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More Tiny Sketchbook Time! – New and Returning Students Welcome. It’s that time of year where the light turns golden, the State Fair is coming to an end, and there are plenty of sunny days and warm nights left for basking in Minnesota‘s late summer as the corn and pumpkins plump up for harvest. Let’s […]
Multi-Session Class Meets 6 Fridays September 9-1October 14 from 10-12pm CT Interested in discovering, re-engaging, or deepening your creative self? Energize your creativity by exploring Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way. Through hands-on creative projects, insightful reading, and take home prompts for thinking, doing, and playing to keep you inspired, you will see your creativity blossom. No […]
This class has filled. Please add our name to the waitlist to be notified if a spot opens up. Thanks! IN PERSON CLASS Experiment with a new paint medium that creates beautiful rich splashes of color and texture. We will cover the basics of supplies, try a few different techniques, and play abstractly with this […]
IN PERSON CLASS Wet Paint offers a series of simple, open ended art classes designed for children 2-6 years old with adult taught by early childhood art specialist, Ellen Ferrari. Each class will focus on one art making process. Ellen will use examples of artwork by iconic artists to make connections to professional artists who […]
IN PERSON CLASS Meets 4 Tuesdays September 13-October 11 We’re happy to bring this popular class back in person at Wet Paint! Learn the science behind why watercolor behaves the way it does. This informative workshop will be full of sciencey surprises and fun hands-on experiments. Additionally, you will create watercolor reference pages that will […]
Interest in gouache has been on the rise and as a result we have featured it more prominently in our class offerings this year. We're pleased to have Greg Graham, artist and longtime Wet Paint employee take us on a tour of his recent gouache paintings, discuss why he is a fan of gouache paint […]
The MN Visual Journal Collective meets 12 times a year on the third Monday of the month, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Wet Paint. Meetings are free and open to any adult who is interested in keeping visual journals. All skill levels are encouraged from beginner to life-long journal keepers. A little bit about the group: We are an eclectic, […]
This class has filled. Please add your name to the waitlist in the event a spot opens up. Thanks! Multi-Session Class Class meets Tuesdays, Sept. 20,Oct.4+18 from 10:00-12:00pm IN PERSON CLASS Level: Beginner- no experience necessary Freehand Drawing means drawing from life without any pencil sketches underneath. Blank pages are scary in a delicious way, […]
IN PERSON EVENT Join us for a Meet Up with the P.E.N.S. (Pen Enthusiasts Northern Society) for their September gathering. Learn and connect! Topic: Demonstration by Terry Bentley+ A brief update of Wet Paint Artists' Materials growing selection of pens, inks and accessories for fine writing. Terry will demonstrate easy to produce art using fountain […]
Cat Painting Impressionism Style This class is for all cat lovers! Animal portraitist Jana Komaritsa will be your guide as you discover the style of Impressionists while painting your cat! The instructor will tell you everything about the materials for painting, will show the basic principles of mixing and applying acrylic paints and guide you […]
Psst…. we’ve started an art book club at Wet Paint. Wish you read more about art? Interested in talking about Creativity? Artists? Art movements? The artistic process? Art concepts? Read the selection and come discuss. Haven’t read the book? Come anyway and discover! Facilitated by your most excellent host, Tara Tieso; teaching artist and active […]
Welcome to the last of the seasonal Holbein Irodori Gouache workshops. This Autumn set evokes the warmth and richness of the season. Get to know gouache and the colors in this palette as you create a one of a kind forest inspired mandala on toned paper. Supplies: Holbein Irodori Autumn Gouache Set, or individual tubes […]
Painting with a Palette Knife: Acrylic Impasto Technique In this class we will create a beautiful painting, using impasto technique, acrylic paints and palette knife. The main characteristics of these techniques are that the paint is applied thickly, so that the strokes and textures become visible. This creates an effect of sculptural volume, similar to […]
IN PERSON CLASS A Monthly Series of Book Arts classes taught by Bridget O’Malley Hard cover book (also called case binding): This book structure is very familiar. The text pages are sewn together and then glued into a cardboard cover that is wrapped with decorative paper or cloth. There are many variations possible. We'll make […]
IN PERSON EVENT Welcome to the world of brushes! Each presentation in this series will focus on brushes for a different painting medium or application: watercolor, oil, acrylic, and specialty use. Learn brush anatomy, brush types, favorite brands, benefits and uses, synthetic vs natural bristles, and how to care for them. October 2: Brushes for Oil […]