What is the SKILL-BUILDER ART SERIES?

This series provides quality art education for kids and teens to cultivate foundational skills in drawing and painting.  They are designed on the premise that basic "ABC" drawing skills can be taught, giving fledgling artists the tools needed to more successfully pursue their creative ideas.

In these classes, hands-on exploration is exercised through the creation of a "reference sketchbook" where terms are defined and skills are practiced.  In addition, there are many opportunities in each class to analyze various works of art throughout history and discuss them as a group.  But, there is also be the opportunity to complete "finished" drawings with a variety of media, as well as drawing games to balance the technical with the creative.

Currently, two classes are available in this series and more are being developed:

Skill-Builders 1 - Basic Drawing

Family of line and shape, composition, variation of line, contour and cross-contour, positive and negative space, proper proportion and measuring techniques, and "building" more complex images from simple lines.

Ages 9+
1-1/2 hour classes - 8 Week Session
Class Size Limit 12
$50 per 1^st student (supplies included)
$35 per additional sibling (immediate family/same class)

Skill-Builders 2 - Let There Be Light!  Creating the Illusion of 3-Dimensions with Line, Shape, and Value

Creating standard 3-D forms and translating them into common objects, light and its effect on objects, cast shadows, shading variations, value and contrast.

Ages 10+
1-1/2 hour classes - 8 Week Session
Class Size Limit 12
$50 per 1^st student (supplies included)
$35 per additional sibling (immediate family/same class)

While the above classes are designed for the older child and teen, the Skill-Builder Jr. class is for the younger artist. 

Skill-Builders Jr. - The Art Express: From Abstract to Realistic

Family of line of shape, abstraction, portraits, landscapes, still life, and the building of simple objects with line and shape.

Ages 5-9
1 hour classes - 8 Week Session
Class Size Limit 12
$50 per 1^st student (supplies included)
$35 per additional sibling (immediate family/same class)

Skill-Builders Jr. - Color Carnival

Primary, secondary and neutral colors, color mixing, color wheel, warm vs. cool, what color is and where it can be found.

Ages 5-10
1 hour classes - 8 Week Session
Class Size Limit 12
$55 per 1^st student (supplies included)
$40 per additional sibling (immediate family/same class)