Rossmoor Art Association

Acrylic Painting _All Levels_ with Marcy Wheeler_ Oct 3rd-31st _ Thurs 2:30-5:00 pm_ Studio 2
2024-10-31 14:30 - 17:00, 2024-10-24 14:30 - 17:00, 2024-10-17 14:30 - 17:00, 2024-10-10 14:30 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Gateway Art Studio 1, 1001 Golden Rain Road, Walnut Creek, CA, CA, 94595, United States
5 Classes
Acrylic Painting with Marcy Wheeler on Thursday Afternoons

October 3 to October 31

Studio 2

Thursdays 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm

All levels. If you are really JUST beginning, think about taking my Big on Color and Acrylics class on Friday mornings, or let me know in the Friday class.

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 $100 for five classes for RAA members, for non-members, tuition is $120.
In addition to teaching at Rossmoor, Wheeler has taught at Lafayette Studio, Walnut Creek Civic Arts, Yosemite Art Center and for more than 25 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 www.MarcyWheeler.com

Inter/Adv Watercolor Painting with Ron Pratt _ Sept 5th to Nov 7th _ Thursday 12:30 to 3pm _ Studio 1
2024-10-31 12:30 - 15:00, 2024-10-24 12:30 - 15:00, 2024-10-17 12:30 - 15:00, 2024-10-10 12:30 - 15:00 | Gateway Art Studio 1, 1001 Golden Rain Road, Walnut Creek, CA, CA, 94595, United States
Intermediate/Advanced
Watercolor Painting
Fall 2024
Ronald Pratt
Gateway Complex, Painting Studio 1
When the long days of summer start to shorten and there is a little nip in the air I know autumn is fast approaching. This is one of my favorite times of the year to paint because it allows me to expand my color palette. To my usual blues and greens of summer I can now add the brilliant colors of fall. Gold, yellow, orange, red, burnt sienna and yellow ochre will liven up my paintings and allow my color muse out. This color palette is vibrant and exciting and inspires me to paint.
If you are like me and find autumn colors inspiring, come paint with like-minded people on Thursday Afternoons in a relaxing social atmosphere at the RAA art studio. This class is designed to focus on composition and design by challenging the more experienced painters to expand their painting abilities and compositional skills. Innovation and expression will be the main theme. Class projects will be given to encourage creative thinking and expression thru the use of student chosen subject matter. The class is designed to push the student while encouraging an atmosphere of fun and exploration.
The Rossmoor Art Association is offering this watercolor painting class this fall at the Rossmoor Activities Center, Painting Studio 1 on Thursday Afternoon from 12:30pm to 3 pm. This 10 week class will run from Sept 5th to Nov 7th at a cost of $150. For Non-Rossmoor Residents the class fee is $170 for the 10 week class. Priority will be given to Rossmoor Residents.
To Register go to the Rossmoor Art Association Website and click on classes on the header bar. Scroll down until you come to Intermediate/Advanced Watercolor Painting with Ron Pratt and 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

Beginning/Intermediate Watercolor Painting with Ron Pratt _ Sept 5th to Nov 7th _ Thursdays_ 9 am to 11:30 am _ Studio 1
2024-10-31 09:00 - 11:30, 2024-10-24 09:00 - 11:30, 2024-10-17 09:00 - 11:30, 2024-10-10 09:00 - 11:30 | Gateway Art Studio 1, 1001 Golden Rain Road, Walnut Creek, CA, CA, 94595, United States
Beginning/Intermediate
Watercolor Painting with Ronald Pratt
Fall 2024
Rossmoor Gateway Complex, Painting Studio 1
One of the best thing for me about painting in the fall is that it allows me to expand my color palette. To my traditional blue and green colors of summer I can now add brilliant gold, yellow, orange, red, brown, purple and yellow ochre. This is an exciting palette for me and one that awakens my painting creativity to new heights.
If you love the brilliant colors of fall like I do why not come and join like-minded artists on Thursday Mornings for some fun painting in a relaxing social atmosphere. The step by step demonstrations will show you how to bring out wonderful colors in your watercolor paintings and to capture that magical feel of the change of seasons known as autumn. Subject matter will include an autumn aspens, Sierra Foothills, autumn lake, and an experimental abstract.
The Rossmoor Art Association is offering this watercolor painting class this fall at the Rossmoor Activities Center, Painting Studio 1 on Thursday Mornings from 9 am to 11:30 am. This 10 week class will run from Sept 5th to Nov 7th at a cost of $150. For Non-Rossmoor Residents the class fee is $170. Priority will be given to Rossmoor Residents. Suggested materials for students new to watercolor painting will be discussed at the first class.
To register go to the Rossmoor Art Association Website 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 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.

Figure Lab with Posed Model_ Monitor only, No Teacher _ Wednesdays _ 1 pm - 4 pm _ October 2- December 4 _ Studio 2
2024-10-30 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-23 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-16 13:00 - 16:00 | Gateway Art Studio 1, 1001 Golden Rain Road, Walnut Creek, CA, CA, 94595, United States
Figure Lab with Posed Model, all media
The Multi-Media Figure Lab is an uninstructed workshop with a costumed model for Portrait or Figure work, every Wednesday 1-4 pm. Students work independently from the model, with an optional group discussion about the work at the end of each session. Models are hired and the workshop charge covers the model fee. A monitor will set up the lighting and pose each session. Sessions feature one long pose, with possible twenty minutes of gestures to start each session. All media – watercolor, acrylic, charcoal, pastels, and oil paint – are welcome. No volatile thinners, please. The workshop takes place in Studio Two.

The Figure Lab Workshop discount fee is $100 for 4 sessions ($120. for Guests). If you use up your 4 classes and time allows in the session, you may purchase another four from the Monitor. Also available: Drop-in fee is $25., write your check to RAA and give to the class monitor.

Nature Drawing with Afsaneh Michaels _ Oct 30- Dec 11 , 2024_ Wednesdays _ 9:00-12:00 _ Studio 1
2024-10-30 09:00 - 12:00 | Gateway Art Studio 1, 1001 Golden Rain Road, Walnut Creek, CA, CA, 94595, United States
Nature Drawing with Afsaneh Michaels

October 30- December 11 , 2024 (seven weeks)
Wednesdays 9:00-12:00
Studio 1
Nature drawing has a way of bringing your body and soul in sync with
nature and helps you stay in the calm and quiet of the moment.
Drawing helps you concentrate your mind and helps you see the world
in a new way. 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.
In this class we learn the fundamentals of visual thinking and drawing
in a detailed and methodical way over several weeks with a lot 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 in the class with demos.
In my classes we work together 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, overlaps are encouraged among the various levels.
Beginners learn the basics of form, line and value/shading and learn
to draw branches, leaves, small flowers, fruits or vegetable, and an
animal, bird or insect. At the end of class you’ll have at least one
drawing with three or four components and probably more.
Intermediate students draw more complex scenery or a still life with
natural elements in it, learn to use color (optional) with colored pencils,
pastels, or watercolor. This group produces several drawings, some in
color and some in graphite or charcoal pencil.

Place: studio 1
Number of students: 17
Materials: Sketchbook: 93-120 Ibs. weight of your choice. Pencils: 6B, 5B, 4B, 3B, 2B, B, F, H, 4H, 6H. Set of charcoal pencils. Pink/white eraser. kneaded rubber eraser. Pencil sharpener. Gray scale. Blending stumps. Small ruler,
Set of colored pencils if you choose color (Prismacolor is ideal but other brands work too).

Beginning Watercolor & Continuing Acrylics/Oils with Anna George - Sept 10 to Oct 29 - Tuesday 1-4 - Studio1
2024-10-29 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-22 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-15 13:00 - 16:00 | Gateway Art Studio 1, 1001 Golden Rain Road, Walnut Creek, CA, CA, 94595, United States
Beginning Watercolor & Continuing Acrylics/Oils with Anna George
Tuesday afternoons 1-4
Sept 10 – October 29
8 weeks
Studio 1
$165/185
Max spaces 16
For some there is study, for others play, and for others magic. These combine into a treat for oneself, a chance to enjoy color and creativity and camaraderie. Anna George welcomes it all in a hybrid class aimed to help beginning watercolorists start off well and keep everyone painting.
Our newly renovated Studio 1 has wonderful ambient daylight. Open a paintbox and let ideas take shape. I offer you constant support at your table. Choose to paint what you love. Whether you’re a beginner or hold an MFA, we all along take a fresh look at important painting fundamentals. As the acrylics/oils members will tell you, we have fun. All will benefit from this hybrid class.
Are you starting a new watercolor pursuit? Materials truly matter. I’ll guide you as you take steps to learn technique, incorporate interesting composition, and experiment, whether abstract or representational. As you develop your painting you’ll learn to skirt common pitfalls in this convivial class that has run for thirteen years.
I enjoy offering good sequencing in the painting process. We simplify new and age-old painting concepts using demonstrations, handouts, and one-on-one. Classes address values, form, light, composition, atmospheric perspective, color mixing and placement, etc. When painters request a special focus or demo I’m happy to oblige.
You choose source material; I recommend an 8×10 photograph. In the studio we share as we go, support each other, and enjoy some levity, each at our own pace.
Having been an artist for decades, I grew to be self-supporting, and bring the extent of that experience to classes. I’ve witnessed a lot of success and feel proud of my students’ growth. We encourage each other, and the final class is all about that–our own little art festival, where we show our work and savor scrumptious bites.
On Tuesday afternoons let go of the outer world and immerse. Beginners please get in touch for a materials list plus guidance choosing quality materials. Reach me at 925 783 9000 with questions/enrollment needs. Rossmoor residents tart by becoming an RAA member ($10) and then enroll at rossmoorart.com. Non Members can register as guests online also. Best to do this well ahead of the start date.
After exhibiting in the U.S. and Italy in galleries, museum shows, etc., I show abstract and representational work online and at various venues. I offer painted silkwear here in November. See my pieces locally and at annageorgeartist.com and at annageorgeonline.com. Ask about a current show of my work nearby and see the Tuscany diptych above the interior fireplace at Creekside Grill. Welcome to our September class!

Beginning Watercolor with Kathleen Stumpfel__ Tuesdays__ October 29 to December 10__ 9:00 am to 11:30 am__ Studio 2
2024-10-29 09:00 - 11:30 | Gateway Art Studio 1, 1001 Golden Rain Road, Walnut Creek, CA, CA, 94595, United States
Do you want to paint in watercolor?

This class will show beginners the techniques to use with paint and water. The goal is to have fun with the creative process, especially for those who have never painted in watercolor. We will have step-by-step projects with demonstrations and time to paint a variety of subject matter including florals, still lifes, and landscapes. Most importantly, this class will give you a start in the creative process needed for your art. This seven-week session will meet on Tuesday mornings in Studio 2 from October 29 to December 10 for $100. For Non-Rossmoor Residents the class fee is $120.
Priority will be given to Rossmoor Residents. Suggested materials will be discussed so bring anything you already have.
October 29 to December 10, 2024
9 am- 11:30, Studio 2
Tuesday
Maximum spaces – 10
Price for members – $100
Price for non-members – $120

Landscapes from Photographs with Carol Tarzier _ Fridays _ Oct 4th _ Dec 20th _ 12:30- 4:30 _Studio 1
2024-10-25 12:30 - 16:30, 2024-10-18 12:30 - 16:30, 2024-10-11 12:30 - 16:30 | Gateway Art Studio 1, 1001 Golden Rain Road, Walnut Creek, CA, CA, 94595, United States
Landscape from Photographs” is about using photographs to create fresh and lively landscapes with the energy and color of Plein Air work. The series covers color mixing and creating color tones with a limited palette of three primary colors. The class begins with materials and equipment that make painting fun, and with designing the value structure in monochrome. It moves to color mixing using atmospheric perspective – creating depth using soft edges, muted tones, and soft grays. Students will use saturation to create space, with bright colors in the foreground. The class discusses colors for specific effects, for example color changes in the sky as it moves toward the horizon, how to make a flat plane recede into the distance, and which colors create a dynamic foreground. Time permitting, the class will cover transparency: how to make water look transparent, how to paint waves, and painting reflections.
Students bring their landscape photos to each class, on a tablet or printed photos. Oil and acrylic painters of all levels welcome. Class demonstrations are in oil. Acrylic instruction is individual. Oil painters please use odorless thinner only.
Carol Tarzier has taught painting for many years at the Academy of Art University. Her paintings have been represented in national shows and museums, including the Salon International at the Greenhouse Gallery, the Haggin Museum, Oil Painters of America Western Regional Exhibition and at the California Art Club’s Gold Medal Show.

The class is limited to 20 students, and pre-enrollment is required. Tuition for the ten 4-hour sessions is $200. for members, 220. for guests For questions and enrollment, email Carol Tarzier at tarzier@tarzier.com. View examples of Tarzier’s work at www.tarzier.com or
https://www.facebook.com/CarolTarzierFineArt
Supplies are suggested. If you cannot get supplies for the first class, bring in the closest match you have. If you want to use alternate supplies, it’s OK.
Brush cleaner in Silicoil brush washing container.
Gamsol odorless thinner in small container for medium
Isopropyl alcohol for cleaning
Medium – M. Graham walnut alkyd medium or M. Graham Walnut Oil
Oil paint colors. I use M. Graham paint which is made with walnut oil thus less toxic, and is excellent and inexpensive. M. Graham is available at Blick or Amazon. Here is a suggested palette. I suggest a warm and a cool of each primary.
Cool red – Alizarin crimson or Cad Red Deep or Anthraquinone Red
Warm red – Cadmium Red Light or Cad Red Medium or Azo Coral
Cadmium orange or Scarlet Pyrrol
Cool yellow – Cadmium yellow light
Warm or medium yellow – Cadmium Yellow Medium
Cool (or leaning toward violet) blue – Ultramarine blue
Warm or medium blue (leaning toward green)- Cerulean blue or Thalo Blue Red Shade, orAnthraquinone Blue (Indanthrene Blue)
Titanium white
Canvases or canvas-coated panels. Both cotton and linen canvas are fine. For Plein Air, I suggest working smaller (miniature canvases 4” square on up to 12×16)
Linen – Internet suppliers – Source-Tek or Raymar or Centurion panels, any size from 6”x6” to 11”x14’
Canvases – cotton canvases from Michael’s or Blick are fine.
Brushes – I order from Rosemary & Co, UK,
Rosemary & Co has a large assortment, this is a suggested list.
Ivory series Long Flats #4, 8, 14, Daggers 3/8”, ½”, and ivory fans
Or Shiraz series long flats #4, 8, 12, daggers 3/8”, ½”, two shiraz fans
If you are buying local – two long flats one smaller one at least 1” wide, and a couple of filberts. Watercolor brushes work well for oil painting.
Rosemary Impasto brushes
Paper or glass or plastic palette.
Your plein air easel or Pochade box easel if you prefer your own. The studio has table easels.
Color wheel
Hand mirror
Sketch pad – any size from 5” by 7” on up
Charcoal pencil or Tombow monochrome (grays) pen set
Roll of paper towels, soft (Viva or blue auto paper towels from Costco)
Viewfinder – I use The Color Wheel Company 7002 View Catcher from Amazon.
Reading List

Daily Painting, Carol Marine

Landscapes from Photographs Oct 4th Fridays through December 20th
$200
Classes skips the week of October 21st – 27th
Landscapes from Photographs skips Thanksgiving week.

Big on Color and Acrylics with Marcy Wheeler_ Fridays _October 4- Nov 1_ 9:30- Noon_ Studio 2
2024-10-25 09:30 - 12:00, 2024-10-18 09:30 - 12:00, 2024-10-11 09:30 - 12:00 | Gateway Art Studio 1, 1001 Golden Rain Road, Walnut Creek, CA, CA, 94595, United States
Big on Color and Acrylics with Marcy Wheeler
Fridays 9:30-Noon. Studio 2
October 4 to November 1, 2024
5 classes $100 Members__ $120 Non-members
Acrylic paints are amazing! Learn about the paint and mediums that are essential to a rich and deep acrylic painting.
Acrylics are wonderful and flexible. It washes up with water, but when it dries, it is a water proof polymer, so wear “painting clothes”.
Beginners and Beyond: This five-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.
Beginner’s Material Fee is $50. Paid by check or cash to Marcy Wheeler on 1st class meeting. You get to keep the high quality paints (5 tubes) and several new and used brushes. Bring some canvas or heavy paper to paint on, and a palette. Let Marcy know you are wanting to purchase her beginning paint package by emailing her at Marcy@marcywheeler.com.

Ongoing Students, advanced beginners to just plain advanced, continue on their road as “not quite” beginners, intermediate, and advanced painters, and will be cheering beginners on! Learning continues with individual guidance from Marcy, 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 (2:30- 5) in Studio 2. This should be done during the weeks of the class dates.

RAA Picnic & Art Show
2024-10-21 13:00 - 16:30 | Dollar Clubhouse, CA, 94595, United States
The Rossmoor Art Association will hold its annual party at the lovely Stanley Dollar Clubhouse on Monday, October 21, 2024 at 1:00 pm, both inside the facility and, if weather allows, in the outdoor garden patio area. Save the date!! Arty Halloween Party at Stanley Dollar !!
A show of Member’s Art, including Halloween themes, will spice up the day!
There is still time to paint a Halloween painting for the party or you can bring one of your other wonderful works!
Drop your artwork off, wired and ready, at 10:30am. Party starts at 1pm.
Come in masks or costume if you dare! Or perhaps you’ll find a Face Painter!
We will provide catered food and house made desserts. Wine, bubbly water, decaf coffee and soda will be served at our Art Bar.
We will have another slide show with a mix of this year and last year. Music from your favorite decades brings back great memories!
If you are a member sign up and pay for yourself. If you want a friend to come, they need to sign themselves up and pay for themselves as guests. There MAY be tickets available at the door for $25. check or cash only! Check in with the Greeters when you arrive.

Rossmoor Art Association__ Arty Pumpkin Party_ Monday_ October 21 1:00-4:00pm_ Dollar Clubhouse
2024-10-21 13:00 - 17:00 | Gateway Art Studio 1, 1001 Golden Rain Road, Walnut Creek, CA, CA, 94595, United States
The Rossmoor Art Association will hold its annual party at the lovely Stanley Dollar Clubhouse on Monday, October 21, 2024 at 1:00 pm, both inside the facility and, if weather allows, in the outdoor garden patio area. Save the date!! Arty Halloween Party at Stanley Dollar !!
A show of Member’s Art, including Halloween themes, will spice up the day!
There is still time to paint a Halloween painting for the party or you can bring one of your other wonderful works!
Drop up to two of your artworks off, wired and ready, at 10:30am. Party starts at 1pm.
Please come in masks, hats or costumes if you dare! Or perhaps you’ll find a Face Painter waiting to grab you!!
We will provide catered food, snacks and house made desserts. Wine, bubbly water, decaf coffee and soda will be served at our Art Bar.
We will have another slide show with a mix of this year and last year. Music from your favorite decades, or a live Blues group may bring back great memories!
If you are a member sign up and pay for yourself. If you want a friend to come, they need to sign themselves up and pay for themselves as guests. There MAY be tickets available at the door for $25. check or cash only! Check in with the Greeters when you arrive.

The Art of painting the Natural World with Afsaneh Michaels_ Sept 3 - Oct 15_ Tuesday 9:30-12:30 pm _ Studio 1
2024-10-15 09:30 - 12:30 | Gateway Art Studio 1, 1001 Golden Rain Road, Walnut Creek, CA, CA, 94595, United States
The Art of painting the Natural World
Clouds, Water, Trees, Rocks, Foliage,
Flowers and other natural elements

September 3 – October 15 , 2024 (seven weeks)
Tuesday 9:30-12:30 pm

This seven-week course is designed for those who want to learn or continue to paint clouds, water, trees, rocks separately or within the context of a painting. You will learn how to compose paintings with elements of your choice rather than a given image or paint an already composed image. You might work from sketches, photographs or still life to bring your ideas together. A lot of emphasis is placed on finding your own voice by understanding your own style, use of color and applying your skills to paint authentic paintings that express your aesthetic.

You will learn about form, line weight, shading, composition and the 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 can be used on paper as well as on canvas or board. Watercolorists: Please join if you already know your medium. Beginner watercolorists are encouraged to learn the craft first and join my class as intermediate or advanced students. Those who have started this class with me with watercolor may continue.

Come with your existing setup with colors, brushes, pencils, and other tools plus your sketchbook or canvas. The first class will include a discussion of materials and supports (canvas, paper or boards). For questions please email the instructor.

Instructor: Afsaneh Michaels, AfsanehAm@gmail.com
September 3 – October 15, 2024
Tuesdays: 9:30-12:30
Cost: $205.00 residents, non-residents $225.00
Place: Studio 1
Number of Students: 15
Materials: Your medium of choice and setup plus your sketchbook and a canvas or a support of your choice. For more information email the instructor

Beginning Watercolor with Kathleen Stumpfel _ September 3 to October 15 _ Tuesdays_ 9 am to 11:30 am_ Studio 2
2024-10-15 09:00 - 11:30 | Gateway Art Studio 1, 1001 Golden Rain Road, Walnut Creek, CA, CA, 94595, United States
Do you want to paint in watercolor?
This class will show beginners the techniques to use with paint and water. The goal is to have fun with the creative process, especially for those who have never painted in watercolor. We will have step-by-step projects with demonstrations and time to paint a variety of subject matter. We might use a variety of sources for inspiration including personal photographs, pictures, still life, and others. Most importantly, this class will give you a start in the creative process needed for your art. This seven-week session will meet on Tuesday mornings in Studio 2 from September 3 to October 15 for $100. For Non-Rossmoor Residents the class fee is $120. Priority will be given to Rossmoor Residents. Suggested materials will be discussed at the first class so bring anything you already have.
September 3- October 15, 2024
9 am- 11:30, Studio 2
Tuesday
Maximum spaces – 10
Price for members – $100
Price for non-members – $120
