Learn to Paint with a Palette Knife

“Violets”

Date: April 27, 2024
Time: 1-4pm
Ages: 10 and Up
Cost: $45.00 Per Person (All Materials Included)

Join Art-O-Maddic Artist Vona Adams-Lawrence for the Learn Palette Knife Painting Class. You will learn to create an impasto style painting called “Violets” with a palette knife and other fun tools. You will receive an 12×12 canvas and everything you need to create this painting.

Learn how to paint with different mediums added to your paint to achieve this marvelous texture. In just 3 hours you will have a completed fun painting to take home to celebrate spring. All supplies provided, just bring an apron.
No drinks or food are included in the ticket price, but there are many options very close and within walking distance. Arrive 15 minutes early to check out the gallery, hang out, and claim your seat.

Cancellation Policy: There are no refunds or credits if cancelled less than 24 hours prior to the scheduled class start time.

Learn from our talented artists – March 1, 2024

“Juicy Delight” Palette Knife Class with Vona Adams-Lawrence
March 16, 2024
Time: 11am or 3 pm

Art-O-Maddic
181 N Grant St, Canby, OR 97013-3600

Cost: $40 Per Person (All Materials Included)
Ages: 10 and Up

Join Art-O-Maddic Artist, Vona Adams-Lawrence for the Learn Palette Knife Painting Class. You will learn to create an impasto style painting called “Juicy Delight” with a palette knife and other fun tools. You will receive an 10×10 canvas and everything you need to create this painting. More >>

Decorate a native bee house and start your own mason bee colony with Heather Andrews
April 6, 2024
Time: 1-4pm

Art-O-Maddic Gallery
181 N Grant St, Canby, OR 97013-3600

Cost: $50
This class is for ages 6 and up 

Join us for a fun-filled workshop Saturday March 2nd from 1-2pm at the Art-O-Maddic Gallery where we’ll learn all about native bees. We’ll start out the class with a lesson on the different types of native bees here in the Willamette Valley, and the various kinds of habitat they need. Then we will decorate mason bee houses.  More >>

Learn About Spiders and the Wonderous Webs they Weave!

Have you ever wondered how spider webs can be so stretchy yet incredibly strong, or how spiders keep from getting stuck in their own webs? Learn all about these fascinating creatures and their seemingly magical webs during this fun workshop!

After a short presentation we will decorate cards for Halloween. We will use a Spirotot to create our webs, and then will add cute spiders made from pom poms. There will be all kinds of colorful paper, glitter and crayons to make your card as colorful as you wish!

Cost: $40

Date and time: 4-5pm Wednesday October 25

This class is for ages 6 and up We will have 12 seats available, and adults are welcome to join their children.

Decorate a flower pot, plant flowers and listen to poetry readings about fascinating fauna in our gardens (May 13rd, 2023)

Join us for an afternoon of fun learning all about the amazing animals in our garden, and decorate a flower pot for Mother’s Day. We will start off the class reading poems from a book illustrated by the instructor, and then we will get to hear more about these interesting creatures. Next we will paint flower pots and plant flowers for Mother’s Day. Students will also receive extra flower seed packets to plant in their yards. Poetry books will be available to purchase and autograph by the illustrator.

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Wintering-in with Spiritual Intent (January 11th, 2023)

As we break into the new year, we may find ourselves uninspired in this dark, damp month. We’ll come together to explore creative ways we can bring sacred light into our lives. Taking a look at images of light, we’ll create our own with oil pastels, acrylics and ink. We’ll pause to meditate on bringing this glow inward and extending it outward into our communities and world. 

Date: Wednesday January 11th   Time: 10am – 12pm

Leader: Denise Andersen Cost: $25 per personRegister through the Franciscan Spiritual Center. francisspctr.com

The class will be held at St. Catherine Hall on the former Marylhurst College campus.  3159 Furman Dr., Marylhurst, Oregon

Calling All TRAG members Who Offer Classes, Workshops, or Private Teaching!

We now have a new page on the TRAG website. Besides listing learning opportunities for artists, it features TRAG members who offer classes or workshops, public or private. If you are interested in being added, please click the button below to fill out a short form.


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