Children's Art Classes
current classes
Children's Drawing
Class
Spring 2015
Date: June 9-13, Monday through Friday
Time: 1 - 4pm
Ages: 7-12
Class minimum: 6
Class maximum: 6
Tuition: $150.
Supply fee: Students will bring their own supplies.
Registration: Register by calling or emailing artist (contact information below)
Last day to register: June 2
Contact Information:
Gale Gassiot, Artist
Cell: 512.971.1919
Brief class description
CLASS ONE
Introductions
Why draw?
Introduction to supplies
Elements of design
Slideshow of drawings
What to bring
A healthy snack for mid-class break.
A folder of favorite photos of animals, sport, family members, nature, and magazine clippings.
How to Design Paintings That 'Work'
Date: June 9-13, Monday through Friday
Time: 1pm to 4pm
Age: 10 and up
Class minimum: 4
Class maximum: 8
Tuition: $150.
Supply fee: $20.
Registration: Please register directly with artist (contact information is below).
Last day to register: June 2
Contact information:
Gale Gassiot, Artist
Cell: 512.971.1919
Brief class description
Play with design elements and principles to create ‘pa
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CAC Summer Classes 2014
Watercolor Basics for Kids!
Date: June 9-13, Monday through Friday
Time: 9am to 12pm
Ages: 7-12
Class minimum: 4
Class maximum: 8
Tuition: $150.
Supply fee: $20.
Registration: Register by calling or emailing artist (contact information below)
Last day to register: June 2
Contact Information:
Gale Gassiot, Artist
Cell: 512.971.1919
Brief class description
Budding artists learn how to paint in watercolor with design techniques using color, value, washes, and line. Young artists are encouraged to “play” with newly learned techniques and integrate them into their paintings. So fun and educational!
Expanded class description
Budding artists learn to design and paint in watercolor. Design techniques using color, value, washes, and line to describe the subject are practiced and then young artists can apply the new information in their paintings. The class is a mix of building blocks and freestyle. Repetitive use of new knowledge helps the student retain and integrate the new knowledge. Creativity and individual style are encouraged. This is a fun and enriching class. Resource for paintings may come from the environment, photos, and the imagination. Each class ends with a group display of artwork followed by constructive and positive feedback to describe what peers like most about the paintings.
What to bring
A healthy snack for mid-class break.
A folder of favorite photos of animals, sport, family members, nature, and magazine clippings.
How to Design Paintings That 'Work'
Date: June 9-13, Monday through Friday
Time: 1pm to 4pm
Age: 10 and up
Class minimum: 4
Class maximum: 8
Tuition: $150.
Supply fee: $20.
Registration: Please register directly with artist (contact information is below).
Last day to register: June 2
Contact information:
Gale Gassiot, Artist
Cell: 512.971.1919
Brief class description
Play with design elements and principles to create ‘paintings that work’. Unity, contrast, dominance, and symmetry are only a few design principles used to create good art. The class will ‘play’ with design elements and principles in ways that are fun and easy to understand. Then, we will apply the learned design elements and principles by creating compositions that work. It is surprising to see the amazing difference this knowledge makes!
Expanded class description
Create ‘paintings that work’ by learning about design elements and principles. How design principles are used may determine the success of an art piece. Unity, methods, contrast, dominance, and symmetry are only a few design principles used in art. Design elements and principles have been used throughout all periods of art and all types of design. The class will play with design elements and principles in ways that are fun and easy to understand, and then apply this new knowledge to their creations during class. It is amazing what a difference this knowledge makes in the success of an art piece!
What to bring
A healthy snack for mid-class break.
A folder of favorite photos of animals, sport, family members, nature, and magazine clippings.
Watercolor Basics for Kids!
Date: June 16-20, Monday through Friday
Time: 9am to 12pm
Ages: 7-12
Class minimum: 4
Class maximum: 8
Tuition: $150.
Supply fee: $20.
Registration: Please register directly with artist (contact information is below).
Last day to register: June 8
Contact information
Gale Gassiot, Artist
Cell: 512.971.1919
Brief class description
Budding artists learn how to paint in watercolor using design techniques, such as color, value, washes, and line. Young artists are encouraged to “play” with the newly learned techniques, and then use them as expressions in their paintings. Creativity and individual style are encouraged. This class is fun while being educational.
Expanded description
Budding artists learn to design and paint in watercolor. Creativity and individual style are encouraged. Artists learn to use techniques involving color, value, washes, and line to describe the subject. After practicing the techniques, young artists can apply the new information in their paintings. This is a fun and educational class. Resource for paintings may come from the environment, photos, and the imagination. Each class ends with a group display of the new creations, and positive feedback to describe what peers like most about the paintings. This process helps name and identify newly learned techniques and ways this information may be expressed.
What to bring
A healthy snack for mid-class break.
A folder of favorite photos of animals, sports, family members, friends, nature, and magazine clippings.
Watercolor for Tweens, Teens and Adults!
Date: June 23-27, Monday through Friday
Time: 1-4pm
Ages: 10 and up
Class minimum: 4
Class maximum: 8
Tuition: $150.
Supply fee: $20.
Registration: Please register directly with artist (contact information is below).
Last day to register: June 16
Contact information
Gale Gassiot, Artist
Email: GaleGassiot@gmail.com
Cell: 512.971.1919
Brief class description
Participants learn to paint in watercolor using design techniques that incorporate color, value, washes, and line. Artists are encouraged to “play” while performing the exercises to learn watercolor. After practicing new techniques, artists apply the new skill in their paintings. Creativity and individual style are encouraged. This class is fun while being educational.
Expanded description
Artists learn to design and paint in watercolor. Artists learn techniques in which color, value, washes, and line are used to describe the subject. After practicing new techniques, artists apply the new skill in their paintings. Knowledge builds with each class. Resource for paintings may come from the environment, photos, and the imagination. Creativity and individual style are encouraged. This is a fun and educational class. Each class ends with a group display of the new creations, with positive feedback from peers to describe what they like most about the paintings. This process helps to identify and name newly learned techniques and how they may be expressed in art.
What to bring
A healthy snack for mid-class break.
A folder of favorite photos of animals, sports, family members, friends, nature, and magazine clippings.
Adult Classes
CAC Summer Classes 2014
How to Design Paintings That Work
Date: June 9-13, Monday through Friday
Time: 1pm to 4pm
Age: 10 and up
Class minimum: 4
Class maximum: 8
Tuition: $150.
Supply fee: $20.
Registration: Please register directly with artist (contact information is below).
Last day to register: June 2
Contact information:
Gale Gassiot, Artist
Cell: 512.971.1919
Brief class description
Play with design elements and principles to create ‘paintings that work’. Unity, contrast, dominance, and symmetry are only a few design principles used to create good art. The class will ‘play’ with design elements and principles in ways that are fun and easy to understand. Then, we will apply the learned design elements and principles by creating compositions that work. It is surprising to see the amazing difference this knowledge makes!
Expanded class description
Create ‘paintings that work’ by learning about design elements and principles. How design principles are used may determine the success of an art piece. Unity, methods, contrast, dominance, and symmetry are only a few design principles used in art. Design elements and principles have been used throughout all periods of art and all types of design. The class will play with design elements and principles in ways that are fun and easy to understand, and then apply this new knowledge to their creations during class. It is amazing what a difference this knowledge makes in the success of an art piece!
What to bring
A healthy snack for mid-class break.
A folder of favorite photos of animals, sport, family members, nature, and magazine clippings.
Watercolor for Tweens, Teens and Adults!
Date: June 23-27, Monday through Friday
Time: 1-4pm
Ages: 10 and up
Class minimum: 4
Class maximum: 8
Tuition: $150.
Supply fee: $20.
Registration: Please register directly with artist (contact information is below).
Last day to register: June 16
Contact information
Gale Gassiot, Artist
Email: GaleGassiot@gmail.com
Cell: 512.971.1919
Brief class description
Participants learn to paint in watercolor using design techniques that incorporate color, value, washes, and line. Artists are encouraged to “play” while performing the exercises to learn watercolor. After practicing new techniques, artists apply the new skill in their paintings. Creativity and individual style are encouraged. This class is fun while being educational.
Expanded description
Artists learn to design and paint in watercolor. Artists learn techniques in which color, value, washes, and line are used to describe the subject. After practicing new techniques, artists apply the new skill in their paintings. Knowledge builds with each class. Resource for paintings may come from the environment, photos, and the imagination. Creativity and individual style are encouraged. This is a fun and educational class. Each class ends with a group display of the new creations, with positive feedback from peers to describe what they like most about the paintings. This process helps to identify and name newly learned techniques and how they may be expressed in art.
What to bring
A healthy snack for mid-class break.
A folder of favorite photos of animals, sports, family members, friends, nature, and magazine clippings.
Dream Understanding
Gale has over ten years experience facilitating dream understanding groups in her home. Participants learn to interpret dreams using archetypal symbols.
"Art from the Unconscious" is a one to five day workshop previously taught through art centers, such as The Southwest Craft Center, the Hill Country Arts Foundation, and the artist's studio. Gale works with dreamers to paint their dreams.
To inquire about dream understanding groups, ordering a custom painting of a dream, and dream art classes, send a message through the contact link of this website or contact Gale at GaleGassiot@gmail.com.
In this dream, the house is the 'Self''. The dreamer is aspiring to expand their consciousness. The image is painted as a diptych, representing two dimensions: the lower painting is the "Self" in ordinary reality; the upper dimension represents the "aspiring Self". The birds flying in the upper dimension represent messages from spirit.
Original drawing of Aspiring Self II painting.
The dream is more accurately represented In the original drawing where the ladder is a DNA helix and angels symbolize spirit. In the painting, Aspiring Self II, the angels are described as birds.
This dreamer has a deep, calm feeling during this dream. The ship that is sailing over the horizon represents the dreamer's deceased father as memories of his death long ago fade. The main subject is an underwater man with a bouquet of flowers, which has a dual meaning: on a personal level the man is the dreamer's long-time love; and the archetypal meaning of the man is the dreamer's own animus.
The archetypal image of the archer is personalized with the target on it's belly. The dreamer is seeking an outer target or goal that is later discovered to be within their own psyche.
The dreamer and her husband move to a magical forest. When she wakes in the morning to make coffee, she reaches into the cabinet to find a magician's costume on the shelf with the dishes. She notices the butter and sugar dishes are shaped like ceramic pigs. When she turns to pour coffee, she notices a peacock and pig are inside the kitchen watching her (the kitchen and house are part of the forest, and have no exterior walls).
The dreamer and her husband are in the plaza (square) of a Mexican village. She is coaxing him to court her because he is very shy and she wants to be intimate. Trees and cupids join in to encourage the courting.
The dreamer is trying to understand her path by examining past experiences. The trail represents a path that has been traveled before. The structure at the peak is an overlook with yellow windows. The structure is patterns of thinking in the psyche of the dreamer, windows are reflective, the overlook gives an overview of the past, and the windows are yellow, meaning intellect and intuition.
Dream One of Unveiling Perspective: A Dream Series
Dream Nine of Unveiling Perspective: A Dream Series
This dreamer releases suppression when she finds her voice. In this dream, a long, steel corridor represents the voice box. After years of struggling to express herself, the voice box, represented by a steel corridor and door, flies open to free the dreamer from her own suppression. The yellow light that shines out represents intellect, intuition, extroversion, a promise of something good.