Nature Journaling with Mary Menz

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Explore ways to document your observations in nature using writing prompts and drawing skills—you do NOT have to be an artist! Learn about the local flora and fauna with naturalist and Colorado Native Plant Master® Mary Menz. Bring a notebook, pens, pencils, colored pencils, and an eraser. You’ll leave the session with increased confidence and loads of materials and resources. …

Live Virtual Workshop with Meg Harper

Trisha

Join a favorite Ridgway Rendevzous artist for a virtual workshop!! During this live call we will go into detail on the following: -Impressionism -Color theory with color wheel training -Tones of darks and lights -What brushes to use when -How to paint eyes like me -How to paint using colors that you want and not necessarily what you see Email …

The Practical Poet: Attending to Craft with Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

Trisha

The more we understand how poetry works, the more playful we can be in our practice. In this five-week writing workshop, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer offers strategies to help you wrestle more intimately, more proficiently with language. By increasing your knowledge of poetry’s hows, you can better serve your poems as they emerge. Topics will be: The Muscle of Metaphor What’s …

Poetry of Presence Discussion Series with Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

Trisha

For five weeks, we’ll immerse ourselves in mindfulness poems from the recently published collection Poetry of Presence (Grayson Books, 2017). Poets in the collection include Mary Oliver, Naomi Shihab Nye, Wendell Berry, Li-Young Lee, Raymond Carver, Ellen Bass, Lucille Clifton, Octavio Paz, Nikki Giovanni, Kahlil Gibran, Rumi, Billy Collins, Charles Bukowski, Marge Piercy, and Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer. As the editors …

ARTbar: Coffee Cups and Glasses of Wine

Trisha

Come paint with us! Create these colorful coffee cups with a loose impressionist technique. You’ll receive step-by-step instructions from Anne Hockenberry to create this acrylic painting on a 10×20 inch canvas. No experience necessary and all materials are provided. New to ARTbar! You can now participate remotely, with materials provided in advance! For those participating on site- you will now …

Creative Nature and Landscape Photography: Concept, Capture, and Process with Michael E. Gordon

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Nature and landscape photography transcends “pretty postcards” when made by creatively engaged photographers who understand their motivations, subjects, and tools. My goal is to provide you with the inspiration, knowledge, and hands-on learning to help advance your creativity and photography skills with an emphasis on nature and landscape photography. This workshop is suitable for all experience levels and offers a …