Before you register for a class, please read my policies on refunds, cancellations, make-up classes, etc.
Fundamental Drawing at the RAC
Starts January 11, 2024
An eight-week night class for absolute beginners where you will learn how to plan a drawing, how to figure out a composition, and how to measure the proportions of objects. You will learn which media to use, how to create a composition, how to measure and check size and proportions, creating volume though shading, and depicting various textures. All students will receive individual feedback and enjoy access to a treasure trove of online resources curated by your instructor. For questions about registration or parking, please call 510-620-6772 or email admin@richmondartcenter.org.
Jeanette Nichols. Colored Glass. Graphite, 2022.
Hygge Drawing Class - Focus on the Human Head
Thursdays 6-8 pm, December 7, 14, 21, 28
If hygge means "creating a warm atmosphere and enjoying the good things in life with good people" Then this remote drawing class is hygge and will cheer you up on those long, (hopefully rainy) winter nights. It is four sessions long. The focus will be on the human head via references or from your imagination using anatomy and fundamental drawing concepts. You will be able to use the B & W media of your choice, work on your own projects, or complete assignments if you prefer.
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Beginning Painting at the RAC
I will offer this class in the Spring of 2024
Designed for complete beginners who wish to improve their painting skills in oil or acrylic while learning to work in the medium of their choice. Each week we will discuss and put in practice a foundational painting concept. Paint still lives during class to learn how to mix color, see value, think in layers and handle brushes. All students will receive individual feedback and enjoy access to a treasure trove of online resources curated by your instructor.
To find out exactly when this class will be placed in the RAC’s online catalogue, please call 510-620-6772 or email admin@richmondartcenter.org.
What Students Are Saying
“I have enjoyed Rebeca’s plein air painting classes in the last few years. I appreciate her support and objective feedback about my artwork. I’ve painted plein air scenes in watercolor, oil and acrylic, and I like the challenge and variety that Rebeca’s instruction offers. She is an accomplished artist and generously shares her knowledge and experience with us.”
— A. B.
“Have never done plein aire oil painting and really learned a lot. I thought the critiques were very helpful as well as the demos and discussions. Never been to any of the places we went. I plan to continue with her classes and painting outdoors due to this experience.
— J. S.
“Rebeca is an amazing artist, plein air painter and teacher. She is knowledgable in all media of drawing, watercolors, acrylics, oil and printmaking. She knows perspective, color theory and the mixing of paint pigments. She is devoted to the local art scene. Extremely dedicated to her art and her students, she is an inspiration to us all!”
— S. H. S.
What Students Are Saying
“I have been "majoring" in Rebeca. Starting with a drawing class, I moved on to instruction in mixing color, then in using acrylic paints for beginners. Next I took two of her marvelous plein air painting classes. For every class, Rebeca supplied lots of helpful resources. Her instruction was always clear and supportive, and the other students were fun to be around. And she is unfailingly well organized! Thanks to Rebeca, I have realized a dream of returning to doing art and am enjoying it immensely!
— J. D.
“I recently experienced Rebeca's color class. The very carefully organized and presented information was skillfully delivered to us at a time for me in my painting experience when it was really needed. Rebeca's teaching approach is equally skillful. She is tuned into each student and seeks to help them find their way towards a personal art statement. I love her breath of art history knowledge and how she brings it into each lesson. And most especially the use of homework to help carry over a regular practice of painting into my own life. Her studio is cozy and bright and was an inspiration for me to design my own. I look forward to taking more classes with Rebeca. Easy parking and beautiful location in the Richmond hills." S. C., a Choosing and Mixing Color student.Rebeca’s plein-air class was outstanding. My work has already improved thanks to the techniques she shared with us and her thoughtful comments on my painting. ”
— A. S.
Finding Your Painting Voice - Via Zoom
Thursdays, 6-8 January 2024: 4, 11, 18 and 25
Find meaning through your work as an artist. Work with an artist-coach to get support with painting tasks and answers to your questions. This 2 hour online class takes place weekly over a month. You get time focused on you and your painting needs, in the media you choose, with as much or as little support as you want. Become part of a small group of students in a supportive environment.
Intermediate Drawing Via Zoom
TBD
A six-week class for those who have taken at least one other drawing class before. Use the drawing media of your choice as you explore achieving a value range, depicting form through rendering, useful re vision strategies, working from photo references, compositional armatures, perspective and foreshortening. Longer drawing time allows for reflection and additional instructor feedback as you work through individual challenges.
To find out exactly when this class will be placed in the RAC’s online catalogue, please call 510-620-6772 or email admin@richmondartcenter.org.
Choosing and Mixing Color
TBA
Choosing and mixing color is a practical class aimed at the painter with beginning or intermediate skills who wants to learn how to pick pigments for palettes, mix more challenging colors, and how to plan a color harmony. This remote afternoon class runs from 6-8 pm and four sessions long. Use the media of your choice. Bring your own painting project, paint a still life or work from your references in order to apply (and remember) these color concepts. Develop valuable reference tools you will use for the rest of your life.
June Plein Air Painting
June 2024
Spend four weeks painting au plein air at several East Bay outdoor locations. Whether you are a beginner or a more advanced painting student, you'll enjoy discovering beginner-friendly painting spots, and improving your technique in the company of new friends.
This class covers a variety of topics: how to start a painting, choosing and mixing colors for landscape painting, brushwork, use of photos, and thinking in layers. You'll receive much or as little feedback as you desire. Use the media of your choice. We'll spend one session at each painting location, so that students can have sufficient time to complete a painting.
August Plein Air Painting
August 2024
Spend four weeks painting au plein air at several East Bay outdoor locations. Whether you are a beginner or a more advanced painting student, you'll enjoy discovering beginner-friendly painting spots, and improving your technique in the company of new friends.
This class covers a variety of topics: how to start a painting, choosing and mixing colors for landscape painting, brushwork, use of photos, and thinking in layers. You'll receive much or as little feedback as you desire. Use the media of your choice. We'll spend one session at each painting location, so that students can have sufficient time to complete a painting.