Arts

Applied Anatomy Art Clinics

Applied Anatomy in Artmaking: The Torso $215

Jordan Bruns

Class: Th, Jan 11-Feb 8, 10am-12:30pm, Stone Tower Studio

All about the Torso is well, all about the torso! Our first meeting will go over how arms, legs, and neck fit into the torso, and how the torso bends and tilts. We’ll look at the important muscles and bones, and discuss ways to effectively incorporate the knowledge into our drawings. Please note there is a $40 model fee paid in class. Class Level: all welcome. More info: jjbruns.com/class-notes/applied-anatomy/. Minimum age 14. 5 sessions.

Applied Anatomy in Artmaking: $215

Arms and Hands

Jordan Bruns

Class: Th, Feb 22-Mar 21, 10am-12:30pm, Stone Tower Studio

Applied Anatomy Arms and Hands is all about arms and hands! We will go over how our arms and shoulders attach and work with the torso, and devise ways to simplify those incredibly difficult hands. We’ll look at the important muscles, bones, and tendons, and discuss ways to effectively incorporate the knowledge into our figure drawings. Please note there is a $40 model fee paid in class. Class Level: all welcome. More info: jjbruns.com/class-notes/appliedanatomy/. Minimum age 14. 5 sessions. 4 sessions.

Just Getting Started Art Clinics

Just Getting Started: Foundation $215

Drawing- Learning to See

(A) Jordan Bruns (B) Mariana Kastrinakis

Class 1 (A): Th, Sep 7-Oct 5, 10am-12:30pm, Stone Tower Studio

Class 2 (B): W, Jan 10-Feb 7, 1:30-4pm, Stone Tower Studio

Drawing is the foundation of all visual art and in this Art Clinic, we’ll learn to translate our 3D world onto a 2D surface with surprising accuracy. We will explore artist perception, drawing proportions, and using plumblines and intersections to build a composition. So, grab your pencils and join us! You’ll never see the world the same way. Class Level: beginner to intermediate. Please note there is a $10 model fee paid in class. More info: (A) jjbruns.com/ class-notes/just-getting-started/; (B) Mkastrin@gmail.com

Minimum age 14. 5 sessions.

Just Getting Started: Foundation $215

Drawing - The Way of the Pencil

Jordan Bruns

Class: Th, Oct 19-Nov 16, 10am - 12:30pm, Stone Tower Studio

For years, drawing has played second fiddle to painting. This Art Clinic lets drawing stand on its own without being merely a prerequisite to a painting. Learn to “paint with a pencil” using graphite powder. Learn the importance of hard and soft edges, tonal gradations, space and atmosphere, and creating compositions. Class Level: beginner to advanced. More info: jjbruns.com/class-notes/just-getting-started/. Minimum age 14. 5 sessions.

Just Getting Started: Oil and Acrylic $365 Painting

Jordan Bruns

Class: Th, Jan 11-Mar 14; No Class Feb 15, 1:30-4pm, Stone Tower Studio

Just Getting Started Art Clinic: Oil and Acrylic Painting will guide you through the basics of translating your visual world to the canvas while learning the fundamentals of painting. Our class sizes are small to ensure you have all the assistance you need while learning composition, paint application, and color theory. Students will gain knowledge from working from the figure, still life and landscape. Please note there is a $20 model fee paid in class. Class Level: beginner to intermediate. More info: jjbruns.com/classnotes/just-getting-started/. Minimum age 14. 9 sessions.

Experimental Drawing Art Clinics

Experimental Drawing: Conté Crayon $215

Jordan Bruns

Class: F, Sep 8-Oct 6, 10am-12:30pm, Stone Tower Studio

Artists know that crayons are not just for kids. These sticks are ideal for creating drawings with intense tones and color. Impressionists like Degas, and Post Impressionists like Lautrec and Seurat championed this incredible drawing tool applying line and shape in a variety of methods. We’ll borrow techniques from these masters and prove to our inner child that we’re never too old for crayons. Please note there is a $30 model fee paid in class. Class Level: intermediate to advanced. More info: jjbruns.com/class-notes/experimental-drawing/ Minimum age 14. 5 sessions.

Experimental Drawing: $215

Graphite POW-der!

Mariana Kastrinakis

Class: Th, Sep 14-Oct 12, 1:30-4pm, Online

Unlock your potential as an artist with the dynamic medium of graphite powder! This class will expand your artistic horizons and hone your creation of form and value in both representational and abstract compositions. Whether you’re a budding artist or an experienced one, this class will help you elevate your drawing skills to new heights. Class Level: All are welcome. More info: jjbruns.com/class-notes/ experimental-drawing/ or Mkastrin@gmail.com. Minimum age 14. 5 sessions.

Experimental Drawing: Collage $215

Mariana Kastrinakis

Class 1: W, Oct 18-Nov 15, 1:30-4pm, Online

Class 2: W, Feb 21-Mar 20, 1:30-4pm, Stone Tower Studio

Collage is a wonderful medium that can complement your drawing abilities by doing half of the drawing work for you! Like a mini collaboration! By incorporating found papers, you can explore new possibilities and transform your drawings into something truly extraordinary. Join this Experimental Drawing class to challenge your understanding of drawing, redefine composition, and unleash the full potential of this collaborative art form. Class Level: all welcome. More info: jjbruns.com/classnotes/experimental-drawing/ or Mkastrin@gmail.com Minimum age 14. 5 sessions.

Experimental Drawing: $215

Out of Your Comfort Zone

Jordan Bruns

Class: F, Oct 20-Nov 17, 10am-12:30pm, Stone Tower Studio

This Experimental Drawing Art Clinic session is the antiautopilot. There will be no chance for you to just “zone out” in class. The amazing news is that you’ll find incredible mark making in your “Out of Comfort Zone” drawings, a line so interesting you’ll wonder if you even drew it, and a new appreciation for creating distance between you and your work. You will be familiar with the drawing mediums, but how we use them will be anything but comfortable. Please note there is a $30 model fee paid in class. Class Level: beginner to advanced. More info: jjbruns.com/class-notes/ experimental-drawing/. Minimum age 14. 5 sessions.

Experimental Drawing: Toned Paper $215

Jordan Bruns

Class: F, Jan 12-Feb 9, 10am-12:30pm, Stone Tower Studio

Celebrate the toned surface with all its different shades and colors. Typically for artists the paper is white, and we only draw line and/or shadow. With a toned paper, you have the opportunity to draw line, shadow, and light! Regardless of whether you create the toned surface yourself, or if you begin with paper that has a tone or slight color, we’ll make incredible artwork drawing both shadow and light. Please note there is a $30 model fee paid in class. Class Level: intermediate to advanced. More info: jjbruns.com/class-notes/experimental-drawing/ Minimum age 14. 5 sessions.

Experimental Drawing: Burnt Wood $215 (Charcoal)

Jordan Bruns

Class: F, Feb 23-Mar 22, 10am-12:30pm, Stone Tower Studio

There are so many types of burnt wood out there to draw with, we’re dedicating a whole Art Clinic to burnt wood! While working from still life and live model, we’ll use vine/ willow, compressed, soft, hard, powdered charcoal and any others we can find along the way. Charcoal is such a great drawing medium you won’t ever get burnt out on it! Please note there is a $30 model fee paid in class. Class Level: intermediate to advanced. More info: jjbruns.com/classnotes/experimental-drawing/. Minimum age 14. 5 sessions.

Abstract Representation Art Clinics

Abstract Representation

Jordan Bruns

$365

Class 1: F, Sep 15-Nov 17; No Class Oct 13, 1:30-4pm, Stone Tower Studio

Class 2: F, Jan 12-Mar 15; No Class Feb 16, 1:30-4pm, Stone Tower Studio glenechoglassworks.com

Abstract Representation is designed for artists with traditional backgrounds to think abstractly in their work. This class pushes your understanding of composition design, color relationships, and eye movement and promotes using your artistic license. This is an ideal class for artists who want to take their work to a new level. Class Level: intermediate to advanced. Please note there is a $20 model fee paid in class. More info: jjbruns.com/class-notes/abstract-representation/ Minimum age 14. 9 sessions.

Meet our Glassworks Team

With almost 50 years of combined glassworking experience, our Glassworks instructors have personally guided thousands of people through the exciting process of blowing glass.

Our focus is to give each student an in-depth experience of what it’s like to work with molten glass. We work in small groups to step you through the entire process of gathering, shaping, and blowing glass in our 2000° furnaces.

Paul Swartwood, Resident Artist/Director

Paul was first introduced to blown glass in 2000 at Salisbury University, where he earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2002. After working as a team leader at Simon Pearce Glass in West Chester, PA, Paul moved back to Maryland and discovered his love for teaching all levels of Glassblowing to whomever may want to learn. Paul has taught and demonstrated in many studios over the last 20 years, but Glen Echo Park will always be his home base.

Philip Valencia, Glassworks Faculty

With a fantastic enthusiasm for teaching, Phil draws in students with his immediate energy. Teaching all levels of students, he masterfully guides everyone through the many steps needed to experience the material. When he’s not teaching, you can see Phil at a wide variety of venues, demonstrating and entertaining the crowd with his passion for glass.

Ian Kessler-Gowell, Glassworks Faculty

Ian Kessler-Gowell grew up in Falls Church, VA. He attended Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA where he earned a B.F.A. in glass. Ian is a former resident artist at the EnergyXchange in North Carolina, and has been teaching glassblowing classes for over 15 years. Ian has an amazing gift for teaching the complexities of glassblowing to all levels of students. With a calm attitude and huge breadth of knowledge on the subject, there’s almost nothing he can’t teach you about hot glass.

Glassworks at Glen Echo Park is the DC area’s first glassblowing school. Classes are taught year-round for novice and advanced students. When classes are not in session, the studio is open for visitors to observe glassblowing and view the work of resident artist Paul Swartwood and the other Glassworks instructors.