Teaching Again!

It's been a great experience teaching watercolor painting to several senior citizens at Friendship House where my mom lives. The most "senior" member of class is learning watercolors for the first time at 90 years of age!  She is still an avid quilter!  They've been real good sports as I've put them through their paces to learn the color wheel.  These past two classes we've taken a break from the color wheel to paint a flower - a giant hibiscus, hopefully using what they learned from the color wheel.  This is just a glimpse.  I'll post pictures of their finished pieces in a couple of weeks.  We meet every other week for watercolor classes and the off week for pastel classes with a marvelous teacher from the area.

Painting for "Visions of Community"

In recent weeks my time has been spent gardening and working with the Wabash Valley Watercolor Society planning for the future.  So that has not left much time to paint.  There is a community art event happening right now for which I painted a couple of 8 x 10 watercolors.  The Art Museum of Greater Lafayette is sponsoring a fund raiser - local artists pay $5 for an 8 x 10 frame and donate their work to the Art Museum for an upcoming auction.  These are my

two little paintings.  

Classes to Begin

It's time to begin teaching watercolor classes again.  Seeing students experience the joy of watercolors is something I've missed since I closed up my teaching studio over a year ago anticipating our move to West Lafayette, Indiana.  There have been opportunities in recent weeks to demo and provide students with a watercolor experience which has led me to find studio space outside my home where I could schedule some classes.  Class information can be found here on the blog. We'll start by creating a color wheel, then do some experimental painting of leaves to see how the paper, paint, and water interact.  Join us!  Spread the word!

  

Jerie Artz – Artzart

“Fun” – damentals of Watercolor

At Basketworks  

The Art of Life Café 

        1020-C Sagamore Parkway West

West lafayette, IN  

www.jerieartz-artzart.blogspot.com www. jerieartz.com http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-blog/sugarbaker

6 Week Session

Monday afternoons 2-4pm

or

Monday evenings 6 -8pm

May 20, 27, June 3, 10, 17, 24

 $150 for six classes

Recommended Supply List Attached

Come and enjoy the experience of watercolors! Positive, directed teaching,

weekly handouts, demos and your own original creations!

May 20:  Week 1 – Watercolor Basics

·        Create your own Color Wheel; Painting – Leaves

May 27: Week 2 – Color Family Tree

·        Enchanted Forest/Negative Space; Painting– Primary Colors

June 3: Week 3 – Color Family Tree

·        Enchanted Forest/Negative Space Painting

·        Primary/Compliment Colors

June 10 Week 4 – Color Family Tree

·        Enchanted Forest/Negative Space Painting

·        Primary/Compliment and Analogous Colors

June 17 Week 5 – Florals or Still Life Painting

·        Based on what has been learned in class.

June 24 Week 6 – Tissue Paper Texture Watercolor

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Registration

Reserve your place by mailing this form to Jerie Artz, 3635 Goodall Court,

West Lafayette, Indiana 47906; tel. (765)838-8359

  $75 due at registration, $75 due at the first class. Make checks payable to Jerie Artz

Name _____________________________ e-mail___________________

Address____________________________  phone ___________________

Monday Afternoon Class ___________ or  Evening Class ___________

Either time would work for me! _______________

To assure your place in class, please register by May 10.   In order to accommodate busy schedules, I’m offering the afternoon or evening option.  There is a required minimum of 8 registered students per class.  In the event of only one class there will be the option to take the class offered or your check will be returned.