Date Spring: 10 Mondays, April 7 - June 16, 2025 (no class 5/26)
Date Summer: 8 Mondays, July 7 – August 25, 2025 (Registration opens 5/18)
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Level: Advanced
Location: Classroom 2A
Instructor: Maurice Casas
Tuition: $270/$215 Non-Members, Members save 10%
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Class Description

This class is perfect for skilled students who already possess strong drawing accuracy and are ready to take their charcoal techniques to the next level! We'll be exploring various blending tools such as stumps, chamois, and fingers to help you refine your skills. This advanced class is all about mastering tonal transitions, depth, and texture through sophisticated blending methods. You'll get to experiment with advanced tools and techniques to enhance realism, create dynamic contrasts, and bring your drawings to life with professional-level finishes. So, if you're ready to take your art to the next level, this is the class for you! PLEASE NOTE: this class is not for beginners.

Materials
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About the Instructor
Maurice Casas’ art is a result of several years of experimentation and a search for identity. The fusion of these two disciplines and his sensitivity have given him a new vision for color and design. His work creates an environment of invented realms and is juxtaposed between past and present. He uses semi-abstract and figurative mark-making to create tension between reality and fanciful. Maurice has developed a unique and colorful language with its own vocabulary using Pre-Columbian Art, Iconography, and Architecture elements. Originally from Colombia in South America, Maurice has attended Colegio Antonio Narino and New York City Technical College. He has lived in the United States for 35 years, where he has worked as a Visual Artist and Architectural Designer.

Instructor Email: mauricecasas@gmail.com
Instructor Phone: 321-202-3669
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