Composition: The Rules (and How to Break Them Sometimes)
Sylvia Shanahan
April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 2026
Thursday
9:00 am- noon
$165 museum members/$215 nonmembers
 
TDo you struggle with critiquing your own work? Just what is wrong and how do you fix it? In this class you'll develop critical knowledge of composition and design by creating a valuable notebook that you'll refer to often. Find out what works/what doesn't, how to manage focal points and the eight principles of design and how they relate to your work. You'll also gain an understanding on what makes an artwork powerful whether it's your own or the classics. These lessons apply to 2-D art, decorating, interior design, landscape planning, graphic design, cropping IPhone photos.... and just about anything that requires an aesthetic sensitivity and visual communication.