Fall 2025 OLLI Digital Catalog 

Acrylic Painting Made Simple (B202)

B – Fine Arts

For those with little experience with acrylics or painting to explore painting with acrylics. Step-by-step demonstrations and instruction of a painting each week, with support and assistance to the class as needed. Discussions about materials, brushstrokes, basic techniques, color theory basics, composition and textural techniques applicable to acrylic paints.

This offering meets for a total of 13 session(s).

INSTRUCTORS: Katherine Kelk, Patti Morse, Yvette Drazich

KELK, KATHERINE — B.S., business education, University of Delaware; M.A., educational administration, Rowan University. Retired after 30 years as teacher and school administrator. Has learned about watercolor, oil and acrylic painting from many OLLI instructors since 2009 and now feels confident to share what she has learned. (B202)

MORSE, PATTI — Rediscovered art after 40-year career in drafting and mechanical design. Attended Antonelli Institute of Graphic Design and Photography. After a few semesters in OLLI Wilmington’s watercolor and drawing classes, became art instructor and art committee member. Member Delaware Watercolor Society since 2015.

DRAZICH, YVETTE — A native Delawarean, Yvette has a B.A. in psychology from the University of Delaware and a master’s in school counseling from Wilmington University. She is a retired school counselor. Her interests in art are watercolor, acrylics and photography. Other interests include travel and hiking. (B202)

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