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7/23 Best: (intensive) Plein Air, Sketchbook to Painting Age 15+ (S25CB7) Wed, Thurs, Fri 5:30pm - 8:30pm Class Dates: 07/23/2025 - 07/25/2025 Room 213 Price: $195.36 10 10

In this 3 day intensive class, we look a specific ways we can use the sketchbook in the field to develop ideas for a paintings. This course is designed to be a crash course combining concepts from my Sketch-Booking and Gouache class into a Plein-Air experience. The goal is to understand how we can make variations on a scene to find the version that works best. Open to all levels.

8/04 Best: SketchBook, Materials and Techniques for everyday practice (Workshop) Age 15+ (S25CB8) Mondays 6:00pm - 8:00pm Workshop Dates: 08/04/2025 - 08/11/2025 Room 212 Price: $98.33 10 5

The sketchbook is a use full and portable way to develop your skills as an artist. We discus how to build good habits as we discover the benefits of working in such a portable method. We will explore various materials and techniques, and cover topics such as Urban Sketching, Sketching People, Value Studies, Line Studies, Notan, and working from photos. Class is designed for beginner and intermediate students. . Bring pencils to class - all sketchbook materials will be provided. Topics,For more information email artist@christopherbestfineart.com"

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8/09 Best: Intro to Gouache Painting (Workshop) Age 15+ (S25CB9) Saturday 10:00am - 1:00pm Workshop: 08/09/2025 Room 212 Price: $94.44 10 9

Take a dive into the world of opaque watercolor. This 3 hour workshop is designed to give you a solid understanding of the basics of Gouache painting. We look at organizing our pallet, materials, how to get an an appropriate paint flow, mixing colors, and other key concepts. This course is designed to be a foundation for the more advanced Gouache class, it is recommended but not required.

8/27 Best: (intensive) Plein Air, Sketchbook to Painting Age 15+ (S25CB10) Wed, Thurs, Fri 5:30pm - 8:30pm Class Dates: 08/27/2025 - 08/29/2025 Room 305 Price: $195.36 10 10

In this 3 day intensive class, we look a specific ways we can use the sketchbook in the field to develop ideas for a paintings. This course is designed to be a crash course combining concepts from my Sketch-Booking and Gouache class into a Plein-Air experience. The goal is to understand how we can make variations on a scene to find the version that works best. Open to all levels.

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