Art Classes Winter 2023-24
Winter Term: 10 classes starting Tuesday, November 28 to February 20, or Wednesday, November 29 to February 21, or Thursday, November 30 to February 22, 2024.
Inclement weather: If the Beaverton School District is closed due to inclement weather there will be no art class.
There are no classes the last week of December.
To sign up for class please email Ingrid at ingridgharper@gmail.com, or leave a text at 503-803-0199
Price $200 for the term or $25 per class. Cash, check or Zelle payable to Ingrid Harper at the beginning of class.
Supply list: To every class, please bring a spiral bound sketchbook, approximately 9x12 inches. All other materials will be provided in class.
Winter TERM: Tuesday, November 28, 4:30-6, Wednesdays, November 29, 6:30-8 or Thursday, November 30, 4:30-6.
Class time: Classes meet once a week. Please pick one class time from the following:
Wednesday: 6:30-8:00pm; adults
Tuesday or Thursday: 4:30-6:00pm; ages 7 through 17
NOTE: If you cannot come to your regular class time you are welcome to come for a make-up class within the same week. Please let me know
beforehand which day you will be coming.
Winter Curriculum
REMEMBER TO BRING A SKETCHBOOK TO EACH CLASS. ALL OTHER MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED
Week 1 Tuesday, November 28, or Wednesday, November 29, or Thursday, November 30
Theme: Positive and negative space, shape, value, color and repetition
Artist: Jackson Pollock
Materials: Sketch book, conte crayon
Looking at Jackson Pollock's large abstract painting we will study how he created space by dripping paint layer after layer. We will arrange
leaves so they overlap and use conte crayon to develop a similar sense of space as if the leaves are floating in water at different depths.
Week 2 Tuesday, December 5, Wednesday, December 6, or Thursday, December 7
Theme: Color wheel with 12 colors and tints and shades
Artist: Johannes Itten. Scientist: Sir Isaac Newton
Materials: Sketch book, watercolor paper, pencils, ruler and compass, acrylic paint
We will construct a color wheel with 12 hues in our sketch books learning what colors we can mix from the three primary colors.
Week 3 Tuesday, December 12, Wednesday, December 13, Thursday, December 14
Theme: Color wheel
We will add tints and shades to the color wheel.
ENJOY YOUR WINTER BREAK FROM FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19 to TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2024
Week 4 Tuesday, January 9, Wednesday, January 10, and Thursday, January 11
Theme: Oregon birds
Materials: Sketch book, pencils, gouache paint, color pencils
Looking at all the birds that come to the bird feeder; we will pick one to draw as accurately as possible, so you can identify the bird by looking at the
drawing.
Week 5 Tuesday, January 2, Tuesday, January 3, Wednesday, January 4
Theme: Circle
Materials: Sketchbook, compass, pencil.
We will use the circle to draw different sizes of faces, so there is a crowd of people of different ages.
Week 6 Tuesday, January 16, Wednesday, January 17, Thursday, January 18
Theme: Circle
Materials: Sketch book, pencils and charcoal
We will draw horses looking for circles and proportions. We will sketch horses standing and galloping, and we will try to draw the anatomically correct
shapes.
Week 7 Tuesday, January 30, Wednesday, January 31, Thursday, February 1
Theme: Landscape painting with horses. Atmospheric perspective using warm and cool colors.
Materials: Sketch book, pencils and watercolor
We will create a landscape with a sense of space using atmospheric perspective where a couple of horses can roam around.
Week 8 Tuesday, February 6, Wednesday, February 7, Thursday February 8
Theme: Oregon Junior Duck Stamp Competition
Wildlife artist and former winners of the duck stamp competition
Materials: Sketch book, pencils, conte crayon, photos of the species that we can enter in the competition
After we have gathered several pictures of the species of the bird we want to study, will look for the basic shapes, sizes and placement of the shapes
that make the bird special and characterizes this species. We will learn about the habitats and draw the bird or birds in the landscape where you would
find them.
Week 9 Tuesday, February 13, Wednesday, February 14, Thursday, February 15
Theme: Oregon Junior Duck Stamp Competition
Wildlife artists and winners of the duck stamp competition
Materials: Sketchbook and 9"x12" canvas board, acrylic paint
We will draw our entry on the canvas board, apply a primatura and get ready to paint.
Week 10 Tuesday, February 20, Wednesday, February 21, Thursday, February 22
Theme: Oregon Junior Duck Stamp Competition
Materials: Sketchbook and canvas board
We will add volume, shading, and lots of details to the painting. Finally, we will write a conservation message and prepare the entry form for signatures.
Spring term starts Tuesday, February 27, 2024, and ends May 9, 2024. There are no classes during Spring break, March 25-29
