ADULT d'ART Classes

SPRING 2008 - ADULT ART Classes
Quality instruction to expand your connection with the visual arts!

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 for LUNCH

Take a lunchtime break to sastify your creative spirit. All classes are Fat Free!
8 Sessions from 12 Noon - 12:50 PM for only $75.00

DRAWING for LUNCH: BEGINNING & CONTINUING
Ralph Irby, Instructor
Tues. March 25-May 13
First-time/beginning students work in basic drawing skills, learn use of line, value, gesture and perspective by using pencil and charcoal. Students will also learn to develop the ability to use their eyes and see as artists. The class works with a variety of subjects including still life, figure, and landscape. Continuing students will refine their control of the medium. Material list will be discussed during first class.

OIL PAINTING for LUNCH 
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 and personal expression. Demonstrations and critiques will also be included. Open to both beginning and more advanced students. Call for Materials list.
Thurs. March 27- May 15
Choose to take the class for 1 or 2 hours. Add $60 to tuition for extra hour.

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. (Previously Individual Directions in Painting)
8 Sessions: Mondays  March 24 - May15 ~ 5:45-8:00 PM
Tuition: $135 includes parking*

WATERCOLORS: Beginning /Intermediate

Ralph Irby, Instructor
Focus will be on the basics of mixing color, brush handling, and composition with an emphasis on individual expression and development of a personal view point. Students will receive attention and the opportunity to paint a variety of subject matter. Materials list given at first class.
8 Sessions: Tues. March 25 - May 13 ~ 5:45PM- 8PM
Tuition: $135 includes parking* Member discount applies

Evening OIL PAINTING

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 and personal expression. Demonstrations and critiques will also be included. Open to both beginning and more advanced students. Call for Materials list.
8 Sessions: Thurs. March 27– May 15 ~ 5:45-8:00 PM
Tuition: $135 includes parking*

POTTERY: Introduction to Pottery

Elizabeth Sawyer, Instructor
This small class of hand building and wheel work will concentrate on basics skills and fundamentals of the medium as well as firing techniques and glaze applications. For beginning and continuing students who wish to improve their skills. Personal expression and direction will be encouraged.
8 Sessions: Wed. March 19– May 7 ~ 6:15-8:15 PM
Tuition: $150 Material/firing fee $25 includes parking*

POTTERY: Hand and Wheel Lidded Vessels

Elizabeth Sawyer, Instructor
For intermediate and advanced pottery students with a desire to improve their hand building and wheel skills. Creative focus on making tea sets, pitchers and mugs.
8 Sessions: Thursdays, March 20– May 8 ~ 6:15-8:15 PM
Tuition: $150 Material/firing fee: $25 includes parking*

EXTRA WHEEL TIME: Tuition also includes additional use of pottery wheels in clay class room during d’ART Center’s hours of operation and when other pottery classes are not in session. 

The World in a Pixel ~CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY

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 (such as Google’s free Picasa). 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 the basics of photography and creative approaches to making pictures.
8 Sessions: Wed. March 26– May 14 ~ 6:15-8:15 PM
Tuition: $135 includes parking*

PARKING TIPS
Waterside Garage (entrance on Atlantic between Waterside & Main) or Main St. Garage (entrance on Atlantic between Main & Plume); & meters on the street.*Please present parking receipt at each class.

d’ART Center is supported in part by funds from the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the Business Consortium for Arts Support and the Norfolk Commission on the Arts and Humanities.