Event Calendar

Painting Workshop with Donna Bland
August 26-28, 2026 | 10:00 AM-4:00 PM
$350 per person | Lunch provided daily

Join acclaimed artist and instructor Donna Bland for an inspiring three-day painting workshop designed to strengthen your skills while exploring a variety of subject matter. Participants may choose to paint landscapes or figures and portraits, working from their own reference photos or provided inspiration. A live model is also planned for the Friday session, offering the opportunity to paint from life.

Through demonstrations, guided practice, and individualized instruction, Donna will cover essential concepts including value studies, color mixing, strong composition, and expressive impressionist painting techniques. Students will gain a deeper understanding of light and shadow, color harmony, and confident brushwork while receiving personalized feedback throughout the workshop.

This workshop is ideal for intermediate and advanced painters looking to expand their technical skills, refine their artistic voice, and gain confidence in painting a variety of subjects.

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