Mondays, Oct. 17 through Dec. 12, 6:30 - 8:30 pm (8 weeks)
Tuition: $20 per evening / $25 per evening with materials
Instructor: David Lane
Level: Novice to Intermediate

Keep your drawing and painting skills fresh. Drop in for a couple of evenings or attend them all. Demonstrations, instruction and exercises will focus on classical realism techniques with an emphasis on observation, and working from life. Work in the medium of your choice: Charcoal, graphite, oils, acrylic or watercolor.

Essential topics for study will include:
Value, form, massing, reductive techniques, observing the dynamics of light and shadow, atmospheric space, mood, composition, harmonics, value, color mixing, edges, tools & materials, and application techniques (glazing, underpainting, scumbling).

This class will be held at the Eclipse Mill, 243 Union Street, loft #201, North Adams.

For further information and to register for classes, contact David Lane, Instructor, at dlane@porchlightpaintings.com or call the studio at 413-662-2769.

Visit http://www.eclipsemill.com/userPage_6_Directions.htm for detailed driving directions to the Mill. Parking is at the east end of the mill. Elevator service is available at the west end of the building. The Eclipse Mill and Porchlight Studio are both wheelchair accessible.