DRINK AND DRAW

open session / life drawing

tuesday, may 28th from 7 pm - 10 pm

we are providing you with a model and music.
bring your own beer or wine, ideas, and drawing tools.

get together and draw, have creative dialogue, drink,
and collaborate. all media welcome.

we will be playing a carefully curated selection of music
for you to think / drink / and draw to.

ten dollars / seven dollars with a friend.
18 and over only, please.

DROP IN: PAINT YOUR OWN POTTERY

DROP IN: PAINT YOUR OWN POTTERY

Sunday, May 19th from noon - 4 PM

Instructor: Jules Webster

Want to paint your own bowls, plates, mugs, teacups or tiles? Drop in this Sunday and make your own dishes beautifully functional. Use ceramic under glaze to paint designs, motifs, your favorite colors & words with bright and beautiful pigmented colors. No need to register, just show up. Call ahead if you have a group of 3 or more.

WORKSHOP: OIL PAINTING

Join Debra Buchanan for a 6 week workshop in Traditional Oil painting in the style of Van Eyck and the Northern Italian Renaissance masters. 

BEFORE YOU GET INTIMIDATED- note that no previous oil painting experience is required or expected. Debra has successfully taught a 7 year old this process with much success.

New class dates!  Classes are 6 consecutive Wednesdays, starting June 5th through July 10th, from 6-9pm. Tuition is $165 and includes ALL materials.

Debra's style, adapted from the Northern Italian Renaissance, is based on the optical mixing of colors by glazing transparent layers of oil color over-top other colors. This technique is the marriage of drawing and painting, and allows the artist to achieve the highest level of detail and chromatic brilliance unobtainable by physically mixing paints.

CLASS AGENDA
Class #1: Lecture and explination of technique; Drawing with a Nero (oil based) pencil; Application of Imprimatura.
Class #2: Application of tempera white with emulsion medium.
Class #3: Application of Umber layer of paint.
Class #4: Begin Glazing colored layers of paint.
Class #5: Continue Glazing.
Class #6: Finish Glazing

Debra will also cover: How to mix flesh tones, how to use different brushes, recipes and directions for mixing Imprimatura and Tempera emulsion, and many skills that can be easily transferred to other mediums.

Beginning to experienced painters of ALL AGES are welcome. If you have the desire to learn (regardless of how much experience you do or don't have, or how old you are) Debra can teach you.

RSVP Required. Call or stop by to register, 419.720.6462.

CLOSED FOR MOTHER'S DAY

We're going to be closed tomorrow to spend time with our dear Moms. See you bright and early on Monday. Happy Mother's Day to all you strong women, Moms, Grandmas, friends and beyond. Where would we be without you?

Exhibition: MONDAY MORNING PAINTERS

EXHIBITION OPENING
MONDAY MORNING PAINTERS
Friday, May 10th from 6 - 8 PM. 

Join us to celebrate the opening of our May exhibition. The Monday Morning Painters have been painting as a group since 1958. Their subjects include our Metroparks, the Maumee River, Lake Erie & other iconic locations throughout Northwest Ohio and Southest Michigan. 

Stop in and see if you can spot any of your favorite outdoor Toledo area spots.

Music will be provided by ONDALIST. 
Light refreshments will be served.

WORKSHOP: COLOR THEORY / Exploring Mixed Media

WORKSHOP: COLOR THEORY / Exploring Mixed Media

Wednesday, June 12th from 6 PM - 7:30 PM
Tuition: $20
Ages: 11 - 17

Instructor: Tami Duvall

How often do you notice all the colors around you? Ever notice that there are some that look fantastic next to others? Well, say hello to color theory. Learn how to make smart color choices in art, fashion and at home.

In this class we will be covering the basics of the color wheel and the relationships colors have with each other. We will be creating various color studies using collage, cut paper and mixed media. Using an exacto blade and paper, you can create an entire world of dimension and form. These studies will exemplify your knowledge of color in your art work and day to day lives.

“Color in a picture is like enthusiasm in life.”
-Vincent Van Gogh

TAMI DUVALL
Tami just graduated from the University of Toledo, earning a Bachelor of Education in Multi-Age Education, with a concentration in Visual Arts. She is currently teaching children’s studio classes at Shared Lives Studios, downtown Toledo, and she will also be interning at The Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, for the summer. She has worked at various summer camps in Bellingham, Washington, working with students of all ages. Tami has also had the wonderful opportunity to live in Viterbo, Italy for 6 months. She was studying abroad during her 2011 Spring semester, and while she was there she was able to teach in local schools, learn the language, travel all over the beautiful country and learn more than she could have ever imagined.

WORKSHOP: PHOTO TRANSFER WITH GOLDEN GELS

WORKSHOP: Photo Transfer with Golden Gels
Sunday, May 5th from 1 - 4 PM
Tuition: $30
All ages.

Join artist Debra Buchanan for a fun afternoon learning how to transfer images from xerox (laser) copies onto another surface.  

This class is for all ages. Lil' kids who may need some help should be accompanied by an adult. No prior experience necessary or expected. 

Gel transfers are a great way to create translucent images that can be incorporated into your artwork as a collage element. Once you get the basic concept down, you can go off in all sorts of directions with these transfers.  Gel Transfer is a rather experimental process that can be applied to all sorts of surfaces; wood/ canvas/ paper, but with no guarantees. Each artist will have to play around to find out what works best for them.

STUDENTS SHOULD BRING FRESH (no more than 30 days old) PHOTO COPIES WITH IMAGES THEY'D LIKE TO USE. Debra will bring some images as well, but the process is MUCH more interesting if each artist brings copies of images they like.

Call or stop by to register, 419.720.6462.  RSVP required.
Sandra Brewster, Smith 71, 2009. Gel transfer on wood with mixed media.