2024 Studio Summer Art for Children and Teens age 8-18. 

Classes run daily Monday-Friday 1-4 pm. The studio is air-conditioned and we go outside each day when weather is good for group sketch studies. All classes provide individual guidance and include art supplies. Spaces are limited so you must pre-register.

$275/5-day week or
$60.00/day – minimum 2 days per any given week (There’s so much to learn in so little time!)

Children and Teens enjoy painting, drawing, and illustrating at Rosemarie Morelli Art Studio School. The relaxed-structured classes allow students to work on the main project of their choosing at their own speed while learning the fundamentals for seeing and rendering the 3D form, shape correction, and color mixing. Be it realistic or expressive, good composition design will be emphasized. Each day students participate in a 30-minute group sketch study to hone skills in drawing and painting portraits and anatomy of people and animals, object surfaces and textures, and landscape elements while discovering different media of their liking. Then, they work individually on the main project(s) choosing from landscapes, seascapes, still life fantasy characters. Students work in their choice of media: oil, acrylic, and watercolor paints; pastels; pen & ink; color pencil; charcoal; conte crayons; graphite. There are photo references and art books for inspiration and students are welcome to bring in their iPads or phones for their own photos and additional research. Copying of AI-generated images is not allowed! Students will be taught how to solve problems and engage their visual imaginations.

Rosemarie Morelli Art Studio School provides a fun and supportive learning environment for children and teens of all skill levels. The studio classroom is equipped with drafting tables and easels; stocked with quality fine art supplies; offers a bright and safe workspace; is air-conditioned; and has convenient off-street parking for easy drop off and pick up with direct entry into the 1st floor studio. 

2024 SUMMER ART SCHEDULE*

WEEK  1:  June 24-28, all ages
WEEK  2:  July 1, 2, 3, 5, all ages (No class Thursday, July 4 for holiday) 
WEEK  3:  July 8-12, High School Teen Week/Age 14-18  
WEEK  4:  July 15-19, Landscape Oil Painting Teen Week/Age 14-18 
WEEK  5:  July 22-26, all ages
WEEK  6:  July 29-August 2, all ages
WEEK  7:  August 5-9, all ages
WEEK  8:  August 12-16, all ages

*Class schedules may be subject to change.

ART PROJECTS:

Outdoor Landscape Oil Painting Workshop For Teens: “En Plein Air” Ages 14-18
“En Plein Air” is French for “in the open air.” This is a 5-day workshop where students will learn all the stages of painting an oil landscape scene in nature’s light at 2 or 3 safe public locales in Walpole: Adams Farm, Bird Park, and Norfolk Agricultural School. Sites are chosen TBA depending on the forecasted weather as each site offers the right challenge and comfort for cloudy, sunny, or misty day scenes. If T-storms or rain, we will have class back at the studio relevant to landscape painting. Art materials, French easels, and shade umbrellas will be provided that each student will carry to and from drop-off points. A checklist for outdoor wear, water, snacks, etc. will be emailed a week ahead. Site locations and directions will be confirmed the night before each day. Students will carry their own easel and bag of supplies to and from drop-off point.

All other weeks offer students their choice from any of the projects below and include a daily group “core learning” sketch study lesson.

Illustrating the Imaginative Scene – Students learn the process of creating an illustration scene transformed from their imagination or literature concept. This includes planning and designing a storyboard sketch used to direct the final rendering of the finished artwork.  With the aid of understanding traditional art fundamentals, students will learn how to research and use the right images and/or the setting up of objects under the right lighting to create a more realistic and unified scene of people, animals or mythological creatures interacting in an imaginative environment. Illustration may be rendered in any media including paint

Drawing & Painting Animals & Creatures  –
Students choose from a menagerie of animal images including pets, backyard wild, safari & zoo animals; fish & sea creatures; birds, amphibians & reptiles; winged or crawling insects.  Students will learn to understand and see how to set up the shapes for drawing the anatomy, see and layer in the values for building the 3-dimension form; then learn to detail in the textures such as fur, scales, or feathers for achieving a more realistic likeness or in capturing an expression of the animal’s characteristics. Students work in their choice of media: Oil*, Acrylic, Watercolor Paints; Pastels, Pen & Ink, Color Pencil, Conte Crayon or Charcoal. *Oil paint restricted to age 12+ or instructor’s discretion.

Landscape/Seascape Painting in Oil*, Acrylics or Watercolors 
Create a landscape or seascape while learning the techniques for a more realistic and painterly, or expressive interpretation of sky, clouds, trees, meadows, mountains, rivers, waterfalls, ocean waves…etc. Students will learn about proportions, shadows, highlights, and understand perspective and depth of field for creating a more atmospheric painting. *Oil paint restricted to age 12+ or instructor’s discretion.

Draw, Paint and Illustrate Still Life
and Objects  
For students who like to draw or paint more realistically, this class focuses on how to create a better likeness of still life objects using their choice of media. Household objects, flowers, sports equipment, cloths, toys, fashion accessories, things from nature…. Students will learn to see and render a better 3-dimensional form; make metal surfaces look reflective and glass transparent; learn techniques to depict shiny and dull, textured or smooth, wood grains or stone; liquids and droplets. A Trompe L’oil scene will also be set up as a choice. Students are welcome to bring in their favorite things, toys, or musical instruments.

Studio Teen Weeks:
A popular sell-out for high school teens who prefer to create amongst their peers. Students enjoy working at their own pace creating artworks of their choosing in a relaxed environment with their peers.  Students select from any Painting, Drawing or Illustration project to create artworks depicting Human or Animal Portraits, Landscapes, Seascapes, Cityscapes, Architecture, Interiors, Still Life or Objects from Nature. Multi-media and 3D Art. Group sketch activities include portraits, anatomy from plaster sculptures, still-life studies including rendering textures and surfaces, composition and design, and advanced painting techniques used by professionals. Individualized instruction is given to improve each student’s art skills. A large stock photo library and reference materials are available to inspire. Choose from Drawing and Painting media including pastels, acrylics, oils, watercolor, color pencil, pen & ink, charcoal, conte crayon, graphite, and collage. Beginner thru Advanced – Art majors or non… welcome to Summer Art! Bring a light snack or drink. Headphones welcome.

SUMMER ART WEEK REGISTRATION FORM

Zelle payments accepted – Contact the studio via email RosemarieMorelliArtStudio@gmail.com and include registration info requested to receive Zelle instructions. For check payment, print registration form and mail with $100 deposit check per each week per child attending to Rosemarie Morelli, 399 North St., Walpole, MA 02081. Print additional copies per siblings. Full refunds guaranteed should space fill prior to receipt, or if studio cancels class. Tuition balance is due on or before first day of class.

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$275 per 5-day week, $60.00/day minimum 2/week or season.
Teens may attend any week.                                                               

Week 1: June 26-30
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Week 2:  July 1, 2, 3, 5 ($220 4-day week, $165 3-days)                     
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Week 3:  July 8-12, High School Teen Week
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Week 4: July 15-19, Teen Landscape Painting Week
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Week 5: July 22-26
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Week 6:  July 29-August 2 
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Week 7:  August 5-9
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Week 8:  August 12-16
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