New garden classes announced at Phipps
Phipps Opens Registration for November Adult Education Classes
Covering topics ranging from the meaning of color to making the perfect Thanksgiving centerpiece, Phipps’ upcoming class schedule holds something for the artist in everyone.
Pittsburgh, Pa. – Registration is now open for the following diverse adult education classes offered by Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, one of the world’s greenest public gardens:
Composition: The Digital Advantage
Dates & Time: Sat., Nov 3, 10 and 17; Dec. 1; 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Instructor: Bob Egan
Fee: $120 members; $165 non-members
Location: Botany Hall at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
During this course, students will explore how to effectively compose an image that draws in the viewer’s eye and leads it through the photograph. Students will learn to train their eyes to compose pictures everywhere they look – and to effectively capture those images.
Understanding Color
Date & Time: Tues., Nov. 6; 7-9 p.m.
Instructor: Lorraine Linkhauer
Fee: $20 members; $30 non-members
Location: Phipps Garden Center in Mellon Park
Students in this class will learn the basic properties and meanings of color. Topics that will be covered include hue, value, intensity, color harmony, and color psychology.
Illustrating Fruit and Berries with Colored Pencils
Date & Time: Sat., Nov. 10; 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Instructor: Janie Pirie
Fee: $150 members; $190 non-members
Location: Phipps Garden Center in Mellon Park
Students in this course will learn to create rich and colorful drawings of fruit and berries by focusing on composition and technique, including how to blend colors and create different textures and surface areas to make subjects look real.
Thanksgiving Centerpiece
Date & Time: Tues., Nov. 20; 7-9 p.m.
Instructor: Mary Anne Alvin
Fee: $20 members; $30 non-members, plus $25 material fee payable with registration
Location: Phipps Garden Center in Mellon Park
In this class, students will use fresh flowers, feathers, seed pods and fall leaves to create a beautiful centerpiece just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday.
To register or learn more, interested individuals should contact Phipps at 412/441-4442, ext. 3925 or sbertovich@phipps.