Showcase Art Center

This car looks like it is the one in the book "Grapes of Wrath". It was in the Frontier Days museum. It captured my imagination so I painted it on its journey. It was a full moon last night, so I turned it into a nocturn and show a quick trick for making a night sky. The video is now up at www.ShowcaseArtCenter.com on the video class page. We will paint it next week live at Showcase. Join us in September to enjoy some fun projects. Class list: 10:00-noon Tuesday and W

This week's project is to arrange colored glass objects into a still life suitable for painting. Lighting will change shadows and reflections. We will use phones to photograph the arrangements. Then we will choose our favorite to paint. We should be able to make a number of paintable scenes, both simple and complex. The video is up now on www.ShowcaseArtCenter.com . Bring some colored glass to class to share stories and compositions. We will make compositions to photo f

You were taught at an early age to make a tree like a lollipop. Ever find yourself still making that tree? Let's use the circle shape to make a tree with a bit more complexity. Find some circle templets - cardboard TP core, pill lid, tape centers, etc. You can use these to design your tree before painting. We will also practice salt texture to make leaves. This video is now playing at www.showcaseartcenter.com on the video page. Join us live next week for classes: Mond

Play is an important concept in imagination. I give you permission to play. We will experiment with color to create iridescent bubbles. This week's quick video shows you how on www.showcaseartcenter.com (video class page - subscription $10/month for over 400 choices). This project can be fast and fun or as detailed and realistic as you wish. We will play with bubbles this week in class. Bring some round tubes. TP empty centers are perfect. Classes this week at Showca

We love our Holbein watercolors. Did you know they are named after the master painter, Hans Holbein? While you watch me demo speed paint a copy of one of his paintings, hear the story of who he was. It envolves, murder, romance, treachery and art. August will be be art history month. Fabulous paintings and stories like you never imagined. We will paint this portrait together next week. You can paint as stylized as you wish - abstracted or as detailed as you care to go.