Press Release - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Janet G. Erway
Cooperstown Art Association
22 Main Street
Cooperstown, NY 13326
(607) 547-9777
September 14, 2012
Announcing Fall Classes at the CAA!
Want to try something new? Need to get back into an art routine? Explore your inner artist? Then the Fall Classes at the Cooperstown Art Association may be the right fit for you! Classes are held in our upstairs classroom space at 22 Main St. Cooperstown unless otherwise indicated. This fall the CAA is offering: Open Drawing Group with a Live Model, Plein Air Oil Painting with Mary Nolan, Watercolor Landscape with David Kiehm, Watercolor Techniques with Doug Jamieson and Water Soluble Oils with Doug Jamieson. You can also view the class schedule online at www.cooperstownart.com. Don’t forget to register and pay for your spot prior to the beginning of each class! To pre-register, please call the CAA at 607-547-9777.
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.
Plein Air Oil Painting with Mary Nolan
Wednesday Mornings*
6-Weeks, September 26 – October 31
10:00am – 12noon
$160 for Members / $165 for Non-members
This is a 6-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.
Watercolor Landscape with David Kiehm
Wednesday Evenings
8-Weeks, September 26 – November 14
6:30pm - 9:30pm
$110 for Members / $115 for Non-members
Watercolor Landscape with David Kiehm is an 8 - 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
Watercolor Techniques with Doug Jamieson
Thursday Mornings
8-weeks, September 27 – November 15
10am – 12noon
$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.
Water Soluble Oils with Doug Jamieson
Thursday Afternoons
8-weeks, September 27 – November 15
1-3pm
$110 for Members / $115 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.
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.
-- 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
