W1 - BEGINNING TO INTERMEDIATE DRAWING
with Jesse Howard
Tuesday, 10am - 12pm Advanced Registration Required.
Learn fundamental drawing techniques and expand existing skills in a variety of media to discover individual drawing style. The focus will be on constructing composition and linear perspective with an emphasis on value plane and the use of line. Students will learn how to bring clarity and consistency to their subject matter.
W1 - PASTEL PAINTING
with Mike Barrett Kolasinski
Wednesday, 1pm-3pm. Advanced Registration Required.
Join us to learn the basics behind using soft pastels as a way to create pastel paintings with detail and depth.
W1- BEGINNING TO ADVANCED DRAWING
with Jesse Howard
Wedesday, 7pm - 9pm Advanced Registration Required.
The focus will be on constructing composition and linear perspective with an emphasis on value plane and the use of line. Students will learn how to bring clarity and consistency to their subject matter.
THURSDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Thursday, January 9, 9am - 12pm
Model: Deandrea
W1 - EXPLORING OIL PAINTING
with Julie Sulzen
**THIS IS A FOUR WEEK SESSION
Thursday, 1pm - 3pm. Advanced Registration Required.
Students will explore the fundamentals of oil painting with an introduction to materials and by practicing skills of observation, methods of drawing, explorations of color theory, and techniques of brushwork. Utilizing carefully designed still life arrangements, fundamentals of painting such as light, shape, value, and edges will be covered. Demonstrations and discussions are designed to encourage individual progress as well as general painting guidance.
W1 - EXPLORING OIL PAINTING
with Julie Sulzen
**THIS IS A FOUR WEEK SESSION
Thursday, 6pm - 8pm. Advanced Registration Required.
Students will explore the fundamentals of oil painting with an introduction to materials and by practicing skills of observation, methods of drawing, explorations of color theory, and techniques of brushwork. Utilizing carefully designed still life arrangements, fundamentals of painting such as light, shape, value, and edges will be covered. Demonstrations and discussions are designed to encourage individual progress as well as general painting guidance.
W1 - Basic Acrylic Painting
with Catalina Gongora
Friday, 10am-12pm. Advanced Registration Required.
Learn the basics of Acrylic painting in this five week course. This course is designed for beginners and intermediate painters who are interested in learning the entire process of creating a work of art using acrylic paint.
W1 - Experimental Painting: Color, Form, and Meaning
with Michael Cuadrado Gonzalez
Friday, 4pm-6pm. Advanced Registration Required.
Stemming from conceptions grounded in abstraction, this course for beginning to intermediate painters will include extensive experimentation with techniques, materials, and mediums through individual painting dilemmas.
SUNDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Sunday, January 12 , 10am - 1pm
Model: Daniel
THURSDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Thursday, January 16, 9am - 12pm
Model: Dalawn
SUNDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Sunday, January 19 , 10am - 1pm
Model: Coco
THURSDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Thursday, January 23, 9am - 12pm
Model: Ingrid
SUNDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Sunday, January 26 , 10am - 1pm
Model: Bobby
THURSDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Thursday, January 30, 9am - 12pm
Model: Sean
Visual Poetics : Image Transfers & Encaustic Layering
Saturday February 1st 11am-2pm
In this class, participants will explore poetics in the visual language of encaustics; its haunting ability to layer and encapsulate imagery, pigment, and texture. Students will be asked to consider materials beyond the surface level, carefully examining how color, images, and mark making convey subtle meaning. This workshop will focus on basic encaustic techniques, image transfers onto wax, and studio safety.
W2 - Invisible Ties: Assembling Memory into Presence
with Bethany Cordero
Monday, 10am-12pm. Advanced Registration Required.
This class invites participants to reflect on their identity by transforming memories into layered, tactile forms through the meditative act of assemblage. Using paper, thread, wire, and needles, participants will engage in writing exercises to recall moments when they felt most like themselves. These written memories and drawings will be placed onto paper, creating fragmented pages that represent key pieces of their identity.
W2 - BEGINNING TO INTERMEDIATE DRAWING
with Jesse Howard
Tuesday, 10am - 12pm Advanced Registration Required.
Learn fundamental drawing techniques and expand existing skills in a variety of media to discover individual drawing style. The focus will be on constructing composition and linear perspective with an emphasis on value plane and the use of line. Students will learn how to bring clarity and consistency to their subject matter.
W2- WATERCOLOR BASICS
with Tony Armendariz
Wednesday, 10am to 12pm. Advanced Registration Required.
Appropriate for all levels of students, learn various techniques using wet and dry pigments.
W2 - PASTEL PAINTING
with Mike Barrett Kolasinski
Wednesday, 1pm-3pm. Advanced Registration Required.
Join us to learn the basics behind using soft pastels as a way to create pastel paintings with detail and depth.
W2- BEGINNING TO ADVANCED DRAWING
with Jesse Howard
Wedesday, 7pm - 9pm Advanced Registration Required.
The focus will be on constructing composition and linear perspective with an emphasis on value plane and the use of line. Students will learn how to bring clarity and consistency to their subject matter.
W2 - EXPLORING OIL PAINTING
with Julie Sulzen
Thursday, 1pm - 3pm. Advanced Registration Required.
Students will explore the fundamentals of oil painting with an introduction to materials and by practicing skills of observation, methods of drawing, explorations of color theory, and techniques of brushwork. Utilizing carefully designed still life arrangements, fundamentals of painting such as light, shape, value, and edges will be covered. Demonstrations and discussions are designed to encourage individual progress as well as general painting guidance.
W2 - EXPLORING OIL PAINTING
with Julie Sulzen
Thursday, 6pm - 8pm. Advanced Registration Required.
Students will explore the fundamentals of oil painting with an introduction to materials and by practicing skills of observation, methods of drawing, explorations of color theory, and techniques of brushwork. Utilizing carefully designed still life arrangements, fundamentals of painting such as light, shape, value, and edges will be covered. Demonstrations and discussions are designed to encourage individual progress as well as general painting guidance.
W2 - Basic Acrylic Painting
with Catalina Gongora
Friday, 10am-12pm. Advanced Registration Required.
Learn the basics of Acrylic painting in this five week course. This course is designed for beginners and intermediate painters who are interested in learning the entire process of creating a work of art using acrylic paint.
W2 - Experimental Painting: Color, Form, and Meaning
with Michael Cuadrado Gonzalez
Friday, 4pm-6pm. Advanced Registration Required.
Stemming from conceptions grounded in abstraction, this course for beginning to intermediate painters will include extensive experimentation with techniques, materials, and mediums through individual painting dilemmas.
Kintsugi for Beginners
Sunday March 9th, 4pm - 6pm
Kintsugi is a traditional Japanese art form in which gold is used to repair broken ceramics. The practice of Kintsugi highlights the break rather than erasing it and emphasizes that the break is what makes the ceramics more valuable and beautiful. In this beginner’s workshop, participants will learn the basic technique of Kintsugi on a small porcelain plate or a small ceramic plate to understand the fundamentals of this process.
SUNDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Clothed Model
FREE Clothed Model Figure Session
Thank You to our Figure Artists and Happy 2025
Sunday, January 5th, 10am - 1pm
Model: Kahlua
This figure session will be a clothed model session open to teens 12+ as well as adults.
THURSDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Thursday, December 19th, 9am - 12pm
Model: Mark
Figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
SUNDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Sunday, December 15th, 10am - 1pm
Model: Mia
This is the traditional OPAL Sunday figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
Finishing, Photographing & Presenting Work - Professional Development Series
with Bryan Northup
Saturday, December 14th from 12pm - 2pm
Learn some tips and tricks on how to wire framed work properly, sign work, and present artworks for photographing or to gallery preparators to hang in a show. Bring a piece you want help with.
THURSDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Thursday, December 12th, 9am - 12pm
Model: Harper
Figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
SUNDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Sunday, December 8th, 10am - 1pm
Model: D’Eric
This is the traditional OPAL Sunday figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
Oracle Card Making with Mixed Media Workshop
with Jackie Lakely
Sunday, December 8th, 10am - 4pm
Oracle cards mean different things to different people, but I see them as intuitive, uplifting messages to your future self, or visual ideas/messages/thoughts that you like to have around you.
Fused Glass Ornaments
with Bryan Northup
Saturday, December 7 from 1pm - 4pm
Make some handmade fused glass ornaments just in time for the holiday season. Surprise your friends and family with one-of-a-kind glass ornaments made by you!
THURSDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Thursday, December 5th, 9am - 12pm
Model: Emily
Figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
SUNDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Clothed Model
Sunday, December 1st, 10am - 1pm
Model: Coco
This figure session will be a clothed model session open to teens 12+ as well as adults.
This is the traditional OPAL Sunday figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
Weaving Memories into Form with Bethany Cordero
with Bethany Cordero
Sunday November 24 10am-1pm
Join OPAL’s current Artist In Residence, Bethany Cordero, for an engaging and creative hands-on workshop where we'll explore how memories can be physically woven into meaningful, tactile art forms.
Making a Reel - Professional Development Series
With Bryan Northup
Saturday November 23rd 1pm - 3pm
Learn some tips and tricks with a walk-through for making reels to represent your artwork, process, and personality behind your art on Instagram and Facebook.
Straight Ahead: Intro to Stop-Motion
With Charlotte Hong
Saturday November 23rd and Sunday November 24th
1pm - 5pm
This hands-on workshop is a primer in the production skills and principles of stop-motion animation. Students will learn to craft paper cut-out puppets, collaborate on an exquisite corpse and be introduced to a selection of techniques to create their own stop-motion animated films.
THURSDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Thursday, November 21st, 9am - 12pm
Model: Matthew
Figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
Cartooning Basics
With Fox Graham
Sunday November 17th 2pm - 5pm
In this 3-hour course, you will learn about the process of making comics from drafting your story to having a finished page.
SUNDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Sunday, November 17th, 10am - 1pm
Model: Athena
This is the traditional OPAL Sunday figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
Oracle Card Making with Mixed Media Workshop
with Jackie Lakely
Saturday, November 16th, 10am - 4pm
THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL
Oracle cards mean different things to different people, but I see them as intuitive, uplifting messages to your future self, or visual ideas/messages/thoughts that you like to have around you.
THURSDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Thursday, November 14th, 9am - 12pm
Model: Harper
Figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
Cartooning Basics
With Fox Graham
Sunday November 10th 2pm - 5pm
In this 3-hour course, you will learn about the process of making comics from drafting your story to having a finished page.
SUNDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Sunday, November 10th, 10am - 1pm
Model: Dalawn
This is the traditional OPAL Sunday figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
THURSDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Thursday, November 7th, 9am - 12pm
Model: Holden
Figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
SUNDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Clothed Model
Sunday, November 3rd, 10am - 1pm
Model: Brey
This figure session will be a clothed model session open to teens 12+ as well as adults.
This is the traditional OPAL Sunday figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
Fused Glass Ornaments
with Bryan Northup
Saturday, November 2nd from 1pm - 4pm
Make some handmade fused glass ornaments just in time for the holiday season. Surprise your friends and family with one-of-a-kind glass ornaments made by you!
THURSDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Thursday, October 31st, 9am - 12pm
Model: Mia
Figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
SUNDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Sunday, October 27th, 10am - 1pm
Model: Sean
This is the traditional OPAL Sunday figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
AF3- EXPLORING OIL PAINTING
with Julie Sulzen
Thursday, 6pm - 8pm. Advanced Registration Required.
Students will explore the fundamentals of oil painting with an introduction to materials and by practicing skills of observation, methods of drawing, explorations of color theory, and techniques of brushwork. Utilizing carefully designed still life arrangements, fundamentals of painting such as light, shape, value, and edges will be covered. Demonstrations and discussions are designed to encourage individual progress as well as general painting guidance.
THURSDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Thursday, October 24th, 9am - 12pm
Model: Jason
Figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
AF3- BEGINNING TO ADVANCED DRAWING
with Jesse Howard
Wedesday, 7pm - 9pm Advanced Registration Required.
The focus will be on constructing composition and linear perspective with an emphasis on value plane and the use of line. Students will learn how to bring clarity and consistency to their subject matter.
AF3 - PASTEL PAINTING
with Mike Barrett Kolasinski
Wednesday, 1pm-3pm. Advanced Registration Required.
Join us to learn the basics behind using soft pastels as a way to create pastel paintings with detail and depth.
AF3- WATERCOLOR BASICS
with Tony Armendariz
Wednesday, 10am to 12pm. Advanced Registration Required.
Appropriate for all levels of students, learn various techniques using wet and dry pigments.