Children's Classes

Archen now offers classes for children 3 - 7 years old.

Cost: $35 per one hour of instruction.

Materials included.

Private and group lessons by appointment.

Reserve a time by contacting Archen. Most classes taught on Saturdays, but other days are available.

Classes are fun and engaging, helping students practice basic coordination skills such as cutting, painting and constructing, while introducing them to beginning art concepts including positive/negative space, the color wheel, pattern, texture, and three-dimensional art.

Classes:

Positive & Negative Space: "stained glass" paper windows, paper cut-outs, reverse paintings

The Color Wheel: mixing paints, gluing tissue paper, layering crayons

Patterns & Textures: crayon rubbings, different papers, markers

Painting a Still Life: set-up, lighting & execution

Painting a Landscape: seeing what's really there

The Third Dimension: tinfoil & paper sculpture

The Third Dimension: clay sculpture (two sessions)

Student's works

Mitchell's Butterfly

 

Chinese Drum Class 

 

Samrudh's Still Life

 

Varsha's Patterns


Presley's Snowman City


Nicole's Still Life

 

Lara's Patterns


Marcus's Elephant

 

Sarai's Portrait