Nov
7
to Nov 9
watercolor, Paula Moore

Watercolor & Batik Design Workshop - Painting Your Home

 SAVE THE DATES FOR THIS UNIQUELY PERSONALIZED DESIGN WORKSHOP. Led by the award-winning artist Paula, this workshop offers a rare opportunity to learn the design process of creating a watercolor batik painting of a building of your choice. Whether it's your home, barn, or cabin, Paula will guide you through the elements and principles of design. The workshop participant class size is 20, so reserve your space early. For the duration of the workshop, we can leave our workstation setup securely locked in the building.

Workshop Schedule:

Thursday, November 7th, 1-4 pm: Workstation set up, Introduction to design process, watercolor marker review, Bonus project featuring color and value theories. You’ll also learn the steps of wax batiking methods. As a special guest, I have invited Lori Decker with TCI Printing to share her expertise in printing and designing. Lori will bring printed copies of your chosen subject matter.

Friday, November 8th: 9:00 am-4:00 pm—Morning session: 9-12 pm Break for lunch, 1-4 pm—Continue to work on the project and iron out the wax to finish the batiked painting.

Saturday, November 9th, 9:00 - noon—If you need more time to finish or enhance the painting, Saturday morning will be our catch-up session.

What is included: The workshop fee of $100.00 covers a comprehensive package that ensures you get the most out of this innovative workshop. The cost includes all vendor fees, an instruction guide, a bonus project, demonstrations, batik rice paper surface, use of waxing supplies and brushes, watercolor paints, and use of Paula's watercolor brushes. You will also receive a personal set of quality 12-count landscape watercolor markers, a black ink permanent marker, and green value glasses. This package, valued at over $ 200, is designed to cater to both confident beginners and advanced students, making it a valuable investment in your artistic journey.

Your homework before the workshop: Consider the building you want to paint. Paula will help you decide on the structure of the scene you want to paint. Please email your building photo to paula@paulamooreart.com for review. We’ll talk about your inspiration and composition for this 11x14 image size. When the design is finalized, you will need to bring 2 color copies of the same size and 3 black-and-white copies of the same size to the workshop. More details will be given to the registered participants.

What you bring: An old towel, a roll of paper towels, your personal watercolor paints and brushes if you choose, and Other mixed mediums to enhance your painting, such as pastels and water-soluble crayons. (Note: Paula will have a Play Station available with various options.) Bring your photos mentioned above, a portable hairdryer, your own drink, and a notebook for notes. For Friday, please bring your lunch, or we can order from Galloway Grill. For this multiday workshop, If you would like, bring shareable nibbles. There is a refrigerator/freezer available.

For questions, please  email- paula@paulamooreart.com | 417-830-6802)

 Limited participation is available. Please book early to save your spot https://paulamooreart.com

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Halloween Hijinks-Artist Cheryl Vowels
Oct
29
1:30 PM13:30

Halloween Hijinks-Artist Cheryl Vowels

Please join glass artist Cheryl Vowels for a afternoon of fun with glass. You will create a one of a kind piece to compliment your fall decor. Class will be from 1:30-4:00 , cost is $80, and include all materials, stand for your project., light refreshments and lots of fun! Contact Cheryl at: cvartglass@gmail.com to register and secure your spot in this limited seating class.

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Oct
25
to Oct 27
pastel, Pastel Portraits, Daggi Wallace

PASTEL PORTRAITS WITH A TWIST

In this workshop, we will combine traditional pastel portraits with mixed media backgrounds to create personal narratives or highlight your subject in different ways. For students who have already taken my human portrait classes, you are welcome to work on pet portraits instead but I will be doing demos of people only. Individual help at the easel is always a given, so I can definitely help you with animal portraits as well.

$300.00, To Register for this unique workshop, contact Suzi Agee, suziageeart@gmail.com

In this workshop, you will learn::

  • How to create a vibrant underpainting in watercolor and acrylic ink to liven up your pastel portraits and speed up the process

  • Easy ways to transfer your drawing to the sanded paper for accuracy

  • The pitfalls to avoid when painting hair and teeth

  • How to look for subtle differences in seemingly symmetrical facial features

  • Layering pastels to achieve skin tones that are rich in color and depth

  • How to blend without muddying or flattening your painting

  • Tips and tricks to see values and proportions accurately

  • Thinking out of the box for adding non-traditional backgrounds to your pastel portraits (we will focus on using stencils and hand lettering but Daggi will show other techniques for additional inspiration

  • Each day will begin with Daggi doing a demo of the next steps followed by individual input at your easel.

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Oct
3
to Oct 4
classes, painting, watercolor, workshops, Alicia Farris

Expressive Watercolor Painting with Alicia Farris - Figures in the Landscape

In this immersive workshop, Alicia will introduce the students to painting the figure in the landscape using dramatic color and contrast! Learn to apply great design elements such as color, value, shape, texture and more while thinking about good composition and balance. . You’ll review figure proportions and effective strategies to tell a story with dramatic color and emotion!

Alicia will spend class time with demonstrations, class and individual discussions. Students will have the option of working along with Alicia’s subject matter or choosing a subject of their own with which to apply the techniques.

Dates: October 3 and 4th, 2024

Times: 9-3:30

Location: Splatter Art Studio

2-day Workshop fee: $195 (includes studio fee)

Please contact Alicia by e-mail at abfarrs81@gmail.com to register. Class size will be limited

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