Current Class & Clinic Schedule
8 Week Figure Drawing Course
This figure drawing course is open to anyone: whether you’re a beginner, wanting to return to a beloved genre you’ve set aside for a time or an experienced artist wanting to enhance your technique. Over the course of eight weeks, we will explore the basics of figure drawing including gesture, motion, proportion, and values. Sessions meet weekly on Mondays 10am-12pm.
Drop-in: $50
Supply List:
Permanent marker
Charcoal
Newsprint drawing paper
Kneaded eraser
Chamois
Clothed Figure in Oil 2-Day Clinic
Whether you’re new to oils or have been working with the medium for years, you’re sure to learn excellent tips during this clinic. Our clothed model will provide short poses so you can practice quick sketch technique. Register for any session, combination of sessions, or the entire 2-day clinic.
Workshop Date & Time: Saturday & Sunday 9:30 AM-4 PM; April 13 & 14, 2024
Workshop Rate: $300
Single Session: $80
Supply List:
Palette 11″x14″ or larger
Palette Knife
Brushes, I prefer Flats #4-#6
Rags or Paper Towels
Solvent-odorless mineral spirits
Suggested Palette:
Titanium White
Cad. Lemon
Cad. Yellow
Cad. Orange
Cad. Red Light
Alizarin Crimson
Ultramarine Blue
Yellow Ochre
Burnt Sienna
Ivory Black
8 Week Drawing Fundamentals Course
Learn to record and give your impression of the world through seeing and drawing. This class is for artists of all levels interested in learning and improving their draftsmanship and encompasses a variety of drawing techniques from contour to gesture and mass drawing. This drawing course is open to anyone ages 15 and up. Beginners welcome. Sessions meet weekly on Mondays 6 PM-8 PM.
Drop-in: $50
Supply List:
18″x24″ pad of newsprint paper
Black Sharpie pens, fine point
Charcoal, vine or compressed (avoid the fat squared compressed varieties)
Kneaded eraser
Art chamois (chamois from the auto part stores are more economical)
AGAS Art Camp!
AGAS Kids Art Camp will share with children the joy of working with multiple media in 2D and 3D. Each day we will break for snacks and play. All supplies and materials provided. Ages 7-14. If registering more than one child from a family, you may request a 10% discount.
Plein Air 3-Day Clinic, Colorado Springs
Join us for a 3-day clinic during Colorado’s beautiful early summer. Enhance your outdoor painting as you capture the beauty of the Pikes Peak region with plein air. Beginners, experienced painters, and everyone in between are invited to enhance their abilities to illustrate the local landscape. Register for any session, combination of sessions, or the entire 3-day clinic.
Single Session: $80
Supply List:
Outdoor Easel
Palette 11″x14″ or larger
Palette Knife
Brushes, I prefer Flats #4-#6
Rags or Paper Towels
Solvent-odorless mineral spirits
Suggested Palette:
Titanium White
Cad. Lemon
Cad. Yellow
Cad. Orange
Cad. Red Light
Alizarin Crimson
Ultramarine Blue
Yellow Ochre
Burnt Sienna
Ivory Black
Sunscreen
Hat
Water
Plein Air 3-Day Clinic, Silver City, NM
Tune up your outdoor painting skills in idyllic southern New Mexico during this weekend clinic taught by Silver City native and nationally known artist Chris Alvarez. We’ll explore the various settings of the Land of Enchantment from mountains and deserts to rural and small town scenes. We’ll cover color mixing, composition, draftsmanship, value, and temperature during this fun and challenging weekend of plein air painting. Register for any session, combination of sessions, or the entire 3-day clinic.
Single Session: $80
Supply List:
Outdoor Easel
Palette 11″x14″ or larger
Palette Knife
Brushes, I prefer Flats #4-#6
Rags or Paper Towels
Solvent-odorless mineral spirits
Suggested Palette:
Titanium White
Cad. Lemon
Cad. Yellow
Cad. Orange
Cad. Red Light
Alizarin Crimson
Ultramarine Blue
Yellow Ochre
Burnt Sienna
Ivory Black
Sunscreen
Hat
Water
Ongoing Classes
Still Life Oil Painting
Get back to basics during these instructional ongoing oil painting classes. Chris’s instruction will help you establish an organized palette based on value and temperature, as well as organize your painting method as you move from simple to more complex layers by focusing on shapes and values. Open to artists of all levels. Beginners will start with a monochromatic palette and progress to a full color palette.
Course Date & Time: Wednesdays 1-3 PM
Class Rates
Drop-in: $50
5 classes: $150
Private lessons: $60/hr
Palette 11″x14″ or larger
Palette Knife
Brushes, I prefer Flats #4-#6
Rags or Paper Towels
Solvent-odorless mineral spirits
Titanium White
Cad. Lemon
Cad. Yellow
Cad. Orange
Cad. Red Light
Alizarin Crimson
Ultramarine Blue
Yellow Ochre
Burnt Sienna
Open Figure Drawing
Non-instructional figure drawing session focusing on short poses ranging from 1 minute to 20 minutes.
Course Date & Time: Thursdays 6-8 PM
Monthly Membership Rate: $60
Non-Member Rate: $20 per session
Please be advised:
We request that if you have had a fever, chills, cough, fatigue, or have been exposed to someone with Covid-19 that you do not come to class. Stay home and get well.