2025
Benton Center LBCC 2025
Landscape Collage: Exploring Nature through Layers (FULL)
8 weeks, starting April 2
Wednesdays, 1-3pm
Class size limit: 10
Explore the beauty of nature through collage using a variety of hand-painted papers, discarded paintings and drawings. Students will learn how to build layers with colors, shapes, and mark-making techniques to create visually engaging representations of the natural landscape. For students of all levels, this class will also cover composition from foreground to background helping them craft intriguing and harmonious scenes.
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The Weather Journal (FULL)
6 weeks, starting April 3
Thursdays, 1-2:30pm
Class size limit: 12
Look Up! It is intrinsic to our nature to pay attention to daily and seasonal climate shifts that happen in our environment. We see, feel, hear, sense and smell a change in the air. Explore a wide variety of painting and drawing techniques to capture these weather patterns in a Weather Journal. Layers of watercolor, acrylic, graphite, and mark-making tools can quickly communicate the feel of the wind, clouds, storms, hot days, dark and smoky skies. Students will build a foundation for a continued practice and create a collection of various weather examples to use as references.
SITKA CENTER 2025
Sitka Center for Arts and Ecology
The Weather Journal - 2 day workshop (FULL)
July 9-10, 2025
Look Up! It is intrinsic to our nature to pay attention to daily and seasonal climate shifts that happen in our environment. We see, feel, hear, sense and smell a change in the air.
Explore a wide variety of painting and drawing techniques to capture these weather patterns in a Weather Journal. Layers of watercolor, acrylic, graphite, and mark-making tools can quickly communicate the feel of the wind, clouds, storms, hot days, dark and smoky skies. We will be working both outdoors and in the studio. Students will build a foundation for a continued practice and create a collection of various weather examples to use as references.
Sitka Center takes the necessary steps to ensure a safe learning environment for students and staff. Updates and registration information will be posted directly through their website.
Benton Center LBCC 2025
Travel Journaling
Tuesdays, 1:00-3:00 pm
6 weeks, June 24-July 29
Sketching tells our life stories, slows us down, and enhances our memories and experiences. In this class, we’ll learn how to quickly sketch on location and from direct observation with pen, ink, and basic watercolor techniques in a travel size sketchbook. We’ll take the mystery out of deciding WHAT to sketch and HOW much to include to capture your travel experiences. We will meet, outdoors, at various locations throughout Corvallis. For students of all levels. Bring sketchbook and pen to first class.
Travel Journaling
Tuesdays, 1:00-3:00 pm
6 weeks, June 24-July 29
Sketching tells our life stories, slows us down, and enhances our memories and experiences. In this class, we’ll learn how to quickly sketch on location and from direct observation with pen, ink, and basic watercolor techniques in a travel size sketchbook. We’ll take the mystery out of deciding WHAT to sketch and HOW much to include to capture your travel experiences. We will meet, outdoors, at various locations throughout Corvallis. For students of all levels. Bring sketchbook and pen to first class.
CAC (Creative Arts Community)
Menucha Retreat Center in the Columbia Gorge
Abstract Drawing, Painting and the Creative Process - 5 day workshop
August 6-10, 2025
Create abstract imagery inspired by Menucha’s natural environment through guided prompts and experimental methods. We’ll explore various drawing, painting, and layering techniques using mixed media, that are designed to bring depth, interest, and creative expression to your artwork. We’ll work intuitively, incorporating real life with the imaginary. This workshop is for artists of all levels who want to expand their own creative process.
See CAC website for information and registration
Menucha Retreat Center in the Columbia Gorge
Abstract Drawing, Painting and the Creative Process - 5 day workshop
August 6-10, 2025
Create abstract imagery inspired by Menucha’s natural environment through guided prompts and experimental methods. We’ll explore various drawing, painting, and layering techniques using mixed media, that are designed to bring depth, interest, and creative expression to your artwork. We’ll work intuitively, incorporating real life with the imaginary. This workshop is for artists of all levels who want to expand their own creative process.
See CAC website for information and registration
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