Tag: creative inspiration
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Mindset & Creativity Workshop
Join us as Hannah Claire leads us through a mindset and creativity workshop, because what is art without creativity?! Hannah will guide us through approaches to mindset and tapping into our creativity through guiding everyone through a simple acrylic painting of beautiful Aurora Borealis. Register by 9/20/25: https://forms.gle/rHGh8JRyZGiuXJSW6 Find additional details here
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Techniques For Successful Plein Air Painting, the HP Way
Plein Air painting is one of the largest art movements sweeping the world. The masters all recommend painting from life to make your studio paintings better, but how can you get started or how can you advance your current plein air paintings? Learn how to create a successful plein air painting using techniques (including Deanna’s…
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Paint the Town
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 Excelsior Springs, has been selected to host the 2025 Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities (CEC) Conference, an annual event organized by the University of Missouri. The conference will take place from September 30 to October 2, 2025, bringing a diverse group of economic developers, community leaders, elected officials, and educators to…
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Encaustic Workshop
In this introductory workshop, Megan will walk you through the basics of encaustic painting—a unique and captivating medium that uses melted wax and pigments to create richly layered artwork. You’ll explore a variety of techniques and leave with a “sketchbook” page created during your time in the studio. What’s included: Demonstration of core encaustic techniques…
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Iowa Artists Region 7 Intro To Scratchboard
What is Scratchboard? The scratchboard technique is a two-dimensional subtractive process. It involves the use of abrasive tools to directly remove a surface layer of one value (typically dark) to expose a second layer (typically white). The values within the artwork are predominantly achieved by varying the amount of surface layer that has been scratched…