The Coos Art Museum has announced its summer schedule of art classes.

Internationally known artist and instructor Ned Mueller, juror of the 2008 Annual Maritime Exhibit, will conduct a workshop for oil, acrylic and pastel artists in July at the museum. The workshop is open to adults and will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday through Tuesday, July 20-22.

Mueller graduated from the Art Center School of Design in Los Angeles. He paints a wide range of subjects in several mediums. He worked as an illustrator for 25 years and has worked as a full-time artist since 1984. He is a signature member of the Oil Painters of America, The Northwest Watercolor Society, The Plein Air Painters of America, Northwest Pastel Society, Northwest Rendezvous Society, Laguna Plein Air Painters and Puget Sound Group of Northwest Painters..

For more information including cost, those interested can call the Coos Art Museum Education Department at 267-4877 or e-mail arted@coosart.org.  

Adult classes

Linocut printmaking

• The Workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays, May 17 and 24; taught by Pat Snyder.

In this introductory workshop, students will learn techniques for the relief printmaking process. The linocut is a process similar to the woodcut except the image is engraved on linoleum, an easier surface than wood for working with more precision and a greater variety of effects. There will be demonstrations showing methods for transferring the image to the plate, cutting with gouges and blades and printing with brayer, baren and selected papers.  

The fee is $75 for museum members and $80 for non-members.

Watercolor techniques

• The workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 12-14 and costs $275 for museum members and $300 for non-members.

Instructor Vinita Pappas strives to create a relaxed, light-hearted atmosphere for the class so that students feel comfortable and confident at any level. She will demonstrate painting process, beginning with technical framework and interjecting the vital ingredients of emotion and expression.

Watercolor workshop

• The workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Aug. 26-28.  The workshop fee is $150.

Larry Johnson will reprise his popular 2006 watercolor workshop. He will teach techniques to accomplish different elements. He shows students how to do parts of the painting and then combine those parts into a finished piece. Johnson has gained the reputation as one of the nation’s top wildlife artists and has numerous publications and awards to his credit, a press release said. This workshop is open to all levels of watercolor experience.

Youth classes

Drawing skills I

• The classes will be held from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. on Wednesdays, April 16 through May 21.

Jim Davenport teaches this series of six classes designed specifically for younger drawing students. Projects and exercises appropriate to their age group will be used to help students develop drawing skills. A selection of artwork from these classes will be chosen for display in the Children’s Hallway Gallery.

The suggested grade level is kindergarten through second grade.  The class fee is $30 for CAM members and Boys and Girls Club members, and $45 for non-members.

Drawing skills 2

• Classes will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. on Wednesdays.   

Jim Davenport will use a variety of media and subjects to help students develop more disciplined drawing skills. Scale, perspective, line, value, contrast balance and color theory will be explored.  A selection of artwork from these classes will be chosen for display in the Children’s Hallway Gallery.

The suggested grade level is third through seventh grade. The fee is $30 for CAM members and Boys and Girls Club members, and $45 for non-members.     

For more information about all of the classes, those interested can call the museum at 267-4877 or e-mail arted@coosart.org.

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