Saturday Studio @Narrowsburg Union
Adults + Teens +
Parents w/KIDS
Drawing + Painting + Collage/Printmaking
Saturday Mornings: 10AM to 11:30 AM
Each workshop has an artist-inspired theme and combines exciting hands-on creation with real world art inspired by modern masters.
Draw Me, Draw You: Vincent VAN GOGH
Flower as Still Life: Georgia O’KEEFFE
Collage Cutouts: Henri MATISSE
Still Life Studio: Teens/Adults
Afternoons: Paint or Draw: 1 to 3:30 PM
All classes @ Narrowsburg Union
7 Erie Ave, Narrowsburg, NY
ARTISTS STUDIO: A thirteenth-century cabin was the studio to one of Sweden's most prolific painters, Anders Zorn (1860-1920), now known as Zornmuseet, which displays the world's largest collection of Zorn's paintings.
About Saturday Studio
Each workshop has an artist-inspired theme and combines exciting hands-on creation with exploration of real world art by modern masters for the day’s activity (Van Gogh, O’Keefe, Matisse).
We begin each day with a digital slideshow of the featured artist:
Draw Me/Draw You (Selfies): VINCENT VAN GOGH
Long before digital selfies became popular, many artists painted self-portraits. We’ll explore work by Van Gogh who created over 35 self-portraits. Participants will first draw themselves and then each other exploring various styles and mediums.
Mediums: (Pen, Pencils, Ink, Marker, Watercolor or Acrylic)Still Life: GEORGIA O’KEEFFE
To See Takes Time: Exhibit on view at MoMA through August 12)
Dive into Georgia O’Keefe’s larger than life flowers. Are they portraits? Or still life?
Mediums: (Pen, Pencils, Ink, Marker, Watercolor or Acrylic)Collage + Printmaking: HENRI MATISSE
(Online Catalog: Matisse. The Cut Outs, MoMA, Oct 12, 2014–Feb 10, 2015)
Bold and vibrant colors and shapes of nature
Trace and cut organic shapes to explore compositions
Mediums: (Pencils, glue, scissors, papers, poster paint or Acrylic)Still Life Studio: Painting or Drawing from a changing weekly setup
Paint or draw in medium of your choice. Work independently or with guidance .
MEDIUMS: Watercolor, oil, acrylic, pastels, casein. PDF Materials list available
We will carry basic supplies for painting or drawing in our Zane Grey Gallery.
Meets Saturday Morning + Afternoons
CLASSROOM: Meets Saturdays, AM or PM. 2 hours at Narrowsburg Union on first-floor air-conditioned classroom with worktables, chairs, sinks. Restrooms are handicap accessible.
SUPPLIES: Canson watercolor 140 LB paper provided for each session.
MEDIUMS: Acrylics or gouache, watercolor, pens, pencils, markers, glue.
Scissors, rulers, erasers, variety of papers. (no oil paints or solvents)
DATES TBA: VINCENT VAN GOGH, Selfies or “Draw Me, Draw You”
DATES TBA: GEORGIA O’KEEFE, Watercolor Still Life (It Takes Time to See)
DATES TBA: HENRI MATISSE, Collage/Printmaking
DATES TBA: LANDSCAPE SKETCH. Composition in black and white plus techniques based on works by Corot. (Previously held outdoors at Catskill Fly Fishing Museum and SUNY Online.)
STILL LIFE STUDIO: Paint or Draw from a changing weekly still life set-up in the medium of your choice. Work independently or with guidance on materials, techniques and composition.
NO TURPS! MINERAL SPIRITS or water- or citrus-based solvents such as Eco-House Extra Mild Citrus Thinner). Available in our store.
SELFIES: VINCENT VAN GOGH, “Draw Me, Draw You,” Long before digital selfies became popular, many artists painted self-portraits. We’ll explore works by Van Gogh who created over 35 self-portraits. Participants will first draw themselves and then each other exploring various styles and mediums. MEDIUMS: (Pen, Pencils, Gouache, Marker, Watercolor or Acrylic)
COLLAGE + PRINTMAKING: HENRI MATISSE, “Shapes of Nature.” Interpret the shapes of nature in bold and vibrant compositions with paper cut out Matisse and hand-painted accents.. Perfect opportunity to collaborate with a friend or parent/child.
MEDIUMS: (Pencils, glue, scissors, papers, poster paint or Acrylic) Non-toxic.
STILL LIFE: GEORGIA O’KEEFFE, “To See Takes Time,” Exhibit on view at MoMA through August 12)
Dive into Georgia O’Keefe’s larger than life flowers. Are they portraits? Or still life?
MEDIUM: Watercolor on 140 LB Canson watercolor paper supplied. (Mop brush required, pencils). Materials list provided.
Fees and Registration
FEE: $25.00. Includes art materials. STILL LIFE STUDIO: Sketch materials only)
MULTI-session or monthly discounts available
EIGHT students maximum
Parental release form and emergency contact info required (under eighteen):
Photography not permitted unless otherwise requested.