Painting Workshop with Donna Bland

August 26-28, 2026 | 10:00 AM–4:00 PM$350, Lunch provided dailyJoin artist and instructor Donna Bland for an unforgettable and informative three-day painting workshop. This immersive experience will guide participants through value studies, color mixing, and strong compositional design while creating beautiful oil paintings in an impressionist style demonstrations, guided practice, and individualized instruction, students will explore techniques and learn how to apply them to their own work. Emphasis will be placed on understanding light and shadow, achieving harmony in color, and developing confident, expressive brushwork. This workshop is ideal for artists looking to deepen their technical skills park in the regular museum parking lot and follow the sidewalk east of the museum to the education center List:3 Canvases: Suggested sizes 11 x 14, 12 x 16, or 16 x 20Suggested Brushes: Flats 2, 4, 6, 8; Filberts 2, 4, 6, 8; Rounds: 1, 2, 4, 6; RiggerGamsol (odorless turpenoid medium)Paper towelsEasel (table easels available at the museum) Pallet: Freezer Paper or you choice of wooden or plastic Oil or water-based oil paint Paint Colors: (you do not need all of these, some can be mixed or borrowed from Donna)Alizarin Crimson PermanentCadmium Red LightBurnt SiennaRaw UmberTransparent Maroon, or Transparent Red Oxide Red or RoseAlizarin PermanentCadmium Yellow LightCadmium Yellow MediumYellow OchreCadmium OrangeQuinacridone VioletViridian Sap GreenAzo GreenUltramarine BlueCobaltIvory Black or Chromatic BlackTitanium White or Permalba