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Imagination Through Time: Ancient and Modern Image Making

Bemis School of Art 818 Pelham Pl, Colorado Springs, CO

This class will explore different image-making techniques inspired by the art of indigenous cultures around the world. Learn about different ways ancient and modern humans shared stories through illustrating animals, dreams, landscapes, and their people, while creating your own mixed media artwork. Supplies will be provided. Ages 6-9

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Introduction to the Elements of Art I

Bemis School of Art 818 Pelham Pl, Colorado Springs, CO

This class is for children who have expressed a love for art and wish to create art projects free from the typical restrictions in many elementary school art classes. The course will cover fundamental elements of art as well as the works of many famous artists. Students will create a new unique art piece each […]

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Channeling Van Gogh: Add Passion to your Floral Paintings

Bemis School of Art 818 Pelham Pl, Colorado Springs, CO

Learn to paint florals in the style of Vincent Van Gogh with Dena Peterson, painter/animator for the Academy Award-nominated film, Loving Vincent. Vincent believed in painting what he felt, rather than just what he saw. We will capture the feel and energy of flowers, rather than simply rendering them, combining Vincent’s techniques with your own […]

Drawing Sampler

Bemis School of Art 818 Pelham Pl, Colorado Springs, CO

In this fundamentals of drawing workshop, you will be guided into a new way of looking at how you draw. We will explore how to bring a source of light into your drawings, sense of depth, composition, introduction to color theory, perspective, and more! Supplies will be provided. Ages 6-9

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Expand Your Black & White Darkroom Printing Skills

Bemis School of Art 818 Pelham Pl, Colorado Springs, CO

Spend four hours learning to refine your black & white darkroom printing skills with private instruction in contrast filters, split-filter printing, and/or cropping/positioning for artful presentations depending on the student’s skill level and goals. This darkroom experience will help you bring your printing skills to the next level, and you will be encouraged to produce […]

Colored Pencil Sampler

Bemis School of Art 818 Pelham Pl, Colorado Springs, CO

In this fast-paced sampler workshop, you will be guided into a new way of looking at how to apply color to your artwork. Explore colored pencil techniques that may be used to create a sense of depth in your art to bring it to life! Supplies will be provided. Ages 9-12

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Military Artistic Healing

Bemis School of Art 818 Pelham Pl, Colorado Springs, CO

Discover techniques to inspire creative skills and gain greater self–awareness. Explore possibilities, develop your creativity, and gain personal insight through working with a variety of controllable mediums. There are many benefits to using art to express emotions: art can furnish a healthy outlet and an alternate way to communicate something that one cannot always put […]

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Group Painting Reviews

Bemis School of Art 818 Pelham Pl, Colorado Springs, CO

Are you curious whether the paintings you are creating are “good?” Feedback from others who are not artists may not be helpful. How do you judge your own work objectively? This class will offer you an opportunity to learn about your work and the work of others in a supportive and educational group format. Dena […]