Classes, pop up portraits, markets,
and figure drawing sessions.
Full Calendar
Pop Up Portraits at the General Store
Pop up portraits at the general store. Yourself, your kids, your pet. All is fair game for this one. (Pets have to be outside though)
SOMA Figure Drawing
SOMA Figure Drawing. Two hours of live nude figure drawing. Appropriate for ages 18+ (with exceptions based on parental approval). Learn next to some of the greatest local artists, plus people who haven’t done this since college, or people who’ve never even tried! All mediums are welcome.
Poses start with 1 minute gestures and advance to 20-minute studies.
$20 for two hours.
Pup Up Portraits - Hound About Town Jersey City
Pups only! Pup up portraits. Bring your good boy to sit very very still (or still-ish. I’m managing my expectations) for about 10 minutes and you’ll walk away with a pretty portrait of them, clipboard and all.
SOMA Affordable Arts Sale
BIG NEWS Art Friends: We are hosting an Affordable Art Sale on Sunday April 27 at Artie’s Attic @arties_nj and we are seeking Artist Vendors!
The application is live; click the link in bio. Applications accepted until noon on Friday, March 21. All details for vendors are in that link, but reach out if you have any questions!
Everyone else — please save the date and come check us out on 4/27! In the meantime: send, share, tag to any SOMA local artists you think should be a part of this — let’s get affordable art out there!
Watercolor for Teens at The Baird
Dive into the vibrant world of watercolor painting in this fun and creative class designed just for middle schoolers! Learn how to mix colors, create textures, and paint everything from animals and nature scenes to abstract masterpieces. With step-by-step guidance from a local artist, you’ll gain confidence in your artistic abilities while learning with your peers, and potentially developing your future portfolio.
Watercolor Level 1
These lessons will introduce beginners and experienced artists to the beauty and exploration of this versatile medium. Ken will guide you through various watercolor techniques, tools and materials, providing step-by-step demonstrations and personalized feedback. You’ll learn to achieve different forms, textures and volumes through subtle control of water, pigment and brushes. All supplies are included.
Watercolor Level 2
Level 2: Intermediate Watercolor Class
Description:
Take your watercolor skills to the next level in this class designed for artists with basic experience, or those who have taken the watercolor class with Ken Stanek in the past. Experiment with more nuanced techniques to create more dynamic, detailed, and polished pieces. We’ll delve into more complex concepts such as controlling water flow, refining details, and combining multiple techniques in a single work. We will again focus on animals and the natural world, with plenty of opportunities for individual exploration and feedback. Bring your creativity and a desire to refine your style!
What You’ll Learn:
Advanced blending, layering, and glazing techniques
The qualities of different types of paper
How to develop your personal style and voice in watercolor
SOMA Figure Drawing
SOMA Figure Drawing. Two hours of live nude figure drawing. Appropriate for ages 18+ (with exceptions based on parental approval). Learn next to some of the greatest local artists, plus people who haven’t done this since college, or people who’ve never even tried! All mediums are welcome.
Poses start with 1 minute gestures and advance to 20-minute studies.
$20 for two hours.
Pup Up Pet Portraits - 4 Paws Chester, NJ
Pups only! Pup up portraits. Bring your good boy to sit very very still (or still-ish. I’m managing my expectations) for about 10 minutes and you’ll walk away with a pretty portrait of them, clipboard and all.
Warren Court Art Walk
Get an injection of art in your life and boost your immunity to life’s vicissitudes. And remember, this year the WCAW is sponsored by the SOMA Studio Tour! More chances to see art! 25 artists! Two food trucks!
Paint & Sip at Lum's Cellars
I soft launched a s9 version of a paint & sip for Melanie Curtis’s birthday last weekend [3], where we got all sorts of charcuterie, had some presents, kids were there, we made buffalo wings, and just hung out with friends. All this stuff is your standard birthday party fare. What was DIFFERENT is that I set up a table for everyone to paint portraits of our cat, Matil. It was a great surprise birthday addition!
Unintentionally, I liked the idea of elevating your standard paint & sip into a far more social occasion, where you STILL end up with a piece of art at the end of the night, but you also have dinner.
Will this all come to pass? We’ll see! I haven’t even told the Señor Sangria people about it yet, but i know they read this newsletter so…surprise! Lum’s Cellars has had that seed planted though. And I’ll probably nudge Maplewood Wheelhouse too, and see what happens. It definitely seems like it’s their uh… oh gosh what’s the right term… their uh… cup of tea.
SOMA Figure Drawing
SOMA Figure Drawing. Two hours of live nude figure drawing. Appropriate for ages 18+ (with exceptions based on parental approval). Learn next to some of the greatest local artists, plus people who haven’t done this since college, or people who’ve never even tried! All mediums are welcome.
Poses start with 1 minute gestures and advance to 20-minute studies.
$20 for two hours.
Pup Up Pet Portraits
Pups only! Pup up portraits. Bring your good boy to sit very very still (or still-ish. I’m managing my expectations) for about 10 minutes and you’ll walk away with a pretty portrait of them, clipboard and all.
SOMA Figure Drawing
SOMA Figure Drawing. Two hours of live nude figure drawing. Appropriate for ages 18+ (with exceptions based on parental approval). Learn next to some of the greatest local artists, plus people who haven’t done this since college, or people who’ve never even tried! All mediums are welcome.
Poses start with 1 minute gestures and advance to 20-minute studies.
$20 for two hours.
SOMA Figure Drawing
SOMA Figure Drawing. Two hours of live nude figure drawing. Appropriate for ages 18+ (with exceptions based on parental approval). Learn next to some of the greatest local artists, plus people who haven’t done this since college, or people who’ve never even tried! All mediums are welcome.
Poses start with 1 minute gestures and advance to 20-minute studies.
$20 for two hours.
Beginner Watercolor
These lessons will introduce beginners and experienced artists to the beauty and exploration of this versatile medium. Ken will guide you through various watercolor techniques, tools and materials, providing step-by-step demonstrations and personalized feedback. You’ll learn to achieve different forms, textures and volumes through subtle control of water, pigment and brushes. All supplies are included.
Beginner Watercolor
These lessons will introduce beginners and experienced artists to the beauty and exploration of this versatile medium. Ken will guide you through various watercolor techniques, tools and materials, providing step-by-step demonstrations and personalized feedback. You’ll learn to achieve different forms, textures and volumes through subtle control of water, pigment and brushes. All supplies are included.
SOMA Figure Drawing
SOMA Figure Drawing. Two hours of live nude figure drawing. Appropriate for ages 18+ (with exceptions based on parental approval). Learn next to some of the greatest local artists, plus people who haven’t done this since college, or people who’ve never even tried! All mediums are welcome.
Poses start with 1 minute gestures and advance to 20-minute studies.
$20 for two hours.
SOMA Figure Drawing
SOMA Figure Drawing. Two hours of live nude figure drawing. Appropriate for ages 18+ (with exceptions based on parental approval). Learn next to some of the greatest local artists, plus people who haven’t done this since college, or people who’ve never even tried! All mediums are welcome.
Poses start with 1 minute gestures and advance to 20-minute studies.
$20 for two hours.
Pop Up Shop at the General store
It’s the week before Valentine’s day, and i’m going to make some punny, pithy animal cards that are going to get you out of the doghouse [1]. All this stuff will be there too:
Watercolor Classes at the Baird Center
These lessons will introduce beginners and experienced artists to the beauty and exploration of this versatile medium. Ken will guide you through various watercolor techniques, tools and materials, providing step-by-step demonstrations and personalized feedback. You’ll learn to achieve different forms, textures and volumes through subtle control of water, pigment and brushes. All supplies are included.
Watercolor Classes at the Baird Center
These lessons will introduce beginners and experienced artists to the beauty and exploration of this versatile medium. Ken will guide you through various watercolor techniques, tools and materials, providing step-by-step demonstrations and personalized feedback. You’ll learn to achieve different forms, textures and volumes through subtle control of water, pigment and brushes. All supplies are included.
SOMA Figure Drawing
SOMA Figure Drawing. Two hours of live nude figure drawing. Appropriate for ages 18+ (with exceptions based on parental approval). Learn next to some of the greatest local artists, plus people who haven’t done this since college, or people who’ve never even tried! All mediums are welcome.
Poses start with 1 minute gestures and advance to 20-minute studies.
$20 for two hours.
Watercolor Classes at the Baird Center
These lessons will introduce beginners and experienced artists to the beauty and exploration of this versatile medium. Ken will guide you through various watercolor techniques, tools and materials, providing step-by-step demonstrations and personalized feedback. You’ll learn to achieve different forms, textures and volumes through subtle control of water, pigment and brushes. All supplies are included.
SOMA Figure Drawing
SOMA Figure Drawing. Two hours of live nude figure drawing. Appropriate for ages 18+ (with exceptions based on parental approval). Learn next to some of the greatest local artists, plus people who haven’t done this since college, or people who’ve never even tried! All mediums are welcome.
Poses start with 1 minute gestures and advance to 20-minute studies.
$20 for two hours.
Watercolor Classes at the Baird Center
These lessons will introduce beginners and experienced artists to the beauty and exploration of this versatile medium. Ken will guide you through various watercolor techniques, tools and materials, providing step-by-step demonstrations and personalized feedback. You’ll learn to achieve different forms, textures and volumes through subtle control of water, pigment and brushes. All supplies are included.
Watercolor Classes at the Baird Center
These lessons will introduce beginners and experienced artists to the beauty and exploration of this versatile medium. Ken will guide you through various watercolor techniques, tools and materials, providing step-by-step demonstrations and personalized feedback. You’ll learn to achieve different forms, textures and volumes through subtle control of water, pigment and brushes. All supplies are included.
SOMA Figure Drawing
SOMA Figure Drawing. Two hours of live nude figure drawing. Appropriate for ages 18+ (with exceptions based on parental approval). Learn next to some of the greatest local artists, plus people who haven’t done this since college, or people who’ve never even tried! All mediums are welcome.
Poses start with 1 minute gestures and advance to 20-minute studies.
$20 for two hours.
Drawing / Urban Sketching at the Baird
This class is about drawing on location, indoors and outdoors. The brand new spaces of the Baird Center have countless vistas and vantage points that can be documented as part of its beauty for years to come. The simple act of slowing down to directly observe and record your surroundings can be immediately relaxing - almost meditative. It will help you discover beauty that you never recognized before. All materials are included.
Book Signing at A Paper Hat
Sign up for a Pop Up Portrait at Perch Home. 10 minute quick watercolor & ink portraits which you can take home on the clipboard. Grab a time slot here - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050F4EAEAE23AAFC1-53518449-popupportraits
Watercolor Classes at the Baird Center
These lessons will introduce beginners and experienced artists to the beauty and exploration of this versatile medium. Ken will guide you through various watercolor techniques, tools and materials, providing step-by-step demonstrations and personalized feedback. You’ll learn to achieve different forms, textures and volumes through subtle control of water, pigment and brushes. All supplies are included.
Pop Up Portraits at Perch Home
Sign up for a Pop Up Portrait at Perch Home. 10 minute quick watercolor & ink portraits which you can take home on the clipboard. Grab a time slot here - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050F4EAEAE23AAFC1-53518449-popupportraits
Drawing / Urban Sketching at the Baird
This class is about drawing on location, indoors and outdoors. The brand new spaces of the Baird Center have countless vistas and vantage points that can be documented as part of its beauty for years to come. The simple act of slowing down to directly observe and record your surroundings can be immediately relaxing - almost meditative. It will help you discover beauty that you never recognized before. All materials are included.
SOMA Figure Drawing
SOMA Figure Drawing. Two hours of live nude figure drawing. Appropriate for ages 18+ (with exceptions based on parental approval). Learn next to some of the greatest local artists, plus people who haven’t done this since college, or people who’ve never even tried! All mediums are welcome.
Poses start with 1 minute gestures and advance to 20-minute studies.
$20 for two hours.
Watercolor Classes at the Baird Center
These lessons will introduce beginners and experienced artists to the beauty and exploration of this versatile medium. Ken will guide you through various watercolor techniques, tools and materials, providing step-by-step demonstrations and personalized feedback. You’ll learn to achieve different forms, textures and volumes through subtle control of water, pigment and brushes. All supplies are included.
Drawing / Urban Sketching at the Baird
This class is about drawing on location, indoors and outdoors. The brand new spaces of the Baird Center have countless vistas and vantage points that can be documented as part of its beauty for years to come. The simple act of slowing down to directly observe and record your surroundings can be immediately relaxing - almost meditative. It will help you discover beauty that you never recognized before. All materials are included.
Watercolor Classes at the Baird Center
These lessons will introduce beginners and experienced artists to the beauty and exploration of this versatile medium. Ken will guide you through various watercolor techniques, tools and materials, providing step-by-step demonstrations and personalized feedback. You’ll learn to achieve different forms, textures and volumes through subtle control of water, pigment and brushes. All supplies are included.
SOMA Figure Drawing
SOMA Figure Drawing. Two hours of live nude figure drawing. Appropriate for ages 18+ (with exceptions based on parental approval). Learn next to some of the greatest local artists, plus people who haven’t done this since college, or people who’ve never even tried! All mediums are welcome.
Poses start with 1 minute gestures and advance to 20-minute studies.
$20 for two hours.
Drawing / Urban Sketching at the Baird
This class is about drawing on location, indoors and outdoors. The brand new spaces of the Baird Center have countless vistas and vantage points that can be documented as part of its beauty for years to come. The simple act of slowing down to directly observe and record your surroundings can be immediately relaxing - almost meditative. It will help you discover beauty that you never recognized before. All materials are included.