Class Schedule (Please contact the instructor, below, to verify summer schedules!)​
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SUN CITY ART CLUB CLASS INFORMATION
Attendees Must be a Sun City Resident and Art Club member.
Open Paint Sessions (No Instructor)
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These sessions are designed for groups of artists working on individual, self-guided projects. These artists assist each other and share ideas and tips. "Open Paint" sessions designated “All levels” means experienced artists in these sessions may be available to mentor beginners who would like some help and "Advanced" sessions require skills to complete a basic drawing/painting without assistance. ​
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Basic Drawing
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Description: A basic drawing class that starts with then builds on fundamentals, including one and two dimensions, lines, shapes, values. Bring a pencil and paper.
Beginning & Intermediate Watercolor and Intermediate Oil/Acrylic
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​Class Descriptions:
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(Beginning) Watercolor
Choosing supplies, including brushes, paints and paper, as well as basic techniques such as creating washes, glazes, color mixing, negative painting, creating texture and more.
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(Intermediate) Watercolor Basics and Beyond
This class is designed to teach a solid foundation in watercolor for those who wish to explore and improve watercolor painting techniques. A full range of watercolor concepts, subjects, application techniques, and forms of watercolor will be presented to enable the student to achieve confidence and mastery while enjoying the painting process. In this class setting, students will receive individual guidance and support in a friendly and relaxed environment.
Classes will consist of demonstrations by the instructor, structured painting exercises, critiques, and painting projects that will employ the techniques and processes presented. Students will learn that watercolor is a unique medium with lots of room for experimentation and creative play.
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(Intermediate) Acrylic and Oil Painting
Open to all skill levels, this class is designed as a studio experience with the instructor giving individual guidance to each student. Students will work at their own pace, on their own subjects, while exploring the medium of their choice. Short lectures on specific topics will be given at each class so that students may develop an understanding and proficiency in their individual medium, while addressing both technical and formal problems in painting.
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Instructor Bio: Linda Smith is a retired art teacher with over 30 years of painting, teaching, and exhibition experience, with a focus on watercolor, acrylic, and oil painting. She has earned awards for her paintings and has studied under several nationally recognized artists throughout the U.S. Linda loves to share her passion for art and travel. She seeks to continually bring fresh methods, techniques, and processes to her painting students.
Beginning Oil/Acrylic
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Class Description: This is a class for beginners who wish to learn basic skills, including materials to use.
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Instructor Bio: “I began a serious study of art and painting better than ten years ago. Since then, I have engaged in a great deal of home study and have worked closely with three separate mentors, all of whom are remarkable artists and teachers. Over the years I have been awarded a number of accolades from juried competitions, including four blue ribbons for oil and acrylic painting. I enjoy teaching novice oil and acrylic artists, focusing on the tools and mediums available, basic painting techniques, basic composition, color blending and the importance of light and establishing values.”
Karen Corvan
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Class Description: Are you interested in learning art but think you aren’t artistic enough? You need to try Zentangle®! It’s a meditative art form with similarities to doodling, but with more structure. Zentangle® requires no experience, few supplies, and can be done almost anywhere, any time. If you can make a dot (.), circle (o), line (l), c, s, you can do Zentangle® In the class you will learn the basics and history of Zentangle®. Basic materials are supplied. Class is held on Mondays at 1 pm in the Multi-Purpose room at Desert Vista. Come join us.
Instructor Bio: My name is Karen Corvan and I am retired educator. i was an elementary teacher, reading specialist, resource teacher and district office administrator in charge of state and federal programs. My husband and I volunteered with a local dog rescue and I was the volunteer coordinator and trained the dog walkers. I learned about Zentangle around 2011 and became a Certified Zentangle Teacher (CZT) in 2014 & 2021.
