Creative Pathways (December 2021)

Do you want to be in the driver’s seat but also have guidance and support to help you along your artistic journey? Creative Pathways combines an open studio experience with an instructor who leads constructive, structured critiques that include group discussions, one-to-one instruction and optional exercises to push you to the next level.

Meets: (3) Saturdays 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Dates: Dec. 4, 11 & 18 in 2021
Location: Junior League (2099 E. River Road, Tucson, Arizona 85718)

Instructor: Lisa Larrabee
Format: Demonstration & group critique. Studio practice with individual feedback and one-on-one instruction will be provided.

Medium: Any 2D art medium is welcome!
Technique: Short demonstrations in a variety of 2D art mediums
Materials: Bring your own supplies, some materials are available for experimentation. Still life objects are available for use or bring your own reference material. Easels, drop cloths, tables & chairs are all provided. Note that all painters must use drop cloths over tabletops. Oil painters are required to use Gamsol or odorless mineral spirits at all times & dispose of their rags in the red can marked for safe disposal of solvent-soaked materials.

Collage Creations

Creating collage is fun! It’s an easy and accessible way to express yourself with color, marks, papers, or any common supplies or materials on hand. In this class, you will create a no-sew handmade journal and unique collage papers, and then use your creations to develop one-of-a-kind collages in your journal.

Demonstrations will include a variety of techniques, such as monotype printing, gel plate printing, mark-making, collage design, how to embellish your collage, using supplies you have on hand, and how to create your unique collage papers.

Meets: (2) Mondays 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Dates: Nov. 29 & Dec. 6 in 2021
Location: TPS Art Center (2447 N. Los Altos, Tucson, Arizona 85705)

Instructor: Michele Vaughan
Format: Demonstration, lecture, & one-on-one instruction provided during hands-on practice.
Level: No experience necessary, absolute beginner, beginner to intermediate, all levels are welcome!

Medium: Mixed Media, most all mediums are welcome
Technique: Collage, mark-making, monotype prints with a Gel plate and wax paper plate, creating a no-sew journal.
Materials: The instructor will email a materials list before the first day of class. Most items will be things you have on hand. You may want to purchase high-quality printing paper (e.g. Arches Text Wove works well) but it’s not imperative. Some supplies & materials are available on-site for experimentation.

Encaustic & Paper Collage

Explore the fascinating unbounded rich medium of encaustic! Create luminous encaustic bound collages with an expert guide. Add in paper shapes or strips, solid or printed tissue, hair, or thread. Learn how to use lightweight porous papers as a base and how to bond your collage to soft support. Discover encaustic paints, image transfers, and post-collage sewing. Walk away with a self-generated resource guide and a beautifully finished piece!

Meets: (2) days Saturday & Sunday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (6-hour duration) (1-hour lunch break will be scheduled each day)
Dates: Nov. 13 & 14 in 2021
Location: Private Studio in Tucson, Arizona 85719, (Directions will be emailed by the instructor prior to the first day of class)

Instructor: Sherrie Posternak
Format: Demonstration, lecture, & one-on-one instruction provided during hands-on practice.
Level: Beginner to Intermediate, all levels are welcome!

Medium: Encaustic
Technique: Specific to encaustic, using mixed media & collage, bonding to soft supports, post-collage sewing as both a linear element or as an attachment to other mediums.
Materials: Please wear closed-toed shoes and an apron, while working in the studio. Includes the use of all encaustic equipment, tools, & consumable materials. Bring notepaper, pen, pencil, or something to take notes on, several different sized hand-sewing needles, including one large enough for upholstery thread or waxed polyester, a pair of scissors, an X-Acto knife with a sharp blade, and any extra lightweight papers or tissues that you’d like to use.

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Participant's Work & Demo

Participants at Work

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Animal Portraits in Watercolor

Express your love for animals. Honor your beloved pet, domestic, or favorite wild animal with a portrait in watercolor! This fun and exciting class will cover all the steps from start to finish, including excellent guidance and demonstration. Learn how to select the best materials and choose a great reference photograph to work from. Discover new color mixing techniques and find answers to the ever-present question of how to treat the background. You will also learn how to create animal fur and texture. By the end of this class, you will be empowered to paint your favorite animals with confidence!

Meets: (3) Saturdays, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM (3-hour duration)
Dates: Nov. 6, 13 & 20 in 2021
Location: TPS Art Center (2447 N. Los Altos, Tucson, Arizona 85705)

Instructor: Stacy Egan
Format: Demonstration, lecture, & one-on-one instruction provided during hands-on practice.
Level: Beginner to Intermediate

Medium: Watercolor
Techniques: Specific to watercolor painting
Materials: The instructor will email the materials list prior to the first day of class or click here.

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Links

• Syllabus
• Materials
• Painting Animal Portraits from Photographs 
• Portrait of Georgia
• "WIP - Green Sea Turtle"
• "WIP - Green Sea Turtle No. 2"
• "Sea Turtle Painting Finished! Recap of Steps... "
• Jackrabbit Step-by-Step

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Videos

Video snippets of Stacy Egan's demonstration during this class.

• Animal Eyes Part 1
• Animal Eyes Part 2
• Animal Eyes Part 3

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Participant's Work & Demo

Painting Essentials: Expressive Brushwork

Do you want to loosen up and achieve an expressive quality in your paintings? It may be trickier than it looks. In this class, we will begin with monochromatic sketches in paint so you can focus on brush control and expressive mark-making. We’ll make each brushstroke count! We will also discuss strategies to prepare your palette and focus on developing general shapes, values, and colors as a whole Your painting will soon feel “complete” at various stages, an essential skill for artists working under time constraints, like when painting from a live model or working to capture the light and shadow cast from the moving sun.

Meets: (4) Mondays 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Dates: Nov. 1, 8, 15 & 22 in 2021
Location: TPS Art Center (2447 N. Los Altos, Tucson, Arizona 85705)

Instructor: Lisa Larrabee
Format: Lecture & demonstration, studio practice with individual feedback or one-on-one instruction.
Level: Beginner to intermediate, all levels are welcome!

Medium: Oil paint (primary for demo), acrylic, or water-based oils are all welcome!
Technique: Expressive brushwork, working from general to specific
Materials The instructor will email the materials list prior to the first day of class. Note that all painters must use drop cloths over tabletops. Oil painters are required to use Gamsol or odorless mineral spirits at all times & dispose of their rags in the red can marked for safe disposal of solvent-soaked materials.

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Links

• Syllabus

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Videos

• Link to Video "Mark Making with a Variety of Brushes"

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Participant's Work & Demo

Demonstration

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Participant's Work

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Pen & Ink Toolbox for Ink Challenge

Pen & ink is perfect for sketching on the go! You'll find it's medium worth getting to know. It dries quickly and won't smudge however once that mark is made, it will not budge. Switch to a brush and draw like a painter, work through the October/Inktober challenge as if it's a no-brainer. Practice with the guidance you seek, as you learn a whole variety of inking tools & techniques. Whether you are a novice or an established inker, you may find out that you're intrigued by InkTober practice hook line and sinker. During this class, you will have access to supplies you need, and by the end, you may even feel as if your InkTober practice will succeed!

This class will focus on how to perform a 30 day Pen & Ink challenge!

Meets: (2) Saturdays 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (3-hour duration)
Dates: Oct. 2, 9 in 2021 (Inktober)
Location: TPS Art Center (2447 N Los Altos Ave, Tucson, AZ 85705)

Instructor: Christy Olsen
Format: Demonstration, lecture, & one-on-one instruction provided during hands-on practice.
Level: Absolute Beginner to advanced, all levels are welcome!

Medium: Pen & Ink
Technique: Drawing, Hatching & Cross Hatching
Materials: Bring a sketchbook, notebook, pencil, pen, or something to take notes on.

Rust Dyeing, Mark Making and Botanical Prints

Learn how to create one-of-a-kind botanical prints. Find out how to use old rusted objects to create beautiful shapes or edges on printing paper. Create unique marks or textures that can not be duplicated in traditional drawing or painting. Spend the day with an instructor, who will demonstrate each technique, get you up and running in no time, encourage you to play, or will allow you to enjoy the process. Use your end-of-the-day creations as collage elements, backgrounds for other art pieces or they may turn out to be individual works all on their own. No experience is necessary, simply is open to exploring a variety of new tools or an innovative approach.

Meets: (1) Sunday, 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM (1-hour lunch break)
Dates: Sep. 12 in 2021
Location: TPS Art Center (2447 N. Los Altos, Tucson, Arizona 85705)

Instructor: Michele Vaughan
Format: Demonstration, lecture, & one-on-one instruction provided during hands-on practice.
Level: Absolute Beginner to Beginner, all levels are welcome!

Medium: Mixed Media, most all mediums are welcome
Technique: Botanical prints, using non-traditional tools to create marks and rust dyeing
Materials: Consumable paints & inks will be supplied. The instructor will email the materials list, prior to the first day of class or click here.

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Topics

• Use botanicals, stencils, and other elements to create shapes 
• Mark making with any found objects or non-traditional tools to create texture 
• Mark making with a variety of tools, including brayers, brushes, and everyday objects
• Layer paint & ink to create a multi-dimensional look
• Additive and subtractive methods in printmaking
• Rust dyeing to create shapes or edges on paper or textiles

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Participant's Work & Demo

Demonstration

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Participant's Work

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Drawing in Color: Learn to See

Learn how to draw? Yes! It is an amazing process that will enrich your life. Drawing is a compelling form of communication that all starts with the basics, your ideas, and control of the medium. “Learn how to see” as you approach a life subject. Explore tools and techniques that will help you translate your observations onto paper in a realistic manner, including line, shape, proportion, light, or shadow. This class will open your awareness and give you better control over your creations as you discover ways of working with a reference image to make it own. Or use this class as a refresher to practice in the studio. You will receive plenty of individual attention and feedback from your instructor.

“Learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.”
-- Leonardo da Vinci

Meets: (4) Saturdays, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM (3-hour duration)
Dates: Sept. 4, 11, 18 & 25 in 2021
Location: TPS Art Center (2447 N. Los Altos, Tucson, Arizona 85705)

Instructor: Jill Bauman
Format: Demonstration, lecture, & one-on-one instruction provided during hands-on practice.
Level: Beginner to Intermediate

Medium: Color pencils or graphite
Techniques: Specific to Drawing
Materials: The instructor will email the materials list prior to the first day of class.

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Links

• Materials