Events at Push/Pull Ballard

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A monthly watercolor paint-along that will build your painting muscles! Join Max Mandell, "The Bob Ross of Watercolor," each month to paint a landscape. This class is beginner-friendly, but more experienced watercolor artists are sure to learn something! Come learn about color theory, composition, sketching for painting, and more while you paint along with Max!

Join us each month for a new color palette and theme!

September: Think Pink. This class, we will paint a still life. Pretty peppers and crisp apples will be our muse. We will explore the pigment power of “Quinacridone Pink” to boost red and green compositions

October: Wildflowers: CMY color mixing lends itself to saturated, rich colors. Learn a little color theory about these primary colors, and enjoy the vivid tones they create when mixed. We’ll create a painting featuring wildflowers.

November: Stunning Skies: In this class, we will practice wet-into-wet techniques to create distinct and beautiful clouds. Create gorgeous gradients to make a subtle, realistic effect.

January: Soft Winter: These paint colors are easy to find and a fantastic entrance into color theory. Learn how to create close-to-black neutrals with two colors. In this month’s class we’ll create a wintry scene in shades of blues, greys, and browns. We’ll add some other colors to create a moody atmosphere, too.

Max Mandell, who coworkers call "the Bob Ross of Watercolor," has been exploring the watercolor medium for 8 years. He's delighted to share his love for watercolor with you.

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Carve and print your own linocut print, for yourself or as a gift! Learn about positive and negative space and experiment with your block print in color or classic black & white. Learn how the Push/Pull crew designs and prints many of the sketchbooks, patches, and more! All materials are provided.

Have you taken this workshop before? Can't get enough? Here's yet another reason to come back: returning students get $5 off!

All students receive 15% off at Push/Pull on the day of class! Please show class registration to staff to receive your discount.

RJ (she/him) is a speculative author and artist telling stories about the natural world and exploring alien ones. She is a watercolor artist, illustrator, science writer, and experimenter. In her free time she draws bugs, cuddles her cat, gardens, and makes weird stuff. See more and connect @beccaquibbles.

Qu-art is back!

This is a monthly meetup for queer artists and creators to join together to create. Bring a project or start a new one. Sketching materials are available, but you're encouraged to bring or purchase your own if you want to do something specific. Sparkling water is provided and you're welcome to bring refreshments. This is a sober event, so no alcohol or other intoxicating substances.

We'll meet on the second Monday and last Friday of every month from 6pm - 8pm.

This is a free event, but space is limited. Please RSVP here so we know how many to expect!

IMPORTANT: Qu-Art is now a mask-required event. Masks will be provided at the front desk if you haven't brought your own. Masks are still optional for in-store shoppers during the event.

Want to help keep Qu-ART going? Help support our community art programs with an optional donation.

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Capture the mysterious colors of the season by painting mushrooms in gouache!

In this introductory class to gouache painting, learn how gouache is similar to (and different from!) watercolor and acrylic painting. You'll see the components of gouache, learn how to layer with this fun medium, and of course, paint mushrooms! We will have mushroom references, or you are welcome to bring your own. (Photos only please!)

Maxx Follis-Goodkind (she/her) uses gouache in nearly all of her mixed media pieces and loves the option of this water-based paint that also gives you opacity. Learn how you can love it too!