NEW Art Classes & Workshops at the Sedona Arts Center!

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• Experience Level: All levels of experience are welcome. This class is also open to ages 12 and older with an adult.
• Medium: Oil
• Registration: Each student must register individually. Click the Cancellation Policy tab above for more info.
• Materials List: All materials are included in the price.
• Location: Sedona Arts Center/Theatre Studio

Learn from a Certified Ross Instructor how to paint Happy Little Trees and more in the 3 hour painting session!

• This talk is in connection with our Element of Sport exhibit coming in April 2025.
• Free admission. Please register so we know how many to expect.
• Location: Special Exhibitions Gallery at Sedona Arts Center

Sport – and the competition, teamwork, and entertainment it invokes – may be as old as humanity’s origins. It’s a universal phenomenon that transcends time and geography, one that brings people together in the spirit of both sportsmanship and shared cultural experience. This lecture surveys a range of artworks that examine the intersection of sports, community, and identity, highlighting how athletic events have shaped and reflected societal values throughout history.

In this two-day class you will be given a Seawhite of Brighton Concertina Sketchbook to create an unfolding story emerging over the pages of the book.  We will use acrylic paints, inks, markers, colored pencils, charcoal and carbon pencils, wax crayons, paper pieces, handmade papers, stencils, cloth, scraps and other materials using water-based adhesives to create colorful sketchbooks.

We will meet on two consecutive Sunday’s, the first, to create our pieces and the second to fire them.

Our class will focus on the “how to’s” of brushes, mediums, paper, seeing and painting light on form, understanding temperatures of light and shadow, and working with edges in painting a variety of subjects. I’ll be demonstrating exciting ways to create effects in watercolor using impressionistic, painterly brushwork. How to paint in watercolor using glazing and textural techniques, incorporating frisket (don’t worry if you don’t know what that is – you will find out and it’s fun), and applying a value sketch will be covered. When completed, we will all have painted some exciting and beautiful watercolors.

You will leave class with a necklace and pair of earrings of your own chosen materials. There is a simple design , or choose  a more complex  design for those of you with some experience.  A gift and memory of your magical class at the Sedona Arts Center with a teacher who loves the art of beaded jewelry.

Whether a beginner, a repeat student or a seasoned artist, this course is designed to spark your creative juices in an environment that’s conducive for exploring and expanding your painting chops. Using your choice of oils, acrylics, watercolor and/or pastels, you can bring your own fine art project, start fresh or follow instructor-led prompts for this 3-day workshop that’s filled with personalized guidance, inspiration, questions, answers and fun.

The workshop will begin with a brief history of the art of Shibori, followed by a demonstration of the three simple, basic methods of folding, binding, and using twisting methods to create unique patterns on the fabric. For the class we will use traditional permanent Indigo dyed cotton. Bring long latex gloves!