Art & Design
Summer 2023
Let our courses take you on your own artistic journey where imaginative classes from Drawing to Painting are designed to excite, entertain and inform you!
- Introduction to Drawing 1 & 2
- Learning to Paint Still Life & Landscapes
- Drawing & Painting with Pastels
- Alla Prima Painting
- Getting the Perfect Shot
- Photoshop for Hobbyists
Norman F. Simms
Join Norman in any or all of his art classes.
Norman F. Simms was born in Washington, DC in 1956. After graduating from Art Instruction Schools, he pursued a passion for fine arts at Murray State University. He graduated from the Washington School for Drafting Technology, the Center for Degree Studies with an Associate’s Degree in Electrical Engineering Technology, the University of Maryland with a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems, and the Academy of Art with a Masters Degree in Fine Arts.
He creates dynamic paintings and drawings of various medium. He has exhibited his artworks regionally in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York City. He has received the “Palmer Award for Excellence” at the Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie for his oil painting, “The Artist and his Model”. His pastel paintings, “Butterfly Dance”, “Reflection”, and “Blossom”, have been featured in “The Best of America Pastel Artists Volume II”. His oil painting, “The Artist and his Model”, has also been published in the book, “Important World Artists Vol. I, A World of Art”.
He is a member of the national fine arts organizations, Portrait Society of America, The Pastel Society of America, and Oil Painters of America. He is also a member of the local art organizations, Artsbridge, Artists of Yardley, and Artists of Bristol.
He lives in Fairless Hills, PA, teaching group and private art lessons. He has also published two books, Portrait and Nude Painting & Philosophies, and Interview between the Jackass and the Artist. He is currently working on several books on the subject matters of portraiture, expressions in art, and technique and practices in fine arts.
Introduction to Drawing 1 RFNRT 8066 C01
6/14 - 7/19 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Did you always want to learn how to draw but didn’t feel confident enough to try? Here’s your chance! You will learn how to recognize types of edges, lines, and angles; how to recognize proportion and perspective; how to render light, shadow, and highlights by the use of gradations of tone; and how to be creative. Norman F. Simms
Introduction to Drawing 1 - Pennswood Village RFNRT 8066 CPV1
6/12 - 7/17 10:00am - 12:00pm
Did you always want to learn how to draw but didn’t feel confident enough to try? Here’s your chance! You will learn how to recognize types of edges, lines, and angles; how to recognize proportion and perspective; how to render light, shadow, and highlights by the use of gradations of tone; and how to be creative. Norman F. Simms
Location:
Pennswood Village
Newtown, PA
Open to the public.
Introduction to Drawing 2 RFNRT 8077 C01
7/26 - 8/30 6:00pm - 8:30pm
If you love to draw, this is your class. You will continue to learn how to recognize types of edges, lines, and angles; how to recognize proportion and perspective; how to render light, shadow, and highlights by the use of gradations of tone. Norman F. Simms
Prerequisite is Introduction to Drawing I
Introduction to Drawing 2 - Pennswood Village RFNRT 8077 CPV1
7/24 - 8/28 10:00am - 12:00pm
If you love to draw, this is your class. You will continue to learn how to recognize types of edges, lines, and angles; how to recognize proportion and perspective; how to render light, shadow, and highlights by the use of gradations of tone. Norman F. Simms
Prerequisite is Introduction to Drawing I
Location:
Pennswood Village
Newtown, PA
Open to the public.
LEARNING TO PAINT STILL LIFE AND LANDSCAPES - Pennswood Village RFNRT 8065 CPV1
6/13 - 7/25 10:00am - 12:00pm
You will gain a working knowledge of the components for creating great fine art (line, shape, color, perspective, proportion, volume, and composition). You will be introduced to various painting styles and techniques used to help you be creative and understand how to express feelings and ideas visually. Norman F. Simms
Location:
Pennswood Village
Newtown, PA
Open to the public.
DRAWING AND PAINTING WITH PASTELS - PENNSWOOD VILLAGE RFNRT 8064 CPV1
8/1 - 9/5 10:00am - 12:00pm
You will get an introduction to principles and techniques in drawing and painting with pastels. You will gain a working knowledge of line, shape, perspective, proportion, volume, and composition. You will be introduced to various drawing styles and techniques used in pastel. Norman F. Simms
Location:
Pennswood Village
Newtown, PA
Open to the public.
ALLA PRIMA PAINTING RFNRT 2526 C01
6/17 - 7/22 9:00am - 11:30am
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. Note: Please bring whatever supplies you have out the first night of class. Norman F. Simms
GETTING THE PERFECT SHOT RFNRT 2585 C01
6/12 - 7/24 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Do you want to enhance your ability to take great pictures? We will take an in-depth look at camera operations, basic photographic technique, image composition and post-processing, to help you elevate your photographs from ordinary to extraordinary. Tom DeLorenzo
Photoshop for Hobbyists RFNRT 2599 C01
6/15 - 8/3 6:00pm - 8:00pm
You will learn how to get what is missing from your digital photos and see how you can move from uninspiring snapshots to dynamic photographs. You will bring new life to your photos through Photoshop proficiency and the technical skills of digital processing. Tom DeLorenzo