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SUMMARY:Creative Painting with Afsaneh Michaels  February 27- April 2\, 2024  Tuesdays 9:30- 12:30  Studio 1
DESCRIPTION:Creative Painting With Afsaneh Michaels\n \nPerception\, the Picture Space\, Abstraction and Beyond \n February 27- April 2\, 2024     Tuesdays 9:30- 12:30      Studio 1 \n  \nIn this six-week painting course you will gain an understanding of painting as a creative art form that may or may not evolve beyond the traditional boundaries of three dimensional space to express your own ideas\, style and understating of the visual space. This evolution can happen in landscape painting\, still-life painting and beyond. \nIf you are inclined to paint in traditional form\, be it a favorite landscape or painting a revered object from your home\, you still have a place in this class. You will gain insights that will improve your painting and show off your own hand. \nFor those of you who would like to experiment beyond that\, you will gain an understanding of the frameworks that help you move outside of that and create something new that might even surprise yourself. In this course painting is a dynamic interactive process that evolves. Abstraction is all about “moving outside” of traditional processes. \nThe best mediums for painting are oils\, acrylics\, water soluble oils and to some extent watercolors (please email the instructor to discuss watercolors) . I do ask that you have some level of comfort with your medium as this is a class in the art of painting and not a specific medium. I will discuss color\, value\, and each medium as we go. \nMaterials: Please have your supports (canvas\, canvas paper\, paper\, board\, etc.)\, paints and brushes handy and always have a sketchbook to take notes or to try things out before painting begins. I will discuss material possibilities in the first class. \n  \nFebruary 27- April 2\, 2024 \nTuesdays 9:30- 12:00  \nStudio 1 \nInstructor: Afsaneh A. Michaels \nClass Fee: $180.00 Members  $200.00 for non-members \nNumber of students: 15 \n 
URL:https://rossmoorart.com/event/creative-painting-with-afsaneh-michaels-february-27-april-2-2024-tuesdays-930-1230-studio-1-3/
LOCATION:Gateway Art Studio 1\, 1001 Golden Rain Road\, Walnut Creek\, CA\, CA\, 94595\, United States
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SUMMARY:Fruit Flowers Flora and Food with Carol Tarzier _ Fridays 12:30-4:30 _January 5-March 8_Studio 1
DESCRIPTION:“Fruit Flowers Flora and Food”\nJanuary 5th-March 8th\n\nFridays 12:30-4:30\n\n10 weeks Studio 1\n\n$20/session total $200\n\n\nFruit Flowers Flora and Food (Oil/Acrylic) \nCarol Tarzier \nThis Still Life class explores painting the still life through organic objects and forms – fruits\, vegetables\, and flowers.  We’ll work mostly on smaller paintings\, 10” square or smaller.  The class emphasizes creating light on forms and using strong value contrast.  We use a simple palette\, six colors or fewer\, and the class features intensive work on color mixing\, composition\, warm versus cool\, and creating that beautiful glow in your still life work. \nTopics/ Schedule \nClass #1 \nMaterials review/ Color mixing \nTopic – Making Shapes \nDemo – Eggs\, Apples \nClass #2 – Lab \nClass #3 \nTopic – Shadow and Light colors \nDemo – Fruit – Apples\, Tangerines\, Oranges\, Grapes \nClass #4 – Lab \nClass #5 \nTopic – Composition and Edges \nDemo Vegetables – Beets\, Tomatoes\, Cucumbers\, Onions \nClass #6 – Lab \nClass #7 \nTopic – Transparency\, Textures\, Edges\, Brushstrokes \nDemo – Flowers \nClass #8 – Lab \nClass #9 – \nTopic – Textures\, Working on a Dark Background \nDemo – Food with Metal\, Plates/ Ellipses \nClass #10 – Critique
URL:https://rossmoorart.com/event/fruit-flowers-flora-and-food-with-carol-tarzier-_-fridays-1230-430-_january-5-march-8_studio-1-10/
LOCATION:Gateway Art Studio 1\, 1001 Golden Rain Road\, Walnut Creek\, CA\, CA\, 94595\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240308T120000
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SUMMARY:Beginning with Color and Friday Morning Acrylic Class_ Marcy Wheeler_ 9:30am-12pm_ Starting February 16_6 weeks
DESCRIPTION:Beginning with Color and Acrylics with Marcy Wheeler \nFridays 9:30-Noon. Studio 2 \nFebruary 16 to March 22\, 2024 \n6 classes  $120 Members__ $140 Non-members \nBeginners: This six-week session of Marcy Wheeler’s Friday Morning Class is focused on showing beginners how to mix colors and play with acrylic paints. The beginners will work in the heart of the class together and will be greeted with fun projects to teach them the ins and outs of color and acrylic paints. Beginners Materials Fee is $50.00 paid by check or cash to Marcy Wheeler on 1st class meeting. You get to keep the wonderful Golden Paints (5 tubes) and several new and used brushes. \nOngoing Students continue on their road as “not quite” beginners\, intermediate\, and advanced painters\, and will be cheering beginners on! Learning continues with gentle guidance from Marcy and each other\, as usual. We often share our work at the end of the class and learn more about our own work from the other class members. If you are an ongoing student\, you are in charge of your own material purchases. \nAny Student may make up a missed class in Marcy’s Thursday afternoon class in Studio 2.  A student may also make up a class at her private studio on Boulevard Way\, Thursday mornings 9:30 to 12\, with advance notice. Contact Marcy at 925 787-9159. \n 
URL:https://rossmoorart.com/event/beginning-with-color-and-friday-morning-acrylic-class_-marcy-wheeler_-930am-12pm_-starting-february-16_6-weeks-4/
LOCATION:Gateway Art Studio 1\, 1001 Golden Rain Road\, Walnut Creek\, CA\, CA\, 94595\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240307T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240307T170000
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SUMMARY:Thursdays Afternoon Acrylic Painting with Marcy Wheeler_ 2:30pm to 5pm_Studio 2_ Starts February 15th_ 6 weeks
DESCRIPTION:Acrylic Painting with Marcy Wheeler on Thursday Afternoons\n\n\nFebruary 15 to March 21\n \nStudio 2\n \nThursdays 2:30pm – 5pm\n \nMarcy Wheeler focuses on individual instruction\, group discussion and occasional class demonstrations. Students learn the quick and creative qualities of acrylic paints and mediums and how to turn acrylic paints into a flexible and luscious way to paint. \nAcrylic paints are amazing!  Learn about the mediums that are essential to a rich and deep acrylic painting. \nWheeler encourages students to try new tools\, explore new ways of working and move toward their own style. She gives the encouragement needed to stay with a painting until it exceeds the student’s highest expectations. And she helps some students learn how to stop when it is finished! \nTuition is $120 for six classes for RAA members\, for non-members\, tuition is $140. \nIn addition to teaching at Rossmoor\, Wheeler has taught at Lafayette Studio\, Walnut Creek Civic Arts\, Yosemite Art Center and for more than 22 years at her own studio. Wheeler has a BFA in Painting from the University of Illinois\, and she studied for many years in the studio of Louise Smith\, a painting instructor at UC Berkeley. She is a founding member of Bay Area Studio Artists \nContact: Marcy@marcywheeler.com      See more of Marcy’s work at MarcyWheeler.com \nSee BASA work at: https://bayareastudioartists.com/
URL:https://rossmoorart.com/event/thursdays-afternoon-acrylic-painting-with-marcy-wheeler_-230pm-to-5pm_studio-2_-starts-february-15th_-6-weeks-4/
LOCATION:Gateway Art Studio 1\, 1001 Golden Rain Road\, Walnut Creek\, CA\, CA\, 94595\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240307T123000
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SUMMARY:Intermediate/Advanced Watercolor Painting with Ronald Pratt __ January 11- March 14 2023 __ 12:30pm to 3pm __ Painting Studio 1
DESCRIPTION:Intermediate/Advanced Watercolor Painting with Ronald Pratt\n \nWinter 2024__ January 11- March 14 2023__ 12:30pm to 3pm\n \nGateway Complex\, Painting Studio 1 \n  \nIf you find that winter is a time for quiet introspection and creative activities\, a warm studio filled with friendly and artistic type people may be the perfect place for you.  Join us on Thursday Afternoons in a stimulating environment where creativity and inspiration abound. \nThe Rossmoor Art Association is offering a class on Thursday Afternoons designed for motivated watercolor painters with some background in the medium.  A creative\, social atmosphere is a great way to stimulate your creative juices. This class focuses on teaching people the fundamentals of design and composition in watercolor painting and encourages people to explore their own creativity thru class projects.   This is a fun class that encourages the freedom of expression while developing your design skills in a fun and relaxing environment. \nThis watercolor painting class will be at the Rossmoor Activities Center\, Painting Studio 1 on Thursday Afternoons from 12:30pm to 3:00pm.  This 10 week class will run from Jan 11th to Mar 21st at a cost of $140.  For Non-Rossmoor Residents or non-members\, the class fee is $160.  Priority will be given to Rossmoor Residents.  Brings your art supplies to the first class. \nTo register go to the Rossmoor Art Association Website ( www.rossmoorart.com ) and click on classes on the header bar.  Scroll down until you come to Intermediate/Advanced Watercolor Painting with Ron Pratt and follow the instructions to enroll.  The class maximum is 20 students due to space limitations so get your registration in to reserve your seat in the class. \nTo see Ronald’s Watercolors go to www.ronaldpratt.com.  Please direct questions to Ronald at ronpratt14@gmail.com or call him at (510) 366-7740.  Further information on all RAA activities can be found at www.rossmoorart.com.
URL:https://rossmoorart.com/event/intermediate-advanced-watercolor-painting-with-ronald-pratt-__-january-11-march-14-2023-__-1230pm-to-3pm-__-painting-studio-1-9/
LOCATION:Gateway Art Studio 1\, 1001 Golden Rain Road\, Walnut Creek\, CA\, CA\, 94595\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240307T090000
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SUMMARY:Beginning/Intermediate  Watercolor Painting with Ronald Pratt __ Jan 11th to Mar 14th__ Thurs 9am to 11:30am __ Studio 1
DESCRIPTION:Beginning/Intermediate Watercolor Painting  with Ronald Pratt \nWinter 2024 __ January 11- March 14 __ 10 weeks \nRossmoor Gateway Complex\, Painting Studio 1\, Thursdays 9-11:30\, Studio 1\n \n For me winter is the time to settle down in a warm studio\, put on some good music\, make a warm drink for myself and get some serious painting done.  There are few outside distractions due to cold\, rainy weather.  This is the time I can focus the best and get some really creative painting done. \nIf you are the type that enjoys creative activity in the winter months the Rossmoor Art Association is offering a watercolor painting class at the Activity Center on Thursday Mornings designed for you.  Come and join other creative people in a fun and relaxing atmosphere and see what your creative muse has been waiting to unleash.  This class focuses on teaching people the fundamentals of watercolor painting and encourages everyone to explore their own creativity.  Subject matter will include a winter scene\, portrait painting\, a colorful bird scene and a semi-abstract painting. \nThis watercolor painting class will be at the Gateway Complex\, Painting Studio 1 on Thursday Mornings from 9 am to 11:30 am.  This 10 week class will run from Jan 11th to Mar 21st at a cost of $140.  For Non-Rossmoor Residents or non-members\, the class fee is $160.  Priority will be given to Rossmoor Residents.  Suggested materials will be discussed at the first class. \nTo register go to the Rossmoor Art Association Website (www.rossmoorart.com.) and click on classes on the header bar.  Scroll down until you come to Beginning/Intermediate Watercolor Painting with Ron Pratt and follow the instructions to enroll.  The class maximum is 20 students due to space limitations so get your registration in to reserve your seat in the class. \nTo see Ronald’s Watercolors go to www.ronaldpratt.com.  Please direct questions to Ronald at ronpratt14@gmail.com or call him at (510) 366-7740.  Further information on all RAA activities can be found at www.rossmoorart.com.
URL:https://rossmoorart.com/event/beginning-intermediate-watercolor-painting-with-ronald-pratt-__-jan-11th-to-mar-14th__-thurs-9am-to-1130am-__-studio-1-9/
LOCATION:Gateway Art Studio 1\, 1001 Golden Rain Road\, Walnut Creek\, CA\, CA\, 94595\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240306T150000
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SUMMARY:Alice Neel Movie 1pm Peacock Hall
DESCRIPTION:The Rossmoor Art Association will show Documentary on painter Alice Neel March 6th\, 2024; Wednesday @ 1:00 pm\nPeacock Hall/Theatre \nAlice Neel’s paintings have been described as having reinvented the genre of portraiture by expressing the inner landscape of her varied sitters. This film tells the story of Neel’s life\, exploring the struggles she faced as a woman artist\, a single mother and a painter who defied convention. \nAlice Neel (1900-1984) was an American artist known for her portraits depicting friends\, family\, lovers\, poets\, artists\, and strangers. Her career spanned from the 1920s to 1980s. Her paintings have an expressionistic use of line and color\, psychological acumen\, and emotional intensity. She pursued a career as a figurative painter during a period when abstraction was favored\, and she did not begin to gain critical praise for her work until the 1960s. \nHer work contradicts and challenges the traditional and objectified nude depictions of women by her male predecessors. She does this by depicting women through a female gaze\, while aware of the objectification by men.\nNeel was called “one of the greatest portrait artists of the 20th century” by Barry Walker\, curator of modern and contemporary art at the Museum of Fine Arts\, Houston\, which organized a retrospective of her work in 2010. \n 
URL:https://rossmoorart.com/event/alice-neel-movie-1pm-peacock-hall/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240306T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240306T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T161416
CREATED:20240228T122510Z
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SUMMARY:Nature Drawing with Afsaneh Michaels  February 28-April 3\, 2024  Wednesdays  9:30-12:00  Studio 1
DESCRIPTION:Nature Drawing with Afsaneh Michaels \nFebruary 28-April 3\, 2024\nWednesdays 9:30-12:00\nStudio 1 \nNature drawing has a way of bringing your body and soul in synch with nature and helps you stay in the calm and quiet of the moment. Drawing helps you concentrate your mind and gives you an understating of the visual world like no other art. Drawing is the kind of art practice that you can bring into your home\, on vacation\, outdoors with friends\, anywhere you wish with just a small sketchbook and some pencils. \nThis course teaches you age-old drawing methods in a detailed and methodical way over several weeks with a lot of practice and attention from the instructor. You will learn about form\, shading\, line weight\, and composition and make lively\, interesting\, and beautiful drawings. A wide range of materials and mediums are introduced slowly as part of the class in demos. \nIn this class you learn and work in a cohesive environment where you get to see and appreciate a variety of art and inspire each other. You draw as beginners\, intermediate students\, and more experienced students all in one class\, each group working on material appropriate to their group. \nBeginners learn the basics of form\, line and value/shading and learn to draw branches\, leaves\, small flowers\, fruits or vegetables\, and an animal\, bird or insect. At the end of class\, you’ll have at least one drawing with three or four components in it. \nIntermediate students draw more complex scenery or a still life with natural elements in it and learn to use color (optional) with colored pencils\, pastels\, and watercolor- color is used by choice. This group produces several drawings\, some in color and some in graphite or charcoal pencil. \nMore advanced students work with scale\, perspective\, tonal variation and more detail and color and scale or drawings that might be more abstract in nature. \nWe will use pencils\, charcoal\, colored pencils\, pens\, or pastels and to lesser extent watercolor ( always combined with pencils or pens). Great emphasis is on drawing real specimens and not necessarily working fro photos. Small things are brought in to the studio or your home as models. \nPlease come with your materials or at least a sketchbook and some pencils to the first class and learn about materials then. You can also contact the instructor at least one week (or more) ahead of time to buy you a basic kit. See blue panel on this page for supplies. \nInstructor: Afsaneh Michaels. AfsanehAm@gmail.com\nDates: February 28-April 3\, 2024\nWednesdays: 9:30- 12:00\nClass Fee: $175.00 Members. $195.00 Non-members\nPlace: studio 1\nNumber of students: 18
URL:https://rossmoorart.com/event/nature-drawing-with-afsaneh-michaels-february-28-april-3-2024-wednesdays-930-1200-studio-1-2/
LOCATION:Gateway Art Studio 1\, 1001 Golden Rain Road\, Walnut Creek\, CA\, CA\, 94595\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240305T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240305T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T161416
CREATED:20240228T122541Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240228T122541Z
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SUMMARY:Creative Painting with Afsaneh Michaels  February 27- April 2\, 2024  Tuesdays 9:30- 12:30  Studio 1
DESCRIPTION:Creative Painting With Afsaneh Michaels\n \nPerception\, the Picture Space\, Abstraction and Beyond \n February 27- April 2\, 2024     Tuesdays 9:30- 12:30      Studio 1 \n  \nIn this six-week painting course you will gain an understanding of painting as a creative art form that may or may not evolve beyond the traditional boundaries of three dimensional space to express your own ideas\, style and understating of the visual space. This evolution can happen in landscape painting\, still-life painting and beyond. \nIf you are inclined to paint in traditional form\, be it a favorite landscape or painting a revered object from your home\, you still have a place in this class. You will gain insights that will improve your painting and show off your own hand. \nFor those of you who would like to experiment beyond that\, you will gain an understanding of the frameworks that help you move outside of that and create something new that might even surprise yourself. In this course painting is a dynamic interactive process that evolves. Abstraction is all about “moving outside” of traditional processes. \nThe best mediums for painting are oils\, acrylics\, water soluble oils and to some extent watercolors (please email the instructor to discuss watercolors) . I do ask that you have some level of comfort with your medium as this is a class in the art of painting and not a specific medium. I will discuss color\, value\, and each medium as we go. \nMaterials: Please have your supports (canvas\, canvas paper\, paper\, board\, etc.)\, paints and brushes handy and always have a sketchbook to take notes or to try things out before painting begins. I will discuss material possibilities in the first class. \n  \nFebruary 27- April 2\, 2024 \nTuesdays 9:30- 12:00  \nStudio 1 \nInstructor: Afsaneh A. Michaels \nClass Fee: $180.00 Members  $200.00 for non-members \nNumber of students: 15 \n 
URL:https://rossmoorart.com/event/creative-painting-with-afsaneh-michaels-february-27-april-2-2024-tuesdays-930-1230-studio-1-2/
LOCATION:Gateway Art Studio 1\, 1001 Golden Rain Road\, Walnut Creek\, CA\, CA\, 94595\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240301T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240301T043000
DTSTAMP:20260403T161416
CREATED:20240228T123044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240228T123044Z
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SUMMARY:Fruit Flowers Flora and Food with Carol Tarzier _ Fridays 12:30-4:30 _January 5-March 8_Studio 1
DESCRIPTION:“Fruit Flowers Flora and Food”\nJanuary 5th-March 8th\n\nFridays 12:30-4:30\n\n10 weeks Studio 1\n\n$20/session total $200\n\n\nFruit Flowers Flora and Food (Oil/Acrylic) \nCarol Tarzier \nThis Still Life class explores painting the still life through organic objects and forms – fruits\, vegetables\, and flowers.  We’ll work mostly on smaller paintings\, 10” square or smaller.  The class emphasizes creating light on forms and using strong value contrast.  We use a simple palette\, six colors or fewer\, and the class features intensive work on color mixing\, composition\, warm versus cool\, and creating that beautiful glow in your still life work. \nTopics/ Schedule \nClass #1 \nMaterials review/ Color mixing \nTopic – Making Shapes \nDemo – Eggs\, Apples \nClass #2 – Lab \nClass #3 \nTopic – Shadow and Light colors \nDemo – Fruit – Apples\, Tangerines\, Oranges\, Grapes \nClass #4 – Lab \nClass #5 \nTopic – Composition and Edges \nDemo Vegetables – Beets\, Tomatoes\, Cucumbers\, Onions \nClass #6 – Lab \nClass #7 \nTopic – Transparency\, Textures\, Edges\, Brushstrokes \nDemo – Flowers \nClass #8 – Lab \nClass #9 – \nTopic – Textures\, Working on a Dark Background \nDemo – Food with Metal\, Plates/ Ellipses \nClass #10 – Critique
URL:https://rossmoorart.com/event/fruit-flowers-flora-and-food-with-carol-tarzier-_-fridays-1230-430-_january-5-march-8_studio-1-9/
LOCATION:Gateway Art Studio 1\, 1001 Golden Rain Road\, Walnut Creek\, CA\, CA\, 94595\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240301T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240301T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T161416
CREATED:20240228T122618Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240228T122618Z
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SUMMARY:Beginning with Color and Friday Morning Acrylic Class_ Marcy Wheeler_ 9:30am-12pm_ Starting February 16_6 weeks
DESCRIPTION:Beginning with Color and Acrylics with Marcy Wheeler \nFridays 9:30-Noon. Studio 2 \nFebruary 16 to March 22\, 2024 \n6 classes  $120 Members__ $140 Non-members \nBeginners: This six-week session of Marcy Wheeler’s Friday Morning Class is focused on showing beginners how to mix colors and play with acrylic paints. The beginners will work in the heart of the class together and will be greeted with fun projects to teach them the ins and outs of color and acrylic paints. Beginners Materials Fee is $50.00 paid by check or cash to Marcy Wheeler on 1st class meeting. You get to keep the wonderful Golden Paints (5 tubes) and several new and used brushes. \nOngoing Students continue on their road as “not quite” beginners\, intermediate\, and advanced painters\, and will be cheering beginners on! Learning continues with gentle guidance from Marcy and each other\, as usual. We often share our work at the end of the class and learn more about our own work from the other class members. If you are an ongoing student\, you are in charge of your own material purchases. \nAny Student may make up a missed class in Marcy’s Thursday afternoon class in Studio 2.  A student may also make up a class at her private studio on Boulevard Way\, Thursday mornings 9:30 to 12\, with advance notice. Contact Marcy at 925 787-9159. \n 
URL:https://rossmoorart.com/event/beginning-with-color-and-friday-morning-acrylic-class_-marcy-wheeler_-930am-12pm_-starting-february-16_6-weeks-3/
LOCATION:Gateway Art Studio 1\, 1001 Golden Rain Road\, Walnut Creek\, CA\, CA\, 94595\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240229T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240229T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T161416
CREATED:20240228T122641Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240228T122641Z
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SUMMARY:Thursdays Afternoon Acrylic Painting with Marcy Wheeler_ 2:30pm to 5pm_Studio 2_ Starts February 15th_ 6 weeks
DESCRIPTION:Acrylic Painting with Marcy Wheeler on Thursday Afternoons\n\n\nFebruary 15 to March 21\n \nStudio 2\n \nThursdays 2:30pm – 5pm\n \nMarcy Wheeler focuses on individual instruction\, group discussion and occasional class demonstrations. Students learn the quick and creative qualities of acrylic paints and mediums and how to turn acrylic paints into a flexible and luscious way to paint. \nAcrylic paints are amazing!  Learn about the mediums that are essential to a rich and deep acrylic painting. \nWheeler encourages students to try new tools\, explore new ways of working and move toward their own style. She gives the encouragement needed to stay with a painting until it exceeds the student’s highest expectations. And she helps some students learn how to stop when it is finished! \nTuition is $120 for six classes for RAA members\, for non-members\, tuition is $140. \nIn addition to teaching at Rossmoor\, Wheeler has taught at Lafayette Studio\, Walnut Creek Civic Arts\, Yosemite Art Center and for more than 22 years at her own studio. Wheeler has a BFA in Painting from the University of Illinois\, and she studied for many years in the studio of Louise Smith\, a painting instructor at UC Berkeley. She is a founding member of Bay Area Studio Artists \nContact: Marcy@marcywheeler.com      See more of Marcy’s work at MarcyWheeler.com \nSee BASA work at: https://bayareastudioartists.com/
URL:https://rossmoorart.com/event/thursdays-afternoon-acrylic-painting-with-marcy-wheeler_-230pm-to-5pm_studio-2_-starts-february-15th_-6-weeks-3/
LOCATION:Gateway Art Studio 1\, 1001 Golden Rain Road\, Walnut Creek\, CA\, CA\, 94595\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240229T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240229T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T161416
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SUMMARY:Intermediate/Advanced Watercolor Painting with Ronald Pratt __ January 11- March 14 2023 __ 12:30pm to 3pm __ Painting Studio 1
DESCRIPTION:Intermediate/Advanced Watercolor Painting with Ronald Pratt\n \nWinter 2024__ January 11- March 14 2023__ 12:30pm to 3pm\n \nGateway Complex\, Painting Studio 1 \n  \nIf you find that winter is a time for quiet introspection and creative activities\, a warm studio filled with friendly and artistic type people may be the perfect place for you.  Join us on Thursday Afternoons in a stimulating environment where creativity and inspiration abound. \nThe Rossmoor Art Association is offering a class on Thursday Afternoons designed for motivated watercolor painters with some background in the medium.  A creative\, social atmosphere is a great way to stimulate your creative juices. This class focuses on teaching people the fundamentals of design and composition in watercolor painting and encourages people to explore their own creativity thru class projects.   This is a fun class that encourages the freedom of expression while developing your design skills in a fun and relaxing environment. \nThis watercolor painting class will be at the Rossmoor Activities Center\, Painting Studio 1 on Thursday Afternoons from 12:30pm to 3:00pm.  This 10 week class will run from Jan 11th to Mar 21st at a cost of $140.  For Non-Rossmoor Residents or non-members\, the class fee is $160.  Priority will be given to Rossmoor Residents.  Brings your art supplies to the first class. \nTo register go to the Rossmoor Art Association Website ( www.rossmoorart.com ) and click on classes on the header bar.  Scroll down until you come to Intermediate/Advanced Watercolor Painting with Ron Pratt and follow the instructions to enroll.  The class maximum is 20 students due to space limitations so get your registration in to reserve your seat in the class. \nTo see Ronald’s Watercolors go to www.ronaldpratt.com.  Please direct questions to Ronald at ronpratt14@gmail.com or call him at (510) 366-7740.  Further information on all RAA activities can be found at www.rossmoorart.com.
URL:https://rossmoorart.com/event/intermediate-advanced-watercolor-painting-with-ronald-pratt-__-january-11-march-14-2023-__-1230pm-to-3pm-__-painting-studio-1-8/
LOCATION:Gateway Art Studio 1\, 1001 Golden Rain Road\, Walnut Creek\, CA\, CA\, 94595\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240229T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240229T113000
DTSTAMP:20260403T161416
CREATED:20240228T123226Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240228T123226Z
UID:67960-1709197200-1709206200@rossmoorart.com
SUMMARY:Beginning/Intermediate  Watercolor Painting with Ronald Pratt __ Jan 11th to Mar 14th__ Thurs 9am to 11:30am __ Studio 1
DESCRIPTION:Beginning/Intermediate Watercolor Painting  with Ronald Pratt \nWinter 2024 __ January 11- March 14 __ 10 weeks \nRossmoor Gateway Complex\, Painting Studio 1\, Thursdays 9-11:30\, Studio 1\n \n For me winter is the time to settle down in a warm studio\, put on some good music\, make a warm drink for myself and get some serious painting done.  There are few outside distractions due to cold\, rainy weather.  This is the time I can focus the best and get some really creative painting done. \nIf you are the type that enjoys creative activity in the winter months the Rossmoor Art Association is offering a watercolor painting class at the Activity Center on Thursday Mornings designed for you.  Come and join other creative people in a fun and relaxing atmosphere and see what your creative muse has been waiting to unleash.  This class focuses on teaching people the fundamentals of watercolor painting and encourages everyone to explore their own creativity.  Subject matter will include a winter scene\, portrait painting\, a colorful bird scene and a semi-abstract painting. \nThis watercolor painting class will be at the Gateway Complex\, Painting Studio 1 on Thursday Mornings from 9 am to 11:30 am.  This 10 week class will run from Jan 11th to Mar 21st at a cost of $140.  For Non-Rossmoor Residents or non-members\, the class fee is $160.  Priority will be given to Rossmoor Residents.  Suggested materials will be discussed at the first class. \nTo register go to the Rossmoor Art Association Website (www.rossmoorart.com.) and click on classes on the header bar.  Scroll down until you come to Beginning/Intermediate Watercolor Painting with Ron Pratt and follow the instructions to enroll.  The class maximum is 20 students due to space limitations so get your registration in to reserve your seat in the class. \nTo see Ronald’s Watercolors go to www.ronaldpratt.com.  Please direct questions to Ronald at ronpratt14@gmail.com or call him at (510) 366-7740.  Further information on all RAA activities can be found at www.rossmoorart.com.
URL:https://rossmoorart.com/event/beginning-intermediate-watercolor-painting-with-ronald-pratt-__-jan-11th-to-mar-14th__-thurs-9am-to-1130am-__-studio-1-8/
LOCATION:Gateway Art Studio 1\, 1001 Golden Rain Road\, Walnut Creek\, CA\, CA\, 94595\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240228T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240228T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T161416
CREATED:20240228T122509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240228T122509Z
UID:67809-1709112600-1709121600@rossmoorart.com
SUMMARY:Nature Drawing with Afsaneh Michaels  February 28-April 3\, 2024  Wednesdays  9:30-12:00  Studio 1
DESCRIPTION:Nature Drawing with Afsaneh Michaels \nFebruary 28-April 3\, 2024\nWednesdays 9:30-12:00\nStudio 1 \nNature drawing has a way of bringing your body and soul in synch with nature and helps you stay in the calm and quiet of the moment. Drawing helps you concentrate your mind and gives you an understating of the visual world like no other art. Drawing is the kind of art practice that you can bring into your home\, on vacation\, outdoors with friends\, anywhere you wish with just a small sketchbook and some pencils. \nThis course teaches you age-old drawing methods in a detailed and methodical way over several weeks with a lot of practice and attention from the instructor. You will learn about form\, shading\, line weight\, and composition and make lively\, interesting\, and beautiful drawings. A wide range of materials and mediums are introduced slowly as part of the class in demos. \nIn this class you learn and work in a cohesive environment where you get to see and appreciate a variety of art and inspire each other. You draw as beginners\, intermediate students\, and more experienced students all in one class\, each group working on material appropriate to their group. \nBeginners learn the basics of form\, line and value/shading and learn to draw branches\, leaves\, small flowers\, fruits or vegetables\, and an animal\, bird or insect. At the end of class\, you’ll have at least one drawing with three or four components in it. \nIntermediate students draw more complex scenery or a still life with natural elements in it and learn to use color (optional) with colored pencils\, pastels\, and watercolor- color is used by choice. This group produces several drawings\, some in color and some in graphite or charcoal pencil. \nMore advanced students work with scale\, perspective\, tonal variation and more detail and color and scale or drawings that might be more abstract in nature. \nWe will use pencils\, charcoal\, colored pencils\, pens\, or pastels and to lesser extent watercolor ( always combined with pencils or pens). Great emphasis is on drawing real specimens and not necessarily working fro photos. Small things are brought in to the studio or your home as models. \nPlease come with your materials or at least a sketchbook and some pencils to the first class and learn about materials then. You can also contact the instructor at least one week (or more) ahead of time to buy you a basic kit. See blue panel on this page for supplies. \nInstructor: Afsaneh Michaels. AfsanehAm@gmail.com\nDates: February 28-April 3\, 2024\nWednesdays: 9:30- 12:00\nClass Fee: $175.00 Members. $195.00 Non-members\nPlace: studio 1\nNumber of students: 18
URL:https://rossmoorart.com/event/nature-drawing-with-afsaneh-michaels-february-28-april-3-2024-wednesdays-930-1200-studio-1/
LOCATION:Gateway Art Studio 1\, 1001 Golden Rain Road\, Walnut Creek\, CA\, CA\, 94595\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240227T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240227T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T161416
CREATED:20240228T122540Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240228T122540Z
UID:67815-1709026200-1709035200@rossmoorart.com
SUMMARY:Creative Painting with Afsaneh Michaels  February 27- April 2\, 2024  Tuesdays 9:30- 12:30  Studio 1
DESCRIPTION:Creative Painting With Afsaneh Michaels\n \nPerception\, the Picture Space\, Abstraction and Beyond \n February 27- April 2\, 2024     Tuesdays 9:30- 12:30      Studio 1 \n  \nIn this six-week painting course you will gain an understanding of painting as a creative art form that may or may not evolve beyond the traditional boundaries of three dimensional space to express your own ideas\, style and understating of the visual space. This evolution can happen in landscape painting\, still-life painting and beyond. \nIf you are inclined to paint in traditional form\, be it a favorite landscape or painting a revered object from your home\, you still have a place in this class. You will gain insights that will improve your painting and show off your own hand. \nFor those of you who would like to experiment beyond that\, you will gain an understanding of the frameworks that help you move outside of that and create something new that might even surprise yourself. In this course painting is a dynamic interactive process that evolves. Abstraction is all about “moving outside” of traditional processes. \nThe best mediums for painting are oils\, acrylics\, water soluble oils and to some extent watercolors (please email the instructor to discuss watercolors) . I do ask that you have some level of comfort with your medium as this is a class in the art of painting and not a specific medium. I will discuss color\, value\, and each medium as we go. \nMaterials: Please have your supports (canvas\, canvas paper\, paper\, board\, etc.)\, paints and brushes handy and always have a sketchbook to take notes or to try things out before painting begins. I will discuss material possibilities in the first class. \n  \nFebruary 27- April 2\, 2024 \nTuesdays 9:30- 12:00  \nStudio 1 \nInstructor: Afsaneh A. Michaels \nClass Fee: $180.00 Members  $200.00 for non-members \nNumber of students: 15 \n 
URL:https://rossmoorart.com/event/creative-painting-with-afsaneh-michaels-february-27-april-2-2024-tuesdays-930-1230-studio-1/
LOCATION:Gateway Art Studio 1\, 1001 Golden Rain Road\, Walnut Creek\, CA\, CA\, 94595\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240223T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240223T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T161416
CREATED:20240228T123018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240228T123018Z
UID:67900-1708693200-1708704000@rossmoorart.com
SUMMARY:WATERCOLORS When Less Is More_ Anna George_ Fridays 1-4pm  _Jan 5 - Feb 23_  Studio 2
DESCRIPTION:“WATERCOLORS When Less Is More”\nFriday 1-4pm\n\nJan    5   –   Feb   23\n8 weeks\n\nStudio 2\n$155/175\n\n\n\nIf you’ve ever thought to try watercolors or pick up where you left off\, and wish for personal attention as you paint\, this  class for you. At the outset we will pursue an understanding of materials and tools in order to develop strokes and washes. Using simple shapes and techniques to learn how the brush loads and carries water and pigments\, we’ll be feeling the difference of “less is more”. Students will be able to complete a number of studies and paintings in this eight-week series.\n \nYears ago I did a thesis on watercolor. I then traveled for a year outside the US. The images I brought home were watercolor only\, no camera at all. This was my medium for decades. Recently my watercolor work has been on silk as well as cold-pressed Arches paper. I will include a silk demo to introduce the silk superflow\, and students can opt to give it a try. \n \nYes\, watercolor painting can be simple\, fun\, and elegant. Join the RAA for $10\, then register for the class.  Quality ingredients make all the difference. Winsor & Newton Pro\, Daniel Smith\, Schminke. One can start with a handful of select pigments and brushes\, plus Arches cold-pressed papers. Call me for extra details (925) 783 9000. Welcome aboard\, see you in the bright and shiny new year! 
URL:https://rossmoorart.com/event/watercolors-when-less-is-more_-anna-george_-fridays-1-4pm-_jan-5-feb-23_-studio-2-8/
LOCATION:Gateway Art Studio 1\, 1001 Golden Rain Road\, Walnut Creek\, CA\, CA\, 94595\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240223T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240223T043000
DTSTAMP:20260403T161416
CREATED:20240228T123043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240228T123043Z
UID:67915-1708691400-1708662600@rossmoorart.com
SUMMARY:Fruit Flowers Flora and Food with Carol Tarzier _ Fridays 12:30-4:30 _January 5-March 8_Studio 1
DESCRIPTION:“Fruit Flowers Flora and Food”\nJanuary 5th-March 8th\n\nFridays 12:30-4:30\n\n10 weeks Studio 1\n\n$20/session total $200\n\n\nFruit Flowers Flora and Food (Oil/Acrylic) \nCarol Tarzier \nThis Still Life class explores painting the still life through organic objects and forms – fruits\, vegetables\, and flowers.  We’ll work mostly on smaller paintings\, 10” square or smaller.  The class emphasizes creating light on forms and using strong value contrast.  We use a simple palette\, six colors or fewer\, and the class features intensive work on color mixing\, composition\, warm versus cool\, and creating that beautiful glow in your still life work. \nTopics/ Schedule \nClass #1 \nMaterials review/ Color mixing \nTopic – Making Shapes \nDemo – Eggs\, Apples \nClass #2 – Lab \nClass #3 \nTopic – Shadow and Light colors \nDemo – Fruit – Apples\, Tangerines\, Oranges\, Grapes \nClass #4 – Lab \nClass #5 \nTopic – Composition and Edges \nDemo Vegetables – Beets\, Tomatoes\, Cucumbers\, Onions \nClass #6 – Lab \nClass #7 \nTopic – Transparency\, Textures\, Edges\, Brushstrokes \nDemo – Flowers \nClass #8 – Lab \nClass #9 – \nTopic – Textures\, Working on a Dark Background \nDemo – Food with Metal\, Plates/ Ellipses \nClass #10 – Critique
URL:https://rossmoorart.com/event/fruit-flowers-flora-and-food-with-carol-tarzier-_-fridays-1230-430-_january-5-march-8_studio-1-8/
LOCATION:Gateway Art Studio 1\, 1001 Golden Rain Road\, Walnut Creek\, CA\, CA\, 94595\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240223T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240223T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T161416
CREATED:20240228T122617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240228T122617Z
UID:67822-1708680600-1708689600@rossmoorart.com
SUMMARY:Beginning with Color and Friday Morning Acrylic Class_ Marcy Wheeler_ 9:30am-12pm_ Starting February 16_6 weeks
DESCRIPTION:Beginning with Color and Acrylics with Marcy Wheeler \nFridays 9:30-Noon. Studio 2 \nFebruary 16 to March 22\, 2024 \n6 classes  $120 Members__ $140 Non-members \nBeginners: This six-week session of Marcy Wheeler’s Friday Morning Class is focused on showing beginners how to mix colors and play with acrylic paints. The beginners will work in the heart of the class together and will be greeted with fun projects to teach them the ins and outs of color and acrylic paints. Beginners Materials Fee is $50.00 paid by check or cash to Marcy Wheeler on 1st class meeting. You get to keep the wonderful Golden Paints (5 tubes) and several new and used brushes. \nOngoing Students continue on their road as “not quite” beginners\, intermediate\, and advanced painters\, and will be cheering beginners on! Learning continues with gentle guidance from Marcy and each other\, as usual. We often share our work at the end of the class and learn more about our own work from the other class members. If you are an ongoing student\, you are in charge of your own material purchases. \nAny Student may make up a missed class in Marcy’s Thursday afternoon class in Studio 2.  A student may also make up a class at her private studio on Boulevard Way\, Thursday mornings 9:30 to 12\, with advance notice. Contact Marcy at 925 787-9159. \n 
URL:https://rossmoorart.com/event/beginning-with-color-and-friday-morning-acrylic-class_-marcy-wheeler_-930am-12pm_-starting-february-16_6-weeks-2/
LOCATION:Gateway Art Studio 1\, 1001 Golden Rain Road\, Walnut Creek\, CA\, CA\, 94595\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240222T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240222T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T161416
CREATED:20240228T122640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240228T122640Z
UID:67828-1708612200-1708621200@rossmoorart.com
SUMMARY:Thursdays Afternoon Acrylic Painting with Marcy Wheeler_ 2:30pm to 5pm_Studio 2_ Starts February 15th_ 6 weeks
DESCRIPTION:Acrylic Painting with Marcy Wheeler on Thursday Afternoons\n\n\nFebruary 15 to March 21\n \nStudio 2\n \nThursdays 2:30pm – 5pm\n \nMarcy Wheeler focuses on individual instruction\, group discussion and occasional class demonstrations. Students learn the quick and creative qualities of acrylic paints and mediums and how to turn acrylic paints into a flexible and luscious way to paint. \nAcrylic paints are amazing!  Learn about the mediums that are essential to a rich and deep acrylic painting. \nWheeler encourages students to try new tools\, explore new ways of working and move toward their own style. She gives the encouragement needed to stay with a painting until it exceeds the student’s highest expectations. And she helps some students learn how to stop when it is finished! \nTuition is $120 for six classes for RAA members\, for non-members\, tuition is $140. \nIn addition to teaching at Rossmoor\, Wheeler has taught at Lafayette Studio\, Walnut Creek Civic Arts\, Yosemite Art Center and for more than 22 years at her own studio. Wheeler has a BFA in Painting from the University of Illinois\, and she studied for many years in the studio of Louise Smith\, a painting instructor at UC Berkeley. She is a founding member of Bay Area Studio Artists \nContact: Marcy@marcywheeler.com      See more of Marcy’s work at MarcyWheeler.com \nSee BASA work at: https://bayareastudioartists.com/
URL:https://rossmoorart.com/event/thursdays-afternoon-acrylic-painting-with-marcy-wheeler_-230pm-to-5pm_studio-2_-starts-february-15th_-6-weeks-2/
LOCATION:Gateway Art Studio 1\, 1001 Golden Rain Road\, Walnut Creek\, CA\, CA\, 94595\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240222T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240222T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T161416
CREATED:20240228T123217Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240228T123217Z
UID:67949-1708605000-1708614000@rossmoorart.com
SUMMARY:Intermediate/Advanced Watercolor Painting with Ronald Pratt __ January 11- March 14 2023 __ 12:30pm to 3pm __ Painting Studio 1
DESCRIPTION:Intermediate/Advanced Watercolor Painting with Ronald Pratt\n \nWinter 2024__ January 11- March 14 2023__ 12:30pm to 3pm\n \nGateway Complex\, Painting Studio 1 \n  \nIf you find that winter is a time for quiet introspection and creative activities\, a warm studio filled with friendly and artistic type people may be the perfect place for you.  Join us on Thursday Afternoons in a stimulating environment where creativity and inspiration abound. \nThe Rossmoor Art Association is offering a class on Thursday Afternoons designed for motivated watercolor painters with some background in the medium.  A creative\, social atmosphere is a great way to stimulate your creative juices. This class focuses on teaching people the fundamentals of design and composition in watercolor painting and encourages people to explore their own creativity thru class projects.   This is a fun class that encourages the freedom of expression while developing your design skills in a fun and relaxing environment. \nThis watercolor painting class will be at the Rossmoor Activities Center\, Painting Studio 1 on Thursday Afternoons from 12:30pm to 3:00pm.  This 10 week class will run from Jan 11th to Mar 21st at a cost of $140.  For Non-Rossmoor Residents or non-members\, the class fee is $160.  Priority will be given to Rossmoor Residents.  Brings your art supplies to the first class. \nTo register go to the Rossmoor Art Association Website ( www.rossmoorart.com ) and click on classes on the header bar.  Scroll down until you come to Intermediate/Advanced Watercolor Painting with Ron Pratt and follow the instructions to enroll.  The class maximum is 20 students due to space limitations so get your registration in to reserve your seat in the class. \nTo see Ronald’s Watercolors go to www.ronaldpratt.com.  Please direct questions to Ronald at ronpratt14@gmail.com or call him at (510) 366-7740.  Further information on all RAA activities can be found at www.rossmoorart.com.
URL:https://rossmoorart.com/event/intermediate-advanced-watercolor-painting-with-ronald-pratt-__-january-11-march-14-2023-__-1230pm-to-3pm-__-painting-studio-1-7/
LOCATION:Gateway Art Studio 1\, 1001 Golden Rain Road\, Walnut Creek\, CA\, CA\, 94595\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240222T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240222T113000
DTSTAMP:20260403T161416
CREATED:20240228T123225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240228T123225Z
UID:67959-1708592400-1708601400@rossmoorart.com
SUMMARY:Beginning/Intermediate  Watercolor Painting with Ronald Pratt __ Jan 11th to Mar 14th__ Thurs 9am to 11:30am __ Studio 1
DESCRIPTION:Beginning/Intermediate Watercolor Painting  with Ronald Pratt \nWinter 2024 __ January 11- March 14 __ 10 weeks \nRossmoor Gateway Complex\, Painting Studio 1\, Thursdays 9-11:30\, Studio 1\n \n For me winter is the time to settle down in a warm studio\, put on some good music\, make a warm drink for myself and get some serious painting done.  There are few outside distractions due to cold\, rainy weather.  This is the time I can focus the best and get some really creative painting done. \nIf you are the type that enjoys creative activity in the winter months the Rossmoor Art Association is offering a watercolor painting class at the Activity Center on Thursday Mornings designed for you.  Come and join other creative people in a fun and relaxing atmosphere and see what your creative muse has been waiting to unleash.  This class focuses on teaching people the fundamentals of watercolor painting and encourages everyone to explore their own creativity.  Subject matter will include a winter scene\, portrait painting\, a colorful bird scene and a semi-abstract painting. \nThis watercolor painting class will be at the Gateway Complex\, Painting Studio 1 on Thursday Mornings from 9 am to 11:30 am.  This 10 week class will run from Jan 11th to Mar 21st at a cost of $140.  For Non-Rossmoor Residents or non-members\, the class fee is $160.  Priority will be given to Rossmoor Residents.  Suggested materials will be discussed at the first class. \nTo register go to the Rossmoor Art Association Website (www.rossmoorart.com.) and click on classes on the header bar.  Scroll down until you come to Beginning/Intermediate Watercolor Painting with Ron Pratt and follow the instructions to enroll.  The class maximum is 20 students due to space limitations so get your registration in to reserve your seat in the class. \nTo see Ronald’s Watercolors go to www.ronaldpratt.com.  Please direct questions to Ronald at ronpratt14@gmail.com or call him at (510) 366-7740.  Further information on all RAA activities can be found at www.rossmoorart.com.
URL:https://rossmoorart.com/event/beginning-intermediate-watercolor-painting-with-ronald-pratt-__-jan-11th-to-mar-14th__-thurs-9am-to-1130am-__-studio-1-7/
LOCATION:Gateway Art Studio 1\, 1001 Golden Rain Road\, Walnut Creek\, CA\, CA\, 94595\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240221T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240221T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T161416
CREATED:20240228T123003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240228T123003Z
UID:67892-1708520400-1708531200@rossmoorart.com
SUMMARY:Drawing in Charcoal with Carol Tarzier_ Wednesdays 1-4 pm_ Jan 10 -Feb 21 _  Studio 2
DESCRIPTION:“Drawing in Charcoal”\nWednesdays 1-4 pm\nWednesday 1/10 – Wednesday 2/21\nSkips Wednesday 2/7\nStudio 2\nMembers  $108\,  Non members $128\n\nThis beginning drawing is geared towards artists drawing in charcoal for the first time and building charcoal drawing skills.  We will work on creating solid forms with charcoal.  The class starts with simple shapes like eggs and cylinders\, creating the form and on the cast shadow with the emphasis on values\, then ellipses and simple perspective.  We will move to black and white portraits in the last couple of sessions\, working from your photographs.
URL:https://rossmoorart.com/event/drawing-in-charcoal-with-carol-tarzier_-wednesdays-1-4-pm_-jan-10-feb-21-_-studio-2-7/
LOCATION:Gateway Art Studio 1\, 1001 Golden Rain Road\, Walnut Creek\, CA\, CA\, 94595\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240220T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240220T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T161416
CREATED:20240228T123029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240228T123029Z
UID:67907-1708434000-1708444800@rossmoorart.com
SUMMARY:Painting Momentum with Anna George _ Tuesdays  1-4 _Jan 9 through Feb 20 _ Studio 1
DESCRIPTION:Painting Momentum with Anna George    Tuesdays  1-4     Jan 9 through Feb 20 \n7 weeks      $150 members  $170 non members\nSurround yourself with ideas\, ambient light\, and open your paintbox! My style is to offer you constant support at your easel\, where you are painting what you love. Whether you’re a beginner or hold an MFA\, we take a fresh look together at painting fundamentals\, and have fun. \nA brand-new artist? Are you starting a new painting or revisiting a piece? Work your individual style in oils or acrylics\, abstract or representational. As you develop your image you’ll learn to skirt common pitfalls in this convivial class that has run for eleven years. \nI enjoying helping you develop good sequencing in the painting process. We simplify new and age-old painting concepts through discourse\, demonstrations\, and handouts. Learn about form\, light\, composition\, values\, atmospheric perspective\, color mixing and placement\, mediums\, etc. When painters request a special focus or demo I’m happy to oblige. \nConnect the dots of composition\, color partnering\, and specialized technique that fit your style. You choose source material; I recommend an 8×10 photograph. In the studio we share as we go\, support each other\, and bring some levity. \nHaving been a full-time artist for decades\, I bring that experience to classes. In my years teaching I’ve witnessed a lot of success and feel proud of the artistic growth. Beginners are welcome! We encourage each other\, and the final class is all about that\, and part festival–a showing of work/pieces in progress with scrumptious things to eat. \nAfter exhibiting in the U.S. and Italy\, in galleries\, museum shows\, etc.\, I continue to show abstract and representational work. And I offer painted silkwear. See my pieces locally and at annageorgeartist.com and at annageorgeonline.com. Ask about a current show of my work nearby. \nOn Tuesday afternoons\, for a few fine hours\, we let go of the outer world and immerse. Beginners can get a materials list\, a consult\, plus guidance choosing quality materials. Reach me at 925 783 9000 with questions/enrolment needs. Become a current RAA member ($10) and then enroll well ahead of the start date\, please. Welcome–see you in the bright new year!
URL:https://rossmoorart.com/event/painting-momentum-with-anna-george-_-tuesdays-1-4-_jan-9-through-feb-20-_-studio-1-7/
LOCATION:Gateway Art Studio 1\, 1001 Golden Rain Road\, Walnut Creek\, CA\, CA\, 94595\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240216T160000
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UID:67899-1708088400-1708099200@rossmoorart.com
SUMMARY:WATERCOLORS When Less Is More_ Anna George_ Fridays 1-4pm  _Jan 5 - Feb 23_  Studio 2
DESCRIPTION:“WATERCOLORS When Less Is More”\nFriday 1-4pm\n\nJan    5   –   Feb   23\n8 weeks\n\nStudio 2\n$155/175\n\n\n\nIf you’ve ever thought to try watercolors or pick up where you left off\, and wish for personal attention as you paint\, this  class for you. At the outset we will pursue an understanding of materials and tools in order to develop strokes and washes. Using simple shapes and techniques to learn how the brush loads and carries water and pigments\, we’ll be feeling the difference of “less is more”. Students will be able to complete a number of studies and paintings in this eight-week series.\n \nYears ago I did a thesis on watercolor. I then traveled for a year outside the US. The images I brought home were watercolor only\, no camera at all. This was my medium for decades. Recently my watercolor work has been on silk as well as cold-pressed Arches paper. I will include a silk demo to introduce the silk superflow\, and students can opt to give it a try. \n \nYes\, watercolor painting can be simple\, fun\, and elegant. Join the RAA for $10\, then register for the class.  Quality ingredients make all the difference. Winsor & Newton Pro\, Daniel Smith\, Schminke. One can start with a handful of select pigments and brushes\, plus Arches cold-pressed papers. Call me for extra details (925) 783 9000. Welcome aboard\, see you in the bright and shiny new year! 
URL:https://rossmoorart.com/event/watercolors-when-less-is-more_-anna-george_-fridays-1-4pm-_jan-5-feb-23_-studio-2-7/
LOCATION:Gateway Art Studio 1\, 1001 Golden Rain Road\, Walnut Creek\, CA\, CA\, 94595\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240216T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240216T043000
DTSTAMP:20260403T161416
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UID:67914-1708086600-1708057800@rossmoorart.com
SUMMARY:Fruit Flowers Flora and Food with Carol Tarzier _ Fridays 12:30-4:30 _January 5-March 8_Studio 1
DESCRIPTION:“Fruit Flowers Flora and Food”\nJanuary 5th-March 8th\n\nFridays 12:30-4:30\n\n10 weeks Studio 1\n\n$20/session total $200\n\n\nFruit Flowers Flora and Food (Oil/Acrylic) \nCarol Tarzier \nThis Still Life class explores painting the still life through organic objects and forms – fruits\, vegetables\, and flowers.  We’ll work mostly on smaller paintings\, 10” square or smaller.  The class emphasizes creating light on forms and using strong value contrast.  We use a simple palette\, six colors or fewer\, and the class features intensive work on color mixing\, composition\, warm versus cool\, and creating that beautiful glow in your still life work. \nTopics/ Schedule \nClass #1 \nMaterials review/ Color mixing \nTopic – Making Shapes \nDemo – Eggs\, Apples \nClass #2 – Lab \nClass #3 \nTopic – Shadow and Light colors \nDemo – Fruit – Apples\, Tangerines\, Oranges\, Grapes \nClass #4 – Lab \nClass #5 \nTopic – Composition and Edges \nDemo Vegetables – Beets\, Tomatoes\, Cucumbers\, Onions \nClass #6 – Lab \nClass #7 \nTopic – Transparency\, Textures\, Edges\, Brushstrokes \nDemo – Flowers \nClass #8 – Lab \nClass #9 – \nTopic – Textures\, Working on a Dark Background \nDemo – Food with Metal\, Plates/ Ellipses \nClass #10 – Critique
URL:https://rossmoorart.com/event/fruit-flowers-flora-and-food-with-carol-tarzier-_-fridays-1230-430-_january-5-march-8_studio-1-7/
LOCATION:Gateway Art Studio 1\, 1001 Golden Rain Road\, Walnut Creek\, CA\, CA\, 94595\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240216T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240216T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T161416
CREATED:20240228T122616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240228T122616Z
UID:67821-1708075800-1708084800@rossmoorart.com
SUMMARY:Beginning with Color and Friday Morning Acrylic Class_ Marcy Wheeler_ 9:30am-12pm_ Starting February 16_6 weeks
DESCRIPTION:Beginning with Color and Acrylics with Marcy Wheeler \nFridays 9:30-Noon. Studio 2 \nFebruary 16 to March 22\, 2024 \n6 classes  $120 Members__ $140 Non-members \nBeginners: This six-week session of Marcy Wheeler’s Friday Morning Class is focused on showing beginners how to mix colors and play with acrylic paints. The beginners will work in the heart of the class together and will be greeted with fun projects to teach them the ins and outs of color and acrylic paints. Beginners Materials Fee is $50.00 paid by check or cash to Marcy Wheeler on 1st class meeting. You get to keep the wonderful Golden Paints (5 tubes) and several new and used brushes. \nOngoing Students continue on their road as “not quite” beginners\, intermediate\, and advanced painters\, and will be cheering beginners on! Learning continues with gentle guidance from Marcy and each other\, as usual. We often share our work at the end of the class and learn more about our own work from the other class members. If you are an ongoing student\, you are in charge of your own material purchases. \nAny Student may make up a missed class in Marcy’s Thursday afternoon class in Studio 2.  A student may also make up a class at her private studio on Boulevard Way\, Thursday mornings 9:30 to 12\, with advance notice. Contact Marcy at 925 787-9159. \n 
URL:https://rossmoorart.com/event/beginning-with-color-and-friday-morning-acrylic-class_-marcy-wheeler_-930am-12pm_-starting-february-16_6-weeks/
LOCATION:Gateway Art Studio 1\, 1001 Golden Rain Road\, Walnut Creek\, CA\, CA\, 94595\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240215T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240215T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T161416
CREATED:20240228T122639Z
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UID:67827-1708007400-1708016400@rossmoorart.com
SUMMARY:Thursdays Afternoon Acrylic Painting with Marcy Wheeler_ 2:30pm to 5pm_Studio 2_ Starts February 15th_ 6 weeks
DESCRIPTION:Acrylic Painting with Marcy Wheeler on Thursday Afternoons\n\n\nFebruary 15 to March 21\n \nStudio 2\n \nThursdays 2:30pm – 5pm\n \nMarcy Wheeler focuses on individual instruction\, group discussion and occasional class demonstrations. Students learn the quick and creative qualities of acrylic paints and mediums and how to turn acrylic paints into a flexible and luscious way to paint. \nAcrylic paints are amazing!  Learn about the mediums that are essential to a rich and deep acrylic painting. \nWheeler encourages students to try new tools\, explore new ways of working and move toward their own style. She gives the encouragement needed to stay with a painting until it exceeds the student’s highest expectations. And she helps some students learn how to stop when it is finished! \nTuition is $120 for six classes for RAA members\, for non-members\, tuition is $140. \nIn addition to teaching at Rossmoor\, Wheeler has taught at Lafayette Studio\, Walnut Creek Civic Arts\, Yosemite Art Center and for more than 22 years at her own studio. Wheeler has a BFA in Painting from the University of Illinois\, and she studied for many years in the studio of Louise Smith\, a painting instructor at UC Berkeley. She is a founding member of Bay Area Studio Artists \nContact: Marcy@marcywheeler.com      See more of Marcy’s work at MarcyWheeler.com \nSee BASA work at: https://bayareastudioartists.com/
URL:https://rossmoorart.com/event/thursdays-afternoon-acrylic-painting-with-marcy-wheeler_-230pm-to-5pm_studio-2_-starts-february-15th_-6-weeks/
LOCATION:Gateway Art Studio 1\, 1001 Golden Rain Road\, Walnut Creek\, CA\, CA\, 94595\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240215T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240215T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T161416
CREATED:20240228T123216Z
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UID:67948-1708000200-1708009200@rossmoorart.com
SUMMARY:Intermediate/Advanced Watercolor Painting with Ronald Pratt __ January 11- March 14 2023 __ 12:30pm to 3pm __ Painting Studio 1
DESCRIPTION:Intermediate/Advanced Watercolor Painting with Ronald Pratt\n \nWinter 2024__ January 11- March 14 2023__ 12:30pm to 3pm\n \nGateway Complex\, Painting Studio 1 \n  \nIf you find that winter is a time for quiet introspection and creative activities\, a warm studio filled with friendly and artistic type people may be the perfect place for you.  Join us on Thursday Afternoons in a stimulating environment where creativity and inspiration abound. \nThe Rossmoor Art Association is offering a class on Thursday Afternoons designed for motivated watercolor painters with some background in the medium.  A creative\, social atmosphere is a great way to stimulate your creative juices. This class focuses on teaching people the fundamentals of design and composition in watercolor painting and encourages people to explore their own creativity thru class projects.   This is a fun class that encourages the freedom of expression while developing your design skills in a fun and relaxing environment. \nThis watercolor painting class will be at the Rossmoor Activities Center\, Painting Studio 1 on Thursday Afternoons from 12:30pm to 3:00pm.  This 10 week class will run from Jan 11th to Mar 21st at a cost of $140.  For Non-Rossmoor Residents or non-members\, the class fee is $160.  Priority will be given to Rossmoor Residents.  Brings your art supplies to the first class. \nTo register go to the Rossmoor Art Association Website ( www.rossmoorart.com ) and click on classes on the header bar.  Scroll down until you come to Intermediate/Advanced Watercolor Painting with Ron Pratt and follow the instructions to enroll.  The class maximum is 20 students due to space limitations so get your registration in to reserve your seat in the class. \nTo see Ronald’s Watercolors go to www.ronaldpratt.com.  Please direct questions to Ronald at ronpratt14@gmail.com or call him at (510) 366-7740.  Further information on all RAA activities can be found at www.rossmoorart.com.
URL:https://rossmoorart.com/event/intermediate-advanced-watercolor-painting-with-ronald-pratt-__-january-11-march-14-2023-__-1230pm-to-3pm-__-painting-studio-1-6/
LOCATION:Gateway Art Studio 1\, 1001 Golden Rain Road\, Walnut Creek\, CA\, CA\, 94595\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240215T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240215T113000
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CREATED:20240228T123223Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240228T123223Z
UID:67958-1707987600-1707996600@rossmoorart.com
SUMMARY:Beginning/Intermediate  Watercolor Painting with Ronald Pratt __ Jan 11th to Mar 14th__ Thurs 9am to 11:30am __ Studio 1
DESCRIPTION:Beginning/Intermediate Watercolor Painting  with Ronald Pratt \nWinter 2024 __ January 11- March 14 __ 10 weeks \nRossmoor Gateway Complex\, Painting Studio 1\, Thursdays 9-11:30\, Studio 1\n \n For me winter is the time to settle down in a warm studio\, put on some good music\, make a warm drink for myself and get some serious painting done.  There are few outside distractions due to cold\, rainy weather.  This is the time I can focus the best and get some really creative painting done. \nIf you are the type that enjoys creative activity in the winter months the Rossmoor Art Association is offering a watercolor painting class at the Activity Center on Thursday Mornings designed for you.  Come and join other creative people in a fun and relaxing atmosphere and see what your creative muse has been waiting to unleash.  This class focuses on teaching people the fundamentals of watercolor painting and encourages everyone to explore their own creativity.  Subject matter will include a winter scene\, portrait painting\, a colorful bird scene and a semi-abstract painting. \nThis watercolor painting class will be at the Gateway Complex\, Painting Studio 1 on Thursday Mornings from 9 am to 11:30 am.  This 10 week class will run from Jan 11th to Mar 21st at a cost of $140.  For Non-Rossmoor Residents or non-members\, the class fee is $160.  Priority will be given to Rossmoor Residents.  Suggested materials will be discussed at the first class. \nTo register go to the Rossmoor Art Association Website (www.rossmoorart.com.) and click on classes on the header bar.  Scroll down until you come to Beginning/Intermediate Watercolor Painting with Ron Pratt and follow the instructions to enroll.  The class maximum is 20 students due to space limitations so get your registration in to reserve your seat in the class. \nTo see Ronald’s Watercolors go to www.ronaldpratt.com.  Please direct questions to Ronald at ronpratt14@gmail.com or call him at (510) 366-7740.  Further information on all RAA activities can be found at www.rossmoorart.com.
URL:https://rossmoorart.com/event/beginning-intermediate-watercolor-painting-with-ronald-pratt-__-jan-11th-to-mar-14th__-thurs-9am-to-1130am-__-studio-1-6/
LOCATION:Gateway Art Studio 1\, 1001 Golden Rain Road\, Walnut Creek\, CA\, CA\, 94595\, United States
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