ONLINE! Abstracting the Landscape with Shawn Dell Joyce
Wednesdays, 6-8 PM
Learn to simplify the landscape into abstract shapes and block in, then refine the painting with small details. Learn the basics of composition and how to paint faster, more accurately and create more dynamic paintings.
Shawn Dell Joyce is the founder and former executive director of a nonprofit plein air school in NY called Wallkill River School. She teaches workshops in pastel and plein air techniques across the country, and is endorsed by Ampersand Pastelbords who supply materials for her demos and workshops. In 2017, she was hired by UArt to do a plein air pastel workshop. She has also worked the plein air event circuit and participated in many prestigious events around the country, bringing home awards for her loose and colorful paintings. She recently placed 1 st in the 2018 Inverness Plein Air Festival, 1 st in the Quickdraw at Lightchasers in Sarasota, and 3 rd in the Hudson Valley Plein Air Festival. She is a signature member of New York Plein Air Painters (NYPAP), and International Plein Air Painters (IPAP), and has been featured in many national newspapers and magazines like the New York Times and Plein Air Magazine. She has participated in many national exhibits and plein air festivals, and is represented by galleries in NY and Florida.
Materials list:
Syllabus with log in info, and materials list provided upon registration
Session Dates:
October 7, 14, 21, and 28th ($100)
October 7, 14, 21, and 28th Members ($85)
Recordings Only ($30)
Oct 7th ($25)
Oct 14th ($25)
Oct 21st ($25)
Oct 28th ($25)
Plein Air with Nancy Reed Jones
Tuesdays, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM.
Location: Benedict Park, 1768 Route 17K, Montgomery, NY at the pavilion by the playground all the way in the back of the park.
Spend the morning painting ‘En Plein Air’ with Nancy Reed Jones. Nancy is skilled with foliage-filled landscapes and the nature of Benedict Farm Park is the perfect location to paint.
Please bring your own materials, water, and personal safety equipment to this on-location class! For how we are maintaining safe classes, please see our summer class safety plan. If you’d like to borrow a school easel, you’ll need to email us at info@Wallkill.art to arrange a pickup.
Session Dates:
August 11th ($35)
August 18th ($35)
August 25th ($35)
ONLINE Beginning Painting with Shawn Dell Joyce
Learn the basics of painting ONLINE in six classes. Make six different paintings, one for each class, and learn specific skills with each painting! Each class focuses on a different art concept, brush skill, color skill, and drawing skill. At the end of six weeks you will have all the basics to be able to paint independently with confidence. Art skills you will learn include composition, foreground/background and where to begin, and creating the illusion of depth and perspective in your paintings. Drawing skills include how to transfer a drawing to a canvas (3 methods) value scales and value sketching, and starting with simple shapes. Learn how to mix and match color, and make your own color wheel. Learn how to use different brushes and what they are for, as well as tools like sea sponge and palette knife. Learn how to use sighting to draw in perspective and self evaluate your own work to build on your strengths and minimize your weaknesses. Great class for learning the basics!
Each class runs for 6 weeks. Choose either Monday evening sessions or Thursday afternoon sessions… or anytime using recordings of classes!
Cynthia Harris-Pagano specializes in portrait commissions as well as painting and teaching in her North Light Studio Atelier (workshop) in Otisville. Her paintings, including many portrait commissions, are in collections in the US and abroad. She has been connected with and won awards from Ridgewood Art Institute in NJ and is a graduate in the Institute of Fine Arts, NYU. Her websites are: www.cynthiaharrispagano.com and www.portraitartist.com/pagano.
This class will include advanced drawing techniques in basic 3-dimensional forms: perspective, light and shade, still life, and some portrait work.
Supply list: Most supplies available at Newburgh Art Supply, 3 Grand St., Newburgh, NY. Also some supplies at Michaels.
1. Strathmore Series 400 Drawing Pad 11” x 17” (This is a must for the first day)
2. Strathmore Series 500 Charcoal Pad, assorted tints. 12 x 18”
3. Several Faber-Castelli or other good brand Graphite Pencils, 3 or 4B to 8 or 9B
4. Vine Charcoal (something called soft box at Newburgh Art Supply)
5. Charcoal pencils (Derwent Charcoal Set is a possibility)
6. Artist Pens (for pen and ink) Faber-Castelli has some.
7.Kneaded Eraser
8. 12” T Square (this is a must for the first day)
Instructor: Cynthia Harris-Pagano
Session Dates:
Sept 14, 21, 28, Oct 5th (Mondays, 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm) ($FULL)
Sept 14, 21, 28, Oct 5th Members ($FULL)
Oct 12, 19, 26, Nov 2nd (Mondays, 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm) ($150)
Oct 12, 19, 26, Nov 2nd Members ($135)
Nov 16, 23, 30, Dec 7th (Mondays, 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm) ($150)
Nov 16, 23, 30, Dec 7th Members ($135)
Beginning Drawing with Cynthia Harris-Pagano
Mondays, 10:00 am to 12:00 noon
Cynthia Harris-Pagano specializes in portrait commissions as well as painting and teaching in her North Light Studio Atelier (workshop) in Otisville. Her paintings, including many portrait commissions, are in collections in the US and abroad. She has been connected with and won awards from Ridgewood Art Institute in NJ and is a graduate in the Institute of Fine Arts, NYU. Her websites are: www.cynthiaharrispagano.com and www.portraitartist.com/pagano.
This is a basic drawing class designed to introduce new students to the skills required to accurately render what they see. It is also an opportunity for the more advanced artists to gain some visual and creative practice in drawing that will enhance any artistic endeavors. The beginning classes include an introduction to drawing basic 3-dimensional forms, perspective, light and shade, and still life and/or landscape drawing.
Supply list: Most supplies available at Newburgh Art Supply, 3 Grand St., Newburgh, NY. Also some supplies at Michaels.
1. Strathmore Series 400 Drawing Pad 11” x 17” (This is a must for the first day)
2. Strathmore Series 500 Charcoal Pad, assorted tints. 12 x 18”
3. Several Faber-Castelli or other good brand Graphite Pencils, 3 or 4B to 8 or 9B
4. Vine Charcoal (something called soft box at Newburgh Art Supply)
5. Charcoal pencils (Derwent Charcoal Set is a possibility)
6. Artist Pens (for pen and ink) Faber-Castelli has some.
7.Kneaded Eraser
8. 12” T Square (this is a must for the first day)
Instructor: Cynthia Harris-Pagano
Session Dates:
Sept 14, 21, 28, Oct 5th (Mondays, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm) ($120)
Sept 14, 21, 28, Oct 5th Members ($110)
Sept 14th ($40)
Sept 21st ($40)
Sept 28th ($40)
Oct 5th ($40)
Oct 12, 19, 26, Nov 2nd (Mondays, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm) ($120)
Oct 12, 19, 26, Nov 2nd Members ($110)
Oct 12th ($40)
Oct 19th ($40)
Oct 26th ($40)
Nov 2nd ($40)
Nov 16, 23, 30, Dec 7th (Mondays, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm) ($120)
Nov 16, 23, 30, Dec 7th Members ($110)
Nov 16th ($40)
Nov 23rd ($40)
Nov 30th ($40)
Dec 7th ($40)
ONLINE! Compose, Draw, and Paint Interiors with Dorrie Rifkin
“Interiors” will be the theme for this workshop. This workshop will cover equally the steps of design, drawing, and painting. Participants will learn to create strong compositions, execute a solid underlying sketch, and draw and paint buildings, effectively. Expect to learn while having fun through demonstration, exercises, and individual instruction and encouragement.
Day 1: Participants will learn to create strong compositions and execute a solid underlying sketch.
You will never be scared by the prospect of drawing!
Students will use a reference photo taken by the instructor or can use their own. Day 2: Bring your finished drawing and be ready to paint. Participants will learn the importance of color and value. Day 3: Critique! Let’s celebrate! Bring your final painting to class and share it.
Once you are registered, Dorrie will send you instructions and a materials list. Participating is easy. All you need is a computer, smart phone or tablet with a built-in camera. You may draw and paint along with me, or watch the demo, and finish the lesson before the next session. Students will be able to contact Dorrie during the week for help between sessions during her “office hours” for help.
Online! Painting and Drawing Lab with William Noonan Int/Adv
Online Painting and Drawing Lab with William Noonan for intermediate and advanced students. This class will be offered in a 4 week cycle. The instructor will supply a set of images from which the students will work. These will range and include still life, landscape, portrait and figure. Students may choose to draw and/or paint from any or all of these images. This is not a follow along step by step process; rather each student will be challenged to interpret the image for themselves. Students may also opt to work on their own personal projects too.
Week one will be a group meeting where the assignments will be given out and a brief demo or lecture will take place.
Students are encouraged to reach out to the instructor throughout the month for personal critiques via text or email.
Weeks 2-4 will be a critiques where students will share their progress with the group. All meetings will take place on Zoom. Students must email or text images to the instructor who will coordinate these into a slide-show format for the critique.
How this Online Class Works: After you enroll, the instructor will send you an email with an invitation to the Zoom meeting and a direct phone number to reach him with questions as well as any photos. Students must enroll in full cycle. There will be no refunds for any portion of missed scheduled meetings. Students supply all their own materials. Students are required to have the necessary technological tools i.e. internet capable smart phone or tablet or computer. They must also supply a cell phone number that can receive texts and an active email account.
Session Dates:
Aug 8, 15, 22, 29th ($140)
Aug 8, 15, 22, 29th MEMBERS ($120)
September 5, 12, 19, 26th ($140)
September 5, 12, 19, 26th MEMBERS ($120)
October 3, 10, 17, 24th ($140)
October 3, 10, 17, 24th MEMBERS ($120)
October 31st, November 7, 14, 21st ($140)
October 31st, November 7, 14, 21st MEMBERS ($120)
November 28th, December 5, 12, 19th ($140)
November 28th, December 5, 12, 19th MEMBERS ($120)
ONLINE! Abstracting the Landscape with Shawn Dell Joyce
Wednesdays, 6-8 PM
Learn to simplify the landscape into abstract shapes and block in, then refine the painting with small details. Learn the basics of composition and how to paint faster, more accurately and create more dynamic paintings.
Shawn Dell Joyce is the founder and former executive director of a nonprofit plein air school in NY called Wallkill River School. She teaches workshops in pastel and plein air techniques across the country, and is endorsed by Ampersand Pastelbords who supply materials for her demos and workshops. In 2017, she was hired by UArt to do a plein air pastel workshop. She has also worked the plein air event circuit and participated in many prestigious events around the country, bringing home awards for her loose and colorful paintings. She recently placed 1 st in the 2018 Inverness Plein Air Festival, 1 st in the Quickdraw at Lightchasers in Sarasota, and 3 rd in the Hudson Valley Plein Air Festival. She is a signature member of New York Plein Air Painters (NYPAP), and International Plein Air Painters (IPAP), and has been featured in many national newspapers and magazines like the New York Times and Plein Air Magazine. She has participated in many national exhibits and plein air festivals, and is represented by galleries in NY and Florida.
Materials list:
Syllabus with log in info, and materials list provided upon registration
Session Dates:
October 7, 14, 21, and 28th ($100)
October 7, 14, 21, and 28th Members ($85)
Recordings Only ($30)
Oct 7th ($25)
Oct 14th ($25)
Oct 21st ($25)
Oct 28th ($25)
ONLINE Beginning Painting with Shawn Dell Joyce
Learn the basics of painting ONLINE in six classes. Make six different paintings, one for each class, and learn specific skills with each painting! Each class focuses on a different art concept, brush skill, color skill, and drawing skill. At the end of six weeks you will have all the basics to be able to paint independently with confidence. Art skills you will learn include composition, foreground/background and where to begin, and creating the illusion of depth and perspective in your paintings. Drawing skills include how to transfer a drawing to a canvas (3 methods) value scales and value sketching, and starting with simple shapes. Learn how to mix and match color, and make your own color wheel. Learn how to use different brushes and what they are for, as well as tools like sea sponge and palette knife. Learn how to use sighting to draw in perspective and self evaluate your own work to build on your strengths and minimize your weaknesses. Great class for learning the basics!
Each class runs for 6 weeks. Choose either Monday evening sessions or Thursday afternoon sessions… or anytime using recordings of classes!
Online! Painting and Drawing Lab with William Noonan Int/Adv
Online Painting and Drawing Lab with William Noonan for intermediate and advanced students. This class will be offered in a 4 week cycle. The instructor will supply a set of images from which the students will work. These will range and include still life, landscape, portrait and figure. Students may choose to draw and/or paint from any or all of these images. This is not a follow along step by step process; rather each student will be challenged to interpret the image for themselves. Students may also opt to work on their own personal projects too.
Week one will be a group meeting where the assignments will be given out and a brief demo or lecture will take place.
Students are encouraged to reach out to the instructor throughout the month for personal critiques via text or email.
Weeks 2-4 will be a critiques where students will share their progress with the group. All meetings will take place on Zoom. Students must email or text images to the instructor who will coordinate these into a slide-show format for the critique.
How this Online Class Works: After you enroll, the instructor will send you an email with an invitation to the Zoom meeting and a direct phone number to reach him with questions as well as any photos. Students must enroll in full cycle. There will be no refunds for any portion of missed scheduled meetings. Students supply all their own materials. Students are required to have the necessary technological tools i.e. internet capable smart phone or tablet or computer. They must also supply a cell phone number that can receive texts and an active email account.
Session Dates:
Aug 8, 15, 22, 29th ($140)
Aug 8, 15, 22, 29th MEMBERS ($120)
September 5, 12, 19, 26th ($140)
September 5, 12, 19, 26th MEMBERS ($120)
October 3, 10, 17, 24th ($140)
October 3, 10, 17, 24th MEMBERS ($120)
October 31st, November 7, 14, 21st ($140)
October 31st, November 7, 14, 21st MEMBERS ($120)
November 28th, December 5, 12, 19th ($140)
November 28th, December 5, 12, 19th MEMBERS ($120)
ONLINE! Figures in Pastel with Shawn Dell Joyce
Wednesdays 6-8PM
Learn to paint expressive figures in pastel and add them into a landscape. Work from reference photos, and learn to sight proportion. Great class for anyone wishing to paint figures into their landscape or plein air paintings.
Shawn Dell Joyce is the founder and former executive director of a nonprofit plein air school in NY called Wallkill River School. She teaches workshops in pastel and plein air techniques across the country, and is endorsed by Ampersand Pastelbords who supply materials for her demos and workshops. In 2017, she was hired by UArt to do a plein air pastel workshop. She has also worked the plein air event circuit and participated in many prestigious events around the country, bringing home awards for her loose and colorful paintings. She recently placed 1 st in the 2018 Inverness Plein Air Festival, 1 st in the Quickdraw at Lightchasers in Sarasota, and 3 rd in the Hudson Valley Plein Air Festival. She is a signature member of New York Plein Air Painters (NYPAP), and International Plein Air Painters (IPAP), and has been featured in many national newspapers and magazines like the New York Times and Plein Air Magazine. She has participated in many national exhibits and plein air festivals, and is represented by galleries in NY and Florida.
Materials list:
Syllabus with log in info, and materials list provided upon registration
Session Dates:
November 4, 11, 18th ($75)
November 4, 11, 18th Members ($65)
Nov 4th ($25)
Nov 11th ($25)
Nov 18th ($25)
Recordings Only ($30)
Painting with Pastels with Gayle Clark Fedigan
This class has two different sessions for the same class on the same days, please make sure you’re signing up for the one you want to attend.
Morning sessions are Thursdays, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Afternoon sessions are Thursdays 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Gayle Clark Fedigan has been an accomplished pastel instructor and artist for 35 years. She taught at the Desmond Campus, MSMC, Newburgh and workshops in Ireland, Italy, and France. Gayle studied Art at SUNY New Paltz, and the ateliers of John Gould, Daniel Greene, and Lisa Specht, former president of the .Art Students League. Her paintings have been accepted 4 times into the Pastel Society of America Show, National Arts Club, Gramacy Park, NYC gaylefedigan.com
This course will focus on the handling (literally) of the pastel medium while doing still life. All levels from beginning to advanced painters are welcome; especially those who would like to cross over from another medium and explore the possibilities of pastels.
Classes will be limited to 10 students.
Materials List – all available at Jerrysartarama.com: Some at your local Art Store venues
1. 96 Nupastels or as large a set as you can.
2. 72 1/2 stick set of Faber Castell soft pastels at Jerrys $26.99 now if possible.
3. Kneaded/Kneadable eraser.
4. A stiff art brush can usually be found at Dollar Tree.
5. 12 in. see-through Plastic ruler and set of clips for it.
6. A 9×12 or 12×16 or 16×20 stiff smooth board to attach your paper to! WRS does have these but you should have your own as well.
7. A few sheets of Canson Gray paper to start and -OR- a pack of Warm 9×12
Art Spectrum pastel paper.
Instructor: Gayle Clark Fedigan
Session Dates:
Sept 10, 17, 24, Oct 1st MORNING ($140)
Sept 10, 17, 24, Oct 1st MORNING MEMBERS ($120)
Sept 10, 17, 24, Oct 1st AFTERNOON ($140)
Sept 10, 17, 24, Oct 1st AFTERNOON MEMBERS ($120)
Oct 8, 15, 22, 29th MORNING ($140)
Oct 8, 15, 22, 29th MORNING MEMBERS ($120)
Oct 8, 15, 22, 29th AFTERNOON ($140)
Oct 8, 15, 22, 29th AFTERNOON MEMBERS ($120)
Nov 5, 12, 19, Dec 3rd MORNING ($140)
Nov 5, 12, 19, Dec 3rd MORNING MEMBERS ($120)
Nov 5, 12, 19, Dec 3rd AFTERNOON ($140)
Nov 5, 12, 19, Dec 3rd AFTERNOON MEMBERS ($120)
Dec 10, 17, Jan 7, 14th MORNING (Snow day Jan 21st) ($140)
Dec 10, 17, Jan 7, 14th MORNING MEMBERS (Snow day Jan 21st) ($120)
Dec 10, 17, Jan 7, 14th AFTERNOON (Snow day Jan 21st) ($140)
Dec 10, 17, Jan 7, 14th AFTERNOON MEMBERS (Snow day Jan 21st) ($120)
Plein Air with Nancy Reed Jones
Tuesdays, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM.
Location: Benedict Park, 1768 Route 17K, Montgomery, NY at the pavilion by the playground all the way in the back of the park.
Spend the morning painting ‘En Plein Air’ with Nancy Reed Jones. Nancy is skilled with foliage-filled landscapes and the nature of Benedict Farm Park is the perfect location to paint.
Please bring your own materials, water, and personal safety equipment to this on-location class! For how we are maintaining safe classes, please see our summer class safety plan. If you’d like to borrow a school easel, you’ll need to email us at info@Wallkill.art to arrange a pickup.
Session Dates:
August 11th ($35)
August 18th ($35)
August 25th ($35)
2020 Hudson Valley Plein Air Festival Non-Competing Participant
Paint! Sign-up to participate in the 2020 festival. This is a non-juried level (no one will be turned away). Participants will receive an official badge and painting map and have their work listed for sale on the Wallkill River School website through December 2020.
If you would like to be a fully eligible participant in the festival, and be eligible for prizes and be included in the exhibit at Wallkill River School, please apply here: 2020 HVPAF Call of Entry
If you have already applied for the festival through Call of Entry, and paid the $45 jury fee, you DO NOT need to pay here. You will automatically be accepted as a HVPAF participant regardless of whether or not you are juried into the Hudson Valley Plein Air Festival and exhibit at Wallkill River School.
The festival runs from October 13th through October 18th.
Instructor: Sarah Pierson
Session Dates:
2020 HVAPF Participant ($25.00)
Private Lessons with Alan Lewis
Alan Lewis is available for one-on-one instruction or small group instruction at a mutually agreeable time at Wallkill River School. Please contact the reception desk to make arrangements at 845-457-2787 or info@wallkill.art.
“Interiors” will be the theme for this workshop. This workshop will cover equally the steps of design, drawing, and painting. Participants will learn to create strong compositions, execute a solid underlying sketch, and draw and paint buildings, effectively. Expect to learn while having fun through demonstration, exercises, and individual instruction and encouragement.
Day 1: Participants will learn to create strong compositions and execute a solid underlying sketch.
You will never be scared by the prospect of drawing!
Students will use a reference photo taken by the instructor or can use their own. Day 2: Bring your finished drawing and be ready to paint. Participants will learn the importance of color and value. Day 3: Critique! Let’s celebrate! Bring your final painting to class and share it.
Once you are registered, Dorrie will send you instructions and a materials list. Participating is easy. All you need is a computer, smart phone or tablet with a built-in camera. You may draw and paint along with me, or watch the demo, and finish the lesson before the next session. Students will be able to contact Dorrie during the week for help between sessions during her “office hours” for help.
This beginning watercolor class will be focused on producing finished work. I have noticed that I have learned best when following along painting with an artist, so that is the approach this class will follow. The first week will be devoted to materials, helping negotiate between all the different options, and what the importance of each element is. First time students are encouraged to attend, and to bring whatever you have. We will then produce a finished painting each week with a different subject, and returning students are welcomed. The approach will be to paint fast and loose, to cover the basics of watercolor by doing them, and hopefully to have some fun.
Wednesdays, 6-8 PM
Tuesdays, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM.
Learn the basics of painting ONLINE in six classes. Make six different paintings, one for each class, and learn specific skills with each painting! Each class focuses on a different art concept, brush skill, color skill, and drawing skill. At the end of six weeks you will have all the basics to be able to paint independently with confidence. Art skills you will learn include composition, foreground/background and where to begin, and creating the illusion of depth and perspective in your paintings. Drawing skills include how to transfer a drawing to a canvas (3 methods) value scales and value sketching, and starting with simple shapes. Learn how to mix and match color, and make your own color wheel. Learn how to use different brushes and what they are for, as well as tools like sea sponge and palette knife. Learn how to use sighting to draw in perspective and self evaluate your own work to build on your strengths and minimize your weaknesses. Great class for learning the basics!
Mondays, 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm.
PM
This class has two different sessions for the same class on the same days, please make sure you’re signing up for the one you want to attend.
Paint! Sign-up to participate in the 2020 festival. This is a non-juried level (no one will be turned away). Participants will receive an official badge and painting map and have their work listed for sale on the Wallkill River School website through December 2020.
Alan Lewis is available for one-on-one instruction or small group instruction at a mutually agreeable time at Wallkill River School. Please contact the reception desk to make arrangements at 845-457-2787 or info@wallkill.art.
Sunday Mornings 10am – 12pm