Course Dates: Tuesdays, August 5, 12, 19, & 26
*Enroll in the first session to be registered for the full series. *
Get your creativity flowing and learn how to draw and paint digitally on your iPad in this Verso University course taught by visual artist Catherine Stone! Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced artist, you’ll love the freedom and convenience of creating stunning landscapes, portraits, pets, flowers, and abstract art without the hassle of traditional supplies. If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to paint — without hauling out the brushes, paint tubes, and turpentine — this class is for you.
Participants will learn how to create beautiful, expressive digital drawings and paintings using an iPad and a simple app called ArtSet. No experience needed. Just arrive to class with your iPad (and maybe a stylus) and learn to create some mess-free magic anywhere, anytime!
Registration fee: $25 (covers the cost of all four sessions)
Required materials purchase: ArtSet app: $12.99
Supplies Needed:
About the Instructor
Catherine Ann Stone is a visual artist, author, and digital design pioneer born in New York and raised in Fairfield County. After earning a Fine Arts degree from American University and studying at the School of Visual Arts, she worked in stage production and photography, including a formative role with legendary art director Henry Wolf in New York — where she also met her husband and creative partner, Terence Kruska.
Together, they founded Manhattan Concepts in Westport, becoming early adopters of Apple technology and developing communication materials for major Fortune 500 companies. Stone later authored Down to the Marrow, a laugh-cry memoir chronicling her battle with blood cancer, which continues to inspire readers across the country.
Today, she works with Chroma Sites, her family’s next-gen web design firm led by her son. She also teaches iPad painting — offering a mess-free, joy-filled way for anyone to explore their creativity.
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Verso University is the Library’s lifelong learning and education initiative, serving up year-round offerings of classes, workshops, and lectures designed to further education and learning. Offerings run the gamut of educational opportunities, ranging from one-time lectures to ongoing courses to classes that meet weekly or perhaps monthly.
Verso University programs are made possible by the generous support of the Nancy J. Beard Lifelong Learning and Education Fund.
