Take inspiration from Manhattan’s backyard, Central Park!
Pack your paints and sunhat and get ready to capture manicured landscapes, sparkling water, and bustling scenes in this urban oasis.
Meet at the Bethesda Fountain for the first session.
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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.
Watercolor Painting & Sketching for Travel
Oil Painting (Intermediate/Advanced)
Watercolors for Absolute Beginners
Watercolor Painting (Intermediate/Advanced)
Painting in Ireland Masterclass
Watercolor at Central Park: Plein Air on Location
Wennie Huang, PSA, received her BFA in Painting from Pratt Institute in 1994 and her MFA in Printmaking from the University of Michigan in 1996. Huang also teaches at Parsons School of Design, Wave Hill, and the Pastel Society of America. She has over 20 years of experience in art education and has taught a variety of children, teen and adult classes and workshops at 92Y since 2005. Her mixed media installations combine paper, wood, print, fabric and photography. Her work has been exhibited at the Bronx Museum of the Arts, Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Wave Hill, Detroit Artists Market Biennial and in various NYC galleries. She has received grants from the National Endowment of the Arts, the New York Foundation for the Arts, and the New School, private and public commissions including through NYC Percent for Art program, as well as residencies at the Lower East Side Printshop, Dieu Donne Papermill, Center for Book Arts and the Ragdale Foundation. She lives and works in Bro ...
Wennie Huang, PSA, received her BFA in Painting from Pratt Institute in 1994 and her MFA in Printmaking from the University of Michigan in 1996. Huang also teaches at Parsons School of Design, Wave Hill, and the Pastel Society of America. She has over 20 years of experience in art education and has taught a variety of children, teen and adult classes and workshops at 92Y since 2005. Her mixed media installations combine paper, wood, print, fabric and photography. Her work has been exhibited at the Bronx Museum of the Arts, Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Wave Hill, Detroit Artists Market Biennial and in various NYC galleries. She has received grants from the National Endowment of the Arts, the New York Foundation for the Arts, and the New School, private and public commissions including through NYC Percent for Art program, as well as residencies at the Lower East Side Printshop, Dieu Donne Papermill, Center for Book Arts and the Ragdale Foundation. She lives and works in Brooklyn.
Painting the Four Seasons in Watercolor
Mixed Media Figure & Portrait Workshop
Water & Oil: Solvent-Free Oil Painting
Watercolor Diet: Paint What You Eat
Collage and Mixed Media (Intermediate)
Watercolor in Depth: Watercolor Wet on Wet
Painting Animals in Watercolor
Painting the Town in Watercolor (Intermediate/Advanced)
Figure Painting with Watercolor (Intermediate/Advanced)
Advanced Drawing & Watercolor Painting for Teens
Nature in Watercolor
Painting People in Watercolor
Painting Architecture in Watercolor
Capturing Light in Watercolor
Painting Flowers in Watercolor
Painting Portraits in Watercolor
Artist Books
Dramatic Skies in Watercolor
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