Drop in Classes
Figure Drawing – Evenings
Levels: Previous drawing experience required.
Offered: Monday, 7-10pm & 2nd Thursdays, 7-10pm
Location: Santa Cruz Art League
Fee: $16 non-members, $14 members, $10 students. Not a member?
Facilitated by Open Studio Artist Richard Bennett. Drawing the human figure is acknowledged to be the best foundation for learning the process of really seeing …
Series Classes
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Watercolor Thursdays-Linda Lord (Sept-Oct) – Class is Full!
Levels: All
Instructor: Linda Lord
Offered: 6 Thurs, beginning: 09/19/19 1:00pm-3:30pm
Location: Santa Cruz Art League
Fee: $170.75/$150.00 members
This class is geared to facilitate those who have never painted and those who have advanced their skills. Most class sessions will include a demo …
Beginning Watercolor-Linda Lord-Fridays (Sept-Oct)
Levels: All Levels
Instructor: Linda Lord
Offered: 6 Friday afternoons, beginning: 09/20/19 1:00pm-3:30pm
Location: Santa Cruz Art League
Fee: $170.75/$150.00 members
This class is aimed at familiarity of Materials, as well as why to chose them. In the 6 weeks, we will endeavor to produce 6 …
Watercolor Essentials – Everything You Need to Know!
Levels: All Levels
Instructor: Cynthia Armstrong
Offered: 6 Tuesday mornings, starting 9/24/19 9:30am-12:00pm
Location: Santa Cruz Art League
Fee: $170.75/$150.00 for members
Watercolor has the reputation for being difficult. It can cause frustration, defeat, and disappointment, especially for those just starting out. Having a solid understanding in …
Intuitive Landscapes-A Direct Watercolor Approach – Class is Full!
Levels: All
Instructor: Cynthia Armstrong
Offered: 6 Sundays, starting 10/6/19 10:00am-12:30pm
Location: Santa Cruz Art League
Fee: $170.75/$150.00 members
This studio course will focus on the materials and techniques of spontaneous, impressionistic watercolor to explore shapes, patterns, textures, and abstractions that can be found …
Fundamentals of Realism I- Evening Series (Studio 119 @ Tannery Arts Center)
Levels: All
Instructor: Laurel Bushman
Offered: 6 Monday evenings, starting 10/14/19 5:15pm-8:00pm
Location: Studio 119 @ Tannery Arts Center
Fee: $170.75/$150.00 members
Over the course of this class, students will learn fundamental elements of realism drawing, composition and technique. Emphasis will be placed on how to be …
Introduction to Figure Drawing (Oct-Dec) – Class is Full!
Levels: Beginner
Instructor: Susie Wilson
Offered: 6 Weds. beginning 10/30/19 10am-12:30pm
Location: Santa Cruz Art League
Fee: $170.75 / $150 member price
This is a small group to begin a study of the human form from a live model. Immerse yourself in an intimate and comprehensive introduction …
Traditional Figure Drawing (Oct-Dec) – Class is Full!
Levels: All
Instructor: Susie Wilson
Offered: 6 Weds. beginning 10/30/19 1pm-3:30pm
Location: Santa Cruz Art League
Fee: $170.75 / $150 member price
Drawing can be described as an inquiring investigation into visible appearance, and the learned discipline should never exclude the potential for free and spontaneous input. …
Botanical With an Artists Eye-Linda Lord (Thursdays)
Levels: All
Instructor: Linda Lord
Offered: 3 Thursday afternoons, starting 10/31/19 1:00pm-3:30pm
Location: Santa Cruz Art League
Fee: $112.69/$99.00 for members
Come join us Fridays for this short 3 week watercolor series focused on botanical watercolor painting! This series will be geared towards the artistic representation …
Botanical With an Artists Eye-Linda Lord (Fridays)
Levels: All Levels
Instructor: Linda Lord
Offered: 3 Friday afternoons, starting 11/1/19 1:00pm-3:30pm
Location: Santa Cruz Art League
Fee: $112.69/$99.00 for members
Come join us Fridays for this short 3 week watercolor series focused on botanical watercolor painting! This series will be geared towards an artistic representation …
Weekend Workshops
The Art of Selling Art
Levels: All
Instructor: Robert Dvorak
Offered: One Sunday Afternoon, 09/22/19 10:00am-4:00pm
Location: Santa Cruz Art League
Fee: $120, one price for all
SELLING ART, YOUR OWN OR OTHER ARTISTS’ IS EASY WHEN YOU KNOW HOW! This is a comprehensive sales program oriented to the individual …
Sketching with Watercolor, Pen & Ink
Levels: All Levels
Instructor: Bonni Carver
Offered: One Saturday, 09/28/19 10am - 4pm
Location: The Castro Adobe State Historic Park, Address: 184 Old Adobe Rd, Watsonville, CA 95076
Fee: $99.00
Join us at the Castro Adobe in Watsonville for a day full of plein air painting and instruction. Since the adobe has been reserved for …
One-Minute Drawing Class
Levels: All Levels
Instructor: Robert Dvorak
Offered: One Saturday, 10/12/19 10am - 4pm
Location: Santa Cruz Art League
Fee: $99.00
THE ONE-MINUTE DRAWING CLASS: Anyone can draw! This enjoyable class is for you if you: would like to be able to draw? think that you …
Painting the Luminous Peace Rose
Levels: Some experience recommended
Instructor: Jo-Neal Graves
Offered: One Saturday Afternoon, 10/26/19 9:30am-3:30pm
Location: Santa Cruz Art League
Fee: $99.00
In this workshop we will learn the layering processes and colors used to create a beautiful luminous flower with depth and also an interesting background. …
Inktober Ink-&-Wash: Pumpkins & Scrub Jays! (Studio 119 @ Tannery Arts Center)
Levels: All
Instructor: Hajra Meeks
Offered: One Saturday 10/26/19 12:00pm-6:00pm
Location: Studio 119 @ Tannery Arts Center
Fee: $99.00, one price for all
Celebrate Autumn, Halloween, and Inktober with this spooktacular Pumpkins & Scrub Jays workshop in ink-and-wash! Learn how to make the most of your liquid colored …
Golden Age Portrait Masters Study (Studio 119 @ Tannery Arts Center)
Levels: All
Instructor: Hajra Meeks
Offered: One Sunday afternoon, 11/3/19 12:00pm-6:00pm, Including lunch break
Location: Studio 119 @ Tannery Arts Center
Fee: $99.00 one price for all
Learn how to capture the romantic realism and Film Noir style of a Coby Whitmore female portrait in this exciting Golden Age Masters Study! Painting …
Start to Finish Oil Painting Workshop
Levels: All
Instructor: Laurel Bushman
Offered: One Sunday afternoon, 11/10/19 12pm-5:30pm
Location: Studio 199 @ Tannery Arts Center
Fee: $99.00
Join Laurel Bushman to create an alla prima oil painting. Alla prima painting is the art of painting wet on wet in oil to complete …
Beginning Floral Oil Painting Workshop
Levels: All Levels
Instructor: Thalia Stratton
Offered: One Saturday Afternoon, 11/23/19 1:00pm-4:30pm
Location: Santa Cruz Art League
Fee: $89.00
Working with the accomplished artist Thalia Stratton, students will be learning valuable fundamentals in the beautiful art of floral oil painting. She will cover important …
Adire Elecko, African Textile Workshop
Levels: All
Instructor: Donna Thompson
Offered: 2 Saturdays, 12/7/19 & 12/14/19
Location: Santa Cruz Art League
Fee: $99.00
With their own unique designs, students will make a resist patterned textile pillow, inspired by the artwork of the Yoruba people from Nigeria in West …
