Drawing and Painting
Class-Art for Heart | Please call/email to schedule a lesson day/time
Visual art classes begin with basic skill building exercises in drawing and painting for those who never have taken a formal class. Individual attention is given to all students in such that the class is taught in an academy format. Students will be encourages to work from both life and photographic references to achieve a naturalistic painting or drawing. Subject matter is determined by the students' interest while the instructor aids in technique, paper selection, blending colors, selecting brushes/pencils and achieving a balanced composition. Students are encouraged to experiment with a variety of techniques and styles allowing them to find their own expression.
- **This class is part of the Art for the Young at Heart program. Only seniors 65+.
Cathy Boyd
Cathy Boyd is an artist who has worked independently and on a variety of location and studio assignments. She is an accomplished illustrator, printmaker and photographer, works in clay, watercolor and acrylics. Her work spans from 1975 to present with exhibitions in the United States and Australia. She is a graduate of the University of Akron and studied graphic arts and photography at Penland School of Crafts and North Carolina State. She has managed the creative departments for several companies and has directed graphic design and print production. She has works exhibited at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Akron Art Museum, AtlantiCa and Mura Clay Gallery in New South Wales, Australia. Her work has been featured on UNICEF Christmas cards.
Cathy likes working with children and other artists and sharing with them a love of the arts and a spirit of creating.