Art Club of Oak Run

Beach Huts
2025-03-12 09:30 - 11:30 UTC | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Casual Wednesday, 3/12, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

Dream of sitting on the beach and create your artwork from one of the three options provided or bring your own. Ginger Bryers will host.

—BRING– Paper and your normal medium.

CLASS: Old Boat & Dock #4
2025-03-18 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Tuesday, 3/18/2025, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

IN PROGRESS — Lionel Sanchez will teach everyone how to paint an old boat and dock at the edge of a river in watercolor. We’ll all work from the same photo to come up with our version, with Lionel demonstrating and helping as we paint.

March Monthly Meeting
2025-03-19 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Wednesday 3/19, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club) Light refreshments will be provided.

Presentation – SALE SALE SALE! Bring your money because we will be selling (at a big discount) all our donated items, which includes Arches full sheets of paper, etc. that we’ll be selling for 20% of value. Members are encouraged to also bring any art supplies you might like to swap or sell to other members.

We will also be reviewing our Fine Arts Show so be prepared with your comments.

— Show and Tell — Please bring in and display (A) your challenge artwork, (B) any and all artwork you have completed or (C) any art that has received an award since our last Monthly Meeting. Your artwork will be displayed and you’ll briefly describe it.

Rusty Truck
2025-03-25 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Casual TUESDAY, 3/25, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

Your vehicle may look better than this but the three options provided for rusty trucks will challenge you. Heather Doherty will host.

—BRING– Paper and your normal medium.

CLASS: Create/Use Stencils #1
2025-03-26 09:00 - 12:00 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(2 Wednesdays, 3/26 & 4/2/2025, 9am-Noon, Island Club)

— NOTE: This class starts earlier and ends later than usual. —

Darla Goldberg will teach us how to use stencils to enhance our artwork and how to create our own unique stencils.

— BRING — Items on the supply list (available by 3/17).

Street Lanterns
2025-04-01 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Casual Tuesday, 4/1, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

Create your artwork from one of the three unusual options provided or bring your own. Mary Romary will host.

—BRING– Paper and your normal medium.

CLASS: Create/Use Stencils #2
2025-04-02 08:00 - 12:00 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Wednesday, 4/2/2025, 9am-Noon, Island Club)

— NOTE: This class starts earlier and ends later than usual. —

IN PROGRESS — Darla Goldberg is teaching us how to use stencils to enhance our artwork and how to create our own unique stencils.

— BRING — Items on the supply list.

Wooden Hut
2025-04-08 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Casual TUESDAY, 4/8, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

Call it a hut or a cabin but we’ll be recreating it from one of the three options provided or bring your own. Chris Rossavik will host.

—BRING– Paper and your normal medium.

April Monthly Mtg
2025-04-16 09:30 - 12:00 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(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 are small tin boxes with the artwork on the lid.

— Show and Tell — Please bring in and display (A) your challenge artwork, (B) any and all artwork you have completed or (C) any art that has received an award since our last Monthly Meeting. Your artwork will be displayed and you’ll briefly describe it.

Color Matching
2025-04-22 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(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.

Desert Flowers
2025-04-30 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(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.

Shadows
2025-05-06 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(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.

Fabric Folds
2025-05-13 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(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.

May Monthly Meeting
2025-05-21 09:30 - 12:00 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(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 you have completed or (C) any art that has received an award since our last Monthly Meeting.

Elephants
2025-05-28 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(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.

CLASS: Watercolor Clouds #1
2025-06-03 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Tuesdays, 6/3-6/24, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

Elena Mahoney will teach us how to make several different watercolor cloud arrangements. This is very exciting because most clouds that look like this are in acrylic or oil and now we get to learn how to make them in watercolor. Sign up now with CJ Westrick.

Mushrooms
2025-06-04 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(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.

CLASS: Watercolor Clouds #2
2025-06-10 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Tuesday, 6/10, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

Elena Mahoney is teaching us how to make several different watercolor cloud arrangements. This is very exciting because most clouds that look like this are in acrylic or oil and now we get to learn how to make them in watercolor.

CLASS: Watercolor Clouds #3
2025-06-17 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Tuesday, 6/17, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

Elena Mahoney is teaching us how to make several different watercolor cloud arrangements. This is very exciting because most clouds that look like this are in acrylic or oil and now we get to learn how to make them in watercolor.

June Monthly Meeting
2025-06-18 09:30 - 12:00 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(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 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: Watercolor Clouds #4
2025-06-24 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Tuesday, 6/24, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

Elena Mahoney is teaching us how to make several different watercolor cloud arrangements. This is very exciting because most clouds that look like this are in acrylic or oil and now we get to learn how to make them in watercolor.

Wildflowers
2025-06-25 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Casual WEDNESDAY, 6/25, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

Everyone seems to love painting flowers and wildflowers offer their own special look. Karen Cavanaugh will provide a choice of 3 different photo references. Join us for this challenging and fun day.

— BRING — Paper and your normal medium.

Insects
2025-07-01 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Casual TUESDAY, 7/1, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

A lot of insects are very pretty and colorful when viewed up close. It will be exciting to see what you do with your choice of 3 different photo references. Sharon Becker will host. Join us for this challenging and fun day.

— BRING — Paper and your normal medium.

Coffee Plus
2025-07-08 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Casual TUESDAY, 7/8, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

You don’t have to be a coffee drinker to have fun with your choice of 3 different photo references. Join Heather Doherty for this week’s challenge.

— BRING — Paper and your normal medium.

July Monthly Meeting
2025-07-16 11:30 - 13:00 | Oak Room
(Wednesday, 7/16, 11:30a LUNCH).

ACOR LUNCHEON! We’ll have lunch together in the Oak Room. (Yes, it’s much quieter in there since they installed carpeting!) This will be a fun and relaxing time to enjoy ourselves. Members will be responsible for their own meal.

BRING YOUR SHOW AND TELL! While we won’t be able to set up our show-and-tell on tables at the restaurant, we can still pass our artwork around for viewing. So please bring in (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.

Berries
2025-07-22 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Casual TUESDAY, 7/22, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

While you can’t eat these berries, you can enjoy trying to paint them with your choice of 3 different photo references provided by Judi Snow. Join us for this week’s challenge.

— BRING — Paper and your normal medium.

Speed Sketching
2025-07-29 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Casual TUESDAY, 7/29, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

This is another techniques session where we’ll practice sketching (rather than tracing). Join us for this challenging and fun day. Mary Romary will host.

—BRING– Paper / pen and drawing paper.

Old Doors
2025-08-05 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Casual TUESDAY, 8/5, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

Old doors seem to catch your eye because they can be so interesting. Pick one of the pictures provided by Chris Rossavik to create your own painting.

— BRING — Your usual painting supplies.

Fall Leaves
2025-08-12 09:30 - 11:30 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Casual TUESDAY, 8/12, 9:30-11:30am, Island Club)

Tis the season when leaves are changing color so now is the time to paint them. Chris Rossavik will host.

—BRING– Your usual painting supplies.

August Monthly Meeting
2025-08-20 09:30 - 12:00 | OAK RUN’S ISLAND CLUB
(Wednesday, 8/20, 9:30a-Noon, Island Club)Light refreshments will be provided.

Presentation — Mary Romary will be discussing how she does her negative painting and C.J. Westrick will demonstrate a subdued multi-color watercolor background.

— 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.
