Abstract Watercolors

Combine the expressive, personal, object-free vision of abstraction with the smaller, intimate beauty of watercolors. The focus of this class is on the elements of design, color and harmony, line and shape while creating an exciting and compelling painting that expresses a personal inner vision. Often alluding to nature or a state of mind, Abstract Watercolors will carry the painter to the beauty of feelings, spirit, and imagination.

• Jan 14, 2025 to Mar 18, 2025 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm (10 sessions total), Tuesday
• Fee: $336
• Item: 30161

• Students who take this class are invited to participate in our Summer CE Student Art Show. Visit our Art Show page for more information.

  Supplies are required for this class. Click here to download the list and other important details.

  Click here for a map and instructions for finding your classroom.

Acrylic Painting

Discover the art of modern life; learn a new way of thinking and seeing, and create dynamic abstract paintings. Express your inner self through your work with this more personal and expressive mode of painting. This class is designed for all levels of experience. Class process includes discussion of contemporary issues, demonstrations of materials, style, and structure, and the simple concepts behind the actions. In this course you will be painting with acrylics.

• Jan 06, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm (10 sessions total), Monday
• Fee: $336
• Item: 30134

• Students who take this class are invited to participate in our Summer CE Student Art Show. Visit our Art Show page for more information.

  Supplies are required for this class. Click here to download the list and other important details.

  Click here for a map and instructions for finding your classroom.

  There will be no class on 1/20 and 2/17.

Introduction to Drawing

Learn the basic techniques of drawing while working from still life, places in our immediate environment and each other in this introductory drawing class. We will focus on the building blocks of drawing such as composition, measurement, line, shape, value, gesture and mark. You will become familiar with a variety of materials and approaches to drawing by studying artwork both historical and contemporary. Although instruction will be rooted in drawing from observation, we will explore the potential to abstract from what we see and experiment with working from memory. We will engage in group discussions throughout the course.

• Jan 06, 2025 to Mar 24, 2025 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (10 sessions total), Monday
• Fee: $225
• Item: 29892

• Students who take this class are invited to participate in our Summer CE Student Art Show. Visit our Art Show page for more information.

  Supplies are required for this class. Click here to download the list and other important details.

  Click here for a map and instructions for finding your classroom.

  There will be no class on 1/20 and 2/17.

Introduction to Drawing

Learn the basic techniques of drawing while working from still life, places in our immediate environment and each other in this introductory drawing class. We will focus on the building blocks of drawing such as composition, measurement, line, shape, value, gesture and mark. You will become familiar with a variety of materials and approaches to drawing by studying artwork both historical and contemporary. Although instruction will be rooted in drawing from observation, we will explore the potential to abstract from what we see and experiment with working from memory. We will engage in group discussions throughout the course.

• Jan 16, 2025 to Mar 20, 2025 from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm (10 sessions total), Thursday
• Fee: $225
• Item: 29893

• Students who take this class are invited to participate in our Summer CE Student Art Show. Visit our Art Show page for more information.

  Supplies are required for this class. Click here to download the list and other important details.

  Click here for a map and instructions for finding your classroom.

Abstract Oils with Cold Wax Medium

Discover a new creative medium when you combine the classic, rich surfaces of oil painting with the translucent depth and varied textures of cold wax. Utilizing a soft paste made with beeswax, this process is a perfect scenario for exploring the simple structures of abstraction, personal point of view, and the beauty of color.

 

• Jan 17, 2025 to Mar 21, 2025 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm (10 sessions total), Friday
• Fee: $336
• Item: 29458

• Students who take this class are invited to participate in our Summer CE Student Art Show. Visit our Art Show page for more information.

  Supplies are required for this class. Click here to download the list and other important details.

Introduction to Drawing 2

Get creative while developing skills learned in an Introduction to Drawing course. We will advance our approaches to creating still lifes, as well as working from the landscape and the figure, both from observation (if possible) and from memory. Students will explore concepts of space, light, and form through previous knowledge of materials such as graphite, charcoal, and ink.

• Jan 16, 2025 to Mar 27, 2025 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm (10 sessions total), Thursday
• Fee: $336
• Item: 29894

• Students who take this class are invited to participate in our Summer CE Student Art Show. Visit our Art Show page for more information.

  Supplies are required for this class. Click here to download the list and other important details.

  Click here for a map and instructions for finding your classroom.

  There will be no class on 3/6.

Oil Painting for Beginners

In this class students learn the fundamentals of painting with oils, gaining a knowledge of the materials and a range of approaches both historical and contemporary. Through assignments based in observation, students will explore basic concepts of painting such as composing with color, value, gesture, shape, and line, as well as different ways of applying paint to canvas, panel, and paper with brush and palette knife. Students will learn how to create and work from a still-life, self-portrait, as well as from each other. 

• Jan 15, 2025 to Mar 19, 2025 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm (10 sessions total), Wednesday
• Fee: $340
• Item: 29896

• Students who take this class are invited to participate in our Summer CE Student Art Show. Visit our Art Show page for more information.

  Supplies are required for this class. Click here to download the list and other important details.

  Click here for a map and instructions for finding your classroom.

Figure Drawing

Experience drawing the human figure with the guidance of a skilled artist who works and teaches in the traditional, time-honored way. Hone your drawing skills as you work from 20 minute poses. Join a community of figure drawing artists to practice proportion, posture, structure, and movement of the human form. Draw male and female models and improve the connection between what you see and what you render. This class provides an open studio learning environment with plenty of critique and practice. Previous drawing experience is recommended. 

• Jan 17, 2025 to Mar 07, 2025 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm (8 sessions total), Friday
• Fee: $205
• Item: 29074

• Students who take this class are invited to participate in our Summer CE Student Art Show. Visit our Art Show page for more information.

  Supplies are required for this class. Click here to download the list and other important details.

Watercolors for Beginners

Expand your creative expression by learning how to paint with watercolors! Learn the basics of traditional watercolor techniques while exploring how to combine watercolor with other media and materials such as ink and graphite. Explore and get inspiration from great art in this class.  

• Jan 11, 2025 to Feb 08, 2025 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm (4 sessions total), Saturday
• Fee: $90
• Item: 30195

• Students who take this class are invited to participate in our Summer CE Student Art Show. Visit our Art Show page for more information.

  Supplies are required for this class. Click here to download the list and other important details.

  There will be no class on 1/18.

Mixed Media Self Abstraction

Discover your own creative language and use it to develop your artistic practice. In this class we will use multiple mediums and learn new techniques to push ourselves in exploring self-expression. This class is perfect for someone who has taken abstract art classes before and is wondering "What next?". We will combine mediums: watercolor, acrylic, collage, pencil, oil pastel, and ink. We will explore the use of symbols, written words, texture, drawing and the use of representational images. The goal of this class is to access ourselves as a source for expression; to find an abstract narrative that resonates with you. 2D abstract class experience is helpful. 

• Jan 15, 2025 to Mar 19, 2025 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm (10 sessions total), Wednesday
• Fee: $336
• Item: 30162

• Students who take this class are invited to participate in our Summer CE Student Art Show. Visit our Art Show page for more information.

  Supplies are required for this class. Click here to download the list and other important details.

  Click here for a map and instructions for finding your classroom.

Oil Painting 2

Enjoy continued exploration of oil paint as a medium, having taken Oil Painting for Beginners, or having some experience working with oils previously. We will explore abstracting from observation, developing a personal narrative, working from memory, as well as some painting in the landscape.

• Jan 16, 2025 to Mar 27, 2025 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm (10 sessions total), Thursday
• Fee: $340
• Item: 29895

• Students who take this class are invited to participate in our Summer CE Student Art Show. Visit our Art Show page for more information.

  Supplies are required for this class. Click here to download the list and other important details.

  Click here for a map and instructions for finding your classroom.

  There will be no class on 3/6.

Landscapes in Acrylic Paint

Students will learn to paint beautiful landscapes in this beginner to intermediate acrylic class. The class will cover acrylic techniques, atmospheric perspective (how to create depth in landscape), foliage, plus some fun, alternative ways to approach landscape that may surprise you.

• Jan 16, 2025 to Mar 20, 2025 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm (10 sessions total), Thursday
• Fee: $336
• Item: 30135

• Students who take this class are invited to participate in our Summer CE Student Art Show. Visit our Art Show page for more information. 

  Supplies are required for this class. Click here to download the list and other important details. 

  Click here for a map and instructions for finding your classroom.

Landscapes in Watercolor

Elevate your watercolor skills and embark on a captivating journey through the world of landscape painting in this intermediate class! Dive into the exploration of texture, colors, and compositional challenges. Through hands-on exercises, you'll practice watercolor techniques, ultimately discovering your personal direction in the realm of watercolor landscapes.

This class is already in session. Please contact our office at conted@seattlecolleges.edu or 206-934-3705 to inquire about late registration.

Landscapes in Watercolor

Elevate your watercolor skills and embark on a captivating journey through the world of landscape painting in this intermediate class! Dive into the exploration of texture, colors, and compositional challenges. Through hands-on exercises, you'll practice watercolor techniques, ultimately discovering your personal direction in the realm of watercolor landscapes.

• Feb 22, 2025 to Mar 15, 2025 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm (4 sessions total), Saturday
• Fee: $90
• Item: 30196

• Students who take this class are invited to participate in our Summer CE Student Art Show. Visit our Art Show page for more information.

  Supplies are required for this class. Click here to download the list and other important details.

Winter at Seattle Art Galleries

What better way to brighten the gloomy days of winter than to explore the diverse and vibrant art exhibited in Seattle galleries. We will meet weekly at local art galleries to hear talks, ask questions, and peruse the spaces. Following each visit, we will gather for coffee to discuss the art and share interests. A sampling of galleries includes Greg Kucera, Foster/White, ArtX Contemporary, Davidson, Stonington, J. Rinehart, Azuma, Patricia Rovzar, Steinbrueck Native Gallery, Harris/Harvey, and the Seattle Art Museum Gallery. Whether you are a seasoned gallery visitor or a newcomer, please join us to experience this harbinger of winter through the varietal art scene in Seattle.

• Feb 05, 2025 to Mar 12, 2025 from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm (6 sessions total), Wednesday
• Fee: $135
• Item: 30190

Portrait Painting for Beginners

Are you interested in painting faces, but worried that you might not be able to do it? If so, this is the class for you! Using acrylic, you will be guided step by step on how to create accurate portraits in a warm, fun atmosphere. Do you have a pet you'd like to paint? We'll have a special class dedicated to animals as well!

• Jan 17, 2025 to Mar 21, 2025 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm (10 sessions total), Friday
• Fee: $340
• Item: 30133

• Students who take this class are invited to participate in our Summer CE Student Art Show. Visit our Art Show page for more information.

  Supplies are required for this class. Click here to download the list and other important details.

  Click here for a map and instructions for finding your classroom.

Calligraphy for Beginners and Beyond

Learn to use calligraphy pen and inks, and practice a simple, classic lettering style. Some historical background and information on additional tools and materials will be included. Simple design techniques will be included as lettering skills progress. This is a beginning class: no previous instruction or experience with calligraphy is needed. A learning kit will be available to purchase from the instructor. Some practice time outside of class will be encouraged.

• Feb 22, 2025 to Mar 08, 2025 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm (3 sessions total), Saturday
• Fee: $120
• Item: 29976
• There is a $25 cash supply fee due to the instructor at the start of class. This will cover all supplies. Click here to see what those supplies are.

An Art of One's Own: The Story of Women in Art

A century ago, Virginia Woolf stated that women need financial resources and their own space to succeed as writers. This idea also applies to women artists who require money, support from other artists, galleries, museums, and recognition for producing significant art. Historically, women artists were largely excluded from art history books until recently. This class discusses a diverse group of women painters, sculptors, fiber artists, potters, and photographers from the Renaissance to the present, covering various art categories like history, mythology, portraiture, landscape, domestic lives, self-reflection, protest, and abstraction. Artists include Artemesia Gentileschi, Angelica Kauffman, Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun, Kathe Kollwitz, Marie Laurencin, Berthe Morisot, Augusta Savage, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Frida Kahlo, Georgia O'Keeffe, Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell, Helen Frankenthaler, Anni Albers, Carrie Mae Weems, Margaret Bourke-White, Gwendolyn Knight, Emmi Whitehorse, Maria Martinez, and Alma Thomas. We will also explore writers who have highlighted women artists such as Whitney Chadwick and Linda Nochlin, along with supportive museum or gallery curators. Join us for an enlightening experience recognizing these talented and memorable artists.

 

This class is already in session. Please contact our office at conted@seattlecolleges.edu or 206-934-3705 to inquire about late registration.

An Art of One's Own: The Story of Women in Art

A century ago, Virginia Woolf stated that women need financial resources and their own space to succeed as writers. This idea also applies to women artists who require money, support from other artists, galleries, museums, and recognition for producing significant art. Historically, women artists were largely excluded from art history books until recently. This class discusses a diverse group of women painters, sculptors, fiber artists, potters, and photographers from the Renaissance to the present, covering various art categories like history, mythology, portraiture, landscape, domestic lives, self-reflection, protest, and abstraction. Artists include Artemesia Gentileschi, Angelica Kauffman, Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun, Kathe Kollwitz, Marie Laurencin, Berthe Morisot, Augusta Savage, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Frida Kahlo, Georgia O'Keeffe, Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell, Helen Frankenthaler, Anni Albers, Carrie Mae Weems, Margaret Bourke-White, Gwendolyn Knight, Emmi Whitehorse, Maria Martinez, and Alma Thomas. We will also explore writers who have highlighted women artists such as Whitney Chadwick and Linda Nochlin, along with supportive museum or gallery curators. Join us for an enlightening experience recognizing these talented and memorable artists.

 

• Feb 03, 2025 to Mar 17, 2025 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm (6 sessions total), Monday
• Fee: $135
• Item: 30189
• There will be no class on 2/17.

Abstract Gelli Printing and Collage

Explore the fascinating world of abstract collage and gelli plate printing in this dynamic beginner's course. Designed for those eager to unleash their creativity, this class blends traditional and modern techniques to create stunning, one-of-a-kind artworks using a gelli plate, acrylic paint, and paper. Delve into the vibrant realm of gelli plate printing, where spontaneity meets technique. Learn the basics of creating monoprints using gelli plates, exploring methods to transfer intricate patterns and textures onto paper. Develop skills in color mixing and layering to produce captivating prints that reflect your individual style. Throughout the course, you will receive personalized guidance and constructive feedback, empowering you to refine your techniques and build confidence in your artistic journey. Whether you are a seasoned artist looking to expand your repertoire or a newcomer eager to explore mixed media, this course offers a nurturing environment to cultivate your creativity and create compelling abstract artworks through collage and gelli plate printing.

• Jan 14, 2025 to Mar 18, 2025 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm (10 sessions total), Tuesday
• Fee: $336
• Item: 30160

• Students who take this class are invited to participate in our Summer CE Student Art Show. Visit our Art Show page for more information.

  Supplies are required for this class. Click here to download the list and other important details. 

  Click here for a map and instructions for finding your classroom.

Watercolor Snowy Landscapes

Capture the beauty of snowy landscapes from the greater Seattle area without leaving the warmth of the classroom! This beginner to intermediate watercolor class guides you in painting stunning winter scenes inspired by the region. Learn key techniques like color mixing, composition, and creating soft, snowy textures. Let the winter charm of the greater Seattle area inspire your watercolor creations!

• Feb 18, 2025 to Mar 25, 2025 from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm (6 sessions total), Tuesday
• Fee: $180
• Item: 29776

• Students who take this class are invited to participate in our Summer CE Student Art Show. Visit our Art Show page for more information.

  Supplies are required for this class. Click here to download the list and other important details.

   

Watercoloring PNW Birds

Unlock your creativity in this six-week painting class! Ideal for beginners to intermediates, this class will teach you to paint a variety of PNW birds. Master watercolor techniques, drawing, color mixing, and capturing realistic details. By the end, you'll have stunning bird paintings and the confidence to explore other subjects.

• Jan 07, 2025 to Feb 11, 2025 from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm (6 sessions total), Tuesday
• Fee: $180
• Item: 29775

• Students who take this class are invited to participate in our Summer CE Student Art Show. Visit our Art Show page for more information.

  Supplies are required for this class. Click here to download the list and other important details.

   

Linocut Printmaking: All Levels

Explore linocut relief printmaking and print multiple copies of an image. Students will learn the fundamentals of making black-and-white and color relief prints. This workshop will cover block preparation, transferring an image onto the block, carving techniques, and the printing process. If you already know the basics of block printing and want to learn more - this workshop is great for you too. Participants will leave with prints and with a carved linoleum block which can be used to make more prints. No experience necessary!  In this class you will have an opportunity to learn printing on a piece of fabric, printing with a press as well as inking techniques including rainbow roll.

• Jan 06, 2025 to Jan 13, 2025 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm (2 sessions total), Monday
• Fee: $175
• Item: 30164
• Supplies are required for this class. Click here to download the list and other important details.

Screenprinting: Techniques for All Levels

Explore the possibilities of screenprinting on paper! In this hands-on class, you'll learn to use essential tools and techniques to prepare screens and print your original designs. Experiment with photographic, reductive, and drawing methods, whether you're a beginner or advanced artist - this class is for all skill levels!

• Jan 27, 2025 to Mar 17, 2025 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm (7 sessions total), Monday
• Fee: $295
• Item: 30373
• There will be no class on 2/17.

Watercolor Cards That Pop!

Come to this class to make your watercolor paintings move in a new way! In this class you will explore winter themed watercolor illustration and paper mechanics to create pop-up cards. You'll learn a wide variety of watercolor techniques and drawing skills to make the scenes. You'll also learn a few different paper folding techniques to turn your paintings into 3D components. Let's create artwork that POPS!

This class is already in session. Please contact our office at conted@seattlecolleges.edu or 206-934-3705 to inquire about late registration.

Linocut Printmaking: Intermediate

If you already know the basics of block printing and want to learn more - this workshop is great for you. In this class you will have an opportunity to learn printing on a piece of fabric, printing with a press as well as inking techniques including rainbow roll.

This class is already in session. Please contact our office at conted@seattlecolleges.edu or 206-934-3705 to inquire about late registration.