Community Calendar

RD holds secular, science-based addiction recovery support groups every Monday. We are LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent led/friendly. Harm reduction approaches welcomed. Sober curious folks are welcomed. Anyone questioning their relationship to substances is welcomed. No student observers, please.

Using principles learned from the Fundamentals, Figure/Head, and Painting classes, we’ll apply our knowledge and skills to Great Master artworks. We’ll learn watercolor basics (wet on wet,wet on dry, color mixing). Each week we’ll look at various artists such as Rubens, Rembrandt, Winslow Homer and more. From each, we’ll cover the human figure, landscapes, and abstracts.

Course Outline

Week 1: Overview/ Review, Wet on Wet, Wet on Dry/Damp, Water Control Brushes, Strokes Pencils, paint, ink

Week 2: Simple Volumes, Visualizing simple masses Value

Week 3: Monochrome, Using Black and Earth-tones, Rubens and Rembrandt

Week 4: Warm and Cools

Week 5: Color, Working with Primaries, Color Mixing, Winslow Homer scenes, Georgia O’ Keefe abstracts, Sargent

Week 6: Long-Form Master Study, Applying our skills to a single study

Suggested Reading:

1) Figure Drawing For Artists by Steve Huston

2) Drawing Lessons from the Great Masters & Master Class In Figure Drawing by Robert Beverly Hale

All Supplies and Materials provided- Adults 18+

Coffee & Chalk is your Tuesday morning reset—grab a fresh cup from Onyx, catch up with fellow parents and caregivers, and let your little ones transform the Arvest Bank Courtyard into a canvas of colorful chalk art.

Drop in anytime between 10 a.m. and noon to relax, connect, and enjoy the creativity.

Free, no tickets required.

This peaceful and nonviolent action is hosted by Indivisible NWA.

This event recurs each week through June 2026. Be sure to sign up for Mobilize texts for updates.

We continue to show up and bear witness to our elected federal officials. (Senator Tom Cotton and Representative Steve Womack have offices nearby, but this action is also directed to SenatorBoozman.)

Meet on the sidewalks near the roundabout at Pinnacle Hills and West Northgate. Stay out of the middle of the roundabout. Marshals (peacekeepers)will be attending.

Rain or shine, but be weather aware.

Sign suggestions:

NO KINGS! KING FREE SINCE 1776! THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE! NO THRONES! NO CROWNS! NO KINGS!

Wear your NO KINGS shirts if you have them.

Social media tag: #NoKingsNWA

A core principle behind all Indivisible events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values.

In this class we will explore the medium of watercolor. I’ll go over the standard materials and tools. We’ll learn fundamentals such as Wet-on Wet, Wet-on-Dry, Color Mixing and more. Each week we’ll draw and paint from life exploring various subject matter from the simplest shapes to florals to even past great artists of the medium.

Course Outline

Week 1: Overview Paints, Brushes, Palette setup, Basic Flat Washes

Week 2: Drawing Simple Volumes: Line and shape Value: Scales and Weight

Week 3: Basic Watercolor Techniques Graded Washes, Variegated Wash, Glazing/Layering Brushwork + Paper, Graphic Brushstrokes, Puddling, Wiping

Week 4: Color 1 Color Wheel: Value, Temperature, Intensity, Greys

Week 5: Color 2 Color Mixing, Perception and Illusion

Week 6: Long-Form Study from Life/Reference Applying our skills to a single study: Still-life, your own household object(s), or a GreatMaster copy

Suggested Reading

1) The Watercolor Book by David Dewey

2) Figure Drawing For Artists by Steve Huston

3) Drawing Lessons from the Great Masters & Master Class In Figure Drawing by Robert Beverly Hale

All supplies included. Ages 18+

RD holds secular, science-based addiction recovery support groups every Monday. We are LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent led/friendly. Harm reduction approaches welcomed. Sober curious folks are welcomed. Anyone questioning their relationship to substances is welcomed. No student observers, please.

Coffee & Chalk is your Tuesday morning reset—grab a fresh cup from Onyx, catch up with fellow parents and caregivers, and let your little ones transform the Arvest Bank Courtyard into a canvas of colorful chalk art.

Drop in anytime between 10 a.m. and noon to relax, connect, and enjoy the creativity.

Free, no tickets required.

This peaceful and nonviolent action is hosted by Indivisible NWA.

This event recurs each week through June 2026. Be sure to sign up for Mobilize texts for updates.

We continue to show up and bear witness to our elected federal officials. (Senator Tom Cotton and Representative Steve Womack have offices nearby, but this action is also directed to SenatorBoozman.)

Meet on the sidewalks near the roundabout at Pinnacle Hills and West Northgate. Stay out of the middle of the roundabout. Marshals (peacekeepers)will be attending.

Rain or shine, but be weather aware.

Sign suggestions:

NO KINGS! KING FREE SINCE 1776! THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE! NO THRONES! NO CROWNS! NO KINGS!

Wear your NO KINGS shirts if you have them.

Social media tag: #NoKingsNWA

A core principle behind all Indivisible events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values.

RD holds secular, science-based addiction recovery support groups every Monday. We are LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent led/friendly. Harm reduction approaches welcomed. Sober curious folks are welcomed. Anyone questioning their relationship to substances is welcomed. No student observers, please.

Coffee & Chalk is your Tuesday morning reset—grab a fresh cup from Onyx, catch up with fellow parents and caregivers, and let your little ones transform the Arvest Bank Courtyard into a canvas of colorful chalk art.

Drop in anytime between 10 a.m. and noon to relax, connect, and enjoy the creativity.

Free, no tickets required.