Creative Art Workshops

Color Outside Your Comfort Zone

Creativity begins when you give yourself permission to try.

Explore new techniques, experiment with color and discover what you can create in these welcoming, hands-on art workshops at Glen Oaks. Whether you’re picking up a brush for the first time or looking to reconnect with your creative side, you’ll find a supportive space to learn, play and build confidence.

No pressure. No perfection. Just curiosity, creativity and the freedom to make something your own.

Watercolor Workshop

artist watercolor paint pallet

 

Build your skills. Explore color. Create with confidence.

Discover the possibilities of watercolor in this beginner-friendly, two-session workshop. Instructor Johnathon Molvik will introduce foundational watercolor techniques, including:

  • Wet-on-wet
  • Wet-on-dry
  • Dry-on-wet
  • Dry-on-dry

You’ll explore color theory by creating a color wheel and practicing color-mixing techniques. You’ll also learn approaches to painting landscapes and still life while building confidence with composition, layering and brush control.

This workshop is ideal for beginners and anyone looking to strengthen their watercolor skills in an encouraging studio setting.

Workshop Details

Dates: July 20 and 22
Time: 4–6 p.m. both days
Instructor: Johnathon Molvik
Location: Glen Oaks Community College Art Studio, C310
Cost: $99

Ready to explore watercolor?

Register for the Watercolor Workshop

"I Can’t Draw, I Can’t Paint"

colored pencils, artist paint and brushes on a table.

Let go of perfection and rediscover your creativity.

Think you can’t make art? This welcoming, two-session workshop will help you see creativity differently.

Through playful exercises, experimental methods and automatic processes inspired by Surrealist artists, instructor Johnathon Molvik will guide you through new ways of creating without pressure. You’ll learn to trust your instincts, recognize what you already enjoy and move beyond the inner critic that can stand in the way of creativity.

There is no right or wrong way to participate. Come ready to experiment, have fun and discover what you can create.

No drawing or painting experience is required.

Workshop Details

Dates: August 10 and 12
Time: 4–6 p.m. both days
Instructor: Johnathon Molvik
Location: Glen Oaks Community College Art Studio, C310
Cost: $99

You don’t have to be an artist to start creating.

Register for “I Can’t Draw, I Can’t Paint” Workshop