CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
We hope you are doing well and staying healthy! We are excited to welcome you back to the classroom for Open Studio and Classes. We have taken extra precautions to make sure that you can still be productive while following the CDC and CDPHE guidelines for staying healthy.
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See Descriptions below for our currently scheduled Workshops:
All Classes are limited to 10 participants |
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Saturday, March 20, 2021 9am - 3pm
(half hour break for lunch) At the Lincoln Gallery 429 N. Lincoln Avenue, Loveland, CO Cost: TVAL Member $60 Non-TVAL Member $75 Registration Deadline is Mar. 16, 2021  "Poppies Magic" by Dawn Normali - 20 x 20 Oil
The Palette Knife Painting class will help participants learn how to apply acrylic or oil paint in a thick, bold and colorful manner. The class will paint poppies from a photo reference supplied by Dawn.
Dawn Normali expresses what she sees through her heart onto canvas. Dawn’s desire is for her paintings to bring joy and beauty into people’s lives. Her colors are bright and bold. She loves to paint generously (thickly applying oils) to give the painting a more life-like feel. In fact, most people want to touch it! Dawn teaches art with fun and discipline, emphasizing interpretation of an essence or spirit of the subject. The participants can expect to develop skills and confidence in:
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"Pet Portraits" with Pat Saunders-White
All materials and a customized sketch of your pet on canvas are included in the price.
Registration Deadline is April 4, 2021 Pat has been painting pet portraits for 20 years and is a relaxed and fun instructor that gives you hands on instructions and demonstrations during your time together.
Let Pat know what size canvas when you send her a digital of the photograph you will be using by April 4, 2021. Send to:
patsw_art@yahoo.com Bring a paint shirt and reference photos. |
"Painting with Pastels and Oil" with Mike Beeman
Thursday & Friday - May 6 & 7, 2021 -- 9am - 4pm At the Lincoln Gallery 429 N. Lincoln Avenue, Loveland, CO Cost: TVAL Member $275 Non-TVAL Member $300  Painting the Yampa in Steamboat Springs with Tank
Mike Beeman of Cheyenne, WY, will be teaching a workshop in pastel or oil at Lincoln Gallery on Thursday, May 6 and Friday, May 7th from 9 to 4.
Learn the techniques of of using pastels and oil paint in a painterly style. After a demonstration, individuals will work on projects with one on one assistance. Mike will cover the systematic process of blocking in, simplifying, value relationships and working with edges. Students will become familiar with the use of color notes for problem solving, developing color and composition. Students will be working from their own references. A supply list will be sent upon registration. |
2 dates to choose from:
Saturday - June 5 OR Saturday June 19, 2021 -- 9am - noon At the Lincoln Gallery 429 N. Lincoln Avenue, Loveland, CO Cost: TVAL Member $45 Non-TVAL Member $55 Registration Deadline: June 1st OR June 14 
This class is designed to teach you the basics of using Lightroom Classic including importing and organizing your photos, editing your photos, and exporting your photos for the world to see.
Students will need to have access to a trial version or paid license of Lightroom Classic. Sample images will be provided to get "hands-on" experience during the class. |
Sunday & Monday - July 18 & 19, 2021 -- 9am - 3:30pm
At the Lincoln Gallery 429 N. Lincoln Avenue, Loveland, CO Cost: TVAL Member $175 Non-TVAL Member $195 
The process of watercolor wax batik will be explained, demonstrated and practiced in this hands-on, intensive workshop. Learn how to select the best photos to work from, plan your painting, build the multiple layers of wax and watercolor and then do the final batiking and the “reveal.”
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Because of Covid-19 concerns the class will be limited to 10 participants.
People will be seated 6 feet apart and masks are required. The Gallery observes all
Covid-19 protocols and is always concerned to protect our visitors’ well-being.
People will be seated 6 feet apart and masks are required. The Gallery observes all
Covid-19 protocols and is always concerned to protect our visitors’ well-being.