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Past Sessions

The goal of each Tiferet session is to emerge with a growing proficiency in an expressive art-form blended with an inspired knowledge of Jewish ideas associated with the course theme. The two-hour evenings will include 90 minutes of active instruction, preceded by 15-minutes of focused insights into Torah and Chassidut. 

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Watercolor: Painting with Light
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Date:  Four sessions on Mondays , September 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th

Time: 7:45pm-9:45pm

Fee:  $80*. Please note: This fee excludes supplies. A supply list will be provided upon registration. Shadyside Blick Art Materials is suggested for purchases.  If ordering online, please give yourself ample time for the art materials to arrive.  

Location: Bnei Emunoh Chabad of Greenfield • 4315 Murray Avenue • Pittsburgh, PA 15217

Instructors: Mrs. Tanya Cohen; Rabbi Elchonon Friedman

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*Registration and payment must be submitted by August 30th

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Goals of the Class:

  • Gaining comfort level and familiarity with usage and application of the watercolor medium.

  • Learning to notice and appreciate depths and shades of colors and the effects they create.

  • Finding new ways to create beauty through planning and visualization.  

  • Exploring the fun and freedom in experimenting with mixed media.

 
Class #1: Exploring Watercolor & Mystical Insights 

  • Discovering the unique process of using watercolors.

  • Learning about light and dark and how to incorporate into watercolor.

  • Gaining visualization techniques on creating the beauty of watercolor.

  • Creating watercolor postcards

 
Class #2: Still Life Objects

  • Reviewing and applying learned techniques towards still life objects.

  • Usage of colors in the subject matter.

  • Learning more about shadows and atmosphere.
     

Class #3: Nature Scenes

  • Exploring outdoor nature scenes.

  • Becoming familiar with concepts of layering.

  • Learning to discern levels of lightness and darkness in relation to measure of distance.

 
Class #4: Gaining Freedom & Incorporating the Art Form With Spiritual Inspiration

  • Learning gesture drawing.

  • Exploring the human form.

  • Incorporating mixed media such as colored pencils, pastels, and gauche.

  • Finding joy in freestyle painting.

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Instructors Bio: 
 
Tanya Cohen:  Coming soon!

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Rabbi Choni Friedman is a scholar of Jewish thought and applied ChaBaD philosophy.  He is the spiritual leader at Bnei Emunoh Chabad of Greenfield.

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