Join OSA for monthly artist demos throughout the fall, winter, and spring. All demonstrations are open to the public, offering inspiration and information from fellow artists to inspire and progress your artistic practice. OSA artist demonstrations generally take place on the second Thursday of each month.
Upcoming Demonstrations
October 2023
Randall Vemer: MusArt Film Screening
Thursday, October 12, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Join OSA Instructor Randall Vemer for a film screening of his internationally award winning short film, MusArt. MusArt is "a multifaced project involving 40 music paintings involving musicans around the world, Haiku poetry, a book, and art film The art film has music by Grammy Award Winning composer, Kira Dawn Keeman Rugen." Exploring Randall's artistic journey first as a musician, then as a painter, the film is a testament to the irrepressible nature of the creative spirit. The MusArt film has won awards in 50 film fextivals from around the world from France, Italy, Dubai, Japan and more!
The evening's celebration will include a screening of the film, talk by Randall, and book signing. Come celebrate Randall's accomplishments, painting, and film through a multimedia evening that is sure to inspire.
Learn more about the film here.
Free to Attend
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November 2023
Artist Demo: Susan Elwart Hall
Thursday, November 9, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Explore the wonderful world of gouache painting. Join OSA instructor, Susan Elwart Hall for an introduction to the medium of gouache. Susan will demonstrate a still life flower painting using a limited palette of just three colors.
Whether you've mastered the medium of gouache, or are just beginning with this medium, this demo will provide insights into the medium to apply to your own work.
$10 OSA Members | $15 Nonmembers
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Renowned painter Max Ginsburg demonstrates a head study portrait painting while working from a live model. Influenced by great masters such as Picasso, Goya, Kollwitz and Caravaggio, Ginsburg says " I choose to paint realistically because I believe realism is truth and truth is beauty. I derive an aesthetic pleasure in skillfully done realistic drawings and paintings. I believe that realism can communicate ideas strongly and it is this communication that is extremely important to me." Using oil paints, Ginsburg will demonstrate the process of creating a study for future portraits. Active as an illustrious artist and teacher, Max Ginsburg's paintings have received numerous awards and reside in prominent collections around the country.
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Learn how to design and reverse transfer your design onto glass and begin the process of painting backwards. In traditional painting one generally builds upon a background; with this method the painter begins with the minute details and works backwards in layers ending with background. The results are a polished and jewel-like painting!
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Start to finish... watch Michael paint this landscape in a limited tonal palette in oils.
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Learn to paint skin tones! In this demo, discover how to use oil glazes to paint realistic and glowing skin tones of all shades. Kelsey demonstrates color mixing, problem solving, and ways to think about light when using glazes. These techniques, derived from traditional oil painting, will help you create images with luminous depth to enriching your artwork!
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A sneak preview of what we will be learning in the June 10 -12 workshop. In this Demo, Anji will show two of the texture techniques for adding depth and interesting foundations for a painting. First a gesso underlayer and second, a watercolor background underlayer for a painting. This can also be done with fluid acrylics.
Click HERE for the link to the recording of this demo. Note, the recording starts about 3 seconds in.
We'll look at the ways in which Papa Cézanne went about developing a painting through conscious changes in drawing and incorporating perspective from multiple views to create a coherent composition. This way of understanding Cézanne's composition, and his contribution to the practice of painting, comes from the 1946 book by Erle Lorain. Jef has taught this as a full class a number of times.
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Join Elaine as she critiques a painting while asking for some suggestions from the group as to what might have been done differently. Using a photo of the painting, using Procreate, she will demo how some of those suggestions would change the outcome of the piece, ending up with several different versions of the same painting.
Also, Elaine will show how to do quick preliminary sketches in Procreate and non-destructive problem solving when you are stuck midway thru a painting.
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Painting in Oil & Cold Wax medium is truly a magical experience. Cold Wax allows light to enter your painting move around and give a luminous finish to your work. No other medium gives the artist the ability to build up layers, blend, scratch, mark, reduce and so much more. Whether painting realism or abstract you will love the medium. Lynne Wintermute
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How to best show off your art with matting. Single mats, double mats, float mounting, and hinging techniques will all be discussed.
Free for OSA Members / $15 for Non members. Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for a link to the recording.
"Zebith will describe her method of layering media to create highly realistic subjects. In her workshops, she teaches this technique, along with other simple tricks, to create dynamic compositions and natural subjects that appear incredibly 3-dimensional and life-like. In September 2021, Zebith is offering private art lessons, the description can be found at the bottom of the classes page." Zebith Thalden
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Teresa has been a professional artist for over 30 years. Her passion for pastel began in 2001 and she has established herself as a premier Pastelist with her teaching techniques of contemporary Impressionism. Enjoy a one-hour demonstration of her technique, while she gives you a peek into what will be taught in detail during her 3 day workshop April 9-11. She has achieved Master Pastelist with IAPS and signature status with the American Impressionist Society. Always striving for dynamic mark making, a rich, radiant palette and evoking moods that engage the viewer.
Teresa Saia
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Dorota will share her passion for botanical drawing and how she became interested in botanicals. She will share her practice of sketching, drawing from observation and developing botanical drawings using pen and ink and colored pencils. She will also share favorite tricks for botanical drawing.
Dorota Haber-Lehigh
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Sandra Pearce has been painting in watercolor for over 30 years and has been drawing all her life. As a teaser to Sandra’s workshop, please join this free demo on Composition and Design.
Then join her workshop the weekend of March 18. Open to levels of ability, all media, and subject matter. Learn principles of composition and design, apply them to improve your work, and know when and how you can break free from them successfully. Sandra Pearce
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During this demonstration Mary Anne will talk briefly about how to use your cell phone to record a personal narrative or interview with a loved one. She will also introduce you to an audio-visual memory story that brings an audio narrative/interview together with archived family videos and photos.
Mary Anne a socially engaged multimedia storyteller and multimedia instructor at Portland Community College. Mary Anne Funk
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Contemporary artist, Zoë Cohen, will demonstrate the use of a variety of paint application tools and techniques used in abstract painting to create depth and interest in this multi-layered approach to non-representational abstraction. Additive and subtractive methods will be presented. The concept of simultaneously drawing on intuition and intention will be covered as well. Zoe Cohen
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Working from the live model, Joanne Mehl demonstrates the mixing of color to create light and dark value patterns, and how to observe and create warm and cool flesh tones while maintaining value groupings. Many artists struggle with the creation of realistic flesh tones in portrait and figure painting. Since skin reflects light and color, the acute observation of warm and cool tones and perception of subtle hue changes are crucial. So is the ability to group values, in order to create the illusion of form.
Joanne Mehl has been a professional artist and instructor specializing in commissioned portraiture and figure painting since 1985. She currently teaches various classes and workshops at OSA. She is a graduate with Honors in Illustration from The Art Center College of Design in Pasadena.
joannemehl.com
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If you are new to digital editing or frustrated with your photographs just not turning out the way you want, join me in this 1 hour online overview of Adobe Lightroom. Lightroom will help speed up your editing, streamline your workflow, and allow you to easily create the photo you want. Don't miss this free demo!
Want to learn more? James will be teaching a series of classes starting February 1. Click here for more information and to register.
If you have not yet subscribed to Adobe Lightroom, here is the link. Note: select the Lightroom/Photoshop combo for the best value.
www.jamesparkerphoto.com
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As Elaine demonstrates, she will highlight a few of the brushes in Procreate that can emulate watercolor, oils or pastels. She will also show some of the features unique to digital painting that aid in your rendering as well as allow you to work out your composition and values.
After demonstrating, Elaine will talk a little about how to print for final presentation or use this painting as a study for a larger painting.
Elaine teaches Procreate on the iPad on Wednesday evenings. epawskipainting.myportfolio.com
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The big and easy forms of the landscape are great for an artist. In this demonstration Steve shows how to use them to create trees, rocks, and water for a natural and expressive effect. Get out your watercolors and paint along or just sit back and watch. Either way, don’t miss this exciting demonstration. https://www.stevekleier.com
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Scott will demonstrate several techniques, from the traditional to the experimental, in this unique process and will show how to create imagery that cannot be achieved through painting.
“Monotype is a natural extension from painting to printmaking - it is the most painterly method of printmaking and is often called ‘the painterly print.’” – Scott Gellatly https://www.scottgellatly.com
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