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Elk River Arts Alliance Downtown Elk River 763-441-4725
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Sandhill Center for the Arts
23820 Dewey Street * Bethel MN 55005
Watercolor and Stained Paper Collage
By combining watercolor with collage innovative opportunities arise to respond to working on a textured surface while exploring creativity and design. We’ll begin by staining a variety of beautiful oriental papers with water media that will be used to create layers of brilliance and texture. Add glazes of watercolor to unify your work and define form and detail. A great exercise in color and design.
Thursday, October 14 , 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM Fee: $35
Buildings in Watercolor
Watercolor is an ideal medium to portray the shadows and textures of many types of structures. A little about sketching and perspective, but not to worry, more about the shadows, colors and techniques used to create the diverse textures of buildings from fronts to roofs in a variety of styles. Learn how to zone-in on a good composition, photograph, and how to paint from that photo.
Bring your paints, brushes, and paper. Watermedia acrylic can also be used.
Friday, October 29, 9 AM – 1 PM Fee: $35
Using Acrylic as Watercolor: The "NEW" Watercolor
Acrylic is gaining popularity as the "new" water-media. Experience the versatility of the medium, as well as the similarities and differences between acrylic and watercolor while painting with time-honored watercolor techniques. Discover the fun unique effects you can achieve when you "mingle" the two mediums.
Thursday, September 30, 6:30PM -9:30PM Fee: $35
Japanese Paste Paint: A Book in a Box to Boot
Paint beautiful textured papers that are so often seen on designer journals and treasured boxes.
Paste Painting is a centuries-old paper decorating technique that uses unconventional tools to displace paint on paper creating a variety of unique patterns and images. Then incorporating your own painted papers you will construct a meandering journal and a box (from scratch) to hold your book securely. An inspiring combo for you or to share as a special gift.
Friday, November 12 , 9:30 AM – 12:30PM Fee: $35
Envelope Milling and Mail Art
Mail art is art which uses the postal system as a medium and has become quite the phenomenon. Mail artists typically exchange ephemera in the many forms, and even have on-line networks. Transform your ordinary communications into art and jazz up your mail while "saving a tree"! Envelope milling is the special craft of recycling printed papers, painted papers, magazine pages, retired calendars, posters, etc. into beautiful custom-made envelopes. Mail art is fun to send, even more fun to receive, and may bring a smile to your postman!! You’ll be surprised by what is "mailable". Leave inspired and loaded with templates and ideas you can use to create your own mail art. Materials included.
Friday, November 19, 9 AM – Noon Fee: $35
Register for Sandhill classes by calling 763-213-1641
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Coon Rapids Campus Fall 2010
Color Harmony and Glowing Glazes in Watercolor NEW Exclusive to ARCC for Fall 2010
Bring your paintings from ordinary to extraordinary with an understanding of paint properties and color relationships. All paints are not created equal. Some are transparent, some opaque, some staining and non-staining, and some move more in water than others. By understanding the color wheel you will be able to make correct color choices and master layering "clean glazes" and avoiding "mud". You will be working on a multi-layered painting. Bring your paints so we can analyze them. Supplies included.
Saturday, October 9, 9 A.M.-2 P.M., Room FA 203, $55
Watercolor: Painting in a Path of Light NEW Exclusive to ARCC for Fall 2010
After many years of painting in a "dark path" and struggling with retaining a crisp painting I came upon this lesson. Most painters tend to over-paint their under-painting and lose too much white of the paper. Learn how to control your darks, keep your whites crisp, your painting fresh, and how to transition softly from dark to light. We’ll use primarily watercolor with a small amount of textured collage to create a stunning floral design in a "path of light". Materials included.
Saturday, October 30, 9 A.M.-2 P.M., Room FA 203, $55
Mixed Media
Adding Textures to Watercolor
In this fun and exciting workshop we will start with an abstract design in watercolor, add layers of shapes and textures, then develop a more subjective center of interest. Using collage, paint, fibers, prints, papers, pastel, and a multitude of interesting techniques you will give your design a new and unique dimension. Enhance your design skills, and learn how to assess your work for a dynamic composition. A valuable exercise in how to use darks and lights, repetitive textures, and adding color to create motion and interest to draw the eye into your work. This class is easy and successful for all levels. All materials included.
Saturday, November 13, 9 A.M.-2 P.M., $55
Landscape Abstraction Watercolor & Mixed Media
A popular class! Great for all levels!
Break the boundaries of realism by using texture, line, shapes, and a rainbow of brilliant colors to capture a warm and exciting sunset or a cool crisp day. Add elements of stained paper collage for texture, then working semi-abstractly glaze in hills, rocks, and far-away mountains for drama and atmospheric perspective. You’ll be surprised how easy it is to capture essence of nature’s beauty in it’s basic form. Materials included.
Saturday, November 20, 9 A.M.-2 P.M., FA 203, $55
You can register for ARCC classes by calling 763-433-1200 or online at www.AnokaRamsey.edu/ContinuingEd/
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