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Although this class is primarily for beginners or those with some experience in painting and drawing, advanced students are also welcome. Working from still-life (and possibly a model for portraiture as well), we will learn a step-by-step method for starting a successful painting: learning elements of composition and establishing an underpainting; describing the flow of light through the study of value; using the temperature of color and perspective to create an illusion of space; and beginning to learn color mixing and brushwork. We will discuss a little art history and philosophy to encourage a conceptual approach to the activity of painting, and discuss the many possibilities inherent in this powerful and flexible medium. Note that we will learn an alternative method to using toxic solvents in the studio. For the first class, there will be an introduction to the class, a review of the supply list, a demonstration of the materials, and some drawing practice. Please bring pencils, vine charcoal, or other drawing tools, an eraser, and a sketchbook (11” x 14” is a good size) to the first class. Those who are more comfortable with acrylic paint are welcome to use them, although the teaching emphasis will be on oils. Prerequisite: basic drawing skills.

Room: Commercial Art • Dianna Vosburg • Tuition: $119
Dianna Vosburg earned her MFA in Visual Art from Lesley University: The Art Institute of Boston in 2008. She has been painting in oils for 15 years, studying at the Danforth and DeCordova Museum Schools and the New England Realist Art School. She has taught privately for three years as well as teaching adult education classes at Keefe Tech. She shows locally and is represented in many private collections. Dianna maintains a studio at the Holliston Mill in Holliston, MA.

NEW CLASS! Come explore the beauty of your dreams through all medias of art, spellbinding beauty. Abstraction or Realism; Vistas and Visions, Landscapes and Seascapes, Nature and Nature’s Creatures. Participants may draw, paint or use other art mediums you are familiar with. In class critiques and guided practice. Come accomplish your personal goals and realize your dreams.

Room: Commercial Art • Grace Ciocca • Tuition: $99

Mrs. Ciocca has taught for more than twenty years at Keefe Tech, Newbury College, and Marian High School. She holds a B.A. in Printmaking from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and an MFA from Vermont College at Norwich University. She has completed advanced studies at Tufts University and the DeCordoba Museum.

This class is for the artist who wants to understand placement, shadowing, and perspective on a more developed level. The first 5 classes will be focused on still-life drawing and the last 5 will be focus on figure drawing. We will discuss all work produced in each class while helping to learn from other students technique and style. Please bring to class: Pencils, Charcoal, 16X20 Drawing Paper.

Room: 311 • Shawn Maria Bromley • Tuition: $99

Artist Shawn Maria Bromley has been teaching drawing, painting and clay for the last 20 years locally to adults and children. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Boston University and continues to work independently as a calligrapher and art teacher.

You will begin with an introduction to the basic elements of drawing and painting, continuing with a series of painting projects while developing your own personal style. This is always a most enjoyable class. A supply list will be distributed at the first class. Class size is limited to 20. Register early.

Room: Commercial Art • Joan Rubin • Tuition: $99

Joan Rubin co-founded the Sudbury Valley School in Framingham in 1968 where she has been teaching painting and drawing. Her paintings are in private collections throughout the U.S. She studied painting with David Broudo and George Dergalis and has been teaching watercolor painting at Keefe Tech since 1980.

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