Artascope Studios

Expressions in Painting 6-week Artist Series
2023-01-18 10:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Artascope Studios, 138 Bayview Street, Yarmouth, ME, 04096, United States
Starts January 18th (Wednesdays from 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. for 6 weeks.)
IMPORTANT: Masks are required for this series.
Do you have a desire to explore yourself through acrylic painting? Do you want to learn playful and visually appealing techniques that will help you communicate your artistic vision? This class will instruct you in the basics of expressionist painting techniques such as washes, scumbling, sgraffitto, and adding texture. You will learn about the great expressionist painters such as Henri Matisse and Wassily Kandinsky. And, you will discover a wealth of new tools to improve your paintings through use of value, color and composition.
Great for beginners who wish to learn the essentials of painting or for intermediate painters looking to break out of realism.
Non-members: $250 for 6 weeks. Members: $200. (Masks are required for this series.)
Fee does not include materials. A list of recommended supplies can be emailed upon request.

Instructor bio: Anne Schutz is a painter who lives and works in the Greater Portland area. She transforms and interprets Nature’s patterns and design to demonstrate variety of scale, line, form and beauty she observes. Anne received a BS in Studio Art from Skidmore College and a MFA in Painting from Boston University. She has taught art to adults and children regionally.

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Excerpt of student work by Mary Chaney shown in cover image.

Metalsmithing for Beginners Tuesday 6-week Artist Series
2023-01-17 18:00 - 21:00
SOLD OUT.
Starts Tuesday, January 17th (Tuesdays from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for six weeks.)
IMPORTANT: Masks are required for this series.
Learn the basics of jewelry metalsmithing in a fun, relaxed atmosphere–no prior experience required. Each class will introduce tools and techniques to include hammering, soldering, and riveting, as well as ways to shape and texture metal. Class projects include a hammered cuff, fold-formed leaves and simple soldered rings as well as samples to inspire individual creativity and ways to customize projects. This series will also include important information on tool & equipment safety. A class overview can be emailed upon request
Fee does not include materials. The required $20 materials supply kit can be purchased directly from the instructor. The kit includes brass and copper in various sizes of wire and sheet, one piece of sterling silver for a ring and some other materials to experiment with.
Optional: A selection of sterling silver wire and ready-made bezels and stones is available for additional purchase from the instructor (not required for class projects).
Non-members: $250 for 6 weeks. Members: $200.
Open to adults only. Please contact us directly if you are interested in seeing metalsmithing options for teens.
SOLD OUT, but you can add yourself to the waitlist by clicking on the button below and following the steps on the EventBrite page.

About the instructor: Kim Round got her degree in art at Florida State University and taught jewelry workshops in Tallahassee, FL before making the move back home to Maine. She has been teaching Beginning Metalsmithing and other workshops at Artascope since 2016 and is thrilled to be part of a friendly & creative community. She is a member of the Maine Crafts Association and her work can be found at the Center for Maine Craft, Lisa Marie’s Made in Maine and Archipelago/The Island Institute store.

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Make Your Own Chain Bracelet One-Day Workshop
2023-01-08 10:00 - 17:00
Make your own simple chain-link bracelet with a hook clasp. Some soldering experience is excellent.
Materials kit: $30 for Silver / $60 for Gold Filled
$99 workshop fee does not include materials. The materials kit (silver or gold options) can be purchased at the beginning of the workshop.
(For safety, be sure to wear closed toe shoes and have long hair pulled back with clips or in a ponytail.)
We will have an hour break for lunch. Bring your own lunch or check out one of the local restaurants in the area.
Open to adults only. Please contact us directly if you are interested in seeing metalsmithing options for teens.
NOTE: COVID-19 protocols are in place for the safety of our teachers and students, including wearing masks while inside the building. Click HERE to review our protocols.

About the instructor: Laura Jamison of LJ Studios Metalsmith is an instructor from New Hampshire.

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Teen Metalsmithing 2-Day Workshop
2022-12-28 13:00 - 18:00
This two-day teen workshop (Dec. 28th & Dec. 29th from 1pm-6pm each day) will introduce the basic fundamentals of jewelry making through three projects: stacking rings, hoops earrings/pendants, and bracelet bangles. The goal is to build basic skills around the metals studio, tool usage, processes, texturing, soldering, fabrication, and finishing techniques.
$159 two-day workshop fee does not include materials. The $35 materials kit can be purchased at the beginning of the workshop. (For safety, be sure to wear closed toe shoes and have long hair pulled back with clips or in a ponytail.)
We will have a half-hour break for snacks each day.
Open to teens ages 13 to 18 years old.
NOTE: COVID-19 protocols are in place for the safety of our teachers and students, including wearing masks while inside the building. Click HERE to review our protocols.

About the instructor: Laura Jamison of LJ Studios Metalsmith is an instructor from New Hampshire.

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Beginner Silver Ring Bands One-Day Workshop
2022-12-18 09:00 - 16:00
SOLD OUT.
In this workshop students will make their own silver rings from start to finish. This class will cover basic metalsmithing skills, such as cutting, shaping, and joining metal. You will customize your ring bands with surface design techniques such as roller-printing, stamping, and hammering.
$99 workshop fee does not include materials. The $25 materials kit can be purchased at the beginning of the workshop. (For safety, be sure to wear closed toe shoes and have long hair pulled back with clips or in a ponytail.)
We will have an hour break for lunch between Noon-1pm. Bring your own lunch or check out one of the local restaurants in the area.
Open to adults only. Please contact us directly if you are interested in seeing metalsmithing options for teens.
NOTE: Masks are required in this workshop.

About the instructor: Kim Round got her degree in art at Florida State University and taught jewelry workshops in Tallahassee, FL before making the move back home to Maine. She has been teaching Beginning Metalsmithing and other workshops at Artascope since 2016 and is thrilled to be part of a friendly & creative community. She is a member of the Maine Crafts Association and her work can be found at the Center for Maine Craft, Lisa Marie’s Made in Maine and Archipelago/The Island Institute store.

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Make Your Own Bangles One-Day Workshop
2022-12-11 10:00 - 17:00
SOLD OUT.
Make your own simple three-bangle bracelets in brass, copper, and silver. Then add embellishments for a unique style or gift. Beginners welcome.
Skills covered: Soldering, Hammer Texture, Rolling Mill Texture, Stamping, Introduction Sawing
$99 workshop fee does not include materials. The $30 materials kit can be purchased at the beginning of the workshop. Extra materials will be available for purchase.
(For safety, be sure to wear closed toe shoes and have long hair pulled back with clips or in a ponytail.)
We will have an hour break for lunch. Bring your own lunch or check out one of the local restaurants in the area.
Open to adults only. Please contact us directly if you are interested in seeing metalsmithing options for teens.
NOTE: COVID-19 protocols are in place for the safety of our teachers and students, including wearing masks while inside the building. Click HERE to review our protocols.
Registration is closed–This December 11th workshop is full.

About the instructor: Laura Jamison of LJ Studios Metalsmith is an instructor from New Hampshire.

Click here to view our cancellation policy.

Holiday Fine Art & Craft Show and Sale
2022-12-03 09:00 - 15:00

Beginner Silver Ring Bands One-Day Workshop
2022-11-27 09:00 - 16:00
SOLD OUT.
In this workshop students will make their own silver rings from start to finish. This class will cover basic metalsmithing skills, such as cutting, shaping, and joining metal. You will customize your ring bands with surface design techniques such as roller-printing, stamping, and hammering.
$99 workshop fee does not include materials. The $25 materials kit can be purchased at the beginning of the workshop. (For safety, be sure to wear closed toe shoes and have long hair pulled back with clips or in a ponytail.)
We will have an hour break for lunch between Noon-1pm. Bring your own lunch or check out one of the local restaurants in the area.
Open to adults only. Please contact us directly if you are interested in seeing metalsmithing options for teens.
NOTE: COVID-19 protocols are in place for the safety of our teachers and students, including wearing masks while inside the building. Click HERE to review our protocols before registering for this workshop.

About the instructor: Kim Round got her degree in art at Florida State University and taught jewelry workshops in Tallahassee, FL before making the move back home to Maine. She has been teaching Beginning Metalsmithing and other workshops at Artascope since 2016 and is thrilled to be part of a friendly & creative community. She is a member of the Maine Crafts Association and her work can be found at the Center for Maine Craft, Lisa Marie’s Made in Maine and Archipelago/The Island Institute store.

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Introduction to Palette Knife Painting One-Day Workshop
2022-11-20 09:00 - 16:00
In this one-day workshop, you will learn how to mix your paint on a palette sheet and on the canvas, and how to create different effects with just a palette knife. A class critique will be held at the end of the day, and handouts will be provided.
$99 workshop fee does not include materials. A materials fee of $30 is due the day of the workshop (cash preferred) and covers:

class/instruction/supervised painting time
demo of techniques
2 canvases/pp
several knives/pp
handout about palette knife painting
disposable palettes

(Acrylic paints will be provided for use at workshop only.)
We will have an hour break for lunch between Noon-1pm. Bring your own lunch or check out one of the local restaurants in the area.
NOTE: COVID-19 protocols are in place for the safety of our teachers and students, including wearing masks while inside the building. Click HERE to review our protocols.

About the instructor: Corrine (Lynds) Bongiovanni yearned to draw and create from the time she could hold a pencil. Ever a doodler and mentally composing art works from scenes around her, she finally started sketching lessons at age 28. She hasn’t stopped learning or producing art since. Training in various mediums and styles followed. She continues to paint in watercolors, oils, acrylics, and pastels. Her favorite content includes people, old architecture, and landscapes. She has also enjoyed a specialty in golf art and has photographed and painted courses from Canada to Grand Cayman Island.
Cover image by Corrine Bongiovanni.
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Assembling the Building Blocks of Watercolor 6-week Artist Series
2022-11-15 09:00 - 12:00
Starts Tuesday, November 15th (Tuesdays from 9:00 a.m. to Noon for six weeks.)
Learn how to put brush skills, color mixing, values and compositional planning together to create dynamic watercolors from life and photographs. Each session will start with a series of exercises, then students will work on a painting while paying attention to the intent of the day’s lesson. Our morning will end with a group critique.
All skill levels welcome.
Non-members: $250 for 6 weeks. Members: $200.
Materials not included. A supply list can be found below the instructor bio.
NOTE: COVID-19 protocols are in place for the safety of our teachers and students, including wearing masks when inside the Artascope building. Click HERE to review our protocols.

About the instructor: Deena S. Ball is a nationally renowned landscape painter known for her innovative use of watercolor in combination with a textured ground and specialized surfaces. She received her BA in Art history and Studio Art from Colby College in Waterville, Maine, and continued her studies at the Pennsylvania Academy of Art and Tyler School of Art. Deena’s work is exhibited extensively throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, and can be found in issues of Watercolor Artist and the annual publications of the watercolor book, Splash. Deena’s work is primarily landscapes with many of her paintings done on location outside. Learn more at www.deenasball.com.

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SUGGESTED SUPPLIES AND OTHER INFO FROM THE INSTRUCTOR
Sources:

www.dickblick.com
www.cheapjoes.com
www.jerrysartarama.com
Amazon
www.jacksonsart.com
www.rosemaryandco.com

Paint
Recommended – Winsor Newton Professional Grade – no Cottman

5ml tubes
Burnt Sienna
Permanent Rose
Transparent Yellow
Quinacridone Gold
Cerulean Blue
Cobalt Blue
Ultramarine Blue
Indigo

Paper
Arches 140 cold press-CP means cold press
Fabriano cold press 140lb cold press
Saunders Waterford. 140 lb CP
No Canson, Morrilla, or Strathmore
Brushes
1/2 Wash brush – flat rectangular brush – this means that the ferrule (the part that connects the hair to the wood) is 1/2 inch wide or wider.
Two round brushes – A large one and a small one. Unfortunately, brush sizes are not uniform throughout the industry.
Your large one should be no smaller than the #16 Aqua Edge by Princeton and it most definitely can be bigger.
I like the #20 Jacksons : Artica White Tornay Synthetic brush – https://www.jacksonsart.com/en-us/jackson-s-artica-white-toray-synthetic-brushes-series-1302
Recommended Manufacturers – Robert Simons Saphire, Winsor Newton, Princeton, Isabey – Jacksons, Rosemary’s Brushes ( UK)
Synthetic is least expensive and hold the least amount of water, mixed synthetic and natural hair is mid range on price and amount of water it will hold and natural hair is the most expensive but holds the most water.
Incidentals
White artist tape 3/4 inch – Pro Art is good.
Folding plastic palette – my favorite is the Mijello Bullet proof 36 Colors palette – close behind is the Mijello airtight Watercolor Palette 18 wells. Both are available on Amazon and other places.
Gatorboard – ultra heavy foam core board to use as a support if you buy single sheets of paper which is more economical rather than a block
Good quality paper towels – Bounty or shop towels or a flour sack dish cloth
Sketching pencil – I use either a Design Ebiony Pencil or a Caran D’ache Mechanical Pencil
White plastic eraser – Faber Castel or Staedler Mars Plastic
Water container – I use an old plant container with no whole or for on the go – Faber Castel Clic and Go- but a large old Ball jar will work as well. Bigger the better.

Torch Enamel Pennies One-Day Workshop
2022-11-13 10:00 - 17:00
Students will learn the basics of the ancient technique of torch firing and fusing colored powdered glass or enamel on vintage pennies by adding color to metals. Kit includes materials to create a pair of earrings and a pendant.
$99 workshop fee does not include materials. The $30 materials kit can be purchased at the beginning of the workshop. (For safety, be sure to wear closed toe shoes and have long hair pulled back with clips or in a ponytail.)
We will have an hour break for lunch. Bring your own lunch or check out one of the local restaurants in the area.
Open to adults only. Please contact us directly if you are interested in seeing metalsmithing options for teens.
NOTE: COVID-19 protocols are in place for the safety of our teachers and students, including wearing masks while inside the building. Click HERE to review our protocols.

About the instructor: Laura Jamison of LJ Studios Metalsmith is an instructor from New Hampshire.

Click here to view our cancellation policy.

Beginning Handbuilding in Clay 6-week Artist Series
2022-11-09 13:30 - 16:30
Starts November 9th (Wednesdays from 1:30PM-4:30PM for 6 weeks).
Explore sinuous coil techniques, fun pinch pots, and versatile soft slab projects as well as paddle pots. You’ll learn a new technique every week. Glaze your personal pieces and come away with truly unique finished pieces. For beginner level students.
Non-members: $250 for 6 weeks. Members: $200.
Fee does not include materials. Clay will be $3/pound which covers glazing and firing costs.

NOTE: COVID-19 protocols are in place for the safety of our teachers and students, including wearing masks while inside the building. Click HERE to review our protocols before registering for this series.

About the instructor: Lee Cummings has had twenty years experience as a production potter, taught at Germantown Academy and Unity College, and had a one person show at the University Museum in Bangor, as well as sold her work through Littlefield Gallery and Greenhut Gallery.

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Expressions in Painting 6-week Artist Series
2022-11-09 10:00 - 13:00
Starts November 9th (Wednesdays from 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. for 6 weeks.)
Do you have a desire to explore yourself through acrylic painting? Do you want to learn playful and visually appealing techniques that will help you communicate your artistic vision? This class will instruct you in the basics of expressionist painting techniques such as washes, scumbling, sgraffitto, and adding texture. You will learn about the great expressionist painters such as Henri Matisse and Wassily Kandinsky. And, you will discover a wealth of new tools to improve your paintings through use of value, color and composition.
Great for beginners who wish to learn the essentials of painting or for intermediate painters looking to break out of realism.
Non-members: $250 for 6 weeks. Members: $200.
Fee does not include materials. A list of recommended supplies can be emailed upon request.

NOTE: COVID-19 protocols are in place for the safety of our teachers and students, including wearing masks while inside the building. Click HERE to review our protocols before registering for this series.

Instructor bio: Anne Schutz is a painter who lives and works in the Greater Portland area. She transforms and interprets Nature’s patterns and design to demonstrate variety of scale, line, form and beauty she observes. Anne received a BS in Studio Art from Skidmore College and a MFA in Painting from Boston University. She has taught art to adults and children regionally.

Click here to view our cancellation policy.
Excerpt of student work by Eben Smith shown in cover image.

Metalsmithing for Beginners Tuesday 6-week Artist Series
2022-11-08 18:00 - 21:00
Starts Tuesday, November 8th (Tuesdays from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for six weeks.)
Learn the basics of jewelry metalsmithing in a fun, relaxed atmosphere–no prior experience required. Each class will introduce tools and techniques to include hammering, soldering, and riveting, as well as ways to shape and texture metal. Class projects include a hammered cuff, fold-formed leaves and simple soldered rings as well as samples to inspire individual creativity and ways to customize projects. This series will also include important information on tool & equipment safety. A class overview can be emailed upon request
Fee does not include materials. The required $20 materials supply kit can be purchased directly from the instructor. The kit includes brass and copper in various sizes of wire and sheet, one piece of sterling silver for a ring and some other materials to experiment with.
Optional: A selection of sterling silver wire and ready-made bezels and stones is available for additional purchase from the instructor (not required for class projects).
Non-members: $250 for 6 weeks. Members: $200.
NOTE: COVID-19 protocols are in place for the safety of our teachers and students, including wearing masks while inside the building. Click HERE to review our protocols before registering for this series.
Open to adults only. Please contact us directly if you are interested in seeing metalsmithing options for teens.

About the instructor: Kim Round got her degree in art at Florida State University and taught jewelry workshops in Tallahassee, FL before making the move back home to Maine. She has been teaching Beginning Metalsmithing and other workshops at Artascope since 2016 and is thrilled to be part of a friendly & creative community. She is a member of the Maine Crafts Association and her work can be found at the Center for Maine Craft, Lisa Marie’s Made in Maine and Archipelago/The Island Institute store.

Click here to view our cancellation policy.

Beginning Wheel Throwing 6-week Artist Series
2022-11-08 13:30 - 16:30
Starts November 8th (Tuesdays from 1:30PM-4:30PM for 6 weeks).
Learn various centering solutions and throwing techniques on the wheel. We will start with pulling up a cylinder for a vase the first week, add a handle for a mug the second week and cover lids the third week. From there we will go on to throw bowls and pitchers, and glaze our finished pots. Explore the amazing world of wheel throwing. For beginner level students.
Non-members: $250 for 6 weeks. Members: $200.
Fee does not include materials. Clay will be $3/pound which covers glazing and firing costs.

NOTE: COVID-19 protocols are in place for the safety of our teachers and students, including wearing masks while inside the building. Click HERE to review our protocols before registering for this series.

About the instructor: Lee Cummings has had twenty years experience as a production potter, taught at Germantown Academy and Unity College, and had a one person show at the University Museum in Bangor, as well as sold her work through Littlefield Gallery and Greenhut Gallery.

Foundations of Ceramics 6-week Artist Series
2022-11-07 18:00 - 21:00
Starts Monday, November 7th (Mondays from 6PM-9PM for six weeks.)
Enjoy a hands-on educational and artistic experience using clay. Students will learn fundamental making and decorating techniques including wheel throwing, handbuilding and glazing, as well as sculpting techniques such as coil building, pinching and handbuilding to create functional and non-functional work. Weekly projects include making cups, bowls, and plates. Electric kiln-firing will be available and each person will be working at his or her own level with the guidance of the instructor.
Non-members: $250 for 6 weeks. Members: $200.
Fee does not include materials. Clay will be three dollars a pound which covers basic glazing and firing costs.
NOTE: COVID-19 protocols are in place for the safety of our teachers and students, including wearing masks while inside the building.

About the instructor: Barry Harrison attended Arizona State University where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Ceramics.

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Although there are tools available for use in the studio, if you prefer to have your own tools, these are the basic materials to bring to class:

Basic Pottery Tool Kit
Apron (or wear something that can get dirty)
Small plastic bucket
Rags
Gloves
Dust mask

You can order a Basic Pottery Tool kit from Dick Blick or a local craft store.

Artists Inspired by Night 6-week Artist Series
2022-11-07 10:00 - 13:00
Starts November 7th (Mondays from 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. for 6 weeks.)
In this acrylic painting series we will look at how artists such as Edward Hopper, Lois Dodd, Matthew Wong, and others have engaged with and represented the night. We will look at what inspired these artists, learn enlightening facts about their art and methods of creating effective night scenes. We will use class time to study but also to play with ways of painting that use the techniques we identify. These approaches will include painting a study of the artist’s piece, looking at how the paint is applied and dynamic color mixing. You will create your own original paintings using one or more of the artists’ ideas about color, style, composition, etc. Start your week off with time to play with paint as you learn the tricks and techniques of the masters. This class is for beginners and intermediate students.
Non-members: $250 for 6 weeks. Members: $200.
Fee does not include materials. A list of recommended supplies can be emailed upon request.
NOTE: COVID-19 protocols are in place for the safety of our teachers and students, including wearing masks while inside the building. Click HERE to review our protocols before registering for this series.

Instructor bio: Anne Schutz is a painter who lives and works in the Greater Portland area. She transforms and interprets Nature’s patterns and design to demonstrate variety of scale, line, form and beauty she observes. Anne received a BS in Studio Art from Skidmore College and a MFA in Painting from Boston University. She has taught art to adults and children regionally.

Click here to view our refund/cancellation policy.
Click HERE for our winter weather policy.
Cover image by Anne Schutz. Full image shown below.

Precious Metal Clay One-Day Workshop
2022-11-06 09:00 - 16:00
NOTE: On 10/4/22, this workshop was rescheduled to 11/6/22.
Precious Metal Clay (PMC) combines the ease of working with bronze clay and the results of precious metals. Learn rolling, stamping and cutting techniques during the creation process and see how they translate to kiln fired bronze PMC pieces.
We will have an hour break for lunch between Noon-1:00PM. Feel free to bring your own lunch to eat outside, or check out one of the local restaurants.
$99 workshop fee does not include materials. PMC bronze clay packs will be available for purchase for $35 each (check or cash only) at the studio on the day of class.

NOTE: You will need to return the following week to pick up items made in this class.
NOTE: COVID-19 protocols are in place for the safety of our teachers and students, including wearing masks while inside the building. Click HERE to review our current protocols.
Click here to view our cancellation policy.

Acrylic Techniques 6-week Artist Series - THURSDAY PM
2022-11-03 13:30 - 16:30
Starts November 3rd (Thursday afternoon from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. for 6 weeks.)
NOTE: Class dates are 11/3; 11/10; 11/17 and 12/1; 12/8; 12/15. There is no class on 11/28.
This series is a hybrid class, with an in-person ticket option at the studio for up to 6 attendees. If In-Person tickets are sold out, you may purchase an Online Seat and attend via ZOOM. All in-person students can use the online class option as needed, but those who purchase the Online Seat ticket may only attend via ZOOM.
Artists explore basic acrylic painting techniques in a flexible, supportive setting. Color mixing and theories, paint and imagery layering, composition, and other fundamentals are discussed. We paint and interpret from observation, photo or printed references, and imagination. Contemporary and past artists act as kindred spirits and influence weekly prompts. We begin with a demo and warm up canvas, then develop ideas based on colors from one source and imagery from another (artists’ works, participants’ own photos, project ideas, etc.) All levels are welcome.
Supplies: Contact Alex before purchasing any supplies if you are new to the series.
Non-members: $250 for 6 weeks. Members: $200.
NOTE: For the safety of our teachers and students, masks are required while inside the studio. Click HERE to review our COVID protocols before registering for the series.

Instructor bio: Alex Rheault is an interdisciplinary artist, curator, and writer. She teaches at USM, UNE, and privately. Rheault explores domestic and discarded objects, skyscapes, cars, dreams, memory, and imagination, and is working on a writing project.
Excerpt of student work shown in cover image — Laurel Salamone, 2022. Full image shown below.
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Acrylic Techniques 6-week Artist Series - THURSDAY AM
2022-11-03 10:00 - 13:00
NOTE: In-person seats are SOLD OUT, but you can still register to attend via ZOOM only.
Starts November 3rd (Thursday morning from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. for 6 weeks.)
NOTE: Class dates are 11/3; 11/10; 11/17 and 12/1; 12/8; 12/15. There is no class on 11/28.
This series is a hybrid class, with an in-person ticket option at the studio for up to 6 attendees. If In-Person tickets are sold out, you may purchase an Online Seat and attend via ZOOM. All in-person students can use the online class option as needed, but those who purchase the Online Seat ticket may only attend via ZOOM.
Artists explore basic acrylic painting techniques in a flexible, supportive setting. Color mixing and theories, paint and imagery layering, composition, and other fundamentals are discussed. We paint and interpret from observation, photo or printed references, and imagination. Contemporary and past artists act as kindred spirits and influence weekly prompts. We begin with a demo and warm up canvas, then develop ideas based on colors from one source and imagery from another (artists’ works, participants’ own photos, project ideas, etc.) All levels are welcome.
Supplies: Contact Alex before purchasing any supplies if you are new to the series.
Non-members: $250 for 6 weeks. Members: $200.
NOTE: For the safety of our teachers and students, masks are required while inside the studio. Click HERE to review our COVID protocols before registering for the series.

Instructor bio: Alex Rheault is an interdisciplinary artist, curator, and writer. She teaches at USM, UNE, and privately. Rheault explores domestic and discarded objects, skyscapes, cars, dreams, memory, and imagination, and is working on a writing project.
Student work shown in cover image — Jen MacDonald, 2021. Full image shown below.
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Painting Step-by-Step One-Day Workshop
2022-10-30 09:00 - 16:00
Learn painting essentials–mixing colors, understanding values, and more!
Are you a painting beginner who wants to learn painting essentials and the craft of painting? Or an intermediate painter who wants to learn painting skills, tips, and tricks to take your painting to the next level? Looking to try your hand at a new medium, or improve your talents in the medium you’re working in now?
It doesn’t matter if you’re painting in acrylics, watercolor, or pastel, this workshop has something for everyone. Want to paint a still life? Prefer to paint a landscape from a photo you bring to class? You may even have time to do both! Are you working on a painting that needs a critique to move it to the next level? We’ll help with that, too.
Award-winning artist, Gerard Bianco, has been guiding artists for over forty years, teaching the craft of painting from the ground up. From the basics to the more intricate and subtle aspects of painting, his hands-on approach will help you to mix colors, understand values, and learn the craft of painting to take your art to new heights. Here’s your opportunity to spend six hours with a painting professional who will personally guide you on your painting path. This class is for beginners and intermediate students.
$99 workshop fee does not include materials. A supply list can be emailed upon request.
We will have an hour break for lunch between Noon-1pm. Bring your own lunch or check out one of the local restaurants in the area.
NOTE: COVID-19 protocols are in place for the safety of our teachers and students, including wearing masks while inside the building. Click HERE to review our protocols before registering for this series.

About the instructor: Gerard Bianco is an award-winning artist, author, and teacher with over 40 years’ experience. He is an associate member of the American Watercolor Society. He holds an MFA in Writing. He studied art at the Art Students League, and the School of Visual Arts. His portraits and illustrations hang in many corporate and private collections, including the National Museum of the U.S. Navy. He lives in Maine. His website is: https://gerardbianco.com.

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Beginner Silver Ring Bands One-Day Workshop
2022-10-30 09:00 - 16:00
In this workshop students will make their own silver rings from start to finish. This class will cover basic metalsmithing skills, such as cutting, shaping, and joining metal. You will customize your ring bands with surface design techniques such as roller-printing, stamping, and hammering.
$99 workshop fee does not include materials. The $25 materials kit can be purchased at the beginning of the workshop. (For safety, be sure to wear closed toe shoes and have long hair pulled back with clips or in a ponytail.)
We will have an hour break for lunch between Noon-1pm. Bring your own lunch or check out one of the local restaurants in the area.
Open to adults only. Please contact us directly if you are interested in seeing metalsmithing options for teens.
NOTE: As of 9/15/22, this Silver Ring Bands workshop originally scheduled for 9/18 was rescheduled to 10/30/22.

NOTE: COVID-19 protocols are in place for the safety of our teachers and students, including wearing masks while inside the building. Click HERE to review our protocols before registering.

About the instructor: Kim Round got her degree in art at Florida State University and taught jewelry workshops in Tallahassee, FL before making the move back home to Maine. She has been teaching Beginning Metalsmithing and other workshops at Artascope since 2016 and is thrilled to be part of a friendly & creative community. She is a member of the Maine Crafts Association and her work can be found at the Center for Maine Craft, Lisa Marie’s Made in Maine and Archipelago/The Island Institute store.

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Urban Sketching Group
2022-10-20 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-10-13 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-10-06 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-09-29 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-09-22 10:00 - 12:00
Runs 10:00AM-Noon. This weekly outing is held outside.
Sketching outside is all about capturing a setting in time, while connecting people of all abilities within a sketching group, or sometimes, across the globe! Great for artistic skill building, documenting your travels or simply filling time in your day, this weekly urban sketching group, guided by Chris Magnuson, encourages and allows you an opportunity for stress relief, self-expression and fun.
We will meet outside at Artascope weekly, then travel to a nearby location in Yarmouth to sketch.
Non-members: $60 Pass Card good for 4 sessions OR $20/weekly drop-in.
Members: Use your member discount promo code to get the Pass Card for $48, or to pay $18/weekly drop-in.

About the moderator: A lifelong passion for drawing led artist Christopher Magnuson to painting in watercolor, a medium that allows the drawing underneath to directly inform the finished product. His command of line work and energetic, expressive drawing style elevate the drawing to an equal partnership with the paint, in landscapes that depict the familiar, recognizable and sometimes unconventional beauty of Maine.

Make Your Own Spinner Ring One-Day Workshop
2022-10-09 10:00 - 17:00
Make your own simple spinner ring with a set of stacking rings, and then the larger silver band. Beginners welcome.
Skills covered: Multiples, Soldering, Ring Sizing, Filing, Rolling Mill & Hammer Texture
$99 workshop fee does not include materials. The $25 materials kit can be purchased at the beginning of the workshop. (For safety, be sure to wear closed toe shoes and have long hair pulled back with clips or in a ponytail.)
We will have an hour break for lunch. Bring your own lunch or check out one of the local restaurants in the area.
Open to adults only. Please contact us directly if you are interested in seeing metalsmithing options for teens.

NOTE: COVID-19 protocols are in place for the safety of our teachers and students, including wearing masks while inside the building. Click HERE to review our protocols.

About the instructor: Laura Jamison of LJ Studios Metalsmith is an instructor from New Hampshire.

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Building Blocks of Watercolor 6-week Artist Series
2022-09-27 09:00 - 12:00
SOLD OUT.
Starts Tuesday, September 27th (Tuesdays from 9:00 a.m. to Noon for six weeks.)
This class will provide the watercolor student with a firm technical foundation for painting watercolors including ratios for water to paint, color mixing, brush work and how to create effective value patterns. Students will then go on to learn about compositional and color strategies to add emotional qualities to their paintings. Students will paint landscapes from life and photographs.
All skill levels welcome.
Non-members: $250 for 6 weeks. Members: $200.
Materials not included. A supply list can be found below the instructor bio.

NOTE: COVID-19 protocols are in place for the safety of our teachers and students, including wearing masks when inside the Artascope building. Click HERE to review our protocols.

About the instructor: Deena S. Ball is a nationally renowned landscape painter known for her innovative use of watercolor in combination with a textured ground and specialized surfaces. She received her BA in Art history and Studio Art from Colby College in Waterville, Maine, and continued her studies at the Pennsylvania Academy of Art and Tyler School of Art. Deena’s work is exhibited extensively throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, and can be found in issues of Watercolor Artist and the annual publications of the watercolor book, Splash. Deena’s work is primarily landscapes with many of her paintings done on location outside. Learn more at www.deenasball.com.

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SUGGESTED SUPPLIES AND OTHER INFO FROM THE INSTRUCTOR
Sources:

www.dickblick.com
www.cheapjoes.com
www.jerrysartarama.com
Amazon
www.jacksonsart.com
www.rosemaryandco.com

Paint
Recommended – Winsor Newton Professional Grade – no Cottman

5ml tubes
Burnt Sienna
Permanent Rose
Transparent Yellow
Quinacridone Gold
Cerulean Blue
Cobalt Blue
Ultramarine Blue
Indigo

Paper
Arches 140 cold press-CP means cold press
Fabriano cold press 140lb cold press
Saunders Waterford. 140 lb CP
No Canson, Morrilla, or Strathmore
Brushes
1/2 Wash brush – flat rectangular brush – this means that the ferrule (the part that connects the hair to the wood) is 1/2 inch wide or wider.
Two round brushes – A large one and a small one. Unfortunately, brush sizes are not uniform throughout the industry.
Your large one should be no smaller than the #16 Aqua Edge by Princeton and it most definitely can be bigger.
I like the #20 Jacksons : Artica White Tornay Synthetic brush – https://www.jacksonsart.com/en-us/jackson-s-artica-white-toray-synthetic-brushes-series-1302
Recommended Manufacturers – Robert Simons Saphire, Winsor Newton, Princeton, Isabey – Jacksons, Rosemary’s Brushes ( UK)
Synthetic is least expensive and hold the least amount of water, mixed synthetic and natural hair is mid range on price and amount of water it will hold and natural hair is the most expensive but holds the most water.
Incidentals
White artist tape 3/4 inch – Pro Art is good.
Folding plastic palette – my favorite is the Mijello Bullet proof 36 Colors palette – close behind is the Mijello airtight Watercolor Palette 18 wells. Both are available on Amazon and other places.
Gatorboard – ultra heavy foam core board to use as a support if you buy single sheets of paper which is more economical rather than a block
Good quality paper towels – Bounty or shop towels or a flour sack dish cloth
Sketching pencil – I use either a Design Ebiony Pencil or a Caran D’ache Mechanical Pencil
White plastic eraser – Faber Castel or Staedler Mars Plastic
Water container – I use an old plant container with no whole or for on the go – Faber Castel Clic and Go- but a large old Ball jar will work as well. Bigger the better.

Beginning/Intermediate Silversmithing 6-week Artist Series
2022-09-19 18:00 - 21:00
CLASS IS FULL.
Starts Monday, September 19th (Mondays from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for six weeks)
​Class dates: 9/19, 9/26, 10/3, 10/17, 10/24, and 11/7 (No classes on 10/10 or 10/31).
Participants will learn basic fabrication techniques such as piercing, forming, soldering, and surface finishing. In addition, there will be demonstrations on stone setting techniques for rings & pendants. Discussions will include applying design principles to jewelry making and how to improve craftsmanship. This class is open to beginners & intermediate metalsmiths.
Fee does not include materials. The $50 materials kit can be purchased directly from the instructor. The kit utilizes sterling silver and brass components. Additional materials can be purchased separately.
Non-members: $250 for 6 weeks. Members: $200.
Open to adults only. Please contact us directly if you are interested in seeing metalsmithing options for teens.

NOTE: COVID-19 protocols are in place for the safety of our teachers and students, including wearing masks while inside the building. Click HERE to review our protocols.

About the instructor: Laura Jamison of LJ Studios Metalsmith is from New Hampshire.

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