Art Classes Fall 2026
Fall Term: 10 classes: Tuesday, September 8 to November 10; or Wednesday, September 9 to November 11; or Thursday, September 10 to
November 11, 2026.
To sign up for class please email Ingrid at ingridgharper@gmail.com, or leave a text at 503-803-0199
Price $200 for the term or $25 per class. Cash, check or Zelle payable to Ingrid Harper at the beginning of class.
Supply list: To every class, please bring an all-purpose, spiral bound sketchbook, approximately 9x12 inches. All other materials will be provided.
Class time: Classes meet once a week. Please pick one class time from the following:
Wednesday: 6:30-8:00pm; adults.
Tuesday: 4:30-6:00 ages 7-10 or Thursday: 5:00-6:30pm ages 11 through 17.
NOTE: If you cannot come to your regular class time you are welcome to come for a make-up class within the same week.
Please let me know beforehand which day you will be coming.
Fall Curriculum
REMEMBER TO BRING A SKETCHBOOK TO EACH CLASS. ALL OTHER MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED
Week 1 Tuesday, September 8, or Wednesday, September 9, or Thursday, September 10
Theme: Patterns
Artists: Monet, Matisse, David Hockney and Sarah Hughes
Materials: Sketchbook, HB, 2B,4B, 6B pencils, blenders, erasers, black acrylic paint and canvas paper
We will study the work of four artists; especially paying attention to the shapes- both the positive and negative shapes. We will look for patterns of
repetition and variety: How do the shapes change (size, value, texture). Then picking one of the artist's works you will copy it drawing on canvas paper
and then using black acrylic to build up the values.
Week 2 Tuesday, September 15, Wednesday, September 16, or Thursday, September 17
Theme: Pattern
Artists: Bernhardt, Bridget Riley and Alma Thomas
Materials: Sketch book, pencils, rulers, shells, found objects, images of objects for repetition
We are getting ready to paint on silk scarves with acrylic paint. First, we need to develop some patterns. You can bring things that would make good
patterns: objects you like and or pictures with interesting repetition and variety
Week 3 Tuesday, September 22, Wednesday, September 23, Thursday, September 24
Theme: Silk painting
Arist: Bernhardt, Bridget Riley and Alma Thomas
Materials: Sketch book, long silk scarves, acrylic paints and acrylic markers.
Laying the long the long scarves out and prepare our workspaces is the first thing to do. Then we can plan the patterns we want to develop- especially
paying attention to the negative spaces. You could also think of the scarf as a scroll where you tell a story.
Week 4 Tuesday, September 29, Wednesday, September 30, and Thursday, October 1
Theme: Silk painting
Artists: Bernaaardt, Bridget Riley and Alma Thomas
Materials: Sketch book, silk scarves, acrylic paint and acrylic markers
We will look at the scarves now that they are dry and lightly ironed. Do they work as a whole? Are they amazing to look at? Is there enough variety? Or
too much? Is the pattern working? Is the negative space developed?
Week 5 Tuesday, October 6, Wednesday October 7, and Thursday October 8
Theme: 2-point perspective
Artist: Giogio De Chirico
Materials: Sketchbook, rulers, pencils: HB, 2B, 4B, 6B pencils, blenders, kneaded erasers, pink pearl erasers
Using 2-point perspective you will design a sculpture and develop it with 3 values
Week 6 Tuesday, October 13, Wednesday, October 14, and Thursday, October 15
Theme: Still Life
Artist: Morandi, Cezanne
Materials: Sketch book, pencil, color pencils
We will draw from a still life I arrange on the table. The quality of the lines: variety in light to dark, pressure of the pencils and direction, repetition and
variety will become important as the drawing develops.
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Week 7 Tuesday, October 20, Wednesday, October 21, and Thursday, October 22
Theme: Still Life
Artist: Morandi, Cezanne
Materials: Sketch book, canvas paper, acrylic markers and acrylic paint
We will draw from the still life on canvas paper, then using acrylic markers and acrylic paint to develop foreground, middle ground and background in
the painting.
t Week 8 Tuesday, October 27, Wednesday, October 28, Thursday, October 39
Theme: Portrait
Artist: Paul Klee, Matisse, and Picasso
Materials: Sketch book, 9"x12' toned paper, white charcoal pencils
We will sketch each other using charcoal pencil on toned paper
Week 9 Tuesday, November 3, Wednesday, November 3, Thursday, November 5
Theme: Fun with portraits
Artist: Picasso
Materials: Sketch book, scissors, glue and a variety of art materials (color pencils, acrylic markers, gouache, charcoal/pastel pencils)
Create a composition using surprise. We will use collage and drawing with different media to develop a portrait paying especial attention to
proportion.
Week 10 Tuesday, November 10, Wednesday, November 11, Thursday, November 12
Theme: line drawing
Materials: Ink pens
We will draw ginkgo leaves using ink pens and develop pattern using the negative spaces in our composition of the ginkgo leaves.
Enjoy your Thanksgiving break! I look forward to seeing you again for the winter classes starting the 1st week of December
