Programs for Adults
(16+ years)

At A Glance

Spring-Summer 2022

Travel Companion Journal
Elissa Campbell
Sat., March 26
9AM-4PM

Outsmarting Watercolor for Beginners
(and not-so-beginners)
​(Class is filled; waiting list)
Mary Reardon
Wed:  April 6; 13; 20; and 27
4:30-6:30PM

Card-O-Rama!
Elissa Campbell
Sat., April 23
1-4PM
Ages 13 years+ (family fun)

Color:
Fundamentals & Free Play for Watercolorists
Susan Sawyer
Sun:  Apr. 24 & May 1
11AM-4PM

Crossed Structure Binding
Elissa Campbell
Mon: April 25 & Tues: April 26
4:30-7PM

Sculpture in the Garden
Georgia Landau
Thurs & Fri:  Apr. 28 & 29; Sat: Apr. 30
from 2:30-4:30 on Thurs & Fri
from 9:30AM-1PM on Sat.

Drawing Birds
(Class is filled; waiting list)
Susan Sawyer
Tues:  May 3; 10; 17; 24; 31
5-7PM

Drawing 2
Robert Waldo Brunelle, Jr.
Sat. May 7
9:30AM-4PM
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Spring Blossoms (pastels)
Aline Ordman
Thurs., May 12
9:30AM-4:30PM

Drawing the Portrait: 
Capturing a Likeness
August Burns
Sat:  May 14
9:30AM – 4PM (bring a lunch/snack)

Photography with Cell Phones
(ages 14 to adult)
Orah Moore
Saturday, May 21
10AM-4PM
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Piano Play
Elissa Campbell
Mon & Tues:  June 6 & 7
5:30-8PM

Introduction to Drawing
Robert Waldo Brunelle, Jr.
Sat., June 11
9:30AM-4PM

Botanical Art
Susan Sawyer
Tues:  June 14; 21; 28 & July 5
3:30-6PM

Responding to the Moment
Through Landscape and Still Life
2-Day Pastel Intensive Workshop
Tom Driscoll
Thurs & Fri., June 16 & 17
9:30AM-4:30PM

​Expressive Art Workshop
for Mental Health Workers
Michelle Lesnak
Thurs., June 23
9AM-5PM

Oil Pastels Intensive
Mary Reardon
Sat:  July 9
10AM – 4PM (with ½ hr break mid-day)
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Interpreting the Landscape
in Plein Air
Jeneane Lunn
Mon - Fri:  July 11; 12; 13; 14 & 15
9AM-Noon
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Drawing 2
Robert Waldo Brunelle, Jr.
Sat. July 2
9:30AM-4PM
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Acrylic Painting
Robert Waldo Brunelle JR
Sats:  July 16 & 30
9:30AM-4PM 

Expressive Art Workshop
for EMT & Fire/Police Department Workers
Michelle Lesnak
Sat., July 23
9AM-5PM

Expressive Art Workshop
for Teachers
Michelle Lesnak
Sat., August 6
9AM-5PM
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We invite you to become inspired and learn new ways to create at Studio Place Arts (SPA)!   Let us know if you would like additional information about these classes and workshops.  In addition, please let us know if there are topics you would like us to consider for future classes.
 
Help Keep our Art Classes Healthy!
Students and instructors are working in proximity in our Classroom and we want to keep everyone in good health. 

• For that reason, we require immunization against COVID by those in our educational programs, including instructors, and ask that participants bring and wear masks for physically close working situations. 
• Please bring your vaccination card to the first class.
• Additionally, we ask participants to stay home if they are not feeling well; payment for the class will held for a future class.

Please call us at (802) 479-7069 if you have questions.  We look forward to seeing you at SPA!


Spring - Summer 2022 Classes

Travel Companion Journal
Elissa Campbell
Sat., March 26
9AM-4PM
 
Not only does travel offer you the opportunity to experience culture and adventure, but also the opportunity to invest in yourself. A travel journal is a wonderful way to create a tangible memory of your journey.

In this workshop, participants will create a journal with a double-needle Coptic binding, an intricate stitch that will be visible on the spine of the book. Not only is the Coptic binding beautiful, but it also allows books to remain flat when opened.

The journal will include pockets both inside the covers and in the text block, allowing you the opportunity to save lots of stuff from your travels – tickets, photos, pressed flowers – you name it! Participants are encouraged to bring small photos, paper ephemera, and/or other flat items to decorate the covers.

In this workshop, each participant will leave class with a completed book and a basic knowledge of bookbinding technique. Some bookbinding or sewing experience is helpful, but not required.  Materials fee:  $15
 
Members: $60/Non-members: $70
 
Elissa Campbell has been making books for the past 27 years and sells her work professionally under the business name of Blue Roof Designs. She is a big believer in the power of using books for self-expression. Elissa is currently chair of the Book Arts Guild of Vermont, is on the board of the Vermont Crafts Council, and is on the Vermont Arts Council's Teaching Artist Roster.  
 
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Outsmarting Watercolor for Beginners
(and not-so-beginners)
​(This class is full; contact us to be placed on waiting list.)
Mary Reardon
Wed:  April 6; 13; 20; and 27
4:30-6:30PM

Watercolor can seem like an intimidating and unpredictable material for beginners and even for those with more experience. In this course we will outsmart watercolor with the knowledge of what it will do in any given situation. When we know what to expect from watercolor, we can better get the results we want. This course will cover basic wash techniques and work up to more advanced skills, tips and tricks (find out what you can do with a Magic Eraser!); plus, lots of additional resources will be provided so you can further explore more advanced materials and techniques as you desire. Because the quality of watercolor paper is crucial to success (sometimes even more than the paint itself!), a materials fee will cover the cost of the paper to be provided for the course. In addition to the papers used in class, each student will get a small sampler-pack of papers to experiment with. A list of other materials needed for the course will be provided.

Materials fee (for paper) $18.  
Members: $100/Non-members: $120
 
Mary Reardon is a native Vermonter who became an artist because everyone in the second grade said she would. She attended the Art Institute of Boston before the school was swallowed up by Lesley University, and earned her teaching degree from Johnson State College. She recently retired from teaching high school art, and contrary to her elementary school classmates, firmly believes that drawing, or any art form, is a learnable skill--not a gift magically bestowed at birth to a chosen few. When not teaching, eating, sleeping, etc. she occasionally finds time to make art herself and has exhibited around the state. If you take her class, she apologizes in advance for her warped sense of humor.

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Card-O-Rama!
Elissa Campbell
Sat., April 23
1-4PM
Ages 13 years+ (family fun)

Mother’s Day is around the corner - surprise your loved ones with one-of-kind greeting cards!  Also, aren’t there some special birthdays and anniversaries that you would like to honor in the coming months?  This mixed media card workshop celebrates the art of the handmade greeting!
 
Different materials and methods will be demonstrated to guide you as you create your own personalized cards – mixed media techniques include collage, carved block stamps, image transfer, and pop-up techniques.  We’ll also be greeting up our earth by using recycled materials.  The knowledge you will gain from this workshop can be applied to many other art forms.
 
Participants are encouraged to bring materials (e.g., photographs) and tools for use in making their cards.  Additional materials will be available for use during the class.  In this intensive workshop, each participant will leave the class with 5–7 completed cards.  You will receive a detailed handout and resource list for all materials we use.  No previous experience is required – this is a great class for a beginner.  (This is a fun class to do with friends and family!)
 
Materials fee: $15.
 
Members: $30/Non-members: $40
 
Elissa Campbell has been making books for the past 27 years and sells her work professionally under the business name of Blue Roof Designs. She is a big believer in the power of using books for self-expression. Elissa is currently chair of the Book Arts Guild of Vermont, is on the board of the Vermont Crafts Council, and is on the Vermont Arts Council's Teaching Artist Roster.  
 
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Color: Fundamentals & Free Play for Watercolorists
Susan Sawyer
Sun:  Apr. 24 & May 1
11AM-4PM
 
Does color drive you wild or make you wildly happy — or both?  Setting aside drawing for the moment, we’ll work abstractly with transparent watercolor.  We’ll practice seeing, naming, mixing, and combining colors, and learning about the pigments nature and chemistry have given us.  We’ll use individual and some group activities to solidify the necessary basics and explore new territory.  Everybody’s got a different sense of color — bring yours. 
 
Members:  $85/Non-Members:  $95
 
Susan Sawyer is an artist-naturalist from South Woodbury with many years of experience teaching, mostly adults in college and non-formal settings.  After starting life as a printmaker and decades of making art quilts, her current practice consists of drawing, painting, and biological illustration, in graphite, ink, watercolor, and silverpoint.  She believes in an experimental and experiential approach to all kinds of education, as well as careful observation of worlds without and within.

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Crossed Structure Binding
Elissa Campbell
Mon: April 25 & Tues: April 26
4:30-7PM
 
The Crossed Structure binding is intriguing in that the sewing is done directly onto back cover straps that integrate into the front cover. This non-adhesive variation on the long stitch was developed by book artist Carmencho Arregui after studying pre-16th century bindings.

In this workshop, you will work on two variations of this binding, one using paper covers and the other using leather. As time allows, you’ll add stitching to the covers to both reinforce the structure and add a decorative touch. You’ll also learn how to create and use an improvised sewing frame.

You will receive a detailed handout and resource list for all materials we use.

Some previous experience with bookbinding is helpful, but not required.

Supplies: Bone folder, scissors, X-Acto knife, metal ruler, awl, cutting mat, bookbinding or tapestry needle (bring them if you have them – don’t feel obligated buy anything)
 
Members: $50/Non-members: $60
 
Elissa Campbell has been making books for the past 27 years and sells her work professionally under the business name of Blue Roof Designs. She is a big believer in the power of using books for self-expression. Elissa is currently chair of the Book Arts Guild of Vermont, is on the board of the Vermont Crafts Council, and is on the Vermont Arts Council's Teaching Artist Roster.  
 
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Sculpture in the Garden
Georgia Landau
Thurs & Fri:  Apr. 28 & 29; Sat: Apr. 30
2:30-4:30 on Thurs/Fri; 9:30AM-1PM on Sat.

NOTE:  An extra session has been added on Fri., May 7, 1-5PM
 
A garden is like a growing work of art.  It’s a place to work and play with color texture and structure.   In this 3-part class you will learn or review hand-building in clay and have fun with your imagination.  Participants will create a sculpture that will add a new element to your garden:  something mysterious, whimsical or surreal.   Imagine an elf peering from the leaves, a tiny door, or a pathway that leads to a castle.  This is a class for beginners or for those who need a quick review of hand-building skills.  You’ll have fun with your imagination!    Materials and firing fee:  $20 
 
Members: $80/Non-members: $100
 
Georgia Landau has been a craftsperson for more than 40 years, creating figurative art in a variety of media.  She has taught clay and other media with adults and children for the past ten years and is one of the founders of both the Artisans Hand and Studio Place Arts.
 
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Drawing Birds
(This class is full; contact us to be placed on waiting list.)
Susan Sawyer
Tues:  May 3; 10; 17; 24; 31
5-7PM
 
Birds are challenging subjects, and don’t often pose for their portraits. We’ll use every help we can, from photographs to artifacts. We’ll get familiar with shapes and movements, and study and draw birds’ skeletons, beaks, feet, and feathers. How is a chickadee like a raven or an egret? This is a class for anyone. Birders, feeder-watchers, and beginning artists are welcome. 
 
Materials: Your favorite sketchbook, 7”x10” or 9”x 12”, paper suitable for pencil and pen. Other materials (photographs, bird parts, preferred pencils, pens, etc.) will be provided for a $5 fee. Bring your own snacks.
 
Members $100/Non-Members $120
 
Susan Sawyer is an artist-naturalist from South Woodbury with many years of experience teaching, mostly adults in college and non-formal settings. After starting life as a printmaker and decades of making art quilts, her current practice consists of drawing, painting, and biological illustration, in graphite, ink, watercolor, and silverpoint. She believes in an experimental and experiential approach to all kinds of education, as well as careful observation of worlds without and within.
 
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Drawing 2
Robert Waldo Brunelle, Jr.
Sat. May 7
9:30AM-4PM

This is the second part of my Drawing Intensive series of classes.  It is best if students have taken my Drawing 1 Class, or have had some experience drawing. Topics covered in this class include: Constructing images using basic shapes, thinking in terms of volumes rather than outlines, using shapes to determine proper proportions, hints on composition and the rule of thirds, using composition to establish mood and emotions in a drawing, and using shading and shadows to describe textures.  Students will draw a still life using these concepts, and, if time permits, will have a chance to draw with pen and ink and charcoal.
 
Materials:  Paper, pencil, eraser, and a straight-edge (ruler or triangle)
 
Members $55/Non-Members $65
 
Robert Waldo Brunelle is a painter, kinetic sculptor, book illustrator, art educator and political cartoonist.  He was the art teacher at the Browns River Middle School from 1981 to 2012.  He served as the president of the Northern Vermont Artist Association from 1995 to 2012, and now serves as the NVAA’s Vice President.  He has been exhibiting his paintings in the region since 1978.  He is a founding member of the Vermont Comic Creator’s Group, and his cartoon strip Mr. Brunelle Explains It All appears weekly in Seven Days, and monthly in Funny Times.  To see more of his work, visit www.mrbrunelle.com
 
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Spring Blossoms (pastels)
Aline Ordman
Thurs., May 12
9:30AM-4:30PM
 
Working from a still life of flowers in a vase, Aline will discuss how to approach complicated imagery simplifying it into abstract shapes of value and color.  She will create the demo in its stages of value, color fields and final details.  Students are welcome to use the same still life, bring their own or work from a photo to create their own images.  She will give lots of individual attention and work with the student at whatever level they are at (all levels welcome).   Contact SPA for a suggested materials list.
 
Members $90/Non-Members $100
 
Aline received her BFA at Cornell University and continued her training the Academy of Art College in San Francisco, earning a degree in illustration.  Aline is a Master Pastelist with the Pastel Society of America, a Signature Member of the American Impressionist Society, a Signature Member of the Oil Painters of America and a Master Circle Pastelist with the International Assn. of Pastel Societies.  She has juried the Pastel Society of America’s National Juried Show; The Pastel Journal’s top 100 Animal and Wildlife Competition, the Pastel Society of New Mexico’s Annual Juried Show and the Adirondack Plein Air Festival Awards.  For more information, www.alineordman.com
 
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Drawing the Portrait: Capturing a Likeness
August Burns
Sat:  May 14
9:30AM – 4PM (bring a lunch/snack)
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Drawing the Portrait, Capturing a Likeness.  In this one-day class we will study such details as the proportion of the head, the placement of facial features, and how to render them in convincing ways.  However, we will explore the idea that restraint in detail may say more in the pursuit of capturing personality or attitude than rendered exactness.  Students will be using charcoal and chalk with toned and untoned papers, and work from sitting models. 
 
Members $100/Non-Members $120 (includes fee for model)

August Burns is an award-winning figurative painter who seeks to capture the character and essence of her subjects through her art. She was selected to paint the official portrait of Governor Peter Shumlin, which now hangs in the Vermont State House in Montpelier.  August works out of her studio in Middlesex, Vermont.  For info:  www.augustburns.com
 
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Photography with Cell Phones
(ages 14 to adult)
Orah Moore
Saturday, May 21
10AM-4PM
 
This class will cover basic photo composition and light awareness.  Instructor Orah Moore views cell phone photography as very fun, freeing and spontaneous.  We may not all have the same features on our cell phones, but most participants will have a regular option and a close-up feature.  In addition, most will be able to turn the image into black and white.
 
First, we will go over straight photography vs. manipulating photo imagery.  Orah will have a few assignments and even a photo treasure hunt to be completed before the end of the class.  Her hope is that participants will create a personal gallery presentation by the end of the class.
 
What to bring:

• A cell phone fully charged that has photo capability, a charger for later in the day, a laptop and cables for downloading cell phone photos to your laptop.  (Don’t have a laptop?  You can share with me or others who do.)  Bring a thumb drive.  Be familiar with the workings of your phone camera before the class.

 

• Bring a lunch so we can be in the field!  We will take a break both morning and PM sessions to return to SPA for restroom and downloading.

 
If you have a favorite editing ap, Orah would like to know it ahead.  (Please send information in an email to SPA in advance.)   Orah will compile a list to share with everyone in the workshop.
 
Members: $50/Non-members: $60
 
Orah Moore, life-long art and commercial photographer, MA, Cal State Fullerton, CA, owner of Orah Moore Photography since 1977, Haymaker Press, since 1987, publishing her work as cards and books.  Studied with Ansel Adams and Ruth Bernhard.  Producing and showing in galleries over 40 years.  www.orahmooreartist.com

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Piano Play
Elissa Campbell
Mon & Tues:  June 6 & 7
5:30-8PM

The spine of the intriguing Piano Hinge binding is one that is woven instead of glued or sewn – it is held together using dowels or sticks. This structure, invented by Hedi Kyle, was named because of its resemblance to the hinge of a piano lid.

In this workshop, you’ll learn how to construct both the basic Piano Hinge book and the Piano Hinge Album (it’s got storage pockets!).

In this workshop, each participant will leave class with two books to keep as a reference for each structure. You will receive a detailed handout and resource list for all materials we use. No previous experience is required. You'll feel more comfortable in the workshop if you have experience using an X-Acto knife.

Participants are encouraged to bring small photos, paper ephemera, and/or other flat items to put in the pockets.

Supplies: Bonefolder, metal ruler, X-Acto knife, cutting mat, scissors, pencil. Note: Bring the supplies if you have them – don’t feel obligated to buy anything. I'll have extras available.
 
Members: $50/Non-members: $60
 
Elissa Campbell has been making books for the past 27 years and sells her work professionally under the business name of Blue Roof Designs. She is a big believer in the power of using books for self-expression. Elissa is currently chair of the Book Arts Guild of Vermont, is on the board of the Vermont Crafts Council, and is on the Vermont Arts Council's Teaching Artist Roster.  

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Introduction to Drawing
Robert Waldo Brunelle, Jr.
Sat., June 11
9:30AM-4PM
(NOTE:  SPA has a "Drawing 2" class on Saturday, July 2, see below.) 

In the first part of this class students will learn how to use One Point and Two Point Perspective techniques to create the illusion of depth and dimension on a flat surface.  Students will learn how to use horizon lines and vanishing points correctly to draw the interiors and exteriors of houses and buildings. 
 
In the second part of this class students will learn how to draw the human face in front, profile and ¾ views.   Students will learn the correct proportions of the face, and how to draw faces of various genders and age groups.
 
Materials:  Paper, pencil, eraser, and a straight edge (ruler or triangle)
 
Members: $55/Non-members: $65
 
Robert Waldo Brunelle is a painter, kinetic sculptor, book illustrator, art educator and political cartoonist.  He was the art teacher at the Browns River Middle School from 1981 to 2012.  He served as the president of the Northern Vermont Artist Association from 1995 to 2012, and now serves as the NVAA’s Vice President.  He has been exhibiting his paintings in the region since 1978.  He is a founding member of the Vermont Comic Creator’s Group, and his cartoon strip Mr. Brunelle Explains It All appears weekly in Seven Days, and monthly in Funny Times.  To see more of his work, visit www.mrbrunelle.com
 
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Botanical Art
Susan Sawyer
Tues:  June 14; 21; 28 & July 5
3:30-6PM
Our subjects will be the leaves, buds, and flowers of June, from fields, woods, and gardens.  Participants will build skills in drawing and painting plants with pencil and watercolor, with attention to composition, color mixing and steps to painting. There will also be some botany! We'll study flower structures and observe their whole cycle, including pollination strategies (what are those petals for, anyway?)  All levels are welcome, but some drawing experience is helpful.  A suggested materials list is provided (with some basics provided by Susan for $15); please contact SPA for more information.

Members: $100/Non-members: $120
 
Susan Sawyer is an artist-naturalist from South Woodbury with many years of experience teaching, mostly adults in college and non-formal settings.  After starting life as a printmaker and decades of making art quilts, her current practice consists of drawing, painting, and biological illustration, in graphite, ink, watercolor, and silverpoint.  She believes in an experimental and experiential approach to all kinds of education, as well as careful observation of worlds without and within.

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2-Day Pastel Workshop:
Responding to the Moment
Through Landscape and Still Life
Tom Driscoll
Thurs & Fri., June 16 & 17
9:30AM-4:30PM
 
As artists we are sensitive toward and responsive to changes in season in both the landscape and in the objects with which we surround ourselves. Late spring and early summer evolve from the new buds on still bare trees in early May to the intense greens of June. Early summer light tends to be more crisp and clear vs. the hazy light brought about by humid late summer days. Likewise, as the seasons change we are surrounded by and surround ourselves with a range of different objects - food, clothing etc. Preparation for this workshop may be a time for self-reflection as to what kind of moods you would like to explore through landscape and still life choices.
 
Discussions and demonstrations will focus on a related topic: color temperature and qualities of light: how are color and light affected by interior/artificial light (in all of its varieties) vs. exterior/natural light depictions? Weather, time of day, types of interior spaces and expressive intentions are all factors to consider for light/color choices in landscape and still life drawings. There will also be a demonstration on preparing your own surfaces using acrylic pumice ground.
 
On day one we will create landscape drawings from photos you have found or have taken. Depending upon the weather, we may discuss the option of working outside. On day two we will address the same seasonal theme through still life. Participants can bring still life photos to work from or objects to set up and draw from directly. You can choose to work representationally or abstractly. Aside from demonstrations, instruction will be primarily individualized, so you are encouraged to bring one or more finished drawings on day one so that I can get a sense of your work. This will be a fun and exciting workshop in a relaxed atmosphere.
 
Please contact SPA for a suggested materials list.
 
Members $170/Non-Members $190
 
Tom Driscoll received his BFA from Plymouth State College, Plymouth NH and his MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI.  He has taught at Plymouth State University for 31 years, coordinating the painting program and teaching courses in painting, drawing, printmaking and 2D design.  He has exhibited his work regionally and nationally and has juried and curated many exhibits.

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Expressive Art Workshop
for Mental Health Workers
Michelle Lesnak
Thurs., June 23
9AM-5PM
 
This art workshop is offered to create a place for connection with personal loss during the pandemic.  The workshop consists of gathering to learn how art can help in the grieving process.  This is not a therapy group, but rather an opportunity for you to use the art making process to express your feelings about the loss of a loved one.  There will be a morning workshop session, break for lunch and an afternoon session for sharing art and talking about your loss.  Michelle will demonstrate the use of one technique -- collage -- and offer ways to use collage in a single piece of artwork or a simple booklet.  Light refreshments served; materials provided.  Space is limited; pre-registration is needed.
 
Participant Fee:  $10 ea.
 
Michelle Lesnak is offering the workshop as part of her Artist in Residency Program at SPA.  Michelle is a licensed mental health counselor in Vermont and nationally registered art therapist, and she has a private practice in Montpelier in which she primarily works with adults.  She turned to art making to help her through loss she experienced during the pandemic, as she is an artist as well as an art therapist.  She is interested in reaching out to others and sharing something that might be helpful.

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Drawing 2
Robert Waldo Brunelle, Jr.
Sat. July 2
9:30AM-4PM
This is the second part of my Drawing Intensive series of classes.  It is best if students have taken my Drawing 1 Class, or have had some experience drawing. Topics covered in this class include: Constructing images using basic shapes, thinking in terms of volumes rather than outlines, using shapes to determine proper proportions, hints on composition and the rule of thirds, using composition to establish mood and emotions in a drawing, and using shading and shadows to describe textures.  Students will draw a still life using these concepts, and, if time permits, will have a chance to draw with pen and ink and charcoal.
 
Materials:  Paper, pencil, eraser, and a straight-edge (ruler or triangle)
 
Members $55/Non-Members $65
 
Robert Waldo Brunelle is a painter, kinetic sculptor, book illustrator, art educator and political cartoonist.  He was the art teacher at the Browns River Middle School from 1981 to 2012.  He served as the president of the Northern Vermont Artist Association from 1995 to 2012, and now serves as the NVAA’s Vice President.  He has been exhibiting his paintings in the region since 1978.  He is a founding member of the Vermont Comic Creator’s Group, and his cartoon strip Mr. Brunelle Explains It All appears weekly in Seven Days, and monthly in Funny Times.  To see more of his work, visit www.mrbrunelle.com
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Acrylic Painting
Robert Waldo Brunelle JR
Sats:  July 16 & 30
9:30AM-4PM

In this 2-day class students will learn the basics of painting with acrylic paints.  Topics include: differences between acrylics and oils, mixing colors, using additives for acrylic paints, types of brushes, creating effects with various brush stroke techniques, composing a painting, and transferring images to canvas.  After students learn the basics, they will work with the teacher to create at least one finished acrylic painting.  Please contact SPA for a suggested materials list.
 
Members: $95/Non-members: $115
 
Robert Waldo Brunelle is a painter, kinetic sculptor, book illustrator, art educator and political cartoonist.  He was the art teacher at the Browns River Middle School from 1981 to 2012.  He served as the president of the Northern Vermont Artist Association from 1995 to 2012, and now serves as the NVAA’s Vice President.  He has been exhibiting his paintings in the region since 1978.  He is a founding member of the Vermont Comic Creator’s Group, and his cartoon strip Mr. Brunelle Explains It All appears weekly in Seven Days, and monthly in Funny Times.  To see more of his work, visit www.mrbrunelle.com
 
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Oil Pastels Intensive
Mary Reardon
Sat:  July 9
10AM – 4PM (with ½ hr break mid-day)

Visually and texturally rich, oil pastels are a medium halfway between drawing and painting.  In this workshop, students learn through demonstration and practice multiple techniques to create color and textural effects in oil pastel.  This workshop focuses on learning and practicing techniques in the studio. 
Click here for a suggested Materials List.
 
Members: $50/Non-members: $60
 
Mary Reardon is a native Vermonter who became an artist because everyone in the second grade said she would. She attended the Art Institute of Boston before the school was swallowed up by Lesley University, and earned her teaching degree from Johnson State College. She recently retired from teaching high school art, and contrary to her elementary school classmates, firmly believes that drawing, or any art form, is a learnable skill--not a gift magically bestowed at birth to a chosen few. When not teaching, eating, sleeping, etc. she occasionally finds time to make art herself and has exhibited around the state. If you take her class, she apologizes in advance for her warped sense of humor.

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Interpreting the Landscape in Plein Air
Jeneane Lunn
Mon - Fri:  July 11; 12; 13; 14 & 15
9AM-Noon
We are thrilled that Jeneane is back in VT for awhile!  Join this accomplished landscape painter at beautiful central Vermont locations for plein air oil or pastel painting.  The sessions will focus on your process of beginning your painting, and how to keep it fresh.
 
Contact SPA for a suggested materials list.  SPA has some very portable easels and pastel sets that could be loaned for the session.  Additionally, painters will need to bring hats, drawing board for pastels, bug spray, easels, something like a camp stool to put palette or pastels on, low chair if you want to sit and have pastels or paints on the ground, and a painting umbrella if desired.
 
Please provide SPA with your email address; meeting spots will be sent to you.  In case of inclement weather, we will use the SPA studio as a back-up location.  (These sessions are for intermediate to advanced painters.)
 
Members $110/Nonmembers $130
 
Jeneane Lunn attended the Art Students League of New York. She has been an artist and teacher in Vermont for the last twenty five years. She has participated in many national and local art exhibitions including the Pastel Society of America, National Arts Club, NYC, Salmagundi Club, NYC, Pen and Brush Club, NYC, St. John the Divine Cathedral, NYC, Shelburne Farms Exhibition, Shelburne, Vermont, and Frog Hollow Vermont State Art Center to name a few. She has created posters for Vermont Symphony and T-shirts for Farm-aid, a national organization to help farmers started by Willie Nelson.
Her work can be seen at: http://sites.google.com/site/jeneanelunn/paintings
 
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Expressive Art Workshop
for EMT & Fire/Police Department Workers
Michelle Lesnak
Sat., July 23
9AM-5PM
 
This art workshop is offered to create a place for connection with personal loss during the pandemic.  The workshop consists of gathering to learn how art can help in the grieving process.  This is not a therapy group, but rather an opportunity for you to use the art making process to express your feelings about the loss of a loved one.  There will be a morning workshop session, break for lunch and an afternoon session for sharing art and talking about your loss.  Michelle will demonstrate the use of collage and offer ways to make an assemblage.  Light refreshments served; materials provided.  Space is limited; pre-registration is needed.
 
Participant Fee:  $10 ea.
 
Michelle Lesnak is offering the workshop as part of her Artist in Residency Program at SPA.  Michelle is a licensed mental health counselor in Vermont and nationally registered art therapist, and she has a private practice in Montpelier in which she primarily works with adults.  She turned to art making to help her through loss she experienced during the pandemic, as she is an artist as well as an art therapist.  She is interested in reaching out to others and sharing something that might be helpful.

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Expressive Art Workshop
for Teachers
Michelle Lesnak
Sat., August 6
9AM-5PM
 
This art workshop is offered to create a place for connection with personal loss during the pandemic.  The workshop consists of gathering to learn how art can help in the grieving process.  This is not a therapy group, but rather an opportunity for you to use the art making process to express your feelings about the loss of a loved one.  There will be a morning workshop session, break for lunch and an afternoon session for sharing art and talking about your loss.  Michelle will demonstrate the use of one technique -- collage -- and offer ways to use collage in a single piece of artwork or a simple booklet.  Light refreshments served; materials provided.  Space is limited; pre-registration is needed.
 
Participant Fee:  $10 ea.
 
Michelle Lesnak is offering the workshop as part of her Artist in Residency Program at SPA.  Michelle is a licensed mental health counselor in Vermont and nationally registered art therapist, and she has a private practice in Montpelier in which she primarily works with adults.  She turned to art making to help her through loss she experienced during the pandemic, as she is an artist as well as an art therapist.  She is interested in reaching out to others and sharing something that might be helpful.
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REGISTER ONLINE:

Send us an email with the participant's name, address and phone number.
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SPA REFUND POLICY:

​Cancellations at least 9 days before first class:  Refund for full paid amount minus $10 registration fee OR 100% credit towards a future class.

Cancellations that occur within 8 days before the first class:  50% refund minus $10 registration fee OR 50% credit towards a future class.

Cancellations after the first class, but before second class:  50% refund of remaining class tuition OR 75% credit towards future class.

Full refund if SPA cancels.  Credits towards future classes must be used within 12 months of date of cancellation. ​

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