Guild School of Art 2024-2025 Workshop Schedule

AAG hosts a multitude of workshops every year.  Artists are selected for the innovtive approach, mastery of skill and overall experience they bring to the classroom.  Workshops are continually being added.  Be sure to check back regularly and sign up early as classes fill up!

Italian City Scape in Watercolor with John Erwin

Thursday April 25, 2024
9 am to 12 pm

Create beautiful Italian cityscapes using razor blades, ink, pens, and watercolor

Portraits in Graphite and Chalk
with Mike Garcia

Saturday, May 4, 2024
10am to 2pm

Learn a step-by-step process to capture a sitter’s likeness using the luminous and sensitive qualities of graphite and chalk on toned paper.

Photo Encaustic
with Cynthia Dunn-Selph

May 11, 2024

10am to 2pm

The dreamy look of encaustic wax over photographs is a great technique and easy to learn.

Watercolor with John Erwin

Thursday May 16, 2024
9 am to 12 pm

Join John in exploring techniques for watercolor

Watercolor with John Erwin

Thursday June 6, 2024
9 am to 12 pm

Join John in exploring techniques for watercolor

Naturalistic Collage
with Melanie Harman

Jun 21 & June 28, 2024
10:00 -1:00 pm
In this two-day workshop participants will design and create their own papers and transform them into a collage.
 

Landscape Painting in
Oil or Acrylic
with Edward Sprafkin

September 7, 2024  9am to 3pm  
Students will learn the principles needed to create depth-filled atmospheric landscape paintings using either oil or acrylic paints.
 

Figure Drawing Basics – 101 with Edward Sprafkin

November 9, 2024
9 am to 3 pm 

This one-day workshop is perfect for those new to quick-pose gesture drawing or those who want to improve their essential skills.

2025 Workshops

Figure Quick-Sketch in Color in Acrylic or Oil
with Edward Sprafkin

January 18, 2025
9 am to 3 pm 

Working from a live model students will learn a systematic approach to achieving an energetic color study under limited timeframes.

Capturing a Likeness in Portraiture in Acrylic or Oil with Edward Sprafkin

March 29, 2025
9 am to 3 pm

Students will work from their photo references while learning to capture a character’s likeness.

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