there!
Kids Cupcakes and Canvas - Sweet Little Monster - with Debbi Dean-Colley
$30 for members, $35 for non members
Please register by 12/14/2019!
Enjoy an afternoon of canvas painting and cupcake decorating! Kids will decorate and enjoy their own cupcake, then create a masterpiece on canvas. Completed painting can be taken home that day. All ages are welcome however children age 6 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Materials and cupcakes included.
Color Theory combined with Drawing Skills -Drawing Boot Camp with David Simpson (Develop your Drawing)
$30 for members/ $38 for non-members per class
Please register by 12-14-2019!
Color Theory combined with Drawing Skills – Drawing Boot Camp with David Simpson
Good drawing skills are important for creating great paintings. These drawing classes are designed for both beginners and more experienced artists, and taught by our studio artist, David Simpson. The class is based off of simple color theory applied to drawing skills.
Journaling to Clear what Clutters your Mind with Anne Barney
Cost: $ 95 Members, $119 Non-Members
Please register by 12/15/2019!
Is there a closet in your house with boxes of things you no longer need? You might not even know what’s in half of them. Maybe something you’ve been searching for is in there, but there’s so much clutter, you can’t find it.
Our minds can get filled up, too, with unresolved problems, lingering grief, old criticisms and negative judgments, needless worries … things we no longer need, that no longer serve us, but we just keep holding on to them. Journaling can help us clear out all that mental and emotional “clutter.” Then we can find what really matters: new ideas, creative expression, and all the inner wisdom we have accumulated through our life’s experiences.
In this workshop, you will learn techniques to:
• Access your subconscious and unconscious mind and tap into the vast resources stored there.
• Safely relieve tension, frustration, anger, and other strong emotions.
• Improve your time-management and organizational skills.
• Track cycles, patterns and trends in your life.
• Unlock the messages in your dreams.
• Experiment with creative writing.
• Write your autobiography.
• And, have a lot of fun!
Acrylic Intermediate - Painting the old Masters with Joanne Guilfoil
Today we will be looking more into Keefe’s work!
Cost per session: $30 Members, $38 Non-Members,
Or you can register for all 5 classes for $135 Members, $169 Non-Members; 09/24-Monet, 10/22-Renoir, 11/19-Cassatt, 12/17-Keefe, 01/21-Vermeer
Please register by 12/16/2019!
Step back in time and let these old Masters inspire you: Monet, Renoir, Mary Cassatt, Georgia O Keefe, Vermeer. We will talk a little about art history and their time, how they were accepted in their own time and what influenced them. We will learn to practice in his/her style and technique of “moving the paint”. Demos are in Acrylics.
Then we will paint in a similar style either copying the master or painting our own but in the old masters style. This middle level acrylic painting class will meet once a month (Sept-Jan), for 5 sessions.
Please bring your own material, or you rent a kit from the instructor for a $10 fee to be paid directly to instructor.
Tuesday Morning Adult Pottery for the Advanced Ceramic Artist from 10am-12pm
$35 for members, $45 for non members
Sign up for 6 sessions for $180 for members, $230 for non members
Please register by 12/16/2019!
This is a class for advanced Ceramic Artists only, there will be minimal instructions, and you need to be cleared by pottery studio manager to attend this class.
Please call the Art League if you have any questions at 410-524-9433.
Advance reservation is required to guarantee your spot.
Metal Jewelry Stamping with Debi Dean
Cost: $ 55 Members, $66 Non-Members All material included!
Please register by 12/16/2019!
This is a hands-on class to learn how to stamp words and designs on metal. The instructor will provide all supplies, the stamps for names, notes, dates and phrases of your choice.
Take home up to 3 pieces, a bracelet, a pendant and a key chain or ornament to give as a gift or to keep!
Tuesday Afternoon Adult Pottery from 1-3pm
$35 for members, $45 for non members
Sign up for 6 sessions for $180 for members, $230 for non members
Please register by 12/16/2019!
Students will explore hand building techniques and potter’s wheel techniques to make fun and functional art. Perfect for all levels of students from the beginner to more advanced. Adults and teens welcome.
Advance reservation is required to guarantee your spot.
Kids Tuesday Afternoon Pottery: Ages 7+ from 4-5:30pm
$25 for members, $30 for non members
Sign up for 6 sessions for $120 for members, $150 for non members
Children 6 and under need to be accompanied by an adult!
Please register by 12/16/2019!
Kids love to play with clay! Students will express themselves with a variety of projects as they build hand-eye coordination and have a great time! Cost includes all materials, clay, glazing, and firing.
Advanced registration is required to guarantee your spot.
Tuesday Evening Adult Pottery from 6-8pm
$35 for members, $45 for non members
Sign up for 6 sessions for $180 for members, $230 for non members
Please register by 12/16/2019!
Students will explore hand building techniques and potter’s wheel techniques to make fun and functional art. Perfect for all levels of students from the beginner to more advanced. Adults and teens welcome.
Advance reservation is required to guarantee your spot.
Crashed Glass Mosaic Tile with Carole Rydel
Cost: $65 Members, $81 Non-Members, plus $15 material fee to be paid directly to instructor
Please register by 12/17/2019!
First students will make a mono prints using acrylic paint on a printing plate using a variety of print techniques and using different kinds of paper. The prints will then be glued to a surface that will become the base for a mosaic. We will learn how to use “crash glass” to enhance the mosaic collage on top of the print.
Local Colors, Watercolors - Sky Line OC - with Gerilyn Gaskill
$25 for members, $30 for non members
Please register by 12/18/2019!
Watch watercolor demonstrations and try your hand as you paint along with Gerilyn! Have fun while you learn to capture the “local color” in watercolors.
Get on Gerilyn’s email list and she will bring you up-to-date with the changing themes.
All levels welcome. Bring what supplies you have or rent a kit for just $10.
Exploring the World of Watercolor - Birds - with Kathy Bohs
Cost: $25 Members, $30 Non-Members
Please register by 12/19/19!
Learn to use your creativity to express yourself through this exciting medium. We will cover different techniques, ideas and tips. This workshop is great if you’re new to Watercolor or just want to re-energize your own skills. Paint from life or from a photograph by really looking at colors, shapes, shadows, and light spots to create sparkle.
Every month we will work on a different theme! Get on Kathy’s email list and we will send you the theme each month!
Please bring your own supplies, or rent a complete watercolor kit for $10 (please let us know ahead of time when you need to rent a kit)!
Art and Soul: “Repurposed Book Journals”
Funded by the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore.
This month: “Repurposed Book Journals”
Re-purpose an old book and construct it into a journal. You will be creating pages throughout that reflect certain heartfelt memories or obstacles in your past that have completed and recycled who you are, and where you want to be. A perfect ending for the year and a perfect tool for 2020.
Ceramic Glazing with Sarah Halcott
Cost: $55 Members, $70 Non-Members
All material included!
Please register by 12/20/2019!
This is a beginner to intermediate class, no previous ceramics experience needed.
This is a lecture, demonstration and practice class. Learn about various techniques practiced using 6 cone glazes. We will practice using dipping, pouring and brushing. Students can bring up to 3 small bisque pots to glaze at the workshop.
Please allow 2-3 weeks for firing.