Serious Sketching (in a Fun Way!) ::

V….Vaughan

Saturday December 4 :: 10:30 am-1:30 pm (in classroom)

Sunday December 5 :: 10:30 am-1:30 pm (in classroom)

Class meets at 638 E Market Street in Rockport, Texas

To sketch is to “grasp a glance”!

It’s my favorite art to teach and do! This workshop guarantees to equip you with new ways to “see” and go beyond the pencil marks!

After a quick overview (and a few moments of the “technical”) you will have some understanding of perspective. 

We quickly move to my technique that gives you at least THREE CHANCES with every sketch! 

We will work from life and photos, and I will bring lots of things to show and try. 

Supply list.

How to register and pay for workshop:

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Cancellation Policy:

In order to receive a refund, cancellation notice must be given at least 2 weeks, September 11th at 5:00 pm, prior to the start of the workshop. If given the required 2 weeks notice you will receive a refund of your tuition minus a cancellation fee of $25.00. Cancellations made within 2 weeks of the start of the workshop will result in a full forfeiture.

Paint and Sip ::

With Brooke Bruni

Fridays, Sept. 10, Oct. 1, Nov. 5, Dec 3.

5:30 pm-8:00 pm

Class meets at 638 E Market Street in Rockport, Texas

Course Description:

Paint and Sip is a fun, easy going acrylic painting series. This class is BYOB and is a great way for you and your friends to unwind after a long week while also getting to embrace your creative side. Paint and sip is a once a month event at 638 E. Market St. All supplies are provided, all you need is your creative spirit and a beverage of your choosing!

How to register and pay for class:

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Step 2. Press Pay for Class and checkout

About the Instructor: Brooke Bruni
Bruni is an oil painter who was born and raised in Texas. She picked up painting when she was a teen and continued into her adult life. Bruni went to school at Del Mar college and graduated with a Studio Art degree. Shortly after, Bruni completed her bachelors at the University of Incarnate Word

FREE for members
No registration required

FREE for members
No registration required

FREE for members
No registration required

Paint and Sip ::

With Brooke Bruni

Fridays, Sept. 10, Oct. 1, Nov. 5, Dec 3.

5:30 pm-8:00 pm

Class meets at 638 E Market Street in Rockport, Texas

Course Description:

Paint and Sip is a fun, easy going acrylic painting series. This class is BYOB and is a great way for you and your friends to unwind after a long week while also getting to embrace your creative side. Paint and sip is a once a month event at 638 E. Market St. All supplies are provided, all you need is your creative spirit and a beverage of your choosing!

How to register and pay for class:

Step 1. Press Register for class and fill in all the required info

Step 2. Press Pay for Class and checkout

About the Instructor: Brooke Bruni
Bruni is an oil painter who was born and raised in Texas. She picked up painting when she was a teen and continued into her adult life. Bruni went to school at Del Mar college and graduated with a Studio Art degree. Shortly after, Bruni completed her bachelors at the University of Incarnate Word

FREE for members
No registration required

Richie Vios Watercolor Workshop:

November 1, 2 & 3

Nov 1: 1:30-5:30 PM, Nov 2: 1:30-5:30 PM, Nov. 3: 8am-Noon

Class meets at 638 E Market Street in Rockport, Texas

Workshop Description:

In this workshop students will learn the following:

• The Watercolor Clock Principle (water ratio to color pigments )

• The 4-pillars of Watercolor (shapes, values, edges & color)

• The three different watercolor brush types and the application to make magnificent paintings

• How gravity and timing plays a roll in a successful painting

• How to create successful composition using center and gradient of interest, light vs. dark, soft vs. hard edges

• The Four basic light sources for Plein Air Painting

• And much more! At the end of the 3 day workshop you will become the loose and confident watercolor artist you always wanted to be.

How to register and pay for workshop:

Step 1. Press Register for class and fill in all the required info

Step 2. Press Pay for Class and checkout

Workshop Syllabus:

Day One

• Geometric Forms in Composition (Tonal Value Study)

• Geometric Forms in 5-Limited palette in Composition.

• Still life in Tonal Value study ( Black & White)

• Still life in limited pallet painting

Day Two

• Landscape painting exercise, Trees, Cars & Human Figures

• Landscape painting in tonal value study (Black & White)

• Landscape painting full-color 

• CityScape painting

Day Three

• Introduction to Pleinair Painting

Supply List

• 4B or 6B Graphite Pencils

• Watercolor paper: 140 lbs Cold Press, minimum size of 11x14 Arches or Canson XL Brand

• Foam boards bigger than 11x14 size

• Mixing Palette

• Paper Towels

• Hair Dryer

Watercolor Brushes

• #8 &12 Nylon Synthetic round brush

• #18 Red Sable or Taklon round brush

• #18 or the Biggest size you can buy Squirrel round brush

Watercolor Pigment: Tube or Pan: 5-Colors Limited Palette

• Ivory Black

• Titanium white 

• Yellow Ochre

• Ultra Marine Blue

• Alizarin Crimson 

  Additional colors: 

• Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue

• Cadmium Red Medium Hue

• Cobalt Teal Blue 

1st day, For the beginner attendees ,you can use some of the available Brushes, Watercolors and Boards only for the first day.

About the Instructor

Born and raised in Cebu City, Philippines, Richie N. Vios hails from an artistic family Studying architecture, in 1995 he graduated with a bachelor's architecture degree and faculty member, teaching architectural design and presentation. In 2004 they decided to leave the Philippines in hopes of a better future in America, for the next five years, he worked closely as an architectural designer at a local architectural firm in Clearwater, Florida until his family decided to move to again in Baltimore, Maryland. Seeking to introduce more western architectural concepts in Southeast Asia, Richie returned to the Philippines by himself to share, develop, and construct many of the things he had learned from America. During the next five years there, in his spare time he refined and honed down a unique mastery of watercolor painting evident in all his art to this day. In the summer of 2017, his family would move back down to the south Texas and after being away from them so long he made sure to be there for them in Victoria, Texas. that's where he knew he could passionately chase the American dream again not as an Architect but a watercolor impressionist and Plein-air artist. Currently a resident artist in Victoria Art league and conduct watercolor classes and workshops from Galveston, Houston, Victoria, Rockport, and Corpus Christi mostly south of Texas.

Richie Vios Watercolor Workshop:

November 1, 2 & 3

Nov 1: 1:30-5:30 PM, Nov 2: 1:30-5:30 PM, Nov. 3: 8am-Noon

Class meets at 638 E Market Street in Rockport, Texas

Workshop Description:

In this workshop students will learn the following:

• The Watercolor Clock Principle (water ratio to color pigments )

• The 4-pillars of Watercolor (shapes, values, edges & color)

• The three different watercolor brush types and the application to make magnificent paintings

• How gravity and timing plays a roll in a successful painting

• How to create successful composition using center and gradient of interest, light vs. dark, soft vs. hard edges

• The Four basic light sources for Plein Air Painting

• And much more! At the end of the 3 day workshop you will become the loose and confident watercolor artist you always wanted to be.

How to register and pay for workshop:

Step 1. Press Register for class and fill in all the required info

Step 2. Press Pay for Class and checkout

Workshop Syllabus:

Day One

• Geometric Forms in Composition (Tonal Value Study)

• Geometric Forms in 5-Limited palette in Composition.

• Still life in Tonal Value study ( Black & White)

• Still life in limited pallet painting

Day Two

• Landscape painting exercise, Trees, Cars & Human Figures

• Landscape painting in tonal value study (Black & White)

• Landscape painting full-color 

• CityScape painting

Day Three

• Introduction to Pleinair Painting

Supply List

• 4B or 6B Graphite Pencils

• Watercolor paper: 140 lbs Cold Press, minimum size of 11x14 Arches or Canson XL Brand

• Foam boards bigger than 11x14 size

• Mixing Palette

• Paper Towels

• Hair Dryer

Watercolor Brushes

• #8 &12 Nylon Synthetic round brush

• #18 Red Sable or Taklon round brush

• #18 or the Biggest size you can buy Squirrel round brush

Watercolor Pigment: Tube or Pan: 5-Colors Limited Palette

• Ivory Black

• Titanium white 

• Yellow Ochre

• Ultra Marine Blue

• Alizarin Crimson 

  Additional colors: 

• Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue

• Cadmium Red Medium Hue

• Cobalt Teal Blue 

1st day, For the beginner attendees ,you can use some of the available Brushes, Watercolors and Boards only for the first day.

About the Instructor

Born and raised in Cebu City, Philippines, Richie N. Vios hails from an artistic family Studying architecture, in 1995 he graduated with a bachelor's architecture degree and faculty member, teaching architectural design and presentation. In 2004 they decided to leave the Philippines in hopes of a better future in America, for the next five years, he worked closely as an architectural designer at a local architectural firm in Clearwater, Florida until his family decided to move to again in Baltimore, Maryland. Seeking to introduce more western architectural concepts in Southeast Asia, Richie returned to the Philippines by himself to share, develop, and construct many of the things he had learned from America. During the next five years there, in his spare time he refined and honed down a unique mastery of watercolor painting evident in all his art to this day. In the summer of 2017, his family would move back down to the south Texas and after being away from them so long he made sure to be there for them in Victoria, Texas. that's where he knew he could passionately chase the American dream again not as an Architect but a watercolor impressionist and Plein-air artist. Currently a resident artist in Victoria Art league and conduct watercolor classes and workshops from Galveston, Houston, Victoria, Rockport, and Corpus Christi mostly south of Texas.

Richie Vios Watercolor Workshop:

November 1, 2 & 3

Nov 1: 1:30-5:30 PM, Nov 2: 1:30-5:30 PM, Nov. 3: 8am-Noon

Class meets at 638 E Market Street in Rockport, Texas

Workshop Description:

In this workshop students will learn the following:

• The Watercolor Clock Principle (water ratio to color pigments )

• The 4-pillars of Watercolor (shapes, values, edges & color)

• The three different watercolor brush types and the application to make magnificent paintings

• How gravity and timing plays a roll in a successful painting

• How to create successful composition using center and gradient of interest, light vs. dark, soft vs. hard edges

• The Four basic light sources for Plein Air Painting

• And much more! At the end of the 3 day workshop you will become the loose and confident watercolor artist you always wanted to be.

How to register and pay for workshop:

Step 1. Press Register for class and fill in all the required info

Step 2. Press Pay for Class and checkout

Workshop Syllabus:

Day One

• Geometric Forms in Composition (Tonal Value Study)

• Geometric Forms in 5-Limited palette in Composition.

• Still life in Tonal Value study ( Black & White)

• Still life in limited pallet painting

Day Two

• Landscape painting exercise, Trees, Cars & Human Figures

• Landscape painting in tonal value study (Black & White)

• Landscape painting full-color 

• CityScape painting

Day Three

• Introduction to Pleinair Painting

Supply List

• 4B or 6B Graphite Pencils

• Watercolor paper: 140 lbs Cold Press, minimum size of 11x14 Arches or Canson XL Brand

• Foam boards bigger than 11x14 size

• Mixing Palette

• Paper Towels

• Hair Dryer

Watercolor Brushes

• #8 &12 Nylon Synthetic round brush

• #18 Red Sable or Taklon round brush

• #18 or the Biggest size you can buy Squirrel round brush

Watercolor Pigment: Tube or Pan: 5-Colors Limited Palette

• Ivory Black

• Titanium white 

• Yellow Ochre

• Ultra Marine Blue

• Alizarin Crimson 

  Additional colors: 

• Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue

• Cadmium Red Medium Hue

• Cobalt Teal Blue 

1st day, For the beginner attendees ,you can use some of the available Brushes, Watercolors and Boards only for the first day.

About the Instructor

Born and raised in Cebu City, Philippines, Richie N. Vios hails from an artistic family Studying architecture, in 1995 he graduated with a bachelor's architecture degree and faculty member, teaching architectural design and presentation. In 2004 they decided to leave the Philippines in hopes of a better future in America, for the next five years, he worked closely as an architectural designer at a local architectural firm in Clearwater, Florida until his family decided to move to again in Baltimore, Maryland. Seeking to introduce more western architectural concepts in Southeast Asia, Richie returned to the Philippines by himself to share, develop, and construct many of the things he had learned from America. During the next five years there, in his spare time he refined and honed down a unique mastery of watercolor painting evident in all his art to this day. In the summer of 2017, his family would move back down to the south Texas and after being away from them so long he made sure to be there for them in Victoria, Texas. that's where he knew he could passionately chase the American dream again not as an Architect but a watercolor impressionist and Plein-air artist. Currently a resident artist in Victoria Art league and conduct watercolor classes and workshops from Galveston, Houston, Victoria, Rockport, and Corpus Christi mostly south of Texas.

Fernando Andrade Workshop:

Realistic Drawing from Photographs

October 29 & 30,

Fri: Noon-5pm Sat: 10am-3pm

Class meets at 638 E Market Street in Rockport, Texas

Workshop Description:

In this course, the students will begin by focusing on Water Soluble Graphite. We’ll train our hand / eye coordination to control tonal values and achieve a realistic completed piece.Fernando will take you step by step to achieving tones to create an expressive tonal drawing from a reference photo he is providing. The class will then be adding color, followed by a cross hatching technique and finalizing the drawing with a feathering technique. Some of the techniques I will cover include: photo mapping, grid transferring, cross hatching, brush feathering, sgraffito, water soluble graphite, different pencil tones and brands, and eraser mark making. This workshop is designed for all levels since we’ll cover basic to advanced techniques.  The workshop is from Noon-5pm on Friday and 10am-3pm on Saturday but we will be taking an hour break each day.

How to register and pay for workshop:

Step 1. Press Register for class and fill in all the required info

Step 2. Press Pay for Class and checkout

Supply List:

• Sketchbook sized 9” x 12” minimum (spiral recommended)

• Bristol Drawing pad sized 9”x12” minimum

• Fine art graphite pencils ranging in shade (ex: 6B, B, H, etc)

• Pencil Sharpener

• Soft Small Brush used for acrylic or watercolor- square or round

• Blending stumps

• Kneaded eraser

• Erasers

• Ballpoint Pen in Blue or Black (BIC pen or similar)

• Blue Masking Tape

• Water Soluble Graphite (Lyra water soluble pencils or ArtGraf water soluble graphite recommended)

• Two (2) grayscale or color photographs (that you like) printed on 8 1/2'' x 11" standard paper. Keep in mind the amount of detail. Examples: Single Figure Portrait, Birds, House, Tools, Items with sentimental value. We'll be working on these for 3/4 of the workshop time.

Cancellation Policy:

In order to receive a refund, cancellation notice must be given at least 2 weeks, October 15th at 5:00 pm, prior to the start of the workshop. If given the required 2 weeks notice you will receive a refund of your tuition minus a cancellation fee of $25.00. Cancellations made within 2 weeks of the start of the workshop will result in a full forfeiture.

About the Instructor

Born in 1987 in the border town of Acuña, Mexico, Fernando Andrade has lived in San Antonio, Texas, since he was seven years old. During Andrade's early childhood years, it was considered safe for children to play outside and he remembers playing outdoor games with his family during those years. Today, however, the neighborhood where Andrade was raised is troubled with ongoing violence brought on by the leaders of drug cartels. Informed of the dire situation through stories told by friends and relatives, as well as by news reports, books, and online media, Andrade is disheartened that his hometown and other areas south of the U.S./Mexico border have become places of violence where people are disappearing or dying on a daily basis. Drug leaders intimidate and murder innocent victims, often disposing of bodies in barrels of acid or by filling garbage bags with body parts. For Andrade, the situation became personal in 2012, when a friend of his went missing, never to be seen again.

As an artist, Andrade copes with the turmoil in his native homeland with two distinct bodies of work: figurative drawings and abstract paintings. While the drawings are narrative explorations of the events taking place, the paintings are vehicles for nurturing feelings of hopeful joy and optimism.

In his figurative drawings, Andrade creates simple narratives based on stories he has heard about border violence. Believing that everyone has their own childhood memories and can identify with the innocence of youth, Andrade stages his scenarios using children in place of adults, a strategy for enticing viewers to engage in his conversation. He omits background details allowing viewers to project their own visualizations into each scene, and depicts wooden sticks, which he remembers playing with as a child, as metaphors for guns. In his series A Jugar la Guerrita (To Play a Little War), a young boy appears with a stick that is spewing off-color phrases in Spanish, in reference to the corruption that now pervades the region. In the series Tierra y Libertad (Land and Liberty), groups of children appear to be playing childhood games but, upon closer inspection, are surrogates for the perpetrators and their victims. In his God Bless America series, Andrade calls attention to the dangers of guns by superimposing intricately detailed images of branches over barely visible phrases relating to the American gun culture.

In his abstract paintings, Andrade expresses a freedom from the anguish that underlies his figurative works. Working improvisationally, the artist creates organic compositions that are colorful and animated. Viewing his process as a kind of spiritual meditation, Andrade becomes free to imagine cosmic visions that have rhythmic affinities with music or dance, and which celebrate the splendor and preciousness of life itself.

Fernando Andrade Workshop:

Realistic Drawing from Photographs

October 29 & 30,

Fri: Noon-5pm Sat: 10am-3pm

Class meets at 638 E Market Street in Rockport, Texas

Workshop Description:

In this course, the students will begin by focusing on Water Soluble Graphite. We’ll train our hand / eye coordination to control tonal values and achieve a realistic completed piece. Fernando will take you step by step to achieving tones to create an expressive tonal drawing from a reference photo he is providing. The class will then be adding color, followed by a cross hatching technique and finalizing the drawing with a feathering technique. Some of the techniques I will cover include: photo mapping, grid transferring, cross hatching, brush feathering, sgraffito, water soluble graphite, different pencil tones and brands, and eraser mark making. This workshop is designed for all levels since we’ll cover basic to advanced techniques.  The workshop is from Noon-5pm on Friday and 10am-3pm on Saturday but we will be taking an hour break each day.

How to register and pay for workshop:

Step 1. Press Register for class and fill in all the required info

Step 2. Press Pay for Class and checkout

Supply List:

• Sketchbook sized 9” x 12” minimum (spiral recommended)

• Bristol Drawing pad sized 9”x12” minimum

• Fine art graphite pencils ranging in shade (ex: 6B, B, H, etc)

• Pencil Sharpener

• Soft Small Brush used for acrylic or watercolor- square or round

• Blending stumps

• Kneaded eraser

• Erasers

• Ballpoint Pen in Blue or Black (BIC pen or similar)

• Blue Masking Tape

• Water Soluble Graphite (Lyra water soluble pencils or ArtGraf water soluble graphite recommended)

• Two (2) grayscale or color photographs (that you like) printed on 8 1/2'' x 11" standard paper. Keep in mind the amount of detail. Examples: Single Figure Portrait, Birds, House, Tools, Items with sentimental value. We'll be working on these for 3/4 of the workshop time.

Cancellation Policy:

In order to receive a refund, cancellation notice must be given at least 2 weeks, October 15th at 5:00 pm, prior to the start of the workshop. If given the required 2 weeks notice you will receive a refund of your tuition minus a cancellation fee of $25.00. Cancellations made within 2 weeks of the start of the workshop will result in a full forfeiture.

About the Instructor

Born in 1987 in the border town of Acuña, Mexico, Fernando Andrade has lived in San Antonio, Texas, since he was seven years old. During Andrade's early childhood years, it was considered safe for children to play outside and he remembers playing outdoor games with his family during those years. Today, however, the neighborhood where Andrade was raised is troubled with ongoing violence brought on by the leaders of drug cartels. Informed of the dire situation through stories told by friends and relatives, as well as by news reports, books, and online media, Andrade is disheartened that his hometown and other areas south of the U.S./Mexico border have become places of violence where people are disappearing or dying on a daily basis. Drug leaders intimidate and murder innocent victims, often disposing of bodies in barrels of acid or by filling garbage bags with body parts. For Andrade, the situation became personal in 2012, when a friend of his went missing, never to be seen again.

As an artist, Andrade copes with the turmoil in his native homeland with two distinct bodies of work: figurative drawings and abstract paintings. While the drawings are narrative explorations of the events taking place, the paintings are vehicles for nurturing feelings of hopeful joy and optimism.

In his figurative drawings, Andrade creates simple narratives based on stories he has heard about border violence. Believing that everyone has their own childhood memories and can identify with the innocence of youth, Andrade stages his scenarios using children in place of adults, a strategy for enticing viewers to engage in his conversation. He omits background details allowing viewers to project their own visualizations into each scene, and depicts wooden sticks, which he remembers playing with as a child, as metaphors for guns. In his series A Jugar la Guerrita (To Play a Little War), a young boy appears with a stick that is spewing off-color phrases in Spanish, in reference to the corruption that now pervades the region. In the series Tierra y Libertad (Land and Liberty), groups of children appear to be playing childhood games but, upon closer inspection, are surrogates for the perpetrators and their victims. In his God Bless America series, Andrade calls attention to the dangers of guns by superimposing intricately detailed images of branches over barely visible phrases relating to the American gun culture.

In his abstract paintings, Andrade expresses a freedom from the anguish that underlies his figurative works. Working improvisationally, the artist creates organic compositions that are colorful and animated. Viewing his process as a kind of spiritual meditation, Andrade becomes free to imagine cosmic visions that have rhythmic affinities with music or dance, and which celebrate the splendor and preciousness of life itself.