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Week long summer 2014 art classes in Indianapolis / Carmel

Want more individual attention than a typically art camp? The following week-long classes are for 3 to 9 students. Look over the following options and reply via the classes pages with a comment mentioning which class you are interested in. I’m really looking forward to these focused summer session, since I generally meet with my students once a week.

Two locations: Northside Indianapolis and Downtown Indianapolis

JUNE 16-20 MONDAY-FRIDAY – NORTHSIDE LOCATION (86th and Ditch Rd)

Knowing the Camera

This week, one of my students came in and needed hands-on practice using her camera.  I grabbed a vase of flowers that I had sitting around, shone a strong light on them and walked her through how to use her camera.  We took a lot of pictures, so that hopefully she will feel more confidence with her camera.  The following are two photographs that I snapped.

Searching for Beauty in the Ice

An ice storm is something that holds rare beauty.  My first memory of one was the 2003 ice storm when I was in college in Kentucky.  In December ’09, I was with my family during the ice storm that hit Illinois.  On the morning of the storm, I spent several hours with my father, Allen Steely, out in the freezing rain taking pictures of the ice.  We would run out of the car and take a photograph of a tree or a park bench, and return quickly to warm back up. Perhaps ice storms are not so rare, but I still get excited at the prediction. I hope to take advantage of each opportu...