Class and Workshop Update

Montclair Art Museum   

3 South Mountain Ave, Montclair NJ 07042  [corner Bloomfield Ave]
Information:  www.montclairartmuseum.org

Carol Cohn, Director of the Art School (973) 746-5555, x 239

Pastel Painting  

A challenging, year-long course open to all levels in the fall. Lectures, personal work sessions and critiques.  Limited enrollment.

o        The Fall semester concentrates on the versatile medium of pastel, mixing and using color – value, hue, intensity, and complementary

o        Winter: pastel painting, mixed media, composition and turning the form

o        Spring: outdoor landscape en plein air at local sites including becoming portable, personal limited palette, perspective, getting the feel of a place  

Wednesdays  9:00 am – 12:15 pm

$ 240 member; $ 270 non-member

Workshops: A one-day concentration on Color Theory

Register in person, by mail or on-line.  Credit cards accepted.  
         Make checks payable to the “Montclair Art Museum”

Van Vleck Artist-in-Residence Classes  **

            21 Van Vleck St, Montclair [corner South Mountain Ave]
            Any medium. Limited class enrollment. Individual instruction.
            Explore the gardens with a painter’s eye.

            Information:             www.vanvleck.org       Susan Baggs, Director  973 744-4752

Morning Plein Air: a meditative class to catch the morning light [8:30 – 11:30 am] in the beautiful gardens.  Open to all levels, and those who like to start the day quietly.

Tuesdays in the fall or spring

$130 includes four classes and a $30 administrative fee to the Gardens
** Current students are invited to attend this class as my guest.
  [Note: students are  required to pay the administrative fee.]

Introduction to Plein Air Painting: a comprehensive introduction to the process of becoming “one with the landscape”.  

Open to painters new to outdoor landscape, and those looking for a “refresher” course.  The primary media used will be pastel; graphite or conte crayon; and watercolor, pen and ink, but students may work in any medium.

Five Mornings for two weeks, Monday, Wednesday and Fridays in September

$155 includes a $30 administrative fee to the Van Vleck Gardens
Register in person, by mail or on line.  Checks payable to “Van Vleck Gardens” 

Pastel Painting Master Class 

            Year-long class open to advanced students and professional artists familiar with pastel. Limited enrollment.

Three semesters: 

Fall and spring Plein Air at local sites.
Winter subjects selected each year by participants for concentrated study

Ten Thursdays each semester 

1:00 – 4:00 pm, September -- June
$225 for 10 classes
Register with Margaret Kenrick, Class Assistant, 

on line www.ViridianFineArt.com or email Viridian@juno.com.
Make check payable to “Catherine Kinkade”.

Field trips and day trips 
You may register to be notified of painting weekends, field and day trips: Catherine@ViridianFineArt.com.

Information about all classes is posted at www.viridianFineArt.com/schedule or email Catherine Kinkade at Viridian@juno.com. [973] 992-5065.  

[4/27/05] 

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