March 2021
Collage Cards Workshop at Spectrum Art Gallery
Let's get ready for the Spring holidays and special events by exploring the art of creating collage cards. This workshop will be soothing and fun as you use scraps of wrapping paper, music sheets, wallpaper samples, maps and other paper bits that please you. Instructor does have any array of the above to share, but feel free to bring in any bits from your home as well. It's amazing what you can find! By cutting, gluing, ripping and overlapping papers, collaged cards can either subtle or bold---a work of art given as a special gift.
Find out more »Spectrum Art Gallery: Woven Bezel Pendant Wire Workshop
Create this stunning bezel to capture a gemstone cabochon by learning to weave with wire. If you can wrap a wire around another, you can certainly master this technique. The back side of the pendant features wire swirls to keep the stone secure, but it’s pretty enough to make this pendant reversible. Once you’ve made this bezel, never be intimidated again by complex designs. After all, it’s only wire. Materials included are a gemstone cabochon and two different gauges of…
Find out more »April 2021
Spectrum Art Gallery: Oil Painting Studio Class
This Studio Class focuses on both the fundamentals of oil painting or can be a refresher course for those with some experience. The class will begin with techniques of brush work, color mixing and color theory painting Alla Prima primarily, (wet into wet) or by layering the paint. Participants will learn to create form and depth through the use of color and values light thru dark. Artists with some prior experience can refresh their knowledge while painting from their selected…
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