Sunday April 28th, 10am - 1pm
Model: Jason (male)

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!

Friday April 26th, 1pm-4pm

Learn how to cut, carve, and print linoleum blocks to make a set of notecards. This three hour workshop will cover the basics of relief printmaking, a reductive form of printmaking wherein negative space is removed from a block, and only the image positive remains. Topics include translating your ideas to a block and carving techniques, as well as proper inking and how to print by hand. Students will leave with 4 notecards. All levels welcome.

Sunday April 21st, 10am - 1pm
Model: Joshua (male)

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!

Sunday, April 14 10am - 1pm
Model: Luisa (female)

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!

Sunday, April 7 10am - 1pm
Model: Tony Lentini (male)

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!

Sunday March 31st, 1:30pm-3:30pm

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 April 21st, 10am - 1pm
Model: Teresa Meza (female)

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!

Friday March 22nd, 10am - 2pm

Creative Content Production is an introductory workshop to inspire and engender confidence for artists to use social media platforms to elevate and amplify their work. Learn modular creative production skills like composition and social media posting best practices in addition to content strategy to create your own social media posting plan. Attendees are encouraged to bring their phones, laptops, and creativity to this fun and informative course.

with Jackie Lakely
March 10, 10am - 2pm

This workshop is for anyone wanting to have fun exploring and experimenting in an accordion sketchbook format, using many tools and mixed media. Whether you are new to mixed media or have lots of experience, or if you have a current sketchbook practice or not, if you are looking for new ways to be inspired, and if you are curious about what an accordion sketchbook is and how to use it, this is a great opportunity to dive in!

Sunday, March 3 10am - 1pm
Model: DaLawn Simpson (male)

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!

with Jackie Lakely
February 25, 10am - 2pm

This workshop is for anyone wanting to have fun exploring and experimenting in an accordion sketchbook format, using many tools and mixed media. Whether you are new to mixed media or have lots of experience, or if you have a current sketchbook practice or not, if you are looking for new ways to be inspired, and if you are curious about what an accordion sketchbook is and how to use it, this is a great opportunity to dive in!

Friday, March 25th 10am - 1pm.

Explore the fundamentals of oil painting, such as light, shape, line, value, and edges. Using a limited palette, students will study the basics of drawing and painting with a paintbrush while working from still life arrangements.

This workshop is an introduction to the various supplies and techniques used to create interesting and expressive abstract paintings using cold wax medium with oil paint.

Make a one-of-a-kind glass Valentine for the one you love!

More info soon, Instructor: Jackie Lakely

In this workshop, you will create a lovely work of 3D art, perfect for holiday gift giving. Adults & Kids 8 +

An accordion sketchbook is a wonderful vehicle for exploring one theme, subject, or series, and a fun way to let the pages unfold and tell one continuous story.

In this workshop, you will learn about the different kinds of digital cameras, basic and some more advanced functions