Phipps has drawing and painting class

Drawing and Painting: Exploring the Artist Within, for beginning and intermediate artists ages 16-adult, will be held over four weeks, Mondays, Oct. 6-27, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at The Phipps Center for the Arts.

Students will explore line, form and perspective to gain a deeper understanding of composing a finished work of art. The first two weeks will focus on sketching, drawing and composition using pencil, colored pencil and pastel. The second two weeks will focus on applying drawing techniques in preparation for painting with acrylics and exploring basic painting techniques.

Instructor Mary Perrizo-Peterson is a professional painter who exhibits and sells her work locally and regionally. She has 10 years of experience teaching art to children and adults through the UW-River Falls Outreach Programs and through the St. Croix Valley Homeschooling Cooperatives. For more information, visit www.perrizo.com.

The class fee is $140. To enroll, send the fee to The Phipps Center for the Arts, 109 Locust St., Hudson WI 54016, call (715) 386-2305 to register with a Visa or MasterCard or visit to www.ThePhipps.org; a $3 processing fee will be charged for all mail, phone and online registrations.

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