This class breaks down the landscape into three essential zones: foreground, middle ground, and background. We will look at how color and value shift in each of the three zones and learn how to use dramatic value contrast and scale shifts to guide the viewer's eye exactly where you want it to go. Together we will design landscapes with strong foreground elements (such as a large tree, dark grasses, or a winding pathway) that lead to a clear middle ground and then back to a deep atmospheric vista. Open to artists at all levels who want to create depth in their paintings and try a structured approach to landscape painting.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Claire Haik
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553

Join Michael Doyle as he explores landscape painting. Students may elect to draw or paint, using a variety of mediums. Open to all levels, from beginner to experienced.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Michael Doyle
Cost: $585
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553

How do we move beyond simply making a successful painting and begin to develop work that feels personal? This class will focus on building a personal language in painting through individual exploration, experimentation, and group discussions. Students are welcome to work with any subject matter and in any medium, from realism to semi-abstraction. We will consider how choices involving color, composition, edges, paint handling, and simplification can contribute to a more individual and cohesive body of work. Rather than following a single approach or formula, students will be encouraged to identify what genuinely interests them and to strengthen the qualities in their existing work. Level: Intermediate to Advanced.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Claudia Rilling
Cost: $540
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553

Working from your own reference material, we will spend each week focusing on a particular aspect of landscape painting. Individual techniques will be held each session in a supportive atmosphere. Syllabus will be provided. Please bring painting materials to the first class. All mediums welcomed.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Bonnie Mettler
Cost: $540
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553

This class will explore the process of working in the studio from photographs - looking at both historic and contemporary examples, as well as class demonstrations and individual instruction. We will sort through the inherent strengths and weaknesses of using the photograph as the basis for a painting. Jon will also discuss ways to manipulate your photos with the iPhone and how to choose the best photos from which to work.
 
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Instructor: Jon Redmond
Cost: $585
Sponsor: Wayne Art Center
Website, email, 610-688-3553