Each week we'll paint a picture. Expect something different each week; we'll mix it up with loose and realistic painting and try different techniques. Before class you will receive an email with a sketch, a reference photo, and a list of materials (paint colors, brushes, accessories (sponge, masking fluid, etc.). Each painter is encouraged to make the painting their own - choosing different colors, or applying their own style and perspective to the painting. Mostly we'll have fun sharing painting ideas. Prerequisites: Beginners Watercolor & Zoom Experience. Please note this class will not meet Oct 16 or Oct 23.

We will watch and discuss movies with jazz/blues soundtracks, plots, or actors. Plus a few surprises! Suggestions are encouraged. Class is 9 weeks, as I may be out of town during the semester. Depending on the length of the movie, the class may not last the allotted time.

Learn how to record, edit, and share your own YouTube video! This hands-on course focuses on using smartphones as the easiest and most powerful tool for video creation. You’ll learn the essentials by completing a personal video project that engages with the people, places, or stories at the Jewish Federation, and upload it to YouTube. You may also choose a topic connected to your own interests. Required: A smartphone (iPhone 8+/Android 9+) with working camera, mic, and app access. Newer laptops are welcome—contact the instructor if unsure your tech is suitable.

Learn how to up the level of your painting. You will sharpen your skills in drawing, painting, and composition. You will understand the balance that is between moisture, pigment, and paper with the decisions of every brushstroke. Letting your techniques serve what you want to convey in your painting. Helping you gain clarity to move forward in your art. Materials needed: Watercolor paints, Palettes, Watercolor paper, Brushes, #2 pencil, Gum eraser, Water cup, Paper towel

This Fall Semester we will be adding more than Watercolor to the mix. We will also add Calligraphy and Pen and Ink sketches. We will work on textures to give our work more interest. Fall colors will be in our art and we will finish off with Landscape. A list of items for doing ink work will be provided the first day of class. Also a $3.00 copy fee will be due on the day of class. Prerequisite: Beginning Watercolor

Create a “wisdom book” of your soul’s messages using magazine collage. It feels magical because of the insight and wisdom that appears on the page! We use simple techniques and a journal template learned in the Spiritual Art Journal class. (Previous class experience highly recommended). Bring: composition book, scissors and glue stick and old magazines to cut up.