Fall Art Classes to begin soon

I will be starting the fall art classes at Room 101, an Art Studio in Mars the end of September.

Please email me to save your spot and I will send out a registration form and schedule. 

The class schedule and pricing will not change from last year.

I will add the Friday classes as soon as I can.

Take this extra time to enjoy the last bit of summer and settle into class/school schedules.

I am looking forward to another great year at Room 101 and helping your students develop their artistic voices.

Thank you,

Maria Leysens

mklart@zoominternet.net

Art Class Schedule

Classes to start mid to late September

Exploring Art- ages 7, 8, 9, 10  -- Tuesdays from 5 to 7 pm, $110 /month of 4 classes

Exploring Art - ages 10, 11, 12, 13  -- Wednesdays from 5 to 7 pm, $110 /month of 4 classes

Teen Exploring Art- ages 13 and up -- Thursdays from 6 to 8pm, $110 /month of 4 classes

Exploring Art does just that. We use many different techniques, mediums, subjects and ideas. This is a class that gives the student a lot of hands on experience with some wonderful results.

Friday Evening Art - ages 8-14  -- Art, Pizza and Friends, will continue as I have time to add them. Please email to be put on the contact list. Prices vary per project.

www.room101art.blogspot.com to view student work

Classes run from September to June. Please commit to at least two months. A thirty-day notice is required for any students looking to leave for another activity so that I can fill the spot.

Registration is now open! Email mklart@zoominternet.net to request a registration form.

Maria Leysens   mklart@zoominternet.net   www.mklart.blogspot.com

Room 101, in our 10th year, is located across the street from the Mars Post Office. 

Watecolors and ink, rhythm and patterns, teen class

I wanted to share a project the teen students did at the end of the year. We used a longer format watercolor paper and the students had to come up with a subject that twisted, interacted or looped together down the page. Then we added some diagonals so that the students could think of color or value changes for interest. Using white and black ink for patterns and textures was the icing on the cake. What a wonderful job they all did!

Friday Evening Art Classes for April and May

Friday April 22, From 6 to 8:30 pm, $35 fee for ages 8-14

Lighthouse (Marblehead, Ohio)

We will learn how to paint sky, a simple lighthouse, the ground and simple trees.

Using step by step teaching, all the students will do a great job!

(I will have the simple shapes pre drawn on the canvases to help the students get the right proportions)

Acrylic paint on stretched canvas.

Art supplies, 2 slices pizza, Welches fruit snack and water will be provided.

Email to reserve your spot and get a registration form.

Classes fill on a first come first serve basis.

Friday May 6, From 6 to 8:30 pm, $35 fee for ages 8-14

Large Oil Pastel Cupcakes

We will learn how to draw cupcakes using simple shapes and shading.

The students will learn about observation, light direction and oil pastel techniques.

They will be able to pick their heavy background paper color and the paper is 17x22 inches.

Art supplies, 2 slices pizza, Welches fruit snack and water will be provided.

Email to reserve your spot and get a registration form.

Classes fill on a first come first serve basis.

Friday May 13, From 6 to 8:30 pm, $35 fee for ages 8-14

Flip flops on the beach

Say hello to summer time with a beach project.

We will use patterns to design our flip flops and use various painting techniques for the water.

The students will use patterns and various painting techniques to make it their own.

Acrylic paint on stretched canvas.

Art supplies, 2 slices pizza, Welches fruit snack and water will be provided.

Email to reserve your spot and get a registration form.

Classes fill on a first come first serve basis.

Thank you,

Maria Leysens

mklart@zoominternet.net

Room 101, an Art Studio in Mars

Located across the street from the Mars Post Office

Map quest 225 Crowe Ave, Mars PA 16046 and drive to the back parking lot.

Costumed Pets, ages 8-13 and ages 7-10

We took pet portraits and painted them in historical costumes that found in various art books.
Acrylic paint on stretched canvas.

 my example

Pet Portraits, ages 8-13

These pet portraits were done with acrylic paint on stretched canvas in one Friday evening. The students looked for the simple shapes to draw the animal on paper for practice. And then together we drew on the canvas to paint.

Lemons and Color Bounces, ages 10-12

This was a nice quick project that gave the students a chance to see how colors and light bounce between two objects.

my example

Flowers in a Jar, ages 7-10

This is a nice way to welcome spring! Acrylic and sharpie marker on canvas board.