Updated 6/15/2022
ATTENTION: Due to COVID19 and community safety concerns, until further notice, most classes and workshops are VIRTUAL, using Zoom as the live, online platform where you will see the demo in full screen mode. Zoom classes have been successful and feedback has been very positive. Exceptions to VIRTUAL classes are my plein air workshops for 2022 and 2023; please SEE THE SCHEDULE for updates.
Would you enjoy a wonderful vacation along with a plein air workshop? Registration is now open for my July 2023 plein air workshop on Madeline Island, in Lake Superior. Come along, enjoy the island breezes and lifestyle, paint with us! For more information scroll down to July 24, 2023. See you, there.
Questions? Please go to Contact Me HERE. You can Register for classes and workshops where the Register link is posted.
Note: all class/workshop/demo times are Arizona/MST (aka GMT-7) unless otherwise noted. Arizona does NOT follow Daylight Savings Time.
Be well, be safe and Happy Painting. Julie
Supplies: each painter provides her/his own personal painting supplies unless otherwise noted. Emails: add your name and email address HERE to be placed on Julie’s Constant Contact “Class & Workshop List” for notifications of upcoming events. Your comments HERE will be appreciated. Thank you so much, painters, for attending my Classes & Workshops! Julie
“MASTRIUS ASPIRING ARTISTS GROUP” – MENTORSHIP GROUPS
CELEBRATING MASTERY; LEARN FROM MASTER ARTIST Julie Gilbert Pollard
Join Mastrius and be welcomed into a Supportive, Goals Focused, Non-Competitive Community of Aspiring artists. Learn directly from Julie who is eager to help you LAUNCH your art skills, ACHIEVE your art business goals and FAST-TRACK your artistic journey! Always Live & Interactive. Never Pre-Recorded.
Dates & Time: Thursday, July 7, Aug. 4, Sept. 1, Oct. 6, Nov. 3, Dec. 1, 2022, 5-7PM Phoenix/6-8PM MDT. First Thursday EVERY MONTH, same time.
Medium: Watercolor, Acylic, Oil
HOW MENTORSHIP GROUPS WORK: HERE
Meet Julie Gilbert Pollard: HERE
Tuition: $99.00 CAD
REGISTER: HERE Scroll down to ASPIRING, click ADD TO CART
“Watercolor Unleashed! Yosemite Falls” – LIVE ONLINE CLASS THROUGH ZOOM
Dates & Times: Sept. 6 to Oct. 11, 2022, 1:00-4:00PM Phoenix time, 6 Tuesday afternoons
Medium: Watercolor
Details: Paint Yosemite Falls, a majestic waterfall cascading over gray granite. Study will focus on the magnificent subject-matter, watercolor techniques and the creative use of color. Techniques will be demonstrated to address the various puzzles with which the artist is faced when painting this stunning, fascinating and challenging subject!
A photo will be provided for your use, but you are always welcome and encouraged to paint from your own reference material whenever you wish.
There will be demos, instruction and individual critique throughout the Zoom class. Class time will be structured, yet open enough to accommodate the artistic spirit within us all. All levels are welcome and encouraged to attend. The only prerequisite is an attitude of joy in the act of painting!
All the demos will be recorded and available to students for 2 months.
Tuition: $315 Register: HERE
“Painting with Julie Gilbert Pollard” via Zoom, at Julie’s Studio
VIRTUAL: ZOOM + EMAIL. Participate in lessons and demos, paint with Julie and a few participating artists online. Tuesday evenings, some exceptions such as holidays or I’m scheduled elsewhere; on-going, month to month.
Dates & Times: Sept. 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022, 4-Tuesday evening classes, 6:30-8:30PM.
Medium: Watercolor, Oil or Acrylic
Tuition: $20/class, monthly in advance, e.g., a 4-class month is $80.00.
Wait List, send Julie an email at Contact Me: HERE
“WET & WILD – PLEIN AIR TO STUDIO!” on location with Julie Gilbert Pollard
Dates: Sept. 29, 30th and Oct. 1st, 2022, Thursday-Saturday, 3 days. Mornings: ON LOCATION at nearby Oak Creek; afternoons: in SAC Studio.
Medium: Watercolor
Details: Learn to paint water that looks wet, reflective and splashy! With stunning Oak Creek as your model, paint water as it splashes around and over the rocky streambed. Techniques will be demonstrated to address the various puzzles with which the artist is faced when painting this stunning, fascinating and challenging subject!
Mornings: At a nearby Oak Creek location, do “light” plein air painting, i.e. sketching, color-sketching, etc., using a minimal set-up, or simply taking photos. Demos will be based on a minimal, portable version of plein air work. Nevertheless, the amount of equipment you take is your choice. There are lists of suggested supplies available for levels of activity at both ends of the spectrum
After Lunch: classroom painting in the SAC studio using material gathered that morning or on a previous day, work on paintings started on location or begin new paintings, as you wish.
All levels are welcome and encouraged to attend. The only prerequisite is an attitude of joy in the act of painting. There will be demos, instruction at all levels as needed, individual critique and lots of painting time. Class time will be structured, yet open enough to accommodate the artistic spirit within us all!
Note: This workshop was very successful in late April 2022. You may get hints of “autumn colors” this weekend! Come paint with us!
Tuition: $450 Complete Details: HERE
Register: click “Add to cart” HERE, or Call 888.954.4442 or 928.282.3809, or Email: sac@sedonaartscenter.org
Registration & Cancellation Policies: HERE
“Painting with Julie Gilbert Pollard” via Zoom, at Julie’s Studio
VIRTUAL: ZOOM + EMAIL – Participate in lessons and demos from your own studio, paint with Julie and a few participating artists online.
Dates: Oct. 4, 11, 18, 25, 2022; Every Tuesday evening, some exceptions such as holidays or I’m scheduled elsewhere; on-going, month to month.
Time: 6:30 – 8:30PM MST
Medium: Watercolor, Oil or Acrylic
Tuition: $20/class, monthly in advance, e.g., a 4-class month is $80.00.
Wait List, send Julie an email at Contact Me: HERE
“MASTRIUS ASPIRING ARTISTS GROUP” – MENTORSHIP GROUPS
CELEBRATING MASTERY; LEARN FROM MASTER ARTIST Julie Gilbert Pollard
Join Mastrius and be welcomed into a Supportive, Goals Focused, Non-Competitive Community of Aspiring artists. Learn directly from Julie who is eager to help you LAUNCH your art skills, ACHIEVE your art business goals and FAST-TRACK your artistic journey! Always Live & Interactive. Never Pre-Recorded.
Dates & Time: Thursday, July 7, Aug. 4, Sept. 1, Oct. 6, Nov. 3, Dec. 1, 2022, 5-7PM Phoenix/6-8PM MDT. First Thursday EVERY MONTH, same time.
Medium: Watercolor, Acylic, Oil
HOW MENTORSHIP GROUPS WORK: HERE
Meet Julie Gilbert Pollard: HERE
Tuition: $99.00 CAD
REGISTER: HERE Scroll down to ASPIRING, click ADD TO CART
“RE-VISIT YOUR SUMMER VACATION or PAINT YOUR FAVORITE PHOTO” – Shemer Art Center, a Virtual Class via Zoom, with Julie Gilbert Pollard
Dates & Times: Oct. 18, 25, Nov. 8, 15, 2022, 4 Tuesday afternoons, 1-4PM Phoenix Time, No Class on Nov. 1st
Medium: Watercolor
Details: It’s October and summer vacation memories are fading. Bring them back! Painting allows artists to re-visit the places they’ve been. The first photo reference/painting project will be supplied, after which students will choose one of their own photos – from a super summer getaway OR of course, any other photo you wish to paint!
There will be demonstrations of techniques suitable for the subject matter, exercises, critique and lots of painting time. All levels are welcome and encouraged to attend. Class time will be structured, yet open enough to accommodate the artistic spirit within us all. The only prerequisite is an attitude of joy in the act of painting!
Availability: Only 10 spaces maximum No Class on Nov. 1st, 2022
Tuition: $140 Register: HERE
Shemer Policies: HERE
“Painting with Julie Gilbert Pollard” via Zoom, at Julie’s Studio
VIRTUAL: ZOOM + EMAIL. Participate in lessons and demos, paint with Julie and a few participating artists online. Tuesday evenings, some exceptions such as holidays or I’m scheduled elsewhere; on-going, month to month.
Dates & Times: Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2022, 5 Tuesday evening classes, 6:30-8:30PM.
Medium: Watercolor, Oil or Acrylic
Tuition: $20/class, monthly in advance, e.g., a 5-class month is $100.00.
Wait List, send Julie an email at Contact Me: HERE
“MASTRIUS ASPIRING ARTISTS GROUP” – MENTORSHIP GROUPS
CELEBRATING MASTERY; LEARN FROM MASTER ARTIST Julie Gilbert Pollard
Join Mastrius and be welcomed into a Supportive, Goals Focused, Non-Competitive Community of Aspiring artists. Learn directly from Julie who is eager to help you LAUNCH your art skills, ACHIEVE your art business goals and FAST-TRACK your artistic journey! Always Live & Interactive. Never Pre-Recorded.
Dates & Time: Thursday, July 7, Aug. 4, Sept. 1, Oct. 6, Nov. 3, Dec. 1, 2022, 5-7PM Phoenix/6-8PM MDT. First Thursday EVERY MONTH, same time.
Medium: Watercolor, Acylic, Oil
HOW MENTORSHIP GROUPS WORK: HERE
Meet Julie Gilbert Pollard: HERE
Tuition: $99.00 CAD
REGISTER: HERE Scroll down to ASPIRING, click ADD TO CART
“MASTRIUS ASPIRING ARTISTS GROUP” – MENTORSHIP GROUPS
CELEBRATING MASTERY; LEARN FROM MASTER ARTIST Julie Gilbert Pollard
Join Mastrius and be welcomed into a Supportive, Goals Focused, Non-Competitive Community of Aspiring artists. Learn directly from Julie who is eager to help you LAUNCH your art skills, ACHIEVE your art business goals and FAST-TRACK your artistic journey! Always Live & Interactive. Never Pre-Recorded.
Dates & Time: Thursday, July 7, Aug. 4, Sept. 1, Oct. 6, Nov. 3, Dec. 1, 2022, 5-7PM Phoenix/6-8PM MDT. First Thursday EVERY MONTH, same time.
Medium: Watercolor, Acylic, Oil
HOW MENTORSHIP GROUPS WORK: HERE
Meet Julie Gilbert Pollard: HERE
Tuition: $99.00 CAD
REGISTER: HERE Scroll down to ASPIRING, click ADD TO CART
