Painting and Drawing at the Seaport
Adult Tuition-Free Class | FULL (Membership Required)
The Independence Seaport Museum, located along the Delaware River at Penn’s Landing, invites visitors of all ages to discover Philadelphia’s river of history and world of connections through the museum, two historic ships, waterfront programs, and more. Olympia, a nineteenth-century cruiser, was placed into service in February 1895 and is the oldest steel warship afloat in the world.
This is an offsite program that will take place on docks of the Independence Seaport Museum and the Olympia. Some notes about the Olympia:
• It is not wheelchair accessible.
• There are three levels of stairs to get to the quarter-deck.
• Visitors are recommended to dress comfortably, with no heels or shoes that could get stuck in the wood flooring.
• There is little to no shade on the quarter-deck - students should bring water bottles and sunscreen.
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This class is a plein air sketching class for all levels students should be prepared to bring what they have! The materials below are basic materials suggested for all levels:
• Clip board or drawing board
• Artist's or masking tape
Drawing
• Sketch book or paper of your choice
• Pencils 2H, HB, H, B, 2B, 3B
• Gum eraser
Painting
• Basic watercolor set
• Brushes
• Small jar for water
Please note that basic kits for drawing and painting can be purchased online or at your local art supply.
Barbara Zanelli
Barbara graduated with a B.F.A. in Illustration from Syracuse University in 1999, and immediately moved to NYC. She met success in shows at Figureworks Gallery and Get Real Art, but felt drawn to study classical painting in Florence, Italy. She lived there for one year studying drawing under Mario Pachioli. Then in 2004, she moved to Philadelphia on a full scholarship to study with Nelson Shanks at Studio Incamminati. It was here that she developed her portrait painting, drawing and color theory skills. She left the atelier in 2006 to work on a series of large paintings depicting figures of Greek mythology and began to explore landscape painting. After travelling and painting extensively, Barbara returned to Incamminati to finish the Professional Program in 2015 and served as a teaching fellow for two years. In addition to Fleisher, she currently teaches painting and drawing at Studio Incamminati, Wayne Art Center, Main Line Art Center, Abington Art Center, Journey’s Way, and Repenning Fine Arts in Audubon, NJ. You can visit her website to view more artwork at barbarazanelli.com.