Gwendolyn teaches classes and workshops year-round at her in-home gallery, Gwendolyn Evans Gallery in Bethlehem, PA. Please see class schedule below or email for more information.

Her instructional DVD is also available for purchase.

What students have to say about Gwendolyn’s teaching:

“...superb! She is a real find! No one in the group, including the art
teachers among us, ever had a better teacher!!!! She is a star.”

“...the best teacher I ever had!!!”

Watercolor
Students learn to create strong compositions working from still life, en plein air, or their own photos. Color-mixing, paper-stretching, values, washes, wet-in-wet, and dry brush technique are taught and nurturing individual instruction addresses each student’s particular need. Demonstrations and critique further growth for both the advanced and beginning student. Gwendolyn has taught watercolor throughout the U.S. for 40 years, giving numerous workshops in various cities and venues, and her watercolors have garnered numerous awards in juried exhibitions. For years an active member of The Tennessee Watercolor Society, The St. Louis Artists’ Guild and the Memphis-Germantown Art League, Gwendolyn has studied with internationally known watercolorists Charles Reid, Tom Hill, Pat Deadman, Barbara Nechis and Claude Croney. With a B.A. degree from Principia College in Fine Arts where she studied watercolor under James Green, and a Master’s Degree with honors from Rhode Island School of Design, Gwendolyn brings a caring and authentic professionalism to her teaching that few offer. Students will be given a materials supply list at time of registration.

Drawing in Pencil and Soft Pastel
Solid drawing skill is foundational to all art making. With good instruction and practice, anyone can learn to draw or improve existing skill. Working in a variety of media—including charcoal, pencil, pen, and pastel—students will draw from observation, learning to create good composition, correct perspective, proportion, values, texture, and line through a variety of techniques. Materials will be supplied in class for the first session, but students will need to bring their own supplies after the first session. Materials will be discussed in the first class session.

Portraiture/Figure Course
Working from clothed live model and your photos you will learn to create correct anatomy as well as likeness in the human head and figure. We will work in pencil, charcoal, soft pastel, and watercolor. Students supply their own materials; materials list will be given at time of registration.

Portfolio Prep
Having taught and created AP college-level courses for private schools for many years, Gwendolyn offers this course for serious high school art students intending to apply to top art institutions, enabling them to create excellent portfolios utilizing a variety of mediums, following AP requirements. This course encourages individual creativity, gives specific assignments resulting in polished pieces, offers thorough instruction in drawing, painting, and design, and includes several hand-outs to help students manage their projects and time.

 

2018 Classes

One last 6-week watercolor class in Bethlehem (prior to artist’s moving out of state) will be offered Tuesdays, September 18, 25, Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, 10:30-12:30+. Fee: $285; one-third ($95) of which is due by September 11 as non-refundable deposit to hold your place (too many last minute cancellations have caused this new policy) and remainder due at first class, September 18. This class will accommodate beginners to advanced since individual attention will be given to limited class-size of no more than 6 students. If you wish to take this class please call (610) 419-0365 to get details.

Pastel Classes
Call for availability.

Portfolio Prep
Call for availability.

Gallery Open
Any day by appointment

Instructional DVD
Simplify the Process: See, Compose, Draw, Paint, cost $15.95, includes tax, insurance, shipping and handling.

Public Speaking
Gwendolyn is available to speak to groups of 10 to 100 persons on the topic of living creatively. She is also available to give instructional demonstrations in watercolor, pastel, or portraiture.