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Watercolor Class
Every Tuesday, find out how to paint water, sky, flowers, and more. Renate Bumgarner helps you learn basic watercolor techniques. Pre-Registration Required Materials list will be provided prior to class. 1pm – 4pm Cost: $85 for 4 sessions
Find out more »Drawing & Sketching with Steph Brown
Drawing & Sketching Honing Foundational Skills WEDNESDAY, 7pm - 9pm Starting Sept. 13th, 8 weeks for $150 Pretty famous around here, Steph Brown is a Creativity Coach, Teaching Artist & Graphic Designer Bring your drawing skills up to speed in this six week workshop focusing on varying types of line drawings, composition, shading, value, proportion, space, and perspective. A series of weekly exercises will help you loosen up as well as hone technical and observational skills. Focusing on shape and…
Find out more »Drawing & Sketching with Steph Brown
Drawing & Sketching Honing Foundational Skills WEDNESDAY, 7pm - 9pm Starting Sept. 13th, 8 weeks for $150 Bring your drawing skills up to speed in this six week workshop focusing on varying types of line drawings, composition, shading, value, proportion, space, and perspective. A series of weekly exercises will help you loosen up as well as hone technical and observational skills. Focusing on shape and value, students will learn how to simplify their drawings to form the basis for paintings…
Find out more »Oil Painting Class
Every Thursday, Renate Bumgarner shares her 30+ years of experience. For both beginners & intermediates, this class can get you stared with the essentials in painting, or get you to the next step. Includes review of paints & supplies, methods and how to start or go on. Supply list given at registration. Join the class anytime 1pm – 3pm Cost: $85 for 4 sessions
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 »Photo Clinic
Every Saturday with Dick Welton. Digital photo instructions, camera operation, and critiques of your photos by a pro. Bring your camera and photos you have taken. Pre-Registration Required Call 804.824.9464 to reserve your spot 1pm-2pm Free
Find out more »Oil & Acrylic Class
Every Saturday, taught by Renate Baumgarner. Learn to use acrylics from a famous expert! Good advice on paints, brushes, starting a painting, analyzing it and more. Pre-registration required Supply list given at registration. Join the class anytime. 1pm – 4pm Cost: $28 per class or $85 for 4 classes.
Find out more »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 »Painting with Paper: Collage Techniques Workshop
Taught by Caroline Garrett Hardy Collage Techniques for Rendering a Special Picture or how to create a collage of a pet, face, or scene. Participants should bring: 8 x 10 or 5 x 7 inch ( horizontal or vertical format ). Color copy of your pet, a scene, or a face. If in doubt, please bring a choice and we’ll find the best image to work with. Your instructor will also have some images. (Caveat: Too small an image, ie smaller than…
Find out more »Paint Like a Pro with Renate
Every 2nd Tuesday, 6:30-8:30p.m Color Your Canvas, Paint Like a Pro - Join us the 2nd Tuesday of every month for a fun paint-in night taught by professional artist Renate Bumgarner. Renate brings over 50 years experience as a painter & teacher to help you create your own masterpiece! Renate is an award-winning artist who studied art in Frankfurt and Wurzburg, Germany and at Thomas Nelson Community College. While working for the US Military in Germany she was an instructor…
Find out more »Linocuts with Norma Pfaff
This class is a basic introduction to relief printmaking. Relief is an early form of printmaking that uses a flat surface, typically either wood or linoleum, as the matrix from which to create a print. Lino will be carved with gouges and the remaining surface will create the image. This will be inked with a roller called a brayer, a paper will be placed on top of the plate and burnished with a wooden spoon. The goal is to make…
Find out more »Innovative Abstract Techniques
One of our favorite teachers, Rose Nygaard, is back and bringing more innovative techniques for abstract acrylics. Her daughter, Gigi, also has a treasure trove of know-how and interesting approaches to the abstract creativity; she will be teaching on Day Two. Rose Nygaard paints boldly with color and shape to create images that are direct and spontaneous. She works in different media, producing figurative, still life, and abstract paintings, while experimenting with collage as another way of expressing ideas and emotions, provoking…
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