With the popularity of our Pee Wee Picasso classes we thought the next age group deserved their own fun art class. Just like the Pee Wees, Growing van Goghs will explore different art mediums and projects in these one and a half hour classes. Something new will be taught at each class. Supplies are included.

Join this fun drawing class where students explore many different drawing techniques using pencils, markers, charcoal, pastels and more. Each student will tackle compositional challenges, themes and be encouraged to develop their own style. Both new and continuing students are welcome. Supplies are included.

Give your child this unique opportunity to work with professional artist, Eriks Johnson, and learn new techniques for expressing ideas on paper. Students will work with charcoal and graphite and be introduced to the techniques of perspective, value and line. A range of subjects will be drawn including still life and portraiture. Supplies are included.

Give your child this unique opportunity to work with professional artist, Eriks Johnson, and learn new techniques for expressing ideas on paper. Students in this class are encouraged to explore the imagination through a variety of drawing media and group projects. Students will learn new techniques and fully investigate their ideas and impulses in drawing, collage, and tempera painting. Supplies are included.

Students will learn the fundamentals of composition working from photo references. Objectives will be to learn basic principles of composition including perspective, devices to create depth, lighting, and creating a center of focus. This is where the students use their imagination to create compositions while learning to express their ideas more effectively through the principles of composition.

Mosaic art is a fun way to make a 2-D piece of art with techniques that have been in use for over 4,000 years. Come and introduce yourself to the art of tile mosaics. Students will make up their own designs and create unique tiles using clay. These tiles will be assembled into a mosaic. Students will be encouraged to share the completed mosaics and hang them up at home for all of the family to see.

Learn a variety of basic techniques of relief and screenprinting, two different techniques of transferring ink onto paper. Explore these methods of printmaking and also learn how to bind the original prints into a unique book.

What is more transformative than putting on a mask of your own making? Students will build molds out of clay, paper mache and painted decoration. Students will be encouraged to pick a subject for their masks that has special significance to them. This class will help make your Halloween extra special with a fantastic mask to wear. Supplies are included.

Students will use their creativity to explore many different art mediums and techniques. From painting and drawing, to clay, fibers and 3-D sculptures. Students will have fun, while learning the elements of art and tapping into creative expression and problem solving.

Explore the different styles and histories of puppets from across the world. Using Indonesian and Chinese puppets for inspiration, each student will create several one-of-a-kind shadow puppets. And as a group, the class will create a puppet play and present the performance to family and friends at the museum as a finale to the class on Tuesday, November 30.

Students will work from a live clothed portrait model on an extended pose. Learning objectives include employing comparative methods for finding proportions, seeing values, anatomy, and a holistic working method. Students will learn to create a strong likeness of the sitter while exploring color, color temperature, and paint application. The class is open to students working at various levels of ability. A supply list will be sent with class confirmation.

Learn techniques of one of the oldest methods of reproducing images. Students will learn relief printmaking basics; preparing an image for the plate, carving on a variety of plates, printing and editioning plates. A supply list will be sent with class confirmation.

Students will strengthen their understanding of color mixing and theory while improving their skills in painting the three dimensional world and expanding their ability to manipulate acrylic paint. Classroom discussion will explore the creation of composition, the work of significant artists, as well as art theory. All skill levels welcome. A materials list will be mailed with class confirmation.

Learn about perspective, foreshortening, and the creation of space as well as how to respond to line quality, light and dark, and the structure of subject matter and observed phenomena. Students will become confident using several different types of material for expressive and descriptive drawing purposes. A basic understanding of anatomy for drawing the human form will also be covered. All skill levels welcome. A materials list will be mailed with class confirmation.

Learn methods of making pottery, including clay preparation, centering, throwing and trimming. Learn to form several basic shapes and the fundamentals of creating pottery. New and experienced students welcome. Don’t miss out on one of our most popular classes and instructor! Supplies are included.

Students will explore an ancient technique developed in Korea during the Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392). During this time, the ever-popular celadon glaze was developed. Because the glaze looked its best on wares with relief carving, and because relief carving takes such a long time to do, potters developed several shortcuts to making multiple carved pots which students will learn.

Renowned artist Rodger Bechtold will present a three-day, adult workshop dedicated to landscape painting in a new and contemporary context; a fusion of representation and abstraction with invented color to the extreme, both real and artificial. This unique workshop will take place on a private historic farmstead in West Bend, Wisconsin. This is a rare opportunity to share personalized instruction with a nationally-acclaimed landscape artist in the picturesque surroundings of a restored Wisconsin barn and farm acreage. Friday, October 8 will include a lunch at the Museum of Wisconsin Art. Register early. Space is limited! Class information, location, materials supply list, and schedule will be mailed to registered students by September 10, 2010.

RODGER BECHTOLD trained at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1984-1986. In 1993 he studied with painter Wolf Kahn at The Masters Art Program at the Santa Fe Institute of Fine Arts in New Mexico. Bechtold works in and teaches landscape painting. He exhibits in seven galleries across the county, including the Tory Folliard Gallery in Milwaukee. For more info visit www.rodgerbechtold.com.

Register early. Space is limited! Class information, location, materials supply list, and schedule will be mailed to registered students by September 10, 2010.

For West Bend hotel lodging options please contact the museum at 262-334-9638.

Registration Cancellation Policy for Fall Landscapes on the Farm:
The Museum must be notified by phone, 15 days or more prior to the workshop for a refund of tuition, less a $50 processing fee. If cancellation is made 14 days or less prior to a workshop there will be no refunds or credits.