Studio Artist Class Information

The Studio Artist Class is a class meant to grow students' abilities technically and conceptually through a focused 6 week session of classes. Students will study elements and principles of art, in-depth techniques, and study a variety of artists to inspire their work. Each 6 week session has its own theme and focus.
$90 for Museum members, $100 for not-yet members.
10 student maximum per session.

Spring 2025:



WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SESSIONS 3:15PM-4:30PM
FOR AGES 6-12

SESSION 1A: The Artist's Toolbox: Drawing Techniques (1/22 - 2/26)

SESSION 2A: Florida Landscapes Through an Artist's Eyes (3/12 - 4/23, No class 3/19))


THURSDAY MORNING SESSIONS 10:00AM-11:15AM
FOR AGES 6-12

SESSION 1B: The Artist's Toolbox: Drawing Techniques (1/23 - 2/27)

SESSION 2B: Florida Landscapes Through an Artist's Eyes (3/13 - 4/24, No class 3/20))

TEEN STUDIO ARTIST
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SESSIONS 4:45PM-6:00PM
FOR AGES 12 AND UP

SESSION 1: Exploring the Art of Printmaking (1/22 - 2/26)

SESSION 2: BUILD-A-BEAST (3/12 - 4/23, No class 3/19))

Session Descriptions

The Artist's Toolbox: Drawing Techniques: Join us as we learn about graphite drawing foundations, focusing on elements and principles of art such as line, texture, and value. Students will practice many types of drawing like grid, still life, and macro, and apply their learned techniques to full drawings. Each student will receive their own personal sketchbook for class that will be taken home at the completion of the sessions.

Florida Landscapes Through an Artist's Eyes: Experience our beautiful state's vast landscapes and native plants through an artist's eyes! Students will explore the art of landscape painting and botanical illustration, creating artwork inspired by Florida's natural environment including forests, swamps, beaches, vegetation, and more using watercolor and acrylic painting techniques. Studying the work of artists like Thomas Mangelsen and Adam Straus, students will learn the importance of environmental art that celebrates nature and how artists connect to it.

Exploring the Art of Printmaking: Hand printing dates back to China's Han Dynasty before 220 AD when a woodblock flower was printed on silk. Advancement in printmaking has accounted for the spread of knowledge and information, and artists have embraced various methods to create their artwork. In this session, students will explore several methods of printmaking including Soft Cut Relief printing, Monotype, Styrofoam prints, and Collagraph, using a variety of paper and fabric. Dress for a mess.

BUILD-A-BEAST: Use your imagination to assemble a creature from several different animals. With the goal of creating a wide variety of textures, students will plan and create a pen and ink drawing that uses a minimum of eight applied surface textures including fur, feathers, scales, claws, stippling, bumps and ridges. The finished drawing is enhanced by adding shading with black colored pencil. No two drawings are alike, and students can choose both the animal parts and the textures. Observational drawing is an important element of this project.

Instructors

Jodi-Ann Taylor is an artist, musician, and scholar. She holds a BA in Digital Arts with Music and Entrepreneurship minors from Stetson University. She has been teaching art to youth for three years, starting at the Gateway Center for the Arts as a Summer Camp Art Teacher. She has worked at the Hand Art Center as a Gallery Assistant, and now serves as Associate Curator of Education at the Museum of Art – DeLand. Originally from Deltona, Jodi-Ann enjoys being a student and learning about the beauty of DeLand, hoping to make an impact within the local community. In her spare time, Jodi-Ann adores writing poetry and songs, leading worship, making portrait paintings, running her Etsy store, and spending time in nature.

Fontaine Rodgers is an artist/educator with 16 years teaching experience in the International Baccalaureate program and is certified for grades K-12 in art. She holds a BFA, cum laude, from the Maryland Institute, College of Art. An active member in the Central Florida Printmakers and the Sumi-e Society of America, she has taught a variety of classes for the Crealdé School of Art in Winter Park and Lake-Sumter State College. To learn more and to see her students' artwork, go to her website: www.fontainerodgers.com. Fontaine will be teaching the Teen Studio Artist class.

Cancellations and Refunds:

  • No fees will be returned or credits issued for failure to attend.
  • There will be no make-up classes due to a student's illness, unanticipated travel or other reasons not the responsibility of the Museum of Art – DeLand.
  • If a class is canceled, students will be notified at least two (2) days prior to the date of class, and tuition will be refunded. The Museum reserves the right to substitute teachers as needed.
  • A refund will be issued minus a $25 processing fee for cancellation up to 7 days prior to beginning of the session.  No refund will be issued after the 7 day deadline.

Check in/Check Out:

  • Students cannot be dropped off more than 10 minutes before the start of class and students are to be picked up promptly after the end of class. Please let the museum staff know if you are running late. A fee of $1 per minute will be assessed for late pick up or early drop off.
  • Students can only be signed out by authorized adults with identification each day.
  • If any changes need to be made to authorized adults for pick up list, changes must be submitted in writing to Martha Underriner.