Please Note: Due to program growth, please register early to insure your inclusion on the course roster. Most classes tend to fill to capacity well before the start-date. Call 212 . 966 . 0300 (ext. 968) or email johnc@nyaa.edu

Landscape Oil Painting for the Beginner
Fridays, 9-12 a.m. and/or Mondays, 9-12 a.m.
Instructor: James Albinson

This course offers a clear and thorough presentation of the nuts and bolts of painting.
It covers everything the aspiring oil painter needs to know from the ground up, including how to set a palette, how to mix basic colors, how to handle the brushes, how to plan a composition, and, perhaps most important, how to develop a sense of selectivity as to what to put in and what to leave out. This is the perfect class for anyone interested in learning the basics of oil paint. Students are encouraged to work directly, loosely, and quickly. All materials for this class are provided.

Plein Air Painting
Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Instructor: Dave Peikon

In this class students are presented with the traditional method and tools for rapidly recording the fleeting effects of light out of doors. The instructor will demonstrate principles for creating sound and convincing landscape paintings in the open air, first by drawing the composition directly on the canvas with paint, then massing in the large shapes of color and values, bringing the painting to a conclusion layer by layer. All of the practical elements of landscape oil-painting methods and materials will be discussed. The objective is for students to produce one finished painting per class.

Weeklong Plein-Air Workshops
June 16-20, July 14-18, and August 11-15
10 a.m.-1 p.m. and 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
Instructor: Bennett Vadnais

Each of these three weeklong workshops will focus on the special painting conditions that artists face in distinct locales. The first is a beach or water scene, the second a shady or wooded area, and the third is an open vista such as a vineyard. The instructor will discuss the complex issues that each type of scene presents and demonstrate ways to tackle the problems at hand, using examples from art history and from his own work. Students can take one, two, or all three of these workshops for the full day or for the half-day.