Sign up now for popular classes at the Maine Art Gallery
Summer is here at last, and it’s a perfect time to dive into a new artistic medium or enhance your skills in your favorite techniques and tools for making art . The Maine Art Gallery’s (MAG) experienced instructors have ways to bring out the artist in all of us. Sign up now for July classes. All classes are held in the gallery, and space is limited.
Plein Air Pastel and Mixed Media with Jude Valentine, July 7-8, 10 am – 3 pm. Do you have a box of soft pastels that you never use, or perhaps you work in another medium but want to jazz things up a bit? Bring your pastels and your willingness to experiment to this hands-on workshop where we will combine soft pastel with acrylic, watercolor or gouache or a combination of all three. We’ll experiment with techniques for landscape and still life compositions. MAG member $180, non-member $190. Adults only. Signup deadline June 30.
Discover Your Inner Artistwith Kat Logan, July 14, 9am – 4pm with a break for lunch. This workshop is designed specifically for those who believe they can’t draw. In just one day of artistic exploration, you’ll learn to see the world through an artist’s eyes and allow your pencil to flow freely. All materials will be provided. MAG member $110, non-member $120. Adults only. Signup deadline July 10.
Exploring Watercolor: The 3 Layer Method with Deena Ball, July 21. This day includes two separate classes that may be combined, 9am – 12 pm and 1pm – 3pm. Beginners welcome. In each three-hour workshop, you’ll master the three-layer method of watercolor painting. This approach helps you simplify landscapes by focusing on shapes and values. You’ll learn essential watercolor skills including composition, brush techniques, water-to-paint ratio control, color mixing, and material selection. Each session, MAG member $65, non-member $70. Adults only. Signup deadline July 17.
Please visit maineartgallerywiscasset.org to sign up and to find full details about the classes and the artist/instructors.
The Maine Art Gallery gratefully acknowledges season sponsor, Sherri Dunbar of Tim Dunham Realty, capital sponsor, Islebrook Village at Wiscasset, an Everbrook Senior Living Community, and Red’s Eats, sponsor of this year’s art classes.
A nonprofit organization since 1958, the Maine Art Gallery, located at 15 Warren Street, Wiscasset, is dedicated to the advancement and preservation of the visual, fine and applied arts through exhibitions, lectures, demonstrations and educational programs for children and adults. More information can be found at www.maineartgallerywiscasset.org and on Facebook at Maine Art Gallery Wiscasset. Email info@maineartgallerywiscasset.org or phone (207) 687-8143