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April 2026
Watercolor Exploration for Beginning and Intermediate Painters
Date(s): 04/07/26-05/05/26 | Time: Tuesdays, 10am-12pm
Location: Upper Classroom | Level: Beginner & Intermediate
Fee: Member: $200, Non-member: $250
Learn everything you need to build a strong foundation in watercolor, considered by some to be the most challenging painting medium. Receive detailed information on paper, paint, and brushes explained clearly and demonstrated in class. Returning and intermediate students will enjoy new projects! Practice mixing colors, and learn about techniques unique to watercolor. No experience Necessary!
Beginning Pottery on the Wheel: Three Forms with Rebecca Seidl
Date(s): 04/14/26-06/02/26 | Time: Tuesdays, 5:30pm-8:30pm
Location: Pottery Studio | Level: Beginner
Fee: Member/$240, Non-member/$300 | Materials Fee: $35 for OCAF clay
This class will cover the basics of throwing on the potter's wheel. We will cover mugs, bowls, and plates. We will learn the entire process through to a finished piece, including pulling handles, wedging, trimming, and glazing. You will get messy in this class, so please dress accordingly.
Portrait Painting in Oils with Abner Cope
Date(s): 04/15/26-04/18/26 | Time: 9:30am-4:30pm
Location: Upper Classroom | Level: All
Fee: Member/$200, Non-member/$250 | Model Fee: $25
This workshop is designed to help artists enhance their skills in painting portraits. All skill levels from beginning to advanced are welcomed. While painting from the live model, artists will employ various techniques for developing accurate proportions and placing the portrait properly on the canvas. Participants will receive instructions on starting the portrait with a solid structural drawing done in monochromatic lines and tones on a stained canvas. Color, and how to observe color on the model will be emphasized. We will utilize a limited palette of colors to develop the portrait from the darks in the model, to the middle values, and then to the lights and highlights.
Paint with Charles Warnock
Date(s): 04/17/26-05/15/26, Fridays
Times: Half Day: 10am-12pm or 1pm-3pm, or Full Day: 10am-3pm (lunch break 12pm-1pm)
Location: Koffman Studio | Level: Intermediate/Advanced
Fee: $85 members/$105 non-members (Half Day) or $135 members/$170 non-members (Full Day)
Back by popular demand, Charles Warnock is once again offering his open studio format class in oils and acrylics. Charles will provide individual assistance and advice while students work on subjects of their own choice. There will not be still life set-ups as subject matter. This class is for those with painting experience.