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Ages/Abilities: Age 16 and older, all skill levels welcome

Date: Tuesday, June 17th, from 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Costs: Tuition $85 in advance by 4/30 or $95 after 4/30, supply list is available
Workshop limited to 12 participants

-Workshop description:
Stimulating and intensive, this "tune-up" session is designed to help students expand their oil painting skills. Get ready for spring and summer landscape painting, prepare for a plein air workshop, or follow your own muse. In a small group studio setting, students will paint from my still life setups and their own references.

-Instructor Biography:
Mary Lou Epperson is an award-winning landscape painter, both on location and in the studio. Growing up in San Francisco, Mary Lou Epperson was taught drawing by her father, who was a figure and wildlife painter. After relocating to the Pacific Northwest as an adult, she again studied drawing and painting at the Pacific Northwest College of Art, Multnomah Art Center and Scottsdale Artists' School. Discovering the advantages of gathering vital information about light and atmosphere by painting on location, she has spent the past five years in river gorges, on seashores, mountains, pastures and vineyards, accompanied by her sketchbook, easel, and bear spray. She has won numerous awards for her studio and location work, and her paintings hang in private and corporate collections across the U.S. and Western Canada. She teaches studio and plein air painting classes and workshops.

Date/Time: Thursday, June 19th from 9-3 pm
Workshop limited to 30 participants

Costs: $85 in advance by 4/30 or $100 after 4/30 all supplies including canvas and frame included.
All levels/abilities welcome. Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Children under the age of ten with special permission.

-Workshop description: Using the modern materials and borrowing knowledge from past masters and artists, Weldon gives his students the opportunity to experience creative learning with the beauty of oil paint. All levels of painters are welcome; beginners will be amazed as they complete an entire painting in just one class!

-Instructor Biography: Weldon Oliver studied for several years under oil painter Tom Anderson. Upon receiving his Master Instructor certificate he began his own business in Fremont, California teaching others the skill of painting. In 2001 he moved to Florence, Oregon and opened a studio gallery known as Oliver's Art. Weldon specializes in introducing the general public to the joy of oil painting and has taught in public schools as well as private lessons. In 2006 Weldon helped form Helping Hands for the Arts, Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to making art classes affordable for the general public.

Date: Friday, June 20th, from 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Costs: Tuition $95, supply list is available
Workshop limited to 15 participants

-Workshop description:
This class taught by one of Oregon's premier Plein air painters will be an introduction to painting on location. Students should have some painting or drawing experience. While it is an introduction to plein air painting, students of more advanced levels are also welcome to join us. Class will meet in the morning at the Cultural Center and depending on weather we will either paint there or near the beach or the bay. Basic elements of painting on location will be covered with an emphasis on learning to simplify what you see and learning to create interesting compositions. A demonstration will be given and students will get much individual attention. Students should have their own portable easel and supplies. A supply list will be available and supplies can be purchased locally. Students may work in either pastel or oil. A bag lunch is recommended.

-Instructor Biography:
Artist Susan Faust vividly expresses her love of natural beauty through her oil paintings, which are included in prestigious collections around the world. She's the recipient of numerous awards in American and international exhibitions, and is a featured artist in the US Public Broadcasting System television show, " The Artist's Workshop". Susan now lives in Portland Oregon USA, is a signature member of the Northwest Pastel Society, a member of The Pastel Society of America, Oil Painters of America and more.

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