Art Club of Oak Run

Sunflowers
2024-06-12 09:30 - 11:30 UTC | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Casual Wednesday, 6/12, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

Join us and paint/draw one or more sunflowers. This is another project from the Strathmore Paper workshops. Regardless of your medium, we’ll have fun trying to duplicate it.

— BRING — Paper and your normal medium.

CLASS: "Like Bob Ross" Seascape
2024-06-04 09:00 - 12:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Tuesday 6/4, 9:00a-12:30p, Island Club)

Dan Willcox is a certified Bob Ross instructor. This “High Tide” painting is wet-on-wet with oil. The painting techniques you learn can later be transferred to acrylic and even watercolor. You will complete a 12×16 painting during the class. All supplies are included at $65/member or $80/non-member of ACOR.

— NOTE THE TIME — This class is longer than usual, starting at 9am and going until 12:30pm!— SUPPLY LIST– ALL SUPPLIES INCLUDED…bring nothing.

Color Challenge
2024-06-01 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(The challenge runs May 16th to June 19th)

All members are challenged to create at least 4 paintings or drawings with brilliant color, in the style of Izumi Kugahara. You can view her fascinating use of color on her Instagram page.

Tropical Botanicals #4
2024-05-28 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Tuesday, 5/28, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

Join us and paint a Bird of Paradise. This is another tropical botanical from the Strathmore Paper workshop using the Graded Wash, Variegated Wash, Wet-on-Dry, and Wet-on-Wet techniques.. or however you want to duplicate it.

— BRING — Paper and your normal medium.

Tropical Botanicals #3
2024-05-22 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Wednesday, 5/22, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

Pretty plumerias are the tropical focus for this casual Tuesday and will demonstrate some tips and tricks in using gouache (or whatever you use) to create backgrounds, enhancing the visual impact of our floral illustrations. This is another Strathmore Paper workshop.

— BRING– Paper and your normal medium.

May Monthly Meeting
2024-05-15 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Wednesday 5/15, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

Light refreshments will be provided.

Presentation – Color Relativity. Follow C.J. Westrick down the rabbit hole of colors. We will discuss the conflicting way artists are describing and choosing colors, the confusion of color names, and why limited palettes are so popular.

— Show and Tell — Please bring in your challenge results, plus bring in and display (A) any artwork you have completed or (B) any art that has received an award since our last Monthly Meeting. You’ll do a brief introduction and your artwork will be displayed for viewing.

Tropical Botanicals #2
2024-05-14 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Tuesday, 5/14, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

This casual Tuesday in May we’ll be painting a different tropical leaf from the Strathmore Paper workshop.

—SUPPLY LIST– Paper and your normal medium.

Tropical Botanicals #1
2024-05-07 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Tuesday, 5/7, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

The snowbirds have flown the coop! We’ll have casual Tuesdays in May with tropical botanicals from the Strathmore Paper workshop. This first one will be painting monsteras.

— SUPPLY LIST– Paper and your normal medium.

Doing Art Outside
2024-05-01 09:30 - 11:30
(Wednesday, 5/1, 9:30-11:30am, behind the Oak Room)

Pack up your art supplies and let’s paint (or draw) outside while the weather is good. Take the sidewalk around the right side of the Oak Room to a large covered area with lots of chairs and tables we can use. The view shows the large pond, trees, flowers, or golfers, depending on which way you look. If you want, stay for lunch in the Oak Room Restaurant.

— BRING — Bring something to drink and any needed art supplies, including water to clean brushes. Bathrooms are available.

CLASS: Guided Acrylics
2024-05-01 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(CANCELLED)

Connie Ferreira will guide you with suggestions, support, and advice on your individual acrylic painting.

CANCELLED — We didn’t meet her minimum number of students.

CLASS: Acrylic Pour #2
2024-04-23 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
CLASS #2 at Island Club, 4/23, 9:30-11:30am

Bridget Hanley will bring our dried pours to the Island Club and teach us embellish our two 8×10 pours with acrylic paint.

— COST — The total cost for both classes is $65. — SUPPLY LIST — ALL SUPPLIES INCLUDED…bring nothing.

ACOR Monthly Meeting
2024-04-17 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Wednesday 4/17, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

Light refreshments will be provided.

Presentation – Creating Art with Pencils, by Sharon Becker, Linda Budenas, and Chris Rossavik. Learn how these members are creating beautiful art with their pencils. Sharon Becker uses colored pencils, Linda Budenas uses colored graphite, and Chris Rossavik uses oil pencils. We’ve seen the results but now we will learn more about their supplies, techniques, and processes when creating.

— Show and Tell — Please bring in and display (A) any artwork you have completed or (B) any art that has received an award since our last Monthly Meeting. You’ll do a brief introduction and your artwork will be displayed for viewing.

CLASS: Acrylic Pour #1
2024-04-16 09:00 - 12:00 | Rainbow Springs Art Gallery, 20804 W Pennsylvania Avenue, Dunnellon, Florida
(Tuesday 4/16, in Dunnellon at Rainbow Springs Art Gallery)

Bridget Hanley will be teaching us how to create two 8×10 paintings by pouring and embellishing with acrylic paint.

— CLASS #1 in Dunnellon (4/16, 9am-noon) — Since the paintings cannot be moved for several days after being poured, this first class will be in Dunnellon. We’ll meet at 9am at the Island Club so we can carpool to Dunnellon for the 9:30am class (Rainbow Springs Art Gallery, 20804 W Pennsylvania Avenue, Dunnellon).

COST — The total cost for the classes is $65. — SUPPLY LIST — ALL SUPPLIES INCLUDED…bring nothing.

CLASS: "Like Bob Ross" Forest
2024-04-09 09:00 - 12:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Tuesday, 3/9, 9a-12:30p, Island Club)

Dan Willcox is a certified Bob Ross instructor. painting has an acrylic base with oil highlights. The painting techniques you learn can later be transferred to acrylic and even watercolor. You will complete a 12×16 painting during the class. $65/class.

— TIME CHANGE — This class is longer than usual, starting at 9am and going until 12:30pm!

— NOTE — Non-member Oak Run residents may sign up for $80, based on space available.

— SUPPLY LIST– ALL SUPPLIES INCLUDED…bring nothing.

Painting Textured Rocks
2024-04-03 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Wednesday, 4/3, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

Let’s learn together! This will be a short lesson from Winsor-Newton’s website. Although they use a little granulating watercolor, it will be fun to try to duplicate their rocks using whatever medium you prefer.

SUPPLY LIST– Paper and your normal medium, plus some granulating paint, if you have it.

Class: "Like Bob Ross" Landscape
2024-04-02 09:00 - 12:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Tuesday 4/2, 9:00a-12:30p, Island Club)

Dan Willcox is a certified Bob Ross instructor. This painting is wet-on-wet with oil. The painting techniques you learn can later be transferred to acrylic and even watercolor. You will complete a 12×16 painting during the class. $65/class.

— TIME CHANGE — This class is longer than usual, starting at 9am and going until 12:30pm!

— NOTE — Non-member Oak Run residents may sign up for $80, based on space available.

— SUPPLY LIST– ALL SUPPLIES INCLUDED…bring nothing.

CLASS: Drawing Basics #4
2024-03-26 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Tuesdays, 3/5-26, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

Kim Shields is teaching drawing, with an emphasis on the basics and the use of values in creating your artwork. Last class.

March Monthly Meeting
2024-03-20 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Wednesday 1/17, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

Light refreshments will be provided.

Presentation – “Techniques of the Masters” will be presented by Kim Shields. He will present various works of art by the Masters and share some of their secrets of how they created them, including breaking them down to show some of what makes them successful paintings. Learn a deeper understanding of creating art as well as techniques that may be useful in your personal artwork.

Show and Tell – Please bring in and display (A) any artwork you have completed or (B) any art that has received an award since our last Monthly Meeting. You’ll do a brief introduction and your artwork will be displayed for viewing.

CLASS: Drawing Basics #3
2024-03-19 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Tuesday, 3/5-26, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

Kim Shields is teaching drawing, with an emphasis on the basics and the use of values in creating your artwork. Class 3 of 4.

CLASS: Drawing Basics #2
2024-03-12 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Tuesday, 3/5-26, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

Kim Shields is teaching drawing, with an emphasis on the basics and the use of values in creating your artwork. Class 2 of 4.

Contact Paper "Masking"
2024-03-06 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Wednesday, 3/6, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

Frustrated with those rough edges you get when using masking fluid to protect the white areas of your paper? You might like what you can do with the right contact paper instead. This will be a fun experiment so everyone should join us.

— SUPPLY LIST — Contact paper will be provided. You just need to bring paper that works for your media, scissors to cut shapes from the contact paper, some paints and brushes or whatever you need for your media.

Class: Drawing Basics #1
2024-03-05 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Tuesdays, 3/5-3/26, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

Kim Shields will teach drawing, with an emphasis on the basics and the use of values in creating your artwork. There is a limit of 8 students. $65.

— SUPPLY LIST — Sketch book, pencil sharpener, kneaded eraser, one HB pencil, and either a 5B, 6B or 8B pencil.

Recap of Fine Arts Show
2024-02-27 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Tuesday, 2/27, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

Overall, it seems the Fine Arts Show was a success. We’ll be gathering just to go over things to see how ACOR came out financially and what worked and what didn’t. Feel free to join us and share your thoughts or just hang out!

Annual Fine Arts Show
2024-02-24 13:00 - 16:00 | OAK RUN’S PALM GROVE CLUB
ACOR’s Annual Art Show will be held on Saturday, 2/24/2024, from 1-4pm. Oak Run residents and all visitors are welcome. Come and check out what members of the Art Club of Oak Run (ACOR) have been doing. This is your chance to buy holiday and greeting cards and other artwork.

Feb. Monthly Meeting
2024-02-21 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Wednesday 2/21, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

Light refreshments will be provided.

Presentation – We are pleased to have Dan Willcox, a certified “Paint Like Bob Ross” instructor, showing us how he can paint and complete an oil painting in 45 minutes, using Bob Ross’ techniques. He will also demonstrate using an acrylic background with oil to add highlights and texture. Even if you aren’t interested in oil or Bob Ross, you’re sure to learn a few techniques that can be used with any medium.

Show and Tell – Please bring in and display (A) any artwork you have completed or (B) any art that has received an award since our last Monthly Meeting. You’ll do a brief introduction and your artwork will be displayed for viewing.

Brush Control
2024-02-07 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
Brush Control

Join us and learn how practice having better control of your brush… no matter the medium. BRING: Whatever medium you use and your supplies for this practice.

Valentine Art
2024-01-24 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Wednesday 1/24, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

Valentine’s Day is coming and we’re thinking about all the little hearts circling you and your significant other. Or maybe you’re thinking about using Cupid’s arrow in a way it wasn’t intended. Either way, join us for some fun as we talk and create! BRING: Whatever supplies you prefer to use when creating your art.

ACOR Monthly Meeting
2024-01-17 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Wednesday 1/17, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

Light refreshments will be provided.

Presentation – We are pleased to have our own Dori Sullivan as our main presenter this month. She will share how important values are and how to ensure the values you choose will enhance your artwork.

Fine Arts Show – We’ll discuss a few details about the 2/24/2024 show and start assigning tables. The tables are $10/each and you may select your table location after you have paid.

Show and Tell – Please bring in and display (A) any artwork you have completed or (B) any art that has received an award since our last Monthly Meeting. You’ll do a brief introduction and your artwork will be displayed for viewing.

Sue Primeau's "Plein Air Techniques"
2024-01-09 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Tuesdays 1/9, 1/30, 2/6, 2/20, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)(NOTE: The 1/23 class has been moved to 1/30.)

Sue Primeau is back with another class on watercolor. This class will teach various techniques you can use when painting plein air (outside). However, the same techniques are great when traveling or just coming to the Island Club. The total cost for the classes is $60 and must be paid in cash or check to ACOR on or before the 1st class. (No payments directly to Sue please.)BRING: Items from the supply list or whatever watercolor supplies you have.

Floral Art
2024-01-03 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Wednesday 1/3, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

Join us and have a good time drawing or painting whatever floral designs come to mind. BRING: Whatever supplies needed to create your idea of floral art.
