Adult Drawing and Pastels

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• WSH-9 Hispanic Heritage Month Workshop (FA26)

  • When
    September 05, 2026
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    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    North Hills Art Center
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  Registration deadline: August 29
  
  Ages 10+
  
  Join us for a vibrant workshop celebrating Hispanic Latino culture, focusing on the meaning of the heart and eye symbols, as well as exploring other iconic images.  We will be rendering with colored pencil and then using acrylic paints on a black background.  All materials included. 
  
  
  Instructor: Susan Vincent
  
  Date: Saturday, 9/5
  Time: 1 - 3 pm

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• A-514 Digital Art! Real Art with NO AI (FA26)

  • Start
    September 14, 2026
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  • End
    October 19, 2026
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  • Schedule
    6 sessions
  • Location
    North Hills Art Center
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  Registration deadline: September 7
  Ages 16+

  This class will introduce you to working with Procreate or similar digital drawing and painting apps. Students will learn essential tools, digital techniques, and creative workflows while building confidence through guided exercises and personal projects. No prior digital art experience required. We will explore how to use the digital format to enhance your traditional art pieces, as well as create new stunning digital pieces. I will be using Procreate, but if you have different software with a stylus, that will work too. Materials list below.

  Instructor: Mark Winkelman

  Dates: Mondays 9/14 - 10/19 (6 sessions)

  Time: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
  
  Materials list:
  • iPad with Procreate installed / Or Equal
  • Apple Pencil or compatible stylus
  • Charger and optional keyboard

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• A-209 Woodland Watercolor (FA26)

  • Start
    September 15, 2026
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  • End
    October 20, 2026
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  • Schedule
    6 sessions
  • Location
    North Hills Art Center
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  Registration deadline: September 8
  Ages 18+
  
  

  Time to take in the beauty of the forest leaves and the creatures that live among them. Focus will be on warm fall colors, color layering, and incorporating watercolor pencils, colored pencils, and ink to add fine details. Materials list below.
  
  Instructor: Susan Vincent

  Dates: Tuesdays 9/15 - 10/20 (6 sessions)Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  
  Materials list:
  - Full set of watercolors in tubes
  - Several different sizes of watercolor brushes
  - Watercolor paper (any brand)
  - Pencil
  - Eraser
  - Masking tape
  - Very fine inking pens
  
  Watercolor pencils will be provided by instructor

  
  

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• A-302 Urban Sketching: Capturing the Now! (FA26)

  • Start
    September 16, 2026
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  • End
    October 07, 2026
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  • Schedule
    4 sessions
  • Location
    North Hills Art Center
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  Registration deadline: September 9
  Ages 16+

  Urban sketching is a record in time, expressing environment and emotion somewhere in our world. Learn to capture buildings, streetscapes, and everyday scenes with quick, expressive linework. Students practice perspective, architectural simplification and storytelling through sketching. All materials included.

  Instructor: Mark Winkelman

  Dates: Wednesdays 9/16 - 10/7 (4 sessions)

  Time: 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

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• WS-315 Make Your Own Pastels (FA26)

  • When
    October 05, 2026
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    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    North Hills Art Center
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  Registration deadline: September 28

  Ages 16+

  For those who enjoy soft pastels, this workshop will show you how to make your own pastel sticks! We will use commercial, non-toxic pigments and locally sourced clay earths to make our unique colors. Don’t be afraid to try out your new colors in our Soft Pastel Class. All materials included.

  Instructor: Diane Pontoriero

  Date: Monday 10/5 (1 session)

  Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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• A-314 Drawing can be Fun (FA26)

  • Start
    October 07, 2026
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  • End
    November 11, 2026
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  • Schedule
    6 sessions
  • Location
    North Hills Art Center
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  Registration deadline: September 30

  Ages 16+

  Don’t think you can draw? Want to get better at drawing? I’m here to help.  Let’s take the “pain” out of learning to draw in this 6-week course. The fundamentals of drawing will be covered, including observational drawing, shading, and perspective. All materials included.

  Instructor: Diane Pontoriero

  
  

  Dates: Wednesdays, 10/7 - 11/11 (6 sessions)

  Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

  
  

  
  

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• A-310 Soft Pastels (FA26)

  • Start
    October 12, 2026
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  • End
    November 16, 2026
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  • Schedule
    6 sessions
  • Location
    North Hills Art Center
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  Registration deadline: October 5

  Ages 16+

  Soft pastels are a vibrant and rewarding painting medium! This class will cover using pastels with a variety of different techniques and with a variety of surfaces.  All levels are welcome as we explore the pastel pencils, sticks and pan pastels. All materials included.

  Instructor: Diane Pontoriero

  
  

  Dates: Mondays, 10/12 - 11/16 (6 sessions)

  Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

  
  

  
  

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• WS-314 Pumpkin Zendoodle Workshop (FA26)

  • When
    October 24, 2026
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    1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    North Hills Art Center
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  Registration deadline: October 14
  Ages 14+
  

  Find your zen while illustrating a zany zendoodle pumpkin! Learn how to create whimsical images using repetitive, structured patterns, which is very soothing and meditative. Bring animal and pattern references or just use your imagination. All skill levels welcome. All materials included.

  Instructor: Susan Vincent
  
  Date: Saturday, October 24
  Time: 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

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• A-316 Autumn Still Life (FA26)

  • Start
    October 30, 2026
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  • End
    November 20, 2026
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  • Schedule
    4 sessions
  • Location
    North Hills Art Center
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  Registration deadline: October 23
  Ages 18+

  Fall in love with the richness of chalk pastel while learning to render gourds, leaves, and pumpkins. Learn a dark-to-light technique that creates dramatic results as well as learning to blend and layer  on dark paper. Students can work with available still life subjects or bring in their own references. All materials included.

  Instructor: Susan Vincent

  Dates: Fridays 10/30 - 11/20 (4 sessions)

  Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

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• A-228 Painting with Watercolor & Ink (FA26)

  • Start
    November 02, 2026
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  • End
    November 23, 2026
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  • Schedule
    4 sessions
  • Location
    North Hills Art Center
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  Registration deadline: October 26
  Ages 18+
  
  Learn how to get eye-catching effects in your art by combining vibrant, airy watercolors with the clean lines of ink.  What an enhancement to your work! All materials included.
  
  Instructor: Rachel Corn-Hicks

  Dates: Mondays 11/2 - 11/23 (4 sessions)
  Time: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  

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• WS-316 Celestial Suns (FA26)

  • When
    November 07, 2026
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    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    North Hills Art Center
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  Registration deadline: October 31

  Ages 16+

  Join us while we learn how to render a beautiful autumn sun character in pastels using minimal colors and minimal effort! You will also learn different texturizing and blending techniques. All skill levels welcome!  All materials included.

  Instructor: Susan Vincent

  Date: Saturday 11/7 (1 session)

  Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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