Event Calendar

April 1–3, 2026 | 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
$350, Lunch provided daily

Join artist and instructor Donna Bland for an unforgettable and informative three-day painting workshop inspired by the Techniques of the Masters. This immersive experience will guide participants through value studies, color mixing, and strong compositional design while creating beautiful oil paintings in an impressionist style.

Through demonstrations, guided practice, and individualized instruction, students will explore time-honored techniques used by master painters and learn how to apply them to their own work. Emphasis will be placed on understanding light and shadow, achieving harmony in color, and developing confident, expressive brushwork.

This workshop is ideal for artists looking to deepen their technical skills while gaining insight into classical approaches that continue to influence contemporary painting today.

PARKING
Please park in the regular museum parking lot and follow the sidewalk east of the museum to the education center.

Supply List:

3 Canvases: Suggested sizes 11 x 14, 12 x 16, or 16 x 20

Suggested Brushes: Flats 2, 4, 6, 8; Filberts 2, 4, 6, 8; Rounds: 1, 2, 4, 6; Rigger

Gamsol (odorless turpenoid medium)

Paper towels

Easel (table easels available at the museum)

Pallet: Freezer Paper or you choice of wooden or plastic

Oil or water-based oil paint

Paint Colors: (you do not need all of these, some can be mixed or borrowed from Donna)

Alizarin Crimson Permanent

Cadmium Red Light

Burnt Sienna

Raw Umber

Transparent Maroon, or Transparent Red Oxide.

Quinacridone Red or Rose

Alizarin Permanent

Cadmium Yellow Light

Cadmium Yellow Medium

Yellow Ochre

Cadmium Orange

Quinacridone Violet

Viridian

Sap Green

Azo Green

Ultramarine Blue

Cobalt

Ivory Black or Chromatic Black

Titanium White or Permalba