Open Arts Studio NM

Today is the day! Today we ✨️Gather✨️
Consider this your permission slip to doodle, color and play with paint. Saturday, May 16th from 1-3pm at Star Heights Recreation Center. Sign up ahead of time at https://www.rr-cc.org/rio-rancho-art-on-the-mesa or pay at the door.

Gather is back this weekend! If you need a little mid-month reset, this is your chance. Come spend the afternoon swirling blobs of watercolor on paper and turn them into cute little birds.

Sign up at https://www.rr-cc.org/rio-rancho-art-on-the-mesa

Gather is this Saturday ✨️ This is your permission slip to come make art alongside other creative people. No pressure, no expectations. Bring whatever you’re working on (or start something new here). We’ll have some materials available too. Come as you are 💛

Sign up at www.rr-cc.org/rio-rancho-art-on-the-mesa

All the dates for Gather in one, handy-dandy, spot. Gather meets one Saturday/month & the next one is this Saturday, April 18th! Come make art with us.

$10/month or get 15% off when you purchase 3 months at once >>> bit.ly/OAS-gather

Guess what? You're artistic even if it doesn't feel like it. And you don’t have to know what you’re doing to enjoy it. Gather is a chance to get creative without the pressure of making something amazing. (Amazing might happen but it doesn't have to!)

People who come to Gather say that isn’t really about the art at all.
It’s about the time. The space. The feeling of not having to rush or perform.

The $10 covers the space, the materials, and two hours where nothing is being asked of you except to show up.

If you’ve been craving a place to make something without pressure, you’re very welcome here. Sign up at www.rr-cc.org/open-arts-studio

Get the swirl out of your brain and onto paper into something beautiful. Each month in Gather, you'll find an 'art invitation'. These invitations are simple & usually meditative art ideas for you to engage in. In April, you're invited to calm the chaos. No drawing abilities required. Just scribbling, line making and punching out circles. Plus a little bit of glue.

Gather meeting once a month. Next meeting is April 18th from 1-3pm. $10/session or get 15% off when you purchase 3 months at once. Sign up at bit.ly/OAS-gather

The beginning of some blobby birds I made during this months Gather. So easy, paint blobs, let dry, add feet, a beak and an eye. What else could these blobs be?

Next Gather is April 18th. Sign up at www.rr-cc.org

This is the last photo of something I worked on. It’s from January. 😬 Life is busy. For all of us. That’s why Gather exists - it’s a guaranteed time where I get to sit and create. Because making art feels good, even if it’s doodles or blobs on a page. Studies have shown that art making can reduce stress and anxiety. And who doesn’t need that these days? So come out and make art with me this Saturday, March 21st.

✨Claim your spot in Gather at www.rr-cc.org

🐷 This little piggy mug is showing you the difference between using the rule of thirds and centering your subject. Want to learn more about photo composition? Join us this Saturday at Star Heights Recreation Center to learn about composition (aka how to arrange things within a photo). We’ll also be covering the exposure triangle (ISO, f-stops & shutter speed, oh my!) Sign up for Learn: Photography at www.rr-cc.org

Where you stand in relation to your subject can make a HUGE difference in how your photos turn out. These were taken just minutes apart. Same cat (hi, Boo 🐾), Same spot. The only thing that changed? Where I stood.

This Saturday, we’ll explore light and how small shifts can completely transform your images.

Join me (Boo will be cheering from home).

Learn: Photography
March 7, 14, and 21st from 10-11:30am
Star Heights Recreation Center
$40/class. $90 for all 3 classes.

Sign up at www.rr-cc.org