Margaret Fanning teaches art classes at Farmstead Arts, Hunterdon Art Museum, the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, and the Center for Contemporary Art.
Acrylic Painting - In Person
6 Weeks: Tuesdays, March 4 - April 8, 2025
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Farmstead Arts, these classes will be held IN-PERSON
$180 members/$195 non-members
Students will practice the steps and techniques to composing an acrylic painting. Learn how to mix colors on the palette and understand the properties of value and shapes. By experimenting with a variety of mediums that acrylic painting has to offer, you can develop a style unique to you!
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2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Farmstead Arts, these classes will be held IN-PERSON
$180 members/$195 non-members
Students will practice the steps and techniques to composing an acrylic painting. Learn how to mix colors on the palette and understand the properties of value and shapes. By experimenting with a variety of mediums that acrylic painting has to offer, you can develop a style unique to you!
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Drawing In Color - In Person
6 Weeks: Tuesdays, March 4 - April 8, 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Farmstead Arts, these classes will be held IN-PERSON
$180 members/$195 non-members
Drawing has been the foundation of art throughout the centuries. This class will help students build and refine the techniques needed for drawing and color theory. Learn how to use line, shape, value, and color to form a composition and how to use your observation skills to bring objects to life on paper. Students may use different drawing mediums of their choice, such as colored pencil and pastel.
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10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Farmstead Arts, these classes will be held IN-PERSON
$180 members/$195 non-members
Drawing has been the foundation of art throughout the centuries. This class will help students build and refine the techniques needed for drawing and color theory. Learn how to use line, shape, value, and color to form a composition and how to use your observation skills to bring objects to life on paper. Students may use different drawing mediums of their choice, such as colored pencil and pastel.
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Painting with Watercolor - Virtual
6 Weeks: Thursdays, March 6 - April 10, 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Farmstead Arts, these classes will be held online via ZOOM
$170 members/$185 non-members
Learn to control watercolor with a variety of techniques, from basic washes to more experimental approaches. Paint a landscape, a portrait, or an abstract design. Bring your own reference photos if you’d like. Beginner or intermediate painters!
Register Now
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Farmstead Arts, these classes will be held online via ZOOM
$170 members/$185 non-members
Learn to control watercolor with a variety of techniques, from basic washes to more experimental approaches. Paint a landscape, a portrait, or an abstract design. Bring your own reference photos if you’d like. Beginner or intermediate painters!
Register Now
Painting with Watercolor - In Person
6 Weeks: Thursdays, March 6 - April 10, 2025
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Farmstead Arts, these classes will be held IN-PERSON
$180 members/$195 non-members
Learn to control watercolor with a variety of techniques, from basic washes to more experimental approaches. Paint a landscape, a portrait, or an abstract design. Bring your own reference photos if you’d like. Beginner or intermediate painters!
Register Now
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Farmstead Arts, these classes will be held IN-PERSON
$180 members/$195 non-members
Learn to control watercolor with a variety of techniques, from basic washes to more experimental approaches. Paint a landscape, a portrait, or an abstract design. Bring your own reference photos if you’d like. Beginner or intermediate painters!
Register Now
Introduction to Pastels
6 Weeks: Fridays, April 11 - May 16, 2025
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
The Center for Contemporary Art, these classes will be held IN-PERSON
$205 members/$230 non-members
Pastels have been used to create beautiful and bold color drawings throughout the centuries. Learn about the different types of pastel and how to blend and layer pastel to get a soft haze or a sharp edge. The instructor will demonstrate how to approach a pastel drawing through various stages, from the composition and getting the correct proportions and perspective, to understanding which colors to use to get the correct shade you are looking for. We will be drawing from photographs for this class. You can use your own photos or use the reference that the instructor will supply. For a supply list, click here.
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10:00 am - 12:30 pm
The Center for Contemporary Art, these classes will be held IN-PERSON
$205 members/$230 non-members
Pastels have been used to create beautiful and bold color drawings throughout the centuries. Learn about the different types of pastel and how to blend and layer pastel to get a soft haze or a sharp edge. The instructor will demonstrate how to approach a pastel drawing through various stages, from the composition and getting the correct proportions and perspective, to understanding which colors to use to get the correct shade you are looking for. We will be drawing from photographs for this class. You can use your own photos or use the reference that the instructor will supply. For a supply list, click here.
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Pen & Ink Techniques
One-Day Workshop: Saturday, May 17, 2025
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The Center for Contemporary Art, this workshop will be held IN-PERSON
$69 members/$94 non-members
Explore pen and ink in this one-day workshop to create bold and vibrant drawings. Delve into traditional and contemporary pen and ink applications as you learn and experiment with a variety of mark-making techniques. Students will create compositions that will bring objects to life on paper. For a supply list, click here.
Register Now
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The Center for Contemporary Art, this workshop will be held IN-PERSON
$69 members/$94 non-members
Explore pen and ink in this one-day workshop to create bold and vibrant drawings. Delve into traditional and contemporary pen and ink applications as you learn and experiment with a variety of mark-making techniques. Students will create compositions that will bring objects to life on paper. For a supply list, click here.
Register Now