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"The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding."
-Leonardo da Vinci



Sunday, May 10, 2015

Summer Classes: Oil Painting and Arete Art!

As this semester winds down, many students are wondering what they could possibly do to fill the terribly dull hours of free time summer brings. Luckily, Archway Arete has a solution! Great Hearts offers many wonderful summer classes where students can not only have summer fun but also be enriched by what they learn and do.

This summer, it is my joy to personally be teaching two of these classes. First of all, for those budding artists in the family who want to get their hands dirty while improving their fine arts skills, there is my beginning Oil Painting class, offered the first two weeks of summer courses for 1st- 5th grade.

This course will introduce the age-old medium of oil paint. Students will learn how to use oil paints while being introduced to a review of its history. By the end of the class, not only will they have learned how to handle this medium, they will also complete an oil painting of their own!


Arete, as we know, means excellence, and the Arete Art class will encourage just that, all while exploring many fascinating art forms. Students will experience a variety of medium while learning about their history.



This class is meant to let students learn and experience many different art forms (such as watercolor painting, collage, origami, sculpture, charcoal drawing, and more) while deepening their understanding of their origin and how they have developed throughout the ages. This class is offered for 1st-5th grade as well.

Hope to see you there!