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Independent Colored Pencil – May 2023

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Students will work in a small group setting of no more than 9 students. This class is designed for students who have taken the Beginner/Intermediate workshop and have completed the Pear exercise.  Once basic skills are taught, students are welcome to join the Independent Colored Pencil workshop. Students in this workshop will work more independently but still with instruction on their own work. 

The fee for the 2.5 hour workshop is $75. Supplies are not included. Students are expected to bring whatever project they want to work on along with all the supplies they need to complete their work (paper, pencils, tools, etc.)  Class size is limited to 9 students.

Student may contact the instructor Sandie Daignault with questions at sandiedano@gmail.com

*Students must be registered and paid in full three business days before the start of the class/workshop. Exceptions only with permission from the Director of Fine Art/Photography.

COVID POLICY: Until further notice, proof of vaccination is not required to attend classes. Masks remain optional.

 

Sandie has had a passion for art and art education since college. After retiring in 2011 from a 35-year corporate career, she began teaching art education in Loveland, Colorado to middle school students in after-school programs. She was a substitute teacher there for two years from 2012 – 2013.
In 2013 she came back to CT and began volunteering in the ASAP (After School Arts Program) in Washington, participating and assisting teachers in Region 12 primary school. She became involved with Washington Arts Association, volunteering at art shows and events.
Sandie began taking art classes through WAA, Silvermine Art Center, Rowayton Arts Center, Brookfield Craft Center and several other adult education programs across New Haven and Litchfield Counties. Most recently she has been with Arts Escape since 2018 taking classes in Colored Pencil and Pastel with Rita Paradis, Watercolor with Betty Ann Medieros, Acrylic with Anda Styler and Souby Boski.
Her art has been awarded prizes during the Threads member juried shows at Arts Escape in 2019 and 2020 and several pieces were published in the 2019 Fresh Ink annual journal of Naugatuck Community College. Her work has been shown at WAA and at the 275th celebration event at Averill Farm in Washington, CT.
She has self-published two books of her poetry and artwork, Poetry Expression I and II.

Intermediate Colored Pencil – May 2023

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This class will provide step-by-step instructions with tips and techniques for the creation of a final painting. This class is for students who have taken Beginner Colored Pencil (Pear exercise) or have the instructor’s approval.

Students are required to bring the supplies listed below to class. Check the sets of pencils you purchase to make sure the required colors are included. Prismacolor does sell pencils separately if not found in their sets.

The fee for the four-hour class is $120.00 and no supplies are included.  Class size is limited to 6 students.

*Students must be registered and paid in full three business days before the start of the class/workshop. Exceptions only with permission from the Director of Art Programs.

COVID POLICY: Until further notice, proof of vaccination is not required to attend classes. Masks remain optional.

Contact the instructor Sandie Daignault at sandiedano@gmail.com if you have any questions.

SUPPLY LIST
Note: Please bring your set of pencils from the beginner class.

>> General supplies:

Stylus pen (available to purchase at Arts Escape – $10)

Kneaded eraser

Museum putty

Battery operated eraser (optional)

>>Prismacolor pencils:

Lemon

Sky blue light                                   

Kelp green                                     

Indigo blue                                    

Canary yellow

Yellowed-orange

Pale vermillion

Carmine red

Spanish orange

Burnt ochre

Artichoke

Greyed Lavender

Pale sage

Cream

Salmon Pink

Goldenrod

Jasmine

Mineral Orange

Tuscan Red

Black

White

Colorless blender

Col-erase light grey pencil (for tracing)

Sandie has had a passion for art and art education since college. After retiring in 2011 from a 35-year corporate career, she began teaching art education in Loveland, Colorado to middle school students in after-school programs. She was a substitute teacher there for two years from 2012 – 2013.
In 2013 she came back to CT and began volunteering in the ASAP (After School Arts Program) in Washington, participating and assisting teachers in Region 12 primary school. She became involved with Washington Arts Association, volunteering at art shows and events.
Sandie began taking art classes through WAA, Silvermine Art Center, Rowayton Arts Center, Brookfield Craft Center and several other adult education programs across New Haven and Litchfield Counties. Most recently she has been with Arts Escape since 2018 taking classes in Colored Pencil and Pastel with Rita Paradis, Watercolor with Betty Ann Medieros, Acrylic with Anda Styler and Souby Boski.
Her art has been awarded prizes during the Threads member juried shows at Arts Escape in 2019 and 2020 and several pieces were published in the 2019 Fresh Ink annual journal of Naugatuck Community College. Her work has been shown at WAA and at the 275th celebration event at Averill Farm in Washington, CT.
She has self-published two books of her poetry and artwork, Poetry Expression I and II.

Independent Colored Pencil – April 2023

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Students will work in a small group setting of no more than 9 students. This class is designed for students who have taken the Beginner/Intermediate workshop and have completed the Pear exercise.  Once basic skills are taught, students are welcome to join the Independent Colored Pencil workshop. Students in this workshop will work more independently but still with instruction on their own work. 

The fee for the 2.5 hour workshop is $75. Supplies are not included. Students are expected to bring whatever project they want to work on along with all the supplies they need to complete their work (paper, pencils, tools, etc.)  Class size is limited to 9 students.

Student may contact the instructor Sandie Daignault with questions at sandiedano@gmail.com

*Students must be registered and paid in full three business days before the start of the class/workshop. Exceptions only with permission from the Director of Fine Art/Photography.

COVID POLICY: Until further notice, proof of vaccination is not required to attend classes. Masks remain optional.

 

Sandie has had a passion for art and art education since college. After retiring in 2011 from a 35-year corporate career, she began teaching art education in Loveland, Colorado to middle school students in after-school programs. She was a substitute teacher there for two years from 2012 – 2013.
In 2013 she came back to CT and began volunteering in the ASAP (After School Arts Program) in Washington, participating and assisting teachers in Region 12 primary school. She became involved with Washington Arts Association, volunteering at art shows and events.
Sandie began taking art classes through WAA, Silvermine Art Center, Rowayton Arts Center, Brookfield Craft Center and several other adult education programs across New Haven and Litchfield Counties. Most recently she has been with Arts Escape since 2018 taking classes in Colored Pencil and Pastel with Rita Paradis, Watercolor with Betty Ann Medieros, Acrylic with Anda Styler and Souby Boski.
Her art has been awarded prizes during the Threads member juried shows at Arts Escape in 2019 and 2020 and several pieces were published in the 2019 Fresh Ink annual journal of Naugatuck Community College. Her work has been shown at WAA and at the 275th celebration event at Averill Farm in Washington, CT.
She has self-published two books of her poetry and artwork, Poetry Expression I and II.

Intermediate Colored Pencil – April 2023

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This class will provide step-by-step instructions with tips and techniques for the creation of a final painting. This class is for students who have taken Beginner Colored Pencil (Pear exercise) or have the instructor’s approval.

Students are required to bring the supplies listed below to class. Check the sets of pencils you purchase to make sure the required colors are included. Prismacolor does sell pencils separately if not found in their sets.

The fee for the four-hour class is $120.00 and no supplies are included.  Class size is limited to 6 students.

*Students must be registered and paid in full three business days before the start of the class/workshop. Exceptions only with permission from the Director of Art Programs.

COVID POLICY: Until further notice, proof of vaccination is not required to attend classes. Masks remain optional.

Contact the instructor Sandie Daignault at sandiedano@gmail.com if you have any questions.

SUPPLY LIST
Note: Please bring your set of pencils from the beginner class.

>> General supplies:

Stylus pen (available to purchase at Arts Escape – $10)

Kneaded eraser

Museum putty

Battery operated eraser (optional)

>>Prismacolor pencils:

Lemon

Sky blue light                                   

Kelp green                                     

Indigo blue                                    

Canary yellow

Yellowed-orange

Pale vermillion

Carmine red

Spanish orange

Burnt ochre

Artichoke

Greyed Lavender

Pale sage

Cream

Salmon Pink

Goldenrod

Jasmine

Mineral Orange

Tuscan Red

Black

White

Colorless blender

Col-erase light grey pencil (for tracing)

Sandie has had a passion for art and art education since college. After retiring in 2011 from a 35-year corporate career, she began teaching art education in Loveland, Colorado to middle school students in after-school programs. She was a substitute teacher there for two years from 2012 – 2013.
In 2013 she came back to CT and began volunteering in the ASAP (After School Arts Program) in Washington, participating and assisting teachers in Region 12 primary school. She became involved with Washington Arts Association, volunteering at art shows and events.
Sandie began taking art classes through WAA, Silvermine Art Center, Rowayton Arts Center, Brookfield Craft Center and several other adult education programs across New Haven and Litchfield Counties. Most recently she has been with Arts Escape since 2018 taking classes in Colored Pencil and Pastel with Rita Paradis, Watercolor with Betty Ann Medieros, Acrylic with Anda Styler and Souby Boski.
Her art has been awarded prizes during the Threads member juried shows at Arts Escape in 2019 and 2020 and several pieces were published in the 2019 Fresh Ink annual journal of Naugatuck Community College. Her work has been shown at WAA and at the 275th celebration event at Averill Farm in Washington, CT.
She has self-published two books of her poetry and artwork, Poetry Expression I and II.

An Afternoon with Four CT Poet Laureates

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April is National Poetry Month. Join us for an afternoon of words and conversation featuring four Connecticut Poet Laureates. Free event featuring Sandy Carlson of Woodbury, Rick Magee of Bethel, Deborah Rose of New Milford, and Faith Vicinanza of Southbury.

Sandy Lee Carlson lives with her family in Woodbury, where she is poet laureate.  Sandy has published several collections of poetry, and she hosts the literary podcasts Woodbury Writes (in collaboration with Woodbury Public Library) and People and Their Poems. You’ll find her work on her website, sandycarlson.net.

Rick Magee,

Rick Magee teaches literature and writing class at Sacred Heart University. He has been published in the American Journal of Poetry, The Madrigal, New Note Poetry, and in An Áitiúil, an anthology of poetry about the Irish landscape. He is the Poet Laureate of Bethel, where he lives with his wife and son.

Deborah Rose is a writer, photographer, poet, and award-winning journalist. A native of New Milford, she is editor, writer, and photographer for the Town of New Milford’s tourism and community website, www.NewMilfordNow.org. Deborahwas appointed New Milford Poet Laureate in 2022 and facilitates the New Milford Public Library poetry workshop. She is VP of Public Relations for the Ostomy Foundation in New Milford, vice president of Kent News, Inc., and serves on several town committees.

Faith Vicinanza is the author of four collections of poetry and is currently working on several new collections and a memoir. She has served as a Connecticut Master Teaching Artist, an editor for several literary magazines, and as the founder and executive director of the Connecticut Poetry Festival. In 2003 she was a recipient of the Connecticut Commission on the Arts Advocates for the Arts Award. 

COVID POLICY – Until further notice, proof of vaccination is not required to attend classes or workshops. Masks remain optional.

One-Day Watercolor Workshop: Pansies in Gouache

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PANSIES IN GOUACHE:

Gouache is an opaque watercolor paint that is mixed with water in the same way watercolors are, but provides a flat, matte wash of bold color and is less transparent than watercolor.

This workshop will focus on using wet on wet and dry brush techniques to replicate the colors, form, and texture of the pansy seen in the painting below. Demonstrations will include color mixing, working light to dark, layering of colors, adding fine detail, and dry brush techniques.  Participants will be provided with a photograph , a line drawing, paints and brushes.  The more advanced student can draw and paint from the real life flowers provided by the instructor.  

All levels welcome.

The fee for the one-day, 3-hour workshop is $70 and includes all supplies. The class is limited to 10 students.

*Students must be registered and paid in full three business days before the start of the class/workshop. Exceptions only with permission from the Director of Fine Art/Photography.

COVID POLICY – Until further notice, proof of vaccination is no longer required. Masks remain optional.

Leona’s love of botanical art stems from her combined interest in art, gardening and nature. She feels you are never without a subject if you observe the natural world around you. From a young age she has collected antique botanical bookplates and they continue to be an inspiration for her art. She has studied at the NY Botanical Gardens, the Peabody Museum and from many local award winning botanical artists in CT. and NJ. 


“My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece.” ~Claude Monet  

Independent Colored Pencil – March 2023

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Students will work in a small group setting of no more than 9 students. This class is designed for students who have taken the Beginner/Intermediate workshop and have completed the Pear exercise.  Once basic skills are taught, students are welcome to join the Independent Colored Pencil workshop. Students in this workshop will work more independently but still with instruction on their own work. 

The fee for the 2.5-hour workshop is $75. Supplies are not included. Students are expected to bring whatever project they want to work on along with all the supplies they need to complete their work (paper, pencils, tools, etc.)  Class size is limited to 9 students.

Student may contact the instructor Sandie Daignault with questions at sandiedano@gmail.com

*Students must be registered and paid in full three business days before the start of the class/workshop. Exceptions only with permission from the Director of Fine Art/Photography.

COVID POLICY: Until further notice, proof of vaccination is not required to attend classes. Masks remain optional.

 

Sandie has had a passion for art and art education since college. After retiring in 2011 from a 35-year corporate career, she began teaching art education in Loveland, Colorado to middle school students in after-school programs. She was a substitute teacher there for two years from 2012 – 2013.
In 2013 she came back to CT and began volunteering in the ASAP (After School Arts Program) in Washington, participating and assisting teachers in Region 12 primary school. She became involved with Washington Arts Association, volunteering at art shows and events.
Sandie began taking art classes through WAA, Silvermine Art Center, Rowayton Arts Center, Brookfield Craft Center and several other adult education programs across New Haven and Litchfield Counties. Most recently she has been with Arts Escape since 2018 taking classes in Colored Pencil and Pastel with Rita Paradis, Watercolor with Betty Ann Medieros, Acrylic with Anda Styler and Souby Boski.
Her art has been awarded prizes during the Threads member juried shows at Arts Escape in 2019 and 2020 and several pieces were published in the 2019 Fresh Ink annual journal of Naugatuck Community College. Her work has been shown at WAA and at the 275th celebration event at Averill Farm in Washington, CT.
She has self-published two books of her poetry and artwork, Poetry Expression I and II.

Intermediate Colored Pencil – March 2023

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This class will provide step-by-step instructions with tips and techniques for the creation of a final painting. This class is for students who have taken Beginner Colored Pencil (Pear exercise) or have the instructor’s approval.

Students are required to bring the supplies listed below to class. Check the sets of pencils you purchase to make sure the required colors are included. Prismacolor does sell pencils separately if not found in their sets.

The fee for the four-hour class is $120.00 and no supplies are included.  Class size is limited to 6 students.

*Students must be registered and paid in full three business days before the start of the class/workshop. Exceptions only with permission from the Director of Art Programs.

COVID POLICY: Until further notice, proof of vaccination is not required to attend classes. Masks remain optional.

Contact the instructor Sandie Daignault at sandiedano@gmail.com if you have any questions.

SUPPLY LIST
Note: Please bring your set of pencils from the beginner class.

>> General supplies:

Stylus pen (available to purchase at Arts Escape – $10)

Kneaded eraser

Museum putty

Battery operated eraser (optional)

>>Prismacolor pencils:

Lemon

Sky blue light                                   

Kelp green                                     

Indigo blue                                    

Canary yellow

Yellowed-orange

Pale vermillion

Carmine red

Spanish orange

Burnt ochre

Artichoke

Greyed Lavender

Pale sage

Cream

Salmon Pink

Goldenrod

Jasmine

Mineral Orange

Tuscan Red

Black

White

Colorless blender

Col-erase light grey pencil (for tracing)

Sandie has had a passion for art and art education since college. After retiring in 2011 from a 35-year corporate career, she began teaching art education in Loveland, Colorado to middle school students in after-school programs. She was a substitute teacher there for two years from 2012 – 2013.
In 2013 she came back to CT and began volunteering in the ASAP (After School Arts Program) in Washington, participating and assisting teachers in Region 12 primary school. She became involved with Washington Arts Association, volunteering at art shows and events.
Sandie began taking art classes through WAA, Silvermine Art Center, Rowayton Arts Center, Brookfield Craft Center and several other adult education programs across New Haven and Litchfield Counties. Most recently she has been with Arts Escape since 2018 taking classes in Colored Pencil and Pastel with Rita Paradis, Watercolor with Betty Ann Medieros, Acrylic with Anda Styler and Souby Boski.
Her art has been awarded prizes during the Threads member juried shows at Arts Escape in 2019 and 2020 and several pieces were published in the 2019 Fresh Ink annual journal of Naugatuck Community College. Her work has been shown at WAA and at the 275th celebration event at Averill Farm in Washington, CT.
She has self-published two books of her poetry and artwork, Poetry Expression I and II.

Collage: Painting with Paper with Carol Moore

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In this four-week class, students will tear their images without using scissors and experience how to ‘paint from paper’. Bring a fun attitude and go back to being a child and creating with torn paper.   

Students are asked to bring:

  • a one inch or 1/2 inch inexpensive brush ( sold as “painter’s brushes”) and
  • 4 -5 colorful  magazines which will be the source for the images. Clothing magazines with lots of solid color are best for this workshop. 
  • Satin finish Modge Podge glue. Be sure to purchase the Satin Finish variety.
  • 3-4 art boards, in 4 x 6, 6 x 8, 8 x 10 sizes.  

All supplies can be purchased at most hardware, Walmart, or Home Depot stores.  

Carol Moore

In addition to her work in collage, Carol T. Moore is well known in CT for her colorful, energy-charged painting.  Recent paintings in pastel reflect her interest in negative space and industrial sites.  Plein aire landscapes are also a favorite in oil, acrylic and pastel. 

The fee for the 4-week class is $150.00. 

***Students must be registered and paid in full three business days before the start of the class/workshop. Exceptions only with permission from the Director of Fine Art/Photography.

COVID POLICY: Until further notice, proof of vaccination is no longer required to attend classes. Masks remain optional.

Writer’s Workshop – March 2023

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In-Person

Writers may work alone but the feedback of other writers is vital. The Writer’s Workshop gives students an opportunity to share their works-in-progress with fellow writers under the guidance of instructor Nancy McMillan.

Writers can bring in up to five double-spaced pages to be read aloud and critiqued. Writers will receive constructive feedback from other writers and the instructor. Critique guidelines will be provided.  The workshop runs for two hours, to allow plenty of time for each writer to receive thorough attention.

The workshop runs for two hours and the fee for the workshop is $30.

Workshop is limited to 6 students.

COVID POLICY – Until further notice, proof of vaccination is no longer required to attend classes. Masks remain optional.