Browning Art Workshops Winter 2025

Immerse yourself in the pleasure of painting! All levels of experience, ages 16 and up, are welcome at any workshop. I can work with you whatever your skill level or experience. Charles Browning is an established artist who has shown in New York and nationally. He has taught at NYU, Bucks County Community College, and the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.

Workshops take place at the Haycock Township Community Center, 1014 Old Bethlehem Road, Quakertown [Applebachsville]. The workshops will run with a 3 student minimum. Payment for workshops is by cash, check, Venmo, or PayPal on the first day of the workshop. All workshops may serve as open work sessions for returning students, by series or for $35 per session. A suggested materials list will be sent prior to the workshops.

Email chbrowningart@gmail.com to enroll and be added to the email list.

Painting from Photographs

8 weeks, Tuesdays, 1/21 - 3/10, 10:30am-1:00pm    2.5 hours

$250/series      Oils or Acrylics

Sometimes there's a particular subject we've captured in the moment through photography, but now we want to transform it into a painting. Through brushwork and color, painting enlivens and enriches a photographic image and creates a new visual experience. Learn what makes a good source photograph and how to translate that image to the canvas. Students will work from their own photos and the subject can be anything at all.

Portrait Drawing

8 weeks, Tuesdays, 1/21 - 3/10, 2:30pm-5:30pm   3 hours

$300/series plus a $60 model fee for the last three dates. Total: $360

The model fee will drop as enrollment increases.

Pencil/Charcoal

Drawing is the foundation where we acquire the basics we can carry over to painting. Learn the proportions of the head and how to translate the face you see into a true likeness in your drawings and paintings. We will start by drawing a general template in pencil and then transition to a charcoal drawing from a photograph. The final drawing will be from a live model and in your choice of drawing medium. This series will be followed by portrait painting in the next round.

All levels Intro to Painting

8 weeks, Tuesdays, 1/21 - 3/10, 6:00-8:30pm   2.5 hours

$250/series      Oils or Acrylics

The perfect class for the new or returning painter. Working from observation in black and white, learn how to break down a still life into simple steps and to address the basics of light source. Then we will explore color, paint mixing, and brushwork. Critique and technical advice for experienced painters as well.