Course Description:

Have you ever wanted to sculpt a portrait from a live model? In this fun and challenging class, using water-based clay, you will learn classical sculpting skills including building a basic armature, recognizing the planes of the head, plus placing and modeling facial features. Lessons will include presentations of old master and contemporary portrait sculptors as well as demonstrations, explanations of anatomical structures, and individual instruction. Work realistically or more abstractly. All levels welcome.

Course Description:

Unleash your creative intuition and transform the beauty of nature into ceramic sculpture. In this hands-on course, you will learn to abstract and reinterpret organic shapes and textures, using hand-building techniques to create a truly unique sculpture. Discover your personal artistic voice and craft a final piece that reflects your own deep connection to the natural world.

Skill Level: All Levels

Course Description:

Unleash your creative intuition and transform the beauty of nature into ceramic sculpture. In this hands-on course, you will learn to abstract and reinterpret organic shapes and textures, using hand-building techniques to create a truly unique sculpture. Discover your personal artistic voice and craft a final piece that reflects your own deep connection to the natural world.

Skill Level: All Levels

Course Description:

This is for those interested in studio access without instruction. Anyone enrolling must adhere to EAC’s studio policies on materials, clean-up, and entrance and exit procedures. Prerequisite: students enrolled in Independent Study must have completed one Figure Sculpture class at EAC. Time depends on class schedules and will be determined in the first week of class.

Course Description:

Individual coaching on the drawing and painting aspects of portrait painting. Focus on developing your drawing skills only or develop your abilities to render the model in color. Bring drawing and or painting materials of your choice to the first class for poses lasting 2 to 3 weeks

Skill Level: Intermediate

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Course Description:

In this class you will learn to use images, compositions, and textures from your photos to create paintings and mixed media art. We all have hundreds of images on our phones. Do you want to develop a couple into a painting or a mixed media piece?  Photos we take reflect our taste, style, and interests. Let's take these further!

Skill Level: All Levels

Course Description:

In this class you will learn the basics of painting, drawing, collage and composition techniques. 

Course Description: 

You will learn the basics as well as freeing techniques that will help you stay loose and take advantage of "happy accidents", the gift of watercolor.  You will learn a variety of ways of mixing colors on the brush, on the palette and on the paper using freeing approaches such as tilting, spraying and lifting. You will be guided by mini demos,  consequtive skill building exercises, individual mentoring, class sharing and gentle critique. Appropriate for brand new beginners as well as returning students who want to loosen up.