Cedar Valley Art Workshops
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Cedar Valley’s art workshops are for everyone! Class size is kept small to offer personal instructions. No previous experience is needed. Our expert instructors will guide you through creating your project. The cost includes supplies unless otherwise noted. Full-day and weekend classes include lunch. Weekend classes offer commuter and overnight options. Come join us and let your creative spirit soar!
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May 2024
Join Kiki to make a personal painted canvas that will be turned into a hanging windsock lantern to hang inside or outside. This workshop merges art with nature in a unique and meaningful way. Registration fee includes lunch.
Watercolor Excitement-Let’s Get Creative! with Ed Fenendael
Unlock your creative potential and let your artistic spirit flourish in this exhilarating workshop. Push the boundaries of your color perception, test your design and composition abilities, and embark on an exploration of self-expression. The guiding principle here is simplify – granting you the freedom to effortlessly convey your artistic vision with a burst of […]
Painting Without A Brush with Beki Borman
Develop your style of acrylic painting in a whole new way! This class is a great opportunity to discover the different uses of acrylic paint. Experienced painters will have a chance to develop new techniques and beginners will have a chance to uncover their creativity. Students will learn several brushless techniques to achieve unique effects. […]
Plein Air Field Study 1 with Lorin Willey
This is the second of four plein air workshops that Lorin will be instructing. We will be outdoors for this landscape session painting from life.
June 2024
Secret Garden Journal Workshop with Venessa KiKi Johanning
Create a garden art journal and bring your dream garden to life! We’ll teach you to sketch and paint watercolor ferns, trees, and flowers. You’ll leave with a summer-ready journal. Registration fee includes lunch.
Painting Lifelike Animals with Susan Ploughe
Explore techniques that create fresh, lifelike paintings of a variety of animals. Learn to: Paint fur and feathers without obsessing over every detail · Mix the right colors, especially important for all-white or all-black animals · Choose an interesting point of view · Make eyes and other features look alive · Vary your brushwork for […]
Drawing Fundamentals with Joyce Eesley
Vincent van Gogh said, “Drawing is the root of everything.” In this workshop, you will learn to draw what you see, not what you think you see! You will start by drawing simple shapes and then applying values. Together we will learn tips to sharpen our perception. Along the way, you will learn to see […]
Enamel Pendant with Beth Ratledge
Beth Ratledge is happy to return to Cedar Valley for another fun copper enameling workshop. She will guide you through designing and cutting your own unique pendant. You will then learn the technique of applying glass powder to your copper and kiln-firing it to a beautiful finish.
July 2024
Watercolor Excitement 3 with Joyce Eesley
Joyce returns to Cedar Valley to teach watercolor painting through demonstrations and ample painting time. This popular class will teach you how to layer your washes until you have the right value creating contrast. Students come away understanding the essentials of value, color theory, and composition. Classes are small and relaxed. If this is your […]
September 2024
Plein Air Studio Workshop 2 with Lorin Willey
Join Lorin for the third of four plein air workshops, we will be in the studio focusing on landscape painting from photography (oil, acrylic, and watercolor) during this retreat. Ideal for aspiring and experienced painters, Lorin, an internationally acclaimed artist and instructor, brings his expertise and passion to help you hone your skills in this […]
Bushel Basket Workshop with Terri Feutz
Terri is an exceptional basket weaver with years of teaching experience. In this workshop, you will be weaving a bushel basket! By the end of the class, you will have a finished basket to bring home. Additional weaving kits will be available for purchase. Registration fee includes lunch. Basket Details Size: 13.5″ diameter x 9.5 […]
October 2024
Basket Weaving: Pumpkin Basket with Terri Feutz
Terri is an exceptional basket weaver with years of teaching experience. In this workshop, you will be building on your basket weaving knowledge and learn new techniques in the weaving process to create a one-of-a-kind fall pumpkin. By the end of the class, you will have a finished basket to bring home. Additional weaving kits […]
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