ART 101
For SRAL Members Only
Are you a beginning artist and want to learn the basics about different mediums, design, and color? Are you an artist that has wanted to learn a different medium? Then Art 101 is perfect for you. The Art 101 classes offered this fall and winter will be presented by SRAL members volunteering to share their time and expertise. If you have questions regarding any Art 101 classes contact Darilyn, Art 101 Chairperson, at DarilynR@SantaRitaArt.org. If you need to cancel a registration, contact Darilyn at DarilynR@SantaRitaArt.org and Susan Ettl, SRAL Web Manager, at SusanE@SantaRitaArt.org.
- Each class will be held in the SRAL studio, from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
- Materials for classes will be provided by SRAL and include paints, paper or canvas, and an appropriate paint brush.
- Participants will need to bring a water container, paper towels, an apron, or any
appropriate working clothes.
- The class size is determined by the instructor; generally, 12 – 18 people. We encourage members to sign up for only one media class per month to enable everyone to participate. This will ensure participants a fuller mastery of the new medium and allow us to accommodate more members.
- Registration for each class will be on this page. A small material fee of $10.00 is required to complete and validate your registration. Each class list is compiled on a first-come first-served basis. You will receive notification after you have registered. You will then be notified about how and when the material fee is to be paid.
January and February 2025 Art 101 Classes
Printmaking
Instructors: John McGraw and Karen Keim
For members new to printmaking, here is an opportunity to add another dimension to your artistic skills. This three-hour course will introduce monotypes and will enable participants to create monotypes with a gel plate and acrylic paint, by hand-pressing print paper onto the painted plate. A demonstration and materials will be provided.
Date: January 25, 2025
Time: 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: SRAL Studio
Maximum Number of Participants: 12
Cost: $10
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Printmaking
January 25, 2025
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Intro To Pastels
Instructor: Nanci Sheppard
Pastels is a versatile medium developed in France in the late 1800’s. It was perfected for the French Impressionist because they are immediate, correctable and can be transported easily. They have a special quality of luminescence that can’t be duplicated with any other medium.
In class I will discuss the properties of pastel, the various paper types, framing and types of pastels. Each student will be provided with the same color photo reference, 2 sheets of different paper to try, an eraser and, hopefully a finished painting to take home. Nanci will demonstrate on the same papers as are handed out, because each type of paper has different qualities.
Date: February 15, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: SRAL Studio
Maximum Number of Participants: 16
Cost: $10.00 collected at the beginning of class
Students to provide: An apron and thin rubber gloves
Biography
I began my journey in art as an oil painter but switched to pastel about 10 years ago, I loved the look of a finished piece. I have been creating art since age 3 or 4, drawing with pencil on paper. I took art in school receiving an AA Degree in Art, but marriage and a child hindered my art time. A single parent after 6 years and a full-time job left little time for art, but I did do oil painting in my spare time.
I am a representational artist. I have shown and sold artwork in Oregon and at various venues in Arizona including the Dessert Museum, St Phillips Gallery, CPAC and SRAL shows. I have also won many awards at CPAC and SRAL. I taught pastel at Quail Creek for six years. I have taken many workshops at Tubac School of Fine Arts and the Tucson Pastel Society. I have taken classes with pastel artists, Nancy Nowak, Christine Debrowski, Lorenzo Chaves, Doug Dawson, Mancy King Mertz, Marla Bagetta, Richard McKinley and others. I took classes at the Art Center School of Design and Otis Art Institute in Pasadena, CA. I enjoy plein air and head the Plein Air SIG at SRAL. Pastels give me great joy. My hope is that you will enjoy it also
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Intro To Pastels
February 15, 2025
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Creative Creature Collage: Color and Contrast
Instructors: Janet Johnson and Susan Werner
Learn the fundamentals of collage through creating a fun “painting” of an imaginary creature with collage papers. You will learn the basics of collage such as choosing paper; preparing supports; and how to use the fundamentals of color and contrast to create a fun and interesting piece. Let your inner child out to explore and learn in this workshop perfect for those interested in learning collage.
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Date: February 22, 2025
Time: 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: SRAL Studio
Maximum Number of Participants: 12
Cost: $10 collected at the beginning of class
Supplies provided by SRAL:
- Two 6” x 6” boards/supports per participant
- Matte and gloss medium
- Flat brush to apply medium
- Small brown scraper
- Small paper plates for palette
- 3 sheets of copy paper per participant
- Collage papers in various colors
- Embellishments
Students to provide:
- Ruler
- Water container
- Paper towels
- Medium tip black sharpie
- Pencil
- Scissors: 1 regular and 1 small manicure type of scissor will work well
- Apron or clothing protector
- Optional: box type cutter with small cutting mat
Janet Johnson is a lifelong learner who shares her love of art with the SRAL Collage Mixed Media and Acrylic Special Interest Group which she co-chairs with Susan Werner. Her practice includes oil cold wax, watercolor, collage and pastels. One of her teachers at university level was Wayne Tiebaud and more recently Tonja Sell, David Simons, Roberta Rogers and Leslie Miller. Mainly an abstract painter, she includes various mediums including collage in her paintings.
Susan Werner has been a lifelong explorer of art for over 40 years. Her preferred medium is acrylic, but she has also studied and used oils, pastel, colored pencils, and watercolors in-depth. Mixed media is her playground to discover new expressive techniques. Her art often draws inspiration from landscapes and still life, but any subject is fair game. She is the co-chair of the Collage Mixed Media and Acrylic Painting Special Interest Group with Janet Johnson at SRAL. You can view Susan’s landscape art at www.susanjwernerart.com and learn a bit more there!
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Creative Creature Collage: Color and Contrast
February 22, 2025 - March 22, 2025
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM