Saturday Studio Sampler

These art classes for kids ages 5-12 offer the opportunity to explore a variety of media in an inspirational setting! Tackle a new creative project each week! Saturdays, October 4, 11, 18, 25 from 10:30-12:00
$65 for Members, $80 for non-members

Sculpture (introduction to clay and plaster) with Margaret Cherubin
Tuesdays, 10 am to 12 pm
October 7 – November 11

Students will be introduced to the concepts of form, mass, space and scale using clay. The focus will be to concentrate on art as it exists in three dimensions and how it is viewed from 360 degrees. Students can progress from there to making plaster molds of simple sculptures and casting them in plaster, or, if they prefer, they will have the opportunity to build wire armatures to make larger plaster sculptures. Future classes will be developed to teach how to sculpt a portrait head.

Oil, Pastels or Acrylic Painting with Gigi Liverant
Wednesdays, 9:30-12 pm

Session 1:
September 3 – October 15 (skip October 1)
Session 2:
October 29 - December 17 (Skip October 22, November 5 & 26)

Newcomers are always welcome in this popular on-going class that explores the fundamentals of oil and acrylic painting as well as pastels.

Drawing with Margaret Cherubin
Fridays, 10 am to 12 pm
October 10 – November 14

The development of powers of observation is the focus for this class. Students will learn to see as artists see, using relationships between lines, forms, shadow, negative space and the edges of the paper itself to replicate what is before them. Drawing is a coordination of hand and eye, and is also an extremely enjoyable and relaxing activity. Drawing on the right side of the brain encourages a neglected part of our mind to develop, leading to visual thinking and surprisingly accurate results.

Watercolor Painting with Margaret Cherubin
Saturdays, 10 am to 12 pm
October 11- November 15

Watercolors require a light touch and keen observation. This class will introduce students to the use of the white of the paper, various techniques such as dry brush, wet-on-wet painting, etc. to create their paintings. Emphasis will be on spontaneity, composition, color relationships, dark and light and the use of negative space. Working from life instead of photographs will be encouraged.

About our instructors:
Margaret Cherubin
Margaret Cherubin has taught privately, in public schools, and as an adjunct professor at Staten Island Community College.

Her work has been shown in New York, Paris, Toulouse and cities throughout the United States. She has received commissions from, among others, the City University of New York, a memorial park in Walton, New York and private collectors in London and the United States. Margaret’s work is in collections in the U. S., France, England and Greece.

Since moving to New London in August, 2007, she has had work exhibited in a solo show at The Phoebe Griffith Noyes Library in Old Lyme, and in juried exhibitions at the Hygienic Gallery in New London, the Connecticut Artists’ Exhibit in Norwich, and the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts Exhibit in Mystic. She is now an Associate Member of the Connecticut Academy.

Gigi Liverant
Gigi has painted in oils and pastels for over twenty-five years in a continuing exploration of the dramatic effects of both natural and artificial light.

Liverant's work is included in important public and private collections including Lyman Allyn Art Museum, Connecticut College, Three Rivers Community College, and New Haven Paint and Clay Club. She has produced numerous solo shows and participated nationally in exhibitions including the Pastel Society of America, the Connecticut Pastel Society, Annual Art of the Northeast USA, the Kansas Pastel Society, and Associated American Artists.

The cost for all Adult Art Classes is $100 for Members and $120 for non-members. Materials are not included in the cost of the class. To register, please call Director of Education, Jane Seney at 860-443-2545 x 110 or email seney@lymanallyn.org.