Studio Oil Painting for the Experienced Artist
with Sandra Roumagoux
6 Week Class
Wednesdays 1-3pm
August 5th – September 9th
$95 | Ages 16+
Students will use oil paint to start new paintings, finish old paintings, try different painting techniques or a combination of all four. The class is for the more experienced painter to allow a chance for the students to think about a series, to bring works in progress, to be critiqued, to try different subject matter or different sizes of painting and surfaces. The instructor will help the students individually and, in the process, they will start building trust and a community of artists made up of their fellow classmates. The class will focus on the process of painting, handling paint, mixing colors, brush techniques, exploring painting styles, and having fun with the creative process. This is a class for experienced painters.
Students should bring paintings in progress if they have them or a surface to work on if they are starting something new. The VAC can supply oil paints and brushes, or students can bring their own supplies if they prefer.
Deadline to register is July 31st.
Scholarships may be available. If funds are a barrier to learning, please CLICK HERE to request financial assistance.
To help ensure an enjoyable experience for all, we kindly encourage guests to consider attending fragrance-free in support of those with allergies and sensitivities.
About the instructor:
Roumagoux was born in Yakima, Washington, in 1940 and raised on a farm near Camp Adair in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. After earning her B.A. and M.F.A. from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, she returned to Oregon and Newport in 1985. Since, Roumagoux has grown into one of Oregon’s most established and recognized oil painters. Still others know her as the City of Newport’s elected mayor, serving three terms ending on December 31, 2018.
“My paintings are my interpretation of the ever-relevant paradoxes of faith, war and nature. Much of what I do is predicated upon a personal fundamental acceptance of the “divine absurdities” of existence. Also the dualities in our existence of love/hate, violence/peace, silent/sound, night/day.
“I’ve been called political, but I don’t know how to separate politics from art. Both ask something of us, something that challenges us to a responsibility. Painter or politician, we come as candidates. We want our message to resonate with the body politic, with the voters. We make promises.”
Roumagoux has exhibited extensively throughout a long and productive career. This includes at the Blackfish Gallery, Portland; Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland; Oregon State University, Corvallis; Portland Center for the Performing Arts. Also Newport Visual Arts Center; Triad Gallery, Seal Rock; Quartersaw Gallery, Portland; Clackamas Community College, Oregon City. Further, Jacobs Gallery-Hult Center, Eugene; Fine Arts Center, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville; and many other venues. Her work is also featured in many prestigious public and private collections.