Category Archives: Art Classes for Everyone

Yonkers Art Adventures. Self-Portrait Drawing. Wednesday, 4/19/23 @ 5:30 PM.

To sign up for this program send an email to office@sitenf.org with the note ART WORKSHOP in the subject line. We will email you the ZOOM ID and password. Scroll down for the art supplies list.

Learn the location of facial features, patterns, skin color, eye color, and types of hair. Select your favorite colors to fill in patterns. Can be finished later if time runs out. Very fun project!

ART MATERIALS

  • 8.5 x11 copy paper
  • Black Sharpie
  • Pencil
  • Eraser
  • Crayons
  • or whatever you have 
 on hand

Yonkers Art Adventures. Eggs-Pisanki. Resist Painting. Wednesday, 4/5/2023 at 5:30 PM. Live Zoom

To sign up for this program send an email to office@sitenf.org with the note ART WORKSHOP in the subject line. We will email you the ZOOM ID and password. Scroll down for the art supplies list.

Materials:

  • Wax crayons (or oil pastels) in a variety of colors
  • Watercolor or water-based paint
  • Sturdy white papers
  • Brush
  • Container of water
  • Paper towel
  • Pencil & scissors
  • Newspaper or table covering (optional but recommended)


 

Yonkers Art Adventures. Painting Portraits. Wednesday, 3/29/2023 at 5:30 Pm. Live Zoom.

To sign up for this program send an email to office@sitenf.org with the note ART WORKSHOP in the subject line. We will email you the ZOOM ID and password. Scroll down for the art supplies list.

Art supplies

  • Watercolor or water-based paints
  • Brushes
  • Letter size paper (a few pages)
  • Container of water

Optional

  • Markers, crayons, or pencil
  • Newspaper or table cover (recommended)


 

Yonkers Art Adventures. Fun with Envelopes. COLLAGE. Wednesday, 3/22/2023 at 5:30 PM. Live Zoom.

To sign up for this program send an email to office@sitenf.org with the note ART WORKSHOP in the subject line. We will email you the ZOOM ID and password. Scroll down for the art supplies list

Art Supplies:

  • Few envelopes (new or old)
  • Scrap papers, old newspaper, or magazine
  • Washable markers or crayons
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Optional: newspaper or table covering (recommended)

Yonkers Art Adventures. STENCILS. Wednesday, 3/15/2023 at 5:30 PM. Live Zoom.

To sign up for this program send an email to office@sitenf.org with the note ART WORKSHOP in the subject line. We will email you the ZOOM ID and password. Scroll down for the art supplies list

Stencils have been used for centuries for decoration. You can choose from a huge range of ready-made stencils, or design and make your own.

Art materials

  • Several (same size) pages of white paper
  • Soft pencil
  • Scissors
  • Tape
  • Paints
  • Brush
  • Optional: craft knife & cutting mat (for adults only!)

Yonkers Art Adventures. Seeing Color. PAINTING. Wednesday, 3/1/2023 at 5:30 PM. Live Zoom.

The color mixing process feels like an experiment in a laboratory. Results are dramatic, immediate, and mostly predictable. However there’s always a place for a surprise, and it’s a part of the delight of painting — always a bit of magic!

To sign up for this program send an email to office@sitenf.org with the note ART WORKSHOP in the subject line. We will email you the ZOOM ID and password. Scroll down for the art supplies list.

Materials:

  • Watercolor or water-based paint
  • Sturdy paper
  • Brushes
  • Container of water
  • Paper towel
  • Newspaper or table covering (optional but recommended)


 

Gardens Series. Thousands of Tulips in Central Park, NYC. Wednesday, 2/22/2023 at 5:30 PM. Live Zoom Art workshop.

Each year in Central Park, thousands of tulips and daffodils mark the arrival of spring. The Tulip is a member of the Lily (Liliaceae) family of flowering plants. They are perennial bulbous plants growing to 4–27 in. in height, with a small number of strap-shaped, waxy-textured, green leaves and large flowers with six petals.  They are one of the most recognizable inhabitants of the Conservatory Garden and come in a wide variety of brilliant colors.

To sign up for this program send an email to office@sitenf.org with the note GARDENS in the subject line. We will email you the ZOOM ID and password. Scroll down for the art supplies list.

Art materials:

  • Paints
  • Brushes
  • Water containers
  • White sturdy paper
  • Paper towel

Gardens Series. Depth and Perspective. Sketching. Wednesday, 2/8/2023 at 5:30 PM. Zoom.

To sign up for this program send an email to office@sitenf.org with the note GARDENS in the subject line. We will email you the ZOOM ID and password. Scroll down for the art supplies list.

Art Materials

  • Light paper (a few pages of any size)
  • Pencil
  • Optional: colored pencils

“True, you ought to be familiar with perspective and master the basic techniques. But the most important thing in sketching is not merely the technical approach. Even a computer can construct vanishing points. 
          Remember, perspective is not just a construct. Depth can be depicted in many ways. You can portray depth by making the background disappear in the haze. Overlapping things—having them cover one another—also created depth.
          Even colors can be used to produce visual depth. The farther away an object is, the bluer it becomes.
          The most important thing is that you develop a feel for depth. Don’t lose your confidence. Get going and develop a sense of perspective. Truly great illustrators count on intuition—not on technique and constructs!”
—Felix Scheinberger