May Artist Workshops

Special Event
The Acrylic Seminar from Winsor & Newton! with Christine Hanlon
FREE Seminar!
Sunday, May 2nd
Christine Hanlon

Christine Hanlon is an artist/teacher from the San Francisco Bay area, and working as Education Advisor for Winsor & Newton since 1998. She has been trained on methods and materials with Winsor & Newton in London.

First 30 receive a free packet of acrylic product with a combined value of over $35

Seating Limited - Pre-Registration Required Please call to register: (425) 643-1781
Update: Seminar is full, however, there is room still at the Seattle Store on Saturday May 1st from 12 to 2pm. Call Seattle store at (206) 223-9599 (still room as of April 30th!) to verify and pre-register.
Free Seminar!
12 to 2 pm

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WATERCOLOR:
Getting Unstuck with Katherine Wright
Monday, May 3rd
Katherine Wright

Don’t get stuck…let Katherine show you easy and dynamic ideas to loosen up and make your paintings lively! Students will learn basic fun techniques to get the joy, creativity, and confidence back in your watercolors. Bring to class several paintings that you feel could use a fresh new look.

001 900 326
$75 per day
11 am to 4 pm

Katherine recently did a FREE demo on "Getting Unstuck" at the Seattle Store and you can read about that by clicking on the link. This was a brief introduction to the Workshop.

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MULTI MEDIA:
Using Recycled Materials with Alicia Harvey
Sunday, May 9th
Alicia Harvey

Art ideas are all around us - learn how recycled materials (cardboard, corks, netting, cheesecloth, etc) can be used either to texture or to embed into your artwork. You will leave looking at the possibilities that are found in all things "junk-ful."

001 900 339
$50 per day
11:30 am to 4:30 pm

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WATERCOLOR:
Layer it up – Transparent, Metalics, & Opaque Watercolor with Theresa Goesling & Cindy Briggs
Friday, May 14th
Theresa Goesling & Cindy Briggs

Join Theresa and Cindy with their dynamic layer it up methods using Transparent and Opaque watercolors. Explore mixing and layering illuminating colors that mingle serendipitously, then pushing your piece further by adding the sparkle of metallic watercolors. Students will also learn how to layer opaque pigments for that extra element of "daring and fun" ending the class with the completion of two paintings. Open to all levels.

001 900 249
$85 per day
11 am to 4 pm

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OIL:
Simplifying Still Life with Ariella Blechner
Sunday, May 23rd
Ariella Blechner

It’s time to catch and understand the light in your still life by translating the light to the colors that are on your palette. After all, color is pigment, and the world is infinite with hues. Learn how shadow, light, value, edges and contours create the illusion of three dimensionality leaving lightened objects that transpire from your paintings to the viewer. Open to all levels.

001 900 340
$75 per day
11:30 am to 4:30 pm

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MULTII MEDIA:
Painting Portraits from Photographs with Dan Riley
Monday, May 24th
Dan Riley

The line drawing is the beginning stages of any painting. Dan will show you how to start a contour by utilize basic drawing and composition techniques. This is a wonderful beginners class for simplifying and developing a portrait painting from photographs.

001 900 341
$100 per day
10 am to 3 pm

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Please call the Bellevue Store at: (425) 643-1781 to register for each Workshop you are interested in attending.

Come for Fun, Information and Inspiration!