Spring Classes offered

Winter/Spring 2010 Adult Art Classes

These are the adult art classes I will be teaching at the Loveland museum this winter/spring 2010.  Click on the title  above to see their newsletter.  

Watercolor: Painting Snow
Mary Giacomini
   Thursday, February 18    6 - 8:30 pm
   Fee: $58 ($46.40 Members)

Watercolor: Paint the Rockies
   Saturday, April 3     1 - 3:30 pm
   Fee: $58 ($46.40 Members)

Impressionistic Pastel: The Colorado Landscape
Mary Giacomini
   Thursday, April 8    6 - 8:30 pm
   Fee: $58 ($46.40 members

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Adult classes offered through the Chilson Recreation Center

Basics of Drawing Workshops
No experience necessary. Have you ever wanted to have or refresh
the drawing skills you think might be inside of you? Sign up for one or for all three workshops.
Supply list is provided at time of registration for each workshop.
Min/Max: 6/10
Location: Chilson Center
Instructor: Mary Giacomini Age: 14+
ABC’s of Drawing: We will learn the very basics of drawing that you will be able to apply to many creative projects and painting. Practice what you see using the right side of your brain and also techniques to make sketches more realistic.
Day Date Time Fee Class #
M 5/3 6:30-9:00P $30 35914-1

Still Life & Composition: We will go over contour drawing, shading
and more.
Day Date Time Fee Class #
M 5/10 6:30-9:00P $30 35915-1

Landscape & Perspective: Learn to draw a landscape and to put all of the things you’ve learned together. More detail will be given on perspective and depth. We will practice drawing from photos or you may bring a picture you might like to try to draw. The class is small so each student will get plenty of individual attention.
Day Date Time Fee Class #
M 2/22 6:30-9:00P $30 25914-3

M 5/17 6:30-9:00P $30 35919-1

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Children's classes by Mary Giacomini at the Chilson Rec center

Earth Day Art

Celebrate Earth Day all month with using your creativity for nature

themed projects. Each class will be a different medium and art concept. We’ll use acrylic paint to design & decorate a clay pot, use watercolor dye to create a brilliant paper garden, reuse some materials for making a collage, and make sand paintings. We provide aprons but some mediums are staining so wear old clothes.$10 supply fee is due to the instructor on the first class.

Min/Max: 4/8 Location: Chilson Center

Instructor: Mary Giacomini Fees: Age 6-7 $30; Age 8-14 $48

Day Date Time Age Class #

M 4/5-4/26 4:00-5:00P 6-7 25746-1

M 4/5-4/26 6:00-7:30P 8-14 25746-2

Elementary Drawing & Painting

Learn to create depth by shading simple shapes and learn to draw what you see. Each class will be a different project, art lesson and medium including charcoal, tube watercolor, acrylic paint and watercolor dye. Learn about line, value, mixing colors and composition. The instructor will supply all materials needed. We do supply aprons, but wear old clothes since some of the mediums do stain. A $10 supply fee is payable to the instructor at the first class. Min/Max: 5/8 Location: Chilson Center Instructor: Mary Giacomini Fees: Age 6-7 $32; Age 8-12 $40

Day Date Time Age Class #

M 3/1-3/22 6:00-7:00P 6-7 25806-1

M 3/1-3/22 4:15-5:30P 8-12 25806-2

Spring Art for Tots

Play with art materials to see the budding artist within your 3-4 yr old. We’ll finger paint rainbows & flowers,

sculpt birds, collage, glue etc: all spring themed projects. Each class will be a new exploration of a different medium and a mini art lesson. Things can get messy. We do provide aprons but wear old clothes to be safe. Parents are welcome but are not required to stay with their child in the class.$5 supply due to the instructor on the first class.

Min/Max: 4/8 Location: Chilson Center

Instructor: Mary Giacomini Fee: 3-4 Yr $28; 4-6 Yr $34

Day Date Time Age Class #

M 5/3-5/24 9:15-10:00A 3-4 25763-1

M 5/3-5/24 10:35-11:35A 4-6 25763-2

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Register by calling 970.962.2410!

These are the Children' classes I am scheduled to teach at the Loveland Museum from March-May 2010.  ALL  SUPPLIES are included  in the price of ALL classes!!!

(what a great way to try an art medium out!) 

Thanks

Mary Giacomini
contact me if you have questions...

Impasto: Van Gogh Sunflowers
   Wednesday, March 10
   2:30 - 4:30 pm
   Grades 4th - 8th
   $20

Cartooning
   Wednesday, March 24
   2:30 - 4:30 pm
   Grades 3rd - 6th
   $20  

Monet's Garden
   Wednesday, April 14
   2:30 - 4:30 pm
   Grades 4th - 8th
   $20