Classes & Programs

Date: Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Time: 10am-3:30pm

Come try something new! This full-day workshop is for all levels of artists to learn the fun technique of palette knife painting. Pamela will demonstrate scraping, layering, and various strokes and techniques to enhance dimension and texture in oil paintings. She will teach some elements of composition, drawing techniques, blocking in, mixing colors, working in values, and more. You will also receive a four page handout covering the basics. Pamela gives a lot of individual attention to help you, so beginners are welcome. The workshop will be followed by fun critique.

Students are responsible for supplies. For a list of supplies or if you’d like to purchase a supply packet from the instructor for $30 on the day of class, please notify Kristin Heron at KHeron@ormondartmuseum.org no later than September 30th.

About the Instructor:

As an oil painter with a literary background, Pamela Tatum says she is most interested in storytelling on canvas and expressing the feelings and emotions she has about her subjects. When she paint lovers in a city scene, for example, she wants to express romantic passion and the exciting, frenetic energy of Times Square or the dreamy, amorous energy of Paris. In her seascapes, she may try to capture the tranquility of a solitary boat or the carefree feeling of childhood bliss. According to Tatum, “I want the way I feel about a subject to affect the viewer. Whether I am painting a city scene, a nature scene, a whimsical umbrella girl, or a portrait, it’s always about capturing the story through the emotions."

In 2012 Tatum began painting with a palette knife, using a lot of paint, bold colors and expressive knife strokes to create fun, textured, very modern pieces. She began her lovers under umbrella paintings which have evolved into multiple series of paintings in various cities. According to Hyder Gallery owner, Andrew Hyder, Tatum’s work “blends impressionism and expressionism into something entirely her own as she brings to life beauty and emotion.” Her patrons describe her work as moving them to remember events in their own lives and being expressive and fun, showing motion and emotion. And this is exactly why she says that she must paint, "to express myself and bring a little more magic into the world."

Tatum has won many awards for her work and is in collections in the U.S., Canada, and across the pond.

Dates: Thursdays, October 3, 10, 17, 24

Time: 5:30-7:30pm

Students will learn about acrylic paint, techniques and color mixing while experimenting with different painting styles such as impressionism, fauvism, cubism and realism. Each class will offer simplified instructions to introduce the various painting styles.

All supplies will be provided.

Open to participants 16 and older.

About the Instructor:

Karlene McConnell was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts but has spent the majority of her life as a Floridian. After earning her Bachelor’s Degree in Art Education from the University of Central Florida, she worked as a Special Education art teacher for several years and then Curator/Educator for the Ormond Memorial Art Museum in Ormond Beach, FL. She now paints full time in her studio.

Dates: Tuesdays & Thursdays - October 8, 10, 15, & 17

Time: 10:30am-12:30pm

CPSA (Colored Pencil Society of America) Signature Member Bill Shoemaker will teach you how to layer rich, vibrant colors to bring a Red Rose to life! Bill begins with a discussion of materials like artist grade papers, pencils, erasing tools and sharpeners. An overview of composition, depth of field, value scale and finding the focal point will then build confidence in the budding artist. Learn how to transfer a contour drawing from a photo onto drawing paper and various techniques for layering colors and lifting colors and burnishing to create a painterly effect that will astonish you! Leave with the knowledge to continue exploring colored pencil art on your own and with a final drawing using the techniques you’ve learned. This class will also prepare you for follow-up classes.

All supplies provided.

Open to participants 18 and older.

About the Instructor:

Bill Shoemaker is a signature member of CPSA and a 5-year Merit Award Winner. He has been published in Strokes of Genius Volumes 3,6,8,10 as well as Art Journey Animals by North Light Books, and Three Richeson75 International books. He was also a finalist in the 2010 issue of Artist Magazine. He has taught colored pencil classes in Flagler, St. Johns, Volusia, and Putnam County. He has taught at OMAM since 2014.

Date: Tuesday, October 15

Time: 6-7:30pm

Please join us for this fun workshop to celebrate fall! Learn the basics of felting while creating a collection of adorable, colorful pumpkins. These are lovely decoration for the season and also make great hostess gifts. You'll receive a felting kit to bring home and continue creating!

All supplies included and no experience is needed.

Open to ages 16 & older.

About the Instructor:

Kristin Heron's art reflects her curiosity of the natural world and the whimsy of childhood. When not painting at her easel she dabbles with glitter, glue, and crafts of all sorts. Kristin has taught art to adults and children in various venues and is currently the Curator of Education, Outreach, and Exhibitions for the museum.

Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Time: Ceremony will begin at 6:00pm and end at 7:30pm

Magic is in the air this October as Alexandrea invites you to a night of manifestation! Come brew your magic by carefully concocting a recipe of your deepest desires. Lie back as you are lead through a powerful meditation, allowing yourself to cast your enchantments into the cauldron of the future. Conjure your power of manifestation using crystals, breathing techniques, visualization and energy work.

Crystals will be provided for use and to take home! Please bring a yoga mat, meditation pillow or blanket for your own comfort.

About the Instructor:

Alexandrea Lightfoot works with people who want to know their true life purpose, people who need help remembering what’s important and need reminding of how amazing they are. She’s been re-connecting people with their self-love and self-awareness for 20 years, from inspiring the inner heart with song or deep, loving therapeutic conversations. As an intuitive reader, life coach, medium and meditation coach, this former Jersey girl and New Yorker traded the glitter of the Great White Way for the sacred sites of Ormond Beach, Florida. Today, her office overlooks the ancient and serene Tomoka River. With a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts degree from the NYU Tisch School of the Arts and having studied under venerated meditation teacher and best-selling author of The Power of Intention, Dr. Wayne Dyer, she now co-owns and operates Platinum Health, Fitness & Yoga with her husband, where she challenges you to begin living life in the highest consciousness, incorporating scientific fact, faith, creativity, human connection, and inner truth. When she’s not helping people raise the frequency of the human condition, she can be found reading the Harry Potter series in her backyard hammock, rocking out every high note in Celine Dion’s Power of Love album, meditating surrounded by her collection of too many (yet never enough) stones and crystals, or eating Southern buttermilk fried chicken from her neighborhood bistro. Are you finally ready to shed the illusions of fear, confusion, and inaction? Want to know more about how you can discover your true, sacred self? Follow her journey on Instagram @missmeditation, on her Facebook Fan Page, or find out more at www.alexandrealightfoot.com and www.platinumormond.com/meditation.

Dates: Tuesday & Wednesday, October 22-23

Time: 10:30am-3:30pm, both days

In this fun workshop, experiment with numerous, limited watercolor palettes and practice a looser style of painting. Through observation, exploration and discussions, we’ll experiment with ways of creating interest using acrylic inks, a touch of abstraction & collage! A completed 11x14 painting using these techniques will result. This workshop is a great way to dive into creativity for beginning and intermediate students 16 & older.

All supplies are provided.

Open to participants 16 & older.

About the Instructor:

Pat Spano is a Flagler Co./Ormond Beach resident. She is active in numerous art groups: Daytona Art League, Florida Woman’s Art Association & Artistic Expressions Group. She has taught watercolor & acrylics for the Art Explosion Class at the Casements for 9 years and weekly adult watercolor groups. As a member of the Ormond Beach Main Street, she has painted posters for events. Pat has taught watercolor and acrylics at the museum and sketchbook journaling in France twice. She loves introducing people to an outlet that will bring them as much joy as it has to her!

Dates: Thursday, October 31, November 7, 14, 21

Time: 10:30am - 2:30pm

Do you have a story to tell, an experience you want to preserve? Perhaps you love poetry but don't know how to create or shape your poems. Join Dr. David B. Axelrod's creative writing workshop for lessons that will assist authors at all levels. Whether you are a hobbyist or a professional, the writing arts are a source of joy and well-being. Volusia County hosts numerous venues for poets and writers-workshops, performances, even publishing opportunities. Get a start on the stories and poems you've been meaning to write. Overcome writers block. Listen to pointers on the writing arts.

About the Instructor

Dr. Axelrod, a Volusia County Poet Laureate, has written and published across the genres in a career that spans over 50 years.

Date: Wednesday, November 6th

Time: 10:30am-3:30pm

Let Bill Shoemaker show you how easy using an “Icarus Board” can be. This heated work surface is used to blend colors in your artwork. We will be using "Prismacolor Premier" colored pencils or another type of soft pencil to smooth out colors effortlessly. Our surface for this project will be Strathmore #300 Series Bristol Paper or Stonehenge Paper. Since you're advanced in this medium, please bring a finished linear drawing or ready to transfer image that is on the surfaces described above. In this class you will learn how to layer, blend, lift, and burnish the colors to give that "Finished Look". In the morning we will finalize drawings onto the proper surface and then we will take turns using the "Icarus Board" to complete the artwork.

Students are responsible for bringing their own Prismacolor Premier pencils to the workshop in the colors they will need for their chosen image. Some additional pencils will be available in the classroom.

All students must be at least 18 years of age to register.

About the Instructor:

Bill Shoemaker is a signature member of CPSA and a 5-year Merit Award Winner. He has been published in Strokes of Genius Volumes 3,6,8,10 as well as Art Journey Animals by North Light Books, and Three Richeson75 International books. He was also a finalist in the 2010 issue of Artist Magazine. He has taught colored pencil classes in Flagler, St. Johns, Volusia, and Putnam County. He has taught at OMAM since 2014.

Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Time: 5:30pm-7:30pm

Create your own, beautiful resin ocean in this fun workshop! Learn the importance of safety with resin and the best types of resin to use for art and sustainability in the studio. Explore the depths of the resin process from drying, to layering, to mixing resin tint into it for color. Through watching demonstrations and hands-on experience, students will leave with a beautiful piece of art and the knowledge to continue this studio practice on their own.

About the Instructor:

Hailey Nolin is a resin artist concentrating on painting abstract oceans with epoxy on cradled wood board. She has lived in Ormond Beach her whole life and is 21 years young. She fell in love with painting the ocean thanks to growing up swimming and surfing on the Florida East Coast.

Date: Saturday, November 16, 2019

Time: 10am-3:30pm

Explore fabrics, thread, and natural dyes while learning about eco/botanical contact printing. We'll cover vocabulary, techniques, flowers and foliage, and wild color recipes and we'll explore the process of extracting plant tannins and natural wild color to create beautiful permanent immersions from nature. This workshop includes hands-on activities and time in the Garden. You'll take home two silk scarves, vintage printed fabric, and a fabric sample book of different leaves, plants, and pods. A great opportunity to learn a new surface design skill for creating gifts, quilt fabrics, and more.

All supplies are included.

Open to participants 16 & older.