Margaret Fanning teaches art classes at Farmstead Arts, Hunterdon Art Museum, the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, and the Center for Contemporary Art.
Painting with Watercolor
3 Weeks: Thursdays, April 7, 2022 - April 21, 2022
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Farmstead Arts, this class will be held online via ZOOM
$80 members/$95 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! You can find a materials list here.
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10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Farmstead Arts, this class will be held online via ZOOM
$80 members/$95 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! You can find a materials list here.
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Painting with Watercolor
6 Weeks: Thursdays, April 7, 2022 - April 21, 2022
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Farmstead Arts, this class will be held IN-PERSON
$90 members/$105 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. Learn how to use line, shape, and value to form a composition and how to use your observation skills to bring objects to life on paper.
Materials are included for this in-person class.
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2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Farmstead Arts, this class will be held IN-PERSON
$90 members/$105 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. Learn how to use line, shape, and value to form a composition and how to use your observation skills to bring objects to life on paper.
Materials are included for this in-person class.
Register Now
Fundamentals of Drawing
5 Weeks: Wednesdays, May 11 - June 8, 2022
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Hunterdon Art Museum, this class will be held online via ZOOM
$165 members/$185 non-members
Drawing has been the foundation of art throughout the centuries. This class will help students build and refine the drawing techniques. Learn how to use line, shape, and value to form a composition and refine your observation skills in order to bring objects to life on paper.
You can find a materials list here.
Register Now
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Hunterdon Art Museum, this class will be held online via ZOOM
$165 members/$185 non-members
Drawing has been the foundation of art throughout the centuries. This class will help students build and refine the drawing techniques. Learn how to use line, shape, and value to form a composition and refine your observation skills in order to bring objects to life on paper.
You can find a materials list here.
Register Now
Introduction to Gouache Painting
One Day Workshop: Saturday, May 14, 2022
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Hunterdon Art Museum, this workshop will be held IN-PERSON
$85 members/$100 non-members
This workshop will provide a basic introduction to gouache (opaque watercolor) and the materials and practices that are used. This medium provides a change from the high sheen of oil and some acrylic paints with beautiful flat tones that are characteristic only to gouache.
You can find a materials list here.
Register Now
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Hunterdon Art Museum, this workshop will be held IN-PERSON
$85 members/$100 non-members
This workshop will provide a basic introduction to gouache (opaque watercolor) and the materials and practices that are used. This medium provides a change from the high sheen of oil and some acrylic paints with beautiful flat tones that are characteristic only to gouache.
You can find a materials list here.
Register Now
Pen & Ink Techniques
One Day Workshop: Sunday, June 12, 2022
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Hunterdon Art Museum, this workshop will be held IN-PERSON
$85 members/$100 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.
You can find a materials list here.
Register Now
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Hunterdon Art Museum, this workshop will be held IN-PERSON
$85 members/$100 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.
You can find a materials list here.
Register Now
Drawing in Color
4 Weeks: Mondays, May 16 - June 13, 2022 (Note: there is NO CLASS on May 30th)
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
The Center for Contemporary Art, this class will be held IN-PERSON
$130 members/ $155 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.
You can find a materials list here.
Register Now
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
The Center for Contemporary Art, this class will be held IN-PERSON
$130 members/ $155 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.
You can find a materials list here.
Register Now
Watercolor Portraits (Animals & People)
4 Weeks: Mondays, May 16 - June 13, 2022 (Note: there is NO CLASS on May 30th)
1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
The Center for Contemporary Art, this class will be held IN-PERSON
$130 members/ $155 non-members
Learn how to paint people using the luminosity and transparency that only watercolors can offer. This class will teach you how to develop proportion and create structure with the under-drawing, as well as how to approach watercolor with greater control using beaded washes and varying brushstrokes. To better understand color theory, students will learn how to find the right color through layering paint rather than mixing. (This class will use photographs as reference.)
You can find a materials list here.
Register Now
1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
The Center for Contemporary Art, this class will be held IN-PERSON
$130 members/ $155 non-members
Learn how to paint people using the luminosity and transparency that only watercolors can offer. This class will teach you how to develop proportion and create structure with the under-drawing, as well as how to approach watercolor with greater control using beaded washes and varying brushstrokes. To better understand color theory, students will learn how to find the right color through layering paint rather than mixing. (This class will use photographs as reference.)
You can find a materials list here.
Register Now
Pen & Ink Techniques
One Day Workshop: Saturday, May 21, 2022
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The Center for Contemporary Art, this workshop will be held online via ZOOM
$60 members/$85 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.
You can find a materials list here.
Register Now
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The Center for Contemporary Art, this workshop will be held online via ZOOM
$60 members/$85 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.
You can find a materials list here.
Register Now
Colored Pencil Workshop
One Day Workshop: Saturday, May 28, 2022
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
The Center for Contemporary Art, this workshop will be held IN-PERSON
$60 members/$85 non-members
In this workshop, students will learn to better master colored pencils with techniques for blending colors, creating hard or soft edges, and heightening value. This workshop will also go over proportion and perspective, how to make objects appear 3-dimensional, and how to better understand and utilize the colors we have. Think of the subjects you'd like to draw with colored pencils: a still life, a floral, a landscape, or a portrait. The possibilities are endless! Students are welcome to bring their own reference photos to class.
You can find a materials list here.
Register Now
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
The Center for Contemporary Art, this workshop will be held IN-PERSON
$60 members/$85 non-members
In this workshop, students will learn to better master colored pencils with techniques for blending colors, creating hard or soft edges, and heightening value. This workshop will also go over proportion and perspective, how to make objects appear 3-dimensional, and how to better understand and utilize the colors we have. Think of the subjects you'd like to draw with colored pencils: a still life, a floral, a landscape, or a portrait. The possibilities are endless! Students are welcome to bring their own reference photos to class.
You can find a materials list here.
Register Now
Pen & Ink Techniques
One Day Workshop: Saturday, June 4, 2022
9:30 pm - 12:30 pm
The Center for Contemporary Art, this workshop will be held IN-PERSON
$60 members/$85 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.
You can find a materials list here.
Register Now
9:30 pm - 12:30 pm
The Center for Contemporary Art, this workshop will be held IN-PERSON
$60 members/$85 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.
You can find a materials list here.
Register Now