Workshops

The Art in Community series is specifically designed for seniors (60+) from the Pescadero-La Honda-San Gregorio-Loma Mar area who are interested in exploring their creativity and making new friends. With experienced artists as your guide, you will be able to create a work of art with step-by-step instructions while meeting new people, enjoying great conversation and having fun in a high-spirited 2.5-hour art class. Canvas, paints, brushes, and aprons will be provided for all participants.

La serie de clases de Arte en Comunidad está diseñada específicamente para adultos (16+) de la comunidad Latina del área de Pescadero-La Honda-San Gregorio-Loma Mar que estén interesados ​​en explorar su creatividad y hacer nuevos amigos. Con artistas experimentados como guía, podrá crear una obra de arte con instrucciones paso a paso. Conocerá gente nueva, disfrutará de una gran conversación y se divertirá en una animada clase de arte de 2,5 horas. Lienzos, pinturas, pinceles y delantales estarán incluido para cada participante. ¡Pre Inscríbete con antelación para asegurar tu asiento! Para registrarse, complete este formulario: [link to EB] o comuníquese con workshops@madronearts.com

In this class you will learn how to combine Japanese wrapping techniques of Mizuhiki Musubi with nautical knot tying to create a beautiful meditation stone. You will be guided by instructor Lisa Werner-Carey choosing materials and creating a beautiful leather wrapped river rock using traditional knotting methods. After the basic techniques are mastered, you will have freedom to create additional rocks adding more complicated or embellished patterns if you choose. You will leave the class with a few wrapped river rocks ready to be gifted or to grace your home bringing the beauty of nature into your living space. This workshop is designed so that people feel successful and proud of their creations. There is freedom for individual creativity but also enough structure that everyone will be comfortable with the process and results. Ages 14 and up; under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. All materials will be supplied. About the Artist: Lisa Werner-Carey is an artist who seeks to bring the spirit and creativity into the practice of crafting

Madrone Arts' Sip & Paint events are designed for individuals in need of an extra creative confidence booster. Join this unique painting class and follow along with our step-by-step instructions by two of our experienced Madrone artists, or embrace your free-spirit and let your creativity soar! No experience is needed - just positive vibes and an open mind. You might just surprise yourself by discovering that you have an inner Frida or Van Gogh. With experienced artists as your guide, you and your friends may go home with a masterpiece to hang on your wall. You’ll meet new people, enjoy great conversation and have fun in a high-spirited 2-hour painting class with all materials provided, including canvas, paints, brushes, and aprons. All you need to do is show up, bring your own drink, and get ready to create at this local and fun Sip & Paint event!

The Art in Community series is specifically designed for seniors (60+) from the Pescadero-La Honda-San Gregorio-Loma Mar area who are interested in exploring their creativity and making new friends. With experienced artists as your guide, you will be able to create a work of art with step-by-step instructions while meeting new people, enjoying great conversation and having fun in a high-spirited 2.5-hour art class. Canvas, paints, brushes, and aprons will be provided for all participants. Preregister to secure your seat!

A collage (from the French: coller, to glue) is a work of formal art, primarily in the visual arts, made from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole.
 Collage/mixed media is a very expressive way to create layers and depth in your artwork. During the workshop you will explore transfers, painting, color and sanding or "distressing" paper through the use of a wide range of materials to create interesting fragments of visual information. Through demonstration, workshop participants will learn techniques such as layering of different materials and various methods of applying mixed-media to add interest to your work. This workshop provides an opportunity to develop your own visual vocabulary, experiment with different media and explore techniques and ideas to create spirited and innovative collages while learning about color, composition, texture, shape and execution. At the end of the day you will have created a collage … “a new whole” . Opportunity will be provided to have your work critiqued in a supportive environment. About the Artist Susan Friedman (photographer/filmmaker, mixed media artist) is an award- winning documentary filmmaker and photographer. Friedman has been a still photographer for many years and has had one-women shows both nationally and internationally, including Tokyo, Amsterdam, Berlin, and San Francisco. Her still work is collected by the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Oakland Museum, The Santa Barbara Museum of Art, and the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris. Susan continues to exhibit in galleries, magazines and private collections. She was on the Art department faculty at the University of California, Santa Cruz for 30 years. Her work can be found at www.susanfriedmanphoto.com. If you would like to know more about Susan check out the film on her website Making Art of Life.

La serie de clases de Arte en Comunidad está diseñada específicamente para adultos (16+) de la comunidad Latina del área de Pescadero-La Honda-San Gregorio-Loma Mar que estén interesados ​​en explorar su creatividad y hacer nuevos amigos. Con artistas experimentados como guía, podrá crear una obra de arte con instrucciones paso a paso. Conocerá gente nueva, disfrutará de una gran conversación y se divertirá en una animada clase de arte de 2,5 horas. Lienzos, pinturas, pinceles y delantales estarán incluido para cada participante. ¡Pre Inscríbete con antelación para asegurar tu asiento! Para registrarse, complete este formulario: [link to EB] o comuníquese con workshops@madronearts.com

Life drawing is the process of drawing from the human form. During this studio session time, artists will have an opportunity to practice figurative drawing basics like scale, shape and proportion as well as gesture and emotion working from a live clothed model. The model will start the session with a series of short warm-up poses and work up to longer poses. Each pose will provide an opportunity for inspiration and practice Attendees should bring their own drawing supplies, easels and, if you’d like, a cushion for a chair. All levels of artists are welcome. Appropriate for ages 14 up, however children 14 - 18 must be accompanied by an adult. This event will be moderated by Madrone Arts founding member Shannon Webb

The Art in Community series is specifically designed for seniors (60+) from the Pescadero-La Honda-San Gregorio-Loma Mar area who are interested in exploring their creativity and making new friends. With experienced artists as your guide, you will be able to create a work of art with step-by-step instructions while meeting new people, enjoying great conversation and having fun in a high-spirited 2.5-hour art class. Canvas, paints, brushes, and aprons will be provided for all participants. Preregister to secure your seat!