CFCC Senior Institute

Portrait Painting: Oils and Acrylics – Beginning or Advanced

All painters want to try their hand at portrait painting. In a supportive environment, learn from the ground up. Tonal portrait painting, as well as the rendering techniques of the old masters will be explored. A small model fee will be collected on the days when a model poses.

* Location: Red Swan Paint and Art, 2730 NE 14th St., Ocala

Figure Drawing Class: All Mediums Beginning or Advanced

A rare opportunity! Learn to draw the art-school way, from a live model. Anatomy, proportion, light and shadow, balance, posture and draping will be taught. The model will be clad in a swimsuit, and there will be a model fee of $50 for the course. This will be a fun and rewarding learning experience for everyone: no experience or talent necessary. Remember, even Michelangelo started out as a beginner.

* Location: Red Swan Paint and Art, 2730 NE 14th St., Ocala

Pottery

Learn to hand build with clay through pinch, coil, slab and sculptural techniques. Or, you can try your hand on the potter’s wheel for another creative experience. This course is designed for the beginner or students with some experience working with clay.

Let’s Do Some Drawing!

This class is a great way to brush up skills or for those who would like to learn drawing techniques using perspective and light to create shape and form. Supplies needed for class: 16″ x 20″ art drawing book, art pencils #3H,2B,4B, permanent markers #005,01,05, kneaded eraser or a pink eraser.

Mosaics

Learn to make mosaic tiles for functional purposes or decoration and complete individual mosaic projects chosen by each student. Each project will be guided throughout its construction with teacher assistance. This course will be a step-by-step approach to the development of a mosaic project from its conception on paper to the completed project. Materials needed for projects will be discussed at the first meeting.

Pen and Ink

Second class in a series to Let’s Do Some Drawing.Pen and ink is an art of its own with line-forming shadow. Learn line drawings using stipple, hatch, crosshatch and line to create pictures. Also learn how placement of work can affect the overall effect. The contrast of pen and ink forms wonderful depth. Supplies needed are: Pigma Micron Permanent markers #005,01,03,05 and a sketch book 16″ x 20″ or larger.

Painting Foundations

A course for real beginners. We will cover the most basic knowledge for working with oil and acrylic paint, from choosing supplies and materials to topics such as composition, color mixing, subject matter and techniques of paint application. Supplies will cost between $36 and $60 depending on individual choices. Three small paintings will be completed during the class.

Western Art History: Prehistoric to Modern AVZ0758.1

Prehistoric to Modern

Did you ever wonder why the “Mona Lisa” is smiling or what “The Thinker” is pondering; why Egyptian Pharaohs have such elaborate tombs or what those splashes of paint on an abstract Expressionist painting mean? This course in Western Art will introduce you to the ideas and cultures that unlock the meaning of all art. Each class includes a lecture on a different historical era and a group discussion in the art galleries of the Appleton Museum of Art.

Location: Appleton Museum of Art, 4333 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala

Introduction to the History of Western Art II

This course will present a brief overview of the highlights in art and architecture in the Western world. We will review cultural creations from the Renaissance to contemporary.

The Genius of Michelangelo and the Italian Renaissance

“Michelangelo Buonarroti is universally recognized to be among the greatest artists of all time. His career spanned the glories of Renaissance Florence and the discovery of a New World to the first stirrings of the Counter Reformation.” So says Professor William Wallace of Washington University, St. Louis, from his series on the artist. We will be watching and discussing these half-hour tapes, covering almost all the works and life of the master in two semesters. In addition, we will be reading (12 to 15 pages a week) and discussing selections from H.J. Plumb’s “The Italian Renaissance,” a marvelous look at the years from about 1300-1600. Please buy the Houghton Mifflin 1989 edition of “The Italian Renaissance” and prior to the first day of class on Oct. 6 read chapter one, entitled “The Dawn of the Renaissance.” The discussion questions can be picked up from the CFCC Senior Institute office at least one week before class begins.

Still-Life Painting: Oils and Acrylics – Beginning or Advanced

Create a gem of a painting! Learn to paint light, shadow, form, color, and texture, working with beautiful arrangements of flowers, fruit, vegetables, and draperies, infusing them with light and life in your own personal expression. We will explore loose and free tonal techniques, as well as traditional rendering techniques of the old masters.

* Location: Red Swan Paint and Art, 2730 NE 14th St., Ocala