ADULT d'ART Classes

A full selection of day and evening courses, at all levels of experience, are offered in virtually all of the fine arts and in a number of highly skilled crafts. d’ART teachers are outstanding, highly qualified professional Artists.  Call or email to enroll: 757-625-4211, connect@d-artcenter.org.

d'ART ADULT EVENING CLASSES
THEORY & PRACTICE of PAINTING Karl Watson, Instructor For ages 15- Adult. Beginning and experienced painters. This class provides instruction on methods and materials of painting tailored to the individual needs of the student. Exercises and critiques will cover the basics of color, value, shape and composition with an emphasis on the process of seeing. Instruction ranges from painting exercises for beginners to the exploration of highly specific solutions of individualized problems for more experienced painters. Add in lively art discussions and an occasional trip to local museums and you have ingredients for a fun learning experience. Mediums include oil, acrylic, and watercolor ~ your choice. 8 Sessions: Mondays ~ January 16 - March 6, 5:45 p.m. - 8 p.m. Tuition: $165, Members receive a 5% Discount, includes parking.
Wheel Throwing Ray Jennings, Instructor Get Started on a lifetime hobby of expressingyour creative skills. For beginners who have not experiences the thrill of creating vessels by hand on a potter's wheel. Get your hands wet, learn wedging techniques and how to develop functional forms on a wheel. Objects will be bisque fired and glaze fired in a kiln on premises. 8 Sessions: Wednesdays ~ January 21 - March 8, 5:45 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Tuition: $205, (*$180 + Material/firing fee: $25), includes parking. Members: $196 (*$171 + Material/firing fee: $25), includes parking.   * EXTRA USE OF POTTERY CLASS ROOM: Tuition for Pottery Classes includes additional use of pottery class room during d'ART's hours of operation. Exceptions include times of other scheduled pottery classes & special events.
THE WORLD in a PIXEL Karl Watson, Instructor For ages 15 - Adult. This class will help expand your vision and get the most from your digital camera. Your photography will improve as you learn to better use "the setup" of your digital camera, computer and post camera software. From in-class critiques, to mid-week e-mail discussion to a trip to the Chrysler Museum, students will focus on the world of pixels and photography. There will be a strong emphasis on both the basics of photography and creative approaches to taking pictures. 8 Sessions: Wednesdays ~ Jan. 18- March 8, 5:45p.m. - 8p.m. Tuition: $165, Members receive a 5% Discount, includes parking.
OIL PAINTING @ Lunch & Oil PAINTING @ Evening Anne McNally, Instructor Students will learn to see shapes instead of lines in this ‘Paint what you see, not what you know' approach. Individual instruction will be emphasized in this "Impressionistic" method with a focus on subject matter, composition, materials as well as personal expression. Demonstrations and critiques will also be included. Open to both beginning and more advanced students. 8 Sessions: Tuesday Days ~ January 17- March 6, 12 N - 1p.m., $85, 12 N - 2p.m., $165 8 Sessions: Thursdays Evenings ~ January 19 - March 8, 5:45p.m. - 8p.m. Tuition: $165, Members receive a 5% Discount, includes parking.
WATERCOLOR: Beginning/ Intermediate Amy McKay, Instructor Focus will be on the basics of mixing color, brush handling and composition with an emphasis on individual expressionand devleopment of a personal view point. Students will have the opportuntity to paint a variety of subject matter. Materials list given at first class. 8 Sessions: Friday Days ~ January 20 - March 16, (No class Feb. 3).  Meets 10:30am - 12:30pm  $165, Members receive a 5% Discount, includes parking.
BEGINNING & BEYOND DRAWING Amy McKay, Instructor For Ages 15- Adult. Learn to see as an artist as you learn to draw. Students will explore basic techniques of art as they use a variety of media including charcoal, pen and ink, pastels, oil sticks, and graphite and experiment with line and form, value and shading, composition and design, visualization and sight measurement. 8 Sessions: Saturdays ~ January 21- March 17, 2012, 10:00 a.m. - 12 Noon, (No Class February 4, 2012) Tuition: $165, Members receive a 5% Discount, includes parking.
Sunday Clay Ray Jennings, Instructor What better day to practice a great form of relaxation!  This class is for those who have fallen in love with throwing clay and find if difficult to work it in during the work week. Students must have working knowledge of wedging, centering and throwing.  For continuing students. 8 Sessions:  Sundays ~ January 22 – March 9,  2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Tuition: $205, (* $180 + Material/firing fee: $25), includes parking. Members: $196 (*$171 + Material/firing fee: $25), includes parking.   * EXTRA USE OF POTTERY CLASS ROOM: Tuition for Pottery Classes includes additional use of pottery class room during d'ART's hours of operation. Exceptions include times of other scheduled pottery classes & special events.
WINTER Make It & Take It Workshops!
Custom Jewelry Workshop Instructor: Deb Munroe Create the jewelry of your dreams! Working with wire, students will learn fabrication techniques, design and finishing techniques. By class end earrings, rings and/or bracelets will be completed. Open to all ages 16 and up. No previous experience necessary. Bring a Bag Lunch. Meets: Sunday, January 8, 12 Noon -5:00pm Tuition: $73 ($58 + Materials $15)
Introduction to Precious Metal Clay (PMC) Instructor: Deb Munroe PMC contains particles of copper, water and binder. The clay can bemodeled by hand with tools and by pressing it into shallow open molds. The clay objects are fired in an electric object. Students will work with the PMC to make earrings, pendants and bracelets learning skills in texture and molding. PMC allos creative spontaneity and can result in any style of jewelry. No experience necessary. For ages 16 and up. 2 session Workshop: Sunday, January 15, 1-5pm & Sunday Janaury 22, 1-4pm Tuition: $100 ($75 + Materials $25, includes 100 grams of metal clay and the firing fee.)
Paint & Wine Workshop Instructor: Anne McNally Release your inner Monet! d'ART provides: Paint, brushes, canvas and wine! You will receive step by step instruction to paint your masterpiece. No experience necessary! You will take home a masterpiece. Date: Saturday, January 21, 2012, 5:30 pm - 8 pm Tuition: $45, includes first glass of wine and nibbles