Creative Art Classes

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photo by Craig Fucile Joshua Tree Through the Lens
March 13, 2010
Craig Fucile
Grab your camera and put on your hiking boots for this intensive all-day photo shoot in Joshua Tree National Park! Craig Fucile will guide the class in seeing the natural beauty of the park through the camera lens.
oil painting by Diane McClary Light & Color: Oil Painting in Joshua Tree National Park
March 14, 2010
Diane McClary
Capture the vitality of Joshua Tree National Park in this all-day oil painting class with international art instructor Diane McClary. Students will be responsible for providing their own painting supplies and following Leave No Trace principles.
watercolor by Audrey Gillick Watercolor Painting in the Park
March 20, 2010
Audrey Gillick
Indulge your creativity with a day of painting in Joshua Tree National Park. Immersed the desert landscape to inspire creativity, Audrey Gillick will help students shift the desert scenery to paper with watercolor paint. All skills levels are welcome. Just bring your painting supplies, chair, and lunch.
Mojave Desert Landscape Plein Air Poetry
March 27, 2010
Jeanette Clough, Jim Natal
Be inspired by nature’s imagery in this writing-intensive field seminar at Joshua Tree National Park. Jim Natal and Jeanette Clough will guide participants in the act of creative discovery surrounded by one of the world’s most unique landscapes in this one-day field class. Poets of all levels are welcome.
photography student  taking a photo Photography Up Close & Personal
April 9 & 10, 2010
Spelman Evans Downer
Record the beautiful intricacy of the desert using macro photography in this field class. Spelman Evans Downer will teach participants the secret of small-scale picture composition and encourage the development of unique photographic styles.
Milky Way over Joshua Tree National Park Night Sky Photography
April 24, 2010
Dennis Mammana
If you enjoy photography and are fascinated by the desert night sky, this hands-on course is for you! Dennis Mammana, sky photographer, will teach participants the secret of capturing the desert sky at sunset and dusk, creating time-lapse exposures, moonlight shots, and more.