February Art Store Class Updates

For February, the following is being offered:

Sunday Afternoon Acrylic Painting Class –Yes Mr. Hermon Adams is back for February!

Reminder THIS FIRST SESSION IS SUPER BOWL SUNDAY for the start. Set the DVRs and don’t let others change your New Year’s Resolutions of doing more art for 2016!

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You can make amazing leaps and bounds in your acrylic painting in this class!

Hermon Adams will guide you through learning and enhancing your skills in this exciting medium. Internationally recognized and collected, Hermon is open and loves to share his knowledge of acrylic painting.

Join us on the first four Sundays’ classes from 1 PM to 4PM.

Cost is $100.00 per student for 4 sessions during each month or $30 per individual session if class is already underway.

To register, please contact us by phone at 928-443-0749 or register online by clicking the button below.

Ages 16+.

**Minimum: 4 students and Maximum: 7 students

Request our staff to add you to our courtesy contact list.  Please remember to register at least three days prior to the start of class!

Hermon Adams, instructor. Materials extra.

Mr. Adams artwork has been on display at the Wichita Falls Museum and Art Center in Texas, and is in the permanent collection of the Prescott Resort and Conference Center on the Yavapai  Indian Reservation in Arizona. To view just some of his work, visit his blogspot here.

The required supply list can be found here.

*Student must have drawing experience and basic knowledge of acrylic paints. It is strongly recommended to attend every class during the month. Some projects will take more than a month to complete.

**Additional supply list changes are as follows for February’s sessions:

**Painting surface: a primed cotton gallerywrap canvas, , medium texture, for February’s class the requested size is 20×24. A regular stretcher bar canvas is possible to use but will be more expensive to frame it.

Other Painting Supplies:

A jar (80z or larger) of white gesso. Professional grade.

At the time of this posting, 3 students have already signed up for this class for February. You could make the class GO!

The focus for February is atmospheric low lighting within a classic composition relying on perspective to to keep one’s interest. See the finished painting of Hermon’s above. 

Why should you sign up for an acrylic class with Hermon Adams? Mr. Adams is sharing his knowledge of painting in acrylics (his media of choice now) on how to use several acrylic techniques like you are painting in oils (his original media choice). Feel free to lookup Hermon Adams’ paintings to view his skill level. He has a lot to share. – Keith K.


Friday’s Oil & Acrylic Painting Class

Beginners to Advanced

In this class you can learn the basics and more while painting with oil and acrylic.

Neil Orlowski is a passionate painter and instructor with long-time students that love what they have learned. Neil enjoys sharing his knowledge of the skills he has honed while working as a an illustrator for Hallmark Cards. Understanding the multiple techniques of oil painting is much easier to understand by Neil’s instruction. Just some of the knowlege to be taught on a one on one basis are:Oil_painting_palette

  • painting equipment usage and maintenance
  • painting materials and their usage
  • proper compositions
  • lighting effects
  • glazing
  • color palettes and mixing
  • alla prima (wet on wet) techniques
  • varnishing

Join Neil on the month’s Fridays’ classes from 10AM – 1 PM. An extended schedule can be received by contacting this instructor as shown below.

Cost is $150.00 per student for 6 sessions.

To register, please contact Mr. Orlowski directly at the number below*.  Request Neil to add you to his call list by leaving your contact info with his answering service.

Ages 16+.

Please remember to register at least three days prior to the start of class!

Neil Orlowski, instructor. Mr. Orlowski has offered to rent the Art Store’s studio and manage all payments for his instruction himself. All transactions must be discussed with Mr. Orlowski at 928-642-8018 to reserve your space in this class.

Materials extra. Supply List is available by visiting our supply list page on our website.

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Tuesday’s Pastel Class Pastel icon

Beginners to Advanced.

You can make amazing leaps and bounds in your pastel work in this class!

Don Rantz will guide you through learning and enhancing your skills in the enchanting medium of pastels. Internationally recognized as one of the best pastel artists, Don is open and eloquent in his instruction.

Join us on the first four Tuesdays’ classes from 10am (now sold out) & 2pm –5 PM (at time of posting, a single seat is available)

The instructor is requiring all new students to attend the afternoon class to view his first day demo.

Cost is $100.00 per student for 4 sessions during each month or $30 per individual session if class is already underway.

To register, please contact us by phone at 928-443-0749 or register online by clicking the button below.

Ages 16+.

**Minimum: 4 students and Maximum: 7 students

Request our staff to add you to our courtesy contact list.  Please remember to register at least three days prior to the start of class!

Don Rantz, instructor. Materials extra.

Mr. Rantz’s artwork can be found at Arts Prescott Gallery on Whiskey Row. Don’s entire portfolio can be found online at http://www.donrantz.com/.

The supply list can be found here.

February’s classes are near maxing even after spliting into two classes (afternoon and morning), you may want to plan ahead for March. 

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Saturday’s Sculpture Class

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K&K Studios and the Art Store offers a course on the Principles of Sculpture & Mold making. Enjoy building a bust of your loved one! Or creating a voluptuous form in plasteline clay with the correct supports.  From designing in the round, to the proper equipment and tool techniques to mold making, your imagination is your only restriction.

Sculpture: This is a water-based clay and an oil-based clay class. Firing of your projects built in class is included in the class fee. Size and quantity of projects are limited by the present equipment. Please ask about these restrictions.

The sculpture studio offers (3) throwing wheels, a slab roller and a clay extruder for your project needs. The kiln in the store also fires from low to high fire (cone 06 to cone 10).

K & K Studio’s sculpture class is held at 1pm-4pm is usually running on the first four Saturdays.

Open enrollment, all skill levels accepted. A maximum of 8 students is allowed in the studio space so one on one instruction has greater possibilities for the honing of your skills.

All materials are extra. Supply list for drawing can be found here. Supply list for sculpture can be found here.

Not offered in January, interest is growing for February. 

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 February’s Saturdays: Basic Drawing

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If you are just getting started or are in need of a review of what you may have already learned, this class is for you.  Success in other art techniques are often dependent on how well you have learned to draw. Exploring the assorted techniques of charcoal and graphite are used in this class.

Cost: During the month of November, the cost will be $80.00 for the first four Saturdays or $25 per individual session if class is already underway.

12 years and older.

**Mininum of 4 & a maximum of 10

To register, Call (928)443-0749 or register for this class online!

The required supply list can be found here.

At this time the class has met its minimums and has space for more students. 

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