The Northern Michigan
Culinary Arts Community
Series at the Oliver Art Center

Preserving Foods, it's not just about canning with Suz McLaughlin
Saturday, January 28

Dressings for Your Greens with Susan Mundt
Saturday, February 11

The Art of the Braise with Steve Tebo
Saturday, February 25

The Pleasant Peasant: Hearty hand held food for the common (99%) with Jim Barnes
Saturday, March 10

Indian Cooking with Becky DeVries
Saturday, March 24
Cost - $50 per class; $200 for pack of 5 classes. All classes scheduled 10am-noon on Saturdays -

Friday, February 24 12:30-4 p.m.
$40/$50
Let’s get together and paint some colorful flowers to remind us that spring will eventually return! We’ll spend the afternoon immersed in blooms. Composition, color, shape and value are some of the things we’ll discuss as we build our colorful paintings. Bring in your own floral reference photo, or use one of mine. All levels welcome.

Monday, March 19 12:30-4 p.m.
$40/$50
Let’s jump into the realm of abstract painting (non-representational). This class will be a lot of fun with “no risk and lots of reward” painting methods. We’ll use patterning and repetition of a motif to create expressive works of art. I’ll guide you through the process and we’ll slap, daub and dab away the afternoon. Composition, value, color and shape will be discussed as we bring our paintings
toward conclusion.

January 14 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
$35/$45

Beginner, master -- or somewhere in between? One thing's for sure, if you don't have a sense of where you're going with your art work or why you’re going, there's a good chance you won't get anywhere you really want to be. On the other hand, nurturing a sense of purpose and creating
clear intentions allows you to take your art to new levels of meaning, fulfillment and success.

• Do you struggle to find the time to do your art?
• Do you have more ideas than you know what to do with?
• Does your artistic expression seem blocked?
• Are you interested in increasing your production or sales?
• Is there something more you want from or for your art?

If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, Goal-Setting for Artists is for you. Created with the specific challenges faced by artists (fine artists, writers, actors, etc.) in mind, this workshop will help you bring greater awareness and direction to your artistic life. Spend an enjoyable and safe afternoon:

• taking stock of your life as an artist
• connecting with your artistic purpose
• identifying your aspirations and how to address them
• exploring constructive ways to deal with distractions, blocks and other challenges
• clarifying your options and creating workable goals for your art in 2012

You'll leave the workshop with a set of clear and meaningful goals from which you'll be able to create your artistic life in the year ahead.