Painting with Watercolors Meetup
Sunday 26 April
Quigley, Huntsville - 1pm - 2.0 Hours
Teayanna Appling
Unlock the captivating realm of artistic expression with our Painting with Watercolors Meetup. Immerse yourself in the fluid beauty of watercolors as we explore essential techniques like wet-on-wet blending, layering, and building depth. Suitable for beginners, this session offers guided exercises and tips to create vibrant landscapes or abstracts. Bring your supplies and let's paint together.
Beginner's Photography Class
Saturday 02 May
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge area, Huntsville - 10am - 3 Hours
Raamiah Hupp
Ready to learn more about your camera and get out of automatic exposure? Now is your chance!
Join us as we break down your camera to help you learn about shutter speed, aperture, ISO and how these settings affect your exposure.
We will then put your new knowledge to the test with the guidance of a professional photographer.
Crochet Flowers: Circles into Flowers for Mother's Day
Sunday 03 May
Madison library - 2pm - 3.0 Hours
Deborah Berry
Learn to transform simple crochet circles into beautiful flowers, perfect for Mother's Day gifts. Beginner-friendly class with all materials supplied.
Nature Photography Meetup
Saturday 16 May
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge area, Huntsville - 10am - 2 Hours
Raamiah Hupp
Join this session for tips on how to use your camera settings to creatively capture nature in a visually interesting way. We will be looking at composition, focus, and colour.Many professional offices and places of business have large prints gracing their wall space of things such as fields of flowers, a butterfly perched on a leaf, and a single dew drop on a rose petal. These beautiful images are all around us in nature. It just takes that special "eye" to not only see it but to capture it in a way that will turn that simple little piece of nature into a beautiful piece of art. We will learn how to use different angles, light and shadows, and settings to make subjects pop.
Gouache Meetup
Sunday 17 May
Quigley, Huntsville - 1pm - 2.0 Hours
Teayanna Appling
Explore gouache, the opaque watercolor, through layering, blending, wet-on-wet, and dry brush techniques. Build confidence with textures and effects in this beginner-friendly outdoor meetup. Bring your supplies.
Birds and Nature
Saturday 30 May
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge area, Huntsville - 10am - 2 Hours
Raamiah Hupp
Are you a bird watcher or a nature lover and have also been wondering how to get sharp photos consistently. This session plans to take the guess work out of it and get you on your way to capture the wildlife you love. Some of the topics covered will be, optimal settings, light direction, bird habits, equipment and operation. Come along and lets take some photos that show the natural beauty of birds.
Figure Gesture Drawing Meetup
Sunday 31 May
Quigley, Huntsville - 1pm - 2.0 Hours
Teayanna Appling
In this workshop, we will explore the art of capturing the essence and movement of the human figure through gesture drawing. Practice quick sketches and dynamic poses in this beginner-friendly outdoor meetup. Bring your supplies.
Beginner's Photography Class
Saturday 06 June
Big Spring Park area, Huntsville - 10am - 3.0 Hours
Sarah Long
Ready to learn more about your camera and get out of automatic exposure? Now is your chance!
Beginner's Photography Class
Saturday 13 June
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge area, Huntsville - 10am - 3 Hours
Raamiah Hupp
Ready to learn more about your camera and get out of automatic exposure? Now is your chance! Join us as we break down your camera to help you learn about shutter speed, aperture, ISO and how these settings affect your exposure.We will then put your new knowledge to the test with the guidance of a professional photographer.
Ink Wash Meetup
Sunday 14 June
Quigley, Huntsville - 1pm - 2.0 Hours
Teayanna Appling
Explore ink wash techniques through fluid strokes, gradients, layering, and expressive landscapes. Build control and confidence in this beginner-friendly outdoor meetup. Bring your supplies.
Nature Photography Meetup
Saturday 27 June
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge area, Huntsville - 10am - 3 Hours
Raamiah Hupp
Join this session for tips on how to use your camera settings to creatively capture nature in a visually interesting way. We will be looking at composition, focus, and colour.Many professional offices and places of business have large prints gracing their wall space of things such as fields of flowers, a butterfly perched on a leaf, and a single dew drop on a rose petal. These beautiful images are all around us in nature. It just takes that special "eye" to not only see it but to capture it in a way that will turn that simple little piece of nature into a beautiful piece of art. We will learn how to use different angles, light and shadows, and settings to make subjects pop.
Oil Pastels Meetup
Sunday 28 June
Quigley, Huntsville - 1pm - 2.0 Hours
Teayanna Appling
Explore oil pastels through blending and layering to create landscapes, still life and portraits. We'll cover composition, application, and colour theory with guided exercises and individual feedback. Suitable for beginners, this outdoor meetup. Bring your supplies.
