Spring 2013 ART Classes!

I am teaching a couple of art classes starting January 14th. See below for more information. Go directly to the website. Any questions? Email me.

Drawing: Int/Advance, Pencils, Graphite & Charcoal (CONT_ED100-10129)0 Credits

Continue to gain experience and enhance your drawing techniques in this intermediate to advanced class. This course is appropriate for students with some pencil experience in the medium of choice - colored pencil, graphite or charcoal.

Class#	Semester	Location	Delivery	Dates	Days	Times	Instructor	Availability
41940	Spring 2013	Paradise Valley Q 151 - Cont. Ed. Art Room	In Person	03/19/2013-05/07/2013	Tu	2:00PM- 5:00PM	A. Buha	Open 14 of 14 Seats Available
Notes Class 41940 costs include Main Cont Ed Non Credit Fee: $139.00 Textbook info pending

Painting from Photographs: Oil / Acrylic (CONT_ED100-10134)0 Credits

Individual and unique styles will be encouraged as you learn about oil & acrylic paints and how to use either to create paintings from a personal photo or favorite picture. Manipulate, enlarge, crop and combine images to create dynamic compositions.

Class#	Semester	Location	Delivery	Dates	Days	Times	Instructor	Availability
40653	Spring 2013	Paradise Valley: Black Mountain Campus Black Mountain Campus, 109	In Person	01/14/2013-03/18/2013	M	2:00PM- 5:00PM	A. Buha	Open 14 of 14 Seats Available
Notes Class 40653 costs include Main Cont Ed Non Credit Fee: $139.00 Materials list can be found at www.paradisevalley.edu/ce. No class January 21, February 18 or March 11. Register online atwww.paradisevalley.edu/ce. It's improved, easy and quick!. Textbook info pending

Pen & Ink with Watercolor (CONT_ED100-10150)0 Credits

Explore and apply different texturing techniques to your work. Use these techniques, brushes and tools separately or combined to produce countless effects. Through demonstrations improve your skills while learning to combine these exciting mediums.

Class#	Semester	Location	Delivery	Dates	Days	Times	Instructor	Availability
41717	Spring 2013	Paradise Valley Q 151 - Cont. Ed. Art Room	In Person	01/15/2013-03/05/2013	Tu	2:00PM- 5:00PM	A. Buha	Open 14 of 14 Seats Available
Notes Class 41717 costs include Main Cont Ed Non Credit Fee: $139.00 Materials list can be found at www.paradisevalley.edu/ce. Register online at www.paradisevalley.edu/ce. It's improved, easy and quick! Textbook info pending

Introduction to Oil Painting (CONT_ED100-10157)0 Credits

If you want to learn about oils, this is for you! Learn about brushes, paints, mediums, palettes and other basics with demonstrations of various techniques such as dry brush, torred ground, all prima painting, working with painting knives and glazing.

Class#	Semester	Location	Delivery	Dates	Days	Times	Instructor	Availability
41659	Spring 2013	Paradise Valley: Black Mountain Campus Black Mountain Campus, 109	In Person	03/25/2013-05/06/2013	M	6:00PM- 9:00PM	A. Buha	Open 14 of 14 Seats Available
Notes Class 41659 costs include Black Mtn Cont Ed Fee: $139.00 Materials list can be found at www.paradisevalley.edu/ce. Register online at www.paradisevalley.edu/ce. It's improved, easy and quick!. Textbook info pending

Class#	Semester	Location	Delivery	Dates	Days	Times	Instructor	Availability
40619	Spring 2013	Paradise Valley Q 151 - Cont. Ed. Art Room	In Person	01/15/2013-02/26/2013	Tu	6:00PM- 9:00PM	A. Buha	Open 14 of 14 Seats Available
Notes Class 40619 costs include Black Mtn Cont Ed Fee: $139.00 Materials list can be found at www.paradisevalley.edu/ce. Register online at www.paradisevalley.edu/ce. It's improved, easy and quick!. Textbook info pending

Painting in Still Life: Oil/Acrylic (CONT_ED100-10257)0 Credits

Learn how to arrange and sketch basic geometric and turn them into fruits, flowers and other traditional still life arrangements. We will explore composition, laying out and planning, rhythm, color schemes and much more through various exercises. Bring your own still life components or paint from the classroom set-up.

Class#	Semester	Location	Delivery	Dates	Days	Times	Instructor	Availability
41719	Spring 2013	Paradise Valley Q 151 - Cont. Ed. Art Room	In Person	01/30/2013-03/27/2013	W	9:00AM- 12:00PM	A. Buha	Open 15 of 15 Seats Available
Notes Class 41719 costs include Main Cont Ed Non Credit Fee: $139.00 Materials list can be found at www.paradisevalley.edu/ce. No class on March 13. Register online at www.paradisevalley.edu/ce. It's improved, easy and quick! Textbook info pending

Drawing Fundamentals (CONT_ED100-10287)0 Credits

Do you want to improve your artistic abilities but need better basic drawing skills? Begin with drawing fundamentals- proportion, line, value and negative space. Use nature, still life and portraits as the subject matter while you explore the elements and concepts of drawing in this fun class. We will use charcoal, pastels, pencils, watercolor pencils, pens and anything else that can leave a mark to create exciting drawings.

Class#	Semester	Location	Delivery	Dates	Days	Times	Instructor	Availability
40675	Spring 2013	Paradise Valley: Black Mountain Campus Black Mountain Campus, 109	In Person	01/14/2013-03/18/2013	M	6:00PM- 9:00PM	A. Buha	Open 14 of 15 Seats Available
Notes Class 40675 costs include Black Mtn Cont Ed Fee: $139.00 Materials list can be found at www.paradisevalley.edu/ce. No class January 21, February 18 or March 11. Register online atwww.paradisevalley.edu/ce. It's improved, easy and quick! Textbook info pending

Painting from Photographs 2 (CONT_ED100-10299)0 Credits

By using photographs as reference points we will explore many different possibilities of interpreting them on canvas. No matter what style you paint in, you will be able to express yourself in your paintings. Designed for the students who have taken( but not limited to) Painting from Photographs class and are interested in further developing their style in oil or acrylic. Students will have the freedom to explore their creativity in a relaxed and fun environment.

Class#	Semester	Location	Delivery	Dates	Days	Times	Instructor	Availability
41720	Spring 2013	Paradise Valley: Black Mountain Campus Black Mountain Campus, 109	In Person	03/25/2013-05/06/2013	M	2:00PM- 5:00PM	A. Buha	Open 15 of 15 Seats Available
Notes Class 41720 costs include Black Mtn Cont Ed Fee: $139.00 Materials list can be found at www.paradisevalley.edu/ce. Register online at www.paradisevalley.edu/ce. It's improved, easy and quick! Textbook info pending

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ALEKSANDRA BUHA Fine Art Studio

 Artwork- Drawings on Paper

colored pencil on paper

8x10in

2012

$175

'O"

colored pencil on paper

8x10in

2012

$175

Original Artwork. Art Classes. Inspiration.

 ALEKSANDRA BUHA Fine Art Studio

Colored Pencil Drawings September 2012

 Colored Pencil Drawings

Inspiration

 Recently, I spent some time in San Diego with friends. We visited a local outdoor market/ swap mart and browsed for hours. We did not buy much , but I found a lot of inspiration in stands that were selling all kinds of dolls. I decided to go with colored pencils and am planning on doing a whole series. Surface used black drawing  paper.

ARTWORK 

starting with yellowish ochre                    blocking out the layout                   using white to create contrast

working with blue to

establish 

background color 

adding base yellow to allow for lighter tones to come on top

making sure that there is color throughout the whole drawing

 Final Result

"O"

 colored pencil on paper 

10x8 in

2012

$175

Original Artwork. Art Classes. Inspiration. 

ALEKSANDRA BUHA Fine Art Studio

Colored Pencils on Paper 2012 June

 COLORED PENCILS - Work on paper 

                   I guess, not having time to work in oil, made me think of other media. I found a pretty portable solution to my " art time crunch" by using colored pencils. I have always liked them but somehow never really produced"finished" pieces but more for sketching.

                    I enjoy the immediacy of mark making that colored pencils leave on paper and their linear, gestural quality. I decided to work on colored paper as well.  Inspiration came from my recent trips to Yuma and its antique and thrift store and their displays of dolls and trinkets.

 initial sketch

 After some modeling with darker color, 

I added white colored pencil 

on a salmon-colored paper

Slowly, I have brought in

 some orange and red pigment 

to warm up the image

To balance the values , I put some black colored

pencil for my darkest values and

layered it with red in some places.

               I have a whole series in mind. Paper size is 9x12 inches and it has texture
(thus the little bumps you might see ).

FINISHED ARTWORK

 "Dolls and a Cookie Jar"
colored pencil on paper
9x12 in
2012
Collection of Ms.K. Dinnis

Original Artwork. Art Classes. Inspiration. 

ALEKSANDRA BUHA Fine Art Studio

 NEW Original Watercolor on paper Works!

                 I have been slowly trying to paint more at home and using watercolor ( less prep and clean up) is the perfect way for me to get my feet wet. I have been teaching 4 classes a week this semester and being surrounded by creativity made me even more impatient.

 watercolor on paper 2012 $250

watercolor on paper 2012 $250

 watercolor on paper 2012 $250

Here are a couple of watercolor pieces I  created in the last couple of days. Photos I took in February in Yuma, Arizona and was excited by their color.

Original Artwork. Art Classes. Inspiration.

 ALEKSANDRA BUHA Fine Art Studio