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With Helen Dannelly at O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA Saturday, August 29 & Sunday, August 30 from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm (2-Day Workshop) Students will learn basic structural techniques for creating three-dimensional forms utilizing wire mesh, plaster gauze and encaustic medium. On day one, we will discuss line, mass, volume, surface, scale, display options, relief versus free-standing sculpture, and hanging devices. Helen will share examples of sculptures from

With Helen Dannelly at O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA Friday, August 28, 2026 from 1 - 3 pm Enjoy painting both abstractly and realistically using vibrant alcohol inks! Award-winning Chicago artist, educator and curator Helen Dannelly joins us at OHCA in Mill Valley for this special visiting-artist workshop. Helen will demonstrate techniques and tips for creating with this mesmerizing, colorful medium. Using just rubbing alcohol, a straw, an eyedropper, and v

Guidance for Managing, Downsizing, and Transitioning an Artist's Studio and Estate by Mary E. Longe Art Legacy Compass: Managing, Downsizing and Transitioning an Artist’s Studio and Estate, offers a clear, structured approach for artists and collectors to take control of these decisions before they become urgent. Longe's approachable writing style makes it easy to learn her 9-step process for transitioning an artist's studio and estate. Readers will be able to begin impleme

Saturday, May 23, 2026 from 12:30 -5:30 pm Location: Walnut Creek, CA Cost: $300 Class Description This class will help you complete your own great photographic image to create a new masterpiece. In this 5-hour class you will learn how to add luscious layers, depth and luminosity to your photographs with encaustic paint. Light up your original photographs while adding a 3-dimensional aspect that draws your viewer in with amazement. Melissa Stephens will teach you the basics o

Saturday & Sunday, June 13 & 14, 2026 from 10 am - 4 pm Location: Beatrice Wood Art Center, 8585 Ojai-Santa Paula Rd. (in Upper Ojai) Cost: $300 (Members $275) – includes all materials and a communal vegetarian lunch. Learn encaustic (molten beeswax) painting! This is a comprehensive class with everything you need to know to start painting with this versatile, luminous medium or to return to it if you've been away from it for a while. The instructor, Helen Dannelly will provi

A Workshop with Melissa Stephens in Walnut Creek, CA Sunday, June 14th from 10:30 - 3:30 pm Creating collage is an art form that is full of color and excitement! In this 5-hour class, you will learn how to build fun paper layers and then enhance your art with encaustic paint and embedded objects. Melissa Stephens will demonstrate and walk you through step-by-step with: - Different kinds of paper - Color and viewing effects - Use of line and focal points - Embedding decorative

With Melissa Stephens in Walnut Creek, CA Saturday June 13, 2026, from 10:30 am - 3:30 pm Express yourself with molten wax in this encaustic painting class that is perfect for beginners. This experience is for those with adventurous spirits, curious minds, and an affinity for fun! Melissa Stephens is an artist, whose positive and friendly approach to teaching will ease you into this delightfully creative medium. This art workshop includes a brief history lesson that leads att