Adult Classes
Adult studio classes are tailored to reinforce museum exhibition themes and/or concepts. Filling a niche in the community, studio classes offer a nurturing, creative environment and provide a wonderful opportunity to advance your artistic talents. All classes and workshops are at the Jepson Center unless otherwise noted. Contact Kip Bradley for more information at bradleyk@telfair.org.
Making a Michelangelo
Instructor: Astoria Jellett
Mondays, October 19 – November 23 | 2 pm-4:30 pm
Members $175 | Non-members $195
Materials Included
All Levels
This workshop explores the methods of Michelangelo—a founding ancestor of the Western drawing tradition. Copying a master allows you to step inside a great artist’s problem-solving process. This workshop provides students with the highest level of craft in structure, line, and shading. By executing careful master copies, this practice sharpens judgment, expands technical vocabulary, and strengthens your own artistic decision-making.
Astoria Jellett has trained at both the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts and Florence Academy of Art, and combines both approaches to give you a taste of atelier training.
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Classical Life Drawing
Instructor: Astoria Jellett
Mondays, August 31- October 5 | 2 pm-4:30 pm
Members $175 | Non-members $195
Materials Included
All Levels
Learn to draw the human figure from life using a classical academic approach rooted in 19th century French training. Suitable for beginners through advanced students, this course emphasizes careful observation and disciplined looking. Working from a single long pose over six weeks, participants will build a drawing step by step, developing both accuracy and unity. Each class includes demonstrations and individualized feedback.
Astoria Jellett has trained at both the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts and Florence Academy of Art, and combines both approaches to give you a taste of atelier training.
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Sketchbooking, Exploring Mixed Media, Composition, & Drawing
Mondays, September 14- October 19 | 2 pm-4:30 pm
Members $175 | Non-members $195
Materials Included
All Levels
Unlock your creative potential and banish perfectionism in this dynamic, hands-on mixed media class. Designed for artists of all skill levels, from beginners to experienced creatives, this course guides you through the exciting process of establishing a vibrant, personal sketchbook practice. Explore a variety of materials and techniques while developing foundational skills in drawing and composition to create compelling, expressive visual narratives.
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Oil Painting Intro: Still-Life Painting
Tuesdays, June 2 – July 7 | 2 pm-4:30 pm
Tuesdays, September 8 – October 13 | 2 pm-4:30 pm
Tuesday, October 20 – November 24 | 2 pm-4:30 pm
Members $175 | Non-members $195
Materials Included
All Levels
A fun still life is an excellent way to learn to paint or to strengthen established skills. This beginner-to-intermediate class will teach how to apply painting techniques and color mixing to create the illusion of space and volume. Each week will feature a new and exciting still life. Participants will create one painting each class, building skills, like going to the gym, but with much less sweat and much more fun! Participants will develop their observational and creative skills by studying the things they love. All materials provided.
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Oil Painting: Intro to Landscape Painting
Thursdays, September 10 – October 15 | 9 am-11:30 am
Members $175 | Non-members $195
Materials Included
All levels
There is no better way to enjoy the day than to paint it. Painting on location throughout downtown Savannah, this fall session will focus on the combination of architecture and nature found in the views of our beautiful squares. Start with the basic materials, add the right tools and techniques, and let painting outdoors become a lifelong passion. Learn to work in oils to create impressions of Downtown Savannah. Explore painting techniques, composition, color, and creative expression in an upbeat and encouraging atmosphere. Learn brushwork, layering, applying paint to the surface, and color-mixing techniques, and use them to express yourself in color. The class meets on-site around the Savannah area, with light walking.
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Making A Photo In Paint
Tuesdays, September 8 – October 13 | 10 am – 12:30 pm
Members $175 | Non-members $195
Materials Included
All levels
In this beginning-to-advanced studio-based class, students will be guided through creating a painting from their chosen personal photo. This class will take a slow approach, first discussing design and composition with in-class exercises, then exploring color theory and color mixing strategies. Finally, the last three classes will be utilized to draw and slowly paint a finished work on canvas. All materials included.
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Traditions in Landscape Painting
Tuesdays, November 10 – December 15 | 10 am-12:30 pm
Members $175 | Non-members $195
Materials Included
All levels
In this beginning-to-advanced studio-based class, students will be guided through the process of creating master copies from a variety of artists to study their technical processes and mark-making. Working in oil paint, students will learn to transfer images from photos and estimate working processes by making studies from early English and French plein air artists to contemporary painters.
Each class will explore an individual artist or genre style with a discussion of unifying or key techniques of each artist or style. Students will gain a comprehensive understanding of the development of landscape painting while developing individualized painting approaches and personal styles. All materials provided.
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Studio-Based Landscape Painting
Thursdays, October 22 – December 3 | 10 am-12:30 pm
*no class on November 26
Members $175 | Non-members $195
Materials Included
All levels
Creating landscapes in the studio allows you to slow down, avoid changing light, temperatures, and bugs, putting focus on technique and effects. This beginner to intermediate—level painting class will work from your landscape photographs to explore and build painting skills. Participants will create small, quick studies and 1 longer, extended work over the 6-week class. All materials are provided.
