Current educational opportunities

THE ART OF SEEING, A BEGINNER’S DRAWING WORKSHOP
KAR-KEAT CHONG

Dates: Friday & Saturday, Nov. 6- 7
Time: 9:30am - 4:30pm
Location: Private Teaching Studio, 1729 N. 2nd St., Suite 303, Minneapolis, MN 55391

Learn drawing with award-winning master watercolor artist, working architect and university instructor, Kar-Keat Chong. Participants will be introduced to the fundamentals of drawing with graphite and colored pencils as they follow step-by-step to draw simple geometric still-life forms while building confidence in line quality and value shading. With supportive in-studio practice, participants will also explore the basics of composition and perspective—gaining essential skills to begin their drawing journey. Enroll and find more detailed information here.

First Strokes: A BEGINNER’S watercolor WORKSHOP
KAR-KEAT CHONG

Dates: Thursday - Saturday, Nov. 12-14
Time: 9:30am - 4:30pm
Location: Private Teaching Studio, 1729 N. 2nd St., Suite 303, Minneapolis, MN 55391

Kar-Keat Chong, an award-winning master watercolor artist, leads this this hands-on, three-day workshop designed for beginners. Participants will explore the fundamental techniques of watercolor painting, including brush control, washes, layering, and creating tonal values. Through guided exercises, students develop the skills to observe, mix, and apply color with intention, as well as the basics of composition and perspective to build a sound foundation in watercolor and the confidence to continue creating on their own. Enroll and find more detailed information here.

exploring Underpainting for Pastel and Other media
lisa stauffer

Dates: Friday - Sunday, Nov 13 - 15
Time: 9:30 am - 4pm
Location: White Bear Lake Center for the Arts, 4971 Long Ave, White Bear Lake, MN 55110

Lisa Stauffer guides an exploration of loose underpaintings using watercolor, oil stains, inks, and gesso to create colorful foundations for your paintings. Bring reference photos or artwork you love. Lisa will present ideas and demonstrate, and you’ll receive individual help at the easel as you build skills, knowledge, and confidence. Course is suitable for all adult learners, beginning to advanced. Cost: $249.60 WBLCA members, $312 for non-members, plus $45 material fee payable to instructor. Enroll in class #72856 at White Bear Lake Center for the Arts. If registration is closed online, call 651-407-0597 or email wbca@whitebeararts.org to see if there is still availability.

details make the scene: watercolor for architecture & urban landscapes
KAR-KEAT CHONG

Dates: Thursday - Saturday, Dec. 10-12
Time: 9:30am - 4:30pm
Location: Private Teaching Studio, 1729 N. 2nd St., Suite 303, Minneapolis, MN 55391

Learn with award-winning master watercolor artist, Kar-Keat Chong. This 3-day workshop is ideal for intermediate level artists who want to explore how to make street scenes and architecture come alive through thoughtful detail. Students will learn to paint confidently and with purpose knowing what to emphasize, simplify and suggest so the details guide the eye through a painting. Mastery of tonal values to build depth and drama, using color with intention, as well as composition and design will all be explored during this workshop. Enroll and find more detailed information here.

Ongoing Classes​

Monthly Intermediate Drawing Class
KARLYN ECKMAN

I have been offering classes since 2017, and cover basic concepts in perspective, foreshortening, value, sight-size drawing, freehand drawing, composition, tree anatomy, and other topics requested by the students. Classes are taught in Saint Anthony Park in a private studio, with frequent outdoor sessions and an occasional museum field visit. Anyone interested can contact me; there are a few OPM'ers in the group. Contact Karlyn via email or phone for more information and registration.

Portrait and Figure Drawing/Painting
OT Artists

Ongoing: Mondays, Wednesdays - 7 pm
Address: Warehouse 2 (ACVR) 4th Floor, 106 Water Street West, St. Paul, Minnesota 55107

Monday night portrait drawing/painting with a clothed model, and Wednesday night figure drawing/painting with a nude model. All sessions begin at 7:00 pm. Cost is $6/hour for alternating 2 or 3-hour sessions. For more information, visit the OT artists’ website and/or subscribe to the Life Drawing newsletter.

Color relativity fundamentals
kami mendlik

Ongoing: online course, work at your own pace

Kami Mendlik's comprehensive online course builds a deep understanding of the fundamentals behind creating light, form, and structure in your work. Through easy-to-follow step-by-step lessons, you will learn a clear strategy for painting Color Relativity that you can apply to every painting. Designed for painters who want to build confidence with paint, this course allows you to study online at your own pace—starting today! For more information and to sign up for this course, visit the artist’s websiteand/or send an email to contact Kami directly.Autumn is one of the best times to be out on location studying the landscape as it becomes saturated in color! There will be a lecture/demo both mornings where we will discuss seeing color as value, mixing color and a discussion on how to evaluate color intensity based on the effect of light. In the afternoons,I will work with students at their easels. Students of all skill levels are welcome to participate in this workshop, though some experience painting in oil will be helpful for this class.