Workshops & Classes
Classes at Portland Community College, Continuing Education:
Students benefit from a lifetime of knowledge compressed into just two sessions, with demos, notes, personal attention, and constructive critiques. Prior experience helpful, or expected in advanced courses.
PCC classes are at the Rock Creek campus, Beaverton, Oregon. Review all classes at https://www.pcc.edu/schedule/spring/cra/
Enroll Online at https://www.pcc.edu/community/registration or phone 971 722-8888.
Sorry, Continuing Ed does not offer a wait list; register prior to beginning of a new Term.
Note 50% discount for age 62+ at PCC. Apply at 971 722-8888 after enrollment.
Sketching and Painting
Two Saturdays, Jun 29 and Jul 6, 9 am to 3 pm.
Combine quick sketches and painting in one class. Small black and white sketches are brilliant guides to design and compose superior paintings. Simplify a complex scene with rapid studies, edit, invent, then advance to better watercolors or acrylics. Learn painting methods, tools and techniques. Visual aids, class notes, demos, analysis techniques and valuable constructive critiques included. Prior experience helpful.
Advanced Acrylics
Two Saturdays, July 13 and 20, 9 am to 3 pm.
Explore the special characteristics of acrylics, from washes to glazes and final opaque brush strokes. Learn to use the transparent qualities – similar to watercolors, AND opaque features – similar to oils. Discover how Gesso can help resurrect a troubled painting and launch you into new inspired directions. Prior experience helpful.
Land and Sea Painting
Two Saturdays, May 11 and 18, 9 am to 3 pm.
Learn to master traditional landscapes, seascapes, or any celebration of nature in watercolors or acrylics in two comprehensive sessions. Capture light and atmosphere; explore essential design and composition lessons; discover the similarities and techniques of both mediums. Prior experience helpful.
Intermediate and Advanced Watercolors
Two Saturdays, July 27 and Aug 3, 9 am to 3 pm.
Master advanced watercolor techniques: masking, large washes, wet-into-wet techniques, layering (glazing) to build values, refine colors, and define subjects. Also, analysis techniques to evaluate works in progress to expose shortcomings, edit distractions, add refinements, make corrections. Prior experience required.
Stop Dithering, Start Creating
Two Saturdays, Jun 1 and 8, 9 am to 3 pm.
Celebrate imagination and creativity with novel tasks and experiments; overcome temptation to obsess over inconsequential details. Stimulating exercises present pathways for inspiration, new directions, and personal creative growth. Acrylic or watercolor. Expect encouragement, demos, practical painting techniques. Prior experience helpful.