Monday, January 24, 2011

Unleash The Inner-Artist Inside You



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:

4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland.  412-622-3288
-  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
200 Broad St., Sewickley.  412-741-4405
-  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.
2100 Smallman St., Strip District.  412-261-1941
A number of introductory workshops and classes offered are listed in their online catalog.



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