New Year-Long Class Coming Soon!

Hello!

I’ve been busy working on the new “year-long” online class and (hopefully) will have registration open on December 1st. So… details soon!

I made a 2-question, “Looking Forward to 2016” survey… if you’d like to weigh in, click HERE. I especially love your written comments, so please comment away!

Have a great Sunday!

Registration Open for Fred Lisaius’ “Holiday Gift Paintings”

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“Holiday Gift Paintings”
with Fred Lisaius
A 3-Lesson, “Bite-Sized” Class
$25

Class Dates: December 8-11, 2015

The holidays are approaching and there’s no better way to brighten someone’s season then with the gift of original art.

In this class Fred will walk you through three small acrylic paintings. Fred is known for his stunning acrylic paintings. Luckily for us, he’s a very generous artist and is happy to share his acrylic techniques with us!

Class Itinerary

Lesson 1
Supplies Overview & Paint the Backgrounds
Tuesday, December 8th

Lesson 2:
Masking Techniques
Wednesday, December 9th

Lesson 3:
Finishing the Paintings
Friday, December 11th

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Fred Lisaius is a painter, sculptor, and a popular art teacher at Bellevue College, WA  (“Fred is perfect!”). Fred is represented by the Patricia Rovzar Gallery in Seattle, and his work is in many private and corporate collections. Fred recently had a show at the Bainbridge Island Art Museum.

 

 

 

Sign up today!

Half Cat

This is mixed media on paper — gel medium, watercolor, colored pencil, pencil and photocopy on watercolor paper.

Hope you are having a wonderful day!

“Imaginary Creatures” Online Class Begins Tuesday

I’m getting ready to send out the email to those signed up for “Imaginary Animals,” which will include links to the blog and class Facebook pages.

This reminded me that I should remind you that class begins Tuesday, November 17th!

I love this “abstract-start” way of working and enjoyed revisiting the techniques when re-filming this favorite class.

Please join me! Details HERE.

Stripes!

Registration Open for an All-New “Imaginary Creatures”

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Imaginary Creatures
Instructor: Carla Sonheim
A 4-Lesson, Two-Week Class (+ bonus video)
Drawing, painting, mixed-media • $65
Class Dates: November 17-27, 2015

Note: This is a remake of a class created in 2011. If you have previously taken Imaginary Animals, you can receive 25% off the price of this new class by going HERE. Thank you!

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Create your own zoo of imaginary creatures from random watercolor marks!

This is one of my favorite classes to teach, as all the animals created are so unique and fun.

We will draw from life, from photos, and from our imaginations. Then you’ll learn no-fail watercolor tricks to create a series of your own imaginary creatures on paper. You’ll put the finishing touches on with pen, colored pencil, marker, collage, or whatever else the piece “needs.”

Also in each lesson “real” drawing exercises to help imbue personality and life into your imaginary animals.

Each lesson day you will receive a worksheet assignment, a drawing assignment, and a painting assignment.

Then, what to do with them? Besides framing, there will be a bonus video with holiday gift ideas of what to do with your unique creations.

Take this class if you love animals, want to learn more about watercolor and layering mixed-media, or just want to explore the “random” and “play” factor in drawing and painting.

Your itinerary:

Lesson 1
Sidewalk Cracks, One-Liners, & Mini Blob Animals
Tuesday, November 17

Lesson 2
Wrong-Handed Drawings, Blind Contours, & Abstract Starts
Thursday, November 19

Lesson 3
From Photos, Contours, & Watercolor Layers
Tuesday, November 24

Lesson 4
Drawing Textures, Details & Shading, & Mini Blob Animals
Bonus Video! Five gift ideas to make from your animal characters.
Thursday, November 26

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Please join me! For more details and to sign up, go HERE.

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