Press Release - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Janet G. Erway
(607) 547-9777
March 13, 2013
Announcing Spring Art Classes at the CAA!
Want to try something new? Need to get back into an art routine? Explore your inner artist? Then the Spring Classes at the Cooperstown Art Association may be the right fit for you! Classes are held in our upstairs classroom space at
Open Drawing Group with Live Model
Monday Evenings
Year Round
7:00 - 9:00pm
$10 donation per class
Artists of all skill levels are invited to sketch from a live model without an instructor. This group is perfect for those looking for a creative outlet or to hone their drawing skills! Join our friendly small drawing group! Subject to weather and model availability, please call the CAA before attending.
Watercolor Still Life with David Kiehm
Wednesday Afternoons
6-Weeks, April 3 – May 8
12:30pm - 3:30pm
$110 for Members / $115 for Non-members
Watercolor Still Life with David Kiehm is an 6 - week class that will focus on interpreting still lives from life and concentrate on developing space & form in objects. Materials list available at www.cooperstownart.com
Watercolor Landscape with David Kiehm
Wednesday Evenings
6-Weeks, April 3 – May 8
6:30pm - 9:30pm
$110 for Members / $115 for Non-members
Watercolor Landscape with David Kiehm is an 6 - week class that will focus on interpreting landscapes from photographs and concentrate on developing space & mood in landscapes. Materials list available at www.cooperstownart.com
Plein Air Oil Painting with Mary Nolan
Thursday Mornings*
8-Weeks, May 2 – June 20
10:00am – 12noon
$160 for Members / $165 for Non-members
This is a 8-week class for the student with past experience with oil painting and is taught onsite with the location changing each week. Students are given the opportunity to learn the techniques of oil painting while working from life. Materials list available at www.cooperstownart.com
*Schedule flexibility is required due to weather & locations.
Water Soluble Oils with Doug Jamieson
Monday Mornings
8-weeks, May 13 – July 8
10:00am – 12noon
$135 for Members / $140 for Non-members
Explore the unique characteristics of oil painting by using water soluble oils without the messy clean-up and toxic smells of turpentine, while learning a procedural approach to the medium including color mixing, glazing, wet on wet, the use of underpainting and direct and indirect painting. Each session the instructor will give demonstrations and offer hands on help. The class will be working from photos. Water soluble oils are available for a $25 fee or supply your own. Class will not be held May 27th.
Watercolor Techniques with Doug Jamieson
Monday Afternoons
8-weeks, May 13 – July 8
1:00pm – 3:00pm
$110 for Members / $115 for Non-members
Traditional watercolor techniques such as wet in wet, masking, the use of transparency and color mixing will be explored. Subject matter will include portrait, landscape and still life. Photos will be employed along with demonstrations. Class will not be held May 27th.
Stained Glass Workshop with L. David Pye
One Day Workshop: Saturday, June 1st
9:00am – 4:00pm
$190 for Members / $195 for Non-members
An introduction to this centuries-old art form will be provided in this class. Following an overview of historical and contemporary history of stained glass artistry, fundamental concepts of pattern design, cutting and joining of glass pieces of various colors will be given. Enrolled students will assemble a framed stained-glass art piece suitable for a window display in the home or office. All tools, equipment and colored glass pieces are provided as part of the class. At its conclusion, enrolled students will be well on their way for the serious pursuit of this art form.
Please contact the Cooperstown Art Association at 607-547-9777 to register today! Materials lists and art instructor bios and links to their websites are all available at www.cooperstownart.com under classes. Gallery Hours: Daily 11-4. Sunday 1-4. Closed Tuesdays through Memorial Day. The Cooperstown Art Association is located at
Watercolor Still Life with David Kiehm is just one of the class offerings this spring at the Cooperstown Art Association galleries.
-- Janet G. Erway, Director Cory Anne Sharer, Assistant Director Cooperstown Art Association 22 Main Street Cooperstown, NY 13326 (607) 547-9777 (607)547-1187 fax gallery@cooperstownart.com www.cooperstownart.com
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