Zentangle Class: Spring Floral Wreath April 8
Zentangle Spring Floral Wreath by instructor, Val Barsevich
Erin Newman
Join the SBR Art Club for another adventure with Zentangle. Val Barsevich, a certified Zentangle teacher, will teach another in our series of classes this year. The Zentangle Method is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. It increases focus and creativity and provides artistic satisfaction along with an increased sense of personal well-being.
This class requires experience with the Zentangle Method because of the high-focus nature of the project.
In this class, we will create a Spring Floral Wreath made with a variety of tangle patterns and techniques on a Zendala (round tile), which will be suitable for framing when complete. It’s going to be an afternoon of fun and relaxation as well as full of creativity. Anyone can do Zentangle—any age, any skill level, and any past artistic experience or success!
Date for Class: Monday, April 8
Time: 9 to 11:30 a.m.
Class Fee: $45
Class Size: Minimum: 5, Maximum: 15
Registration Deadline Date: Monday, April 1
Materials the Instructor Will Provide: New Zentangle students will receive a beginning kit of materials (pencil, Micron 01 black pen, pencil sharpener, tortillon, Zentangle tiles, small artist kit bag). Val will provide colored pens and pastel pencils for all.
Materials Participants Should Bring: If you are a prior student, Val provided the items above. Therefore, those students should bring those supplies. All students need to bring a sketchbook or sheets of paper (computer copy paper is fine) to record notes and to practice tangles.
Registration: Go to GroupWorks and click on “Events.” Then, click on “I’m Going.” Confirmation is depositing your check in the Art Club lockbox outside the Art Room door (remember there are two lockboxes now, be sure to use the one you’ve always used) within five days of your “I’m Going” registration. Please do not click “I’m Going” unless you intend to take the class.
Join Canvas and Cocktails May 15 to Create a Patriotic Picture
What a wonderful painting to display for Memorial Day and other patriotic holidays! Painting to be created at Canvas and Cocktails on May 15. (Photo by instructor, Janice Mihora)
Dale Farland
Just in time to show your patriotic spirit, SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) artist and instructor Janice Mihora will be teaching the next Canvas and Cocktails event on Wednesday, May 15. Janice is known for her red truck paintings and participants thoroughly enjoy the Canvas and Cocktail events. So, sign up and pay soon as this class is always well received.
These classes are always a great event with laughter abounding. What is terrific about these classes is that you will paint with existing and new friends while enjoying a libation of your choice. We hope you do not miss this class; however, the good news is that Janice will be teaching more Canvas and Cocktail classes in 2024.
Class Description: Come enjoy an evening of creativity and friendship. In this 2 1/2-hour class, participants will learn the basic techniques of acrylic painting and will take home their own personal pictures.
Date for Class: Wednesday, May 15
Time: 5 to 7:30 p.m. (Please come before 5 p.m. to be ready to start at 5:30)
Class Fee: $45. Make out your checks to the SBR Art Club. You must deposit your check within five days of registering on GroupWorks.
Class Size: Minimum: 5, Maximum: 16
Registration Deadline Date: March 8
Materials the Instructor Will Provide: All materials including canvas, paints, and instructions
Materials Participants Should Bring: Libation of choice and snacks if you want
Registration: Go to GroupWorks and click on “Events.” Then, click on “I’m Going.” Confirmation is depositing your check in the lockbox outside of the Art Room door. Please deposit your check within five days of registering. Otherwise, you will not be considered registered. Classes fill up quickly, so your check is confirmation. Please do not click “I’m Going” unless you intend to take the class.
Reminder: All participants must be members of the SBR Art Club. If you want to join the SBR Art Club, there are membership forms located right outside the Art Room door in the three-tiered plastic display. If you have difficulty, contact Dale Farland at [email protected]. Membership for the SBR Art Club in 2024 is only $25.
Next Series in Drawing: Understanding Construction Starting April 10
Illustration of drawing techniques to be taught in this series of classes. Photograph provided by instructor, Christine Lytwynczuk.
Dale Farland
The next three-series drawing classes continue with instructor Christine Lytwynczuk. It will be on three Wednesdays starting April 10. If you were a student of her Fundamentals of Drawing Class in March, you will want to continue with this series. You will build on the concepts previously learned, practicing the process with all manner of subject matter. Whether you are a beginner or you have experience in drawing and were not able to take her March series, you can still join this class as she will help you with the fundamentals.
These classes will teach you how to look at the subject matter and be able to visualize how to draw that item by understanding the construction.
Christine Lytwynczuk has been teaching painting and drawing for more than 25 years, giving new and established artists the skills they need to reach their artistic desires. She graduated cum laude from the Maryland Institute College of Art with a bachelor’s of fine arts in painting and took graduate classes in art teaching. She now teaches both privately and at an art center.
Class Description: When you draw, you need to think about the “construction” of an item. In this series of classes, the student will learn to see past the confusing details and identify simple ways of seeing and creating 3D form, foreshortening, and symmetry. You will learn how to look at an image and be able to change the position or action of the subject.
Date for Class: Three Wednesday afternoons—April 10, 17, and 24
Time: 2 to 4 p.m.
Class Fee: $85. Please deposit your check made out to SBR Art Club within five days of registering.
Class Size: Minimum: 5, Maximum: 15
Registration Deadline Date: April 17
Materials the Instructor Will Provide: Handouts of images
Materials Participants to Bring: Paper 8.5” x 11” or larger (copy paper is fine), pencil (such as Papermate mechanical #2), erasers (white plastic and kneaded), a stiff board to use as a drawing board (foam core is fine provided it is larger than the paper), artist’s tape, and straight edge (ruler, triangle, or matte board)
Registration: Go to GroupWorks and click on “Events.” Then, click on “I’m Going.” Confirmation is depositing your check in the lockbox outside the Art Room door. Please deposit your check within five days of registering. Otherwise, you will not be considered registered. Classes fill up quickly, so your check is confirmation. Please do not click “I’m Going” unless you intend to take the class.
Reminder: All participants must be members of the SBR Art Club. If you want to join the SBR Art Club, there are copies of the membership form located right outside the art room door in the three-tiered plastic display. If you have difficulty, contact Dale Farland at [email protected]. Membership for SBR Art Club in 2024 is only $25.