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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...

Drawing Nature, Still Life, Landscapes with Afsaneh Michaels _April 7- May 19_ Tuesdays _ 2:00-4:30 pm _Studio 1

Drawing Nature, Still Life, Landscapes April 7- May 19, 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...

> Landscapes from Photographs with Carol Tarzier_ March 20th – April 17th._ Fridays 12:30 – 4:30 pm_ Studio1

   Bay Area artist Carol Tarzier is offering “Landscape from Photographs.”  Class meets on Fridays March 20th – April 17th  from 12:30 – 4:30 pm in Studio One.  Tuition for the five sessions is $110.   Every other class features a demonstration and group discussion; the last...

Figure Lab, costume or nude. Artist choice of medium. No teacher. Wednesdays_ 1-4 pm_ March 18th – April 15th. Studio 2 _5 sessions.

The Multi-Media Figure Lab is an uninstructed workshop with a costumed or nude model for Portrait or Figure work, Wednesdays 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...

Painting Momentum with Anna George- Mar 17 – May 5 –  Tuesdays 1-4pm      Studio 2

Painting Momentum with Anna George Mar 17 - May 5 202  Tuesdays 1-4pm      Studio 2 - $165/185 8 weeks Text for website: Welcome to a comfortable place to jump-start your art alongside other painters like you. I am often by your side at your easel helping you engage, facilitating...

Fruit Flora Food  _with Carol Tarzier _Thursdays_ March 19th – April 16th _Thursdays 10:30 am – 1:45 pm, Studio 2.

Fruit Flora Food   Bay Area artist Carol Tarzier is offering “Fruit Flora Food” a Still Life painting course.  Class meets on Thursdays March 19th  – April 16th in the Rossmoor Art Association Studio Two.   Students work from still life objects beginning with fruit.   Demos are presented...

Acrylic Painting_ All Levels_ Marcy Wheeler_Thursdays_ March 12 to April 16_ 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm _Studio 2

Acrylic Painting with Marcy Wheeler Thursdays March 12 to April 16 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm Studio 2 Six sessions $120 members, $140 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 and occasional class...

Playing with Acrylics, Collage and Stencils _ Marcy Wheeler_ Fridays_ 9:30 am- Noon _March 13th – April 17th_ studio 2

Playing with Acrylics, Collage and Stencils  Marcy Wheeler

A Range of Values in Watercolor _with Ruth Miller _Monday_ March 9 _1 to 4 PM 

A Range of Values in Watercolor with Ruth Miller Monday March 9, 2026    1 pm to 4 pm  Studio 1 Students should bring their own watercolor paints, brushes, and a pencil for drawing. maximum spaces:  20 price for members: $55.00price for guests: $75.00           $55 fee includes...