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Blue: Color Saturation & Temperature

Greetings! When last I wrote, I was talking all about yellow. But, a bit of time has past and my latest adventure has been with the color blue. Still Life Class. To explain, I recently took a still life painting class with Karen O’Neil through …

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Yellow: A Month of Focus On One Color

Yellow! To explain, this May I am taking a beginning still life class with artist Karen O’Neil instructing. It is an online class offered by The Art Student’s League of NYC. And, we are exploring the color yellow. Warm or Cool? You might think, or rath…

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August 2019 Adult Art Classes at GPMA

People attend an art class at Grants Pass Museum of Art GPMA

August 2019 Adult Art Classes at GPMA Art Classes! Visit our Website Click on any picture to reach our website class signup page. We now have two levels of pricing for classes. Museum members receive a $5 discount on all classes. To become a member or to renew a membership: Click here Elements of Art – Color with Kristen O’Neill Saturday, August 3 1 – 4 pm Part of the series of fundamental art classes: Elements of Art Color! Color can be one of the most dominate elements. · Learn about hues, value, and intensity. · Explore the historical changes of color use, warm vs. cool palettes. · Create your own color wheel for reference. · Learn, with simple projects, how to set a mood with color in your artwork. Class will be taught in acrylic – but the knowledge works for all mediums. A great class for the beginner,

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Sign Up For Demo by Lupe Galvan at Central Art

Lupe Galvan Free Drawing Demonstration Thursday, March 28, 2019 Time: 1:30pm-3:30pm Where: Classroom at Central Art Fee: FREE (Pre-registration required)

Sign Up NOW! Enjoy a 2-hour Demo Presented by Lupe Galvan, MFA from 4pm-6pm 3/28/19!

 

Lupe Galvan Free Drawing Demonstration

***SECOND SESSION***

Thursday, March 28, 2019 from 4:00pm-6:00pm!

 

Time: 4:00pm-6:00pm

Where: Classroom at Central Art

Fee: FREE (Pre-registration required)

 

There’s still time to sign up! The first session is full, but you can sign up to attend a repeat of Lupe Galvan’s demo on Thursday, March 28th from 4:00pm-6:00pm!

In this free demo, Lupe will cover how to draw a head/face and then demonstrate the use of a limited color palette on toned paper. Techniques shown will include using a measuring system and landmarks to draw a face, and how using a limited color palette can actually be beneficial in understanding color and creating color harmony.

 

Call 541-773-1444 to pre-register, as space is limited. Learn more about Lupe’s art and career by visiting https://www.lupegalvan.com

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Free Drawing Demo at Central Art March 28th

Lupe Galvan Free Drawing Demonstration Thursday, March 28, 2019 Time: 1:30pm-3:30pm Where: Classroom at Central Art Fee: FREE (Pre-registration required)

Enjoy a 2-hour Demo Presented by Lupe Galvan, MFA This March!

 

Lupe Galvan Free Drawing Demonstration

Thursday, March 28, 2019

 

Time: 1:30pm-3:30pm

Where: Classroom at Central Art

Fee: FREE (Pre-registration required)

 

In this free demo, Lupe will cover how to draw a head/face and then demonstrate the use of a limited color palette on toned paper. Techniques shown will include using a measuring system and landmarks to draw a face, and how using a limited color palette can actually be beneficial in understanding color and creating color harmony.

Call 541-773-1444 to pre-register, as space is limited. Learn more about Lupe’s art and career by visiting https://www.lupegalvan.com VISIT CENTRAL ART! Inspiration Center Get your creative juices flowing! Click Here Products & Services Explore a world of art essentials at Central Art. Click Here Events & Classes Plug in to the local art & education scene! Click

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Art Deadlines List – April, May, June 2018 Artist Calls

Art Deadlines List Image - The Earth Without Art is Just 'Eh'

Art Deadlines List – April, May, June Artist Calls The Art Movement!

June 15, 2018 – ARTISTS NETWORK | ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE COMPETITION Get your artwork spotlighted in Southwest Art and win $2,000! Enter your best work in our competition and show us your Artistic Excellence! All mediums, styles, and subjects are accepted. Award Winners will be published in the December 2018 issue of Southwest Art. Entry Fee. Details: http://bitly.com/2uChriD April 30, 2018 – FREE WEBINAR ON HOW TO GET A PATRON OR SPONSOR Ongoing – A Free Online webinar that will teach you methods to find Patrons and Sponsors for your art. You will learn how one artist got Apple Computers and Bose Sound to sponsor art work and art projects and also how individual donors and Patrons can be solicited. There is also an option to extend your education in other areas. All those who register for the

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Tools of The Artist’s Trade: Using Symbols To Enhance Meaning

Symbols, in my case, images or colors representing ideas, thoughts or emotions. St. Patrick’s Day. Hi!  Its “St. Patrick’s Day” weekend!  I have always understood this day to be one in which people of certain cultural descent honor St. Patrick, the Patron Saint of Ireland. Of Celtic Descent. Even though I am a descendent of […]

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Triad: Cappuccino Time-R V10; Day 29 #30paintingsin30days

Triad or three; which, in this case, involves the three primary colors. Triad:  Yellow, Red And Blue. Greetings!  Its Day 29 of the #30paintingsin30days challenge hosted by Leslie Saeta Studio. …

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Blue! Day 20: Espresso Time-R V2; #30paintingsin30days

Cool blue; too much of a good thing? Day 20: Its Blue-ish! Greetings!  Its day 20 of the #30paintingsin30days challenge.  At the moment, I’m looking at today’s piece and its mainly blue.  You see, I’m wondering, am I going through a “blue period”? It is February after all and here in southern Oregon, the days […]

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Its About Learning; Day 18 #30paintingsin30days Espresso Time-R Study

What I’m learning today:  how to paint with watercolors while standing at an easel.  Learning: Watercolor & Vertical Easel. Greetings!  And, may I say there is much to be learned while painting on paper held vertical by an easel.  My usual mode is more horizontal. What do you need to learn, you might ask.  How […]

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