The Marion Art Center is now accepting registrations for its Winter 2017 Adult Art Classes. For more information about or to register for any of MAC’s classes, please call 508-748-1266 or visit: www.marionartcenter.org/about/register/.

Beginner & Continuing Drawing for Adults

This class is on Tuesdays, 10-12 p.m. from Jan. 17-March 7. The instructor is artist Anthony Days, and tuition is $180 for MAC members and $195 for non-members (supplies not included). A minimum of five students is required.

This class will expose students to a number of traditional illustration skills and concepts. Participants will learn how to compose with line, shape, tone and shadow. Using still-life setups and the immediate environment as inspiration, the class will explore working with perspective, positive and negative shape and texture using traditional drawing materials.

The Art of Reupholstery

This class is on Wednesdays, 10-12 p.m. from Jan. 18-March 22. The instructor is Harriet Ingersley. Tuition is $180 for MAC members and $195 for non-members. A minimum of five students is required.

This class will teach students the basics of reupholstery, an applied art that has its roots in the Renaissance period. While learning this art form, students can restore an old chair using techniques and materials that are timeless. Students will be taught to strip the old coverings and stuffing as needed, secure the frame of the item so that it is rigid, build up from the base or foundation, add the webbing and springs, tie, sew and weave batting and padding. Materials are not included. Students are strongly advised that their first attempt should be more substantial than a footstool. Please bring the project to every class, together with a tack hammer and an old flat-head screwdriver.

Abstract Painting for Adults

This new class is on Wednesdays, 2-4 p.m. from Jan. 18- March 8. The instructor is Catherine Carter. Tuition is $180 for MAC members and $195 for non-members. There is a minimum of five students required.

This course is designed for those who have always been intrigued by abstract art and want to learn to paint in this free and individual style. Using acrylics, students will discover how to organize the canvas through the basic elements of shape, color, texture and design, rather than realistic subject matter. This process will yield works of art that are uniquely your own expression. Appropriate for both beginning and intermediate students. Participants should bring whatever supplies they have on hand to the first class.

All Levels Watercolor Painting

This class is on Thursdays, 10-12 p.m., from Jan. 19- March 16. The instructor is Patricia White. Tuition for the class is $180 for MAC members and $195 for non-members. A minimum of five students is requried.

After a brief introduction each week, students will explore different techniques, while working on the landscape, still life, figurative, and/or imaginative painting, in a nurturing environment. Participants should bring whatever supplies they have on hand to the first class.

Continuing & Advanced Watercolor Painting

This class is on Fridays, 10-12 p.m. from Jan. 20-March 10. The instructor is painter Jay Ryan. Tuition is $180 for MAC members and $195 for non-members (supplies not included). A minimum of five students is required.

This course is a perfect next step for those who would like to explore watercolor painting beyond a basic understanding of color and brush strokes. Using the nature of light and dark, we’ll push the medium, adding other water media, brushes, and paper surfaces, and experiment with palette color mixing to capture magic and luminosity. In each class, we will start a new painting together using landscape, still life, the figure, abstract or imaginative thought, or narrative ideas as subjects. Each class will also provide a brief and supportive group critique. Students will leave with expanded knowledge of technique and traditional and contemporary use of watercolor.