Watercolor Realism with Larry Charles – Morning Class

November 12th, 2024|Categories: Creative Arts, Featured|Tags: art, artist, brain based health, Larry Charles, Lifelong Learning, watercolor|

In four Tuesday morning workshops, instructor Larry Charles will guide you through the techniques for creating more realistic watercolor paintings. Each class begins with a step-by-step instructor demonstration. Then you will create the same painting, as Charles provides individual mentoring. Topics include how to mix colors; proportions and composition; correcting mistakes; and getting more realistic landscapes, still life, and people. Expect to complete one quick sketch and one finished art [...]

Create with Felted Fiber

October 23rd, 2024|Categories: Creative Arts|Tags: art, brain based health, creative arts, felted fiber, Lifelong Learning|

Unleash your creativity with felted fiber! Using the "wet felting" method, you can make either a trivet, glasses case, or a sculpture with sheep wool and other sustainable fibers. You'll learn to overlap layers of wool, add soap and water, and then rub & roll the piece until it becomes fabric or “felted”. As an added benefit, you will walk away with the knowledge of how to replicate this process [...]

Quick-Sketch Painting with Larry Charles

September 18th, 2024|Categories: Creative Arts|Tags: art, brain based health, Larry Charles, Lifelong Learning|

Learn the secrets of quick-sketch painting from professional artist Larry Charles. He will begin the 3-class series with a demonstration, followed by one-on-one mentoring as you create a quick-sketch scene useful for quickly capturing landscapes or moving subjects. Professional artists use quick sketches to test out their color values and composition before creating their finished painting. But you can use the same techniques to capture a quick landscape scene while [...]

Art, Coffee, & Conversation with Nicolette – Naive & Outsider Art That Touches the Heart

August 16th, 2024|Categories: History, Arts, and Culture|Tags: & Conversation with Nicolette, art, artist, arts, Coffee, Lifelong Learning|

Professional artist & art educator Nicolette Bonnstetter enlightens our community about the art world with her blend of creativity, humor, and thought-provoking discussions in the Art, Coffee, & Conversation series. Seasoned art enthusiasts and newcomers alike will enjoy her relatable approach to deeper contemplation about art. SERIES DATES: Every 1st Friday of the month at 10:00 AM. Sometimes Nicolette needs to change dates, so please always double check dates on [...]