Art Instruction
Your up-to-date resource for:
Workshops, classes, and educational presentations by OPM Member-Instructors. The listings below are not OPM-sponsored events, and most require a fee to participate which is paid to the artist, school, or sponsoring art organization.
Directory of OPM Member-Instructors who offer instruction in plein air painting. The directory is a live spreadsheet updated as forms are submitted. Contact theses artists directly to inquire about availability of plein air classes, workshops, or lessons.
Current educational opportunities
Painting The Outdoor FIGURE
Bridget Ertelt
2 Days: August 8 - 9
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Central Park in Roseville
Come paint the figure outside! Students will spend the weekend painting the clothed figure outdoors in natural light. The goal will be to learn how to achieve a believable light effect (sunny day vs. overcast light) using the figure as our subject. We will be doing exercises to capture gesture, and large value/color proportions. The class will start with short poses and progressively lengthen the poses throughout the weekend. We will talk about considering the perspective you are viewing the figure from, and why this is important when creating a scene. Studying the figure outside is a great way to increase your understanding of how light falls on all form outdoors. This class will be taught in oils. Students of all skill levels are welcome. Some previous drawing experience may be helpful as drawing will be discussed but will not be the focus of this workshop. Limit 12 students.
Register through the Atelier Studio Program of Fine Art: https://theatelier.org/study/landscape/
wellness through art Retreat with patricia duncan
2 Weekend Options: August 13-15 -or- Sept 22-24
Location: 1080 226th Avenue, Luck, Wisconsin 54853
Painting en plein air deepens our connection with nature's beauty and helps us listen to our inner voice. I host small group art workshop retreats at my cabin on Bone Lake in Wisconsin focused on self-discovery, healing, and awakening your spirituality through art. Drawing from the experience of losing my daughter Abbey in 2010, together we will channel the energy in our grief and anxiety to engage your "creative force" with color and form, discovering joy and inner peace. For details or to enroll in a weekend retreat, email Patricia mpatriciaduncan@aol.com or call 612-644-6798.
Master the basics: ink & watercolor sketching with kar-keat chong
Dates: September 20 - 25
Location: Dillman's Resort, 3305 Sand Lake Lodge Lane, Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538
Develop conceptual and practical skills in sketching with ink and watercolor with architect and master watercolor artist, Kar-Keat Chong. Instruction covers basic ink sketching techniques, incorporating watercolor into ink sketches as well as perspective, composition, color concepts, and design. Learn more and register here.
Painting The Autumn Landscape
Bridget Ertelt
2 Days: September 26 - 27
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Central Park in Roseville, Lake Harriet Rose Gardens
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.
Register through the Atelier Studio Program of Fine Art: https://theatelier.org/study/landscape/
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.