Learn how to see with a painter’s eye as Emily uses still life sets to teach the basics of acrylic painting. Students will learn to see what an artist sees, exploring positive and negative space, values, color theory, and composition. This class is open to any skill level and can serve as a review of the basics or a confidence booster for beginners! Students will walk away from class with more experience and confidence to continue painting on their own.
Wednesday
Shadowbox Worlds for Teens
Teens will think outside the box, and inside the box! Students have fun creating 3-dimensional worlds in shadow boxes. A diorama is magical because it tells a story about the artist. Students will pick a theme (i.e. a dream, a movie, a painter, or a place) and using papers and collage materials, will learn how to layer and create perspective inside their mini worlds. Big imaginations are required for this class!
New Perspectives: Drawing & Painting for Teens
Beginning with the basics of landscape, students will then expand upon what they see. Stretching the imagination, students will deconstruct the natural surroundings they observe in reality. From cityscapes to mountain ranges, students will play with combining horizon lines to make a new, imagined landscape. Students will also examine images “under a microscope”, taking an object from nature (feather, stick, rock, leaf etc.), and taking a closer look to focus on the amazing details of the natural world. Perhaps try to draw the world upside down to test the mind and train the eyes to see the new shapes that form. We will challenge the norm and experiment with new perspectives.
7 Artists, 7 Countries
Dive into the history of art and learn about 7 famous artists from 7 different countries. Each day students will explore the works of Henri Matisse, Wassily Kandinsky, Pablo Picasso, Marcel Duchamp, Piet Mondrian, Salvador Dali, and Keith Haring. Students will be emulating the styles of these artists through drawing, painting, and sculpture.
Mosaics for Teens
Teens get creatively curious in this class! This class is a Park City favorite – each year students have focused on specific themes such as self-portraits, pets, and bugs. This year Katherine is teaching teens to design and cut out their own shape for mosaic making. This builds so much confidence in their creative journey. Returning students will continue to be challenged with new and exciting applications in the world of mosaics. Katherine will be bringing a kiln for those who wish to mosaic with fused glass pieces. This class is recommended for students ages 11 – 15.
Altered Books for Teens
Students learn about how an altered book is a form of mixed media artwork that changes a book from it’s original form to a different form, changing it’s appearance or meaning. Teens will choose a topic that is meaningful to them (i.e. travel, comics, love, friendship). Then, students will have the opportunity to work with paint, vintage papers, feathers, stencils, and markers to create compositions in their book that align with their book theme. If they are up for a challenge, teens can also learn the “pop-up” book technique to give their altered book a 3-D quality. The options are endless! Bring your creativity and have fun!
