Explore the fundamentals of drawing and painting. Sample various drawing and painting techniques using different media, including watercolors, acrylics, and oils.
Required Supplies
Most supplies are provided
Special Notes
Skill level: Beginner
Instructors
Julie Nieves
Deborah Umphrey
Originally from New Orleans, Deborah Gabriel Umphrey obtained a Bachelor’s degree in English at the University of New Orleans. Later, after moving to Orlando, she earned a Masters in Art Education from the University of Central Florida and taught for several years in Seminole County schools, including Lake Brantley High School, as well as teaching drawing and painting to youth at the Casselberry Art House. Umphrey further developed herself as an artist through Crealdé School of Art’s Fellowship Program and was a Painting & Drawing Studio Artist in 2015. A Crealdé faculty member since 2022, she teaches both adults and youth classes, and leads workshops at local festivals. She is also a member of the Central Florida Watercolor Society and Continues to exhibit her work at local galleries.
Beth Pendleton
Beth is inspired by American impressionists, and endeavors to capture the beauty of our Florida waterways and wildlife using traditional oil paint and methods. Her work has been exhibited at Leu Gardens, the Art League of Daytona Beach, the Casselberry Art House, and the Mt. Dora Center for the Arts. She is currently a member of Studio 807 on Virginia Drive in Orlando, and teaches oil painting and color classes at the Crealdé School of Art.
David Hunter
A native of Central Florida, David Hunter is a master printmaker and experienced art educator, who is well-known at Crealdé for his wry sense of humor and remarkable patience with teaching his art to students, adult and children alike. Printmaking is a process of creating images, or etchings, using acid to etch lines into a hard metal plate, and then using that plate to make prints. Many of Hunter’s etching are infused with natural Florida. Despite inheriting his father’s talent for artwork at an early age, he earned a B.S. and M.S. in zoology at the University of South Florida in Tampa. After illustrating his master’s thesis with pen-and-ink drawings, he realized his strong attraction to pen and ink. After working as a biology research associate at the University of Central Florida, he taught 7th grade life sciences and 8th grade physical sciences for five years, returning to art in his spare time. In 1977 he participated in his first art show, took a year’s leave of absence from teaching, and continued to become a full-time artist, creating more than 80,000 etchings to date. Hunter was instrumental in forming the Florida Printmakers Society in 1986, becoming its first president at that time. He also is a long-standing member of the Miniature Art Society of Florida, the Miniature Painter, Sculptors & Gravers Society of Washington, D.C. and a signature member of the Miniature Artists of America. His unique etchings infused with the imagery of natural Florida consistently continue to draw top awards in art festivals and competitions in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan. In addition to being a faculty member in Crealdé’s Painting & Drawing Program, he teaches workshops throughout the Southeast.