(Wednesday, 4/16, 9:30am-Noon, Island Club) Light refreshments will be provided. Presentation -- CJ Westrick will demonstrate how to create cradleboards and tins with your artwork. Cradleboards are wood surfaces with sides and the artwork is either just on the top or wrapped around the sides, too. They can be hung without further framing. The tins...

(Tuesday, 4/22, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club) Join CJ Westrick in attempting to match paint color samples. This will force you to mix colors to attain a correct match. -- BRING -- Your normal medium and paper.

(Wednesday, 4/30, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club) Join us as we attempt to duplicate one of three pictures of desert flowers. No matter your media, it's always fun to see what everyone is able to achieve. Ruth Belland will host. -- BRING -- Your normal media and paper.

(Tuesday, 5/6, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club) Shadows are everywhere and a major part of watercolor painting, in particular. Regardless of your medium, you need to know how to add believable and beautiful shadows to your artwork. -- BRING -- Your normal medium and paper.

(Casual TUESDAY, 5/13, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club) Whether it's fabric or the land, you need to understand how to create the shading that shows the folds and movement. You'll have your choice of 3 different photo references. Join us for this challenging and fun day. -- BRING -- Paper and your usual medium.

(Wednesday, 5/21, 9:30am-Noon, Island Club) Light refreshments will be provided. Presentation: Elena Mahoney is a watercolorist who works frequently with the World Equestrian Center and local art groups. She will be doing a demonstration of her watercolor clouds. — Show and Tell — Please bring in and display (A) your challenge artwork, (B) any and all artwork...

(Casual WEDNESDAY, 5/28, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club) Everyone seems to love elephants and now is your chance to create a painting using one of 3 photo references provided by Heather Doherty. Join us for this or to work on your own project. --BRING-- Paper and your normal medium.

(Casual WEDNESDAY, 6/4, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club) You’ll have three types of mushroom options to choose from for your artwork. Join Linda Glick for this challenge. -- BRING -- Paper and your normal medium.

(Wednesday, 6/18, 9:30a-Noon, Island Club)Light refreshments will be provided. Presentation — Several ACOR members will be demonstrating different painting techniques. You may find you’ll want to incorporate some of these techniques in your own artwork. — Challenge Due — Art with a boat as the focus. — Show and Tell — Please bring in and...