Current Courses & Clinics
8-Week Portrait Drawing Course
Portraiture is one of the most challenging subjects an artist can take on. This class focuses on making that challenge a little less painful. Learn the proportions of the face and facial features, the basic anatomy of the head and face, composition, draftsmanship, and values.
Drop In: $50
Supply List:
18″ x 24″ pad of newsprint paper
Fine point permanent markers
Charcoal, vine, or compressed charcoal (avoid the fat-squared compressed varieties)
Kneaded eraser
Art chamois (chamois from the auto part stores are more economical)
For the first class, bring the first 2 items and we’ll discuss the rest.
8-Week Figure Drawing Course
The human figure – the most complex and beautiful entity we know – contains all the aspects that we, as artists, struggle to learn. Explore the body from line, form, values, and planes, to gesture and anatomy. Focus on drawing from visual experience rather than from mental images. Discover how to work from simple to complex through quick gestures and extended sustained studies. Draw with us during this challenging and fun eight-week course.
Drop-In: $50
Supply List:
18″ x 24″ pad of newsprint paper
Fine point permanent markers
Charcoal, vine, or compressed charcoal (avoid the fat-squared compressed varieties)
Kneaded eraser
Art chamois (chamois from the auto part stores are more economical)
For the first class, bring the first 2 items and we’ll discuss the rest.
Open Studio (Lonely Arts Club)
“Enjoy painting and working on personal projects in a supportive community environment. Chris will offer tutorials and demonstrations covering various aspects of painting, drawing, and art in general, and will be available to provide guidance as you create
Course Date & Time: Thursdays Beginning May 22 1:00-3:00. This class is ongoing
Course Rate: 5 class punch pass $200
Suggested Supply List (each artist is welcome to work with their preferred supplies):
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
Plein Air Painting Workshop
Push your creative boundaries in this immersive three-day workshop set against the stunning backdrop of Colorado’s spring season. Develop your outdoor painting skills as you capture the breathtaking beauty of the Pikes Peak region through plein air. Whether you’re a beginner, a seasoned artist, or somewhere in between, this experience is designed to help you grow and refine your ability to depict the local landscape.
Drop In: $125 per day, $75 per half day
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
Sunscreen, hat
Water
Suggested Palette:
Titanium White
Cad. Lemon
Cad. Yellow
Cad. Orange
Cad. Red Light
Alizarin Crimson
Ultramarine Blue
Yellow Ochre
Burnt Sienna
Ivory Black
Kids’ Art Camp!
Kids’ Art Camp invites children to discover the joy of creating with a variety of 2D and 3D materials. Through fun, hands-on activities like drawing to music, collage, rubbings, and more, campers will explore imaginative, non-representational art. All supplies and materials are included.
Adult Art Camp!
After recently hosting Kids Art Camp, we knew we had to offer one for the adults! Adult Art Camp will share with adult children the joy of working with multiple media in 2D and 3D. We will explore non-representational concepts through playful exercises like drawing music, collaging, doing rubbings, and more. All supplies and materials will be provided.
Ongoing Classes
Still Life Oil Painting Class
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.
Class Date & Time: Wednesdays 1:00 PM-3:00 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 Class
Non-instructional figure drawing session focusing on short poses ranging from 1 minute to 20 minutes.
Class Date & Time: Thursdays 6:00 PM-8:00 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.