Watercolor Realism with Larry Charles – Afternoon Class

December 3rd, 2024|Categories: Creative Arts|Tags: art, artist, brain based health, Larry Charles, Lifelong Learning, watercolor|

In four Tuesday afternoon workshops, instructor Larry Charles will guide you through the techniques for creating more realistic watercolor paintings. Each class begins with a step-by-step instructor demonstration. Then you will create the same painting, as Charles provides individual mentoring. Topics include how to mix colors; proportions and composition; correcting mistakes; and getting more realistic landscapes, still life, and people. Expect to complete one quick sketch and one finished art [...]

Watercolor Realism with Larry Charles – Morning Class

November 12th, 2024|Categories: Creative Arts, Featured|Tags: art, artist, brain based health, Larry Charles, Lifelong Learning, watercolor|

In four Tuesday morning workshops, instructor Larry Charles will guide you through the techniques for creating more realistic watercolor paintings. Each class begins with a step-by-step instructor demonstration. Then you will create the same painting, as Charles provides individual mentoring. Topics include how to mix colors; proportions and composition; correcting mistakes; and getting more realistic landscapes, still life, and people. Expect to complete one quick sketch and one finished art [...]

Create with Felted Fiber

October 23rd, 2024|Categories: Creative Arts|Tags: art, brain based health, creative arts, felted fiber, Lifelong Learning|

Unleash your creativity with felted fiber! Using the "wet felting" method, you can make either a trivet, glasses case, or a sculpture with sheep wool and other sustainable fibers. You'll learn to overlap layers of wool, add soap and water, and then rub & roll the piece until it becomes fabric or “felted”. As an added benefit, you will walk away with the knowledge of how to replicate this process [...]

Spanish 100 – Interactive Spanish for Adults

October 23rd, 2024|Categories: Language|Tags: Beginner Spanish, brain based health, Lifelong Learning|

In just 4 weeks, feel confident having basic conversations in Spanish with friends, neighbors, co-workers, and home services workers. No prior Spanish knowledge required, learn from a world-traveled professional language instructor, and receive one-on-one support from teacher in-between classes. Start with the most useful words like the alphabet, numbers, colors, household objects, and family members. Then from this foundation, begin to have simple conversations in Spanish. Learn helpful greetings, common [...]