Fine Arts & Crafts
Drawings and Ink Abstraction - Broaden your Artistic Vision! New!
Let your art speak metaphorically! Explore how drawing when combined with various media and styles of abstraction can broaden your visual vocabulary. Fluid glazes and marbled washes will be paired with naturalistic drawings to fuse contemporary concepts with personalized expression. Delve into inking methods from Suminagashi (Japanese ink marbling) to graphite and metallic powder pours. Mylar as a transparent drawing surface will also be explored. Csilla Sadloch, B.A.
Newtown Campus/$199 (plus $10 materials fee payable to instructor)/RFNRT 0718 C01
8 Th, 6/6-8/1 (no class 7/4), 6:30-9:30 pm
Approved Hours: 24 (Act 48)
Creative Collage New!
Give wings to your creativity through the art of collage. Collage can be as simple or as complicated as you’d like. It is the original “recycling” approach to materials in art-making; taking the old and making it new. In this hands-on class you will create artworks using magazines, decorative papers, fabrics, and more. Participants will be guided to design their own works on paper, and encouraged to push personal boundaries in art making. Danielle Cargas, B.S.
Newtown Campus/$79 (plus $20 materials fee payable to instructor)/RFNRT 3471 C01
3 Wed, 6/12-6/26, 6-8:30 pm
Approved Hours: 7.5 (Act 48)
Watercolor – Awash with Color
This course is for the beginner to advanced watercolor artist who wants to achieve sparkling highlights and luscious wet washes in this transparent, luminous medium. Students are encouraged to bring their own photographic reference materials. Emphasis will be on promoting creativity and the realization of the artist’s vision. A materials list will be mailed prior to class. Gail Bracegirdle, B.F.A.
Newtown Campus/ $129 (plus approx. $120 for materials)/ RFNRT 2522 C01/
4 Tu, 6/4-6/25, 6:30-9:30 pm
Approved Hours: 12 (Act 48)
Digital Photography - Catching that Perfect Shot
Photography is much more than point and click. Let freelance photographer Tom DeLorenzo give you an in-depth look at camera operations, basic photographic technique, and image composition, to help you elevate your photographs from ordinary to extraordinary. Every other class will include a field trip to a local shoot site, weather permitting, to practice the skills you have learned. Please bring digital camera, flash drive, and operations manual to all classes. Thomas DeLorenzo, A.A.
Newtown Campus/$135/ RFNRT 2572 C01/
7 Tu, 6/25-8/6, 7-9 pm
Approved Hours: 14 (Act 48)
Photographic Portraiture New!
Get the most out of your 35mm digital camera using Photoshop and Adobe’s image processing program. Discover what it takes to go from the idea to the finished print, while working on projects in-studio, internal, and external locations. Learn depth-of-field control and motion/panning techniques, on-camera flash synchronization, and image processing and printing. A basic knowledge of digital photography and printing is recommended. Thomas DeLorenzo, A.A.
Newtown Campus/ $235/ RFNRT 2573 C01/
8 Thu, 6/6-8/1 (no class 7/4), 6:30-9:30 pm
Approved Hours: 24 (Act 48)
Painting the Figure from Life – be Expressive! New!
Find your own point of view to painting in a quick and expressive way using a live model. We will delve into color and finding the palette that best works for you, the ideal brushes, canvas or panel, and other materials. Through our discussion of drawing, anatomy, drapery, design, composition, etc., you will find the skills to paint a figure from life. For beginners to advanced painters. George Thompson, B.F.A.
Newtown Campus/$225 including live model fee (plus $150 for materials)/RFNRT 2529 C01
6 Mon, 6/24-7/29, 6-9 pm
Approved Hours: 18 (Act 48)
Alla Prima Painting
The idea of Alla Prima Painting is to quickly render the subject before the subject moves or the environment changes, where a painting is completed in one or two sittings with minimal touch-up. Learn the necessary techniques to complete a painting in a short time period from a still life or a live model. A materials list is available on request. Larry Chestnut, B.A.
Newtown Campus/ $155 (plus approx. $175 materials)/
RFNRT 2526 C01/ 6 Thu, 7/11-8/15, 6-9 pm
Approved Hours: 18 (Act 48)
Wood Turning For Adults
In this hands-on intensive workshop, explore appropriate tool selection, lathe selection, sharpening, safety, sanding and finishing. In addition to daily demonstrations, you will spend most of your time working on your project, with a separate one-way lathe available for each student. Limited enrollment, so sign up early. Ed Ryan
Newtown Campus/$425 (plus $50 materials fee payable to instructor)/RFNRT 3318 C01
Mon-Fri, 6/24-6/28, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Approved Hours: 37.5 (Act 48)
