Outreach
Annapolis, Continuing Education and Fine Arts
Fine Arts Workshops - Fall 2010
Workshops offer instruction in the practice of the fine arts. Classes meet weekly. Workshop size is 12-16 students.
Creative Writing: Personal Storytelling
Instructor: Laura Oliver
Tuesday, 7 – 9 p.m.
September 14 – November 16
Barr Buchanan Center, Room 109
Tuition: $185. 10 sessions
A good story creates connection and allows us to recognize ourselves in each other’s lives. In this workshop we will learn how to choose the stories we want to tell and how to shape those life experiences on the page. Through carefully crafted writing exercises, in and out of class, we will learn to use techniques for writing fiction to tell a true tale. Topics will include voice, structure, tension, dialogue, setting, language, humor and plot. We will learn how to begin, develop and end a story that resonates in the mind of the reader.
Reading assignments will provide the basis for lively discussions that both instruct and inspire. Each student will have the opportunity to have his memoir excerpt, vignette or essay critiqued by the group if he so chooses. This class will conclude with tips on how to submit work for publication and how to sustain a writing life.
The Craft of Story - Fiction
Instructor: Lynn Schwartz
Wednesday, 7 – 9 p.m.
September 15 – November 17
Barr Buchanan Center, Room 109
Tuition: $185. 10 sessions
Good stories are honest and fresh, but they are also thoughtful acts of construction. This workshop will explore the means of finding your story and translating it to the page. The process includes identifying what is worth telling; pinpointing where to begin and how to engage the reader; maintaining a strong and consistent voice; creating realistic characters, motivation, and conversational dialogue; building structure, conflict, and plot; strengthening the rhythms of language; and reaching an organic and resonant ending.
Reading assignments will illustrate successful storytelling techniques, and in-class writing exercises will put those techniques into practice. Tools for how to revise and publish completed work will be covered. Students may also choose to submit their own projects, tailored to their interest and experience, for class discussion.
Painting Light
Instructor: Jean Brinton Jaecks
Tuesday, 7 – 9:30 p.m.
September 14 – November 2
Mellon Hall, Room 200
Tuition: $185; Model fee: $25. 8 sessions
This workshop will explore painting techniques from the Renaissance to contemporary alla prima. Students will learn the grisaille technique of glazed oil painting. Each student will begin the painting with an imprimatura glaze of color. The composition will then be modeled in grisaille (gray tones) with thin transparent glazes of oil to create a rich luminous painting. The second part of the workshop will focus on direct painting or the alla prima method of responding to the subject, focusing on atmosphere and light. The subject will be still life, landscape and the figure. Slides and discussion of old and contemporary masters will enhance the learning experience.
Watercolor
Instructor: Jean Brinton Jaecks
Wednesday, 7 – 9:30 p.m.
September 15 – November 3
Mellon Hall, Room 202
Tuition: $185; Model fee: $25. 8 sessions
In this workshop, students will explore the many facets of watercolor, while painting still life, landscape, and the figure. Students will study composition, luminescent color, and light and will learn to employ dry brush, glazes, and washes. Alternative techniques and methods will be demonstrated. Students will perform a series of exercises to learn and understand the vocabulary of color. Slide lectures and discussion of the techniques of Homer, Sargent, Wyeth, Turner, and other contemporary artists will broaden the learning experience.
Life Drawing
Instructor: Mary Arthur
Wednesday, 7 – 9:30 p.m.
September 15 – November 3
Mellon Hall, Room 200
Tuition: $185; Model fee: $35. 8 sessions
This course is designed to broaden awareness of the human form in observational drawing. Importance is placed on the use of observational drawing tools and techniques for representing proportions. A variety of different approaches and media will be explored during the semester. Analysis of the human body will help students understand its overall structure and complexity. Students will develop an understanding of the role of the human figure in art history and in contemporary art. Slide lectures, demonstrations, discussions, and critiques will supplement drawing practice.
Figure Sculpture in Clay
Instructor: D. H. Banker
Saturday, 10 a.m. – noon
September 11 – November 20 (no class October 9)
Mellon Hall, Room 200
Tuition: $185; Materials fee: $40. 10 sessions
This class will create sculptures of the human form in water base clay; the sculptures will be fired in the kiln and then painted or waxed. Working from a model, students will have the option of concentrating on a portrait or a figure study. The class will begin with several small studies and finish with a larger piece. Anatomy will be discussed as it relates to the model. Both classical and modern masters of figure sculpture will be studied through slides and photographs. This class is appropriate for the beginner as well as those with experience, since it takes years to master this art form.
Beginning and Intermediate Pottery with Raku Firing
Instructor: John Jensen
Saturday, 10 a.m. – noon
September 11 – November 20 (no class October 9)
Mellon Hall, Room 28
Tuition: $185; Materials fee: $35. 10 sessions
In this class, beginning students will learn the skills of throwing on the potter's wheel while intermediate students will advance their skills. Students will have the opportunity to fire at least one object in the Raku style of firing, which involves removing red-hot objects directly from the kiln into a bed of leaves, sawdust, or other combustible material, which produces interesting glaze effects. Students should wear casual clothing and bring a large towel to class.
Pottery: Open Studio
Instructor: John Jensen
Tuesday, 7 – 9 p.m.
September 14 – November 16
Mellon Hall, Room 28
Tuition: $185; Materials fee: $35. 10 sessions
Have you ever wished you could spend time in a professional potter’s studio? As much as possible this open studio class will let you do just that. While students are free to work on their own projects throughout the class time, the instructor will be giving ongoing demonstrations in production pottery techniques: throwing, trimming, wedging, mixing and using glazes, hand building, carving and other forms of decoration. Beginners will be given a short lesson in throwing at the beginning of the first three classes. Class members will be invited to the seasonal Raku firing.