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Drawing Fun Exploration Lab (Ages 8 - 12)

Richmond Art Center

This class celebrates the fun of drawing while inspiring the playful side of this basic visual art form. We will do drawing games and activities, working together and as individuals. We will be using drawing to explore art in as many ways as we can imagine, dance drawing, team drawing, mirror drawing, window drawing.  This will include playing with simple symbolic shapes and forms, finding hidden images in scribbles, dance drawing and tracing...

(13) All levels 8 - 12 years old
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Drawing Workshop Series

Richmond Art Center @ Virtual Classroom

Experiment and play with drawing techniques using pencil, charcoal, chalk pastel, ink, tempera, watercolor and mixed media! In this course, learn about the dynamic attributes of these art mediums while you practice, discover, and create projects that challenge your imagination, potential and more. Class 1: Chiaroscuro Techniques in pencil, charcoal & chalk pastels are explored to create light and shadow in drawings. Class 2: Don't Blink Ink...

(13) All levels 16 and older
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$140

4 sessions

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Painting Towards Climate Justice

Richmond Art Center

This class meets at the intersection of art and environmentalism. We will learn about various ways that contemporary artists address the environment, ecological crisis, and climate justice in their work, and we will incorporate these broader themes and strategies as inspiration for our own art.  Topics include future visioning, industrial critique, our relationship with the earth, and working with sustainable materials. The class is based...

(13) All levels 16 - 18 years old
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Art Journaling for Teens

Richmond Art Center

In this class young artists will begin to fill the pages of their art journals with fun projects using watercolors, colored pencils, ink, marker, paint, folded paper, and found objects. Sign up for one class or as many as you like!  Classes will include illustrating animal self-portraits, adding dimension to illustrations with cut-paper inserts, making DIY stencils, pop-up book and folding techniques, lettering basics, texture-making with...

(13) All levels 12 - 17 years old
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Painting Shells with Watermedia

Richmond Art Center

In this four-week course, students will develop their understanding of the elements and principles of art and design as well as materials and techniques of watermedia painting while creating original paintings of seashells. Working from photographs or from life, students will start by creating grayscale paintings exploring direct and indirect painting methods before making a limited palette, color painting. Join me to develop perceptual acuity,...

(13) All levels 16 - 18 years old
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Seeing Place with Watercolor

Richmond Art Center

Students will develop a deeper understanding of watercolor techniques and their connection to their surroundings through in-class exercises and journaling. We'll focus on intuition, color, mark-making, layering, and light. Heighten your senses, hone your skills, and see every day anew while exploring the spontaneity and restraints of watercolor painting! Materials List: Pencil Printer paper/ sketchbook Watercolor paint (cakes or tubes) in red,...

(13) Beginner 16 - 18 years old
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Collage Into Painting

Richmond Art Center @ Virtual Classroom

Spark your creativity by learning how to make a collage and using it as a starting point for an abstract painting. As a hands-on workshop, we will spend the majority of time making artwork and sharing our progress with the group.  We will also look at work by collage artists and abstract painters for inspiration, discuss elements of design, and explore color mixing in paint. The workshop is open to painters and mixed media artists of all levels...

(13) All levels 16 and older
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$105

3 sessions

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Omi Callings: Painting the Orishas

Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA

Omi Callings is a four week creative process where artists and creatives will spend time with the messages and wisdoms pouring forth from three orishas of the Yoruba spiritual tradition. This workshop is an invitation to explore the Yoruba cosmology system and strengthen our personal relationship with our inner waters.  Omi Callings invites participating artists to create three paintings and three poster affirmations honoring the energies of...

(13) All levels 14 and older
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$120

4 sessions

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Mixed Media Lab

Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA

Discover the endless possibilities of combining art techniques and materials in this hands-on course at the Richmond Art Center. From experimenting with different media to learning how to apply them on various surfaces, students will develop their skills and create unique mixed media artworks. Perfect for beginning to intermediate artists looking to expand their creative horizons.

(13) Beginner 18 and older
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$125

3 sessions

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2 Day Paint Big Abstract Art Workshop

Living Your Wild Creativity @ 4404 Ross Rd, Sebastopol, CA

This is not a workshop for beginners. Participants will bring all their own equipment, paints and canvas. Studio will provide buckets, some house paints, some large tools, misc paints.

Intermediate 18 and older
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$550

2 sessions

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Ink Ink Ink

Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA

Enjoy a day of ink drawing, using micron pens, ink and nib, as well as ink washes. The workshop will focus on the artists exploring classic ink drawing techniques and developing their own style with mark-making.  Subjects will include animal drawing, landscape textures, and portraiture. Teens 16 and over welcome.  Required supplies for this program: Materials fee of $15 due to instructor day of.

(13) All levels 16 and older
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Watercolor Beginnings Workshop

Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA

Learn the art of watercolor painting and gain a fundamental hands-on knowledge of the medium and equipment. Practice basic techniques, build skills and work towards developing a personal style.  Required supplies for this program: If you do not have watercolor painting supplies, for a $65 materials fee you can purchase a starting kit from the instructor.

(13) Beginner 18 and older
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Character Design (Ages 14 - 17)

Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA

Develop a character in this workshop by recognizing iconic and quintessential shapes, postures, and gestures. Move from a sketch, creating several small thumbnails to a finished piece. Combining storytelling and illustration, character design focuses on how people present themselves and what our trappings and features convey. Various media options will be discussed. Workshop will include pencil drawings, inking, and pastel shading. $25 materials...

(13) All levels 14 - 17 years old
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Sumi-e: Japanese Brush Painting

Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA

This workshop will cover the use of paper, ink and brush. Through step by step practices of calligraphy and some seasonal sumi-e paintings, class will learn most essential strokes and techniques to paint a sumi-e/ink brush painting. 

(13) All levels 18 and older
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In- Person - Rock It! Dot Painting Mandalas

Dragonfly Designs @ 19800-19824 Prospect Rd, Saratoga, CA

To put it simply, this project rocks! In this class, students will learn how to create beautiful Mandala stones that appear incredibly intricate, but are achievable through the technique of dot painting. Believed to be a source of meditation and relaxation, artists will find their center as their own Mandala comes to life on this unique canvas. Projects Rock Mandala Dot Årt Painting  Canvas Mandala Dot Årt Painting Locations This class...

(5) All levels 8 - 21 years old
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$175

5 sessions

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Watercolor With a Splash

Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA

Unleash your creativity and explore the vibrant world of watercolor painting in this hands-on workshop. Dive into the art of manipulating paint through splashing and dripping techniques, then bring your subject matter to life with overlapping images and transparencies. Discover a new way of looking at your art and embrace intriguing effects in this immersive watercolor experience.

(13) Intermediate 16 and older
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$100
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Journey Into Expression - Abstract Art Workshop

Living Your Wild Creativity @ 4404 Ross Rd, Sebastopol, CA

Unleash your creativity and discover your unique artistic voice in this immersive abstract art workshop. Join us for a day of exploration and self-expression as you learn to bring balance and meaning to your artwork. Limited spots available, so sign up now!

Beginner 18 and older
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$300
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Portraiture in Watercolor

Richmond Art Center @ 2540 Barrett Ave, Richmond, CA

This class will guide you through the process of portraiture in watercolor. Bring your own resource photos and learn how to free up and paint with more confidence. Required supplies Materials kit can be purchased from the instructor for $50 at the beginning of the workshop. Experienced students may bring their own supplies.

(13) Intermediate 17 and older
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Creative Exploration & Expansion Series: Drawing

Richmond Art Center

Creative Exploration and Expansion Series: Intuitive Drawing This class series is about creative expansion and artistic self-discovery. We will experiment with intuitive drawing and collage, guided visualization exercises, drip painting, mandala making, and journaling. As a teacher my goal is to create a safe place for students to be playful, imaginative, and exploratory. No prior artistic experience is required. Intuitive Drawing: Experiment with...

(13) All levels 5 - 18 years old
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Creative Exploration & Expansion Series: Painting

Richmond Art Center

Creative Exploration and Expansion Series: Splash Painting These classes will be about creative expansion and artistic self-discovery. We will experiment with intuitive drawing and collage, guided visualization exercises, drip painting, mandala making, and journaling. As the teacher, my goal will be to create a safe container for students to be playful, imaginative, and exploratory. No prior artistic experience is required. Splash Painting - Discover...

(13) All levels 5 - 18 years old
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