Rossmoor Art Association

Beginning with Color (and Acrylics) with Marcy Wheeler __Fridays 9:30-Noon __January 5 to February 9 __Studio 2__ 6 classes
2024-01-12 09:30 - 12:00, 2024-01-19 09:30 - 12:00, 2024-01-26 09:30 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Gateway Art Studio 1, 1001 Golden Rain Road, Walnut Creek, CA, CA, 94595, United States
Beginning with Color (and Acrylics)
with Marcy Wheeler
Fridays 9:30-Noon. Studio 2
January 4-February 9
6 classes $120 Members__ $140 Non-members
Beginners: 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.
Ongoing 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.
Any 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.

Fruit Flowers Flora and Food with Carol Tarzier _ Fridays 12:30-4:30 _January 5-March 8_Studio 1
2024-01-12 12:30, 2024-01-19 12:30, 2024-01-26 12:30
“Fruit Flowers Flora and Food”
January 5th-March 8th

Fridays 12:30-4:30

10 weeks Studio 1

$20/session total $200

Fruit Flowers Flora and Food (Oil/Acrylic)
Carol Tarzier
This 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.
Topics/ Schedule
Class #1
Materials review/ Color mixing
Topic – Making Shapes
Demo – Eggs, Apples
Class #2 – Lab
Class #3
Topic – Shadow and Light colors
Demo – Fruit – Apples, Tangerines, Oranges, Grapes
Class #4 – Lab
Class #5
Topic – Composition and Edges
Demo Vegetables – Beets, Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Onions
Class #6 – Lab
Class #7
Topic – Transparency, Textures, Edges, Brushstrokes
Demo – Flowers
Class #8 – Lab
Class #9 –
Topic – Textures, Working on a Dark Background
Demo – Food with Metal, Plates/ Ellipses
Class #10 – Critique

WATERCOLORS When Less Is More_ Anna George_ Fridays 1-4pm _Jan 5 - Feb 23_ Studio 2
2024-01-12 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-01-19 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-01-26 13:00 - 16:00
“WATERCOLORS When Less Is More”
Friday 1-4pm

Jan 5 – Feb 23
8 weeks

Studio 2
$155/175

If 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.

Years 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.

Yes, 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!

Painting the Natural World and Abstraction _Afsaneh Michaels_ January 9 - February 13, 2024_ Tuesday 9:30-12:00 _Studio 1
2024-01-16 09:30 - 12:00, 2024-01-23 09:30 - 12:00, 2024-01-30 09:30 - 12:00
Painting the Natural World and Abstraction
Afsaneh Michaels
January 9 – February 13, 2024
Tuesday 9:30-12:00 Studio 1

In this course you will learn to draw and paint objects brought into the studio from nature placed within still-life setup; the use of photographs will be allowed to some extent. Beginning students and intermediate students and the more advanced students work in the same class. It is recommended that students who are new to art practice take Afsaneh’s natural world drawing class first to get familiar with the fundamentals of drawing which is the basis of painting as well.
This class is similar to natural world drawing class in that it lays out detailed methods in painting and color, while taking color into the mix more deeply. You will learn about form, line weight, shading, composition and an overall handling of the picture space and make lively, interesting and beautiful paintings. A variety of color mediums (including acrylics, oils, or water soluble oil colors, oil pastels etc.) can be used on paper as well as on canvas or board.
This class will also include some basic understanding and techniques of abstraction while studying the perception and rendering of the picture space in different contexts. Some students may choose to follow this route and make more abstract paintings.
Come with your existing setup with colors, brushes, pencils, pastels and other tools plus your sketchbook and a canvas paper pad. The first class will include a discussion of materials and supports (canvas, paper or boards). For questions please email the instructor.
Teacher: Afsaneh Michaels, AfsanehAm@gmail.com
Date: January 9 – February 13, 2024
Tuesday 9:30-12:00 A.M.
Cost: $175.00, non-residents $195.00
Place: Studio 1
Materials: Your medium of choice and setup plus your sketchbook and a canvas paper pad. For more information on materials please email the instructor
Number of Students: 12

Painting Momentum with Anna George _ Tuesdays 1-4 _Jan 9 through Feb 20 _ Studio 1
2024-01-16 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-01-23 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-01-30 13:00 - 16:00
Painting Momentum with Anna George Tuesdays 1-4 Jan 9 through Feb 20
7 weeks $150 members $170 non members
Surround 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.
A 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.
I 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.
Connect 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.
Having 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.
After 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.
On 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!

Drawing From Nature with Afsaneh Michaels _January 10-February 14 _ Wednesdays 9:30-12:00 _ Studio 1
2024-01-17 09:30 - 12:00, 2024-01-24 09:30 - 12:00, 2024-01-31 09:30 - 12:00
Drawing From Nature with Afsaneh Michaels

January 10 -February 14, 2024
Wednesdays 9:30-12:00, Studio 1

Nature drawing has a way of bringing your body and soul in sync with nature and helps you get lost in the calm and quiet of the moment. Drawing helps you concentrate your mind and gives you an understanding of the world like no other art. In this class you are introduced or continue to deepen your drawing practice. Beginners learn to draw branches, leaves, small flowers, fruits, vegetables, and birds. Intermediate student artists draw more complex scenery, perhaps add color. More advanced students work with scale, perspective, and more detail as well as color.
In this way of drawing, you learn age-old drawing methods in a detailed and methodical way. You will learn about, form, shading, line weight and composition and make lively, interesting, and beautiful drawings. A wide range of mediums are introduced as part of the class in demos. The instructor works closely with every individual.
We will use pencil, charcoal, colored pencils, or pastels, and to a lesser extent watercolor combined with pencil. Emphasis is on drawing from real specimens and not necessarily working from photos. Small things are brought into the studio or into your home as models.
Please come with your sketchbook and pencils (dark or colored) and plan to have fun. A basic kit of materials can be purchased from the instructor by prior (at least a week ahead) arrangement. Studio 1 is the place to meet, some days we might move to studio 2 if there is remodeling work going on in studio 1.

Instructor: Afsaneh A Michaels
Email: AfsanehAm@gmail.com
Dates: January 10- February 14
Wednesday: 9:30-12:00 pm.
Cost: $ 175.00 Members $195.00 Non-members
Place: Studio 1
Number of students: 18 Materials: Sketchbook, pencils (lead-2H, 2B, 4B, 6B, 8B), Charcoal pencils (medium, dark, white) colored pencils (a full set). Email instructor for further info on materials.

Drawing in Charcoal with Carol Tarzier_ Wednesdays 1-4 pm_ Jan 10 -Feb 21 _ Studio 2
2024-01-17 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-01-24 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-01-31 13:00 - 16:00
“Drawing in Charcoal”
Wednesdays 1-4 pm
Wednesday 1/10 – Wednesday 2/21
Skips Wednesday 2/7
Studio 2
Members $108, Non members $128

This 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.

Beginning/Intermediate Watercolor Painting with Ronald Pratt __ Jan 11th to Mar 14th__ Thurs 9am to 11:30am __ Studio 1
2024-01-18 09:00 - 11:30, 2024-01-25 09:00 - 11:30, 2024-02-01 09:00 - 11:30
Beginning/Intermediate Watercolor Painting with Ronald Pratt
Winter 2024 __ January 11- March 14 __ 10 weeks
Rossmoor Gateway Complex, Painting Studio 1, Thursdays 9-11:30, Studio 1

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.
If 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.
This 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.
To 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.
To 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.

Intermediate/Advanced Watercolor Painting with Ronald Pratt __ January 11- March 14 2023 __ 12:30pm to 3pm __ Painting Studio 1
2024-01-18 12:30 - 15:00, 2024-01-25 12:30 - 15:00, 2024-02-01 12:30 - 15:00
Intermediate/Advanced Watercolor Painting with Ronald Pratt

Winter 2024__ January 11- March 14 2023__ 12:30pm to 3pm

Gateway Complex, Painting Studio 1

If 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.
The 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.
This 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.
To 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.
To 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.

Acrylic Painting with Marcy Wheeler _ Thursdays _ Jan 4th- Feb 8th Thursdays 2:00-4:30* _ Studio 2
2024-01-18 14:00 - 16:30, 2024-01-25 14:00 - 16:30, 2024-02-01 14:00 - 16:30
Acrylic Painting with Marcy Wheeler on Thursday Afternoons

January 4th- February 8th
Studio 2

Thursdays 2:00-4:30*
*note earlier starting time (new winter hours)

Marcy 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.
Acrylic paints are amazing! Learn about the mediums that are essential to a rich and deep acrylic painting.
Wheeler 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!
Tuition is $120 for six classes for RAA members, for non-members, tuition is $140.
In 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
Contact: Marcy@marcywheeler.com See more of Marcy’s work at MarcyWheeler.com
See BASA work at: https://bayareastudioartists.com/
