Spring, 6 weeks: March 10, 24, 31, April 14, 21, 28 Cost: $192 members / $252 non-members. Please email education@ridgefieldguild.org if you are interested in  Beginners Drawing. This class will break down the basic components of drawing into manageable exercises and prompts. Participants will leave this 6 week class feeling more confident about mark making and comfortable tackling their own drawing projects. Since this class reviews […]

Fall I, 3 weeks: September 17, 24, October 1. Cost: $96 members / $126 non-members Please click here to sign up for Fall I. If you are a bit rusty and need a chance to review old skills or you have never picked up a pencil come out and join us. This drawing class is […]

Fall Schedule coming soon. Have you ever wanted to learn color theory? Whether you are a painter or interior designer, color is emotional and symbolic. Every week we learn about a new theory of color and play with collage materials and acrylic paint to reinforce the concepts. We will learn some techniques, learn about materials and have fun experimenting. Along the way […]

Fall I: 7 wks – Sept. 9, 16, 23, 30, Oct 7, 21, 28 $280 members / $350 non-members Please click here to sign up for Fall I.   Fall II: 6 wks – Nov 4, 18, 25, Dec 2, 9, 16 $240 members / $300 non-members Please click here to sign up for Fall […]

Painting for all Levels with Clarice Shirvell Spring I: 7 wks – Mar 5, 12, 26, Apr 2, 9, 23, 30 For beginners and beyond!  Beginners will work in acrylics from reference photo or still life provided by instructor. More advance artists may bring in their own projects and choose to work in their medium […]

Spring II: 7 weeks: April 30, May 7, 14, 21, 28, Jun 4, 11 $280 / $350 Please click here to sign up for Spring II.   Several years ago, as an invited Master Printer at Woodstock School of Art’s annual Monothon printmaking fundraiser, I noticed that a very tall woman was seated at a […]

Spring II: 5 Classes: May 9, 16, 23 and 30, June 13  Cost: $180 member/$230 non-members. Please call the Guild at 203.438.8863 to sign up for Spring II.   This class is for students who have some previous experience with watercolor. Come with an open mind and a willingness to explore, and the rest will follow. […]

We all have ideas and specific issues to which we are naturally drawn to over and over… Here we’ll explore such self expression through various techniques and mediums such as collage assemblage, painting, photography, drawing three dimensionality and with their mixture that best explores a personal vision Careful personal attention (with some class open discussion and sharing) […]

Sundays at 12:30-3:30pm: May 15, May 22, June 5 Cost: $45 per class/members – $55 per class/non-members Take one, two or all three classes but come prepared to work. This studio class is for those painters looking to explore abstract in their current work. We will begin with a short presentation on contemporary abstract artists […]

This course is for students of all levels.  All students, no matter their level, will learn the amazingly diverse medium of watercolor techniques. There will be demonstrations, explorations and discussions around aqua mediums, color theory and techniques aimed to build confidence and achieve each student’s goals.