We are the proud sponsor of a program that gives all US Military Veterans the opportunity to create fine art. This is a weekly class to which Veterans can attend, at no charge, supplies included. Veterans participating in the class also have their membership in OSA sponsored. Dan said “I am a veteran and a budding artist. It has made my life so much more satisfying”.  

Class is taught by our fine staff of OSA instructors both in-person and online. Each November we celebrate their creations with a special show in our Gallery. Over the past four years, this program has created a welcoming, safe, community for those who have served our country. Friendships have been developed along with artistic abilities.  Veteran art talent comes from all quarters and branches of military service. From the officer corps to noncoms and enlisted. The art submitted to OSA’s year end show, is both inspiring, personal and powerful art expressions of those who’ve served. 

Veterans, for more information about this program and to register click HERE. Winter Term OSA will offer a special Veteran's class called Painting with Wool, for more information about this class and to register click HERE. For questions, please contact the OSA office at 503-228-0706 or email us at info@osartists.org.

Apr 11 - Jul 11

Free to US military veterans

Includes veteran membership

All Levels | All Media | Supplies Provided

Apr 11 - May 2 | Nicole Poole

May 9 - Jun 6 | Greg Lewis

Jun 13 - Jul 11 | Steve Kleier

OSA has an after-school art class for children and adolescents ages 8 to 16. The fun, creative lessons cover a variety of mediums or subject matter each week with supplies included! Scholarships are available, apply here.

Apr 12 - Jul 12

Tuesdays | 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Ages: Children and Youth (8 - 16)

All Levels | Drawing/Painting/Collage

This class, offered for US veterans by the Oregon Society of Artists, gives veterans an opportunity to develop their drawing and painting skills from home. The class emphasizes essential skills of drawing, color, and composition, toward the goal of students having the tools to pursue their own interests and styles. Instructor, Nathan Seay, offers comprehensive lessons for students who feel they would benefit from a procedural approach, while offering room for those who wish to explore their creative whims but would still benefit from critique and guidance. Students can expect to work in charcoal, graphite, acrylic, and oil. If you have questions about supplies please contact info@osartists.org.

Apr 12 - Jul 12

Tuesdays | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Free to US military veterans

Includes veteran membership 

All Levels | All Media

Join fellow artists for self-directed time to work in a relaxed, communal studio space during OSA’s weekly open studio sessions. Members and Non-Members alike, working in any medium and level of accomplishment, are welcome. The OSA studio has easels, tables, and chairs for you to use.

Apr 15 - Jul 15

All Levels | All Media

Bring your favorite medium to paint or draw the clothed figure from life. You are welcome to stay for an optional bonus hour (4-5 PM). Get back in the groove, or discover for the first time, the process of alla prima figure or portrait painting. Students must be vaccinated and wear a mask for the duration. This class is limited in size, so register early to secure your spot. You are welcome to work in any drawing or painting media. You can sign up for the whole series, or register on a per-day basis. 

April 21, May 26, June 24, July 14

All Levels | All Media

Note: Due to COVID number restrictions you must preregister in advance for classes, even for per day classes.

IN-PERSON CLASS

July 18 - August 29

Mondays | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

All Levels | All Media

Join fellow artists for self-directed time to work in a relaxed, communal studio space during OSA’s weekly open studio sessions. Members and Non-Members alike, working in any medium and level of accomplishment, are welcome. The OSA studio has easels, tables, and chairs for you to use.

IN-PERSON CLASS
July 19 - September 6, 2022
Tuesdays | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
All Levels | Cold Wax, Collage, Painting (acrylics/oils)

Learn how to layer oil, acrylic, and mixed media with stunning effects. The focus of this class is to expand your visual language and ability to incorporate various painting and mixed media techniques in to one artwork. Through class exercises, presentations, demos, and mutual learning we will explore artist concepts of color, composition, surface, and abstraction. Students will receive individual feedback throughout the class according to their unique project needs.

Each class will feature various demos such as gold leaf, collage, oil glazing, and layering mixed media that you can incorporate into your current practice. Painters of all mediums and experience levels are welcome.

Kelsey Birsa

IN-PERSON CLASS

July 22 - September 9

Fridays | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

All Levels | All Media

Join fellow artists for self-directed time to work in a relaxed, communal studio space during OSA’s weekly open studio sessions. Members and Non-Members alike, working in any medium and level of accomplishment, are welcome. The OSA studio has easels, tables, and chairs for you to use.

This is a classical nude figure life drawing class, beginning with short gestures and building to long poses. We have easels and drawing boards for you to use. Each session is limited to 8. We request you be vaccinated and everyone must wear a mask for the duration. Sign up online to secure your spot – they fill up quickly. If you are waitlisted, you will know the day's class is full (check for afternoon class availability). You are welcome to work in water-based and dry media; no oil paints or photography. You can sign up for the whole series or select days. Note that classes are nonrefundable. Contact the instructor for online make up classes & questions: joradart@comcast.net.

Apr 14 - Jul 14

All Levels

Drawing

Painting

Acrylics

Watercolor

Gouache

This is a classical nude figure life drawing class, beginning with short gestures and building to long poses. We have easels and drawing boards for you to use. Each session is limited to 8. We request you be vaccinated and everyone must wear a mask for the duration. Sign up online to secure your spot – they fill up quickly. If you are waitlisted, you will know the day's class is full (check for afternoon class availability). You are welcome to work in water-based and dry media; no oil paints or photography. You can sign up for the whole series or select days. Note that classes are nonrefundable. Contact the instructor for online make up classes & questions: joradart@comcast.net.

Apr 17 - Jun 12

Sundays | 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (no class May 29)

All levels

Drawing

Painting

Acrylics

Watercolor

Gouache

Enjoy a fun and relaxed setting to explore principles of design and basic techniques of drawing. Assignments in still life, abstraction, and mixed media will be explored and developed. Instructor Greg Lewis’s teaching style uses a combination of demonstrations and one-on-one teaching to achieve final art results with each student, even if you have little or no experience. Our class will be small, but together, we will create great works of art suitable for framing. Come and experience the basic joy of drawing.

Apr 14 - Jul 14

Beginner/Intermediate | Drawing

In this online life drawing class, you will learn techniques with charcoal, Conté, pastel and graphite, while practicing exercises to help you see accurate proportions in portraiture and the nude figure. You can sign up for the whole series, or register on a per-day basis. Includes draw-along demos, access to camera view of the instructor drawing, presentations, and optional homework links.

Apr 15 - Jul 15

(No class May 6,13 & 20 (3 week assignment and study group for regulars)

All Levels | Drawing, Painting

Explore spring's botanical wonders and learn how to depict botanical subjects in colored pencils. We will draw petals, flowers, leaves, flowering branches and anything that inspires you botanically. Each session will have a different plant focus, and you are welcome to work in a loose, "precise" or any other style you prefer.  We will use a variety of colored pencils techniques and approaches to drawing and sketching from observation. Learn through instruction, demonstrations, drawing alongside and sharing your work and practice. Classes will be recorded and a link to the video shared in case you miss a class.

Apr 17 - Jun 12 (no class May 29)

All levels | Drawing

Sculpture challenges you to see things from multiple perspectives. It can enhance your relationship with drawing or painting. Using basic techniques and materials, Martin helps you create dynamic forms and spaces. Each technique builds on the previous preparing you to create larger, more complex forms. The wire armature is a flexible line drawing in space that defines the planes of your final sculpture. As you manipulate these lines you gain a more intimate understanding of your piece. Martin’s methods are both playful and enlightening. He encourages experiments and mistakes that result in surprising discoveries as you complete your sculpture. Bring a sketchbook, apron, disposable gloves and imagination. No previous experience necessary.

Chas Martin | May 31 - Jul 12 | Tuesdays | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Series: $180 (m) $250 (nm) |  Plus $10 for materials

All Levels | Sculpture

Adults (18+), Youth (13-17)

Whether you are interested in digital painting as an end result or as a tool for sketching, preplanning and troubleshooting your traditional media paintings, this class will help make your iPad an important art tool. We will be working mainly in Procreate, but I encourage discussion and exploration of other digital programs as well. Procreate is a very powerful, yet very affordable ($10) program. Each week we will tackle a different painting project which helps build your painting skills, your Procreate knowledge, and your creative approach to painting. If you are new to Procreate we suggest watching instructor Elaine Pawski's Youtube Channel Painting and Drawing on the iPad. You can download Procreate at the App Store, it is compatible with any iPad running OS 13.2 or newer. An Apple Pencil or similar stylus is recommended but not required, finger painting is ok! Drop-ins are always welcome.

Apr 13 - Jul 13

Wednesdays | 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM 

All Levels | Drawing/Digital Painting

In this class, you will learn about the traditional craft elements of oil painting, including color, brush technique, and efficient ways to begin and complete a painting. Choose your own subject and receive guidance on working effectively from different source materials. Though this class is designed for oil painters, acrylic painters are also welcome (see supply list for details). Instructor Gage Mace will help you, and every student individually, to achieve the best painting experience. This class is designed as weekly drop-in classes rather than a series; however, Gage will give regular class demonstrations on how to begin a portrait and landscape, as well as offer demos on color mixing and craft techniques, to provide a broader learning spectrum. 

Apr 13 - Jul 6

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Wednesdays

All Levels | Oils/Acrylics

How do we make our clouds feel soft and aloft and our rocks strong and grounded?How do we give our trees life and character? In this class, we are going to discover about painting Transient Forms in clouds and water. How to get beyond all the details by using design to work with nature's movement and flow. How to use light and color and different types of brush strokes to give our paintings character and gesture. How to identify the nature of the light, the overall key of your painting, and the overall theme so you can wisely choose the colors your painting needs. Ways of developing and dealing with soft and lost edges, and hard edges for highlights and dark accents. How to wisely use Negative Space to create the illusion of detail.

Get these fundamentals right, and most of the hard work is done. You'll be free to add your own creativity without compromising the sense of realism and have more fun.

Apr 13 - May 25

All Levels | Painting/Oils/Acrylic/Gouache

This intermediate watercolor class is designed to help you develop your own unique style, strengthening your skills with technique practices concentrating on composition and the elements and principles of design.

Apr 14 - Jul 7 (No class Apr 28)

Intermediate 

In a fun and relaxed setting, you will explore the basic principles and techniques of painting with acrylic color, a water-based painting medium. Subjects introduced will include abstracts, still life, and landscapes. The instructor uses a demo and one-on-one teaching style to achieve final art results with each student, even if you have little or no experience. Our class will be small, but together, we will create great works of art suitable for framing. Come and experience the basic joy of painting. You can sign up for the whole series or register on a per-day basis.

Apr 14 - Jul 14

Beginner/Intermediate | Painting/Acrylics

Fridays, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Apr 15 - Jul 15

Location: Upstairs Studio

Beginner - Intermediate

The primary focus in this class is your interpretation of a reproduction from a selected painting. Genres can be landscape, portraits, still life, or just something you like and think you could learn from. The preferred medium in this class is Golden's OPEN Acrylics, which allow the paint to stay wet longer and do well with techniques like blending, placing accents, and creating lighting effects. Composition, brush technique, and color mixing are all craft elements that will be explored. In this class you'll learn to build a painting from the blank canvas up toward a painterly finish.  

At the heart of plein air painting is responding to our immediate environment through paint. Casein is a versatile, water-soluble medium that is perfect for plein air painting. This class will focus on the fundamental qualities and skills of plein air painting – from materials to site selection, composition, and color-mixing. This class will be held in both the OSA studio and local destinations for plein air painting.

Since this class will be moving to off-site locations, please contact the office if you don't know where to go. Thank you.

Apr 15 - May 27 (No class Apr 29)

All Levels | Plein Air Painting (Casein)

In this class, you will learn about the traditional craft elements of oil painting, including color, brush technique, and efficient ways to begin and complete a painting. Work from still life and occasional model from life or choose your own subject and receive guidance on working effectively from different source materials. This class is an excellent way to get critiques on your progress.

If you would like to audit the class (a free introduction) before signing up for the series, please contact instructor Joanne Kollman directly at joradarts@gmail.com.

This class meets in the Upstairs Studio, except when a workshop is scheduled. Signs will be posted directing students to the correct classroom. Though this class is designed for oil painters, all painters are welcome.  

Joanne Radmilovich Kollman | Saturdays | Apr 16 - Jul 9 | 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM 

(Sub: Kelsey Birsa May 7,14 & 21) 

All Levels | Drawing/Painting

Adults (18+), Youth (13-17)

Learn how to paint (oils or acrylics) or continue to develop your skills. For beginning students, this class is designed to accommodate those who have little to no experience with painting. Emphasis is placed on material properties, color mixing, and working from observation. New students have opportunities to paint with gesture, and participate in exercises that encourage them to imitate form and light. For more advanced students with experience in acrylic or oil, this workshop will provide a time and place to work on independent projects. The intention of this class is to create a space for artistic learning, showing by example in real time the practice and thought process of being an artist, creating an in real life group space to share and talk about art while offering advice on materials, technique, and subject matter. As an instructor Jolyn is here to help students address artist blocks, and model how to create time and space for a nourishing art practice.

Please note: there will be no class on May 14th.

Apr 23 - Jun 18

Saturdays | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

All Levels | Painting/Acrylics/Oils

Join OSA for a demonstration by painter Sunny Apinchapong, one of the West Coast's most celebrated Impressionists! Internationally recognized and represented, throughout his career Sunny has worked for animation studios such as Disney, Dreamworks, Sony and more! In a relaxed and casual setting, Sunny will present a two hour demonstration, illuminating how he begins, builds up, and works through a portrait painting. 

Snacks and beverages will be provided for this fun evening with the artist!

Instagram: @sapinchapong

IN-PERSON DEMONSTRATION
Thursday, July 14
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

NEW GOLDEN Mixed Media 

A lecture for all levels, beginners to experienced painters, mixed media artists to journal artists……ideas for all of you.

This lecture demo will cover a wide variety of tools and techniques for use in Mixed Media projects. Learn about the range of GOLDEN Acrylic paints and mediums, as well as QoR Watercolor, giving you a good understanding of each product and their different attributes. Learn how to make the right choices in grounds and colors for the best intended application and for archival quality. Learn what to put under paint, and how to create washes, stains, and collage. We also cover the use of stencils, paint markers, pastels, and pencils, as well as the creation of encaustic-like effects, and how to use Iridescent and Interference colors to add unique qualities to your work. This is a great place for beginners and experienced artists alike to learn new techniques and be inspired by innovative applications. Attendees will receive a selection of the products discussed to take home and explore the breadth and depth of GOLDEN’s professional product line.

Snacks and beverages will be provided!

http://www.corrineloomisdietz.com

http://www.goldenpaints.com/artist

Summer Camp Session 1:
Monday – Friday, July 18-22
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Ages: 8 - 15

The Oregon School of Arts at OSA is proud to present a fun week of summer camp for ages 8 – 15! Each camper will design, draw and paint a visual interpretation of their cultural heritage. Students will explore their personal heritage and traditions and learn about the cultural stories and backgrounds of their fellow campers as well. Individual painted panels will hang collectively to become a mural that depicts the gather of our many global traditions to celebrate our one world together! The finished mural will be displayed prominently on the outside of the OSA building where it can be viewed by the public.

Price includes supplies and snacks!

ONLINE CLASS
July 20 - August 31
Wednesdays | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
All Levels | Painting (oils/open acyrlics)

In this class, you will learn about the traditional craft elements of oil painting, including color, brush technique, and efficient ways to begin and complete a painting. Choose your own subject and receive guidance on working effectively from different source materials. Though this class is designed for oil painters, acrylic painters are also welcome (see supply list for details). Instructor Gage Mace will help you, and every student individually, to achieve the best painting experience. This class is designed as weekly drop-in classes rather than a series; however, Gage will give regular class demonstrations on how to begin a portrait and landscape, as well as offer demos on color mixing and craft techniques, to provide a broader learning spectrum.

Gage Mace

Does abstraction matter? Who does it? What is it? Why do it?

There are many forms of abstraction and many ways that artists develop painting, going back millennia and in diverse cultures. This 6-week online course will explore the what, why, and how of abstract art! Abstract art is powerful and meaningful, but how and when is it used to best effect? In some ways, we can say that “all art is abstract.” Why? Let’s look, and see. 

We’ll work with abstract approaches or “strategies” to making paintings ourselves. Participants can work in the medium of their choice. This will be fun and engaging. We’ll also explore what’s been done in the past and present, and how it was done. Understanding abstraction will improve your paintings generally, allowing you to see and think in terms of the painting’s structure and dynamics.

Throughout the course, we'll use an online photo sharing site for ongoing communication and critiques of our work. There will be instruction for photographing your work with your phone.

Jef Gunn

IN-PERSON CLASS
July 24 - September 11, 2022
Sundays | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
All Levels | Painting (oils) 

Have you struggled to successfully render clothing, drapery, and textiles? In this series of standalone workshops we will focus on how to realistically paint velvet, plastic, lace, patterned fabrics, fur, and embroidery in oil. During the eight classes your instructor, Kelsey Birsa, will take you through the basics of light, shadow, texture, and color to accurately represent a variety of textiles. Come have fun and learn all the tips and tricks! You can sign up for the whole series, or register on a per-day basis. Beginner to advanced students are welcome.

Week 1: Basic Fabric Folds: light, reflective light, and 3D rendering

Week 2: Velvet and Satin

Week 3: Clear and Translucent Fabric: plastic and more

Week 4: Lace

Week 5: Patterned Fabrics Pt. 1: how to paint patterns with glazes

Week 6: Patterned Fabrics Pt. 2: how to paint patterns with glazes

Week 7: Fur and Feathers  

Week 8: Embroidery, Embellishments, and Jewelry

Summer Camp Session 2:
Monday – Friday, July 25-29
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Ages: 8 - 15

The Oregon School of Art at OSA is proud to present a fun week of summer camp for ages 8 – 15! Each camper will design, draw and paint a visual interpretation of their cultural heritage. Students will explore their personal heritage and traditions and learn about the cultural stories and backgrounds of their fellow campers as well. Individual painted panels will hang collectively to become a mural that depicts the gather of our many global traditions to celebrate our one world together! The finished mural will be displayed prominently on the outside of the OSA building where it can be viewed by the public.

Price includes supplies and snacks!