If you have difficulty registering online, please call (541) 772-8118 to register by phone Tuesday through Friday, 10 am to 5 pm or Saturday 11 am to 3 pm.
An opportunity for you to discover your creative side, enjoy a new hobby, or master a new art form. New and seasoned artists get to explore a variety of mediums and techniques.
Designed for the beginning oil painter, or those curious to try it for the first time. We will cover what materials are needed to start an oil painting, how to compose subject matter, and how to block in the subject. Students will leave with an understanding on how to get started, and a strategy to approach any subject, as well as practices for a safe studio.
All materials provided and all skill levels welcome! Tuition includes $15 material fee.
Registration is $45 (may receive a 10% 15% or 20% discount depending on membership level).
Kristen O’Neill graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2003. While in Chicago she realized how important nature is to her artwork. After moving to Oregon in 2015, Kristen discovered she loved teaching as much as she loves painting. She has taught classes to youth and adults at Rogue Gallery, Grants Pass Museum of Art, and Manley Art Center in Brookings, OR. She displays her art in a variety of venues in Southern Oregon. Kristen believes a down-to-earth, fun class is a great way to learn.
4 sessions. Fridays, Sept. 4-25, 1-3:30pm.
Two and a half hours of moderated figure drawing sessions with a live, nude. Adults 18 years and older from beginning to advanced levels are welcome. The sessions will include short gestures and longer sustained poses. Students must provide their own drawing materials. Drawing boards, worktables, and easels are available for use.
Registration is $60 (discounts available depending on membership level).
Drop-in sessions are available; reach out to info@roguegallery.org or call (541) 772-8118 to discuss.
6 sessions, Thursdays, Oct. 1- Nov. 5, 12-3:30pm
FREE lecture Sept. 17, 2-3:30pm!
A color bootcamp for painters of all types!
COLOR is a two-edged sword for artists – we LOVE it AND we often struggle with it!
Sometimes it doesn’t feel subtle enough, sometimes it’s too muddy. There’s “color theory” which sounds scientific but turns out is a little squishy.
In this fun and approachable class we will debunk persistent color myths, explore the science of color, really learn to understand color and apply it in our work.
This course has five main sections, with slide talks, exercises and demos. We go into materials, the science of color, how to get great color, light effect, composing with color and MUCH MORE.
This NOT a sip and paint! This is a serious, thought provoking, “AHA” moment-filled exploration of visual science, art history, materials and creativity. This is the rich, deep stuff you’ll apply in your artistic practice for the rest of your life!
The lessons and exercises can be applied in any material and style. All experience levels are welcome – if you would like to have more confidence using color in your art, this class is for you!
Join us for a free first class – Sarah will introduce the series with a Slide Talk called WHAT IS COLOR? You’ll learn what color is, which color of the rainbow is overlooked, hiding in plain sight, and why red, yellow and blue are terrible primary colors. For those who plan to take the full class, Sarah will answer questions about materials and talk show how to organize your palette to get set up for successful painting.
Registration is $240 (discounts available depending on membership level).
Sarah Burns is a classically trained painter who makes paintings and illustrations depicting the inspiring and grounded beauty of everyday life, notably landscapes of Southern Oregon. She preserves and documents her subjects using proven traditional methods and materials.
Sarah teaches universal drawing and painting skills to help painters understand underlying visual principles so you can paint like yourself – only better! Sarah specializes in oil painting and drawing, but works with artists in any media
View her work in person at The Talent Gallery and visit the website for more info about art classes, artist mentoring, commissions, illustration and paper goods.
3 sessions. Saturdays, Sept. 19- Oct 3, 11am-2:30pm
Solar plate is a printmaking medium comprised of using a metal plate with a UV-sensitive coating. There are two ways to make images: Intaglio and relief. Intaglio gives a fine texture from the plate being “etched.” Relief is used to bring broader marks. We will learn both techniques using 4×5 inch plates during three sessions.
Registration is $120 + $30 material fee (discounts available depending on membership level).
Suzy has been taking pictures since she got her first Brownie box camera at 6. After taking photography in college, she skipped the degree process and began her photography career in Dublin, Ireland. From there to Princeton, NJ, Paris, France, and Honolulu, Hawaii. After landing in Oregon, while completing her Studio Art degree at SOU, she discovered printmaking, specifically photo-etching. After a demonstration of Solarplate with Dan Weldon AT RGAC, she began using this much simpler technique to use her photos in printmaking. She has worked out of Proof Studio and Gallery in Talent, the Ashland Art Center, and now the studio at Rogue Gallery and Art Center. She has taught art classes at Proof, Ashland Art Center, and Ashland Middle School.
Saturday, Oct. 24, 11am-3pm
Encaustic means “to heat or to burn in” and uses a medium of beeswax, pigment and resin as the foundation. Originating with Greek shipbuilders waterproofing vessels and decorating statures around the 5th century BC, it thrived in Roman Egypt with the famous Fayum mummy portraits around 1st-3rd centuries AD.
We will explore this luminous ancient art and learn now to paint with a beeswax based medium. Along with basic techniques using wood cradles, you will explore how to integrate mixed media to create collages and mono-prints on s variety of papers. on various papers to create with the medium.
Tuition is $100 tuition + $25 material fee (discounts available depending on membership level).
I have been a vessel of light and a bridge for merging the ancient and the new for over 27 years. My journey began through my own exploration of yoga, meditation, and nutrition as a teen. A highly sensitive creative, I was blessed with a grandmother who practiced healing prayer, and was inspired to continue on a long and winding road to study body work, plant medicine, and subtle energy techniques through my private practice in the Chicago area for over 15 years.
Saturday, Nov. 7, 11am-3pm
Encaustic means “to heat or to burn in” and uses a medium of beeswax, pigment and resin as the foundation. Originating with Greek shipbuilders waterproofing vessels and decorating statures around the 5th century BC, it thrived in Roman Egypt with the famous Fayum mummy portraits around 1st-3rd centuries AD.
This class expands on methods and techniques taught in the previous class, intended for those who want to further explore and understand the medium.
Tuition is $100 tuition + $25 material fee (discounts available depending on membership level).
I have been a vessel of light and a bridge for merging the ancient and the new for over 27 years. My journey began through my own exploration of yoga, meditation, and nutrition as a teen. A highly sensitive creative, I was blessed with a grandmother who practiced healing prayer, and was inspired to continue on a long and winding road to study body work, plant medicine, and subtle energy techniques through my private practice in the Chicago area for over 15 years.
Students learn about tools, accessories, techniques, and lens selection to enhance their photography and printing. Students are guided in how to look and “see creatively” for impressive photographs – even with a cell phone camera. Classes are taken individually or as a group. Classes will be customized to what students want to learn and to their time schedule.
TUITION $40 per hour per student
Please contact us at (541) 772-8118 or info@roguegallery.org to arrange days and times.
Tom Glassman has extensive experience in photography. He was creative director of several ad agencies. Tom’s first love is still black and white photography, as evidenced by many of his images. His work is in private collections throughout the U.S. Tom has taught photography and fine art printing for many years.
We add new classes three times a year, winter/spring, summer and fall. Become a member and receive our class catalogue and get the discounted member rate.
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