If you have any questions about spring classes or would like a class brochure please call or e-mail. To register please call or stop by the gallery.
ph. 780.426.4180 . e-mail: harcourt@telusplanet.net . address: 3rd floor, 10215-112 st . Edmonton, AB . T5K 1M7
Workshops with a Model
Learning How to See - Drawing from Life*
Instructor: Dave Carty
Ages 18+ or with parental consent
Thurs. March 10th, Sat. March 12th & Sun. March 13th
Thurs. 6-9 pm, Sat. & Sun. 10 am – 5 pm
Cost: $160 ($180 non-members) Supplies not included
www.members.shaw.ca/ndpcarty
Using methods from the popular book by Betty Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, this course will underline that drawing is a learned skill much like reading or riding a bike. To do this Dave Carty will break down drawing into five basic components and teach students a new way of “seeing”. Contour, gesture, perspective and portrait drawing will be utilized to develop these five elements. A live model will be provided Saturday and Sunday.
ph. 780.426.4180 . e-mail: harcourt@telusplanet.net . address: 3rd floor, 10215-112 st . Edmonton, AB . T5K 1M7
Workshops with a Model
Learning How to See - Drawing from Life*
Instructor: Dave Carty
Ages 18+ or with parental consent
Thurs. March 10th, Sat. March 12th & Sun. March 13th
Thurs. 6-9 pm, Sat. & Sun. 10 am – 5 pm
Cost: $160 ($180 non-members) Supplies not included
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Using methods from the popular book by Betty Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, this course will underline that drawing is a learned skill much like reading or riding a bike. To do this Dave Carty will break down drawing into five basic components and teach students a new way of “seeing”. Contour, gesture, perspective and portrait drawing will be utilized to develop these five elements. A live model will be provided Saturday and Sunday.
*This course is also available as an extended 6 class evening program
Pulse: Sculpting from Life*
Instructor: Sharon Moore-Foster
Ages 18+ or with parental consent
Sat. March 19th & Sun. March 20th
10 am –5 pm
Cost: $180 ($205 non-members)
Fee includes 1 box of clay
www.sharonmoorefoster.com
Engage in an exciting, informative and creative weekend, sculpting clay into 3D and 2D (relief) sculptures. Using a professional live model for inspiration and subject matter, students will begin with a small, gestural clay study. Students will learn the importance of drawing for sculptural perception and reference. Through purposeful play students will sculpt a larger clay piece and, if time and energy permits, a small relief work.
Pulse: Sculpting from Life*
Instructor: Sharon Moore-Foster
Ages 18+ or with parental consent
Sat. March 19th & Sun. March 20th
10 am –5 pm
Cost: $180 ($205 non-members)
Fee includes 1 box of clay
www.sharonmoorefoster.com
Engage in an exciting, informative and creative weekend, sculpting clay into 3D and 2D (relief) sculptures. Using a professional live model for inspiration and subject matter, students will begin with a small, gestural clay study. Students will learn the importance of drawing for sculptural perception and reference. Through purposeful play students will sculpt a larger clay piece and, if time and energy permits, a small relief work.
*Refer to full length classes to see more from this instructor
Full-length Classes
Learning How to See: Drawing from Life*
Instructor: Dave Carty
Ages 18+ or with parental consent
6 Tuesdays
March 15th – April 19th
6-9 pm
Cost: $165 ($185 non-members) Supplies not included.
www.members.shaw.ca/ndpcarty
Using methods from the popular book by Betty Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, this course will underline that drawing is a learned skill much like reading or riding a bike. Similar to his workshop, Dave will teach students the global skill of drawing, broken down into 5 basic components, to explore a new way of “seeing”. A model will be provided for 4 classes.
*This course is also available as a condensed 2.5 day workshop
Instructor: David Janzen*
All ages
6 Tuesdays
May 3rd - June 7th
6-9 pm
Cost: $135 ($150 non-members) Most supplies included.
This is a class for students ages 12 - 86! Transform everyday, often discarded, material into art with paint. Heighten or alter the meaning of anything's "thingness"!
Using acrylic paint, David Janzen will introduce participants to a variety of approaches to making 'shaped' paintings that operate on more than one physical level to be displayed on a wall or tabletop.
*Harcourt House Artist Run Centre’s 2010/2011 Artist in Residence
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| Neil McClelland, Self-Portrait, Oil on mylar, 5" x 7", 2008 |
Intermediate Oil Painting: The Portrait
Instructor: Neil McClelland
6 Thursdays
March 24th - April 28th
6-9 pm
Cost: $145 ($165 non-members) Supplies not included.
www.neilmcclelland.blogspot.com
This class will create three portraits using non-toxic, solvent-free oil painting techniques using the portrait as source and subject matter. Students will look at several elements and techniques utilized in oil painting. Some of these elements include; using a “Painterly” approach, working from general to specific, dark to light, transparent to opaque. Students will also look at the importance of value to create a sense of light and the importance of colour and intensity to create a sense of space.
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| Clay sculpture by Sharon Moore-Foster |
Instructor: Sharon Moore-Foster
Ages 18+ or with parental consent
6 Tuesdays
March 29th - May 3rd
6-9 pm
Cost: $200 ($230 non-members) Fee includes 1 box of clay.
www.sharonmoorefoster.com
The key to successful abstraction is knowing your subject in its true form first. Working with clay, from a live model, Sharon Moore-Foster will teach students to sculpt what they see and how to take their work to a new level through abstraction. Students will learn how to inject their own energy into their work and learn vital elements of sculpture such as contour, composition and form.
Art Classes for Youth
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| Illustration by Roger Garcia |
Saturday Comics for Kids & Parents
Instructor: Roger Garcia
Ages 7 - 12 (age is flexible) & Parent
6 Saturdays
April 30th - June 11th
3-5 pm
Cost: $145 for parent and child ($165 non-members) For an additional child add $30 (two children per parent maximum). Please call for details. Supplies included.
www.rogerdraws.blogspot.com
Comics aren’t just for kids – they are for big people too! This affordable class invites kids and their parents to explore their creative side. Students, both big and small, will learn how to create and illustrate your own original characters & turn them into a story. Students will learn about facial expressions and body movement, drawing animals, mythical creatures and 3D shapes!
Mommy’s Little Monster: 3-D Art Class with Dry Paper MacheInstructor: Spyder Yardley-Jones
Ages 9-14
6 Saturdays
April 30th - June 11th
10 am - 12 pm
Cost: $135 (150 non-member) Supplies included.
This is the class where imaginations can run wild! Students will start out by creating and drawing their own character and then take it to the third dimension with sculpture. Don’t worry, there is no messy glue-Just tinfoil, paper, tape and paint. Once the characters are complete students will make a diorama where the creatures will live.
Book arts & papermaking classes
The Sketchbook: A Flat-Back, Hardcover
Instructor: Margaret Braun
Ages 16+
3 Mondays
March 7th, 14th & 21st
6 pm - 9 pm
Cost: $80 ($95 non-member)
Supplies not included (most supplies are household items).
www.frommargaretsstudio.blogspot.com
Learn how to bind your own hardcover sketchbooks with amazing results, using supplies and materials you already have at home. This course covers folding multiple signatures, sewing, supporting and reinforcing the text block, and creating a hard cover with an inset.
Papermaking Workshop: The Basics
Instructor: Margaret Braun
Ages 12+
Saturday, April 2nd, 1 pm - 4 pm
OR
Thursday, May 5th, 6 pm - 9 pm
Cost: $40 ($50 non-member)
Supplies not included (most supplies are household items).
Not only is papermaking a fun experience for parents and kids, it’s also a great way to recycle waste into wonderful possibilities. Add dried flowers, scraps of yarn and even seeds. It all comes down to what you want. Experiment with different textures and colours while having fun expressing your creativity!
Photo Album: Japanese Stab Stitch
Instructor: Margaret Braun
Ages 16+
Saturday, April 9th, 10 am - 5 pm
OR Thursday, May 12th & 19th, 6 pm - 9 pm
Cost: $70 ($80 non-member)
Supplies not included (most supplies are household items).
Japanese stab stitch binding is quick to learn and is truly classic form of bookbinding. Make your very own personalized photo album or notebook using many materials that can be found at home and a great way to utilize your new paper creations from Margaret’s papermaking class.
