Art Classes & Workshops in the Sacramento Area, California
Back by popular demand, mini-weekend workshops now available. See below for more information.
To register: contact Rhonda Egan at text/call (916) 396-3431 or email rhonda@rhondaegan.com. I try to reply within a day or two. If you don’t hear back within a reasonable amount of time, please try again. Sometimes email especially can end up in the spam folder.
Adult Oil Painting Classes
Weekly Oil Painting Class
Learn how to paint with an expert in a relaxed atmosphere. Beginners will start with the basics of mixing color, application of paint and learning to see and interpret their chosen subject matter. Students, who have more experience, can work more independently, obtaining helpful suggestions along the way. Students will be taught how to paint with a palette knife, avoiding the need of toxic mediums and messy clean-up. Brushes are allowed but no turpentine, please. Mature teens allowed. Materials not included.
Where: Sacramento Fine Arts Center, 5330B Gibbons Dr, Carmichael, CA
When: Wednesdays, 12:45 to 3:15 pm, six week sessions beginning Apr. 10 – May 22, (no class May 15).
June 26 thru Aug 7, no class Jul 3
Aug 21 to Sept 25
Oct 8 to Nov 13
Price: $225 per 6 weeks ($200 for returning students) $40 per class ($35 for returning students)
Cancellation Policty: No refund or credit will be issued for cancellations occurring within the final week prior to and after the starting date of a course. Classes are not transferable between students. To be able to make-up a class, please make sure to contact the instructor that you need to miss a class.
Oil Painting Mini Workshop: Taking the Fear Out of Plein Air Painting
When: Sunday, Apr 28, 1:00 to 4:00 pm.
Where: William B Pond Park, end of Arden Way in Carmichael
Price: $70
Rhonda Egan will be demonstrating in oil, painting with a palette knife. Clean up is easier, which is a benefit while traveling. Using the palette knife also helps to keep the painting fresh and unmuddied. Plein air painting forces the artist to simplify and get to the essence. With changing light, the artist must make quick decisions to capture the moment. It is exhilarating, demanding and will help you move to a new level in your painting.
In this workshop, you will learn to:
edit the intricacies of nature and find the simplified shapes for a powerful composition,
create rich color
work quickly
make rapid decisions