August 2019
Bringing In The Magic
A Painting Workshop with Mary Montague Sikes This 3-day workshop focuses on building texture and developing your own “voice” in your artwork. The first day will feature two demonstrations, starting with oil and cold wax and then texture with acrylics. Students who wish to work in cold wax will then have the rest of the time to experiment with building history on the surface of wooden panels, canvas, paper, and/or canvas board, then creating finished work on the final…
Find out more »Open Studio
Every Friday Morning If you enjoy painting with company and getting good advice, bring your art and supplies and paint with us every Friday morning. 9am – 12pm Free
Find out more »September 2019
Critique Sessions
'Crit' Sessions on the First Tuesday of every month, bring your current work to get a critique. Are you stuck in the middle of a painting? Would fresh eyes help? Do you want to learn more about composition or color balancing? We help each other improve. Email: Kathy Klein at kleinrkr@aol.com to sign up and get on the email reminder list. 10am – 12pm Free
Find out more »Quilts of River Country
Quilts of River Country The art of quilting has expanded through the years. From the days of scissors, cotton fabric and hand needles to today's rotary cutters, acrylic rulers, sewing machines, fusible batting and embellishments, quilting is an exciting art form. The quilters of the Middle Peninsula are at the forefront of a new style of quilting fusing the old and the new. In this show you'll see the beauty and precision of of traditional quilting artfully blended with the…
Find out more »Plants & Botanical Painting Workshop
Maura Allen, Botanical painter, Graduate of Chelsea School of Botanical Painting, London will be here in Gloucester, Virginia to conduct this workshop at Brent & Becky's Bulbs. This half day workshop will cover basic plant recording techniques in the field and a short introduction to botanical painting with watercolours and pencil. This is open to all ages and all levels of drawing. All equipment will be provided and you will leave with your own notebook, watercolour paper samples, sample brush,…
Find out more »Gallery Talk: Becoming a Botanical Painter
My interest in plants and gardening and my career as an art teacher have been very happily merged through the medium of botanically painting. The exacting technical requirements and botanical accuracy required a rethink in my approach to painting. Having come from a conceptual training at Art School and many years as teacher using very creative and free techniques to encourage children to succeed it has been a huge challenge to work within the very narrow perimeters of super accurate…
Find out more »Color Your Canvas Kidz
Color Your Canvas-KIDZ is a monthly paint class at Arts On Main in Gloucester Village, taught by Christina Micket. This class is recommended for children ages 5-12 and is a fun way to get creative and introduce the basics of painting. For the September class, we’ll be painting a cow snacking on hay! Registration is $15 and includes instruction, paint supplies and snack. Space is limited and classes tend to fill quickly. Call the gallery to register (804)824-9464.
Find out more »Intro to Flow Art
Class participants will learn to create beautiful flow artworks, on canvas, with fluid acrylics. Patrizia will teach techniques that participants will be able to immediately put to use and each participant will leave with their own finished piece. Create a unique piece of art in one evening. Call the Gallery to sign up: 804-824-9464 Please note: snacks and drinks will not be made available as there is limited time in the flow art process and participants will consistently have their…
Find out more »October 2019
SAVE THE DATE…for our 8th Annual Gala in October!!!
October 19, 2019 Join us for a fun filled evening of dinner and dancing as we are "Takin' It To The Streets" with our Graffiti themed affair. There will be exciting Live & Silent Auction items to tempt and entice, interactive artwork to encourage your own inner artist and a Gourmet dinner to engage the senses! Check back often for our list of auction items as we update our info!!! Tickets are $100pp or $800 for a table of eight.…
Find out more »April 2020
4th Annual RiverJam
Save the date!! Saturday, April 25, 2020...it's going to be a blast!!
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