Students will learn to see and analyze the object to figure out the effect of light creating darks and lights. This will help to create depth in their work. If I color a circle blue it will look flat but if I add different shades and values of blue, it will look like a sphere more like a 3 dimensional object.

I am a professional artist and have been painting for 20 plus years, enjoying and sharing my knowledge and experience with students. I teach color values using pictures of still life objects which will help students to see and observe the shapes, color values and light. 
Art is about creating a piece that comes from your heart. There is no  right or wrong. Lines, color harmony, shapes, effect of lights and darks, all creates form and depth in a painting.
The class will begin with short drawing and value exercises in black and white, to build an understanding of value separate from color.