Adult Classes & Workshops

CLASS AND WORKSHOP LISTINGS

Pet Portraits in Dry Point Etching. Saturday, April 27, 2024, 9:30am-12:30pm, taught by Jennifer O’Keefe. Drypoint etching on recycled plastic with non-toxic Akua Ink. Using clear plastic plates, we will be making small 3" x 3" etchings traced from photographs. We will be using the Takach press at WAG to print the etchings, however there will be a demonstration on how to print at home without a press.

Making your Phone Camera Your Favorite Vacation Companion. Tuesdays, 1-3 pm; April 30, May 7, 14, 21. Taught by Greg Stone. These sessions will start with some photography basics so crucial to making good pictures, but then move into the dozens of special ways to get the most out of your phone's camera whether your vacation takes you to Horseneck Beach or Timbuktu.

Plein Air Watercolors: A two-day workshop With Bill Lane. Tuesdays, June 4 and 11, 9 am to 4:30 pm. Enjoy 2 days of outdoor watercolor painting in and around Westport with Bill Lane. Bill will start with a demo and then set you loose to paint the scene that speaks to you, while providing individual attention throughout the day. An informal critique will wrap up the day!

ONGOING CLASSES

Figure Drawing on Wednesdays! Join the 9 am group at WAG. The figure group will resume regular weekly sessions starting on February 15th.  (No class on July 12.)

Weekly Painting - Thursdays. The Thursday painting group is now meeting at WAG! If the weather is gorgeous, we may decide to paint en plein air at various locations on the South Coast. Join the email list below. We paint from 9-11:45, then we have a friendly but informative group critique.

WAG Poetry Group. Meetings twice a month! See the Poetry page for details!

Pet Portraits in Dry Point Etching

A one-day print workshop taught by Jennifer O’Keefe

Saturday, April 27, 2024, 9:30am-12:30pm

Drypoint Etching on Recycled Plastic with non-toxic Akua Ink

Using clear plastic plates, we will be making small 3" x 3" etchings traced from photographs sent in ahead of time/or picked from images provided at the workshop. All materials, inks and special paper will be supplied for a $10 materials fee. If you want to use a picture of your pet or of a photo you've taken of a flower or bird, email it to Jennifer at okeefe.jen@gmail.com ahead of time to have it flipped and altered in photoshop to the correct size and orientation before the workshop. Fur and feathers are particularly suited for etchings, but make sure it's a simple image. (Remember, it will be shrunk to 3" x 3")

We will be using the Takach press at WAG to print the etchings, however there will be a demonstration on how to print at home without a press. Jennifer will also talk about hand wiping and using monoprinting techniques to enhance/color the etchings. The workshop will be limited to 10 people. (Please bring material fee of $10 to class.) This is a great opportunity for adults and teens, ages 14+. Fee: $38.

WAG members receive a 20% discount!

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MAKING YOUR PHONE CAMERA YOUR FAVORITE VACATION COMPANION

Tuesdays, 1-3 pm; April 30, May 7, 14, 21

Taught by Greg Stone

Photographers have long been asked, "What's the best camera?" and their answer has always been the same - "The one you have with you!"

Today's phone cameras are a real game changer, for they are the camera you always have with you and they are incredibly versatile. These sessions will start with some photography basics so crucial to making good pictures, but then move into the dozens of special ways to get the most out of your phone's camera whether your vacation takes you to Horseneck Beach or Timbuktu.

We'll explore its incredible light sensitivity for taking pictures of the night sky in the country or the night lights of a vibrant city and how to capture the surprise motion of a bee in a flower, or of a youngster getting their first hit on the baseball field. There are so many special features that many camera owners simply don't realize the incredible power they have in their pockets, nor the ability of these small cameras to take pictures you'll be proud to blow up and hang on your wall.

Specific lessons will be focused on the iPhone and demonstrations done with it, but many of the same things can be done with Android phones and sometimes done better. You, of course, will need a phone to benefit from this program, but no particular photography skills.

$40 for 4 sessions. 20% discount for WAG members. (Limited to 15 participants) Please register below.

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Plein Air Watercolors

A two-day workshop With Bill Lane

Tuesdays, June 4 and 11, 9 am to 4:30 pm

Location Westport, MA area. Specific locations to be determined closer to the date. We will meet at Westport Art Group on the first day, 1740 Main Rd. Westport Point, MA.

Enjoy 2 days of outdoor watercolor painting in and around Westport with Bill Lane.

Bill will start with a demo and then set you loose to paint the scene that speaks to you, while providing individual attention throughout the day. At the end of the day, around 3:30, we’ll gather to have an informal critique.

For Materials list, click here. Fee: $155 for both days. WAG members receive a 20% discount! Sign up below!

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WEDNESDAY MORNING FIGURE CLASS

Nude model at WAG on Wednesday mornings from 9 am - noon.

Fees will be $10/session if paid by the month, $40 for the month- ($15/session for drop-ins) Pay cash at class; no instruction; any media.

Please contact Carolyn Winter for more information. winter.zebulun@gmail.com.

Thursday Painting

Thursdays 
9 am to 12 pm

Update! We are now painting indoors at WAG. Members only and bring $5 fee to session to help defray costs. If the weather is beautiful, we may decide to paint outdoors for the day… so please Sign Up to be alerted of any changes and be sure to check your email before you leave Thursday mornings.

Plein Air Spring through Fall…

Class paints plein air from mid-May through mid-October at wonderful locations on the South Coast. Sign up to receive the Thursday class locations here: Sign Up Form.

We paint from 9-11:45, then have a friendly but informative critique.

Inclement weather: meet at the studio - 1740 Main Rd, Westport Point. $5 fee when inside and no instructor. $15 with instructor.

Participating outdoors: free when there is no instructor. We will have an instructor occasionally with fee $15. Our classes have informal coaching when we have an instructor, also ending with a friendly critique.

No registration. Please pay cash or check at class. Non-members can try a class, but ongoing participation is for members only. Email Barbara Healy at edlundhealy@gmail.com for more information.

For Youth Education and Outreach, including scholarships, please see Youth.

Cancellation Policy effective Sept. 1, 2021
Classes, Workshops and Demonstrations:

All classes and demonstrations will be paid in full at time of registration, except classes that are attended on a walk-in basis (when such are available).

If a student withdraws at least 2 weeks prior to the class beginning, a full refund will be given, minus a $10 processing fee. Any cancellations later than 2 weeks prior will not be refunded, except for a documented medical or family emergency, unless the spot is filled from a waiting list. In that case a 75% refund will be given.

Any classes cancelled by the Westport Art Group for any reason will be refunded in full.

Please see the Youth page for Summer Camp and other Children’s Programs cancellation policy.

Any deviation from this policy will require a majority vote of the Westport Art Group Executive Board.