Artworks on Main is open to all skill levels from the beginner to the professional. A full selection of day, evening and weekend courses is offered in virtually all the fine arts and a number of highly skilled crafts. Artworks on Main instructors are professional artists. We also offer children's classes for ages 5 through teens and art camps throughout the summer months. Please call during business hours for more information.

WINTER/SPRING CLASSES 2010

Open Life Drawing Sessions
This monitored open studio is for those who like to work from the model.  Students choose their own mediums.  An experienced monitor is in charge of set-ups and poses.  Beginners and professionals are invited.

Every Saturday 9-12

Drop-in

Cost:  $15 per session. (Purchase 4 sessions receive and one FREE!)

Adults only, please.  Those High School students working on their portfolio may attend with written permission from their parents or guardian.

Winter Oil Portrait II
Students will learn to accurately represent the form and color of the human head.  Develop the ability to draw as you paint to refine your likeness throughout the process.  This is a class where academic drawing and vibrant color combine to create an accurate and exciting portrait.  Mr. James has his roots in Impressionism. Inspired by such greats as John Singer Sergeant, Nicholai Fechin and Henry Ossawa Tanner, Mr. James pursued a style that is both academic and expressive.  He is a “teachers’ teacher”. He says of his work:  “when people see my art I want them to say I know that person in that painting and I know what that person is feeling.”

Ages:  teen thru adult

Instructor:  Gordon C. James

Tuesdays:  6-9PM
March 2nd - April 6th..

Six sessions, $175 includes model fee.

Please pre-register for this class by February 26th.
Register Online or call 704-664-2414.

Fashion Drawing

Learn how to create your own line of clothing! Students will learn about design inspiration, fashion terminology, color theory and presentation style. Experiment with a wide variety of mediums while sketching, designing and selecting fabrics for a line of sportswear, evening wear, and more with your name on the label!

Ages: 12 - 18

Thursdays: 5-6:30pm

February 18th - March 25th

Six sessions, $110

Please pre-register for this class by Feb. 11th.

The Art of Watercolor
It’s a New Year!  Try something new, or refresh and learn new techniques.  Jane Ellithorpe (“jabe”), award-winning Davidson artist, loves to share what she’s learned through the years.  She prefers working with a mix of beginners and advanced students – the advanced student asks the questions that the beginner doesn’t know he or she wants to know.  Students will start with wet-on-wet and work through to various other methods which include “jabe’s” particular style:  a mix of wet-on-wet and wet brush on dry paper.  Subjects will move from still life through landscape and seascape.  This instructor will provide a materials list as well as offering a shared materials purchase for $55.

Ages:  Teen thru adult

Mondays:  6:30 to 9:00PM
March 1st thru April 5th.

Six sessions, $110

Please pre-register for this class by February 24th.
Register Online or call 704-664-2414.

STEP-BY-STEP ILLUSTRATION
This class is designed to take those students who have a working knowledge of line drawing to the next step:  Step-by-Step Illustration.  The students will learn to “finish” their drawings and story boards using shading, highlighting, contouring, and, most of all, COLOR.  This is how a story is done!

Ages: 12 and up

Instructor: Lino Azevedo
Wednesdays, 5:30-7:00 PM
New schedule to be announced.

Six sessions, $110

Please pre-register for this class.
Register Online or call 704-664-2414.

INTERMEDIATE PAINTING
Students will be encouraged to expand their focus.  They will need to feel comfortable with the basics of acrylic AND/OR oil painting to enable them to create at the next level.  The size of the paintings (miniature to very large) as well as the subject matter (landscape, still life, live models) will be explored to get the creative juices flowing!

Ages:  Teen thru Adult

Instructor:  Lino Azevedo

Wednesdays, 1:00 – 4:00 PM
January 24th thru March 31st.

Six sessions, $110

Please pre-register for this class by Feb. 10th.
Register Online or call 704-664-2414

Miniature Painting
This is a class that teaches the traditional skills of painting, but students will be working on surfaces no bigger than a photograph! The range will be anything from 8x10 inches down to trading card size (2.5 X 3.5inches.) We will be working with many different materials (mixed media.) Several paintings can be created during these sessions and make wonderful, personal gifts for Valentines’ Day and other special occasions!

Ages:  Teen – adult

Instructor: Lino Azevedo

Wednesday:  7-9 PM
February 24th – March 31st

Six sessions, $110

Please pre-register for this class by Nov. 19th.
Register Online or call 704-664-2414

CALLIGRAPHY – An Introduction to an Ancient Art Form
The main goal of this class is to learn how to analyze calligraphy and to experiment with several writing tools and inks while having fun with letters. Many people who are interested in calligraphy do not realize that there are different calligraphic “hands” (type styles).  Participants in this class will be introduced to three hands (Gothic, Uncial, and Italic) and their placements in history.  In this introductory mini course, the student will learn about the seven points that affect every calligraphic hand. Projects will be worked on that require the use of letters.  The main goal of this class is to learn how to analyze calligraphy and to experiment with several writing tools and inks while having fun with letters.

Ages: Teen to Adult

Instructor:  Isabelle Griesmyer

Thursdays: 7:00-9:00 PM
Schedule to be announced.

Six sessions, $110

Please pre-register for this class.
Register Online or call 704-664-2414.

DRAWING DEMYSTIFIED
Gordon C. James is an award-winning fine artist and illustrator.  His work has been featured in International Artist Magazine and he has several children’s books to his credit.
This class will break the process of drawing down into simple and manageable pieces so that you can learn to draw what you see.  Working in a variety of media, including graphic, charcoal, and ink, students will learn how to use line, space, scale, and texture in order to make accurate and exciting drawing skills.  Students who have taken this course have markedly improved their drawing skills.  Join the next session of this class to improve yours!

Ages:  Teen thru Adult

Instructor:  Gordon C. James

Thursdays, 6-9 PM
March 11th - April 15th

Six sessions, $110

Please pre-register for this class by March 5th.
Register Online or call 704-664-2414.

Drawing with Ink
Discover the fun of working in ink!  Students will learn the endless techniques possible in this interesting medium. Cross hatching, stippling and ink washes are just a few. Some tools will include pen, crow quill, marker and the brush. The gallery will have these available for the first day of class so that students may choose the process they most enjoy before purchasing supplies.

Ages:  12 - adult

Instructor: Lino Azevedo

Wednesdays, 5pm-7pm.
February 24 thru March 31st

Six sessions, $110

Please pre-register for this class by February 19th.
Register Online or call 704-664-2414.

Art Classes for the Homeschooled

Instructor:  Gerry McElroy

CURRICULUM:
Week 1 – “Get your head out of the clouds.”  The students will explore shading using pen and ink, drawing clouds and crosshatching techniques.

Week 2 – “Copy cat.”  Each student will bring in a photo or magazine picture that has dramatic lights and darks.  They will cut off half of the picture and recreate it using various mediums for shading.

Week 3 – Watercolor.  Create still life paintings with watercolor paints, using dry and wet paper techniques.

Week 4 – Playing Picasso.  Make a self- portrait in the abstract style of Picasso – and learn more about the artist himself.

Week 5 – Collage.  Take a page from your favorite story (or create your own) and illustrate using cut and torn paper.  They will discuss the artwork of Eric Carle – “The Hungry Caterpillar”

These classes will be offered in two series of 5 sessions:  one on Tuesdays and one on Fridays.

On Tuesdays: 1:00-2:00 PM, $50.

On Fridays: 1:00-2:00 PM, $50.

Dates for next session to be announced.

Please pre-register for this class

Register Online or call 704-664-2414.

Discounts offered for enrollment in mulitple classes! or for multiple family members

If you have questions, please call 704-664-2414 or you are welcome to email us: artworksonmain@artworksonmain.com