Perk Up Your Paintings

Perk Up Your Paintings with Joanne Radmilovich Kollman
 

Open Studio this Friday: $7.50 drop in fee.
Paint with fellow artists & bring a friend.
 

You may come and paint together this Friday at OSA during my class time for a $7.50 open studio fee.  Paint together and finish paintings for the Student/Teacher show. Another 7 days to finish any new art . Don't forget about the 200 for 200 show in November-a few cradle boards still available.

Joanne Radmilovich Kollman Demo at OSA Thursday Oct. 6th
http://www.oregonsocietyofartists.com/classes-and-workshops/demonstrations

Next Friday, October 7th 1-4 $25 drop in fee
Topic: Loosen up your brushwork
Bring large gessoed surfaces (remember you can paint on just about anything)

New Students contact:  joradarts@gmail.com
Oil paints and brushes available to use and a variety of surfaces available as well.

Oregon Society of Artists
2185 SW Park Place
Portland, Oregon  97201
503-228-0706
www.OregonSocietyOfArtists.com

Color Mixing Demystified

COLOR MIXING Demystified

Strengthen your paintings with simple color theory, using value (dark vs light) and intensity (bright vs dull) to create mood. Learn to mix watercolor into luminous color instead of mud. Study pigment qualities; opacity, transparency, staining and granulating to familiarize yourself with varying paint characteristics.
 

Master colorful blacks and expressive neutral tones. Explore creative color palettes and how to increase color harmony and diversity in your work. Practice and Play combine in this lively color workshop. All levels of experience welcome.

with René Eisenbart
Friday, Sept 30, 2016
10am - 4pm
$95

REGISTER
Mail form to:
16530 NW Sheltered Nook Rd Portland OR 97231
Include a check, payable to Rene Eisenbart $95 (OSA membership is not required)
Name __________________________ email __________________________ phone

Or call:

 www.rene-art.com
rene.art@gmail.com
503-890-9668

Oregon Society of Artists
2185 SW Park Place
Portland, Oregon  97201
503-228-0706
www.OregonSocietyOfArtists.com

Long Pose Sundays

Long Pose Sundays

 
One model, one pose, 6 hours of uninstructed bliss.
Come draw or paint from a living model.
Choose between two 3 hour sessions, or stay for the duration.

•    *Oregon Society of Artists
•    *Portland, OR
•    *Sundays
•    *11am-2pm & 3pm-6pm
•    *Downstairs studio
   
$15 per 3 hour (11-2 OR 3-6)
$30 per 6 hour
Please call the OSA office to register
@ 503-228-0706

Drop Ins Are Always Welcome!

Oregon Society of Artists
2185 SW Park Place
Portland, Oregon  97201
503-228-0706
www.OregonSocietyOfArtists.com

Painting the Nude

Painting the Nude in Oils, with instructor Joanne Mehl
Sept. 19 – Nov. 7
Mondays, 9:30 am – 1:30 pm, downstairs studio

There’s still room for a few more students, so plan to come to the downstairs studio at OSA next Monday from 9:30am – 12:30pm, or call the OSA office at 503-288-0706 to reserve a spot!

Drop in $50 per class

This is an eight-week progressive course designed to strengthen figure drawing skills and introduce oil painting materials and paint handling techniques. Using demonstrations, targeted exercises and individual attention, we’ll use oils to review the components of strong drawing skills for the first two classes, then we will paint for the remaining six classes of the course.

Because a strong figure painting is built on a strong drawing!

This course is appropriate for novice to intermediate skill levels. The course will stress observational skills and construction, rendering anatomy, and composition. We’ll explore how drawing relates to painting, color and value, the effects of light and shadow, tonal methods, various modeling techniques, and how to manage a palette and mix colors.

Questions? Email the instructor at joannemehl@comcast.net

About Joanne Mehl:
I’ve been professional artist and instructor specializing in figure painting and portraiture since 1985. For more about me, please visit: joannemehl.com

Oregon Society of Artists
2185 SW Park Place
Portland, Oregon  97201
503-228-0706
www.OregonSocietyOfArtists.com

Class with Joanne Kollman

Joanne Kollman

Get ready! Friday, September 23rd. 

(noon to prep materials and settle in)
1-4 pm $25 drop in class

Joanne will demo exercises to get ready for large format painting.
Gesso some large pieces of cardboard or mat-board. Bring reference  8x10 color copy.

Bring your prepared panels, canvas or board for painting and color studies.

And as always,  Just come with what you have been working on. New students feel free to email Joanne for more information. joradarts@gmail.com 

Oregon Society of Artists
2185 SW Park Place
Portland, Oregon  97201
503-228-0706
www.OregonSocietyOfArtists.com

Erik Sandgren Class

Erik Sandgren: Color, Light and Space -- Working with Acrylics and Aqueous Media
Saturday - Sunday, September 24 - 25, 9am - 4pm
$250

 Washington artist, printmaker and educator Erik Sandgren believes that acrylics and other aqueous media offer tremendous advantages and versatility for an evolving painting process. In this workshop,

Erik will show you his techniques for manipulating the paint film in unorthodox ways such as glazing, scratching, scuffing, and abrading. He has many strategies to share about materials and techniques, driven by each student's desire for expression based on color and composition.

There will be daily demonstrations, with group and individual conversations, all interspersed with looking at some master paintings. Bring your favorite water-based materials and tools, along with your sketchbooks and suitable supports (panels, paper or canvas).

He suggests also bringing one failed, stalled or abandoned painting in acrylic or another aqueous medium- the objective is for everyone in the workshop to take away something useful that will inspire a fresh take on his or her work.

Please call OSA to register for Erik's workshop.
503-228-0706 

Oregon Society of Artists
2185 SW Park Place
Portland, Oregon  97201
503-228-0706
www.OregonSocietyOfArtists.com

Juggling too many Creative Projects and Ideas at once?

The Artist Juggler

Do you have trouble deciding which style or medium is your strongest direction? Many artists face these challenges. What you may lack is a sense of direction in your art career.

Here are some tips from Career Artist Coach - Renee Phillips:

Strive For Balance 

Balance can be an enormous challenge for artists who have talent in many areas. Creativity is our greatest tool when it is balanced with having a realistic perspective, plans of action and time-management.

Contemplate The Outcome 

Make choices based on establishing priorities and goal-setting rather than impulsive responses. 

Choose Priorities 

Your career is much easier to manage when you practice the art of establishing priorities. You’ll turn feelings of being overwhelmed into peace of mind when you simplify and streamline. There are only 24 hours in a day so choose your priorities wisely. As the saying goes, in your life time you can do anything you want, you just won’t have time to do everything you want.

Plan For Success 

Creating an Art Business Plan is essential for any serious professional artist. I helped Jack develop a 6-month plan and a 2 year plan. This important exercise helped him stay committed and on track. He had a blueprint for success and was able to follow through with a sense of confidence and clarity.

Want to learn how to do it? Read this article “How to Create Your Art Business Plan”.

Reduce Multi-Tasking and Expand Your Focus 

If you are a person who is frequently engaged in multitasking, according to many experts it has been proven that our brains just aren’t equipped for multitasking tasks that do require brainpower.

Oregon Society of Artists
2185 SW Park Place
Portland, Oregon  97201
503-228-0706
www.OregonSocietyOfArtists.com