If you have an untapped creative side waiting to come out ..... or even if you don't ..... Spending some of your leisure time indoors in these frigid temps creating a mug, collage or sketching might be a fun thing to do. There are a surprising number of creative opportunities for the novice in the Pittsburgh Area:
- Creating Wildlife Art (Collage) Participants will create a mixed-media collage of insect or bird illustrations. Feb 19th, Noon to 3 p.m. $35; $30 for members (includes materials).
- Pastel Painting Participants will create fantastical pastel paintings using museum artifacts for inspiration, such as specimen butterflies. Learning how to combine pastels with tempera, charcoal and watercolor. March 6th & 13th, April 3rd, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. $48; $40 for members.
- Drawing Wildlife Class Participants will practice their mammal-drawing skills in the Hall of North American Wildlife with scientific illustrator Mark Klingler. April 7th, 14th & 21st, 6 to 9 p.m. $50; $40 for members.
Sweetwater Center for the Arts
- Photographic Lighting Workshop Instructor is commercial photographer David Cooper. Feb 5th, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $60; $45 for nonmembers.
- Acrylic Painting Techniques, Faux Woodblock Prints Instructor is Tara Zalewskiy-Nease, who has a master of fine arts degree in painting from the University of New Mexico. Participants will use watercolor masking flue to create a bold image, similar to a wood block carving print. Feb 19th, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $60; $45 for members.
- Collage and Assemblage Art Instructor is Carnegie Mellon University School of Art graduate, Danielle Worst. Participants will create a work that combines two-dimensional images and three-dimensional forms. March 5th, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $60; $45 for nonmembers.
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
1047 Shady Ave., Shadyside. 412-361-0455 - Mosaics Participants will make a small, decorative square with instructor Rachael Cooper. Feb 6th, noon to 1 p.m., 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. and 3 to 4 p.m. $10.
- Ceramic Mugs Participants will make a decorative, greenware mug with instructor Rachael Cooper. March 6th, noon to 1 p.m., 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. and 3 to 4 p.m. $10.
- Arts Crash Course Participants will work with instructors in the center's printmaking, ceramics and jewelry studios to create take-home works of art. March 19th, noon to 4 p.m. $60; $35 for members.
- Anatomy of the Figure Participants will study anatomy and the human form while making drawings and sculpture with Italian artist and art professor, Eva Rorandelli. March 20th, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $100; $75 for members.
- Introduction to Precious Metal Clay Jewelry Participants will make silver pendants and charms with instructor Donna Penoyer. March 26th, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. $95; $70 for members.
230 Todd School Road, Hempfield. 724-837-6791- Learning to Throw a Pot Participants will explore ceramics with with instructor Ann Gravelle. Fridays, 7 to 10 p.m. $50 per couple, or $25 per couple for two couples. The fee includes materials.
- Still Life Drawing & Painting Drop-in still-life sessions. Wednesdays, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Drop-in sessions with model in pose. 4th Monday of each month, 7 to 9:30 p.m. $3 per person.
5472 Penn Ave, Friendship. 412-365-2145
A number of introductory workshops and classes offered are listed in their online catalog.
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