Sixth/Last Class

Next  week will be our last class, but I would like to invite all my artists from this session to join the class beginning on, Thursday, October 20, 2011.  Same time, same place.  For returning students, there is no materials fee.

Fifth Class

Today we painted flowers and tea.

Hannah

Cameron

Abby

Kris

Fourth Class

We worked on painting Lotus flowers during this class.  Lotus proved to be a bit more challenging than last week's Bamboo.  I am including some photographs of Lotus plants that my friend Annette took in Chengdu, China.  Hopefully, seeing the real thing will help for the next time we paint Lotus.

Second & Third Classes

Bamboo

During our  second class, we practiced using different brushes to make different parts of a bamboo plant.  During the third class, students put into use what they learned in the previous class to make some beautiful paintings.

Kris

Abby

Hannah

Cameron

First Class

To avoid the cost of buying Chinese paperweights for around $30 a pair, we decorated our own for about $2 a pair.

Class Information

Instructor:  Jennifer (Jen Lao Shi)

Jennifer spent 5 1/2 years living in Shanghai, China with her husband and 3 sons.  Five of those years she studied Chinese Calligraphy and Watercolor Painting with local artist Chen Li Fan and some of his artist friends.  Chen taught her the basic strokes and stroke order for Calligraphy.  He also taught her to mix colors and use different brushes to create various paintings with Chinese themes.

For students in grades 5-8,  classes begin Thursday, September 1, and end October 6, 2011.

For students in High School and adults, classes begin Thursday, October 20, and end December 1, 2011.  (No class on Thanksgiving Day).  

Class size is limited to 15 students.

Each 6 week course is $85 plus a one time materials fee of $20.  (Cash or Check only).  

Classes are held Thursdays from 4:30pm to  5:30pm at Agora Coffee Shop in the Fontana Shopping Plaza located at 51st St. and Memorial Ave.  

To register or for more information

contact  Jennifer:  248-912-4968

kjneumaier@msn.com

Calligraphy:  Learn proper technique for painting Chinese Characters.

Painting:  Learn to use ink and watercolor to create landscape, plant, animal, people and still life paintings.

Materials included in the $20 fee: 

Book

Ink stick

Ink stone

Brushes

Bamboo brush holder

Paper

Brush stand

Ceramic palate

Paint

Optional materials:

Pre-inked stamps (available at www.char4u.com)

Wool mat (available at http://www.blueheronarts.com/product_info.php?products_id=159 )

Helpful Websites

This site was very helpful to me while living in China and needing to communicate with local Chinese.  It will translate English to Chinese Characters.  (Sorry no pinyin).
http://www.babblefish.com/freetranslator.php

Use the above site to translate your name and then copy and paste those characters to the space provided on the following website to have a free-online seal created just for you.
http://www.purpleculture.net/chinese_seal_generator/


This is a good place to buy additional supplies such as ink, paints, paper and wool mats. http://www.blueheronarts.com/product_info.php?cPath=7&products_id=416









This is great for practicing brush strokes and Chinese Characters without wasting paper or ink.http://shopping.netsuite.com/buddhaboard