Throughout the year Dots ‘N Doodles hosts various events. We also support our local community partners such as The Astoria Art Loft by listing their classes on our calendar as well as other local community events.
Visit us out on Facebook and Pinterest or call us directly at 503-325-5081 for more information.
COLORED PENCIL TECHNIQUES by Michael D. Brundage
September 12th and 13th Time: 10:00 am – – 4:00 pm
In this class, you will learn techniques of using colored pencils on suede mate paper to create an Eastern Blue Jay.
Students will use 8 x 10 green swede mat paper. You may later choose to change the color of the background or leave it green.
Subject: Eastern Blue Jay
Supplies:
Green swede mate paper – has been ordered at Dot’s N Doodles
White graphite paper
Kneaded eraser
Workable spray fix-it
Stylist
Colored pencils: WHITES, BLUES, BROWNS, GREYS, BLACKS, REDS & YELLOWS, GREENS
For those of you who do not know Michael, his wildlife pencil paintings are exceptional. He captures the very essence of the creature he is painting. The pencil list below is what he uses in his wildlife drawing and paintings.
If you have your own pencils please bring them. He will talk about the various brands and types of pencils on the market and explain the differences between the various brands. Michael will go over the reasoning for the pencils he uses.
Brundage’s has a preferred PENCIL LIST, but you are free to bring whatever pencils you have.
Whatever other supplies you may need will be available at Dot’s-N-Doodles.
Cost: $175
Visit Michael’s website: www.brundageartwork.com
COLORED PENCIL TECHNIQUES by Michael D. Brundage
September 12th and 13th Time: 10:00 am – – 4:00 pm
In this class, you will learn techniques of using colored pencils on suede mate paper to create an Eastern Blue Jay.
Students will use 8 x 10 green swede mat paper. You may later choose to change the color of the background or leave it green.
Subject: Eastern Blue Jay
Supplies:
Green swede mate paper – has been ordered at Dot’s N Doodles
White graphite paper
Kneaded eraser
Workable spray fix-it
Stylist
Colored pencils: WHITES, BLUES, BROWNS, GREYS, BLACKS, REDS & YELLOWS, GREENS
For those of you who do not know Michael, his wildlife pencil paintings are exceptional. He captures the very essence of the creature he is painting. The pencil list below is what he uses in his wildlife drawing and paintings.
If you have your own pencils please bring them. He will talk about the various brands and types of pencils on the market and explain the differences between the various brands. Michael will go over the reasoning for the pencils he uses.
Brundage’s has a preferred PENCIL LIST, but you are free to bring whatever pencils you have.
Whatever other supplies you may need will be available at Dot’s-N-Doodles.
Cost: $175
Visit Michael’s website: www.brundageartwork.com
YONG HONG ZHONG – 2 DAY CLASS
Watercolor Painting
This class has been rescheduled to: OCTOBER 3rd & 4th Time: 9:00 AM – 3:30 or 4:00 p.m.
This two-day watercolor workshop emphasizes the use of simplified composition, value structure, and color. Included are short lectures on visual structures and demos from B&W and color photos. Individual critiques will be available throughout the two days with a group critique each day.
Day 1 – First day: class begins at 9:00 AM – – 3:30 or 4:00 PM – –
Lecture on visual structure and composition with emphasis on values. A brief discussion on paints, brushes, and papers is followed by another demo from black and white photos. Painting time; end of day critique.
Day 2 – Lecture on visual structure and simplification with emphasis on values, color, light, and shadow. Demo from a color photo. Painting time and end of day critique.
MATERIALS – –
PAINTS: Azo Yellow, Cadmium Yellow, Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Red, Quinacridone Magenta, Alizarin Crimson, Dioxazine Purple, Ultramarine Blue, Cobalt, Blue, Cerulean Blue, Phthalocyanne Blue, Burnt Umber, Payne’s Gray, Ivory Black, Chinese White
BRUSHES: Round brushes, 4 to 5 sable or synthetic and a couple of squirrel (variety of sizes).
Flat brushes, 4 to 5 (variety of sizes)
Just bring what you already own.
PAPER: ARCHES Cold Press
10 X 14 or 9 X 12 – – 140/lb
12 sheets or whatever brands that you are comfortable with
OTHER: Palette, small sketchbook, thin sticks of vine charcoals, water container, paper towels, masking tape, drawing board, #2B pencils, palette knife, eraser, and a small stray plastic spray bottle
VISIT Yong Hong’s website at: WWW.YONGHONGZHONG.COM
YONG HONG ZHONG – 2 DAY CLASS
Watercolor Painting
This class has been rescheduled to: OCTOBER 3rd & 4th Time: 9:00 AM – 3:30 or 4:00 p.m.
This two-day watercolor workshop emphasizes the use of simplified composition, value structure, and color. Included are short lectures on visual structures and demos from B&W and color photos. Individual critiques will be available throughout the two days with a group critique each day.
Day 1 – First day: class begins at 9:00 AM – – 3:30 or 4:00 PM – –
Lecture on visual structure and composition with emphasis on values. A brief discussion on paints, brushes, and papers is followed by another demo from black and white photos. Painting time; end of day critique.
Day 2 – Lecture on visual structure and simplification with emphasis on values, color, light, and shadow. Demo from a color photo. Painting time and end of day critique.
MATERIALS – –
PAINTS: Azo Yellow, Cadmium Yellow, Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Red, Quinacridone Magenta, Alizarin Crimson, Dioxazine Purple, Ultramarine Blue, Cobalt, Blue, Cerulean Blue, Phthalocyanne Blue, Burnt Umber, Payne’s Gray, Ivory Black, Chinese White
BRUSHES: Round brushes, 4 to 5 sable or synthetic and a couple of squirrel (variety of sizes).
Flat brushes, 4 to 5 (variety of sizes)
Just bring what you already own.
PAPER: ARCHES Cold Press
10 X 14 or 9 X 12 – – 140/lb
12 sheets or whatever brands that you are comfortable with
OTHER: Palette, small sketchbook, thin sticks of vine charcoals, water container, paper towels, masking tape, drawing board, #2B pencils, palette knife, eraser, and a small stray plastic spray bottle
VISIT Yong Hong’s website at: WWW.YONGHONGZHONG.COM
Hoffman Center for the Arts
News Release
Date: January 28, 2020
Hoffman Center Offers Watercolor Basics—Four Elements
of Successful Painting
Tuition: $300.00
Dates: January 13, January 27, February 10, February 24
Time: 1:00 pm to 4 pm via Zoom
The Hoffman Center for the Arts in Manzanita will offer Watercolor Basics, a series of four classes to initiate the beginner or provide a refresher for intermediate painters. Led by Eugene artist Carolyn Gates, participants will practice washes, glazing, wet-into-wet techniques, composition, color theory, and value.
Live sessions are held on Zoom on the second and last Wednesdays in January and February from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Live sessions include demonstrations, show and tell, and Q & A. The workshop consists of an online segment with handouts, materials lists, and additional video demonstrations. Students who miss a ‘live’ session will be sent a link to the recording.
Additional information may be found at: https://hoffmanarts.org/events/watercolor-basics-four-elements-of-successful-painting/
Watercolor Basics:
Four Elements of Successful Painting
Materials List
Any of these materials are easy to find online at Dots ‘N Doodles Art Supplies – Astoria Or 503-325-5081
Paper: 140# Cold Press paper – This can be any 100% rag or cotton paper, such as Arches, Fabriano, or Fluid 100 (100% Cotton paper) You can buy it in full sheets (22” x 30”) or in blocks or pads. For this class I recommend either 2 full sheets, (which we will tear into smaller sizes for the various exercises and paintings), OR a block or pad that is 9” x 12”.
Sketch book: Bring your favorite sketchbook, to use for thumb nail sketches and planning ideas
Brushes: Bring any watercolor brushes you already have. Synthetic brushes are the least expensive, and you should get the best you can afford. Pure sable brushes are the best, but are the most expensive. No 12 round, No 8 round, No 4 round, 1″ flat, 1/2″ flat (optional)
Paint: Bring any transparent watercolor paints that you have (NOT Gouache or Acrylic). The minimum suggested palette would consist of the following (examples in parentheses):
1 Yellow (Aureolin OR Hansa Yellow, Cadmium Yellow OR New Gamboge)
1-2 Reds (Cadmium Red OR Pyrrol Red & Permanent Alizarin Crimson OR Carmine,)
1 Blue (French Ultramarine, Cobalt Blue, Prussian Blue)
1 Green (Winsor Green, Pthalo Green, Sap Green)
1 Brown (Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Sepia)
1 Black ( Ivory Black, Payne’s Gray, or Neutral Tint)
If you want to buy new watercolors, I recommend using M.Graham, or Daniel Smith. My minimum suggested palette for the beginner is:
French Ultramarine Blue
Burnt Sienna
Aureolin (Yellow) Or Hansa Yellow
Cadmium Red OR Pyrrol Red
Permanent Alizarin Crimson OR Carmine
Winsor Green (Yellow Shade) OR Sap Green
Payne’s Gray
This palette of colors will allow you to mix some nice oranges, greens, purples, and grays.
Other Supplies:
Palette: to put your paint on, and mix colors. I recommend a plastic folding palette.
HB Pencil
Kneaded eraser
2 plastic water containers (for example: empty yogurt containers)
Paper towels
Masking tape
Small spray bottle
Photographs and Still Life Material
Throughout this class we will be working from either life or from photographs. The choice is up to you, but remember to keep things simple if you are a beginning student. This class will focus on organic subject matter, so think about photos of flowers, birds, mushrooms, trees, simple landscapes, etc. If you want to paint from life you will set up objects in front of you to paint from. Fruit, sea shells, simple flowers in a vase, tea pots, pottery, etc are good things to make a still life from.
HOFFMAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS
DATE: January 28, 2021
Hoffman Center for the Arts offers:
Date: Second Thursday of every month from January through April 2021
Time: 10:00am to 1:00 Pm
Each live session will be on Zoom; links will be sent out the day before each class
Tuition: $140 for four sessions
To practice art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it! –Kurt Vonnegut
Join Melissa Grace Young as your guide on the second Thursday each month beginning January 14. Explore new ideas and techniques, build your lettering skills, and connect with like-minded participants as you follow each other’s progress. Develop your creative process and find your path as you participate in these monthly workshops
Grow Your Art Practice is a year-long journey of sketchbook journaling offered in four-month segments for $140 each. Workshops include 2-1/2 hours of instruction plus a half-hour to share pages, answer questions, and present homework ideas between months.
Sessions will be recorded and made available to you for a limited time if you miss a live session. All students have access to video demonstrations, examples, material lists, and tips and tricks residing in the entire course’s online segment. The online classroom will be updated monthly with new information and includes a forum on which participants can upload photos of their pages, ask questions, give, and receive feedback.
Melissa Young’s career has been spent in family medicine. But she says:
“I’ve always used creative outlets to help keep me grounded.”
She has dabbled in ceramics, jewelry making, spinning & weaving, quilting, and acrylic and watercolor painting. Over the past few years, she enjoys sketchbook journaling for both every day and traveling. She finds it a useful tool for spring-boarding other larger artworks from ideas developed on her journals’ pages.
So DO IT! Sign up today to commit yourself to practice your art in 2021, and watch your astounding journal unfold.
Hoffman Center for the Arts
News Release: Date: January 28, 2020
Hoffman Center for the Arts offers Year of Botanicals: Winter Branches
Date: January 9, 2021
Time: 1:00 pm to 4 pm
On Zoom
Tuition: $45.00
The Hoffman Center for the Arts is offering monthly botanical drawing classes led by Seaside artist Dorota Haber-Lehigh. This series kicks off Saturday, January 9, with a focus on winter branches. Winter branches are a wonder of a universe to observe. Each presents a challenge to draw whether cedar, western hemlock, or magnolia, branches with fuzzy buds or dried seeds.
Participants will draw by looking at live specimens of their choice in a sketchbook or working on their choice paper. Colored pencils, micron pens, and pencils are needed. Follow the link below for more information and complete materials
list.
This series changes monthly with a new subject, demonstrations, and techniques. All sessions are held on the second Saturday of each month at the same time for $45.00 each. The first three sessions are now available for registration.
Additional information may be found at: https://hoffmanarts.org/events/year-of-botanicals-winter-branches-with-dorota-haber-lehigh/
Materials:
Variety of plant subjects: winter branches, evergreen branches, branches with buds, whatever you can find close to home. Live specimens are preferred over working from photographs.
Sketchbook of your choice
Pencil (either H or F)
Kneaded eraser
Hand-held pencil sharpener, such as Alvin Brass Bullet
Pigma Micron Pen (005) black
Set of artist quality colored pencils (Prismacolor Premier, Faber Castell Phlychomos, Pable by Caran D’ache, Derwent Colorsoft.
Good quality drawing paper: Choose one from the list
- White paper (Dorota works on either Stonehenge Aqua hot press 140 lbs or Fluid 100 watercolor paper, 140 lbs hot press. You can buy one sheet and cut it into smaller pieces.
- Other good colored pencil paper—Strathmore Bristol Smooth. If you like brown surfaced paper, Dorota recommends Toned Tan Sketch paper sketchbook by Strathmore, Kraft by Stonehenge (Legion Paper), or Mixed Media Toned Tan by Strathmore. You don’t need all this paper, just choose one or two to try.
Optional:
Embossing tool (Pergamano Fine Stylus 0.5mm
Colorless blender of your choice, for example, Caran D’ache wax colorless blender, or Copic colorless blender marker, number 0.
Hoffman Center for the Arts
News Release
Date: January 28, 2020
Hoffman Center Offers Watercolor Basics—Four Elements
of Successful Painting
Tuition: $300.00
Dates: January 13, January 27, February 10, February 24
Time: 1:00 pm to 4 pm via Zoom
The Hoffman Center for the Arts in Manzanita will offer Watercolor Basics, a series of four classes to initiate the beginner or provide a refresher for intermediate painters. Led by Eugene artist Carolyn Gates, participants will practice washes, glazing, wet-into-wet techniques, composition, color theory, and value.
Live sessions are held on Zoom on the second and last Wednesdays in January and February from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Live sessions include demonstrations, show and tell, and Q & A. The workshop consists of an online segment with handouts, materials lists, and additional video demonstrations. Students who miss a ‘live’ session will be sent a link to the recording.
Additional information may be found at: https://hoffmanarts.org/events/watercolor-basics-four-elements-of-successful-painting/
Watercolor Basics:
Four Elements of Successful Painting
Materials List
Any of these materials are easy to find online at Dots ‘N Doodles Art Supplies – Astoria Or 503-325-5081
Paper: 140# Cold Press paper – This can be any 100% rag or cotton paper, such as Arches, Fabriano, or Fluid 100 (100% Cotton paper) You can buy it in full sheets (22” x 30”) or in blocks or pads. For this class I recommend either 2 full sheets, (which we will tear into smaller sizes for the various exercises and paintings), OR a block or pad that is 9” x 12”.
Sketch book: Bring your favorite sketchbook, to use for thumb nail sketches and planning ideas
Brushes: Bring any watercolor brushes you already have. Synthetic brushes are the least expensive, and you should get the best you can afford. Pure sable brushes are the best, but are the most expensive. No 12 round, No 8 round, No 4 round, 1″ flat, 1/2″ flat (optional)
Paint: Bring any transparent watercolor paints that you have (NOT Gouache or Acrylic). The minimum suggested palette would consist of the following (examples in parentheses):
1 Yellow (Aureolin OR Hansa Yellow, Cadmium Yellow OR New Gamboge)
1-2 Reds (Cadmium Red OR Pyrrol Red & Permanent Alizarin Crimson OR Carmine,)
1 Blue (French Ultramarine, Cobalt Blue, Prussian Blue)
1 Green (Winsor Green, Pthalo Green, Sap Green)
1 Brown (Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Sepia)
1 Black ( Ivory Black, Payne’s Gray, or Neutral Tint)
If you want to buy new watercolors, I recommend using M.Graham, or Daniel Smith. My minimum suggested palette for the beginner is:
French Ultramarine Blue
Burnt Sienna
Aureolin (Yellow) Or Hansa Yellow
Cadmium Red OR Pyrrol Red
Permanent Alizarin Crimson OR Carmine
Winsor Green (Yellow Shade) OR Sap Green
Payne’s Gray
This palette of colors will allow you to mix some nice oranges, greens, purples, and grays.
Other Supplies:
Palette: to put your paint on, and mix colors. I recommend a plastic folding palette.
HB Pencil
Kneaded eraser
2 plastic water containers (for example: empty yogurt containers)
Paper towels
Masking tape
Small spray bottle
Photographs and Still Life Material
Throughout this class we will be working from either life or from photographs. The choice is up to you, but remember to keep things simple if you are a beginning student. This class will focus on organic subject matter, so think about photos of flowers, birds, mushrooms, trees, simple landscapes, etc. If you want to paint from life you will set up objects in front of you to paint from. Fruit, sea shells, simple flowers in a vase, tea pots, pottery, etc are good things to make a still life from.
HOFFMAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS
DATE: January 28, 2021
Hoffman Center for the Arts offers:
Date: Second Thursday of every month from January through April 2021
Time: 10:00am to 1:00 Pm
Each live session will be on Zoom; links will be sent out the day before each class
Tuition: $140 for four sessions
To practice art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it! –Kurt Vonnegut
Join Melissa Grace Young as your guide on the second Thursday each month beginning January 14. Explore new ideas and techniques, build your lettering skills, and connect with like-minded participants as you follow each other’s progress. Develop your creative process and find your path as you participate in these monthly workshops
Grow Your Art Practice is a year-long journey of sketchbook journaling offered in four-month segments for $140 each. Workshops include 2-1/2 hours of instruction plus a half-hour to share pages, answer questions, and present homework ideas between months.
Sessions will be recorded and made available to you for a limited time if you miss a live session. All students have access to video demonstrations, examples, material lists, and tips and tricks residing in the entire course’s online segment. The online classroom will be updated monthly with new information and includes a forum on which participants can upload photos of their pages, ask questions, give, and receive feedback.
Melissa Young’s career has been spent in family medicine. But she says:
“I’ve always used creative outlets to help keep me grounded.”
She has dabbled in ceramics, jewelry making, spinning & weaving, quilting, and acrylic and watercolor painting. Over the past few years, she enjoys sketchbook journaling for both every day and traveling. She finds it a useful tool for spring-boarding other larger artworks from ideas developed on her journals’ pages.
So DO IT! Sign up today to commit yourself to practice your art in 2021, and watch your astounding journal unfold.
Hoffman Center for the Arts
News Release
Date: January 28, 2020
Hoffman Center Offers Watercolor Basics—Four Elements
of Successful Painting
Tuition: $300.00
Dates: January 13, January 27, February 10, February 24
Time: 1:00 pm to 4 pm via Zoom
The Hoffman Center for the Arts in Manzanita will offer Watercolor Basics, a series of four classes to initiate the beginner or provide a refresher for intermediate painters. Led by Eugene artist Carolyn Gates, participants will practice washes, glazing, wet-into-wet techniques, composition, color theory, and value.
Live sessions are held on Zoom on the second and last Wednesdays in January and February from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Live sessions include demonstrations, show and tell, and Q & A. The workshop consists of an online segment with handouts, materials lists, and additional video demonstrations. Students who miss a ‘live’ session will be sent a link to the recording.
Additional information may be found at: https://hoffmanarts.org/events/watercolor-basics-four-elements-of-successful-painting/
Watercolor Basics:
Four Elements of Successful Painting
Materials List
Any of these materials are easy to find online at Dots ‘N Doodles Art Supplies – Astoria Or 503-325-5081
Paper: 140# Cold Press paper – This can be any 100% rag or cotton paper, such as Arches, Fabriano, or Fluid 100 (100% Cotton paper) You can buy it in full sheets (22” x 30”) or in blocks or pads. For this class I recommend either 2 full sheets, (which we will tear into smaller sizes for the various exercises and paintings), OR a block or pad that is 9” x 12”.
Sketch book: Bring your favorite sketchbook, to use for thumb nail sketches and planning ideas
Brushes: Bring any watercolor brushes you already have. Synthetic brushes are the least expensive, and you should get the best you can afford. Pure sable brushes are the best, but are the most expensive. No 12 round, No 8 round, No 4 round, 1″ flat, 1/2″ flat (optional)
Paint: Bring any transparent watercolor paints that you have (NOT Gouache or Acrylic). The minimum suggested palette would consist of the following (examples in parentheses):
1 Yellow (Aureolin OR Hansa Yellow, Cadmium Yellow OR New Gamboge)
1-2 Reds (Cadmium Red OR Pyrrol Red & Permanent Alizarin Crimson OR Carmine,)
1 Blue (French Ultramarine, Cobalt Blue, Prussian Blue)
1 Green (Winsor Green, Pthalo Green, Sap Green)
1 Brown (Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Sepia)
1 Black ( Ivory Black, Payne’s Gray, or Neutral Tint)
If you want to buy new watercolors, I recommend using M.Graham, or Daniel Smith. My minimum suggested palette for the beginner is:
French Ultramarine Blue
Burnt Sienna
Aureolin (Yellow) Or Hansa Yellow
Cadmium Red OR Pyrrol Red
Permanent Alizarin Crimson OR Carmine
Winsor Green (Yellow Shade) OR Sap Green
Payne’s Gray
This palette of colors will allow you to mix some nice oranges, greens, purples, and grays.
Other Supplies:
Palette: to put your paint on, and mix colors. I recommend a plastic folding palette.
HB Pencil
Kneaded eraser
2 plastic water containers (for example: empty yogurt containers)
Paper towels
Masking tape
Small spray bottle
Photographs and Still Life Material
Throughout this class we will be working from either life or from photographs. The choice is up to you, but remember to keep things simple if you are a beginning student. This class will focus on organic subject matter, so think about photos of flowers, birds, mushrooms, trees, simple landscapes, etc. If you want to paint from life you will set up objects in front of you to paint from. Fruit, sea shells, simple flowers in a vase, tea pots, pottery, etc are good things to make a still life from.
Hoffman Center for the Arts
News Release
Date: January 28, 2020
Hoffman Center Offers Watercolor Basics—Four Elements
of Successful Painting
Tuition: $300.00
Dates: January 13, January 27, February 10, February 24
Time: 1:00 pm to 4 pm via Zoom
The Hoffman Center for the Arts in Manzanita will offer Watercolor Basics, a series of four classes to initiate the beginner or provide a refresher for intermediate painters. Led by Eugene artist Carolyn Gates, participants will practice washes, glazing, wet-into-wet techniques, composition, color theory, and value.
Live sessions are held on Zoom on the second and last Wednesdays in January and February from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Live sessions include demonstrations, show and tell, and Q & A. The workshop consists of an online segment with handouts, materials lists, and additional video demonstrations. Students who miss a ‘live’ session will be sent a link to the recording.
Additional information may be found at: https://hoffmanarts.org/events/watercolor-basics-four-elements-of-successful-painting/
Watercolor Basics:
Four Elements of Successful Painting
Materials List
Any of these materials are easy to find online at Dots ‘N Doodles Art Supplies – Astoria Or 503-325-5081
Paper: 140# Cold Press paper – This can be any 100% rag or cotton paper, such as Arches, Fabriano, or Fluid 100 (100% Cotton paper) You can buy it in full sheets (22” x 30”) or in blocks or pads. For this class I recommend either 2 full sheets, (which we will tear into smaller sizes for the various exercises and paintings), OR a block or pad that is 9” x 12”.
Sketch book: Bring your favorite sketchbook, to use for thumb nail sketches and planning ideas
Brushes: Bring any watercolor brushes you already have. Synthetic brushes are the least expensive, and you should get the best you can afford. Pure sable brushes are the best, but are the most expensive. No 12 round, No 8 round, No 4 round, 1″ flat, 1/2″ flat (optional)
Paint: Bring any transparent watercolor paints that you have (NOT Gouache or Acrylic). The minimum suggested palette would consist of the following (examples in parentheses):
1 Yellow (Aureolin OR Hansa Yellow, Cadmium Yellow OR New Gamboge)
1-2 Reds (Cadmium Red OR Pyrrol Red & Permanent Alizarin Crimson OR Carmine,)
1 Blue (French Ultramarine, Cobalt Blue, Prussian Blue)
1 Green (Winsor Green, Pthalo Green, Sap Green)
1 Brown (Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Sepia)
1 Black ( Ivory Black, Payne’s Gray, or Neutral Tint)
If you want to buy new watercolors, I recommend using M.Graham, or Daniel Smith. My minimum suggested palette for the beginner is:
French Ultramarine Blue
Burnt Sienna
Aureolin (Yellow) Or Hansa Yellow
Cadmium Red OR Pyrrol Red
Permanent Alizarin Crimson OR Carmine
Winsor Green (Yellow Shade) OR Sap Green
Payne’s Gray
This palette of colors will allow you to mix some nice oranges, greens, purples, and grays.
Other Supplies:
Palette: to put your paint on, and mix colors. I recommend a plastic folding palette.
HB Pencil
Kneaded eraser
2 plastic water containers (for example: empty yogurt containers)
Paper towels
Masking tape
Small spray bottle
Photographs and Still Life Material
Throughout this class we will be working from either life or from photographs. The choice is up to you, but remember to keep things simple if you are a beginning student. This class will focus on organic subject matter, so think about photos of flowers, birds, mushrooms, trees, simple landscapes, etc. If you want to paint from life you will set up objects in front of you to paint from. Fruit, sea shells, simple flowers in a vase, tea pots, pottery, etc are good things to make a still life from.
HOFFMAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS
DATE: January 28, 2021
Hoffman Center for the Arts offers:
Date: Second Thursday of every month from January through April 2021
Time: 10:00am to 1:00 Pm
Each live session will be on Zoom; links will be sent out the day before each class
Tuition: $140 for four sessions
To practice art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it! –Kurt Vonnegut
Join Melissa Grace Young as your guide on the second Thursday each month beginning January 14. Explore new ideas and techniques, build your lettering skills, and connect with like-minded participants as you follow each other’s progress. Develop your creative process and find your path as you participate in these monthly workshops
Grow Your Art Practice is a year-long journey of sketchbook journaling offered in four-month segments for $140 each. Workshops include 2-1/2 hours of instruction plus a half-hour to share pages, answer questions, and present homework ideas between months.
Sessions will be recorded and made available to you for a limited time if you miss a live session. All students have access to video demonstrations, examples, material lists, and tips and tricks residing in the entire course’s online segment. The online classroom will be updated monthly with new information and includes a forum on which participants can upload photos of their pages, ask questions, give, and receive feedback.
Melissa Young’s career has been spent in family medicine. But she says:
“I’ve always used creative outlets to help keep me grounded.”
She has dabbled in ceramics, jewelry making, spinning & weaving, quilting, and acrylic and watercolor painting. Over the past few years, she enjoys sketchbook journaling for both every day and traveling. She finds it a useful tool for spring-boarding other larger artworks from ideas developed on her journals’ pages.
So DO IT! Sign up today to commit yourself to practice your art in 2021, and watch your astounding journal unfold.
Hoffman Center for the Arts
News Release
Date: January 28, 2020
Hoffman Center Offers Watercolor Basics—Four Elements
of Successful Painting
Tuition: $300.00
Dates: January 13, January 27, February 10, February 24
Time: 1:00 pm to 4 pm via Zoom
The Hoffman Center for the Arts in Manzanita will offer Watercolor Basics, a series of four classes to initiate the beginner or provide a refresher for intermediate painters. Led by Eugene artist Carolyn Gates, participants will practice washes, glazing, wet-into-wet techniques, composition, color theory, and value.
Live sessions are held on Zoom on the second and last Wednesdays in January and February from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Live sessions include demonstrations, show and tell, and Q & A. The workshop consists of an online segment with handouts, materials lists, and additional video demonstrations. Students who miss a ‘live’ session will be sent a link to the recording.
Additional information may be found at: https://hoffmanarts.org/events/watercolor-basics-four-elements-of-successful-painting/
Watercolor Basics:
Four Elements of Successful Painting
Materials List
Any of these materials are easy to find online at Dots ‘N Doodles Art Supplies – Astoria Or 503-325-5081
Paper: 140# Cold Press paper – This can be any 100% rag or cotton paper, such as Arches, Fabriano, or Fluid 100 (100% Cotton paper) You can buy it in full sheets (22” x 30”) or in blocks or pads. For this class I recommend either 2 full sheets, (which we will tear into smaller sizes for the various exercises and paintings), OR a block or pad that is 9” x 12”.
Sketch book: Bring your favorite sketchbook, to use for thumb nail sketches and planning ideas
Brushes: Bring any watercolor brushes you already have. Synthetic brushes are the least expensive, and you should get the best you can afford. Pure sable brushes are the best, but are the most expensive. No 12 round, No 8 round, No 4 round, 1″ flat, 1/2″ flat (optional)
Paint: Bring any transparent watercolor paints that you have (NOT Gouache or Acrylic). The minimum suggested palette would consist of the following (examples in parentheses):
1 Yellow (Aureolin OR Hansa Yellow, Cadmium Yellow OR New Gamboge)
1-2 Reds (Cadmium Red OR Pyrrol Red & Permanent Alizarin Crimson OR Carmine,)
1 Blue (French Ultramarine, Cobalt Blue, Prussian Blue)
1 Green (Winsor Green, Pthalo Green, Sap Green)
1 Brown (Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Sepia)
1 Black ( Ivory Black, Payne’s Gray, or Neutral Tint)
If you want to buy new watercolors, I recommend using M.Graham, or Daniel Smith. My minimum suggested palette for the beginner is:
French Ultramarine Blue
Burnt Sienna
Aureolin (Yellow) Or Hansa Yellow
Cadmium Red OR Pyrrol Red
Permanent Alizarin Crimson OR Carmine
Winsor Green (Yellow Shade) OR Sap Green
Payne’s Gray
This palette of colors will allow you to mix some nice oranges, greens, purples, and grays.
Other Supplies:
Palette: to put your paint on, and mix colors. I recommend a plastic folding palette.
HB Pencil
Kneaded eraser
2 plastic water containers (for example: empty yogurt containers)
Paper towels
Masking tape
Small spray bottle
Photographs and Still Life Material
Throughout this class we will be working from either life or from photographs. The choice is up to you, but remember to keep things simple if you are a beginning student. This class will focus on organic subject matter, so think about photos of flowers, birds, mushrooms, trees, simple landscapes, etc. If you want to paint from life you will set up objects in front of you to paint from. Fruit, sea shells, simple flowers in a vase, tea pots, pottery, etc are good things to make a still life from.
HOFFMAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS
DATE: January 28, 2021
Hoffman Center for the Arts offers:
Date: Second Thursday of every month from January through April 2021
Time: 10:00am to 1:00 Pm
Each live session will be on Zoom; links will be sent out the day before each class
Tuition: $140 for four sessions
To practice art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it! –Kurt Vonnegut
Join Melissa Grace Young as your guide on the second Thursday each month beginning January 14. Explore new ideas and techniques, build your lettering skills, and connect with like-minded participants as you follow each other’s progress. Develop your creative process and find your path as you participate in these monthly workshops
Grow Your Art Practice is a year-long journey of sketchbook journaling offered in four-month segments for $140 each. Workshops include 2-1/2 hours of instruction plus a half-hour to share pages, answer questions, and present homework ideas between months.
Sessions will be recorded and made available to you for a limited time if you miss a live session. All students have access to video demonstrations, examples, material lists, and tips and tricks residing in the entire course’s online segment. The online classroom will be updated monthly with new information and includes a forum on which participants can upload photos of their pages, ask questions, give, and receive feedback.
Melissa Young’s career has been spent in family medicine. But she says:
“I’ve always used creative outlets to help keep me grounded.”
She has dabbled in ceramics, jewelry making, spinning & weaving, quilting, and acrylic and watercolor painting. Over the past few years, she enjoys sketchbook journaling for both every day and traveling. She finds it a useful tool for spring-boarding other larger artworks from ideas developed on her journals’ pages.