What we’re about
Glad you found us! Portland Art Guild is a supportive, inclusive group of art enthusiasts of all art skill levels. We're about creating community, improving our art skills, and providing low cost art classes to the public so learning about art is accessible to all. We host social/art events and aim to provide display opportunities.
We rent a wonderful, large space for Mondays, so that's usually when we hold in-person classes, although occasionally this may vary. Our online classes are generally on Thursday evenings, although this may vary. We always have many more people in our classes than it shows on Meetup, by the way.
We're a nonprofit run by volunteers, and you can join us and be part of our volunteer team. Information about joining the Guild is on our website. You can still take our classes without becoming a PAG member. Official sign-up for our classes is on our website: **https://portlandartguild.org/**
Benefits of Guild Membership include:
-Substantial discount on our art classes.
-Opportunities to exhibit/market your work and enter our in-house competitions.
-Attend informative Membership Meetings followed by free art technique demos.
-Make new friends!
-Volunteer and be part of a team
To sign up for membership or for more information see our website.
**https://portlandartguild.org/**
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- SUMMER PLEIN AIR: Capturing the Essence of the LandscapeSellwood Riverfront Park, Portland, OR
PLEASE NOTE: Official signup is through our website: Portland Art Guild
$20 for PAG Members and $40/nonmembers.Instructor – Jonathan Luczycki
Immerse yourself in the art of plein air painting in this intensive workshop, while we paint outdoors and enjoy the beauty of nature! We will cover techniques for successful plein air painting, including how to simplify the big shapes and noisy details of a landscape, how to use temperature shifts and value ranges to make your paintings sing, and how to use a combination of hard and soft edges to help strengthen your painting. This workshop is all about capturing the moment and light with paint. It’s about working quickly to record the scene and to capture the essence of your surroundings. And most importantly, it’s about having fun!
The session will begin with a demo by the instructor, followed by ample time for you to paint, during which you will get personalized input from the instructor. Demos will be done in oil paints, but you may use any paints of your choice during our day of plein air painting in the park. - LANDSCAPE SKETCHING with GOUACHEPortland Art Guild, Portland, OR
PLEASE NOTE: Official signup is through our website: Portland Art Guild
3-session series: $60 for PAG Members and $120/nonmembers.
Gouache is an exciting opaque and water-soluble medium used for both color sketches and finished paintings. The bold and vivid color of gouache work well for painting landscapes in the studio or plein air. Students will learn basic gouache techniques and color-mixing during the start of this three-week workshop. Practical tips for sketching your composition and simplifying complex scenes will be demonstrated by creating an initial value study. Students will create small colorful gouache landscape sketches while learning to build their landscape layer by layer: from blocking in the big shapes to adding those crucial details that make your painting pop.
SUPPLY LIST Click on the class on Portland Art Guild website to see the supply list and the instructor bio. Supply List and Sign Up - LANDSCAPE SKETCHING with GOUACHEPortland Art Guild, Portland, OR
PLEASE NOTE: Official signup is through our website: Portland Art Guild
3-session series: $60 for PAG Members and $120/nonmembers.
Gouache is an exciting opaque and water-soluble medium used for both color sketches and finished paintings. The bold and vivid color of gouache work well for painting landscapes in the studio or plein air. Students will learn basic gouache techniques and color-mixing during the start of this three-week workshop. Practical tips for sketching your composition and simplifying complex scenes will be demonstrated by creating an initial value study. Students will create small colorful gouache landscape sketches while learning to build their landscape layer by layer: from blocking in the big shapes to adding those crucial details that make your painting pop.
SUPPLY LIST Click on the class on Portland Art Guild website to see the supply list and the instructor bio. Supply List and Sign Up - LANDSCAPE SKETCHING with GOUACHEPortland Art Guild, Portland, OR
PLEASE NOTE: Official signup is through our website: Portland Art Guild
3-session series: $60 for PAG Members and $120/nonmembers.
Gouache is an exciting opaque and water-soluble medium used for both color sketches and finished paintings. The bold and vivid color of gouache work well for painting landscapes in the studio or plein air. Students will learn basic gouache techniques and color-mixing during the start of this three-week workshop. Practical tips for sketching your composition and simplifying complex scenes will be demonstrated by creating an initial value study. Students will create small colorful gouache landscape sketches while learning to build their landscape layer by layer: from blocking in the big shapes to adding those crucial details that make your painting pop.
SUPPLY LIST Click on the class on Portland Art Guild website to see the supply list and the instructor bio. Supply List and Sign Up
