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Here is the latest lineup of workshops scheduled at OPAL. Check out the details and sign up early as these are one-time offerings.
Saturday, January 17th, 11am - 1pm
with Pamela Martinez
Suminagashi translated means floating black ink. It is the ancient meditative Japanese practice of gently floating pigments on the surface of water with a brush and then capturing the mono print image on absorbent paper. This exciting 2 hr. workshop will include the historical background and introduce the time honored techniques with several artistic possibilities. Recommended for beginners.
Saturday, January 17th, 1:30m - 4pm
with Richard Sheppard
The best souvenirs are not the things you buy or the photos you take while traveling, but the drawings you create in a sketchbook. Sketching allows the artist to slow down enough to get acquainted with surroundings that are often overlooked while framing the world through a lens. This class will discuss materials, styles, and techniques that are best suited for travel sketching. Through the use of pencil, ink, and watercolor, we'll learn to draw and paint subjects that are both memorable and meaningful.
Saturday, February 7th, 1:00m - 4pm
with Jim Sweitzer
“Color gets the credit, but values do all the work!” How many times have you heard that saying?
This one-day workshop is a “boot camp” to increase your ability to effectively use values in your art, no matter what the medium or the subject. It will explain the science of physiology behind the truth of this adage and examine the works of masters in employing the power of values in design.