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Painting & Drawing
Classes are 8 weeks long unless otherwise noted.
See Workshops at bottom of page.
Winter Garden
classes available;
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here to see Winter Garden classes.
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Fall classes now available, see below.
Fall I in session. (Fall II starts October 25.)
To transfer or cancel
a class, 24 hours notice is required.
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PD101 Intro to Drawing
Instructor: Sherwood Myers Fall I & Fall II
Friday, 10:00–12:00 p.m. Studio 1A
Designed for beginning art students. Participants are introduced to art
fundamentals by sampling drawing principles and techniques including contour,
proportion, basic perspective using the sighting technique, and shading. Most
supplies are provided.
Members $190 • Non-Members $210
PD102 Intro to Drawing & Painting SOLD OUT
Instructor: Helen Hickey Fall I & Fall II
Monday, 5:30–7:30 p.m. Studio 1A
or… Instructor: Barbara Young
Saturday, 4:30–6:30 p.m. Studio 1A
Open to beginning students as an introduction to the fundamentals of art. Sample
various drawing and painting techniques using different media, including
watercolors, acrylics, and oils. Many supplies are provided.
Members $195 • Non-Members $215
PD103 Drawing I
Instructor: Dennis Schmalstig Fall I & Fall II
Thursday, 5:30–7:30 p.m. Studio 1A
Drawing I covers basic principles of drawing and composition. Students will
learn techniques of measuring angles and proportions to create accurate line
drawings, techniques of shading to create light and volume, and principles of
composition to create dynamic, engaging images.
Members $185 • Non-Members $205
PD104 Watercolor I
Instructor: Sherwood Myers Fall I & Fall II
Friday, 1:00–3:00 p.m. Studio 1B
or… Instructor: Jan Hurt
Monday, 5:30–7:30 p.m. Studio 1B
Explore the classical world of watercolor and develop a firm grounding in
traditional approaches and techniques.
Members $185 • Non-Members $205
PD105 Intro to Printmaking
Instructor: David Hunter Fall I & Fall II
Tuesday 6:00–9:00 p.m. Studio 1B
This is a beginning level course covering intaglio, monoprint, monotype and
relief (linocut) techniques including plate and block development, inking and
printing in both monochromatic and multicolor images.
Members $210 • Non-Members $230
PD115 Intro to Acrylic Painting SOLD OUT
with Sally Evans Fall I only
Wednesday, 10:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. Studio 1B
Six-week course begins Sept. 8. Basic painting techniques will be taught
step-by-step through demos. Students will be taught underpainting, impressionism
and other expressive styles of painting. Repeat students are welcome to work
independently with instructor’s help. Students will be introduced to acrylic
mediums; explore these fast-drying paints that can be used straight from the
tube like oils or thinned and used like watercolors, with lots of play in
between.
Members $210 • Non-Members $230
PD118 Intro to Pastels CANCELLED Fall 1
Instructor: Helen Hickey Fall I & Fall II
Monday, 7:45–9:45 p.m. Studio 1B
This class will explore many approaches to this versatile medium, including
traditional, experimental, and mixed media. A good course for both beginning and
advanced students. Prereq: Intro to Drawing & Painting or similar background.
Members $185 • Non-Members $205
PD119 Intro to Oil Painting SOLD OUT
with Terry Trambauer Norris Fall I only
Thursday, 6:00-9:00 p.m. Studio 1B
Six-week class begins August 26. Learn paint handling, color mixing, mediums,
glazing and toning through assignments and demonstrations.
Members $215 • Non-Members $235
PD120 Fundamentals of Color
with Terry Trambauer Norris Fall I only
Thursday, 1:00-4:00 p.m. Studio 1B
Six-week class begins August 26. A great course for painters of all levels and
recommended for beginners. The class will be working with oil paint as their
medium. Learn to mix any color and improve your color perception. Exercises
enable students to represent what they see. Knowledge is applicable to all
media. Paint and canvas provided.
Members $225 • Non-Members $245
PD127 Abstract Landscape en plein air CANCELLED
Fall 1
with AHLIN Fall I & Fall II
Saturday, 10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Heritage Center
Fall I: Six week course begins August 28.
Fall II: Six week course begins October 30.
Designed for artists of all levels painting in watercolor or acrylics. Explore
abstraction to develop your ideas and imagination while paying attention to
texture, color, composition and spatial relationships to create exciting
abstract landscapes. Contemplate nature as an inspiration for gestural painting.
Develop at your own pace with individual instruction and critiques.
Demonstrations at picturesque locations; paint at the Center or visit nearby art
museums to see the masters.
Members $245 • Non-Members $265
PD128 Beginning Book Illustration
with Holly Cunningham NEW! Fall I & Fall II
Monday, 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Studio 1A
Fall I: Six week course begins August 23. No class Labor Day Sept. 6. Class
ends on Oct. 4.
Fall II: Six week course begins Oct. 25. No class Nov. 22; Class ends Dec. 6.
Illustrate your ideas! For those who have thought about book illustration and
did not quite know where to start, Holly Cunningham, author and illustrator,
will guide you through the steps of illustration and simple book journaling.
Holly Cunningham (at right) is an award winning illustrator, who has just
completed her first book “You Might Be a Dog Person If,” for sale worldwide.
Members $230 • Non-Members $250
PD129 Basic Design for Visual Artists
with Ken Austin NEW! Fall I & Fall II
Thursday, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Studio 1A
Design is the key to art. In this fun, informative course, students learn the
critical basics of two-dimensional design, what it is, and how to do it through
lecture, demo, class exercises and other assignments. Work is mostly in black
and white, some in color. Requires minimal drawing skills.
Members $185• Non-Members $205
PD201 Life Drawing
Instructor: Marie Orban Fall I & Fall II
Tuesday, 7:45–9:45 p.m. Studio 1A
Students explore figurative drawing through line contour, fast gesture studies,
and longer sustained poses. Also covered are compositional and expressive issues
involved in drawing the figure. Prereq: Drawing II or similar experience.
Members $210 • Non-Members $230
PD202 Portrait Drawing
Instructor: Dennis Schmalstig Fall I & Fall II
Tuesday, 5:30–7:30 p.m. Studio 1A
Students learn the technical aspects of drawing the human head from a live model
and other sources. Working in pencil and charcoal, students also are encouraged
to explore the genre’s expressive possibilities.
Members $210 • Non-Members $230
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PD203 Creative Drawing II CANCELLED
Fall 1
Instructor: Marie Orban Fall I & Fall II
Thursday, 7:45–9:45 p.m. Studio 1A
Explore a variety of techniques, compositions, and subjects to create
interesting drawings. Working from still life and the model, study principles
such as line, shape, volume and perspective. Also examine various approaches to
making preparatory sketches for paintings. Tuition includes model fees. Prereq:
Drawing I or similar experience.
Members $210 • Non-Members $230
PD218 Still Life & Floral Painting CANCELLED
Fall 1
with Stacy Barter Fall I only
Tuesday, 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Studio 1A
Four-week class begins August 24. Includes one-hour lunch break. Learn to paint
still life and floral subjects in oil with a focus on light, color, and
atmosphere. Students paint all day from the same set-up. Fresh flowers and
fruits supplied. Prereq: Painting I or similar experience.
Members $300 • Non-Members $320
WG/PD230 Landscape Painting STARTS SEPT. 4
Instructor: Tom Sadler Fall I only
Saturday 1:00–4:00 p.m. Winter Garden site
Six-week class begins August 28. This intermediate level studio and landscape
painting class features on location plein-air painting sessions in historic
Winter Garden. Learn to handle light and shadow in a landscape composition. Oil
paint is preferred but all painting media are acceptable.
Members/WG residents $220 • Non-Members $240
PD230 Landscape Painting
with Tom Sadler Fall II only
Saturday, 1:00-4:00 p.m. Studio 1A
Six-week class begins October 30. Studio and landscape painting with one session
of plein-air painting on location. Learn to handle light and shadow in a
landscape composition. Oil paint is preferred but all painting media are
acceptable. Prereq: Experience in chosen medium.
Members $220 • Non-Members $240
PD232 Finding Ways with Watercolor II CANCELLED
Fall 1
with Ken Austin Fall I & Fall II
Thursday, 1:00-3:00 p.m. Studio 1A
The goal of this course is to help you find yourself as an artist. Together
we’ll inspire your originality and deepen your understanding of art through
practical approaches to finding your own style! Focus will be on composition,
color, shape, and expression, in a positive learning environment.
Members $195 • Non-Members $215
PD239 The Dynamics of Soft Pastels
Instructor: Sally Evans Fall I & Fall II
Wednesday, 6:00-9:00 p.m. Studio 1B
Fall I: Six-week class begins Sept. 8. Fall II: Six week class begins Oct. 27.
Explore what soft pastels are all about. We will focus on self-expression, color
theory and design. Discover the bold use of color that can only be achieved with
this versatile medium. Personal guidance is offered with a hands-on approach;
students work from their own subject matter. This is a class to play and push
the limits! Please bring your own pastels.
Members $220 • Non-Members $240
PD305 Portrait Painting STARTS SEPT. 1
Instructor: Don Sondag Fall I & Fall II
Wednesday, 6:45–9:45 p.m. Studio 1A
Fall I: Six-week class begins August 25.
Fall II: Six-week class begins October 27.
Working directly from the live model, students will establish proportions and
bone structure. Using either oils or acrylics students will concentrate on
drawing, value and color to develop their painting, with an emphasis placed on
achieving a likeness. Tuition includes model fees. Prereq: Intro to Oils,
Fundamentals of Color, Portrait Drawing or similar experience.
Members $245 • Non-Members $265
PD313 Figure Painting I CANCELLED Fall 1
Instructor: Marie Orban Fall I & Fall II
Monday, 7:45–9:45 p.m. Studio 1A
Explore creative methods to represent the figure using inexpensive water-based
media, from acrylics to house paint, either on paper or on canvas. Both highly
expressive and more representational approaches to rendering the model are
explored. Model fee included. Prereq: Drawing I, Life Drawing I, Painting I, or
similar experience.
Members $225 • Non-Members $245
PD321 Watercolor III CANCELLED Fall 1
Instructor: Ken Austin Fall I & Fall II
Wednesday, 10:00–12:00 p.m. Studio 1A
Advanced watercolor artists will be challenged with specific assignments
involving design issues, conceptual ideas, structure, color, etc. Illustration,
direction and critique will be the primary tools for learning. Students will be
responsible for working in their own styles, and critiques will include class
input. Prereq: Watercolor II, similar exp.
Members $200 • Non-Members $220
PD236 Advanced Acrylic Painting
with Sally Evans New! Fall II only
Wednesday, 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Studio 1B
Six week course begins Oct. 27. This class will build on the Intro to Acrylics
class. There will be an emphasis on artistic growth with students working from
their own subject matter. Students will explore different gels and mediums while
learning about their extreme versatility.
Members $230 • Non-Members $250
PD237 Figurative Oil Painting
with Stacy Barter New! Fall II only
Tuesday, 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Studio 1A
Four-week class begins Oct. 26. Includes one-hour lunch break. Working directly
from the nude or partially draped model. Emphasis will be placed on finding
accuracy in the form, recognizing warm and cool temperatures in flesh tones,
looking for lost edges and merging values. Learn how different colored cloth
affects skin tone. We will be working on short gesture studies in oil as well as
longer half day paintings; the last day of class will feature one pose held for
the day.
Members $310 • Non-Members $330
OPEN STUDIOS
are ongoing...
PD030 Open Studio: Figure
with Terri Rickerson
Friday, 1:00–3:30 p.m. Studio 1A
Students work in any medium from a live model who holds one pose the entire
session. No instruction provided. Needs 5 pre-registered students by two days
prior to session’s start.
Fee: $70 for eight weeks or $6 per hour to drop in.
PD031 Open Studio: Life Drawing
with Paul McNear
Sunday, 10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Studio 1A
Students work from a live model. Session begins with quick gestures, moving to
longer poses. No instruction provided. No pre-registration needed but membership
in Crealdé is encouraged.
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Weekend Workshops
October 2
Photo Memory Quilts
with Lauren Austin, October 2: 9:00–4:00.
Registration deadline: Sept. 25 #WKP30
Students will use family photos, memorabilia and keepsakes to
develop stories for their own art quilts. Transfer photos,
drawings, and writings directly to fabric using inkjet transfer.
Learn Lauren’s quick, no piecing method to construct your own
art quilts. Bring old letters, family photos, fabric, threads,
and any artifacts you would like to incorporate into your quilt
and personalize your family’s future heirloom.
Members $125, Non-Members $145
Save $20 - Take both quilt workshops for $230/$250.
Quilt maker Lauren Austin tells thought-provoking stories with
her quilts which sew together heirloom photographs with fabrics
to create textural “stories” that share her history. Themes
relating to matters of justice grew out of her experience as a
U.S. diplomat to South America, and her background as civil
rights lawyer and associate law professor.
October 3
Machine Quilt Drawing
with Lauren Austin, October 3: 9:00–4:00.
Registration deadline: Sept. 25 #WKP31
Drawing scenes, faces, figures and patterns with the sewing
machine enhances the design of even the simplest quilt pattern.
Learn techniques of stress-free machine quilting to embellish
quilts. We will practice with a variety of fabrics and battings,
design our own pictures and have fun.
Members $125, Non-Members $145
October 2
Making Art Your Business
Painting & Drawing Benefit Oct. 2: 9:00–4:00.
Registration deadline: Sept. 25 #WKPDF1
Back for its fifth year to provide useful information, community connections,
and inspiration for artists to make art their business. Topics range from
gallery representation to marketing and promotion.
Members $65, Non-Members $85
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October 15 & 16
Experimental Acrylic
with Donne Bitner, Oct. 15–17: 9:00–4:00.
Registration deadline: Oct. 9 #WKP11
Experiment with the possibilities offered working with new
materials and techniques using fluid and tube acrylics on paper,
glass, and wood. Imagery from realistic to abstract will be
enhanced by layering, watercolor crayons, stencils, stamps,
powdered charcoal and textured materials. Demonstrations and
critiques help each to find their unique voice.
Members $230, Non-Members $250
In addition to teaching painting at Crealdé, Donne Bitner
maintains a studio at McRae Art Studio in Winter Park. Her work
is exhibited in museum shows and art festivals throughout the
United States.
October 22 - 24
Expressive Figures in Watercolor
with Ken Austin, Oct. 22–24: 10:00–5:00.
Registration deadline: Oct. 8 #WKP17
This fun, intensive workshop is a chance for you to find
expressive ways with watercolor, especially with figures.
Working from live models, the point will not be anatomy or color
accuracy, but exploring ways to make your paintings more
expresive, lively, and interesting. All models will be clothed.
Members $245, Non Members $265
December 11 & 12
Perspective for Artists
with Ken Austin, Dec. 11–12: 9:00–4:00.
Registration deadline: Nov. 21 #WKP29
Learn how to make things appear to recede into the distance,
have depth and volume, and relate to any spatial environment.
Basic drawing skills and an open mind are the only requirements.
Members $145, Non-Members $165
KEN AUSTIN is the founder of the Central Florida Watercolor
Society, and has been a watercolor teacher for 16 years. His
paintings have won 5 major awards in the last 7 years, and are
in private and corporate collections across the U.S.
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