March 2019
Foundations of Drawing by Chula Beauregard
Foundations of Drawing is fundamental to the pursuit of representational art. Once we can quiet the critic in our minds, we can truly see what is before us, and let the information flow from our eyes to our hands. This class is designed for individuals with little or no prior drawing training. The global skill of drawing a perceived object, person, or place is not dependent upon“talent.” Instead, it is a skill that can be cultivated through the study of edges, spaces, relationships, light and shadows, and…
Find out more »More Family Fun at the Museum!
Back by popular demand, The Steamboat Art Museum will host another evening for families to experience “Moments in the Wild” by James Morgan. Learn about the birds and animals depicted in the paintings by one of America’s foremost wildlife painters. Activities for the whole family. Skins, Skulls and Tracks wildlife education, bird walk with your own binoculars, origami cranes, linoleum printing with Jill Bergman, “Re-Tree” artist, new scavenger hunt and meet Sandy the Crane! Steamboat Art Museum, 807 Lincoln Ave,…
Find out more »May 2019
Outdoor Painting Workshop by Chula Beauregard
Outdoor painting has fundamental techniques and materials that can always be revisited, no matter what skill level or experience you have had. This Outdoor Painting Workshop is designed to find solutions for the outdoor painter. We will consider composition, values, color, edges, and how to create dynamic, interesting paintings on location. Be prepared to paint out-doors each day. There will be demos each day, along with opportunities to paint at least two paintings per day. This is a short workshop, so we…
Find out more »August 2019
Plein Air Landscape Watercolor Workshop by Dennis Pendleton
In this class you will paint on location in the Yampa Valley. Dennis will demonstrate every day, give lots of personal attention, and have daily critiques. He will show step by step how to reduce the subject into background, middle ground, and foreground. You will learn what values, colors, shapes and edges to use in each of these areas. He will demonstrate how to simplify the subject and complete paintings on location. Dennis will work with students on every level. Click here for registration form
Find out more »September 2019
Capturing the Atmosphere by Dave Santillanes
This workshop is for all levels and will focus on designing a studio painting from plein air studies. The first day will focus on painting outdoors. Artists will paint plein air and will learn to quickly gather the necessary visual information needed to complete a painting in the field. Learning how to simplify a landscape and interpret color relationship will be a primary focus of this workshop but other fundamental concepts will also be discussed including the importance of values, shapes, and edges. …
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