Great Art Adventure 2025 October 3/4
Disount: Everything in the store* is on sale! Take an extra discount off regularly-priced items and sale items. Our best prices of the year.
(*extra % does not apply to school kits, framing, printing or classes AND is only offered to our in-store customers).
Deals: We've stacked up special buys and overstocks for better-than-ever pricing.
Demos: A handful of art material gurus will be showing new product and fun techniques.
Mini Classes
Friday afternoon:
Watercolor for Everyone with Wes Hanson.
Friday Oct 3rd 1-3:30 Wes will provide everything you need to complete a watercolor. If you ever wanted to dip your toes in or see how much fun painting can be, this is the perfect time. All materials provided. $5.00
Learning to Watercolor Paint Using Liquid Graphite and Coffee…with Kay Lodahl Friday, Oct 3rd 4:-5:30 Join Kay as she uses on of the most fun watercolor selection...and coffee...to create a watercolor piece. All materials provided, watercolor set for everyone attending. $10.00
Learn Acrylic Painting: The Lighthouse with Elise Beattie
Saturday, October 4th 10am - 11:30 Elise will introduce you to her fearless way of painting. Complete an acrylic piece and learn the basics. Everything you need is provided. $5.00
Acrylic Painting 'Artist's Point' mini-workshop with Elise Beattie
Saturday, October 4th Noon-1:30 Jump in an acrylic class with a little more technique: learn more brush strokes and color management. Complete a piece fearlessly. All materials provided. $5.00
Pen & Ink Drawing with Katie Staib.
Saturday, October 4th 2:00-3:30 $5.00
Demostrations and Demonstrators slated to appear:
Friday 11-1 Elise Beattie will be manning the Golden Acrylic table. She will be painting and talking products and process, and has samples to hand out.
Friday Early Afternoon-5pm Jeff from Masterpiece will talk canvas and show off their newest items. Enter to win a Masterpiece shopping spree ($100.00). Drawing will be Friday at 5pm. Jeff will also show Pentel drawing materials and Holbein colors.
Friday 1-5 Kathy will be painting on small canvases using Posca markers. Check out the 2 new 5mm colors and the brand new 5mm brush tip. Buy some Posca items, get some swag!
Friday 1-3. Our Monica will break out the new Stoneground watercolors and have the new Daniel Smith watercolors to play with. Sit down, paint with her and try the new items out!
Friday 3-5. Audrey will break out alcohol markers from OLO and Winsor & Newton and show off some great papers for pens.
Saturday 10-12 Megan will be drawing in the great Aquabee Mixed Media journal and handing out free Lyra pencils.
Saturday 10-2 Kay Lodahl is breaking out Kuretake watercolors. Granulate, Sumi and Graphite tones for days!
Saturday 10-2. Jeff is back, this time with Katie and they will be painting using Holbein Acrylic Gouache and playing with the new Pentel items.
Saturday 10-2. Want to play with M Graham watercolors and see the newest colors? Kathy is here talking all things Graham.
Saturday 12-2. Ken will try out the newest Nitram Items we stock. Test out a number of different items and the liquid graphite.
Saturday 2-4. Vincent closes down the demos with the newest Stoneground gouache and Kuretake watercolors. He'll mix in some Holbein and anything else he can find!