October 2021
Watercolor Monotypes
October 5 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Speaker: Steve Prince, Director of Engagement, Muscarelle Museum of Art
Contact: Phone: 757.221.2700 , museum@wm.edu
Muscarelle Members, W&M Staff, Faculty and Students: $10 , Non-Members: $25
Muscarelle Museum of Art, Sheridan Gallery
$10 – $25
Join Steve Prince in this hands-on workshop, where participants will be exposed to the limitless process of creating watercolor monoprints! Participants will create expressive watercolor templates on Yupo paper, cut and arrange the dried color materials on an acrylic substrate, and utilize water-saturated archival paper to reconstitute the watercolors to create unique, multicolored prints that are abstract or representational.
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Pastel Portraits
November 20 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Speaker: Steve Prince, Director of Engagement, Muscarelle Museum of Art
Muscarelle Members, W&M Staff, Faculty and Students: $10 , Non-Members: $25
Muscarelle Museum of Art, Sheridan Gallery
$10 – $25
In this exciting class, students will draw from a live model to create beautiful color pastel portraits. Steve Prince will cover portrait drawing techniques dealing with structure, proportion, basic color applications, and layering.
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Copying With Confidence
- Related Exhibition: EDGAR DEGAS: The Private Impressionist
Artists through the ages have copied works of the masters to improve their own techniques, methods and compositions. Participants in this class will select a work of art that inspires and interests them from our special exhibition Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist. All levels will improve their drawing through close observation and individualized instruction using provided sketchbooks and graphite pencils.
Muscarelle Members, W&M Staff, Faculty and Students: $10
Non-Members: $25
March 2022
Period Portraits
- Related Exhibition: EDGAR DEGAS: The Private Impressionist
Connect to the past through guided instruction on the techniques and challenges of costumed figure drawing. Participants will be inspired by works by Degas and his contemporaries in the galleries and move to close observation of live models in period dress seated in the gallery. Open to all levels, this workshop will focus on graphite portrait drawing with materials included.
Muscarelle Members, W&M Staff, Faculty and Students: $10
Non-Members: $25
April 2022
Dancing with Degas
- Related Exhibition: EDGAR DEGAS: The Private Impressionist
Join us for a graphite drawing class in celebration of Degas and the art of dance. Participants will learn to capture dynamic moves of live dancers in the gallery through basic drawing instruction. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned artist looking to improve your drawing skills, this workshop caters to all levels and all materials will be provided.
Muscarelle Members, W&M Staff, Faculty and Students: $10
Non-Members: $25
September 2022
September 19 | 4:00 – 7:30 PM: Block Printing the Baskin Way | with Steve Prince (12 students)
In this exciting workshop students will study the works of Leonard Baskin as part of
The Human Frame Exhibition on display and create an original block print inspired by
Baskin’s artistic style! All materials will be provided. $10 - $25
October 2022
The Art of the Book | with Meghan Bryant + Steve Prince (15 students)
*Cross listed class with Special Collections Swem Swem Library and Matoaka Art Building 2-Day Workshop, October 22nd & 23rd | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM In this two-day intensive workshop participants will explore and study the exciting world of the history of books in Swem Library’s Special Collections. Participants will create an original collective handmade book and receive a copy upon completing the class. We will utilize one of the oldest forms of book making through relief printmaking. Refreshments will be provided each day. All materials will be provided. Adult/Teen Workshop (Ages 14+) Materials fee $30, $25 for students and…
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Imaginary Beasts and Stranger Things!
Students will explore the fantastical world of creating mystical, mythological, imaginary animals, beasts, and stranger things with oil pastels and tempera paint. We will explore the world of drawing and color mixing to make our artistic creations which we shall name in the end! Youth Workshop (Ages 7-14) All materials will be provided. $10 - $15 Reserve
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