Bemis School of Art

Gain an introduction to the process of artistic needlework. Starting with basic exercises, learn color blending, shading, drawing, creating lines, and other fundamental embroidery techniques. With support of the instructor, sketch design ideas from your imagination, photos, or natural surroundings, which will serve as a basis for your final piece.

Level I–III. Ages 16–Adult. Study numerous landscape artists throughout history and discuss a variety of techniques and movements in landscape painting. Paint landscapes from photo references and experiment with different painting styles and techniques.

Ages 9-12. Learn to plan your own mosaic design, cut materials, mix mortar, and apply grout. Create ceramic tiles and shapes to use in your mosaics. You’ll have access to a variety of materials including glass, ceramic, stone, mirror, shells, and more!

Level III. Are you feeling a little tired of strict realism in your paintings, but just don’t know how to break away? We know that a painting needs to be more than a copy. Yet, how do we move beyond our training of copying nature, models, or still-life motifs into a more abstracted and expressive interpretation? The instructor will lead you through exercises designed to help bring more abstraction, excitement, and passion to your work.