Kansas lawmakers are closing in on deadlines for getting bills from one house to the other. Measures that aren’t on the move by the end of the week stand relatively little chance of passing. As Jim McLean of the KHI News Service reports, bills to expand eligibility for the state’s Medicaid program are among those likely to be left behind.
Description: What to Expect: Instructor David Vollbracht will demonstrate oil painting techniques and teach workshop participants how composition, color, and brushwork enhance painting style. Classes held in the Hansen Museum Community Room from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on July 9, 10, & 11, 2020. One morning, David will take the class outdoors for plein air sketching. Back in the classroom, David will guide students in turning these sketches into paintings. On the last day of the workshop, David will critique students’ work. About David: David Vollbracht of Medicine Lodge, KS, is a representational landscape painter of the west. His work reflects the quality of light, nature, and the spirit drawn from the land. David emphasizes the importance of the natural landscape and its beauty in his compositions. He is intrigued by the patterns and shapes found in nature and concentrates on the effects of light on these elements. David’s knowledge has been nurtured by attending the art workshops of Clyde Aspevig and Wayne Wolfe. He is a Signature Member of Oil Painters of America and has shown his work at numerous shows. Submitted by: Hannah Danner Dane G. Hansen Museum
Description: "Are you struggling with paint color but don’t know where to start? If you love to paint portraits, draw characters or create fantasy environments, painting digitally is a lot of fun. But for most digital artists and those who are learning to paint, color is challenging, intimidating and one of the most difficult subjects to learn. We will be performing series of workshops to help you start learning color to improve your color. To begin the color journey, we’ll first study the most important building block of color: value and composition. Some of our topics include: - Color and Composition exercise (We will cover a fun and powerful exercise to help you start painting in color the right way). - Monochrome film studies Our workshops are designed for those who want to start painting in color with confidence and get consistent results." Submitted by: Chris Legaspi Laws of Color
Description: Join us every Wednesday morning for stories and science with activities, specimens and more with Colleen, our museum educator! This week we’ll share Redwoods by Jason Chin. Submitted by: Anne Tangeman KU Natural History Museum
