Overview:
This class is intended for beginning, intermediate and advanced adults and older teens.
Beginning students will start with a series of drawing exercises from the Charles Bargue Drawing Course to develop a foundation of drawing techniques and terminology. Once the basic drawing exercises are completed students will then be encouraged to complete more advanced drawing and painting projects of their favorite subjects.
Intermediate and advanced students will work on more challenging drawing and painting projects that may include drawing from reference photos and still life.
Materials for this class are not provided (see materials list below).
Class Fees are paid monthly in advance:
$25/hour (members)
$30/hour (non-members)
[NOTE: number of classes vary from month to month ]
Materials List:
Drawing:
For home use :
- Portable easel or table easel
For Class:
- Drawing pencils of various hardness (4H, 2H, H, HB, 2B and 4B)
- Pencil Sharpener or Xacto knife
- Sandpaper board or individual sheets of Sandpaper
- Pencil style erasers (1 thin and 1 thicker)
- Kneaded Eraser
- Strathmore 400 drawing paper pad (I prefer 18 x 24)
- Drawing or sketch board with clips or clamps (19.5 x 25.5 is best)
- Artist tape (blue or white)
- Handheld mirror
- Ruler (6 inch, clear with grid lines)
Painting:
For home use :
- Portable easel or table easel
For Class:
- Paint pallet
- Paints Medium of choice (oils, water colors, acrylics or pastels)
- Winsor and Newton Artists oil paints are what I recommend.
- Titanium White
- Cadmium Yellow Light
- Yellow Ocher
- Transparent Yellow Oxide
- Raw Umber
- Cadmium Orange
- Cadmium Red
- Magenta (Optional)
- Alizarin
- Transparent Red Oxide (PR 101) - Windsor and Newton (Burnt Sienna)
- Burnt Umber
- Viridian
- Cerulean Blue
- Cobalt Blue (Optional)
- Ultramarine Blue
- Van Dyke Brown
- Ivory Black
- Gray (Value 5)
- Canvas, Paper, Prepared boards or panels ( any size 8 x10 or larger )
- Brushes (variety of sizes and styles for medium of choice: oil, acrylic or oil)
- Rounds
- Flats
- Filbert (optional)
- Pallet knife(s) 2 Small, 1 Medium
- Container(s) for cleaning brushes and thinning paint
- Gamsol odorless paint thinner for brush cleaning and thinning if painting in oil
- Paper Towels
Questions (?) Please call Tom at (281)292-4811 or email: Tom@tomlarockart.com
TWAL Class Changes, Cancellations & Refunds Policy
Effective August 1, 2025
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Individual instructors may have make-up policies for missed classes. Please check with your instructor.
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If you must cancel your registration for a class, refund requests must be made via email to the Treasurer at twaltreas@thewoodlandsartleague.org 3 days before the first class starts.
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Refund requests received less than 3 days before the first class are non-refundable.
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No refunds are issued for “no shows” for classes.
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A $10 processing fee will be deducted for a refund on any class fee.
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Refund checks are mailed approximately 10-14 days after the class refund request is received by the Treasurer at twaltreas@thewoodlandsartleague.org
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Refunds will only be issued by checks.
