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Beginning Drawing

In-person classes are taught by professional artists and teachers. View detailed class descriptions and supply lists at SmithsonianAssociates.org/studio. View portfolios of work by our instructors at SmithsonianAssociates.org/art instructors.

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

This course, a valuable introduction for beginners, teaches the basic skills needed as a strong foundation for drawing. Working with a variety of materials and techniques, including charcoal and pencils, students explore the rendering of geometric forms, volume, and perspective, with an emphasis on personal gesture marks.

IN PERSON: Tues., April 18–June 6, 10:30 a.m.; George Tkabladze; details and supply list on website; Ripley Center; CODE 1V0-0RQ; Members $255; Nonmembers $285

Popular theory holds that the right brain is primarily responsible for the intuitive understanding of visual and spatial relationships. This class improves the way people see and record objects on paper by working through a set of visual exercises that help build the ability to draw.

IN PERSON: Wed., April 19–June 7, 2:30 p.m.; Shahin Talishkhan; details and supply list on website; Ripley Center; CODE 1V0-0RR; Members $235; Nonmembers $265

World Art History Certificate elective: Earn 1/2 credit

Drawing in Museums

Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery

Spend Saturday afternoons developing your rendering and composition skills, and learn the art of copying by drawing paintings and classical sculptures displayed at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery.

IN PERSON: Sat., May 6–June 17, 1:30 p.m. (no class May 27); Paul Glenshaw; details and supply list on website; Ripley Center; CODE 1V0-0RU; Members $195; Nonmembers $225

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Beginning Oil Painting

Lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on experimentation introduce the medium of oils. Working from museum masterpieces, still-life arrangements, or your own favorite photos, explore basic painting techniques, including color-mixing, scumbling, and glazing. to gain the technical background and experience you need to get started as a painter.

IN PERSON: Wed., April 19June 7, 6:30 p.m.; Shahin Talishkhan; details and supply list on website; Ripley Center; CODE 1V00SC; Members $265; Nonmembers $295

Introduction to Indirect Oil Painting

Cézanne-inspired Still Life Compositions

The vibrant medium of oils was a favorite of Impressionist artists because of its luminosity and color layering effects. Working from stilllife arrangements reminiscent of Cézanne’s in-studio sessions, learn to achieve the brilliant and subtle effects characteristic of the medium.

IN PERSON: Sun., April 23–May 7, 11 a.m.; Sandra Gobar; details and supply list on website; Ripley Center; CODE 1V0-0SE; Members $185; Nonmembers $205

Color Stories Journal

Explore your relationship to individual colors and how they connect to facets of your life. Practice simple, playful acrylic painting techniques incorporating all the colors of the spectrum, plus black and white. Then, begin to record personal stories in a journal to use every day.

IN PERSON: Tues., May 9–June 6, 6:30 p.m.; Sushmita Mazumdar; details and supply list on website; Ripley Center; CODE 1V0-0TP; Members $165; Nonmembers $195

By Sushmita Mazumdar

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Mixed-Media Constructions

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Mosaic Jewelry

By Sharon Robinson

Take your mixed-media ventures in a new direction with 3D constructions using wood, personal mementos, old jewelry, metal fixtures, photos, and other found objects. Experiment with molding objects from air-dry clay, along with techniques such as weaving, image transfers, and stitching with cord.

IN PERSON: Tues., April 18–May 23, 6:30 p.m.; Sharon Robinson; details and supply list on website; Ripley Center; CODE 1V0-0TR; Members $215; Nonmembers $245

Fundamentals of Abstract Collage

Collage is an amazingly versatile art form with no limit when it comes to techniques and materials. In this beginner-level course, learn about tools, adhesives, materials, and appropriate bases for supporting a collage.

IN PERSON: Sat., April 29–June 17, (no class May 13 and May 27); 1 p.m., Sharon Robinson; details and supply list on website; Ripley Center; CODE 1V0-0TS; Members $235; Nonmembers $265

By Sharon Robinson

Learn to create mosaic jewelry in this daylong workshop. Topics include jewelry-base selection, adhesive choice, and suitable tesserae. Gain experience in precision cutting, artistic laying techniques, and working on a small scale as you create two silverplate mosaic pendants.

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IN PERSON: Sat., March 11, 10:30 a.m.; Bonnie Fitzgerald; details and supply list on website; Ripley Center; CODE 1V0-0RD; Members $85; Nonmembers $95

An Orchid Afternoon: Intermediate Orchid Care

Enjoy a fun, relaxing afternoon learning about orchid care. The advanced class culminates with an orchid mounting activity using materials supplied in class. Students may also bring in their own orchids for a question-and-answer session.

IN PERSON: Sat., March 25, 2 p.m.; Barb Schmidt; details and supply list on website; Ripley Center; CODE 1V0-0RE; Members $90; Nonmembers $100

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Explore the Smithsonian Collection: Knitting

Explore knitted objects from the Natural History Museum’s collection. Learn about the techniques, traditions, and tales connected to hand-knit pieces such as Greenlandic doublethumbed mittens and scarves made from Alaskan musk ox wool.

IN PERSON: Fri., March 10, 1 p.m.; Ann Richards; details and supply list on website; Museum Support Center, Suitland, MD; CODE 1V0-0RN; Members $45; Nonmembers $55

Freestyle Embroidery Basics

In this workshop, beginners are introduced to surface freestyle hand embroidery. In this style, the stitches are applied freely, disregarding the weave or structure of the ground cloth. Learn how to select and prepare fabric using a simple design, ready the hoop, and begin stitching.

IN PERSON: Sat., March 18, 11 a.m.; Heather Kerley; details and supply list on website; Ripley Center; CODE 1V0-0RC; Members $55; Nonmembers $65

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Introduction to Photography

By Heather Kerley

Abstract Embroidery

Learn to apply the principles of abstract art to making embroidery. Develop a freeflowing approach to embroidery that emphasizes form, color, line, texture, pattern, composition, and process.

IN PERSON: Tues., May 2–23, 10 a.m.; Heather Kerley; details and supply list on website; Ripley Center; CODE 1V0-0TW; Members $115; Nonmembers $135