The New Berlin Library will be holding two winter art programs in late January, offering painting classes of different skill levels. (Submitted photo)

NEW BERLIN - The New Berlin Library will be holding two winter art programs.

The first program will be a children’s art class held at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, January 22.The second winter art program will be an adult art class held at 5 p.m. on Monday, January 27.Both painting classes are of sunflower paintings, of different skill levels. 

The children’s winter art program will be for children 12 and younger. Participating children will be taught to make a simple acrylic painting of three sunflowers on 8x10 canvas board. This simple design will be taught starting with three circle flower centers, then adding the flower petals, stems and leaves and finally loosely brushing in a blue background.  The painting will be finished with black paint markers that will be used outline the sunflowers.

The adult winter art program will be for adults and teens.  Participants will be taught to paint a field of brush stroke sunflowers on an 8-inch by 10-inch stretched canvas.  This painting will involve a basic outline sketch, block painting, and a series of small paint strokes in various colors. There will be easy to follow step by step instructions.

“We wanted to give participants a bit of sunshine in the middle of winter, that is why we chose sunflower paintings. We wanted to give everyone a little bit of sunshine.” stated library director Michelle Priola. “In these art program, I want to teach that there is beauty in imperfection.  That art does not have to be perfect to be good.” 

All materials will be supplied free of charge. Registration is required for both programs.  Please stop in to the library or call the circulation desk at 607-847-8564 to register. 

Some great new additions to the library include: Kids Need to be Safe: A Book for Children in Foster Care (Kids are Important) by Julie Nelson, Families Change: A Book for Children Experiencing Termination of Parental Rights (Kids are Important) by Julie Nelson, Who is Shirley Chisholm? (Who HQ) by Crystal Hubbard, and The Snow Thief by Alice Hemming.

The New Berlin Library is located at 15 South Main Street, New Berlin.

The Library is open Monday and Wednesday 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 10 a.m. -5 p.m.; and Saturdays 10 a.m.-noon. 

Visit the library online at libraries.4cls.org/newberlin/ or contact them at 607-847-8564.

- Information from the New Berlin Library