COLORED PENCIL ON WOOD with Elliot Everson

In this Workshop, students will utilize wood as a unique surface for creating colored pencil artwork.  Each piece of wood has its own personality and grain, which offers interesting patterns and textures that will stimulate creativity. Learn to integrate these natural qualities with your subject. Natural elements such as plants, flowers, fallen leaves, insects, rabbits and critters can be fitting subjects for this surface.

With examples and demonstrations Elliott will share his knowledge of materials, surface preparation, and techniques for applying colored pencil to wood.

Prepared projects and line drawings, as well as a variety of reference photos will be provided for participants to use in creating their own finished artwork.

If there are subjects you would like to draw, please bring photos or actual objects to work with. Consider using a subject such as plants, animals or even structures that would seem natural, appropriate and at home on wood.

Skill Level: Beginner and Intermediate

Fridays | October 11 & 18, 2024  | 1 – 4 pm |   $150, plus $15 materials fee

WINE & WATERCOLOR with John Erwin

Join us for a fun night of watercolor painting with John Erwin and you’ll be surprised what you can learn in just a few creative hours! You’ll enjoy the comfortable atmosphere of this light-hearted class and you’ll leave with at least one beautiful, completed painting!

This is a continuous class and each month you will be introduced to the techniques of watercolor painting.  You’ll learn the basics as well as some advanced techniques as you continue attending this fun-filled event.  All supplies will be provided. Only a willingness to try something new is required!

Appetizers and beverages will be provided.  Space is limited so reserve your spot now for this month’s Wine & Watercolor class at the Shemer Art Center!

All Levels
Thursday, October 24, 2024 | 6:00-8:00 pm  | 1 session

$40 per person

BF-54-24 Explore Texture! with Bela Fidel

Dive into the realm of tactile artistry in this immersive course. Explore the possibilities of compounds, pastes, collages, art- and non-art – materials. Throughout this course, students will embark on a journey that transcends conventional artistic boundaries. Engage in hands-on exploration, sculpting both smooth and sculptural forms, weaving together a tapestry of sensory experiences without limits. Students will have the opportunity to harness their creativity, through experimentation with diverse mediums, and crafting unique compositions that stimulate not just sight, but touch, and imagination. Let your creations speak volumes through their tactile richness and artistic depth, enroll now and redefine the boundaries of artistic expression!

All Levels Encouraged

Friday, October 25, 2024|  1 – 4 pm | $75, plus $30 materials fee

Acrylic Pour with Bela Fidel

In this workshop, students will learn that acrylic is a versatile medium which lends itself to surprising effects. Acrylic Pour and the various techniques used with this medium are conducive to creating exciting, beautiful surprises. There will be a focus on the “dirty pour” technique which allows for tons of fun and happy accidents! Come have fun!

All Levels Encouraged

Friday, November 1, 2024 |  1 – 4 pm | $75, plus $30 materials fee

EXPERIMENTAL WATERMEDIA with Sue Hunter

In this one-day workshop students will enjoy experimenting with and learning about Yupo paper, masking fluid and hi-flow acrylics. Students will use masking fluid pens to block out lines and shapes on Yupo paper. After masking is dry, students will be apply hi-flow acrylics to paper using a small spray bottle allows acrylics move and blend across the paper. Once the acrylics are dry the masking will be removed and reveal the designs created. With critique and discussion students will consider their compositions and add paint or darker values with a brush, or remove and edit with alcohol. Students will expand knowledge of materials and have fun creating experimental abstract artwork. All supplies will be provided for an extra fee.

Saturday  | November 16, 2024  | 10 am – 3 pm  |1 Session  |  $125

MIXED MEDIA ZENTANGLE with Suzanne O’Malley

This workshop will focus on creating unique Zentangle designs and embellishing their work with a variety of tools and media. Zentangles are miniature pieces of unplanned, abstract, black and white art, created through a very specific method, to form structured patterns on a square paper tile.  Students will see patterns unfold before their very eyes as they become completely engrossed in this “artistic meditation,” and learn, through guided practice, how to develop different “tangles” that can be expanded upon exponentially, adding color and texture using a variety of media including colored pencil, watercolor, embellishments, and more. Students in this workshop will enjoy escaping the world for a while as they create patterns and designs they never thought possible!

All materials supplied & all levels welcome.

Saturday, November 16, 2024  |  10 a.m. – 1 p.m. | $75

WINE & WATERCOLOR with John Erwin

Join us for a fun night of watercolor painting with John Erwin and you’ll be surprised what you can learn in just a few creative hours! You’ll enjoy the comfortable atmosphere of this light-hearted class and you’ll leave with at least one beautiful, completed painting!

This is a continuous class and each month you will be introduced to the techniques of watercolor painting.  You’ll learn the basics as well as some advanced techniques as you continue attending this fun-filled event.  All supplies will be provided. Only a willingness to try something new is required!

Appetizers and beverages will be provided.  Space is limited so reserve your spot now for this month’s Wine & Watercolor class at the Shemer Art Center!

All Levels
Thursday, November 21, 2024 | 6:00-8:00 pm  | 1 session

$40 per person

IKEBANA TECHNIQUES with Ping Wei

Saturdays | November 23 – December 7, 2024 | 10:00am- 12:00pm | $240 materials fee included

Copper Patination with Joey Melinda Morgan

Science and art become one in this workshop where students will receive a hands-on experience creating patina copper.  Students will explore different methods of patination using household cleaning products, a butane torch, cooked eggs, a combination of chemicals and heat, and Sculpt Nouveau (a pre-mixed patina stain). 

Each method has its own unique artistic appeal and end result.  All the processes are safe and can be easily recreated in a home environment, in fact students will be given written, easy-to-follow ‘how-to at home’ instructions for each method.  The creative possibilities from this colorful workshop are endless ‘when chemistry becomes ART!’  So be sure to sign up today!

All levels welcome and all supplies will be provided. 

Saturday | December 7, 2024 | 10:00 am – 1:00 pm | $75 + $20 materials fee due to instructor

WATERCOLOR POUR with Suzanne O’Malley

Watercolor Pouring is a captivating and experimental method that invites artists to relinquish some control while producing astonishingly beautiful results.  By leveraging the power of gravity and fluid dynamic, artists can create unique compositions that capture the essence of the medium.  In this 2 day workshop, students will learn how to achieve the rich, saturated color using watercolor.  Demonstrations in this workshop will include laying and masking techniques.  In this workshop, students will learn how to sketch and mask their subject matter before pouring the watercolors.  While the watercolor is wet, students will learn to manipulate the colors and textures by pressing in leaves or other materials to vary the effect.  Various images will be provided but students are welcome to bring their own source material.

Watercolor experience encouraged. Click HERE to see the supply list for this class.

Friday, December 13, 1 – 4 pm & Saturday, December 14, 10 am – 1 pm | $150