Intro to Drawing and Painting

Intro to Drawing and Painting

PD-Class | Available

600 St. Andrews Blvd Winter Park, FL 32792 United States
1B
Beginner
6/9/2025-7/28/2025
6:00 PM-8:00 PM EDT on Mon
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$290.00
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Intro to Drawing and Painting

PD-Class | Available

Explore the foundations of drawing and painting basics. In each two-weeks segment, students will learn and sample various artistic techniques under the guidance of a different instructor. Each instructor brings their artistic techniques in diverse mediums, including pencil, charcoal, watercolors, acrylics, and oils. Most supplies provided.

  • Skill level: Beginner
  • Most supplies are provided
Umphrey, Deborah
Deborah Umphrey

Originally from New Orleans, Deborah Gabriel Umphrey obtained a Bachelor's degree in English at the University of New Orleans.  Later, after moving to Orlando, she earned a Masters in Art Education from the University of Central Florida and taught for several years in Seminole County schools, including Lake Brantley High School, as well as teaching drawing and painting to youth at the Casselberry Art House.  Umphrey further developed herself as an artist through Crealdé School of Art's Fellowship Program and was a Painting & Drawing Studio Artist in 2015.  A Crealdé faculty member since 2022, she teaches both adults and youth classes, and leads workshops at local festivals.  She is also a member of the Central Florida Watercolor Society and Continues to exhibit her work at local galleries.

Hunter, David
David Hunter

A native of Central Florida, David Hunter is a master printmaker and experienced art educator, who is well-known at Crealdé for his wry sense of humor and remarkable patience with teaching his art to students, adult and children alike.  Printmaking is a process of creating images, or etchings, using acid to etch lines into a hard metal plate, and then using that plate to make prints.  Many of Hunter's etching are infused with natural Florida.  Despite inheriting his father's talent for artwork at an early age, he earned a B.S. and M.S. in zoology at the University of South Florida in Tampa.  After illustrating his master's thesis with pen-and-ink drawings, he realized his strong attraction to pen and ink.  After working as a biology research associate at the University of Central Florida, he taught 7th grade life sciences and 8th grade physical sciences for five years, returning to art in his spare time.  In 1977 he participated in his first art show, took a year's leave of absence from teaching, and continued to become a full-time artist, creating more than 80,000 etchings to date.  Hunter was instrumental in forming the Florida Printmakers Society in 1986, becoming its first president at that time.  He also is a long-standing member of the Miniature Art Society of Florida, the Miniature Painter, Sculptors & Gravers Society of Washington, D.C. and a signature member of the Miniature Artists of America.  His unique etchings infused with the imagery of natural Florida consistently continue to draw top awards in art festivals and competitions in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan.  In addition to being a faculty member in Crealdé's Painting & Drawing Program, he teaches workshops throughout the Southeast.

Nieves, Julie
Julie Nieves

Julie’s paintings are inspired by the flora and fauna of the natural world, and she loves painting the delightful colors of Florida’s namesake flowers. She has studied watercolor painting locally at Crealdé School of Art, with local artist Katie Holt, and in numerous workshops with professional artists. She has been a member of the Central Florida Watercolor Society for four years and is the current Vice President. Her work has been shown in juried shows through CFWS at the Orlando Science Center in Orlando, the Center for Health and Wellness in Winter Park, and the Mount Dora Center for the Arts. Her art is exhibited at the Avalon Park Art and Cultural Center, and she participates in volunteering, teaching watercolor painting, and other events at the Center. She is enthusiastic about sharing the joys of watercolor painting with her students.


Sanchez, Joan
Joan Sanchez

Joan Emanuelli Sanchez is a Contemporary Realism Artist from San Juan, Puerto Rico, who now resides in Orlando, Florida.

His distinctive personal style emanates from passion and emotion which portrays numerous perspectives on a variety of subjects in oils, bringing to life, scenic landscapes, interior scenes, portraits, still life, and everyday people. Much of his subject matter reveals a deep contrast of harmonious colors and bold compositions. With the artist's interpretation, he welcomes his viewers into his personal visual journey.
He was a student at Crealdé School of Art, Winter Park, Florida (2016 to 2020), where he later was granted a Fellowship in the Painting and Drawing Department (P&D). In January 2019 he was selected as a Studio Artist in the same department. He completed an Associate in Arts with a Pre-Major in Fine Arts at Valencia College in 2021.

The Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens Emerging Artist Program selected him as the first Emerging Artist for the Winter Park Paint Out 2018. In 2016, he was awarded 1st place in the 35th Juried Student Exhibition at Crealdé School of Art in the Painting & Drawing category. He has participated in various exhibitions such as “Tapestry - Americas United” at Banco de Brasil, “Emerge” at the Showalter Hughes Community Gallery, and “Evolving Identities," Keepers of Heritage, at the Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens a collective art show of Puerto Rican Artists. Also, he has been part of the NOAPS International Exhibition Spring Exhibit in 2021. His first individual exhibition was presented at New Concept Gallery in Orlando, FL with great acceptance from the public in 2021.
His spirit and dedication have taken him on a beautiful journey in which he is totally submerged.