Upcoming Events & Exhibitions

September 23 / Eastmanville Farm / 7851 Leonard Road / 10 am – 1 pm
The farm was built in the 1930's as a poor farm to provide indigent people with work and
housing. Today it is a well maintained Ottawa County Park with rolling hills and hiking trails
that lead through a beautiful meadow, down to a river. There's plenty of parking and a
couple port-a-jons. DIRECTIONS: It's about twenty miles west Grand Rapids. Just get on
Leonard Street and head west.

Sign Up HERE: https://givebutter.com/watercolor-workshop-8wpffs

$50 Registration Fee. Explore the spontaneity and beauty of watercolor painting in this 3-hour class as we focus on the wet-in-wet technique. You will learn how to work with flowing washes, soft edges, and spontaneous color blends by applying paint to wet paper at varying degrees of dampness, allowing pigments to merge and mingle in controlled yet unpredictable ways. Through guided demonstrations and hands-on practice, you can explore color harmony, edge control, water management, and creative ways to harness happy accidents that make wet-in-wet watercolor so fun and interesting. Perfect for any skill level, this class emphasizes process, experimentation, and joyful expression while building essential skills for creating watercolor paintings in any genre and style. 

September 30 / Coopersville / 225 South Hudson / 10 am – 1 pm
There's a lot to see (and paint) in this little town, including an old steam engine, some old
passenger cars and lots of small town America Victorian style buildings, beautifully
restored. A good place to park and meet would be the City Park on Main Street next to the
big clock. Plenty of parking up and down Main Street and restrooms are available in the
municipal building and in the restaurants.