Workshop Calendar
Figure Drawing Alternating Thursdays
Figure Drawing
Alternating Thursdays
$25
Live Drawing: Set up starts at 12:30pm and we have the model from 1-4p. We start with 20 minutes of nude gesture poses to warm up. Then we have one long pose at least partially clothed for the remainder of the time, with breaks for the model. We hire professional models from the Bay Area. The cost per artist is $25 which includes model tip.
Materials & accommodations: Easels and tables are provided. There are also some drawing "horses". You can draw or paint, oils and Gamsol are OK.
Location: Studio 55, it's above the Build Tek store. Enter through the glass door facing Howe Rd, come up the stairs and through the gallery!
East Bay Landscape Painting with Dean Evans
East Bay Landscape Painting
from a photo
with Dean Evans
Sundays, January 25 to February 15
1-4pm
$275
Join local artist Dean Evans to explore turning your landscape photos and sketches into beautiful paintings using a vibrant limited palette and traditional techniques. Supply lists, demonstrations, and individualized instruction provided.
**Sign up now and keep the spirit of the Bay alive!**
push / PRACTICE with Carl Heyward & Akiko Suzuki
push / PRACTICE
with Carl Heyward & Akiko Suzuki
Sunday, February 22
12-3pm
$215
HIGH COMPETENCY WORKSHOPS
FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS
IN ALL MEDIA AT ALL LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE
Artists / curators Carl Heyward and Akiko Suzuki return to STUDIO 55 MARTINEZ Sunday February 22nd and invite artists to continue their explorations in mixed media practice as well as making adjustments to attitudes and approaches when seeking creative solutions and flow in the work. Having conducted international workshops in Japan, participated in Master Studio Sessions there with peers and curated or participated in exhibitions in NYC and NC, Seoul, Korea in recent months, they are anxious to share the fruits of these experiences in collaborative and individual practice.
Options for Mentoring and one-to-one instruction
TOWARD DEVELOPING INDEPENDENT SKILLS:
Basic (Novice)
Working (Advanced Beginner)
Extensive (Competent)
Expert (Proficient)
Leader/Mastery
REGISTER NOW:
Carl Heyward
is a NEA Fellow and grant recipient, former MFA instructor at SF Academy of Art University, arts writer and founder of Global Art Project, a mixed-media collaborative cooperative with a membership in 12 countries. He has exhibited at Room Art Gallery, Mill Valley, The Fourth Wall Gallery in Oakland, CA, artist-in-residence at The Schools of The Sacred Heart at The Flood Mansion, San Francisco, and continues to exhibit internationally: Kranz, Slovenia; Mazatlan, Mexico; Venice, Italy; and Ghent, Belgium, in 2017-2019. His work is in collections held by SF-MOMA, NY-MOMA, Yale University Art Library, the National Gallery of Australia, Wellsely Art Library and the Brooklyn Museum. He is associated with Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery, CA; 10dence Gallery, Holland, Galerie Sobo Bade, Senegal and Gallerie Renee Marie, CA, East Village Art View Gallery, NYC
https://www.instagram.com/carlheyward/
https://www.carlheywardarts.com/
https://www.instagram.com/globalartproject/
Akiko Suzuki:
is a textile and mixed media artist living in California, U.S.A.
In 1986 Akiko Suzuki graduated in visual design from Kyoto College of the Arts where she studied photography, video and three-dimensional production.
Suzuki started making quilts in 1990 and has won numerous art quilt awards both domestically and internationally and has been collected all over the world.
Since 2014, she has participated in Global Art Project co-founded with Carl Heyward.
She has co-facxilitated art residencies including group exhibitions, solo and collaborative studio practice and workshops in Italy, USA, Mexico and Senegal.
Suzuki's works express poetry and the intangible, invisible things; thoughts and skin sensations become words and images
This intuitive work, like a novel, is born from everyday life and the words spring from her flood of images becoming poetry reflected in the title of the work. The expression of these emotions also extends to photography and video.
Her works are visualized as abstractions via sumi ink, paint, collage, fiber and textile art. Her solo exhibition SONGS OF A LITTLE BIRD is scheduled for July 2026 at NY2CA Gallery in Benicia, Ca
https://www.instagram.com/akiss_art/
https://www.akissart.com/
https://globartproject.wixsite.com/globalartproject-art
For questions & comments please contact artspeak2020@yahoo.com
Figure Drawing Alternating Thursdays (Copy)
Figure Drawing
Alternating Thursdays
$25
Live Drawing: Set up starts at 12:30pm and we have the model from 1-4p. We start with 20 minutes of nude gesture poses to warm up. Then we have one long pose at least partially clothed for the remainder of the time, with breaks for the model. We hire professional models from the Bay Area. The cost per artist is $25 which includes model tip.
Materials & accommodations: Easels and tables are provided. There are also some drawing "horses". You can draw or paint, oils and Gamsol are OK.
Location: Studio 55, it's above the Build Tek store. Enter through the glass door facing Howe Rd, come up the stairs and through the gallery!
Still Life With Pam McCauley
March - April Session Full
Still Life with Pam McCauley
Six Week Class
Tuesdays, March 3 to April 7
9:30am to 12:30pm
$295
Come join me this early spring for still life classes. We will have one or two beautiful still life’s to paint every week. While I will always be focusing on color and composition, I’d love to share some of the new approaches I’ve been working on this year! Hope to see you there! - Pam
Still Life With Pam McCauley
March - April Session Full
Still Life with Pam McCauley
Six Week Class
Tuesdays, March 3 to April 7
9:30am to 12:30pm
Come join me this early spring for still life classes. We will have one or two beautiful still life’s to paint every week. While I will always be focusing on color and composition, I’d love to share some of the new approaches I’ve been working on this year! Hope to see you there! - Pam
Still Life With Pam McCauley
March - April Session Full
Still Life with Pam McCauley
Six Week Class
Tuesdays, March 3 to April 7
9:30am to 12:30pm
Come join me this early spring for still life classes. We will have one or two beautiful still life’s to paint every week. While I will always be focusing on color and composition, I’d love to share some of the new approaches I’ve been working on this year! Hope to see you there! - Pam
Wondrous Wax: Hot Wax Meets Mixed Media
CLASS FULL
Wondrous Wax:
Hot Wax Meets Mixed Media
Friday, March 20 to Sunday, March 22
10am to 4pm
$400
This vibrant workshop combines multiple media techniques with melted beeswax on a variety of surfaces, emphasizing unity of design, texture, and color. We work with a combination of both dry and wet media, including soft pastels, watercolor,
oil paint/sticks/pastels, charcoal, graphite, and collage. No acrylic media. All Imagery applicable. Use mediums of choice. Appropriate for continuing painters and collagists. Beginners in Encaustics are welcome! Instructor supplies the wax medium, wax paint, heating tools (griddles, heat guns, torches) practice surfaces and 1 panel per student.
More info: mira@mirawhitefineart.com
https://www.miramwhite.com
MATERIALS LIST
Due to the nature of this workshop, the instructor is supplying many of the materials and requires a materials fee of $75 to help defray the costs. Please pay at the workshop. CASH is preferred payment.
INSTRUCTOR BRINGS :
1 Cradled, primed Birch Panels 8’x8” for each student
3x 8-ply museum mat board , small pieces 8”x8” for practice pieces
Paint Brushes
Encaustic Medium ( wax with damar resin)
Encaustic Paint ( the rainbow spectrum plus white)
Heat Guns, torches, heating surfaces ( electric griddles, fry pans)
Graphite Powder, Charcoal powder
Some scraping tools
Some Collage tools
Some Oil Pastels , soft pastels & Drawing Media, watercolor in spray bottles
Tubs for pouring Wax
MATERIALS YOU BRING :
1. You will need 300 lb or 140 lb.w/c paper or 4 or 8 ply museum board – 1 full sheet (22”x30”) cut up in 6 “ squares for exercises
You should have about 15 6″x6″ pieces for samplers
2. Your collection of watercolor, drawing, oil and collage materials including: Watercolor crayons, charcoal, oil pastels, water -based graphite pencils, colored pencils, Oil paint sticks, graphite pencils. Wax loves Oil. No acrylic paint
3. 3 Additional Surfaces to work on: Must be Absorbent and Inflexible 2 Wood *or prepared Encaustic panels—8”x8” up to 14” * 1/2″ birch or finished plywood is great
ADDITIONAL:
3 Bristle utility brushes , variety of sizes ½”, 1”, 2” – cheap are fine.
Scissors, Tweezers
Collage materials: Papers, Threads, Xerox images, photos
Masking Tape for stenciling—1/2 “ , 1”
Rags
Wear crummy clothes, bring an oven mitt
The following mediums are entirely optional but extremely useful:
Oil Paint Sticks ( Sennelier or R&F are best)
Oil Pastels
Woody Stabilo pencils
Soft Pastels – both stick and/or Pan pastels
Wondrous Wax: Hot Wax Meets Mixed Media
CLASS FULL
Wondrous Wax:
Hot Wax Meets Mixed Media
Friday, March 20 to Sunday, March 22
10am to 4pm
$400
This vibrant workshop combines multiple media techniques with melted beeswax on a variety of surfaces, emphasizing unity of design, texture, and color. We work with a combination of both dry and wet media, including soft pastels, watercolor,
oil paint/sticks/pastels, charcoal, graphite, and collage. No acrylic media. All Imagery applicable. Use mediums of choice. Appropriate for continuing painters and collagists. Beginners in Encaustics are welcome! Instructor supplies the wax medium, wax paint, heating tools (griddles, heat guns, torches) practice surfaces and 1 panel per student.
More info: mira@mirawhitefineart.com
https://www.miramwhite.com
MATERIALS LIST
Due to the nature of this workshop, the instructor is supplying many of the materials and requires a materials fee of $75 to help defray the costs. Please pay at the workshop. CASH is preferred payment.
INSTRUCTOR BRINGS :
1 Cradled, primed Birch Panels 8’x8” for each student
3x 8-ply museum mat board , small pieces 8”x8” for practice pieces
Paint Brushes
Encaustic Medium ( wax with damar resin)
Encaustic Paint ( the rainbow spectrum plus white)
Heat Guns, torches, heating surfaces ( electric griddles, fry pans)
Graphite Powder, Charcoal powder
Some scraping tools
Some Collage tools
Some Oil Pastels , soft pastels & Drawing Media, watercolor in spray bottles
Tubs for pouring Wax
MATERIALS YOU BRING :
1. You will need 300 lb or 140 lb.w/c paper or 4 or 8 ply museum board – 1 full sheet (22”x30”) cut up in 6 “ squares for exercises
You should have about 15 6″x6″ pieces for samplers
2. Your collection of watercolor, drawing, oil and collage materials including: Watercolor crayons, charcoal, oil pastels, water -based graphite pencils, colored pencils, Oil paint sticks, graphite pencils. Wax loves Oil. No acrylic paint
3. 3 Additional Surfaces to work on: Must be Absorbent and Inflexible 2 Wood *or prepared Encaustic panels—8”x8” up to 14” * 1/2″ birch or finished plywood is great
ADDITIONAL:
3 Bristle utility brushes , variety of sizes ½”, 1”, 2” – cheap are fine.
Scissors, Tweezers
Collage materials: Papers, Threads, Xerox images, photos
Masking Tape for stenciling—1/2 “ , 1”
Rags
Wear crummy clothes, bring an oven mitt
The following mediums are entirely optional but extremely useful:
Oil Paint Sticks ( Sennelier or R&F are best)
Oil Pastels
Woody Stabilo pencils
Soft Pastels – both stick and/or Pan pastels
Wondrous Wax: Hot Wax Meets Mixed Media
CLASS FULL
Wondrous Wax:
Hot Wax Meets Mixed Media
Friday, March 20 to Sunday, March 22
10am to 4pm
$400
This vibrant workshop combines multiple media techniques with melted beeswax on a variety of surfaces, emphasizing unity of design, texture, and color. We work with a combination of both dry and wet media, including soft pastels, watercolor,
oil paint/sticks/pastels, charcoal, graphite, and collage. No acrylic media. All Imagery applicable. Use mediums of choice. Appropriate for continuing painters and collagists. Beginners in Encaustics are welcome! Instructor supplies the wax medium, wax paint, heating tools (griddles, heat guns, torches) practice surfaces and 1 panel per student.
More info: mira@mirawhitefineart.com
https://www.miramwhite.com
MATERIALS LIST
Due to the nature of this workshop, the instructor is supplying many of the materials and requires a materials fee of $75 to help defray the costs. Please pay at the workshop. CASH is preferred payment.
INSTRUCTOR BRINGS :
1 Cradled, primed Birch Panels 8’x8” for each student
3x 8-ply museum mat board , small pieces 8”x8” for practice pieces
Paint Brushes
Encaustic Medium ( wax with damar resin)
Encaustic Paint ( the rainbow spectrum plus white)
Heat Guns, torches, heating surfaces ( electric griddles, fry pans)
Graphite Powder, Charcoal powder
Some scraping tools
Some Collage tools
Some Oil Pastels , soft pastels & Drawing Media, watercolor in spray bottles
Tubs for pouring Wax
MATERIALS YOU BRING :
1. You will need 300 lb or 140 lb.w/c paper or 4 or 8 ply museum board – 1 full sheet (22”x30”) cut up in 6 “ squares for exercises
You should have about 15 6″x6″ pieces for samplers
2. Your collection of watercolor, drawing, oil and collage materials including: Watercolor crayons, charcoal, oil pastels, water -based graphite pencils, colored pencils, Oil paint sticks, graphite pencils. Wax loves Oil. No acrylic paint
3. 3 Additional Surfaces to work on: Must be Absorbent and Inflexible 2 Wood *or prepared Encaustic panels—8”x8” up to 14” * 1/2″ birch or finished plywood is great
ADDITIONAL:
3 Bristle utility brushes , variety of sizes ½”, 1”, 2” – cheap are fine.
Scissors, Tweezers
Collage materials: Papers, Threads, Xerox images, photos
Masking Tape for stenciling—1/2 “ , 1”
Rags
Wear crummy clothes, bring an oven mitt
The following mediums are entirely optional but extremely useful:
Oil Paint Sticks ( Sennelier or R&F are best)
Oil Pastels
Woody Stabilo pencils
Soft Pastels – both stick and/or Pan pastels
Still Life With Pam McCauley
March - April Session Full
Still Life with Pam McCauley
Six Week Class
Tuesdays, March 3 to April 7
9:30am to 12:30pm
Come join me this early spring for still life classes. We will have one or two beautiful still life’s to paint every week. While I will always be focusing on color and composition, I’d love to share some of the new approaches I’ve been working on this year! Hope to see you there! - Pam
Still Life With Pam McCauley
March - April Session Full
Still Life with Pam McCauley
Six Week Class
Tuesdays, March 3 to April 7
9:30am to 12:30pm
Come join me this early spring for still life classes. We will have one or two beautiful still life’s to paint every week. While I will always be focusing on color and composition, I’d love to share some of the new approaches I’ve been working on this year! Hope to see you there! - Pam
Still Life With Pam McCauley
March - April Session Full
Still Life with Pam McCauley
Six Week Class
Tuesdays, March 3 to April 7
9:30am to 12:30pm
Come join me this early spring for still life classes. We will have one or two beautiful still life’s to paint every week. While I will always be focusing on color and composition, I’d love to share some of the new approaches I’ve been working on this year! Hope to see you there! - Pam
East Bay Landscape Painting with Dean Evans
East Bay Landscape Painting
from a photo
with Dean Evans
Sundays, January 25 to February 15
1-4pm
$275
Join local artist Dean Evans to explore turning your landscape photos and sketches into beautiful paintings using a vibrant limited palette and traditional techniques. Supply lists, demonstrations, and individualized instruction provided.
**Sign up now and keep the spirit of the Bay alive!**
East Bay Landscape Painting with Dean Evans
East Bay Landscape Painting
from a photo
with Dean Evans
Sundays, January 25 to February 15
1-4pm
$275
Join local artist Dean Evans to explore turning your landscape photos and sketches into beautiful paintings using a vibrant limited palette and traditional techniques. Supply lists, demonstrations, and individualized instruction provided.
**Sign up now and keep the spirit of the Bay alive!**
Figure Drawing Alternating Thursdays
Figure Drawing
Alternating Thursdays
$25
Live Drawing: Set up starts at 12:30pm and we have the model from 1-4p. We start with 20 minutes of nude gesture poses to warm up. Then we have one long pose at least partially clothed for the remainder of the time, with breaks for the model. We hire professional models from the Bay Area. The cost per artist is $25 which includes model tip.
Materials & accommodations: Easels and tables are provided. There are also some drawing "horses". You can draw or paint, oils and Gamsol are OK.
Location: Studio 55, it's above the Build Tek store. Enter through the glass door facing Howe Rd, come up the stairs and through the gallery!
East Bay Landscape Painting with Dean Evans
East Bay Landscape Painting
from a photo
with Dean Evans
Sundays, January 18 to February 8
1-4pm
$275
Join local artist Dean Evans to explore turning your landscape photos and sketches into beautiful paintings using a vibrant limited palette and traditional techniques. Supply lists, demonstrations, and individualized instruction provided.
**Sign up now and keep the spirit of the Bay alive!**
Figure Drawing Alternating Thursdays
Figure Drawing
Alternating Thursdays
$25
Live Drawing: Set up starts at 12:30pm and we have the model from 1-4p. We start with 20 minutes of nude gesture poses to warm up. Then we have one long pose at least partially clothed for the remainder of the time, with breaks for the model. We hire professional models from the Bay Area. The cost per artist is $25 which includes model tip.
Materials & accommodations: Easels and tables are provided. There are also some drawing "horses". You can draw or paint, oils and Gamsol are OK.
Location: Studio 55, it's above the Build Tek store. Enter through the glass door facing Howe Rd, come up the stairs and through the gallery!
East Bay Landscape Painting with Dean Evans
East Bay Landscape Painting
from a photo
with Dean Evans
Sundays, December 14 to January 4
1-4pm
$275
Join local artist Dean Evans to explore turning your landscape photos and sketches into beautiful paintings using a vibrant limited palette and traditional techniques. Supply lists, demonstrations, and individualized instruction provided.
**Sign up now and keep the spirit of the Bay alive!**
East Bay Landscape Painting with Dean Evans
East Bay Landscape Painting
from a photo
with Dean Evans
Sundays, December 14 to January 4
1-4pm
$275
Join local artist Dean Evans to explore turning your landscape photos and sketches into beautiful paintings using a vibrant limited palette and traditional techniques. Supply lists, demonstrations, and individualized instruction provided.
**Sign up now and keep the spirit of the Bay alive!**
East Bay Landscape Painting with Dean Evans
East Bay Landscape Painting
from a photo
with Dean Evans
Sundays, December 14 to January 4
1-4pm
$275
Join local artist Dean Evans to explore turning your landscape photos and sketches into beautiful paintings using a vibrant limited palette and traditional techniques. Supply lists, demonstrations, and individualized instruction provided.
**Sign up now and keep the spirit of the Bay alive!**
Studio 55 Figure Group Alternating Thursdays
Studio 55 Figure Group
Live Drawing at Studio 55: Set up starts at 12:30pm and we have the model from 1-4p. We start with 20 minutes of nude gesture poses to warm up. Then we have one long pose at least partially clothed for the remainder of the time, with breaks for the model. We hire professional models from the Bay Area. The cost per artist is $25 which includes model tip.
Materials & accommodations: Easels and tables are provided. There are also some drawing "horses". You can draw or paint, oils and Gamsol are OK.
Location: Studio 55, it's above the Build Tek store. Beautiful space. Enter through the glass door facing Howe Rd, come up the stairs 55 Howe Rd. Martinez (upstairs)
East Bay Landscape Painting with Dean Evans
East Bay Landscape Painting
from a photo
with Dean Evans
Sundays, December 14 to January 4
1-4pm
$275
Join local artist Dean Evans to explore turning your landscape photos and sketches into beautiful paintings using a vibrant limited palette and traditional techniques. Supply lists, demonstrations, and individualized instruction provided.
**Sign up now and keep the spirit of the Bay alive!**
Studio 55 Figure Group Alternating Thursdays
Studio 55 Figure Group
Live Drawing at Studio 55: Set up starts at 12:30pm and we have the model from 1-4p. We start with 20 minutes of nude gesture poses to warm up. Then we have one long pose at least partially clothed for the remainder of the time, with breaks for the model. We hire professional models from the Bay Area. The cost per artist is $25 which includes model tip.
Materials & accommodations: Easels and tables are provided. There are also some drawing "horses". You can draw or paint, oils and Gamsol are OK.
Location: Studio 55, it's above the Build Tek store. Beautiful space. Enter through the glass door facing Howe Rd, come up the stairs 55 Howe Rd. Martinez (upstairs)
Drop-in Still Life Painting
Drop-In Still Life Painting
every Tuesday
10 AM to 1 PM
$25
Join us every Tuesday from 10-1PM for an ongoing Drop-In Still Life Painting!
Bring your own materials and just come ready to create! No need to sign up for a full course—simply drop in whenever you can!
Grab your friends, enjoy some coffee, and let your imagination flow at Studio 55 Martinez.
Join us every Tuesday from 10 AM to 1 PM for an ongoing Drop-In Still Life Painting! Whether you're a seasoned artist or just starting out, this welcoming space is perfect for everyone. Unleash your creativity as you explore different techniques and styles while painting beautiful still life compositions. Bring your own materials and just come ready to create! No need to sign up for a full course—simply drop in whenever you can! Grab your friends, enjoy some coffee, and let your imagination flow at Studio 55 Martinez.
✨ **Paint. Create. Relax.** ✨
Studio 55 Figure Group Alternating Thursdays
Studio 55 Figure Group
Live Drawing at Studio 55: Set up starts at 12:30pm and we have the model from 1-4p. We start with 20 minutes of nude gesture poses to warm up. Then we have one long pose at least partially clothed for the remainder of the time, with breaks for the model. We hire professional models from the Bay Area. The cost per artist is $25 which includes model tip.
Materials & accommodations: Easels and tables are provided. There are also some drawing "horses". You can draw or paint, oils and Gamsol are OK.
Location: Studio 55, it's above the Build Tek store. Beautiful space. Enter through the glass door facing Howe Rd, come up the stairs 55 Howe Rd. Martinez (upstairs)
Drop-in Still Life Painting
Drop-In Still Life Painting
every Tuesday
10 AM to 1 PM
$25
Join us every Tuesday from 10-1PM for an ongoing Drop-In Still Life Painting!
Bring your own materials and just come ready to create! No need to sign up for a full course—simply drop in whenever you can!
Grab your friends, enjoy some coffee, and let your imagination flow at Studio 55 Martinez.
Join us every Tuesday from 10 AM to 1 PM for an ongoing Drop-In Still Life Painting! Whether you're a seasoned artist or just starting out, this welcoming space is perfect for everyone. Unleash your creativity as you explore different techniques and styles while painting beautiful still life compositions. Bring your own materials and just come ready to create! No need to sign up for a full course—simply drop in whenever you can! Grab your friends, enjoy some coffee, and let your imagination flow at Studio 55 Martinez.
✨ **Paint. Create. Relax.** ✨
Faces & Figures With Charlynn Throckmorton
Faces & Figures:
A Two Day Workshop with Charlynn Throckmorton
November 8 & 15
10-4pm
$325
This two-day workshop is designed to introduce beginning to intermediate artists to painting faces and figures using reference photos. Over the course of the workshop, participants will develop a solid understanding of facial and figure proportions and learn how to construct them effectively.
The first day will focus on portraits, where students will create a self-portrait using charcoal as their primary medium. Techniques involving charcoal, graphite, and other dry media will be explored, offering a strong foundation in drawing before moving into paint. On the second day, attention will shift to full figure painting, allowing participants to apply their skills in a broader context.
Participants are required to bring willow and vine charcoal, a mixed media sketchbook, and graphite drawing pencils. No prior experience is necessary, making this workshop accessible to artists at varying skill levels. Throughout the sessions, Charlynn will be available to provide ongoing feedback and guidance. Each day will conclude with a group critique and sharing session to encourage learning and artistic growth.
Inspired by a leaning toward abstraction in her own work, Charlynn incorporates this influence into the curriculum, offering a fresh perspective on traditional figure and portrait work. Examples and portfolios of relevant artwork will be provided for reference and inspiration.
Class size is limited to six participants to ensure personalized attention. After the workshop, follow-up resources and support will be made available to help students continue their artistic development.
By the end of the workshop, participants will leave with a completed charcoal self-portrait and a figurative painting, equipped with new skills and confidence in faces and figure painting.
Cost is $325 for both days. Painting materials and lunch will be provided.
Any questions, contact Charlynn: 707-361-5920.
Drop-in Still Life Painting
Drop-In Still Life Painting
every Tuesday
10 AM to 1 PM
$25
Join us every Tuesday from 10-1PM for an ongoing Drop-In Still Life Painting!
Bring your own materials and just come ready to create! No need to sign up for a full course—simply drop in whenever you can!
Grab your friends, enjoy some coffee, and let your imagination flow at Studio 55 Martinez.
Join us every Tuesday from 10 AM to 1 PM for an ongoing Drop-In Still Life Painting! Whether you're a seasoned artist or just starting out, this welcoming space is perfect for everyone. Unleash your creativity as you explore different techniques and styles while painting beautiful still life compositions. Bring your own materials and just come ready to create! No need to sign up for a full course—simply drop in whenever you can! Grab your friends, enjoy some coffee, and let your imagination flow at Studio 55 Martinez.
✨ **Paint. Create. Relax.** ✨
East Bay Landscape Painting with Dean Evans
East Bay Landscape Painting
from a photo
with Dean Evans
Sundays, October 19 - November 9
1-4pm
$275
Join local artist Dean Evans to explore turning your landscape photos and sketches into beautiful paintings using a vibrant limited palette and traditional techniques. Supply lists, demonstrations, and individualized instruction provided.
**Sign up now and keep the spirit of the Bay alive!**
Faces & Figures With Charlynn Throckmorton
Faces & Figures:
A Two Day Workshop with Charlynn Throckmorton
November 8 & 15
10-4pm
$325
This two-day workshop is designed to introduce beginning to intermediate artists to painting faces and figures using reference photos. Over the course of the workshop, participants will develop a solid understanding of facial and figure proportions and learn how to construct them effectively.
The first day will focus on portraits, where students will create a self-portrait using charcoal as their primary medium. Techniques involving charcoal, graphite, and other dry media will be explored, offering a strong foundation in drawing before moving into paint. On the second day, attention will shift to full figure painting, allowing participants to apply their skills in a broader context.
Participants are required to bring willow and vine charcoal, a mixed media sketchbook, and graphite drawing pencils. No prior experience is necessary, making this workshop accessible to artists at varying skill levels. Throughout the sessions, Charlynn will be available to provide ongoing feedback and guidance. Each day will conclude with a group critique and sharing session to encourage learning and artistic growth.
Inspired by a leaning toward abstraction in her own work, Charlynn incorporates this influence into the curriculum, offering a fresh perspective on traditional figure and portrait work. Examples and portfolios of relevant artwork will be provided for reference and inspiration.
Class size is limited to six participants to ensure personalized attention. After the workshop, follow-up resources and support will be made available to help students continue their artistic development.
By the end of the workshop, participants will leave with a completed charcoal self-portrait and a figurative painting, equipped with new skills and confidence in faces and figure painting.
Cost is $325 for both days. Painting materials and lunch will be provided.
Any questions, contact Charlynn: 707-361-5920.
Studio 55 Figure Group Alternating Thursdays
Studio 55 Figure Group
Live Drawing at Studio 55: Set up starts at 12:30pm and we have the model from 1-4p. We start with 20 minutes of nude gesture poses to warm up. Then we have one long pose at least partially clothed for the remainder of the time, with breaks for the model. We hire professional models from the Bay Area. The cost per artist is $25 which includes model tip.
Materials & accommodations: Easels and tables are provided. There are also some drawing "horses". You can draw or paint, oils and Gamsol are OK.
Location: Studio 55, it's above the Build Tek store. Beautiful space. Enter through the glass door facing Howe Rd, come up the stairs 55 Howe Rd. Martinez (upstairs)
Drop-in Still Life Painting
Drop-In Still Life Painting
every Tuesday
10 AM to 1 PM
$25
Join us every Tuesday from 10-1PM for an ongoing Drop-In Still Life Painting!
Bring your own materials and just come ready to create! No need to sign up for a full course—simply drop in whenever you can!
Grab your friends, enjoy some coffee, and let your imagination flow at Studio 55 Martinez.
Join us every Tuesday from 10 AM to 1 PM for an ongoing Drop-In Still Life Painting! Whether you're a seasoned artist or just starting out, this welcoming space is perfect for everyone. Unleash your creativity as you explore different techniques and styles while painting beautiful still life compositions. Bring your own materials and just come ready to create! No need to sign up for a full course—simply drop in whenever you can! Grab your friends, enjoy some coffee, and let your imagination flow at Studio 55 Martinez.
✨ **Paint. Create. Relax.** ✨
East Bay Landscape Painting with Dean Evans
East Bay Landscape Painting
from a photo
with Dean Evans
Sundays, October 19 - November 9
1-4pm
$275
Join local artist Dean Evans to explore turning your landscape photos and sketches into beautiful paintings using a vibrant limited palette and traditional techniques. Supply lists, demonstrations, and individualized instruction provided.
**Sign up now and keep the spirit of the Bay alive!**
Drop-in Still Life Painting
Drop-In Still Life Painting
every Tuesday
10 AM to 1 PM
$25
Join us every Tuesday from 10-1PM for an ongoing Drop-In Still Life Painting!
Bring your own materials and just come ready to create! No need to sign up for a full course—simply drop in whenever you can!
Grab your friends, enjoy some coffee, and let your imagination flow at Studio 55 Martinez.
Join us every Tuesday from 10 AM to 1 PM for an ongoing Drop-In Still Life Painting! Whether you're a seasoned artist or just starting out, this welcoming space is perfect for everyone. Unleash your creativity as you explore different techniques and styles while painting beautiful still life compositions. Bring your own materials and just come ready to create! No need to sign up for a full course—simply drop in whenever you can! Grab your friends, enjoy some coffee, and let your imagination flow at Studio 55 Martinez.
✨ **Paint. Create. Relax.** ✨
East Bay Landscape Painting with Dean Evans
East Bay Landscape Painting
from a photo
with Dean Evans
Sundays, October 19 - November 9
1-4pm
$275
Join local artist Dean Evans to explore turning your landscape photos and sketches into beautiful paintings using a vibrant limited palette and traditional techniques. Supply lists, demonstrations, and individualized instruction provided.
**Sign up now and keep the spirit of the Bay alive!**
Studio 55 Figure Group Alternating Thursdays
Studio 55 Figure Group
Live Drawing at Studio 55: Set up starts at 12:30pm and we have the model from 1-4p. We start with 20 minutes of nude gesture poses to warm up. Then we have one long pose at least partially clothed for the remainder of the time, with breaks for the model. We hire professional models from the Bay Area. The cost per artist is $25 which includes model tip.
Materials & accommodations: Easels and tables are provided. There are also some drawing "horses". You can draw or paint, oils and Gamsol are OK.
Location: Studio 55, it's above the Build Tek store. Beautiful space. Enter through the glass door facing Howe Rd, come up the stairs 55 Howe Rd. Martinez (upstairs)
Drop-in Still Life Painting
Drop-In Still Life Painting
every Tuesday
10 AM to 1 PM
$25
Join us every Tuesday from 10-1PM for an ongoing Drop-In Still Life Painting!
Bring your own materials and just come ready to create! No need to sign up for a full course—simply drop in whenever you can!
Grab your friends, enjoy some coffee, and let your imagination flow at Studio 55 Martinez.
Join us every Tuesday from 10 AM to 1 PM for an ongoing Drop-In Still Life Painting! Whether you're a seasoned artist or just starting out, this welcoming space is perfect for everyone. Unleash your creativity as you explore different techniques and styles while painting beautiful still life compositions. Bring your own materials and just come ready to create! No need to sign up for a full course—simply drop in whenever you can! Grab your friends, enjoy some coffee, and let your imagination flow at Studio 55 Martinez.
✨ **Paint. Create. Relax.** ✨
East Bay Landscape Painting with Dean Evans
East Bay Landscape Painting
from a photo
with Dean Evans
Sundays, October 19 - November 9
1-4pm
$275
Join local artist Dean Evans to explore turning your landscape photos and sketches into beautiful paintings using a vibrant limited palette and traditional techniques. Supply lists, demonstrations, and individualized instruction provided.
**Sign up now and keep the spirit of the Bay alive!**
Drop-In Multi-Media
Drop-In Multi-media
Saturdays, 12 to 3pm
with Pat Calabro
$25
This inclusive event welcomes individuals of all skill levels, offering a supportive environment to explore various artistic techniques and styles in multi-media composition.
Attendees are encouraged to bring their materials for use during the session or for a small fee if they use ours. Registration for a full course is not required; participants may attend at their convenience.
Carl Heyward's Push/Practice Workshop
Carl Heyward and Akiko Suzuki’s PUSH/PRACTICE WORKSHOP
Sunday, OCTOBER 12
12 - 3 pm
$215
“If it gives pleasure or comfort, it is Art; if it instructs and enlightens, it is Art; if it confuses, is clever or clarifies, it is Art. The platform or delivery system, be it literary, culinary, educational, 2D, 3D, digital, electronic, Facebook, childbirth, or of the plastic ‘arts’ is the only thing that differentiates one from the other. Still, each, nonetheless, is to be respected and regarded as valuable vehicles of experience or existence.”
Carl Heyward (excerpt from Tapas K. Ray's The Antonym Webzine's article below)
Carl Heyward is NEA Fellow and grant recipient, former MFA instructor at SF Academy of Art University, arts writer and founder of Global Art Project, a mixed-media collaborative cooperative with a membership in 12 countries. He has exhibited at Room Art Gallery, Mill Valley, The Fourth Wall Gallery in Oakland, CA, artist-in-residence at The Schools of The Sacred Heart at The Flood Mansion, San Francisco, and continues to exhibit internationally: Kranz, Slovenia; Mazatlan, Mexico; Venice, Italy; and Ghent, Belgium, in 2017-2019. His work is in collections held by SF-MOMA, NY-MOMA, Yale University Art Library, the National Gallery of Australia, Wellsely Art Library and the Brooklyn Museum. He is associated with Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery, CA; 10dence Gallery, Holland, Galerie Sobo Bade, Senegal and Gallerie Renee Marie, CA, East Village Art View Gallery, NYC
Carl was The Antonym Webzine’s Artist of the Month (August 2021). Read this enlightening article as Carl articulates "what Art is" here:
Carl Heyward is NEA Fellow and grant recipient, former MFA instructor at SF Academy of Art University, arts writer and founder of Global Art Project, a mixed-media collaborative cooperative with a membership in 12 countries. He has exhibited at Room Art Gallery, Mill Valley, The Fourth Wall Gallery in Oakland, CA, artist-in-residence at The Schools of The Sacred Heart at The Flood Mansion, San Francisco, and continues to exhibit internationally: Kranz, Slovenia; Mazatlan, Mexico; Venice, Italy; and Ghent, Belgium, in 2017-2019. His work is in collections held by SF-MOMA, NY-MOMA, Yale University Art Library, the National Gallery of Australia, Wellsely Art Library and the Brooklyn Museum. He is associated with Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery, CA; 10dence Gallery, Holland, Galerie Sobo Bade, Senegal and Gallerie Renee Marie, CA, East Village Art View Gallery, NYC
Carl was The Antonym Webzine’s Artist of the Month (August 2021). Read this enlightening article as Carl articulates "what Art is" here:
https://www.theantonymmag.com/the-artist-of-the-month-august-2021-carl-heyward/
Here is Carl in dialogue, with artist-educator Nicholas Wilton, for the Art2Life interview series.
Drop-In Multi-Media
Drop-In Multi-media
Saturdays, 12 to 3pm
with Pat Calabro
$25
This inclusive event welcomes individuals of all skill levels, offering a supportive environment to explore various artistic techniques and styles in multi-media composition.
Attendees are encouraged to bring their materials for use during the session or for a small fee if they use ours. Registration for a full course is not required; participants may attend at their convenience.