
Repetition in Form
Discover how to create tableware by blending wheel throwing, slabs, and bisque mold-making techniques, mastering consistency and precision in every form.
Whether you are exploring a new interest in painting and drawing, or you consider yourself an experienced artist, this two week program will help you grow and gain confidence in your artistic abilities.
June 29 – July 12, 2025
Two week session
Student Exhibition
Friday, July 11, 2025
Parks Exhibition Center @ 6:00PM
14 – 17
(includes tuition, room & board, and all fees)
$5,125
(includes tuition and all fees)
$2,605
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All levels
24 Students
Total Capacity includes Residential and Day Students – Students will be split into two classes of 12 students each.
Grow and refine your skills in this two-week, project-driven intensive. Drawing will be taught using observation as a means of investigating line, contour, negative space, volume, light, and composition, and students will work with a wide array of media. We will use oil paint to learn color theory and continue to explore composition, color, and technique from life. Students will also gain valuable insights through one-on-one portfolio discussions, and will complete between three to five paintings and several drawings.
The final culmination is Friday evening, with Saturday being a move-out day
Our Visual Arts classes do not require any type of assessment or portfolio to get into the program. Instructors will work with your child at the level that they are at. Your child will improve and learn new skills whether they are a beginner or have been an artist for years.
Two Bristol vellum pads (24” x 18”)
One newsprint pad (24” x 18”)
Any brushes you prefer
Old clothing or an apron to use during class time
The class will be divided into two halves: Please note that any friends coming together can opt to be in the same section. One half will go to Painting and the other to Drawing, spending half of the day learning each of the two disciplines. Students will then switch places after lunch. Painting will focus on oil paint and start with rudimentary still life projects from life, a necessary part of the process, and evolve toward more adventurous subject matter. As time continues, students will be both allowed and encouraged to paint from photo reference, memory, or life as their imagination permits. In Drawing, students will work from life, including time with a model. We will work with a variety of drawing tools and techniques, such as charcoal, graphite, ink and mixed media. We will learn to translate what we see in life onto the page using contour lines, negative/positive space, and value with attention to proportions when working with the figure.
John Brosio was born in 1967 in Pasadena, California. He has been drawing for as long as he can remember and those earliest scribbles depict much of the same “off center” subject matter that concerns him today. Apart from various travels his life has been based in either Southern California where he was raised or Northern California where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of California at Davis in 1991. Learning under the guidance of artists such as Wayne Thiebaud and Richard Bunkall, Brosio was seduced away from his original aspirations toward a career in film and movie special effects but the cinematic influences are still very much apparent in his work. Known originally for his depictions of tornadoes, Brosio spent three seasons “storm chasing” out of Texas and will often go to such extreme measures in pursuit of familiarity with any of his chosen subject matter. Various exhibitions and honors are highlighted by numerous solo shows in both CA and NY. He also teaches at the Laguna College of Art and Design and the Idyllwild School of Music and Art, both in California. See his work at www.johnbrosio.com
Igor Koutsenko was born in Evpatoria, a resort city on the Crimean Peninsula on the Black Sea. He was educated at the Penza School of Art and received rigorous training in the old traditions of realist art. Koutsenko immigrated to the United States in 1992, settling in Oklahoma City, where he taught fine art at the University of Central Oklahoma. He participated in a number of exhibits throughout the United States. In 1998 Koutsenko visited Southern California and was attracted by its beautiful scenery and climate. Since moving to California, he continues to produce original work at his private studio. Igor’s work is in the collections of the Riverside Art Museum, Pfizer Pharmaceutical Company, Institute for Specialized Medicine and the Hoffman Trust collection, as well as numerous distinguished private collections.
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