Learn 3D Encaustic Painting with Flo Bartell!

Two Day Workshop

ENCAUSTIC in 3D with FLO BARTELL

Encaustic Workshop with Flo Bartell
Saturday, September 8th 11am – 4pm & Sunday, September 9th, 12:30-3:30pm
Fee: $275

Let the aroma, rich colors, and sensual feel of wax seduce you!

Learn encaustic basics, how to add dimensional elements to your paintings, and how to combine other media with wax. Most supplies will be provided. (A list of other supplies will be given after registration.)

Interested students should email Flo.bartell@gmail.com with encaustic in the subject line.

Hurry, Flo’s classes fill quickly!!!

Workshops, Workshops, Workshops!

Art Central has three great workshops coming up

Drawing, Painting and Printmaking!!!

 

Drawing Foundation Series with Larry LeBrane
Thursday, August 23, 2018    5 – 8pm
Fee: $45

Study shading and apply principles of value to achieve the illusion of natural and mood lighting. Make your drawings come alive. The last session in the series of four mini-classes focusing on specific fundamental drawing skills, teaching students to ‘see differently.’ Take only one or all sessions. Beginning skill levels. Students get a material list when class is confirmed. For information or to enroll, contact: larron4@charter.net

 

Abstraction: 3-hour Acrylic Painting
Workshop with Drew Davis
Friday, August 24, 2018  10:30am -1:30pm
Fee: $45 

Drew has over 16 years experience as a professional artist and 4 years of teaching art workshops. In this 3-hour acrylic painting workshop, Drew will break down his creative process used to construct his vibrant, energetic abstract paintings.

Explore how to use contrast, shapes and colors to create interesting forms. He will share various techniques in how to use color and brush strokes to create movement, balance and energy. This class is for all skill levels!

We will be working mostly from our imaginations–but, you are welcome to bring your own images for inspiration of shape and color. We will be doing several small warm-up pieces and one larger. Paints, brushes and other materials will be provided. Canvas and additional materials can be purchased at Art Central. You are welcome to BYOB. Come join the fun!

Contact Drew for info by phone: 805-234-2302, or email: drew@drewdavis.com or purchase your spot by clicking here.

 

Relief Printmaking Workshop with Tricia Reichert
Saturday August 25th, 10:30am-4pm
Fee:$75

Relief printing is achieved by rolling ink onto the surface of a carved block. The areas that are carved away will not print, but those shapes of the image that are left will accept the ink and form the final print. The print will be a mirror image of what you see on your printing block! Come and learn how to design, carve and print a block (relief) print. Any subject can be adapted to work for this printmaking process. Bring along your ideas for the subject, or choose from a variety of mine for this project. Carving the design is very easy on this soft rubber block and water-based inks will be used in this workshop.
To enroll, please contact Tricia by email: tricia@portraitsandprints.com.

 

Don’t miss out–enroll in a class today!!!

Don’t miss Sydney Hall’s oil painting workshop!

Class is filling quickly!

Finding and Using Color in Painting

with Sydney Hall

Coloring for Adults…Finding and Using Color in Painting
Saturday, August 18, 12:30-3:30 pm
Fee: $35

Vibrancy of Color – This painting class will focus on the fundamentals essential to oil painting. Emphasis is placed on properly starting a painting and relationships found within a subject. We will discuss equipment, design concepts, abstraction, tone, color, and paint handling. Fine tuning will be ongoing and we will explore and learn to see color; simplifying your creation; shadow planes vs. light planes; color change vs. value change; perspective; pushing distance; adding the opposite on the color wheel does not make your shadow color; white is not the answer to making something lighter; and more. We will have fun and laugh a lot as well. I look forward to working with you! This particular class is expressly for oil painters.

www.sydneyhall.com, www.facebook.com/sydneyhallstudio

All levels welcome, no experience needed. Students will be emailed a supply list when class is confirmed. A list may also be picked up at Art Central. Intended for adults (this particular class is not for children.)

Five student minimum; payments to be received by Tuesday August 14^th, please.

Interested students should contact Sydney Hall byemail: sydpaints@yahoo.com
with Art Central Oil Painting Workshop in the subject line or phone: 805-782-9288.

 

 

 

Wanted for donation!

Do you have a gazillion art magazines that you’ve hoarded forever?  Know you’ll probably never look at them again, but it’s so hard to let them go?…  

Do you want to donate them to students who will be able to use them in their art classes?

Drop them off here, and we’ll give them to the students.  

Before you ask, yes, all kinds…

thanks in advance!

 

Time change for August 24th Workshop

Workshop moved to 10:30am – 1:30pm!

Abstraction: Acrylic Painting with Drew Davis

Apologies, the Friday, August 24th workshop with Drew Davis has been rescheduled to
10:30am – 1:30pm (from the original 2-5pm).

Abstraction: 3-hour Acrylic Painting Workshop with Drew Davis
Friday, August 24, 2018    10:30am – 1:30pm
Fee: $45 

Drew has over 16 years experience as a professional artist and 4 years of teaching art workshops. In this 3-hour acrylic painting workshop, Drew will break down his creative process used to construct his vibrant, energetic abstract paintings.

Explore how to use contrast, shapes and colors to create interesting forms. He will share various techniques in how to use color and brush strokes to create movement, balance and energy. This class is for all skill levels!

We will be working mostly from our imaginations–but, you are welcome to bring your own images for inspiration of shape and color. We will be doing several small warm-up pieces and one larger. Paints, brushes and other materials will be provided. Canvas and additional materials can be purchased at Art Central. You are welcome to BYOB. Come join the fun!

Hurry–limited to 15 spaces!

Contact Drew for info by phone: 805-234-2302, or email: drew@drewdavis.com or purchase your spot by clicking here.

 

Sizzling Sennelier SALE this SATURDAY!

Meet our Sennelier rep, and take advantage of this one-day sale!

Andrew, our Sennelier representative, is an expert on Sennelier and he’ll be here to explain and answer questions as well as allowing you to try out these gorgeous pastels and oil paints. You REALLY don’t want to miss this event. 

Following Tricia’s demo (which is now full), Andrew will set out a variety of Sennelier art supplies for you to  fall in love with!  Be here by 12:30pm to take advantage of this rare opportunity.  We’ll keep him here as long as we can, but chances are he’ll be leaving by 2pm.  

(Yes, you have to be here to get the deals – trust us, it will be worth it!)

We hope to see you this Saturday – August 11th!

Reminder for Three Great Workshops

Don’t miss out–coming up soon:

Acrylic Workshop with Drew Davis

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Chinese Brush Painting with Hilda Vandergriff

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Coloring for Adults with Sydney Hall

 

3-Hour Acrylic Painting Workshop with Drew Davis
Friday, August 10, 2018    2 – 5pm
Fee: $45

Drew has over 16 years experience as a professional artist and 4 years of teaching Art workshops. In this 3 hour acrylic painting workshop, Drew will break down his creative process used to construct vibrant, energetic paintings in an easy-to-understand way. You will explore how to use a photograph and break it down into its simplest painted form. He will share various techniques in how to use color and brush strokes to create movement, balance and energy.

There will be individual focus that is unique to each person’s needs. This class is for all skill levels! We will be working from printed photos, but you are welcome to bring your own images. We will be doing one small warm-up piece and one larger. Paints, brushes and other materials will be provided. Canvas and additional materials can be purchased at Art Central. You are welcome to BYOB. Come join the fun!

Contact Drew for info by phone: 805-234-2302, or email: drew@drewdavis.com or purchase your spot by clicking here.

Chinese Brush Painting Lesson: Cat with Blossoms, with Hilda Vandergriff
Sunday August 12th, 12:30 – 2:30pm
Fee: $40 

Have you ever wanted to learn about Chinese brush painting? Sign up and learn how to paint a cat, a bee and blossoms, using simple strokes. Learn to paint cat fur and how to write a Chinese calligraphy word for “Happiness.” Learn how to load a brush with colors and how to paint with Chinese ink.  Learn about seal chops and the variety of papers you can paint on. You will receive a lesson handout and follow along the lesson step by step. You will go home with a beautiful painting and gained knowledge about Chinese brush painting techniques. Hilda is passionate about her teaching and wants people to learn and have fun. Her goal is to bring out creativity; she brings lots of enthusiasm and positive thinking in her teaching style.  Come and have a fun time painting and learning.
Please bring or purchase a Chinese brush (or two) for class at Art Central that day!

To enroll, contact Hilda by phone:  559-322-6557 or email: hvandergri@aol.com

 

 

Coloring for Adults…Finding and Using Color in Painting with Sydney Hall
Saturday, August 18, 12:30-3:30 pm
Fee: $35

Vibrancy of Color – This painting class will focus on the fundamentals essential to oil painting. Emphasis is placed on properly starting a painting and relationships found within a subject. We will discuss equipment, design concepts, abstraction, tone, color, and paint handling. Fine tuning will be ongoing and we will explore and learn to see color; simplifying your creation; shadow planes vs. light planes; color change vs. value change; perspective; pushing distance; adding the opposite on the color wheel does not make your shadow color; white is not the answer to making something lighter; and more. We will have fun and laugh a lot as well. I look forward to working with you! This particular class is expressly for oil painters.

www.sydneyhall.com, www.facebook.com/sydneyhallstudio

All levels welcome, no experience needed. Students will be emailed a supply list when class is confirmed. A list may also be picked up at Art Central. Intended for adults (this particular class is not for children.)

Five student minimum; payments to be received by Tuesday August 14^th, please.

Interested students should contact Sydney Hall by email: sydpaints@yahoo.com with Art Central Oil Painting Workshop in the subject line or phone: 805-782-9288.

 

Enroll in a class today!

 

 

Two More Workshops to wrap up August!

Workshops for everyone!!!

Drawing Foundation Series: Shading with Larry LeBrane

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Abstraction: Acrylic Painting with Drew Davis

Drawing Foundation Series with Larry LeBrane
Thursday, August 23, 2018    5 – 8pm
Fee: $45

Study shading and apply principles of value to achieve the illusion of natural and mood lighting. Make your drawings come alive. The last session in the series of four mini-classes focusing on specific fundamental drawing skills, teaching students to ‘see differently.’ Take only one or all sessions. Beginning skill levels. Students get a material list when class is confirmed. For information or to enroll, contact: larron4@charter.net.

Enroll today!

Abstraction: 3-hour Acrylic Painting Workshop with Drew Davis
Friday, August 24, 2018   2-5pm
Fee: $45 

Drew has over 16 years experience as a professional artist and 4 years of teaching art workshops. In this 3-hour acrylic painting workshop, Drew will break down his creative process used to construct his vibrant, energetic abstract paintings.

Explore how to use contrast, shapes and colors to create interesting forms. He will share various techniques in how to use color and brush strokes to create movement, balance and energy. This class is for all skill levels!

We will be working mostly from our imaginations–but, you are welcome to bring your own images for inspiration of shape and color. We will be doing several small warm-up pieces and one larger. Paints, brushes and other materials will be provided. Canvas and additional materials can be purchased at Art Central. You are welcome to BYOB. Come join the fun!

Hurry–limited to 15 spaces!

Contact Drew for info by phone: 805-234-2302, or email: drew@drewdavis.com or purchase your spot by clicking here.

 

Meeting, Deals and Demos with Tricia and Andrew – this Saturday, Aug 11

The new and vibrant group 3CPS (California Central Coast Pastel Society) is having their meeting and a demonstration of pastel by Tricia Reichert here at Art Central this Saturday, August 11th, at 11am.  If you are interested in joining 3CPS, please be here by 11am for the meeting.  Tricia’s demonstration will begin shortly thereafter. 

PLEASE NOTE – This event is free, but space is limited. 

SIGN UP IN ADVANCE required!  

 

Additionally, Art Central’s Sennelier rep, Andrew, will be here to show off, demonstrate and allow artists to try the silky smooth Sennelier pastels & delicate LaCarte pastel paper.  A variety of sets will be available that day at unbelievable deals.  Be here to take advantage of the opportunity to learn about these creamy beautiful pastels and possibly to take some home with you!                
Andrew will answer questions about the pastels, paper AND also Sennelier OIL PAINT – this gorgeous, buttery oil is a paint everyone should try.  Andrew will bring samples to hand out, plus opportunities to try the paint.  And Art Central will offer our Sennelier oil paint at 50% off that day to participants!  

SIGN up today!  artcentralslo@yahoo.com or call us at 805-747-4200

for more information on this great new pastel organization, please e-mail:  info@3cps.org

Reminder to all – If it is not a physical hardship for you, we request that you not park in our lot. Please park on one of the nearby side streets – Pepper Street has free all day parking.
ALSO, we’re so sorry but our restroom is temporarily out of service.

 

What is Relief Printmaking?

Relief Printmaking Workshop with Tricia Reichert

Saturday August 25th, 10:30am-4pm
Fee:$75
Relief printing is achieved by rolling ink onto the surface of a carved block. The areas that are carved away will not print, but those shapes of the image that are left will accept the ink and form the final print. The print will be a mirror image of what you see on your printing block! Come and learn how to design, carve and print a block (relief) print. Any subject can be adapted to work for this printmaking process. Bring along your ideas for the subject, or choose from a variety of mine for this project. Carving the design is very easy on this soft rubber block and water-based inks will be used in this workshop.
To enroll, please contact Tricia by email: tricia@portraitsandprints.com

This class will fill up FAST!  Don’t delay!

                            

Some materials will be provided, but you’ll need to bring:

Pencil, Sharpie Marker, Rubber print block (4×6 or similar), Linoleum Carving tools

Colored water based inks (if desired)

Above materials are all available at Art Central!