Zina has a Master’s degree in Art Education, more than 25 years of teaching experience, and is certified to teach K through adult. She is a former art teacher in Baltimore County Schools and is currently teaching children in her home teaching studio and adults privately and in group classes through Recs and Parks. Her personal painting specialty is watercolor and she exhibits her work with the Baltimore Watercolor Society and in her home studio.
After School Art
Fees and Schedule: $20.00 per 1 hr. and 15 min. class for small groups of children, 7 maximum in a class. Classes ongoing from September through June. Supplies included in price. Parents are requested to pay for one month in advance. (Adults - $75.00 per 2 hr. sessions privately, or group classes listed in Howard County Recs and Parks bulletins.)
Teaching Style and Curriculum: Zina concentrates on age appropriate art and design concepts and vocabulary using art history prints (when applicable) to instigate discussion concerning the particular art element. Motivation includes group discussion, brainstorming, directed inquiry aimed at achieving a specific goal, and demonstration of techniques and materials. Most of the session is work time with evaluation and clean up at the end.
Drawing, painting with tempera, watercolor, or acrylics, printmaking, sculpture, and crafts are part of the regular curriculum throughout the year. All materials, art concepts, and techniques are carefully selected according to the ages of the children.
Sample art concepts and art vocabulary regularly discussed in include line, shape, form, color theory, pattern, detail, sculpture, drawing techniques such as contour, gesture, tonal, cross-hatching, value, composition, repetition, etc.
For more information or to register for classes, contact Zina.
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