Moonrise Color Capture with V…. Vaughan
Friday, January 2, 2026 | 5PM-7PM & (OPTIONAL) Saturday, January 3, 2026 | 5:30AM-7:30AM
Wednesdays, January 7th, 11th, & 21st, 2026 | 1PM-3PM
January 10th & 11th, 2026 | 9AM-1PM
In this workshop, students will be able to pursue coil construction as a means of making larger sculpture and vessel forms.
MOSAICS with Janet Dineen Wednesday, January 14th, 2026 | 10:30AM-4:30PM
$65 for Members, $115 for Nonmembers
Class description: Goals:
This painting session is designed to be fun!
Paint along with me as l walk you through all the steps to create the featured painting.
You’ll learn things about painting in acrylic, like some basics about mixing colors and using different brushes.
All supplies included.
January 16th, 2026, Friday
1PM-4PM
$65 members | $115 non-members
With 1 Hour Lunch Break
All Supplies Included
Class Information:
Painting with wool! In this 5-hour workshop students learn the basics of 2-d needle felting while creating their own original landscape. We will be making mini 6”x6” landscapes using a variety of wool types, silk, nepps and other embellishments. Bring a couple of photos for inspiration. You will be amazed at the results!
This is a 5-hour class. We will take a short break in the middle. Feel free to bring a snack and drink. Supplies are provided. No experience needed. Curiosity is encouraged.
About the Instructor:
Marti Swanson is an award-winning artisan known for her work in a variety of tactile mediums. She discovered felting and fiber arts, which allowed her to combine her passions for sculpting, color, and the tactile nature of creating with fiber. Swanson is continually inspired by the process of learning and experimenting. Her teaching philosophy centers on exploring and discovering through fun, and she finds her greatest reward in seeing her students succeed as they challenge themselves.
About the Penny Redmon Visiting Lecture Series
Established by Mary Evelyn Atkinson in 2016 The Penny Redmon Visiting lecturer Fund promotes artistic excellence in adult learners. Visiting lecturers put forth a lecture and then a lesson plan featuring innovative art techniques, methodologies and use of atypical materials to create art. Since 2016 the Fund has brought a total of 11 artists from different parts of the United States to teach non-traditional, new artistic techniques. Workshops and lectures are offered free to members of the Rockport center for the Arts. Through The Penny Redmon Fund, Rockport Center for the Arts maintains Rockport’s long-standing tradition of artist mentoring and the promotion of excellence. Atkinson was Rockport Art Festival Master Artist in 1998.
Friday, January 23, 2026 | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM & 1:30PM - 4:30PM
$25 Supply Fee - Members only
All Supplies are Included
Friday, January 23rd, 2026 | 11AM-1PM
In this fluid art class, you’ll dive into the fun world of abstract art by learning the fundamentals of paint pouring.
Saturday, January 24th, 2026 | 10AM-2PM
January 29th & 30th, 2025 | 10AM-3PM
3-Day Workshop
$350 for Members, $400 for Nonmembers.
Class Description:
This intensive three-day workshop will teach you how to infuse your paintings with warm sunlight. You will learn to nail your values using an acrylic-based underpainting, then identify and utilize color temperatures to make your paintings glow!
Accompanying concepts include simplicity of composition, color harmony, and frequent small works for more rapid improvement. This workshop is not subject specific. You can work from your own photos of whatever subject you prefer. Rita will be demoing mostly animals, with at least one landscape thrown into the mix.
About the Instructor:
Rita Kirkman, PSA-MP, CPS, IAPS-EP
Rita Kirkman was born an artist. She has been using pastel since she was 11 years old and had her first paid portrait commission when still a teenager. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1988. Meanwhile, in 1986 she began a 12 year career sketching quick portraits at amusement parks, and in 1988 she began a business drawing detailed pencil portraits from client photos.
Since 2003, Kirkman has improved her own style and technique with pastel through independent study and workshops with renowned artists each year. This effort has been consistently rewarded with major awards in national and international competitions. Her work has been featured in the Pastel Journal and the Pratique des Arts Spécial Pastel, and published in many others. She is a Pastel Society of America Master Pastelist and an Eminent Pastelist with the International Association of Pastel Societies. Her portraits and paintings are in private collections all over the world, including the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, Japan, Africa and Australia.
In 2011, Kirkman took a workshop with internationally known daily painter Carol Marine, which had an incredible impact on her career. Painting small and posting frequently improved Kirkman's work and expanded her name and artwork recognition thoughout the pastel world. She has since become a popular workshop instructor. At the heart of her teaching is recognizing value and temperature over color, simplifying and strengthening composition, and of course the benefits of painting small.
Kirkman's latest venture, in 2020, has been to create a Patreon Page, where she shares behind-the-scenes video clips and exclusive content from the studio, along with demo videos and Paint-Alongs from her Virtual Open Studio Days and various other art tips from her 40+ years as an artist.
February 5th - 7th, 2026 | 10:30AM-4:30PM
$350 for Members and $400 for Non-members
February 10th & 11th, 2026 | 10AM - 3:30PM
All Supplies Included
Class Information:
Ever wondered how to achieve the glow of sunsets in your oil paintings? In this two-day workshop, join award winning artist, Kelly Best Bourgeois to discover artistic and scientific reasons that make skies glow as the sun dips toward the horizon. The same principles also apply to sunrises. Bourgeois presents the topic in easy-to-understand ways that make this workshop fun, informative, and applicable for painters of all levels.
The Rockport Art Center will provide all necessary supplies, however if you have some favorite paint brushes, please bring them.
Photo references will be provided or feel free to bring your own.
As phone screens are generally small, please print your photo reference to make viewing them easier
About The instructor:
Inspired by the beauty and power of the natural world, Kelly Best Bourgeois began painting in childhood, later became a practicing physician, and has returned full time to her passion for art. Her paintings today, most of which are inspired by her plein air works and field studies, are influenced by the idea that our mighty yet fragile Earth is the common thread that binds all of life as we know it together.
Oil Painting
Saturday, February 14th | 10:30AM-4:30PM with 1 Hour Lunch Break
AND
Sunday, February 15th | 12:30PM-4PM
$245 for Members | $295 for Non-Members
ALL Supplies Included
Class Information:
Teaching artist, Vivian Rood, will lead participants through creating, glazing, and outdoor Raku Firing Process.
Raku is for decorative use only. Raku is not Food Safe or Dishwasher Safe. RCA is not responsible for broken pottery. Pieces are not guaranteed to survive the Raku process.
Safety: All students must review and obey the safety rules provided by the instructor. Please wear close-toed shoes, 100% natural fibers, long sleeve shirts, and have your hair tied back. Safety equipment will be on hand and reviewed by the instructor.
Sign Up for the Class:
Fridays February 20th - April 10th, 2026
6:30PM – 9:30PM
$275 members, $325 non-members
½ Bag of Raku Clay Included
Class Information:
Celebrate the season with beautifully decorated sugar cookies. During this hands-on workshop, Jennifer will guide you through the art of decorating sugar cookies with royal icing.
All cookies will be pre-baked and the royal icing freshly prepared, so students can focus on learning techniques for outlining, flooding, and adding beautiful details. You’ll discover that cookie decorating is easier than it looks when techniques a broken down into step-by-step instructions.
No decorating experience is required—just bring your creativity and get ready for a sweet time! At the end of the class, you’ll take home the cookies that you decorated yourself—perfect to share with friends and family or keep as a festive treat.
About the Instructor:
From a young age, Jennifer was inspired by her mom's culinary talents, which sparked her passion for the culinary and sugar arts. After pursuing a traditional career in financial services, Jennifer followed her long-time dream and attended culinary school. Upon graduation, she convinced her husband, Randy, to join her in launching Make It Sweet, a retail cake supply store in Austin, TX. Over 22 years, the duo grew it into one of the largest specialty baking and decorating stores and sugar arts classrooms in the country and Jennifer taught countless students from hobbyists to aspiring professionals. Jennifer has competed in five Food Network Challenge shows winning multiple awards and has appeared on numerous local television segments. Jennifer’s true passion is developing recipes and techniques and teaching them through her baking and decorating online and in-person classes. After selling the store in 2023, Jennifer and Randy are now in the process of moving to Rockport and are excited for their next chapter.
December 6th, 2025
10:30AM – 1PM
$50 members, $100 non-members
All Supplies Included
Thursday, December 4th, 2025 | 12:30PM - 4PM
About the Class:
In this workshop, we will create press molds using plaster, clay, wood, and vacuum-formed plastic. I will demonstrate how to use these molds with both hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques. Participants will have the opportunity to use some of my molds in their own projects, and examples of finished works made with these methods will be available for reference.
Each participant will leave with a set of molds—one each made from plaster, clay, wood, and vacuum-formed plastic. Students will also complete a finished piece using a ready-made press mold to gain a full understanding of the entire process from start to finish.
Bring your own clay tools and a small object, maximum size 10" X 14" X 2" from which you will make a mold.
About the Instructor:
Greg Reuter
Growing up in California in the ’60s with a love of music and surfing, Greg Reuter started his career as an artist in Hawaii where he went to graduate school and received an MFA in sculpture and ceramics from the University of Hawaii. After graduation, he worked for a time as a studio potter both in Washington state and California. In 1978 Greg moved to Texas and began teaching at Corpus Christi State University (now Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi).
In 2018 Greg retired from 40 years of teaching. He continues working in his home studio in Corpus Christi. In addition to making sculpture, Greg has returned to his roots working with clay, with a focus on alternative firing processes.
Shown nationally and internationally, his work is represented in numerous public and private art collections including the Art Museum of South Texas. Greg has lectured and exhibited in Germany, Mexico, Japan, and the United States. His sculpture was used in the Hollywood film D.O.A., in which Greg made several brief appearances.
November 22, 2025
9AM-4PM
(with 1 hour lunch break)
$140 for Members and $190 for Non-members
Class Information:
In this hands-on, culinary kitchen baking class, you’ll join Jennifer to create four classic cookie favorites that are perfect for serving, sharing, and gifting.
Together we’ll make:
Gingerbread Snowflake Cookies – warmly spiced and decorated with crystal sugars
Filled Oatmeal Sandwich Cookies – soft and chewy with a marshmallow filling
Chocolate Chip Mix-In Cookies – a twist on the classic, packed with flavor
Rugelach – tender, flaky pastries rolled with a sweet filling
Jennifer will guide you step by step through mixing, shaping, baking, and finishing each cookie variety, sharing tips and tricks from her years of baking experience. By the end of class, you’ll have a box of your own assorted cookies—ready to take home, enjoy, or gift to someone special. It’s the perfect way to kick off the holiday season and build your cookie platter collection!
Bring your apron, a love of baking, and leave with new skills (and plenty of cookies!).
About the Instructor:
From a young age, Jennifer was inspired by her mom's culinary talents, which sparked her passion for the culinary and sugar arts. After pursuing a traditional career in financial services, Jennifer followed her long-time dream and attended culinary school. Upon graduation, she convinced her husband, Randy, to join her in launching Make It Sweet, a retail cake supply store in Austin, TX. Over 22 years, the duo grew it into one of the largest specialty baking and decorating stores and sugar arts classrooms in the country and Jennifer taught countless students from hobbyists to aspiring professionals. Jennifer has competed in five Food Network Challenge shows winning multiple awards and has appeared on numerous local television segments. Jennifer’s true passion is developing recipes and techniques and teaching them through her baking and decorating online and in-person classes. After selling the store in 2023, Jennifer and Randy are now in the process of moving to Rockport and are excited for their next chapter.
November 12th, 2025
10:30AM - 1PM
$75 For Members | $100 For Non-Members
All Supplies Included
$FREE for Everyone!
Class Description:
Anyone interested in Outdoor Painting with like-minded artists is welcome to attend this first of hopefully many Plein Air Painting Meet-Ups. Bring your gear and set up in the sculpture garden. The Art Center will open at 10 for your restroom breaks. Open Studio for Art Center Members will be concurrent for those who might want to move inside for critique or painting inside. Contact Debbie at 830-928-5076 for more information or to be put on a contact list to be notified of future Plein Air Meet-Ups.
Saturday, November 8th, 2025 | 10AM-2PM
Class Information:
Join Jennifer as she shows you the tips and tricks and techniques to make this beautiful cake that is perfect for any season. Learn how to fill and stack the pre-baked cakes, make and color buttercream icing, prep icing bags and (after some practice) how to decorate the cake. Everyone will leave with their own beautiful 6” cake to enjoy at home with friends and family.
About the Instructor:
From a young age, Jennifer was inspired by her mom's culinary talents, which sparked her passion for the culinary and sugar arts. After pursuing a traditional career in financial services, Jennifer followed her long-time dream and attended culinary school. Upon graduation, she convinced her husband, Randy, to join her in launching Make It Sweet, a retail cake supply store in Austin, TX. Over 22 years, the duo grew it into one of the largest specialty baking and decorating stores and sugar arts classrooms in the country and Jennifer taught countless students from hobbyists to aspiring professionals. Jennifer has competed in five Food Network Challenge shows winning multiple awards and has appeared on numerous local television segments. Jennifer’s true passion is developing recipes and techniques and teaching them through her baking and decorating online and in-person classes. After selling the store in 2023, Jennifer and Randy are now in the process of moving to Rockport and are excited for their next chapter.
November 6th, 2025
10:30AM - 1PM
$50 For Members | $100 For Non-Members
All Supplies Included
Class Information:
Celebrate the season with a fun and festive Sugar Skull Cookie Decorating Class - just in time for Halloween and Día de los Muertos. During this hands-on workshop, Jennifer will guide you through the art of decorating sugar cookies with royal icing.
All cookies will be pre-baked and the royal icing freshly prepared, so students can focus on learning techniques for outlining, flooding, and adding beautiful details. From bold colors to intricate designs, you’ll discover how to bring sugar skulls to life with personality and flair.
No decorating experience is required, just bring your creativity and get ready for a sweet time! At the end of the class, you’ll take home the cookies that you decorated yourself — perfect to share with friends and family or keep as a festive treat.
About The instructor
From a young age, Jennifer was inspired by her mom's culinary talents, which sparked her passion for the culinary and sugar arts. After pursuing a traditional career in financial services, Jennifer followed her long-time dream and attended culinary school. Upon graduation, she convinced her husband, Randy, to join her in launching Make It Sweet, a retail cake supply store in Austin, TX. Over 22 years, the duo grew it into one of the largest specialty baking and decorating stores and sugar arts classrooms in the country and Jennifer taught countless students from hobbyists to aspiring professionals. Jennifer has competed in five Food Network Challenge shows winning multiple awards and has appeared on numerous local television segments. Jennifer’s true passion is developing recipes and techniques and teaching them through her baking and decorating online and in-person classes. After selling the store in 2023, Jennifer and Randy are now in the process of moving to Rockport and are excited for their next chapter.
October 30th, 2025
10:30AM - 1PM
$50 For Members | $100 For Non-Members
All Supplies Included
October 22nd, 2025 | 10:30AM - 12:30PM
Workshop Description:
Janet Dineen has been creating mosaic art since the early 90’s. She has recently discovered these small tiles and has been having so much fun with them. She thought she should share in the joy of mosaic making. These little guys are no stress, just a little mess. You will learn to create a design, use tile cutting hand tools and mix and apply grout. All tools and materials will be provided. The small tiles that you will be using are perfect for beginners and good fun for experienced mosaic makers as well. After grouting, participants will attach a hanger to the back so it will be ready for display. Plan on getting messy, especially during the grouting process. It is going to be fun!
October 16 & 17, 2025
10:30AM-4:30PM
$190 Members | $240 Non-members
October 11th, 2025 | 10AM - 4PM & October 18th, 2025 | 10AM - 12:30PM
$65 for Members, $115 for Nonmembers.
Class description: Goals:
This painting session is designed to be fun!
Paint along with me as l walk you through all the steps to create the featured painting.
You’ll learn things about painting in acrylic, like some basics about mixing colors and using different brushes.
All supplies included.
About the Class:
At sunset (and sunrise!) the full-color-spectrum is on display! It's also in constant flux: a moving target for plein air painters! Join V.... Vaughan for a full-moonrise capture of color and learn her unique process of painting as it changes!
This is quite a UNIQUE exercise, you'll find only with V.... Vaughan! Usually lasting less than 3 hours but offering a complete study of LIGHT, color and how they work!
Begin this workshop with a demonstration of the moonrise at sunset on the first day and follow up at the same location the following morning at Sunrise to paint the moonset!
About the Instructor:
Lifelong Texan, V…. Vaughan is an award-winning, lifelong artist. She got her start creating logos and materials for her siblings’ businesses; worked in advertising, as art director, illustrator, designer and cartoonist, then began directing her own projects. While raising three children along with her husband on the family farm, she created art that focused on concentrations of multiple works. Her themes have included Texas, sports, farmscapes and wildlife, in a range of styles. She’s shared her art passion as a high school art teacher and professional workshop instructor for 30+ years.
Now a full-time painter, she draws upon her lifetime of varied creative pursuits to mentor other artists. Every year she leads an art retreat in France, located in a 12th century castle where students create, study and explore villages nearby.
“I’ve always loved working out my art thoughts with PROJECTS and then inviting others to join me!”
Monday, October 6th, 2025 | 5:15PM-7:15PM & Tuesday, October 7th, 2025 | 6:15AM-7:30AM
$100 Members, $150 Nonmembers
Class Information:
Moira Garcia guides participants in the art of paper weaving to create a small handweaving from two original works on paper using gouache paints or other medium/s of choice, and the opportunity to incorporate fiber elements with hand-sewing and embroidery. Participants are encouraged to work with personal symbols and colors to create meaning, and it is highly recommended to attend the artist lecture and demonstration on Oct 3.
About the Instructor:
Moira Garcia in gallery with Tonalpohualli, Lithograph Monoprint.
(Mesoamerican calendar)
Moira Garcia is a multidisciplinary artist, educator, and native of New Mexico. She holds a BFA in Studio Arts with a focus in Printmaking from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, and a MA in Latin American Studies with concentrations in Art History and Indigenous Studies from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Her work is a visual language of symbol, color, and metaphor that references and interprets ancient visual culture and cosmologies. Garcia creates from a variety of materials and methods to produce multilayered narratives that connect ancestral imageries and the contemporary world.
Class Information:
Moira Garcia will discuss her artistic practice and present a brief overview of Mesoamerican visual language and pre-Hispanic painting techniques and describe how her works on exhibit in Nepantla: In-Between incorporate both traditional concepts and contemporary methods. RCA members will have the opportunity to create a collaborative painting designed by Garcia, using traditional Mexican amate paper and fibers.
About the Instructor:
Moira Garcia in gallery with Tonalpohualli, Lithograph Monoprint.
(Mesoamerican calendar)
Moira Garcia is a multidisciplinary artist, educator, and native of New Mexico. She holds a BFA in Studio Arts with a focus in Printmaking from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, and a MA in Latin American Studies with concentrations in Art History and Indigenous Studies from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Her work is a visual language of symbol, color, and metaphor that references and interprets ancient visual culture and cosmologies. Garcia creates from a variety of materials and methods to produce multilayered narratives that connect ancestral imageries and the contemporary world.
October 3, 2025
2PM-4:30PM
$15 Supply Fee - Members Only
Thursday - Saturday, October 2 -4, 2025 | 10:30 - 4:30 including a Lunch break
$FREE for Everyone!
Class Description:
Whether you are new to plein air or want to meet with like-minded painters, join us for this informative get-together. Plein Air Painters will demonstrate their equipment and share things they've learned along the way. Those wanting to join an informal group can use this opportunity to connect.
September 23rd, 2025 I 10AM-11AM
FREE for Everyone!
$310 for Members, $360 for Nonmembers.
Class Description:
Morning:
Introduction, materials overview (papers, brushes, paints)
Demonstration: Mixing clean, transparent washes and a 3 stage approach to painting waterfcolor.
Techniques: Wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry, gradations, glazing for luminosity. How to create atmospheric paintings with depth.
Understanding a painting tonal values and how they are painted in watercolor. Light studies using a simple object to paint describing transparent washes and how to create form shadows. Defining shadow types .
Afternoon:
Exercise: Layering washes - Paint Along Demonstration in Atmospheric painting and 3 stage approach to painting.
Practicum: Brush Techniques in watercolor painting (Paint Along Demo)
Group Review & Q&A
Morning:
Color theory for luminosity (warm vs cool, complementary contrasts)
Demonstration: How to compose and design a watercolor painting. Demo in preserving whites, reserving highlights in First (negative painting), Creating contrast and the focal area in the 2nd wash and detailing the finished painting.
Afternoon:
Exercise Demo with Paint Along: Reinforcing color theory and unification in a painting.
Workshop Techniques: Advanced techniques in creating textures and brush techniques in watercolor. Exploring variation in edges in watercolor.
Peer Feedback Session
Morning:
Demo: Soft edges, backruns, blooms, and controlled diffusions and letting watercolor paint itself (Dog Portrait Demonstration)
Special topics: Integrating the entire process to create atmospheric depth, transparent shadows, and focal areas that convey a sense of feeling in your paintings.
Afternoon:
Personal Project: Paint a subject of your choice.
One-on-one critiques and troubleshooting
Final group critique, tips for framing and exhibiting watercolors
About the Instructor:
Al Kline is the President of the Watercolor Society of South Texas (WSSTX.ORG).
He was born in Holland to Dutch parents. He moved to the United States as a young child. He showed interest in art including watercolor at a young age. He spent the majority of his working life providing medicine and surgical services to his community for the past 30 years.
In 2017, he re-discovered the art of drawing and watercolor and was voted as president of the Watercolor Society of South Texas in 2018.
In 2020, he began to focus more on teaching watercolor for the Watercolor Society of South Texas, which has a rich history of promoting watercolor art in South Texas for the past 50 years.
Through teaching, and now online instruction, he has gained international recognition as a watercolor artist. He has won numerous awards in both local and state-wide shows.
AWARDS
Vava Callahan Memorial Award with “Lonely Loco” Tri-Group 54th Annual Art Exhibition -2018
1st Place – 48th Annual Watercolor Society of South Texas for “Dock Inspection”. – 2018
Best in Painting Category – 2018 Rockport Art Fest
Selected Acceptance to the 55th, 56th, 57th Annual Members Show for the Southwestern Watercolor Society- 2018, 2019, 2020
Honorable Mention- 49th Annual watercolor Society of South Texas for “CC Marina Glow”. – 2019
Peoples Choice Award – 2019 Helotes Art Gallery
Past Presidents Award – 56th Annual Members Exhibition of the Southwestern Watercolor Society (SWS) 2019 – “The Piper”
Honorable Mention – “Lion Dance” – Tri-Group 56th Annual Art Exhibition-2020
Second Place, 50th Anniversary Watercolor Society of South Texas for “Port A Flat Boat” - 2020
Award of Distinction - 57th Annual Members Exhibition of the Southwestern Watercolor Society (SWS) 2020 - “Kairos”
NWS Member Participant Selection - NWS Members Exhibition 2021 - “Spots”
“The key ingredients to winning watercolors begin with a good drawing, understanding tone and exploiting edges, texture and depth.”
-Al Kline
3 Day Workshop
September 4th - 6th, 2025 | 10:30 AM - 4:30 PM
$310 members, $360 non-members
$80 for Members, $130 for Nonmembers.
Class Description:
A Creative, Hands-On Experience for All Skill Levels
Join us for a relaxing and creative two-hour pottery class focused on the beautiful art of sgraffito—a technique where you carve through a dark glaze to reveal the white clay beneath, creating striking, high-contrast designs.
This workshop is perfect for adults of all skill levels, from total beginners to seasoned potters looking for a fresh, low-pressure project. Each participant will receive a platter to decorate with their own design, plus a small dish to practice on first. Whether you want to freehand your artwork, use your own stencil, or choose from one of our provided cutters for inspiration, you’ll have everything you need to create something uniquely yours.
We’ll provide hands-on instruction, examples for guidance, and all tools and materials. Once complete, your piece will be finished with a clear glaze and fired—making it both food safe and dishwasher safe. You’ll be able to take your platter home within 2–3 weeks, ready to display or use.
Come get your hands dirty and leave with something beautiful—no experience needed.
Artist Bio: Megan Stewart is a passionate ceramic artist and instructor with years of experience working in both functional and decorative pottery. She specializes in approachable techniques that invite creativity at all skill levels, from beginners to seasoned makers. Megan’s classes focus on building confidence through hands-on practice, with an emphasis on thoughtful design and craftsmanship. Her goal is to help each participant discover their unique artistic voice through clay.
Thursday, July 31st, 2025 | 6PM-8PM
$80 for Members and $130 for Non-members (All Supplies included)
Thursday, April 17th | 10:30AM-1PM
$60 for Members, $110 for Nonmembers.
Class Description:
Explore the exciting possibilities of creating beautiful artwork in colored pencil with award-winning artist Jesse Lane.
This workshop is an introduction to colored pencil as a fine-art medium, capable of so much more than scribbles of color! All skill levels are welcome. “Many people think colored pencils are for children,” Jesse says. “But colored pencils can create exquisite artwork in stunning detail. I’m excited to share the wonders of this versatile medium. There’s a layering process to colored pencils that elevates them to a form of fine art. It’s a very relaxing medium and fun to get lost in the surface textures of each piece. It lends itself well to detail.” Jesse is a gifted instructor. Students love his warm, friendly manner and clear, step-bystep instruction. Jesse will demo throughout the day and also work with each student one-on-one. Students will learn how to layer and blend in colored pencil, techniques for texture, the secrets to skin tone and how to create color within color. Jesse’s many awards include the world’s highest honor for colored pencil, the CIPPY Award from the Colored Pencil Society of America, and the “Pioneer of Realism” Award from the International Guild of Realism. His artwork has been featured in numerous publications, including Fine Art Connoisseur, American Art Collector, International Artist, Washington Post and Artist’s Magazine. Jesse works out of his home studio in The Woodlands, Texas, and is represented by RJD Gallery in Romeo, Michigan.
Welcome to my workshop! I will supply you with the line art on drawing paper and a reference photo. The pencils I use for this workshop are Prismacolor. Since they are soft, they work well with my process If you have any questions, you can email me at jesse@jesselaneart.com.
SUPPLY LIST
Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils: White, Cream, Eggshell, Beige, Seashell Pink, Beige Sienna, Light Umber, Chocolate, Dark Umber, Black, Light Peach, Deco Peach, Blush Pink, Peach, Salmon Pink, Deco Pink, Jasmine, Ginger Root, Canary Yellow, Yellowed Orange, Peach Beige, Pink, Burnt Ochre, Sienna Brown, Deco Yellow, Orchid, Clay Rose, Goldenrod, Mineral Orange, Terra Cotta, Bronze, Lime Peel, Nectar, Mulberry, Yellow Ochre, Dahlia Purple, Henna, Green Ochre, Orange, Black Grape, Black Cherry, Dark Purple, Tuscan Red, Violet, Pumpkin Orange, Cloud Blue, Peacock Blue, True Blue, Indigo Blue, Copenhagen Blue, Light Aqua, Poppy Red, Crimson Red, Prismacolor Colorless Blender, Pencil sharpener, and an Eraser.
Below is a link where students can find Prismacolor sets and individual pencils:
https://www.dickblick.com/products/prismacolor-premier-colored-pencils/
About the Instructor:
Jesse Lane (b. 1990) has been called a pioneer. In stunning photorealism, he transcends drawing into painting.
“I’m always looking for the easily missed moments of everyday life. I work to design and capture an instant of emotion,” Jesse says. “Every image I create has a story. My stories share moments of intimacy, private moments. If you feel the story, I’m satisfied.”
Jesse discovered art while struggling in school with the challenges of dyslexia. “Growing up, I often felt alone,” Jesse says. “I desperately wanted to find a place in life where I didn’t feel inferior. For years, I bottled up my feelings. Then I realized they could be a source of inspiration. I began creating images of personal struggle and intimate emotion.”
Jesse’s honors include the “Pioneer of Realism” Award from the International Guild of Realism. He also won the world’s top award for colored pencil from the Colored Pencil Society of America, as well as honors from the Salmagundi Club, the American Artist’s Professional League, International Artist magazine and many others.
Publications include Fine Art Connoisseur, American Art Collector, International Artist, Professional Artist, Artist’s Magazine, Southwest Art, The Washington Post, and Huffington Post.
Jesse’s artwork is popular on social media, with more than 7,000 followers on Facebook and more than 17,000 on Instagram.
A graduate of Texas A&M University, Jesse also studied art in Italy. In 2021, he was honored to join the faculty at the Realism Live Convention.
Jesse is represented by RJD Gallery in Romeo, Michigan. His work is included in prominent private collections. He’s exhibited in galleries and museums in the US and England.
He lives in The Woodlands, Texas, with his artist-wife Kinsey, and their two whippets.
Supplies Included
About the Class:
Students will enjoy some beverages while they follow along to paint a 5x7 flower painting on canvas.
Members from the ACMSI will be there sharing information about the “There for You!” initiative to raise community awareness.
They are also holding a “There for You"!” Awareness Summit where you can learn more about their initiative. Together we make a difference!
All Supplies Included
Class Information:
Participants will learn how to weave a traditional pine needle basket.
About the Instructor:
Mary Griffin has been weaving baskets for over 10 years. She enjoys sharing her baskets with family and friends and teaching others how to weave their own baskets.
About the Demonstration:
Our Current McKelvey Charitable Fund Gallery Artist, Eric DePan will Demonstrate Glass Blowing Behind the Art Center by the Bill Hildebrand & Sam Williams Ceramic Studio.
About the Instructor:
Eric DePan was born in Houston, Texas and graduated with honors from University of Houston. He transitioned to a studio glass practice shortly after graduation through work/exchange and scholarship programs at Penland School of Craft, Haystack Mountain School, and Corning Museum of Glass. His pursuit of glass has led him to contracts in Fairbanks Alaska, Murano Italy, Kobo Glass in Toyama Japan and Augusta Glass Studio with Sam Stang and Kaeko Maehata. After residencies, teaching, and visiting artist opportunities at Appalachian Center for Craft and Chrysler Museum of Glass, he maintains his studio practice outside of Houston, Texas.
March 8th, 2025 | 10:30AM-4:30PM
For this one-day course Students will learn how to saw copper sheet to create settings for found objects.
Wednesdays, February 26, March 5- 19, 2025 | 10AM - 1PM
Join this fun class for Beginners and intermediates who want a foundation in watercolor basics and step up to some new ideas, too.
Sunday, February 23rd, 2025 | 12:15PM-3:45PM
If you’ve ever wanted to make your own duck decoy, this workshop is for you. Join artist, Spencer Tinkham, who has won over 30 national and international Best-in-Shows for duck decoys as each student creates a pair of Redhead decoys.
Saturday, February 22nd, 2025 | 10:30AM-4:30PM
Join artist Spencer Tinkham for a workshop where participants will learn basic wood sculpting and painting skills, while walking away with both a life-sized Northern Cardinal and Common Tern silhouette.
