Critique Tonight and Art Classes All Day at the Raven Gallery.

You should know that there are classes all day at the Raven Art School .  Come on in and join us.

Tonight it is Lorin Willey Critique night.  Bring in two pieces for critique while you have this opportunity!

Raven Art Gallery and Framing Will be Relocating as of January 1

Raven Art Gallery and Framing will be relocating as of January 1;

Details regarding the relocation will be forthcoming .  

As of January 1, the classes taught by the teachers  and life drawing  

will continue

 at  a new location.   

Watch Instructor Judith Reidy Create a Portrait

Initial Block In

2nd defining further.....

working on the shirt...simplify

Refining The underpainting or
Imprimatura
Watch for more further development of the portrait....

Would you like to learn to paint portrait?... try studying painting with Judith Reidy at Raven Art School.

Beginning Acrylic Painting Student Third Artwork after Three Lessons

In the beginning Acrylic painting class this is an example of a landscape painting completed by a student, Diane Miller,  in their third complete 2 hour lesson.
If you drop in at the Raven Art School Studio you will see the process for making the painting,

• beginning with the watercolor like use of acrylics in the sky background,
• doing an under painting of the lighthouse
• followed by a glazes of color on the lighthouse
• concluding with creation of the foreground of grasses.

Of course there is instruction on how to mix the colors, applying glazes and various brush techniques in creating the grassy foreground during live lesson.

  Why don't you join us  on Thursday Mornings  from 10 to noon and grow as a painter!  Class instruction is reasonable.

NEW

Saturday Morning Painting a Still Life, 

Chose to work with an instructor or independently in a wonderful atmosphere of fellow painters.

Beginner through Advanced 

9:30 to 11:30 am

Remember this week is the first week for our Saturday morning still life sessions.

See the Raven Art school page for more details

Beginning Oil Painting in Four weeks

This is the typical example of the two types of paintings that will be made during this four week introductory oil painting class.

Teapot and Pastry	Raven Bottle
Traditional Painting (Indirect Method) Begin with Grisaille (monochromatic underpainting ) creating the form Apply glazes of oil colors to create the color This Indirect painting is a work in progress.......	Alla Prima (Direct Method) With a clear pattern of light & dark in mind Begin with a simple draw in of the shapes,  noting shadows and reflected lights This alla prima or (direct method) painting is completed.

Watch for announcements  in Mid-October for  upcoming class offerings and time changes beginning soon.