Ocean County Artists' Guild

CAROL COLVIN (732-270-9482)

This class is for any level artist who wants to benefit from an instructor’s feedback with discussions about composition, values, medium, perspective and color. Bring your own art supplies and an idea, but you may want to explore different media. Some photo references will be available, but a still life can create specific challenges.

Maximum 10 people

Caitie Kohl - Figure Drawing

THIS IS A ONE DAY EVENT
Learn to make your own bright and happy plant hangers in this beginner macrame class! No prior experience is needed. In this Make and Take, instructor Judy Lepore will lead as you learn:

Kim Cesaretti

Minimum 5; maximum 10

Students will learn the methods and techniques used by master artists to create beautiful acrylic paintings,  Students will be able to select a subject of their choice according to level of ability.

Materials and supplies provided by the instructor/Guild.

Live in person with option to join the class remotely.

Kim Cesaretti

Minimum 5; maximum 10

Learn how to master the basics of watercolor painting.  Students will learn how to create the different types of washes along with masking and resist techniques, how to create textures, color theory/color mixing, and basic drawing.  Students will complete exercises focused on technique and work on small painting projects of simple subjects - fruit, flowers, landscapes, etc.

Live in person with option to join the class remotely.

Bring a pencil.  All other materials and supplies provided by the instructor.

Kim Cesaretti

Minimum 5; maximum 10

Beginner/ Intermediate. Students will learn how to create beautiful, loose, expressive landscapes in acrylics.  Students may bring their own reference photos or work completely from their imagination.  Ideas for creative use of references will be discussed and practiced.  Students will work on preliminary sketches, plan layout, value composition, and learn how to make creative color and texture choices to communicate how they feel about the landscape. 

(Live in person with option to join the class remotely)

Materials and supplies provided by the instructor/Guild

Projects for session 3 

Laurel Burch Cat

DIY Stamps

Oversized Dog/Cat Collages

How to Draw/Paint a Bird

ONE DAY EVENT, Kim Cesaretti

Adult: 10-inch square Palette Sign featuring family initial and simple wreath design. Note: PayPal pricing includes a $3.00 processing fee. If you pay with a check, made payable to OCAG, the cost is $30.00
Mail to: Ocean County Artists Guild, PO Box 1156, Island Heights, NJ 08732

Marcie Falconetti

Kim Cesaretti - Drawing for the Absolute Beginner

This class is designed to teach basic observational drawing to a student with no prior experience.  Overcome your fear of drawing!  Everyone can learn to create beautiful drawings. Kim will teach you how to see and how to draw what you see in simple, easy steps.  Learn basic sighting techniques, line, shape, value, and form.

Bring a sketchbook and pencil.  Use of all other materials/supplies provided by the instructor.

Minimum: 4
Maximum: 9

Projects for session 4

Koi Fish Art

Paper Strip Sculptures

Scribble Art

Mono-printing

Three Weeks - Kim Cesaretti

All levels & color mediums welcome. Learn the basics of color theory and the nature of pigments.  Learn how to mix any color you need from a limited palette.  Students will mix colors and create their own basic color charts and learn how to do a color study of a simple subject using templates provided by the instructor.  Students will also be able to download the digital files for future use. (Live in person with option to join the class remotely)

No class on June 8th

Materials and supplies provided by the instructor/Guild

No class on June 30.

This class is not for beginners but will address the many issues that plague all artists. Since each student is working from their own abilities with their own materials, and their own reference material, the class enjoys a vitality that comes with sharing their achievements and a joint learning experience from mistakes. 

A still life is different for each class, always encouragingly working from life, and the challenges still life brings. 

Instructor addresses: 

         Basics sketches that need a second look 

• How to approach a subject, depending on the medium  

• Better ways to handle the medium the student brings 

• Compositional errors  

• Understanding the importance of value differences  

• Help with color mixing, and application of cool and warm colors. 

• Sometimes a demo of a particular skill 

Recognizing a student’s strengths, encouraging that growth, and sometimes challenging a student to step out of their comfort zone with new approaches or mediums. 

Marcie Falconetti

Kim Cesaretti
THIS IS A ONE DAY EVENT

Paint flip flops on the beach in choice of flip flop colors. 11 by 14 inch stretched canvas or a tote bag. Note: PayPal pricing includes a $3.00 processing fee. If you pay with a check, made payable to OCAG, the cost is $25.00
Mail to: Ocean County Artists Guild, PO Box 1156, Island Heights, NJ 08732

Kim Cesaretti - Summer Memories

Learn how to draw a summer scene in pencil and charcoal along with how to compose the scene to include the human figure.  Students are encouraged to bring their own photos of summer memories with family and friends as inspiration. (Live in person with option to join the class remotely.)

Bring a sketchbook and pencil.  Use of all other materials/supplies provided by the instructor.

THREE WEEK CLASS - Renee Leopardi (instructor)

Kim Cesaretti

Children ages 7 years and up can attend without caregiver/parent.

ONE DAY EVENT. Paint flip flops on the beach in choice of flipflop colors.
11 by 14 inch stretched canvas or a tote bag. Note: PayPal pricing includes a $3.00 processing fee. If you pay with a check, made payable to OCAG, the cost is $20.00
Mail to: Ocean County Artists Guild, PO Box 1156, Island Heights, NJ 08732

Kim Cesaretti

ONE DAY EVENT - How to Develop a Daily Sketchbook Habit

Students learn how to develop a daily sketchbook habit.  Instructor will share various ideas and prompts for inspiration.  Students will be invited to share their ideas and participate in the new OCAG daily sketchbook challenge on social media.
(Live in person with option to join the group remotely). STUDIO or PORCH (weather permitting)

Bring a sketchbook and pencil

Kim Cesaretti

ONE DAY EVENT- How to Develop a Daily Sketchbook Habit

Students learn how to develop a daily sketchbook habit.  Instructor will share various ideas and prompts for inspiration.  Students will be invited to share their ideas and participate in the new OCAG daily sketchbook challenge on social media.
(Live in person with option to join the group remotely). 

Bring a sketchbook and a pencil.

THIS IS A ONE DAY EVENT
Learn to make your own bright and happy plant hangers in this beginner macrame class! No prior experience is needed. In this Make and Take, instructor Judy Lepore will lead as you learn:

Kim Cesaretti

Beginner/ Intermediate. Students will learn the methods and techniques used by master artists to create a beautiful oil painting of a river scene with sailboats.  Learn how to select references, sketch/plan composition, tone canvas, underpainting, basic color theory and color mixing, how to block-in and glaze color, add textures, and refine/finish the painting. (Live in person with option to join the class remotely)

Material and supplies provided by the instructor/Guild

Kim Cesaretti

Learn the basic techniques for drawing a portrait in black and white.  Learn proportions, sighting techniques, light and shadow, and how to capture the gesture, character and likeness of a person.  Students choose subjects for the portraits and bring their own references.  Teacher will provide guidance on selection of references. (Live in person with option to join the class remotely)

Bring a sketchbook and pencil. Use of all other materials/supplies provided by the instructor.

Each week there will be a different focus

1. Stars and Stripes - how to paint sunset washes (acrylic), silhouette painting

2. Surf and Sand - painting waves on the beach acrylic and sand (mixed media). Write a word on the beach

3. Boardwalk POP Art - Fun signage of favorite boardwalk food. 3-D paper Mache ice cream in bowl. Mixed Media-acrylic, markers, oil pastels

4. Cartoon Fun - Draw your favorite cartoon character. Colored pencils, shading, mixing color, details

Kim Cesaretti - Painting the Artist Within - Expressive Seascapes

Minimum 5; maximum 10

Beginner/Intermediate.  Students will learn how to create beautiful, loose, expressive seascapes in acrylics.  Students may bring their own reference photos or work completely from their imagination.  Ideas for creative use of references will be discussed and practiced. Students will work on preliminary sketches, plan layout, value composition, and learn how to make creative color and texture choices to paint a seascape in their own unique style. (live in person with option to join the class remotely)

Materials and supplies provided by the instructor?Guild

Each week there will be a different focus

1. Stars and Stripes - how to paint sunset washes (acrylic), silhouette painting

2. Surf and Sand - painting waves on the beach acrylic and sand (mixed media). Write a word on the beach

3. Boardwalk POP Art - Fun signage of favorite boardwalk food. 3-D paper Mache ice cream in bowl. Mixed Media-acrylic, markers, oil pastels

4. Cartoon Fun - Draw your favorite cartoon character. Colored pencils, shading, mixing color, details

Each week there will be a different focus

1. Stars and Stripes - how to paint sunset washes (acrylic), silhouette painting

2. Surf and Sand - painting waves on the beach acrylic and sand (mixed media). Write a word on the beach

3. Boardwalk POP Art - Fun signage of favorite boardwalk food. 3-D paper Mache ice cream in bowl. Mixed Media-acrylic, markers, oil pastels

4. Cartoon Fun - Draw your favorite cartoon character. Colored pencils, shading, mixing color, details

Each week there will be a different focus

1. Stars and Stripes - how to paint sunset washes (acrylic), silhouette painting

2. Surf and Sand - painting waves on the beach acrylic and sand (mixed media). Write a word on the beach

3. Boardwalk POP Art - Fun signage of favorite boardwalk food. 3-D paper Mache ice cream in bowl. Mixed Media-acrylic, markers, oil pastels

4. Cartoon Fun - Draw your favorite cartoon character. Colored pencils, shading, mixing color, details

ONE DAY EVENT - Kim Cesaretti

Let’s get together to share and talk about our art!  Get connected to your local art community!  Get feedback from your fellow artists and make new art friends!  Let’s talk about what inspires us, the trials and tribulations of being creatives, and other topics related to art making, art business, and art marketing too! (Live in person with option to join the group remotely)

Kim Cesaretti - Art Book/Media Club

Meets the 2nd Friday of the Monthly

Let’s get together and share our favorite art books, media, and other resources related to art making, art history, artists, art marketing, etc.  This first meeting we will draft a list of books that we would like to discuss for the rest of the year. (Live in person with option to join the group remotely)

Each week there will be a different focus

1. Stars and Stripes - how to paint sunset washes (acrylic), silhouette painting

2. Surf and Sand - painting waves on the beach acrylic and sand (mixed media). Write a word on the beach

3. Boardwalk POP Art - Fun signage of favorite boardwalk food. 3-D paper Mache ice cream in bowl. Mixed Media-acrylic, markers, oil pastels

4. Cartoon Fun - Draw your favorite cartoon character. Colored pencils, shading, mixing color, details

Kim Cesaretti - Paint a Seaside Scene with Acrylics

Minimum 5; maximum 10

Beginner/Intermediate.  Students will learn methods and techniques used by master artistw to create a beautiful acrylic painting of a river scene with boats.  Learn how to select references, sketch/plan composition, tone canvas, underpainting, basic color theory and color mixing, how to block-in and glaze color, add textures, and refine/finish the painting. (live in person with option to join the class remotely.)

Materials and supplies provided by the instructor.

ONE DAY EVENT - Kim Cesaretti

Children ages 7 years and up can attend without a caregiver/parent.

Paint a sea turtle on 11 by 14 inch stretched canvas or a tote bag. Note: PayPal pricing includes a $3.00 processing fee. If you pay with a check, made payable to OCAG, the cost is $20.00
Mail to: Ocean County Artists Guild, PO Box 1156, Island Heights, NJ 08732

THIS IS A ONE DAY EVENT
Learn to make your own bright and happy plant hangers in this beginner macrame class! No prior experience is needed. In this Make and Take, instructor Judy Lepore will lead as you learn:

Kim Cesaretti - Paint a Sunrise or Sunset in Oils

Beginner/Intermediate. Students will learn the methods and techniques used by master artists to create a beautiful oil painting of a sunrise and sunset.  Learn how to select references, sketch/plan composition, tone canvas, underpainting, basic color theory and color mixing, how to block-in and glaze color, add textures, and refine/finish the painting. (Live in person with option to join the class remotely.)

Materials and supplies provided by the instructor/Guild

Kim Cesaretti - Getting Started with Watercolor

Minimum 5; maximum 10

In simple, easy steps, students with no prior experience will learn how to get started with and master the basics of watercolorpainting including selection of materials, how to paint the different types of washes, how to use resist methods, and how to create texturesc.  Basic drawing will also be covered for the simple painting projects completed during class. (Live in person with option to join t5he class remotely.)

Bring a pencil. Use of materials/supplies provided by the instructor.

Each week there will be a different focus

1. Under the Sea - Painting water and transparency-movement, ocean creatures in their environment

2. Musical Shells - what colors remind you of shell sounds; draw and paint a shell-background is the sound color

3. Pirates Bounty - perspective of 3-D shapes-treasure chest cube, box, cone, sphere-shadows

4. Lighthouses (Old Barney) - historic landmarks, architecture paint or draw your own lighthouse and time of day or night

Each week there will be a different focus

1. Under the Sea - Painting water and transparency-movement, ocean creatures in their environment

2. Musical Shells - what colors remind you of shell sounds; draw and paint a shell-background is the sound color

3. Pirates Bounty - perspective of 3-D shapes-treasure chest cube, box, cone, sphere-shadows

4. Lighthouses (Old Barney) - historic landmarks, architecture paint or draw your own lighthouse and time of day or night

Kim Cesaretti - Drawing Pet Portraits

Beginner. Learn how to draw your favorite pets in pencil or charcoal!  Bring reference photos of your pet and learn how to draw corrects proportions and how to master the techniques artists use to create the look and feel of the texture of fur.  (live in person with option to join class remotely.)

Bring a sketchbook and pencil.  Use of all other materials/supplies provided by the instructor.

Carol Colvin

This class is not for beginners but will address the many issues that plague all artists. Since each student is working from their own abilities with their own materials, and their own reference material, the class enjoys a vitality that comes with sharing their achievements and a joint learning experience from mistakes. 

A still life is different for each class, always encouragingly working from life, and the challenges still life brings. 

Instructor addresses: 

• Basics sketches that need a second look 

• How to approach a subject, depending on the medium  

• Better ways to handle the medium the student brings 

• Compositional errors  

• Understanding the importance of value differences  

• Help with color mixing, and application of cool and warm colors. 

• Sometimes a demo of a particular skill  

Recognizing a student’s strengths, encouraging that growth, and sometimes challenging a student to step out of their comfort zone with new approaches or mediums. 

Each week there will be a different focus

1. Under the Sea - Painting water and transparency-movement, ocean creatures in their environment

2. Musical Shells - what colors remind you of shell sounds; draw and paint a shell-background is the sound color

3. Pirates Bounty - perspective of 3-D shapes-treasure chest cube, box, cone, sphere-shadows

4. Lighthouses (Old Barney) - historic landmarks, architecture paint or draw your own lighthouse and time of day or night

Each week there will be a different focus

1. Under the Sea - Painting water and transparency-movement, ocean creatures in their environment

2. Musical Shells - what colors remind you of shell sounds; draw and paint a shell-background is the sound color

3. Pirates Bounty - perspective of 3-D shapes-treasure chest cube, box, cone, sphere-shadows

4. Lighthouses (Old Barney) - historic landmarks, architecture paint or draw your own lighthouse and time of day or night

ONE DAY EVENT - Kim Cesaretti

Let’s get together to share and talk about our art!  Get connected to your local art community!  Get feedback from your fellow artists and make new art friends!  Let’s talk about what inspires us, the trials and tribulations of being creatives, and other topics related to art making, art business, and art marketing too! (Live in person with option to join the group remotely)

ONE DAY EVENT - Kim Cesaretti

Paint a sailboat on the sea. 11 by 14 inch stretched canvas. Note: PayPal pricing includes a $3.00 processing fee. If you pay with a check, made payable to OCAG, the cost is $25.00
Mail to: Ocean County Artists Guild, PO Box 1156, Island Heights, NJ 08732

Each week there will be a different focus

1. Under the Sea - Painting water and transparency-movement, ocean creatures in their environment

2. Musical Shells - what colors remind you of shell sounds; draw and paint a shell-background is the sound color

3. Pirates Bounty - perspective of 3-D shapes-treasure chest cube, box, cone, sphere-shadows

4. Lighthouses (Old Barney) - historic landmarks, architecture paint or draw your own lighthouse and time of day or night

Kim Cesaretti - Painting the Artist Within-Surrealistic Selfies

Beginner/Intermediate.  Take a walk on your wild side!  Students will learn how to create unique self-portraits in acrylics.  Students will survey the subject of surreal portraiture in history for inspiration as well as be engaged in creative approaches that can be used as jumping points to help them push the envelope with regard to subject, composition, color, and mark making. (Live in person with option to join the class remotely.)

Materials and supplies provided by the instructor?Guild.

Kim Cesaretti - Art Book/Media Club

Meets the 2nd Friday of the Month

Let’s get together and share our favorite art books, media, and other resources related to art making, art history, artists, art marketing, etc.  This first meeting we will draft a list of books that we would like to discuss for the rest of the year. (Live in person with option to join the group remotely)