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“En Plein Aire” Outdoor Painting or Drawing around Rossmoor_ Afsaneh Michaels_ June 8- June 29, 2026 Mondays 9:30-11:30

“En Plein Aire” Outdoor Painting or Drawing around Rossmoor June 8- June 29, 2026 Mondays 9:30-11:30 The plain air class taught by Afsaneh Michaels will take place at locations around Rossmoor. Artists will paint or draw directly onto canvas or paper using a medium of their choice...

General Painting with Afsaneh Michaels_ Beginner to Advanced_ June 2- July 14_ Tuesdays_ 9:30 am-12:30 pm Studio 1

General Painting- Landscapes, Still life, Portraits, Abstracts. sketches, photos, etc. Beginner to advanced June 2- July 14, 2026 Tuesday:  9:30-12:30 pm Studio 1 This painting course introduces you to the painting process and the common stages and techniques that artists follow to create a work of art. This...

Drawing Nature, Still Life, Landscapes_ Afsaneh Michaels_June 2— July 14_ Tuesdays _2:00-4:30 pm _Studio 1

Drawing Nature, Still Life, Landscapes June 2— July 14, 2026 Tuesdays 2:00-4:30 pm Studio 1 I aspire to empower my student artists by helping build a solid foundation in observation, technique, and artistic understanding in drawing. My teaching approach focuses on building fundamental skills and understanding core artistic concepts. Fundamentals...

Watercolor with Kathleen Stumpfel_ April 28 to June 9_ Tuesdays _ 9am to 11:30 am_ Studio 2

Do you want to paint in watercolor? This class will show beginners, even if you have never painted in watercolor, the techniques to use with paint and water. The goal is to have fun with the creative process. We will have step-by-step projects with short demonstrations...

Painting Momentum with Anna George_ May 19 _  July 7  _ Tuesdays _1-4pm _ Studio 2 

May 19   -    July 7   2026 Tuesdays 1-4pm Studio 2 $165/185 8 weeks   Painting Momentum - Summer Sessions Welcome to a comfortable place to jumpstart your art alongside other painters like you. I am often by your side at your easel helping you engage, facilitating our working studio, and celebrating art-making....

Playing with Collage, Stencils, Acrylics and Gelli Plates_ Marcy Wheeler_ April 24- May 22_ (4 classes, skips 5/8) Fri_ 9:30 to Noon_ Studio 2

Playing with Collage, Stencils, Acrylics and Gel Plates.

Fridays  9:30 am- Noon Studio 2

April 24 - May 22  (4 classes)(Skips May 8)

4 weeks   ALL Levels

$100 for Members $120 for non members

Bring your own scissors. A ruler would be nice, also.

There's no material fee, but please bring your own gelli plate and brayer if you are interested in "Gelli Printing".

I do have a little extra equipment if you want to "try before you buy" a Gelli plate and brayer.

I will supply papers, collage materials, paint, stencils, mediums. But it's great if you bring things you have found, or pictures of people or things you want in your design. I can print from your photo.

If you have images, or materials you want to use, bring them. Or come with nothing in mind and just explore.

Make AMAZING Art!

Let's play!

Let's start without caring where we end up.

Or start with a plan and stick to it.

It's low pressure learning.

It's about mediums and color, cutting, tearing and pasting,

using brushes, finding a stencil to start or end a thought,

and exploring gelli plates.

Composition is the hidden prize!

Acrylic Painting with Marcy Wheeler_ All Levels_ April 23- May 21_ 4 classes (skips May 7)_ Thursdays 2 :30 pm – 5:00pm_ Studio 2

Acrylic Painting with Marcy Wheeler Thursdays April 23 to May 21 (Skips May 7) 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm Studio 2 Four sessions $80 members, $100 non members Beginners to Advanced painters. Material List is on the website. Wheeler's style is warm and friendly. She focuses on individual instruction, group discussion...

Workshop: Mastering Greens and Navigating the Color Wheel with Stephen Berry_ Monday May 11_ Studio 1_ 10:00am -5pm.

All day: 10:00 AM to 12:30 pm and 2pm to 5 pm in the. afternoon. Lunch Break 12:30-2pm >  day of the week:: Monday >  maximum spaces: 20 >  price for members: $90..00 >  price for guests: $110. > > Stephen Berry is coming to Rossmoor to teach a class on...

Intermediate/Advanced Watercolor with Ronald Pratt_ April 2nd to June 18th (no class on 4/30 and 5/7)_ Thursdays _12:30pm to 3:00pm_ Studio 1_10 classes

Intermediate/Advanced Watercolor Painting Spring 2026 Ronald Pratt   Gateway Activities Center, Painting Studio 1   Springtime is the most inspiring time of the year for me personally and for my creativity.   Everything seems fresh and new.  The hills are green and splashed with the color of wild flowers.  Trees are sprouting...

Watercolor Workshop with Samantha McNally_ Monday_April 20_ 1- 4pm_ Studio 1

Watercolor Workshop with Samantha McNally Monday     April 20, 2026    1 to 4 PM maximum spaces:12 price for members: $50.00 price for guests: $70.00. Samantha McNally’s workshop will show how to make atmospheric perspective in a big view like this one of Mount Diablo. The distant mountain is lighter...

General Painting with Afsaneh Michaels_ Beginners to Advanced- April 7- May 19_ Tuesdays_ 9:30am-12:30 pm Studio 1

General Painting- Landscapes, Still life, Portraits, Abstracts. sketches, photos, etc. Beginner to advanced April 7- May 19 Tuesday: 9:30-12:30 pm Studio 1 This painting course introduces you to the painting process and the common stages and techniques that artists follow to create a work of art. This process...

Beginning/Intermediate Watercolor Painting with Ron Pratt _April 2nd to June 18 _ Thursdays _9am to 11:30am_(no class on 4/30 and 5/7) Studio 1

Beginning/Intermediate Watercolor Painting Spring 2026 Ronald Pratt   Gateway, Painting Studio 1  Spring is a wonderful time of the year where the days are becoming longer, the rains are a little less frequent and the temperature starts to climb to a comfortable level.  Outside nature starts to splash us with...