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• Zoom Paint In - Summer Plans? Thursday, April 10: 6 -8 pm on Zoom Paint Along Online

  • When
    Thursday, April 10, 2025
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    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Come on in to the Zoom Room and paint with us!  It is warm and cozy and no need to haul any paint supplies along with you!  We chat, paint, make more plans and build community!

  The Zoom information will be shared only with registered participants and emailed out the day before.  Contact Anne Kaese at info@annekaese.com with any questions.  

  If you allow yourself to be listed as a registrant, other member registrants can see who is coming.  Building community!

  
  

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• Paint In Saturday, April 19: 10-12 noon: Babb’s Coffee Shop: 604 Main

  • When
    Saturday, April 19, 2025
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    604 Main Ave, Fargo

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  Come on out and paint with us!

  Saturday, April 19:         10-12 noon:   Babb’s Coffee Shop:  604 Main

  If you allow yourself to be listed as a registrant, other member registrants can see who is coming.  Building community!

  
  

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• Zoom Paint In - Our Online Community Thursday, May 8: 6 - 8 pm on Zoom Paint Along Online

  • When
    Thursday, May 08, 2025
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    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Come on in to the Zoom Room and paint with us!  It is warm and cozy and no need to haul any paint supplies along with you!  We chat, paint, make more plans and build community!

  The Zoom information will be shared only with registered participants and emailed out the day before.  Contact Anne Kaese at info@annekaese.com with any questions.  

  If you allow yourself to be listed as a registrant, other member registrants can see who is coming.  Building community!

  
  

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• May Meeting - The How To's of Plein Air Painting

  • When
    Tuesday, May 13, 2025
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    6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    First Presbyterian Church of Moorhead

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  Plein air painting is a painting technique where artists create their work outdoors, directly observing the subject, light, and atmosphere.  This technique began in the mid 1800's and has evolved and influenced many influential artists throughout the years. For over 4 years, RRWS members have gathered to paint together at many different locations in the Fargo/Moorhead and surrounding area and have become a network of local plein air artists.
  

  Lisa Burns will be conducting a presentation on May 13, 2025 on the How To's of Plein Air Painting.  You will learn about the basic equipment set up you will need, tips and tricks on a successful painting session and on how to build your skills as an artist. 

  Lisa Burns is a water media artist residing in rural Minnesota whose subject matter celebrates life in the upper Midwest.  Lisa grew up on a farm near Downer, MN and often paints the landscapes, florals and animals that were a significant part of her childhood.  Her primary mediums include watercolor, gouache, acrylic, watercolor pencil, and watercolor batik and prefers water-based mediums due to the more challenging and unpredictable nature of the material.
  

  Lisa has served in board and officer positions for Fargo-Moorhead Visual Artists (FMVA) and Red River Watercolor Society (RRWS) and holds current membership Red Door Art Gallery, Art of the Lakes (AOTL), Portrait Society of America (POA), Outdoor Painters of Minnesota (OPM), FMVA, and RRWS.  Lisa has also participated in several local art exhibitions and has won several local and regional awards.

  Note the earlier start time - 6pm. Gather from 5:30pm to work on trading cards or share projects.  

  
  

  Appetizers and refreshments will be available. Register if you plan to attend so we can plan food and drink accordingly. Thanks, see you then!
  

  
  

  Our hostess will be advised.

  
  Get ready for our summer plein air season!

  
  

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• Watercolor workshop with Kim Johnson Nechtman

  • Start
    Monday, August 25, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • End
    Thursday, August 28, 2025
  •  
    4:00 PM
  • Location
    Minnesota State University Moorhead
  • Spaces left
    19

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  This is going to be an amazing four day workshop with Kim Johnson Nechtman AWS, NWS, TWSA, August 25-28, 2025. Kim captures life and uses color to express the joy of living while painting portraits of people and animals. This week will be filled with a variety of subjects, something for everyone! The final day we will paint shorebirds and will open up for a limited number, for those unable to attend a four day workshop.

  Day one we will paint animals with spots or stripes, use your own photos and have your drawing complete on watercolor paper prior to class. Think giraffe, zebra, striped cats. If you do not have photos, search online for free photo sources. 

  Day two we will work on facial features. Use small sheets of watercolor paper 1/8th sheet works well. We will work on the eye, mouth, and nose.

  Day three we will work on a portrait using the features we learned on Tuesday. Find a photo with good lighting and have the drawing complete before class so we can paint.

  Day Four What a blast it will be, the last day, we will paint shore birds. Use your own photo or use Kims. 

  Kim Johnson
  

  I love to capture life, to use color to express the joy of living combined with the pleasure I get from the medium. As life brings new experiences to me as a person, there’s an exponential increase in confidence to my expression of life through color. I particularly enjoy the challenge of carefully working out a composition without losing spontaneity.

  Most of my paints are Daniel Smith, but I also have some Winsor and Newton, Holbein, or M. Graham on my palette. I paint on 140 lbs cold or rough press paper and it’s usually Arches or Saunders Waterford.

  Signature Memberships: American Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society, Transparent Watercolor Society of America Watercolor West, San Diego Watercolor Society, Western Federation of Watercolor Societies Arizona Watercolor Association

  Features:

  Splash 13: Alternative Approaches Splash 14: Light and Color, Splash 16: Exploring Texture Splash 17: Inspiring Subjects Splash 21: Capturing Mood, The Art of Watercolour Magazine (21st Issue), Pratique des Arts Magazine (No 133), Art Journey Animals: A Collection of Inspiring Contemporary Masterworks (North Light Books)

  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kim.johnsonnechtman

  Website: www.kj-art.com

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