One Last Chance for Summer Camp this Season

We are nearing the end of another great summer camp season at Art Farm with one more session to go starting next week on Aug. 9. There are still a few spaces left. To enroll visit our website, click on the camp tab, and scroll down to the bottom for enrollment forms. Or call 760-688-6147.

At right is a wonderful charcoal drawing of a baboon by Sarah Bauer, who is entering Grade 6 this fall. She attended camp last week.

Students in drawing class learn to use value (lights and darks) and look for shapes within the animal. This is different and much more sophisticated then simply drawing the contour of an object and then filling in the color. Charcoal is a wonderful medium for young students as it forces them to get away from hard-line drawing in favor of a style that has a more "painterly" feel. The smudginess combined with line drawing is what gives it life. Here the drawing is on a "toned" paper, meaning it has a color, in this case a sort of felt gray. The nice quality of the paper -- which grabs the charcoal and allows the paper texture to become an important element in the drawing -- also helps students be more successful.

Perhaps we'll see you this summer. If not, visit our blog often to see offerings during the school year for young students and adults. Currently, we offer our ongoing Saturday morning art class for students in Grades 2 through 8.

Art Farm Camp Students Show Off Their Work

These session three campers display paintings completed on the last day of camp last week (click image for a larger view). During the week, students learn to sketch animals; color mix using a limited pallet; how to block in their subject for a painting; a little about animal anatomy, and then use the colors they create on their own pallet to render their subject (in this case: a bunny, chickens and a mouse on a wheel). These students will be entering Grade 4 this fall. First row center is Emerson Coman, who will be starting Grade 6 this fall, and whose mother, Perrin, owns and directs Art Farm. Directly behind Emerson is Kris Finch, who teaches painting at Art Farm.

For more on camp life, read previous recent posts on this blog and visit our website. Art Farm has several sessions still open for enrollment (see previous post) and our Saturday morning art class continues through the summer and year-round. Adults interested in taking classes this coming fall at Art Farm should email the director at CarlsbadArtFarm.com. Please indicate your level of experience and what type of classes you are interested in taking. Also, please type "Art Farm Classes" in the subject line so we don't delete your message as potential spam.

All registration forms for camp are available on our website under the "Camp" tab. When sessions fill, we post that information on our blog immediately. For more information, contact the director at www.CarlsbadArtFarm.com or call 760-688-6147.

Art Farm Summer Camp Kicks-off in One Week

It's hard to believe, but summer is here. If you haven't enrolled your student at Art Farm yet, don't worry. We continue enrolling all summer as long as space is available. Classes begin June 14 and continue through mid-August. For information about our week-long art and nature camp for Grades 2 through middle school, read this blog and visit our website. Camp schedules and registration forms are available for download under our "Camp" tab.

When sessions fill, we will immediately post that information here, or you can call us at 760-688-6147. You may make a reservation by phone.

New at Art Farm this summer is our natural sciences curriculum taught by Jennifer Stowe (see previous post). Students will learn about Art Farm's unique 10-acres woodland environment. Art Farm will also host a series of classes presented by the San Diego County Humane Society on topics such as how animal adapt, habitat preservation, and environmental preservation.

We are also still enrolling in our 10:30 AM to Noon Saturday morning art class. Saturday Art Class runs from $100 to $125 monthly, depending on the number of Saturdays in the month. There is also an annual $50 materials fee. Students must be in Grade 2 through middle school and able to stay focused for the duration of the class to attend. All instruction is taught at an age-appropriate level. Our main focus is developing studio drawing and painting skills. For more information on Saturday morning classes, email the director at director@CarlsbadArtFarm.com.