Studio 215

Elevate your creative practice by discovering the art of watercolor. Explore abstraction and step away from photorealism. Instead, learn to embrace the looseness of this medium to create expressive depictions full of atmosphere and depth.
This is a transparent watercolor class, which means that we will be working on white paper and learning to preserve light areas (instead of using gouache/white paint).
I will share some of my sketches from my travels and encourage you to experiment with artful splashes of paint. Topics include: wet-into-wet, glazing, pen and ink techniques, washes, and more. We will work mostly from direct observation instead of using photographs. We will paint the still life and landscape. Occasionally, we will study master copies by Winslow Homer and other noteworthy fine artists/illustrators.
Supply list will be provided upon registration.

• Learn to paint with opaque mediums such as oil paint and chalk pastels. Find your creative voice while exploring subject matter such as landscape, still life and abstraction. Topics include layering, brushstrokes, texture, and composition. Work in an authentic studio at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center in Evanston, complete with reference materials, high ceilings, and lots of light. Supply list provided upon registration. To see more examples of both student and instructor's work, please visit:
• www.studio215.org
• www.sarah-kaiser.com

In this workshop, I will be teaching participants the basics of expressive portraiture:
-proportions
-anatomy
-shading techniques
-facial features
This will be a recurring workshop happening every Saturday. Students may sign up for one at a time or for as many as they like. People pay on this site, one class at a time.
We will work with charcoal on toned paper. Supply list:
-Vine charcoal sticks
-Compressed charcoal pencils
-Kneaded eraser
-Toned paper (gray or tan)
Students without supplies may use some of mine for a small fee (about 5$)
We will work from a live model (TBA).
More experienced students may work in chalk pastel.

Come and celebrate the opening of Grove Gallery in Evanston, IL. See representational work by established artists from around the world. Taste specialty wines and food. Buy some art for your home or as a gift.