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The sky is an ever-changing blend of delicacy and drama. Explore the structure of clouds and the science behind the colors of the sky while you practice painting storms and sunsets using oil paints.
This landscape painting class focuses on streams, lakes and shoreline. Learn composition, color-mixing and brush handling while you explore how to paint tranquil water, running water and frothy waves.
Join Kathleen in an in-depth study of drawing fundamentals at Gage Academy of Art - Capitol Hill, Seattle. We meet Monday and Wednesday evenings 6:30pm-9:30pm!
Continue to develop confidence and skills at rendering 3-dimensional form, texture and a convincing sense of space and light by using accurate drawing techniques, relative values of light and shadow, perspective and a variety of mark making.
What secrets are those wide-eyed Byzantine figures keeping from us? Come with Kathleen on a journey into the ancient world to find out!
Dates: 08/02/2017 - 08/30/2017
Meets on: Wednesday
Time: 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Tuition: $255
Level: All
Instructors: Kathleen Moore
Have you ever thought "I'd like to draw, but …." or "I used to draw, but it's been years (or maybe decades).”
This class offers a no-stress environment for you to relax and enjoy drawing.
Learn how to handle charcoal, pencil and pen while working with composition, value and form.
You may discover that you already know a lot about drawing and find your confidence growing as you build more skill.
A little art history and a lot of fun included!
Dates: 08/02/2017 - 08/30/2017
Meets on: Wednesday
Time: 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Tuition: $255
Level: Beginning
Instructors: Kathleen Moore
The beauty of nature stirs the emotions and inspires the spirit. Develop an intimate understanding of plant structure while conveying an emotional, aesthetic response to what you see.
Using graphite, learn to simplify the innumerable details of nature, develop a feel for composition and strengthen your drawing technique. Each week we will meet at a different location within the stunning Washington Park Arboretum. Upon arrival, you will evaluate the compositional possibilities of the location with quick notan sketches, then settle in for a sustained drawing period focusing on both distant and close-up plant forms. Individual instruction and constructive critique keep you moving smoothly through the drawing process.
Dates: 07/31/2017 - 08/28/2017
Meets on: Monday
Time: 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Tuition: $255
Level: All Levels Welcome
Instructors: Kathleen Moore
Learn to accurately render a variety of tree forms while expressing the unique gestures of individual trees. Working from both photos and in plein air, if weather permits, students learn the basic skills of interpreting light and shadow to render volumes in space. Gain an understanding of the dynamic structure of tree forms, paint the texture of foliage and see the landscape in perspective.
Dates: 07/22/2017 - 07/22/2017
Meets on: Saturday
Time: 9:30am - 4:30pm
Tuition: $105
Level: All Levels Welcome
Instructors: Kathleen Moore
Head out on a plein air painting expedition to the lavender fields on Whidbey Island! Join Kathleen Moore in the fragrant fields to paint the unique shapes and colors of Lavender Wind farm. You will focus on finding a suitable painting location, developing a pleasing composition, simplifying the complexity of nature, using linear and aerial perspective and developing your color-mixing skills in oil or acrylic while enjoying the lovely fragrance. You will receive individual instruction throughout the workshop and at the end of the day everyone will come together to share their painting experience.
Dates: 06/29/2017 - 07/27/2017
Meets on: Thursday
Time: 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Tuition: $255
Level: All
Instructors: Kathleen Moore
Have you ever thought "I'd like to draw, but …." or "I used to draw, but it's been years (or maybe decades).”
This class offers a no-stress environment for you to relax and enjoy drawing.
Learn how to handle charcoal, pencil and pen while working with composition, value and form.
You may discover that you already know a lot about drawing and find your confidence growing as you build more skill.
A little art history and a lot of fun included!
Dates: 06/29/2017 - 07/27/2017
Meets on: Thursday
Time: 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Tuition: $255
Level: All Levels Welcome
Instructors: Kathleen Moore
Oil or Acrylic painters welcome!
Landscape painting en plein air around Seattle!
Learn how to interpret what you see and translate the complexity of the landscape into a painting!
Instructor: Kathleen Moore
Location: Seattle Art Museum
Experience the surprising beauty surrounding you in the city. Using acrylic, you will develop your understanding of composition, linear perspective, value, color-mixing, brushwork and the differences in various mediums artists use to paint the landscape.
For Seattle Art Museum docents only.
Instructor: Kathleen Moore
Location: Seattle Art Museum
Explore the beauty of the natural world in acrylic while developing your understanding of composition, aerial perspective, value, color-mixing, brushwork and the differences in various mediums artists use to paint the landscape.
For Seattle Art Museum docents only.
Dates: 01/16/2017 - 03/22/2017
Meets on: Monday and Wednesday
Time: 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Tuition: $765
Level: Intermediate
Instructors: Kathleen Moore
Location: Gage Academy of Art
Continue to develop confidence and skills at rendering 3-dimensional form, texture and a convincing sense of space and light by using accurate drawing techniques, relative values of light and shadow, perspective and a variety of mark making.
Dates: 01/16/2017 - 03/20/2017
Meets on: Monday
Time: 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Tuition: $460
Level: All Levels Welcome
Instructors: Kathleen Moore
Location: Gage Academy of Art
This landscape painting class focuses on streams, lakes and shoreline. Learn composition, color-mixing and brush handling while you explore how to paint tranquil water, running water and frothy waves.
REGISTER HERE
Speaker: Kathleen Moore
Location: Seattle Art Museum
Perspective on the evolution of landscape painting through time while exploring works included in Seeing Nature: Landscape Masterworks from the Paul G. Allen Family Collection.
For Seattle Art Museum docents only.
Join Kathleen in an in-depth study of drawing fundamentals. We meet Monday and Wednesday evenings!
In this class its OK to have your head in the clouds! Ha ha! Kathleen provides an in-depth study of how to paint the sky and clouds in oil or acrylic on Monday afternoons.
Join Kathleen for ARTSplash!
Show Dates: July 21-24, 2016
ARTSplash is a four-day art show exhibiting original art by established and emerging artist members of Artists-Connect.
Admission and parking is FREE!
One day workshop on May 21, 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Kathleen helps you get ready to paint outdoors this summer! Students will learn valuable tips and tricks for painting on the go, then head out for a plein air painting/drawing adventure!
Have you ever thought "I'd like to draw, but …." or "I used to draw, but it's been years (or maybe decades!).” This class offers a no-stress environment for you to relax and enjoy drawing.
Learn how to handle charcoal, pencil and pen while working with composition, value, and form. You may discover that you already know a lot about drawing and find your confidence growing as you build more skill. A little art history and a lot of fun included!
Have you ever thought "I'd like to draw, but …." or "I used to draw, but it's been years (or maybe decades!).” This class offers a no-stress environment for you to relax and enjoy drawing.
Learn how to handle charcoal, pencil and pen while working with composition, value, and form. You may discover that you already know a lot about drawing and find your confidence growing as you build more skill. A little art history and a lot of fun included!
Kathleen takes you through the steps to accurately render a variety of tree forms while expressing the unique gestures of individual trees. Working from both photos and en plein air as weather permits, students learn the basic skills of interpreting light and shadow to render volumes in space. Gain an understanding of the dynamic structure of tree forms, paint the texture of foliage and see the landscape in perspective.
In this FUN one-evening workshop, Kathleen will guide you through the steps to really SEEING your subject matter as you learn about different drawing materials and techniques. By the end of the evening you will have the confidence to "go forth and draw"!
In this one-evening workshop you will gain confidence in using oil or acrylic paints and discover the basics behind painting compelling landscapes.
Class begins Feb. 26, 2016 and runs for 5 weeks.
Have you ever thought "I'd like to draw, but…” or, "I used to draw, but it's been years (or maybe decades!)?"
This class offers a no-stress environment for you to relax and enjoy drawing.
Kathleen is your host for this fun joint venture between Gage Academy of Art, Capitol Cider and Blick Art Materials.
Come draw from a costumed model while enjoying amazing ciders and awesome food! Art supplies are provided free of charge! Bring your friends!
Every 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month.
Kathleen is your host for this fun joint venture between Gage Academy of Art, Capitol Cider and Blick Art Materials.
Come draw from a costumed model while enjoying amazing ciders and awesome food! Art supplies are provided free of charge! Bring your friends!
Every 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month.
Show Dates: Feb. 7 to March 2, 2016
Opening reception: 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7
Hillman City Collaboratory, 5623 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, Washington 98118
Two of Kathleen's paintings are included in this exhibition.
Dates: Oct 23 – Nov 20
Meets on: Friday evenings
Time: 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Location: Gage Academy of Art, Seattle
Tuition: $245
Level: All Levels Welcome
Instructor: Kathleen Moore
Have you ever thought “I’d like to draw, but…” or, “I used to draw, but it’s been years (or maybe decades!).”
This class offers a no-stress environment for you to relax and enjoy drawing. Learn how to handle charcoal, pencil and pen while working with composition, value and form. You may discover that you already know a lot about drawing and find your confidence growing as you build more skill. A little art history and a lot of fun included!
Enroll in 1st Session, 2nd Session or both! Instruction tailored to individual need.
Click here to see student work from previous sessions!
Dates: Oct 6 – Nov 10
Meets on: Tuesday afternoons Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Location: Frances Anderson Center, Edmonds, WA
Tuition: – Edmonds Resident $136.00 – Non-resident $156.00
Level: All Levels Welcome
Instructor: Kathleen Moore
Pastel is a wonderfully expressive medium – perfect for creating vibrant paintings of fall color! Practice handling soft pastel while working with composition, hue, value, chroma, light and form. A little art history, some technical stuff and a lot of fun included. We will work both from photographs and from life.
So you know the basic techniques of your art medium. But what kind of themes and imagery would be most meaningful for you to work with? Explore and utilize your personal iconography. Through a series of guided drawing exercises, you will begin to identify images that hold special personal meaning. You will then develop finished art based on your discoveries.
Date : 10/5/2015 - 11/9/2015
Time : 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Join Kathleen as she hosts the 4th Thursday "Drink and Draw" at Seattle's Capitol Cider!
Enjoy a fantastic menu and an impressive collection of cider while you draw from a live model! Drawing materials provided, for free, by Capitol Cider.
Join Kathleen as she hosts the 2nd Thursday "Drink and Draw" at Seattle's Capitol Cider!
Enjoy a fantastic menu and an impressive collection of cider while you draw from a live model! Drawing materials provided, for free, by Capitol Cider.
"Drink and Draw" is part of the Blitz Capitol Hill Art Walk every 2nd Thursday.
Join Kathleen and the Gage Crew for the June "Drink and Draw at Gage"
Have something to eat and drink while you draw from our costumed model.
Drawing materials provided for free by Blick Artist's Materials - THANKS BLICK!
Instructor: Kathleen Moore
Location: Seattle Art Museum
Experience the surprising beauty surrounding you in the city. Using acrylic, you will develop your understanding of composition, linear perspective, value, color-mixing, brushwork and the differences in various mediums artists use to paint the landscape.
For Seattle Art Museum docents only.
Instructor: Kathleen Moore
Location: Seattle Art Museum
Explore the beauty of the natural world in acrylic while developing your understanding of composition, aerial perspective, value, color-mixing, brushwork and the differences in various mediums artists use to paint the landscape.
For Seattle Art Museum docents only.
Dates: 01/16/2017 - 03/22/2017
Meets on: Monday and Wednesday
Time: 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Tuition: $765
Level: Intermediate
Instructors: Kathleen Moore
Location: Gage Academy of Art
Continue to develop confidence and skills at rendering 3-dimensional form, texture and a convincing sense of space and light by using accurate drawing techniques, relative values of light and shadow, perspective and a variety of mark making.
Dates: 01/16/2017 - 03/20/2017
Meets on: Monday
Time: 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Tuition: $460
Level: All Levels Welcome
Instructors: Kathleen Moore
Location: Gage Academy of Art
This landscape painting class focuses on streams, lakes and shoreline. Learn composition, color-mixing and brush handling while you explore how to paint tranquil water, running water and frothy waves.
REGISTER HERE
