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Roni Marsh & Cheryl Magellen Teaching Creative Underpainting at Central Art 9/7

Bring Your Creative Strengths To The Surface With This New Class!

 

CREATIVE UNDERPAINTING with Instructors: Roni Marsh & Cheryl Magellen

When: Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019

Where: Central Art

Time: 9:00am – 4:00pm Fee: $60. Absolute beginners welcome!

Space is limited. Pre-registration required. For more info: 541-944-8734 or www.cmagellen.com/workshops

Roni Marsh and Cheryl Magellen join together once again to bring you a new one-day workshop guaranteed to keep you excited about creating art!

 

With an emphasis on design and composition, participants will learn to create unique surfaces using numerous textures and painting techniques. Work in pastel, oil, acrylic, watercolor, charcoal, graphite, or all of the above. Whether you have painted before or are an accomplished artist, this workshop will keep you inspired to produce more and more art!

 

Supply list provided at registration. VISIT CENTRAL ART! centralartsupply.com, 101 N. Central Ave., Medford, Oregon

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Learn The Fundamentals of Painting & Drawing with Bobbi Baldwin

Learn The Fundamentals of Painting & Drawing with Bobbi Baldwin!

BEGINNING PAINTING & DRAWING WORKSHOP With Bobbi Baldwin

Student Work Day with Lectures & Demos

Date: April 14, 2018

Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Fee: $75 per person

Have you been to a “Sip & Paint” class and want to learn more?

Do you have supplies and you just don’t know how to start?

This is the class for you! Let me help you to get to know your supplies. I have 32 years of teaching artists of all levels and there is no stupid question. I have been introducing new students to art tools for my whole life.

This class will help you get started with that creative project that you really want to start. Acrylic, graphite, charcoal, pastels, oils, watercolor, clay … you name it. I can teach you. I am a very highly trained

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Drawing: Still Life with Egg Cup & Egg Shells

New Drawing Hi!  I’d like to share a recent drawing with you.  I seem to becoming obsessed by drawing, which is a good thing.  And eggs, shells and cups.  This is an experience I want! Inspiring Articles I ‘d like to share a couple of links to articles with you that I think are inspiring.  Both […]

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Sketching Main St Railroad Crossing

Sketching On My Mind Yesterday was another lovely January day in Talent, so a sketching trip to the nearby local railroad depot was in order. Look At Light Pattern When considering a place to sit and draw, I look at how light is falling on my would be subject.  It was about an hour before sun down […]

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Student Drawings

Yes, I’m a student. I think I will always be a student in the sense that one has something new to learn. I am also a student of artist Sarah F. Burns.  I am learning about academic drawing and painting. Oddly enough, since the beginning of my life as an artist, I’ve been drawing from […]

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“To Market, To Market” Art’Clectic Local Artisans Victorian Christmas Market

The Art’Clectic Local Artisans Group has created a “Pop-Up” event with 12 local artisans, offering an “Authentically Oregon” mix of fine artisan made items including Fine Art, Hand woven Textiles, Quilts, Furniture, and more. The Art’Clectic Artisans Market will be held during Jacksonville’s Victorian Christmas Weekends at 175 S. Oregon Street (IOOF #10) December 5-7th, December 12-14th, December 19-21st, Fridays from 4-8pm, Saturday & Sundays from 10-6pm.

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Sparro

Portrait of Sparro, from Ilene Geinger’s studio sessions. Filed under: Drawing, figure, Portrait Tagged: clothed, drawing, figure, graphite, male, pencil, portrait, sarah, sarah f burns, sketch, study

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Still Life Drawing of Seashells and Doll with Seashell Hat

In the last week, I have been working more deliberately.  Today’s drawing of my doll with a seashell hat took more than 35 minutes to do.  I find that both approaches to working, slow and fast, help hone my skills in the long run.   Usually what I do is set up the still life […]

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Why Draw?

Ms. Alyson Stanfield (Art Biz Coach) had an interesting article titled “Supply Your Why In Your Artist Story”, (dated 24 July 2013) on her blog, artbizblog.com.  Here it is almost a month later and I’m still thinking about her blog post.  I think it is an excellent question to answer, or, just as important, to […]

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Study on Toned Paper

Today’s drawing is different in that I drew on toned paper.  Strathmore Artist Paper has an online workshop series.  One of the classes for 2013 is about drawing on toned paper.  I couldn’t resist so I went out and purchased one of their toned gray sketch pads and a white charcoal pencil for fun. It’s […]

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