Watercolor Paint-N-Sip with instructor Linda Strickland
DETAILS:
Friday, November 22
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM in the Brazosport Art League studio
Subject: TBD
Tuition: $45
For beginners on up.
All watercolor painting supplies, instruction and a 16×20 mat are included.
Appetizers and bottled water provided. Adults 21+ are welcome to bring adult beverages!
Watercolor Paint-N-Sip with instructor Linda Strickland
DETAILS:
Friday, October 18
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM in the Brazosport Art League studio
Subject: Fall leaves
Tuition: $45
For beginners on up.
All watercolor painting supplies, instruction and a 16×20 mat are included.
Appetizers and bottled water provided. Adults 21+ are welcome to bring adult beverages!
Join us for the opening reception for the Artist Showcase exhibit on Friday, September 20 from 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM in the Brazosport Art League gallery. The show, which runs September 17 through October 20, features works by artists of the Houston Visual Artists Network, including Suzanne Buckland, Joanne Kendall, Cora Salvino, Rodney Butler, Diana Waguespack, Caroline Marcos and Winnie Wells.
Come see the art, meet the artists and enjoy drinks & snacks. This event is FREE and open to the public.
***THIS CLASS IS FULL!***
Kids ages 7-12 are invited to join instructor Dorothy Dean in Brazosport Art League studio for the weekly Kids Studio Time. Session 2 meets from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Students will investigate a wide range of media and techniques as they engage in the art-making process of creating two-dimensional works, which may include drawing, painting, printmaking, and/or collage.
CLASS FEE: $100 per semester, all supplies included.
Fall Semester Dates:
August 22, 29
September 12, 19, 26
October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
November 7, 14, 21 (NO CLASSES – Thanksgiving 11/28)
December 5, 12 (End of Semester)
***THIS CLASS IS FULL!***
Kids ages 7-12 are invited to join instructor Dorothy Dean in Brazosport Art League studio for the weekly Kids Studio Time. Session 1 meets from 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
Students will investigate a wide range of media and techniques as they engage in the art-making process of creating two-dimensional works, which may include drawing, painting, printmaking, and/or collage.
CLASS FEE: $100 per semester, all supplies included.
Fall Semester Dates:
August 22, 29
September 12, 19, 26
October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
November 7, 14, 21 (NO CLASSES – Thanksgiving 11/28)
December 5, 12 (End of Semester)
Teens ages 13 – 18 are invited to join instructor Mary Chauvel in Brazosport Art League studio for the weekly Teen Studio Time. Session 2 meets from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Working individually as well as in groups, the class will work in multiple mediums, such as oil and acrylic paint, watercolor, pastels, stained glass mosaic, ink, pencil, and charcoal drawing, clay, printmaking. We also have an impressive line-up of guest instructors with expertise in varying techniques and mediums.
CLASS FEE: $110 per semester, all supplies included.
A $10 BAL junior membership is also required and must be purchased BEFORE registering for the class.
Fall Semester Dates:
August 20, 27
September 10, 17, 24
October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
November 5, 12, 19 (NO CLASSES – Thanksgiving 11/26)
December 3, 10 (End of Semester)
Teens ages 13 – 18 are invited to join instructor Mary Chauvel in Brazosport Art League studio for the weekly Teen Studio Time. Session 1 meets from 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
Working individually as well as in groups, the class will work in multiple mediums, such as oil and acrylic paint, watercolor, pastels, stained glass mosaic, ink, pencil, and charcoal drawing, clay, printmaking. We also have an impressive line-up of guest instructors with expertise in varying techniques and mediums.
CLASS FEE: $110 per semester, all supplies included.
A $10 BAL junior membership is also required and must be purchased BEFORE registering for the class.
Fall Semester Dates:
August 20, 27
September 10, 17, 24
October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
November 5, 12, 19 (NO CLASSES – Thanksgiving 11/26)
December 3, 10 (End of Semester)
Adults are invited to join instructor Mary Chauvel every Tuesday from 6:30-8:30 for a fun evening of art. Beginner to advanced artists will enjoy experiencing and experimenting with an array of mediums from watercolor to jewelry.
$60.00 Members Monthly Price
$70.00 Non-Member Monthly Price
***PLEASE NOTE: The monthly fee for this class will increase to $65/$75 in October.
Class meets weekly on Tuesdays
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Instructor Robert Ruhmann
Learn about watercolor landscapes and seascapes. Open to all levels of adult students.
BAL members – $60 per month
Non-members $75 per month
Join artist Carolyn Hancock for a one-day workshop, Painting the Big Wave in Pastel, on Saturday, September 28 from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM in the Brazosport Art League studio! Registration is $100 for BAL members and $125 for non-members.
(This event has been rescheduled from the original August 31 date.)
About the workshop:
To paint the sea, it’s important to understand what’s going on out there, that way you won’t make the mistake of giving waves shapes that are impossible. -E. John Robinson
The workshop will begin with a discussion and brief demo of how water moves and the structure of a wave. We will have a quick discussion on how I place the focal point and compose a painting with intersecting lines, using either Fibonacci measurement or angled armature lines. The choice is based on how complex the image is.
I will complete a full demo, spaced throughout the day. The demo will be divided into stages, where I stop and the attendees paint to that same stage:
MORE INFO:
Before the workshop, attendees will receive an email with links to helpful resources, a materials list and a high definition photo of wave to be painted. I use Uart or LuxArchival sanded papers; they work beautifully for layering colors for seascapes. For those who don’t have sanded paper, I can supply one for $3.00 each. The size will be determined by the image and composition but likely will be 8×16 or 12×16.
SUPPLIES:
PASTELS
The dominant colors in the wave are values of blue and turquoise, but there are also violets, grays and white, maybe greens. Whatever soft pastels you already have should work; the brands are not important. However, I seldom use the harder pastels like NuPastel and Rembrandt: these make it difficult to paint the soft fluid effects of water.
If you do not have ocean color pastels, these 3 sets which I have are great: Richeson Turquoise Blues, Mount Vision Blues, Unison Tricia Taylor Seascape Set
Dakota (https://www.dakotapastels.com/) carries two sets of Richeson that look good: Lana Ballot Land Essentials and Jeanne Rosier Smith Land and Sea
PAPER
A white or light colored sanded paper. I use both Uart 400 and Lux Archival for seascapes. Lux is a heavier paper and doesn’t curl like Uart. Your paper can be mounted or simply taped to your support. We are using a dry underpainting, so mounting is not essential.
THE USUAL ACCESSORIES
ABOUT CAROLYN:
Carolyn Hancock is a portrait and seascape artist residing in Richmond, Texas. She is a pastel only artist, her techniques with the medium combining thick impasto strokes and texture with translucent smoothness. A lover of color, she uses it with a gentle touch offset with a vividness that defies the pastel medium. Unique to her sense of realism is the feeling of an impressionistic work, with soft edges and a touch of mystery.
Hancock studied art in Los Angeles and with Master Pastelists Daniel Greene, Alain Picard, William Schneider, Doug Dawson, Christine Swann and others. She is an Associate Member of Pastel Society of America, an Elected Member of American Artists Professional League, member of American Women Artists and Past-President of the Pastel Society of Southeast Texas.
Hancock’s art has been juried into international exhibitions, including International Association of Pastel Societies, and her paintings are in U.S. and international collections. View her website: https://carolynhancock.com