Creating Thumbnail Paintings

Learn how to take complex visual ideas and distill them into their most essential elements using thumbnail studies. This class focuses on how to simplify form, value, and color into small, powerful compositions that serve as blueprints for larger works. Students will explore how to identify what makes a composition visually compelling, break down minimal value structures, experiment with color schemes, and discover what’s most essential to their compositional design. Ideal for artists looking to strengthen their planning process and create more intentional, impactful paintings. 

Schedule: Tuesday, February 3, 2026 Tuesdays, through March 10th, 2026, 6:00pm- 9:00pm*
Cost: Member $290 / Friend & Non-Member $350S
kill Level: All Levels
Location: Foothills Art Center - Creative Campus, 809 15th Street. 
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Portrait Drawing
Home Studio Class!

Creating a portrait offers many expressive possibilities. In this class, students will focus on manipulating a condensed range of values to establish mood and tone. Through observation and analysis, students will explore how drama, intrigue, or serenity emerge when value relationships are thoughtfully controlled. The course emphasizes breaking down value structure, understanding how light describes form, and clearly separating light and shadow to create the illusion of three-dimensional depth.

Home studio class
February Date and time: February 16th-March 16th, 2026, 5:30pm-8:30pm
Cost: $360
Skill Level: All abilities
Location: Andrea's Studio (Golden, C0) Specific  location will be shared after enrollment
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