Private lessons: $80/ 1 hour; $110/ 1.5 hr. Please email hi@giselleharrington.com, or call (603) 369-2928.
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Class sign-up: For James Island classes only, fill in the form at right. For Isle of Palms, please sign-up through the Isle of Palms Recreation Center website or call: (843) 886-8294.
About supplies for classes: You have the option to bring your own supplies or rent my supplies for use in class. Rent is $20 for the full class series.
2024 Painting + drawing classes
Drawing For Beginners - James Island Arts & Culture Center
5 Thursday evenings, 6pm-8pm
Thursdays, February 8, 15, 22, 29 and March 7
Location: James Island Arts and Culture Center
$220. Bring your own supplies. Here is a recommended supply list.
Whether you want to learn to draw in its own right or to become a (better) painter, this class will give you a solid base of the traditional skills. You will learn sighting tools and perspective, and will be shown how to see differently. You will also learn about materials and styles of drawing, and drawing for painting.
Watercolor For Beginners - James Island Arts & Culture Center
5 Saturday mornings, 10am-12pm
Saturdays, February 17, 24, March 2, 9, and 16
Location: James Island Arts and Culture Center
Sign up by filling in the form below
$220 for students bringing their own supplies. Students wishing to rent supplies during class pay an additional $20 (so, $240 total for the class). Students bringing their own, please see supply list.
This class teaches you the traditional methods of handling transparent watercolor in representational painting. You will learn how to control watercolor through washes and glazes, creating soft edges, using wet-in-wet techniques and using dry-brush. You will also learn how to work with the time constraints of the medium through a simplification of value shapes: a key to success in watercolor.
Basic Drawing for Adults - isle of palms recreation center
5 mornings, 10:30am - 12:30pm
February 8, 15, 22, 29, and March 7
Location: Isle of Palms Recreation Center: 24 28th Avenue, Isle of Palms, SC 29451. Tadpole Room.
Sign up on the Isle of Palms Recreation Center website …Available soon!
$260. Bring your own supplies. Here is a recommended supply list.
Whether you want to learn to draw in its own right or to become a (better) painter, this class will give you a solid base of the traditional skills. You will learn sighting tools and perspective, and will be shown how to see differently. You will also learn about materials and styles of drawing, and drawing for painting.
Watercolor for Beginners - isle of palms recreation center
5 afternoons, 1pm - 3pm
February 8, 15, 22, 29, and March 7
Location: Isle of Palms Recreation Center: 24 28th Avenue, Isle of Palms, SC 29451. Tadpole Room.
Sign up on the Isle of Palms Recreation Center website …Available soon!
$260. Students who do not wish to bring their own supplies can rent the teacher’s for an additional $20, to be collected in class. Students bringing their own, please see supply list.
This class teaches you the traditional methods of handling transparent watercolor in representational painting. You will learn how to control watercolor through washes and glazes, creating soft edges, using wet-in-wet techniques and using dry-brush. You will also learn how to work with the time constraints of the medium through a simplification of value shapes: a key to success in watercolor.
To sign up for James Island Arts and Cultural Center classes, please fill in this form:
QUOTES FROM PAST STUDENTS
“I loved this course. Firstly because of Giselle’s quiet passion to lead us to appreciate, and understand the complexity and logic of water color painting. Secondly because of Giselle’s axiom that appreciation and understanding are nurtured by doing. Thirdly because our doing, with all its flaws, was met by encouragement from Giselle, but never by a diminution in her exacting standards. And finally, because I really appreciated Giselle’s skill as a water colorist and the sense she gave that teaching us was a part of her own process towards greater understanding and mastery of the art.”
“ As a retired art teacher, I appreciated the excellent lesson plans, the clear instructions and helpful demonstrations in Giselle’s watercolor class. She covered many techniques and was flexible in responding to individual queries.”
“Giselle’s Intro to Drawing class was a fantastic opportunity to help myself experience and answer the question that was in my mind “what actually is the foundation for learning how to draw?” Many of us in class and myself included, have never had any or much previous drawing training. Giselle’s guidance and encouragement helped each student tap into that special space within to flex their creative muscles — something I was seeking, and achieved, through this experience. This was also a great way to meet more members in the Western MA community!”
“The watercolor class was very well structured with a clear progression of techniques. Giselle is a very encouraging and thoughtful instructor and conveyed a great depth of understanding of the process. A very enjoyable experience.”