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• The Creative Charcoal Portrait

  • Start
    7 Apr 2025
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  • End
    28 Apr 2025
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  • Schedule
    4 sessions
  • Location
    CREATE Community Studios, 70B Beekman St, Saratoga Springs, NY
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  The Creative Charcoal Portrait

  taught by Justin Francis Kane

  
  

  Explore the creative charcoal portrait with Justin Francis Kane. In this class you will learn the fundamentals of drawing from a reference, and how to push your portrait further with unique creative choices. All levels of skill welcome, and encouraged!

  All supplies to be provided and a small charcoal drawing kit will be supplied to each student to take home.

  4 Session Class-Mondays, April 7-28, 2025, 6:00-9:00 PM

  $240 member/$276 non-member

  Price breakdown:

  $180 member/$216 non-member plus $60 material fee

  
  

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• Intermediate Pastels

  • Start
    5 May 2025
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  • End
    2 Jun 2025
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  • Schedule
    4 sessions
  • Location
    CREATE Community Studios, 70B Beekman St, Saratoga Springs
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  Intermediate Pastels

  taught by Carolyn Justice

  
  

  With an emphasis on originality and the development of personal style, you will learn to interpret complex subjects, explore contemporary directions in drawing, and continue to develop a mastery of technique with pastels. Further develop your skills and abilities and be encouraged to find increasingly creative solutions for a wide range of subjects including still life, portraits and landscapes from observation or photo references and more. Beginners are welcome!

  Bring non-oil pastels, a kneaded eraser, masking tape and several sheets of paper to each class.

  4 session class, Mondays from May 5-19, June 2, 2025 at 1 pm-4 pm (No class May 27th)

  $180 member/$216 non-member

  

  Carolyn Justice Fine Art

  The Upstairs Artist Co-op at 79 Beekman Street

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• Introduction to ProCreate

  • Start
    6 May 2025
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  • End
    27 May 2025
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  • Schedule
    4 sessions
  • Location
    79 Beekman St, Saratoga Springs, NY
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  Introduction to ProCreate

  taught by Jean Ellen Sotansky

  Class Location: 79 Beekman St, Saratoga Springs, NY

  During the four week session students will learn the fundamentals of Procreate. They’ll learn all the controls and shortcuts to creating more in-depth drawing on the iPad and working toward creating a style for their digital work. Students will finish out the class learning how to translate their digital files into individual layers for Printmaking. 

  ***Students will be required to bring their iPad and Apple Pencil along with the software Procreate to every class.

  4 session class, Tuesdays, May 6-27, 2025 6:00 PM-9:00 PM

  $180 member/$216 non-member

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Colored Pencil on Black Paper

  • Start
    17 May 2025
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  • End
    31 May 2025
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    79B Beekman St, Saratoga Springs, NY
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  Colored Pencil on Black Paper

  taught by Kseniya Ostrovska

  Class Location: 79B Beekman St, Saratoga Springs, NY

  You will create a 9 by 12 colored pencil drawing on black paper. With an emphasis on understanding form, edges and color, you will learn how to use colored pencil to create mesmerizing florals or a drawing of an object of your choice.
  
  You are welcome to bring a bigger set of Prismacolor Premier pencils than the 24 piece set provided and reference images of your own (one image should be in color, one in black and white). Reference images of the instructor's choice will be provided.
  
  Beginners are welcome!
  

  2 session class, Saturday, May 17th and 31st, 2025 10:00 AM-1:00 PM (No class May 24)

  $122 member/$140 non-member

  
  

  Class price break down:

  $90 member/$108 non-member plus $32 material fee

  
  

  

  
  

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• Drawing the Still Life in Value

  • Start
    7 Jun 2025
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  • End
    21 Jun 2025
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    79B Beekman St, Saratoga Springs, NY
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  Drawing the Still Life in Value

  taught by Colleen Cox

  Class Location: 79B Beekman St, Saratoga Springs, NY

  In this three session course, we will draw a still life in charcoal with a focus on value, which is the lightness or darkness of an object or space. Students will learn to use value to create the illusion of form while exploring measurement and proportion to make accurate drawings. 

  All materials provided

  3 session class, Saturday, June 7th, 14th, and 21st, 2025 10:00 AM-1:00 PM

  $155 member/$182 non-member

  Class price break down:

  $135 member/$162 non-member plus $20 material fee

  
  

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• Colored Pencil Florals on toned paper

  • Start
    9 Jun 2025
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  • End
    16 Jun 2025
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    CREATE Community Studio, 70B Beekman St, Saratoga Springs, NY
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  Colored Pencil Florals on toned paper

  taught by Kseniya Ostrovska

  Class Location: CREATE Community Studio, 70B Beekman St, Saratoga Springs, NY

  You will work on creating a 11 by 14 inch colored pencil drawing on toned paper. With an emphasis on understanding form, edges and color, you will further develop your skills with colored pencils to create mesmerizing florals.
  
  Bring your own set of Prismacolor Premier colored pencils (the bigger the set, the better, a minimum of 48 pencils is recommended), eraser (Primacolor magic rub eraser or similar), and sharpener (Kum Wedge or similar). You’re welcome to bring reference images of your own.
  
  Paper, reference images, and sketching pencils will be provided.
  
  

  2 session class, Mondays, June 9-16, 2025 6:00 PM-9:00 PM 

  $95 member/$113 non-member

  
  

  Class price break down:

  $90 member/$108 non-member plus $5 material fee

  
  

  

  
  

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• Doodle Art 2-Mandala, Zendoodle and Zentangle Inspired Art

  • When
    18 Jun 2025
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    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    CREATE Community Studios, 70B Beekman St, Saratoga Springs
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  Doodle Art 2-Mandala, Zendoodle and Zentangle Inspired Art

  taught by  Theresa Morrison

   This is a drawing class for anyone who is looking for an easy, artistic outlet for their stressful lives. Students will learn the basics of Mandala and Zentangle-like drawing and will explore what type of drawing they prefer. Students will create several different drawings with pen and ink. 

  Any skill level is encouraged to register, having taken a Mandala and/or Zentangle class previously, or not. Come join us and draw together. 

  All supplies for this class will be provided.

  Wednesday, June 19, 2025, 6:00-9:00 PM

  $50 member/$59 non-member

  Price breakdown:

  $45 member/$54 non-member plus $5 material fee

  
  

  

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  Website: tmekdesigns.com

  
  

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