REGISTRATION FOR WINTER_SPRING SEMESTER STARTS ON DECEMBER 1, 2022.

50 minutes weekly. online: $110 monthly, in-studio: $125 monthly

High-quality art materials are included into the in-studio price. Sibling 15% off)

They are curious and self-confident, open to new ideas, and certain about what they like. They are what many adult artists dream to be.

We find it very important for young artists to know that Fine Art is not about just following step-by-step instructions. We teach them to create something brand new, using the endless resource of their imagination. All they need is encouragement and advice, which we are always happy to provide.

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Each lesson covers an important art concept, needed for fluent representational drawing and painting. It is combined with a short intro to a cultural phenomenon: a style, and epoch, or a single artist. Students get to create their original artworks from scratch within the guidelines of the topic. Each topic can be adjusted to a variety of skill levels.

We start a lesson with a short lecture and demonstration (live in studios, pre-recorded for online lessons). Teachers provide advice, help, correct the digital image of a student's work, explain what works in particular cases and what does not, and why.

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This class is ongoing, students can join anytime. Important concepts like drawing humans and animals, nature, and architecture are repeated every 1-2 months, each time associated with a new topic and art material. Topic rotation is 2-3 years. Art materials we master: acrylics, watercolor, pastels, pencil, markers, clay.

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* Your child is ready for an in-person instructional class when:

1) feels comfortable when she's left in a new place with a new person, without a parent;

2) is ready to follow teacher's directions;

3) while drawing at home, draws recognizable figures and objects (not abstract shapes), and colors within the outlines.

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Sample instructional video:

WINTER-SPRING 2023 CURRICULUM:

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January 2-8, 2023  Profile portraits of Renaissance. Study of facial features and figure in profile. Making a drawing. 

January 9-15, 2023  Profile portraits of Renaissance. Painting and working with textured paper. Mixed media. 

January 16-22, 2023  Chinese New Year. Sculpting a new year symbol.

January 23 - 29, 2023  Study of hands. Color pencils.

January 30 - February 6, 2023  Introduction to shading. Drawing shadows from toys. Pastels.

February 7 - 12, 2023  Painting flowers for Valentines day. Learning about a-la-prima watercolor technique. 

February 13 - 19, 2023   Understanding Renaissance perspective. Drawing a room and a street.

February 20 - 26, 2023 Architecture Basics: understanding such concepts as a column, a portico, a dome, an arc. Drawing a building.

February 27 - March 5, 2023 Introduction on the history of costume. Drawing a costume from reference or imagination. Day 1: compositional sketches and drawing

March 6-12, 2023 Introduction on the history of costume. Drawing a scene with costumes from reference or imagination. Day 2: Painting. Acrylics.

March 13 - 19, 2023 Painting sky and waves: inspired by Willam Turner. Acrylics

March 20 - 26, 2023 - Designing a vehicle, a ship, or a space ship. Inspired by Leonardo Da Vinci.

March 27 - April 2, 2023 Portrait of a pet. Intro to animal anatomy. Day 1. Pastels.

April 3 -9, 2023- Portrait of a pet. Intro to animal anatomy. Day 2. Pastels.

April 10 -16, 2023 Drawing feet, designing a shoe.

April 17 -23, 2023 Live sketching session. Students sketch each other. Pencil, charcoal, markers.

April 24 - 30, 2023 Sculpting a composition inspired by porcelain figurines. Oven-baked clay.

May 1 - 7, 2023 Portrait of mom. Day 1: learning to draw a face in 3/4 view, starting a painting.

May 8 - 14, 2023 Portrait of mom. Day 1: finalizing a painting.

May 15 - 21, 2023 Creative compositon: illustration to a favorite book or a scene from a dream. Day 1: Compositional sketches, starting a project.

May 22 - 28, 2023 Creative compositon: illustration to a favorite book or a scene from a dream. Day 2: Compositional sketches, finishing the project.