Taste of Art | Winged Wonders: Butterflies and Symbolism in Art

Artists have always used beautiful symbols from nature in their art. Using this positive theme, we will create paintings that reflect life, love, and happiness. A variety of examples will be our inspiration. Join Robin Douglas for appetizers and drinks before creating your own masterpiece.


What is Taste of Art?


Kick off your weekend with a bite-sized happy hour version of our renowned Studio Arts workshops. Gather with friends in an artistic space designed to amplify your creative side. Join arts educator Robin Douglas, as we dip our toes into the work of celebrated artists over drinks and nibbles, followed by a rapid demonstration of their styles. You’ll then be guided to interpret these artists and create your own singular, spectacular work of art. We’ll help you express your unique style and ensure you have a blast doing it. All levels of experience are encouraged to participate. OMA provides food, drinks, and supplies; all you have to do is get yourself out of work, grab your friends, and have fun!


Members $50, Visitors $65

Members will need to sign in online to receive their discount.

Limited space is available. This event will be held onsite at OMA in compliance with CDC, state, and county guidelines. Sanctioned social distancing will be followed and masks that cover both the nose and mouth are required to be worn at all times.


Pictured: Dali,  Venus Butterfly, 1947.

Taste of Art | Tasty Tableaux: An edible still life feast with Audrey Flack and Wayne Thiebaud

Echoing Wayne Theibaud and Audrey Flack’s tactile and tasty representation of food we will create food paintings from edible culinary still lives. Thick paint applied like frosting will take the cake. Join Robin Douglas for appetizers and drinks before creating your own masterpiece.


What is Taste of Art?


Kick off your weekend with a bite-sized happy hour version of our renowned Studio Arts workshops. Gather with friends in an artistic space designed to amplify your creative side. Join arts educator Robin Douglas, as we dip our toes into the work of celebrated artists over drinks and nibbles, followed by a rapid demonstration of their styles. You’ll then be guided to interpret these artists and create your own singular, spectacular work of art. We’ll help you express your unique style and ensure you have a blast doing it. All levels of experience are encouraged to participate. OMA provides food, drinks, and supplies; all you have to do is get yourself out of work, grab your friends, and have fun!


Members $50, Visitors $65

Members will need to sign in online to receive their discount.

Limited space is available. This event will be held onsite at OMA in compliance with CDC, state, and county guidelines. Sanctioned social distancing will be followed and masks that cover both the nose and mouth are required to be worn at all times.


Pictured: Audrey Flack, Banana Split Sundae, 1981

Taste of Art | The Art of Surf: Painting the Ocean from Waikiki to Pier View Way

From the beaches of San Diego to Waikiki, waves, sand, and surf will be our inspiration to paint the power and movement of the ocean. Color contrasts and textures of seascapes will be explored. Join Robin Douglas for appetizers and drinks before creating your own masterpiece.


What is Taste of Art?


Kick off your weekend with a bite-sized happy hour version of our renowned Studio Arts workshops. Gather with friends in an artistic space designed to amplify your creative side. Join arts educator Robin Douglas, as we dip our toes into the work of celebrated artists over drinks and nibbles, followed by a rapid demonstration of their styles. You’ll then be guided to interpret these artists and create your own singular, spectacular work of art. We’ll help you express your unique style and ensure you have a blast doing it. All levels of experience are encouraged to participate. OMA provides food, drinks, and supplies; all you have to do is get yourself out of work, grab your friends, and have fun!


Members $50, Visitors $65

Members will need to sign in online to receive their discount.

Limited space is available. This event will be held onsite at OMA in compliance with CDC, state, and county guidelines. Sanctioned social distancing will be followed and masks that cover both the nose and mouth are required to be worn at all times.


Pictured: Eric Robison.

Taste of Art | Blurred Vision: Painting in layers with Gerhard Richter

Multi-colored and multi-layered works of art are Richter’s signature. His work has broken all sales records. Use his ground-breaking technique to fill your canvas. Join Robin Douglas for appetizers and drinks before creating your own masterpiece.


What is Taste of Art?


Kick off your weekend with a bite-sized happy hour version of our renowned Studio Arts workshops. Gather with friends in an artistic space designed to amplify your creative side. Join arts educator Robin Douglas, as we dip our toes into the work of celebrated artists over drinks and nibbles, followed by a rapid demonstration of their styles. You’ll then be guided to interpret these artists and create your own singular, spectacular work of art. We’ll help you express your unique style and ensure you have a blast doing it. All levels of experience are encouraged to participate. OMA provides food, drinks, and supplies; all you have to do is get yourself out of work, grab your friends, and have fun!


Members $50, Visitors $65

Members will need to sign in online to receive their discount.

Limited space is available. This event will be held onsite at OMA in compliance with CDC, state, and county guidelines. Sanctioned social distancing will be followed and masks that cover both the nose and mouth are required to be worn at all times.


Pictured: Gerhard Richter, Abstract Painting, 2017.

Taste of Art | Paint Your Fantasy: Mysterious landscapes with Pierre Bonnard

Painting with soft mysterious pastel colors combined with a variety of subject matter will be created in the fantastic style of the French Post-Impressionist artist Bonnard. Join Robin Douglas for appetizers and drinks before creating your own masterpiece.


What is Taste of Art?


Kick off your weekend with a bite-sized happy hour version of our renowned Studio Arts workshops. Gather with friends in an artistic space designed to amplify your creative side. Join arts educator Robin Douglas, as we dip our toes into the work of celebrated artists over drinks and nibbles, followed by a rapid demonstration of their styles. You’ll then be guided to interpret these artists and create your own singular, spectacular work of art. We’ll help you express your unique style and ensure you have a blast doing it. All levels of experience are encouraged to participate. OMA provides food, drinks, and supplies; all you have to do is get yourself out of work, grab your friends, and have fun!


Members $50, Visitors $65

Members will need to sign in online to receive their discount.

Limited space is available. This event will be held onsite at OMA in compliance with CDC, state, and county guidelines. Sanctioned social distancing will be followed and masks that cover both the nose and mouth are required to be worn at all times.


Pictured: Pierre Bonnard, Garden, 1935.

Taste of Art | Italian Artists and their Need for Speed: Moving Objects with Giacamo Balla and Gino Severini

Repeating forms to create emanating light, moving objects and speed were the inspiration for Balla and Severini. Have fun using paint and color to create motion. Join Robin Douglas for appetizers and drinks before creating your own masterpiece.


What is Taste of Art?


Kick off your weekend with a bite-sized happy hour version of our renowned Studio Arts workshops. Gather with friends in an artistic space designed to amplify your creative side. Join arts educator Robin Douglas, as we dip our toes into the work of celebrated artists over drinks and nibbles, followed by a rapid demonstration of their styles. You’ll then be guided to interpret these artists and create your own singular, spectacular work of art. We’ll help you express your unique style and ensure you have a blast doing it. All levels of experience are encouraged to participate. OMA provides food, drinks, and supplies; all you have to do is get yourself out of work, grab your friends, and have fun!


Members $50, Visitors $65

Members will need to sign in online to receive their discount.

Limited space is available. This event will be held onsite at OMA in compliance with CDC, state, and county guidelines. Sanctioned social distancing will be followed and masks that cover both the nose and mouth are required to be worn at all times.


Pictured: Gino Severini, Sea Dancer, 1914.

Taste of Art | Art³ Cubed: Geometric Paintings of Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque

Picasso said, “I paint not what the eye sees but what the brain knows.” With multiple views and fragmented space, inspired by Cezanne, these Cubists saw the modern world differently. Use your vision to create stunning energetic painted compositions. Join Robin Douglas for appetizers and drinks before creating your own masterpiece.


What is Taste of Art?


Kick off your weekend with a bite-sized happy hour version of our renowned Studio Arts workshops. Gather with friends in an artistic space designed to amplify your creative side. Join arts educator Robin Douglas, as we dip our toes into the work of celebrated artists over drinks and nibbles, followed by a rapid demonstration of their styles. You’ll then be guided to interpret these artists and create your own singular, spectacular work of art. We’ll help you express your unique style and ensure you have a blast doing it. All levels of experience are encouraged to participate. OMA provides food, drinks, and supplies; all you have to do is get yourself out of work, grab your friends, and have fun!


Members $50, Visitors $65

Members will need to sign in online to receive their discount.

Limited space is available. This event will be held onsite at OMA in compliance with CDC, state, and county guidelines. Sanctioned social distancing will be followed and masks that cover both the nose and mouth are required to be worn at all times.


Pictured: Pablo Picasso, Mediterranean Landscape,1953.

Taste of Art | The Colors of Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin: Impressions of the Tropics

Van Gogh and Gauguin broke the rules of the art world with their vibrant discordant colors and their thick application of paint. Their work inspired future artists. Now let these French Post Impressionists inspire your paintings of various landscapes, both Tahitian tropical and South of France Mediterranean.


Members $50, Visitors $65  

Members will need to sign in online to receive their discount.

Pictured: Vincent Van Gogh, Olive Trees, 1889.

 

Studio Arts with Robin Douglas | All that glitters IS gold: Gilded inspiration with Gustav Klimt and Takashi Murakami

Gold creates an aura of elegance and decadence, paint your own opulent masterpiece using Gustave Klimt and Takashi Murakami as inspiration. Slightly abstract to fantastic imagery, floral patterns, and swirling brushstrokes will complete our compositions. Join Robin Douglas for this all-day immersion starting with art slides for inspiration, light snacks, and art making.


What is Studio Arts?


Join us every other month for Studio Arts, when OMA transforms into an artist’s studio, offering skill-building workshops led by distinguished professor and arts educator Robin Douglas. Inspired by world-renowned artists, and practicing artists with exhibitions at OMA, you will explore different media, techniques, and subjects found in an artist’s studio. This full day workshop held from 10:00am-3:00pm is meant to get you in the art-making groove and develop new approaches to seeing and creating artwork. Whether you have a lifetime practice or are new to expressing yourself, we exchange ideas and techniques in a supportive and challenging environment. Students of all levels are welcome to stretch their creative muscles and build community with us. All supplies and light refreshments for each workshop are included in the cost. A break for lunch and a relaxed discussion will occur midday.
Please bring your own bagged lunch or feel free to visit one of the restaurants close by on our provided list.


Members $70, Visitors $100

 

Member? Sign in to your account to receive your discount.


Pictured: Gustav Klimt, Donna Con Ventaglio, 1918.

 

Studio Arts with Robin Douglas | Color and Movement: A day long obsession with Claude Monet and Joan Mitchell

Swirling colors and brushstrokes are the hallmark of both artists’ work. Pure motion, depth, and mark-making will be the focus of this studio. Explore the combination of Claude Monet’s swirling colors and almost abstract waterlilies and Joan Mitchell’s expressive and energetic brushstrokes in this month’s studio. Work on large canvases with acrylic paints to create your masterpiece of mark-making with motion and depth.


Members $70, Visitors $100.


Limited space is available. All supplies and light refreshments for each workshop are included in the cost. A break for lunch and a relaxed discussion will occur at midday. Please bring your own bagged lunch or feel free to visit one of the restaurants close by on our provided list.


Pictured: From the Louis Vuitton Foundation Exhibition in Paris 2022-2023;
A composite of Monet [top and bottom] and Mitchell in the middle.

 

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