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- 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 - "EvenTide" Watercolor WorkshopPortland Art Guild, Portland, OR
PLEASE NOTE: Official signup is through our website: Portland Art Guild
Our instructor, Paul Clendenin, is offering this class free of charge.This is a basic watercolor technique class targeted at beginner/intermediate level students. The only requirement is a willingness to enjoy art in a relaxed, no pressure environment. We will have a good time. The instructor will discuss an approach to painting this small work, explaining the “plan like a tortoise, paint like a hare” philosophy. This approach will include employing a wet into wet initial application of colors with a “safe” stopping point, followed by a more intentional controlled application of colors by using wet onto dry technique. The final step will be applying details in a calligraphic manner.
If you click on the class on Portland Art Guild website, it will bring up the supply list for you to bring. Sign up & supply list
