Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts has announced their Spring 2014 Continuing Education and Pre-College Program with five courses intended to keep the creative winter fires burning. Open to all, the courses are suitable for all levels of artistic experience and also, competitively priced.
For the Pre-College student who is thinking of pursuing a college education in the visual arts, there is Digital Painting (Thursdays from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Feb. 6 – March 6) and Seasonal Landscape Painting (Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Feb. 8 – March 22.) Programs, such as Photoshop, will be used in Digital Painting to aid students as they learn to interpret the fundamental relationships of ‘real’ painting in the digital realm. Seasonal Landscape Painting is designed to expose students to the beauty of Old Lyme and the surrounding area as they create paintings from observation, photographs, and collage. Each class is $225 for the full program.
No matter the skill-set, anyone over the age of 14 with an interest in art is eligible for our Continuing Education courses. Presently, one sculpture and two painting classes are scheduled. In the Figure Painting class (Thursdays from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Feb. 6 – March 6, $300), students will paint the figure from observation in a series of three-hour poses. Emphasis will be placed on using effective drawing, color, value, and paint application in order to create a convincing sense of three dimensional, sculptural forms.
The Pastel Painting class (Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Feb. 8 – March 22, $225), is an introduction to the basic concepts, methods and materials of dry pastel and painting. Students will work from still life arrangements to examine the affect of light on form, creating multiple small works throughout the course of the class.
In the week-long Introduction to Figure Sculpture class (Feb. 3 through Feb. 7, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., $300), students will experience an abbreviated, in-depth course of study of figurative sculpture in the ¼ scale and sculpt an 18″ figure from observation.
For those who would like to use the College’s studio space to pursue the art of drawing, a monitored Open Studio Figure Drawing Class will be held on Saturdays, Jan. 11 through April 5 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Each session is $15 ($10 for alumni) or $50 for the first five sessions if paid in advance of the first class.
To register or to obtain more information about class descriptions, dates, times, and pricing information, visit www.lymeacademy.edu or contact Continuing Education Director Adam Nowakowski at 860.434.3571 ext. 127.
About the College: Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts continues the academic tradition of figurative and representational fine art while preparing students for a lifetime of contemporary creative practice. The College offers the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Drawing, Illustration, Painting, and Sculpture (full- and part-time study); Certificates in Painting and Sculpture, a Post-Baccalaureate program; Continuing Education for adults; and a Pre-College Program for students aged 15-18. The College is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, the National Association of the Schools of Art and Design, and the Connecticut Department of Higher Education. The College is located at 84 Lyme Street, Old Lyme CT 06371.
For more information about the College, call 860-434-5232 or visit www.lymeacademy.edu.