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Fri, Mar 7, 2025 - Apr 11, 2025
11:00am - 2:00pm EST
Ginger B.
Class Experience
In this 6 week course that will meet out-of-doors when the weather permits and indoors when it doesn’t, you will be introduced to the fundamentals of landscape painting through a series of lessons, demos and exercises. This course is flexible enough for beginners to get started as well as for more experienced painters to further grow and develop their artistic skills. You will learn everything from value, color, design and various use of materials and techniques. If you easily get overwhelmed as to where to start or how to finish, this course will help you take a step back and carefully analyze the abstraction of beauty and pull it all together using loose brush work within the underlying structure of compositional design in a positive environment that will foster a sense of joy and peaceful painting.
Other Things To Know
Up to 2 weeks prior - full refund
8-14 days prior - full refund, minus $20 fee
1-7 days prior - half refund, minue $20 fee
Day of or after - no refund
What To Bring
- Class Materials
*** If you are a beginner painter, I recommend for this class, painting with Gouache, so
all you would need is the gouache set below. However, if you are ready to jump to oils,
refer to the list of colors below.
Drawing materials:
Regular HB pencils
Kneaded erasure
Small sketch book
Gouache Set: (just buy a complete set..I prefer the tubes)
Or if you prefer oil paints…
Colors
Titanium White
Ivory Black
Alizarin Crimson
Quinacridone Red (or Cadmium Red)
Permanent Orange (Or Cadmium Orange)
Cadmium Yellow
Hansa Yellow Light
Yellow Ochre
Burnt Sienna
Phthalo Green
Phthaol Blue (Or Prussian Blue)
Ultramarine Blue
Cerulean Blue
Dioxazine Purple
Quinacridone Magenta
Burnt Umber
A Stay Wet Palette
https://a.co/d/eeOmVU4
What to paint on:
Water color paper…. I recommend for this class the water color small blocks
https://www.plazaart.com/fluid-100-watercolor-paper-easy-block-140lb-hot-press-4x6
Brushes:
Synthetic water color brushes….see suggestions below (next page)
https://a.co/d/fn0kjk5
- https://a.co/d/fn0kjk5
Reviews for Compass Art Center
4.9 out of 5
Based on 33 provider ratings
Melissa P.
Feb 25, 2025
Loved:
My granddaughter is still in the class. She loves trying new things, making art friends, and working with the instructor.
Improvements:
Nothing
Winter 2025 - Adventures in Drawing & Sculpture (11 classes)
Location: Compass Art Center, Young Masters Art Studio | Instructor: Svetlana Belenkaya
Marcela Y.
Feb 15, 2025
Loved:
My daughter absolutely LOVES this class. Few students in class and she is learning so much from her instructor, who she said is patient and amazing. She is also learning from the other students who are equally dedicated.
Winter 2025 - Drawing Dragons and Mythical Beasts (11 classes)
Location: Compass Art Center, Young Masters Art Studio | Instructor: Mary Scuka
Jessica R.
Feb 9, 2025
Loved:
The children learning new art technique
Improvements:
The instructor does not do a very good job leading the children through a lesson. It's hard to follow her or know what she expects.
Winter 2025 - Arts and Dots Drawing (11 classes)
Location: Compass Art Center, Young Masters Art Studio | Instructor: Nancy Raymond
Response from Compass Art Center
We're so sorry that your experience is not consistent with our usual reviews. We work very hard to remain a 5-star school so we will take your feedback very seriously. Thank you for your candor. Mary Scuka (owner and Director)
Phu V.
Aug 7, 2024
Loved:
It’s very organized
2025 - Wonders of Summer Art Camp (half day)
Location: Compass Art Center, Young Masters Art Studio | Instructor: Nancy Raymond
Emily R.
Nov 20, 2023
Loved:
Great class size and individual attention. My son loves coming home with a new project every week.
Fall 2023- The Amazing Road to Drawing (in person)
Location: Kensington Art Studio | Instructor: Mary Scuka
Compass Art Center Location
Compass Art Center, Stone Branch Main Classroom
10335 Kensington Pkwy, Lower Level, Kensington, MD 20895
Meet your Instructor
Ginger B.
About Compass Art Center
Compass Art Center is the home to THREE incredible studio art schools: The Compass Atelier (adults), Stone Branch Art Program (teens), and Young Masters Art Studio (children and tweens).
The Compass Atelier has served the Washington, DC area for over a decade with the highest caliber art instruction for adults looking to start their artistic journeys or take their hobby to a professional level. Year-round weekly classes, visiting artist workshops with some the country's top artists, and their revolutionary 3-year Master Artist Program are available for anyone to enroll.
Stone Branch has helped teens maximize their artistic ability through incredible lessons and near-one-on-one guidance. Middle schoolers have attained acceptance to magnet high school art programs and high schoolers have gotten into every top art school and university in the country through Stone Branch guidance.
Young Masters offers exceptional drawing and painting classes for children ages 5-12. Our lesson plans are developed according to the student's age and skill level. We limit the size of our classes to 8 or fewer, allowing our instructors to provide personal attention for every student. Most of our instructors are professional artists who bring their knowledge and expertise to every class. We foster creativity and imagination in all artworks to ensure students build confidence in addition to skill.
