Bottles
2025-12-30 09:30 - 11:30 UTC | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
Join us for a bottle just in time for New Year’s Eve! You may not drink the night away but you will still have a display of bottles you can draw or paint!

BRING: Your normal supplies.

Ballerinas
2026-01-06 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
Twirl into the new year with a different type of spinning class. Join us for a selection of ballerinas to draw/paint.

—BRING– Your normal supplies.

CLASS -Beginning Watercolor #1
2026-01-07 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
Elena Mahoney will teach beginning watercolor to those who want to better understand the basics of painting with watercolor. As we know from her clouds class this summer, Elena is a patient teacher and works hard at ensuring you understand each step. If you’re just beginning in watercolor or want a refresher on the basics, this is the class for you!

Flowers in Boots
2026-01-13 09:30 - 11:30
(Casual TUESDAY, 1/13, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

What a good idea to use rubber boots as flower pots! Join us for a selection of boots to draw/paint.

BRING: Your normal supplies.

CLASS -Beginning Watercolor #2
2026-01-14 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
Elena Mahoney continues teaching beginning watercolor to those who want to better understand the basics of painting with watercolor. As we know from her clouds class this summer, Elena is a patient teacher and works hard at ensuring you understand each step.

January Monthly Meeting
2026-01-21 09:30 - 12:00 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Wednesday, 1/21, 9:30a-Noon, Island Club)Light refreshments will be provided.

Presentation — Lionel Sanchez will re-create his wonderful demonstration we saw at the Florida Watercolor Society Convention. You’ll see how fast he can create a scene with what seems like just a few brushstrokes.

— NOTE — Please be respectful and stay until our presenter finishes the demo. This is why the meeting may run until noon.

— Show and Tell — Please bring in and display (A) your challenge artwork, (B) any and all artwork you have completed (including anything from classes) or (C) any art that has received an award since our last Monthly Meeting.

Ice Skates
2026-01-27 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Casual TUESDAY, 1/27, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

If all our winters are like this one, we may end up with a frozen retention area we can use for skating. Join us for a selection of skates to draw/paint.

BRING: Your normal supplies.

CLASS -Beginning Watercolor #3
2026-01-28 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB

Monotones
2026-02-03 09:30 - 11:30 | isl
(Casual TUESDAY, 2/3, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

This is a techniques day where we’ll practice using a variety of values (lights and darks) of 1-2 colors to create a painting. Join us to learn how to make a more interesting painting.

BRING: Your normal supplies.

CLASS -Beginning Watercolor #4
2026-02-04 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB

Greenland
2026-02-11 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Casual WEDNESDAY, 2/11, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

This is your chance to work on icebergs or the stark landscape of Greenland. Join us in painting without freezing.

BRING: Your normal supplies.

CLASS -Florida Scene in Oil
2026-02-17 09:00 - 12:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
NOTE: One-day class from 9a-12:30pm!

Sean Mullins teaches oil painting in the style of Florida’s Highwaymen, which means we’ll paint a Florida landscape. This class will start earlier and end later than usual because it will only be one day… and it will be a fun day!

February Monthly Meeting
2026-02-18 09:30 - 12:00 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Wednesday, 2/18, 9:30a-Noon, Island Club)Light refreshments will be provided.

Presentation — Theo van Eldik is primarily a plein air painter but he paints wonderful, whimsical themes, too. Watch Theo paint a beautiful, loose scene of dancing flamingos.

— NOTE — Please be respectful and stay until our presenter finishes the demo. This is why the meeting may run until noon.

— Show and Tell — Please bring in and display (A) your challenge artwork, (B) any and all artwork you have completed (including anything from classes) or (C) any art that has received an award since our last Monthly Meeting.

Wagons Ho!
2026-02-25 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Casual WEDNESDAY, 2/25, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

Put on your prairie garments and pretend you’re painting while traveling west. We have a few wagon references for you to pick from when you join us.

BRING: Your normal supplies.

ACOR Fine Arts Show
2026-02-28 13:00 - 16:00 | OAK RUN’S PALM GROVE CLUB
(One day only, SATURDAY 2/28, 1-4pm, Palm Grove Club)

Tell everyone you know to check out our biggest event of the year! Attendees will be able to buy notecards, paintings, etc. created by our members.

CLASS -Paint Your Dream #1
2026-03-03 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
Kim Shields is back for a very interesting watercolor class. As artists (regardless of skill level), we often dream about a picture we don’t yet feel capable of painting. Your dream is about to come true! Kim will share how he thinks through a painting and provide insights and advice for our dream images. The result will be a painting of your dream image, plus the information and hands-on experience that will continue to help you with future paintings.

Adding Depth
2026-03-04 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Casual WEDNESDAY, 3/4, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

Dori Sullivan will lead us through three layers of painting trees to demonstrate how to create depth. This is great for artists at all levels!

BRING: Your paint supplies and paper.

CLASS -Paint Your Dream #2
2026-03-10 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
Kim Shields continues with this very interesting watercolor class. As artists (regardless of skill level), we often dream about a picture we don’t yet feel capable of painting. Your dream is about to come true! Kim will share how he thinks through a painting and provide insights and advice for our dream images. The result will be a painting of your dream image, plus the information and hands-on experience that will continue to help you with future paintings.

CLASS -Paint Your Dream #3
2026-03-17 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB

March Monthly Meeting
2026-03-18 09:30 - 12:00 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Wednesday, 3/18, 9:30a-Noon, Island Club)Light refreshments will be provided.

Presentation — BRING MONEY and any art supplies you’d like to trade or sell at our Art Supply Sale by and to members. It’s a great time to clean out those storage spaces and make room for more! Plus, we’ll have donations for sale. If you want, instead of selling items yourself, CJ could auction them off for you… just let her know that day.

We will also be discussing the results of the Fine Arts Show.

— Show and Tell — Please bring in and display (A) your challenge artwork, (B) any and all artwork you have completed (including anything from classes) or (C) any art that has received an award since our last Monthly Meeting.

CLASS -Paint Your Dream #4
2026-03-24 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB

Adirondack Chairs
2026-03-25 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Casual WEDNESDAY, 3/25, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

Put your feet up and relax while painting these comfortable chairs.

BRING: Your normal supplies.

Flowers in Vases
2026-03-31 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Casual TUESDAY, 3/31, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

Enjoy painting flowers AND their vases based on your choice of images.

BRING: Your normal supplies.

CLASS: Restore a Painting #1
2026-04-07 09:00 - 12:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Tuesday, 4/7, 9am-12:30pm, Island Club)

This two-day workshop is all about taking two or more of your paintings for which you hold no excitement. Maybe you think one of your pieces belongs in the rubbish, or that it completely missed your intention for it. The classes are designed to teach you ways to see the hidden potential in such paintings, and alter the painting(s) so you DO find it appealing. During the class we will look to a few acrylic mediums, watercolor paint, and other supplies that can significantly alter a painting while allowing the artist ability to paint over the “repair” to incorporate it in the painting. You will also learn about easy, readily available collage items to mask and/or build new sections of a piece. The most dramatic change we will discuss is to tear a painting(s) to preserve only the sections that appeal to you and use them to create a new start. This is a FUN, energetic workshop.

Another Perspective
2026-04-08 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Casual WEDNESDAY, 4/8, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

If you’re like me, you’ve read several books on perspective and rarely get past page 5 before having your eyes cross. Karen Trickey knows perspective and will show us her tricks and techniques for using it when painting.

— BRING — Ruler, straight edge, angle, sharp pencils, sketchbook paper, and a picture of a house, box, or building.

CLASS: Restore a Painting #2
2026-04-14 09:00 - 12:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Tuesday, 4/14, 9am-12:30pm, Island Club)

This two-day workshop is all about taking two or more of your paintings for which you hold no excitement. Maybe you think one of your pieces belongs in the rubbish, or that it completely missed your intention for it. The classes are designed to teach you ways to see the hidden potential in such paintings, and alter the painting(s) so you DO find it appealing. During the class we will look to a few acrylic mediums, watercolor paint, and other supplies that can significantly alter a painting while allowing the artist ability to paint over the “repair” to incorporate it in the painting. You will also learn about easy, readily available collage items to mask and/or build new sections of a piece. The most dramatic change we will discuss is to tear a painting(s) to preserve only the sections that appeal to you and use them to create a new start. This is a FUN, energetic workshop.

April Monthly Meeting
2026-04-15 09:30 - 12:00 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Wednesday, 4/15, 9:30a-Noon, Island Club)Light refreshments will be provided.

Presentation — Sharon Dolce-O’Keefe will demonstrate her realistic acrylic painting. We rarely have demos from acrylic painters so this will be a treat. Sharon lives in Ocala and you may have seen her work at the Rainbow Springs Gallery in Dunnellon.

— Show and Tell — Please bring in and display (A) your challenge artwork, (B) any and all artwork you have completed (including anything from classes) or (C) any art that has received an award since our last Monthly Meeting.

Rubber Boots
2026-04-21 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Casual TUESDAY, 4/21, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

If the lack of rain won’t let us wear our rubber booties, we just have to find another use for them!. Join us in painting rubber boots based on your choice of images.

BRING: Your normal supplies.

Cows
2026-04-29 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Casual WEDNESDAY, 4/29, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

Cows aren’t just for the fields. They also belong on our paper! Enjoy painting a cow based on your choice of a variety of images. BRING: Your normal supplies.

People
2026-05-05 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Casual TUESDAY, 5/5, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

Adding people to your paintings immediately make them more personal and interesting. Mary Romary will show us her technique for creating people on paintings.

BRING: Your normal supplies.
