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by Community Contributor • January 16, 2024 • Comments Off

Our 2024 Catalog of Classes and Workshops has arrived!

Our 2024 Spring Catalog of Art Workshops and Classes has arrived! Stop by and pick one up in our Uptown Gallery. And remember, you can always view it online at SedonaArtsCenter.org

You can also browse all our classes and workshops online:
Click here to see all of our classes and workshops.

Painting: Clouds and Sky
with Gretchen Lopez
January 19 : 10am to 4:30pmExpressing movement and atmosphere in your landscapes adds an incredible vitality to the painting. In this session we will focus on the shapes of clouds, and the way the atmosphere can add depth to the composition. The way to start and add cloud shapes along with the gray or blue of the sky, will help the student become more confident with their Plein Air work as well as studio work.

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ONLINE: Painting the Beauty of the Sedona Landscape
with Gretchen Lopez
January 26 : 9:30am to 2:30pm, AZ TimeExperience the beauty and magic of Sedona, as we learn to navigate through some of the iconic formations which make Sedona the world’s most desired place to visit.Discover the special palette of color used to create the vivid reds in the Rod Rocks and why toning is very important in the beginning!Please plan to work in a small format and use 2- 8×10 panels or 2-8×8. Use these small scale oil sketches for larger paintings.

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ONLINE: Painting a Mexican Still Life
with Gretchen Lopez
February 2 : 9:30am to 2:30pm, AZ TimePrepare to capture the culture of Mexico, starting out with wonderful and colorful subject matter set up in a still life!Learn how to get the most out of saturated color! It all starts out with your mixtures. On Zoom, it is great to present my students with percentages or ratios in the mixture of a color, that way we are on the same page!Please have a 12×12 or 16×16 square format canvas, either stretched, canvas sheets from Fredrix or canvas panel!

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Painting the Southwest Desert
with Gretchen Lopez
February 3 : 10am to 4:30pmNot only is life abundant in our great Southwest Desert, but as an artist, I can see wonderful textures, nuances in color and the way light influences the way we see it in the morning and in the late afternoon!Working from photo references, learn to capture the drama and beauty of our great Southwest. Find out how your brush strokes can create marvelous areas of interesting texture, along with experimenting with color and composition!Previous drawing skills are a must!

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It’s the Little Things: A Class on Painting Small Wonders
with Jillian Sander
February 6 – March 12 : Tuesdays, 3pm to 6pmIn this class students will be encouraged to forget about the big picture and instead focus on capturing the little things that spark joy: a hot cup of tea steaming on a windowsill, a favorite locket or lipstick, an old stuffed animal that passed through generations of little hands. The things we hold so close in our hearts are so often taken for granted, so let’s take the time to honor them in paint! This studio class will delve into capturing light through color, framing and focus, and mastering the essential strokes when approaching a miniature still life.

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ONLINE: The Living Abstract:
Earthy Conte Crayon Meets Luminous Acrylics
with Julie Bernstein Engelmann
February 9, 16, and 23 : 11am to 3pm, AZ TimeIn three weekly online sessions, experience how to let the paint sing, navigate the “beautiful mess,” and bring your abstract painting to fulfilled completion—without losing its life force and what makes it beautiful. For all levels of experience.Julie also is teaching ONLINE-The Living Abstract: Including Imagery in Your Abstract Painting on three consecutive Fridays, July 12, 19 & 16.

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Color Clinic
with Gretchen Lopez
February 17 and 18 : Sat & Sun 10am to 4:30pmLearn how to achieve harmony and continuity in your paintings by mixing color from a limited palette. Have fun as we explore and discover how to use simple methods of mixing paint to gain confidence and a better understanding of how color works. Get ready to apply what we learn to a still life, abstract, and landscape! Instructor demonstrations and individual attention provided.

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Meditation to Creation
with Ann Brownfield Meara
March 1 – 2 : Sat & Sun 10am to 4:30pmA great course for those who don’t think they are creative. Tap into an inner force that truly exists in all! At the Meditation to Creation Workshop, find inner guidance to create something beautiful in addition to reflecting, writing and art making. You will also learn and practice the ancient art of meditation. Out of meditation, profound creative insights arise.No prior art, writing or meditation experience is necessary. Just the willingness to be more creative, more inspired and more productive. Come if you wish to learn something lasting; something beautiful…while allowing your creativity to be nurtured.

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Distilling the Landscape in Sedona
with Ben Hamburger
March 16 : 9am to 3pmSimplifying what you see is a necessary component of observational painting. But it can also be used as a liberating constraint to explore design, composition, and color. During this class, we will focus on distilling our surroundings into compositions that convey both the essence of the landscape around us and our individual artistic voices. We will begin by focusing on selection and composition exercises before moving on to full color paintings. Discussions on theory and demonstrations will be followed by painting time with guidance by the instructor and group critique. Beginner and experienced plein air painters are welcome, however, this class is a class for people with some substantial painting experience. While demos will be provided in oil paint, both oils and acrylic painters are welcome.

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Painting Sedona Red : The Pastel Landscape
with Bruce Gomez
March 18 – 20 : 10am to 5pm (1st day), 9am to 4pmThis workshop in the studio is designed to welcome all skill levels. Think of Bruce Gomez as a Swiss Army knife of a teacher! Bruce will work with you at your individual skill level covering issues from drawing to composition as you learn how not to make mud with your pastels. You will learn how to prepare your paper, how to layer your pastels and to use analogous colors so as to finally achieve that magical Sedona Red Rock color in the light and in the shadows.Finer points will also touch on shipping, storing and pastel framing techniques – even ideas on how to approach galleries if you so desire.

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