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Learn methods of paint application, color formation and visual representation.
Students will review some of the basic issues in watercolor painting such as value and light, color mixing, wet-in-wet vs wet-over-dry and also look to a specific artists for inspiration to allow students to work on refining their craft.
All classes scheduled to occur onsite are subject to state and federal safety guidelines. In the event that some, or all, of the meetings of the course cannot happen in person at 92Y, classes will be held at the schedule time in a virtual format via a video conferencing platform. The classes will continue through hands-on, at home activities, lectures, presentations, and / or group discussions. No refunds will be issued should any portion of a course be held virtually.
Programs taking place online:An access link will be emailed to you after purchase.
Programs taking place in our NYC facilities:Please read our safety guidelines before visiting our building.
Programs taking place online and in our NYC facilities:Please select which experience you wish to participate in when registering. Online participants will be emailed an access link after purchase. In-person participants should read our safety guidelines before attending the program.
Allison Maletz is a contemporary watercolor and mixed media artist. She received her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and her MFA from the Slade School of Fine Art, London. She has taught people from age 8-80 and currently leads painting, drawing, installation and professional practices for artists classes at Marymount Manhattan College and 3rd Ward. She has exhibited various mediums in the Liverpool Biennial, New Contemporaries UK, Zoo Art Italy, The Royal Watercolor Society in London and the Moscow Biennale for Young Artists at the MMoMA. Her watercolors will be on exhibit this ...
Allison Maletz is a contemporary watercolor and mixed media artist. She received her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and her MFA from the Slade School of Fine Art, London. She has taught people from age 8-80 and currently leads painting, drawing, installation and professional practices for artists classes at Marymount Manhattan College and 3rd Ward. She has exhibited various mediums in the Liverpool Biennial, New Contemporaries UK, Zoo Art Italy, The Royal Watercolor Society in London and the Moscow Biennale for Young Artists at the MMoMA. Her watercolors will be on exhibit this summer at the Florence Griswold Museum.
Watercolor Painting (Beginner/Intermediate)
Painting Instructor, Melanie Kozol, received an MFA from the School of Visual Arts and a BA from Connecticut College. Kozol’s awards include an NEA Visual Arts Fellowship for Painting, a grant to study drawing at the New York Studio School and the Bill Prize at Connecticut College. She has been awarded residencies at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, The Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts, Ithaca, NY; Virginia Center for Creative Arts, Amherst, VA; and the Clipperton Project, North Sea, Scotland. Melanie’s work has been exhibited with Kenise Barnes Fine Art, ...
Painting Instructor, Melanie Kozol, received an MFA from the School of Visual Arts and a BA from Connecticut College. Kozol’s awards include an NEA Visual Arts Fellowship for Painting, a grant to study drawing at the New York Studio School and the Bill Prize at Connecticut College. She has been awarded residencies at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, The Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts, Ithaca, NY; Virginia Center for Creative Arts, Amherst, VA; and the Clipperton Project, North Sea, Scotland. Melanie’s work has been exhibited with Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, Weber Fine Arts, Project Room 88, Alexander Gallery and DFN. Recently her work has been shown at the Painting Center, bfpcreative, BRIC and the Lake George Courthouse Gallery. Her paintings are in numerous public and private collections including the Comptroller of the Currency, the Pfizer Corporation, Deutsche Bank, Bellagio Hotel and the Triomphe at the Iroquois Hotel. In addition to teaching at 92nd Street Y she is a professor in the Pre-College Division at Pratt Institute. She lives and works in Brooklyn. www.melaniekozol.com.
Sketching, Planning, and Painting (Intermediate/Advanced)
Watercolor Painting (Intermediate/Advanced)
Watercolors for Absolute Beginners
Figure Painting with Watercolor
Preparing for Plein Air: Watercolor from Studio to the Field
Eva Nikolova is a Bulgarian‐born visual artist who works in drawing, painting, printmaking, hand‐drawn animation and cameraless photography. She holds a BFA in Painting/Printmaking from Southern Illinois University and MFA in Printmaking from Indiana University, Bloomington. Her work, which is in the permanent collections of Temple University, The Amity Art Foundation, Manhattan Graphics Center, Arkansas State University and the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, has been exhibited nationally as well as in Germany, England, Canada, Scotland and India. Nikolova is the recip ...
Eva Nikolova is a Bulgarian‐born visual artist who works in drawing, painting, printmaking, hand‐drawn animation and cameraless photography. She holds a BFA in Painting/Printmaking from Southern Illinois University and MFA in Printmaking from Indiana University, Bloomington. Her work, which is in the permanent collections of Temple University, The Amity Art Foundation, Manhattan Graphics Center, Arkansas State University and the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, has been exhibited nationally as well as in Germany, England, Canada, Scotland and India. Nikolova is the recipient of over 20 scholarships, fellowships, grants and awards, and has participated in fully‐funded residencies at Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Millay Colony, Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts, Vermont Studio Center, Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.
Drawing with Pastel
Drawing for Beginners
Online Class