Category: Blog

  • Meet Anita Cholewa, A 2020-21 RRAC Artist Mentorship Program Mentee

    As our Mentorship program year is rapping up, I sat down with mentee Anita Cholewa to see how the year went for her and to get to know her a bit better. Anita grew up in Chicago. She started drawing as a child and her father noticed her talent and signed her up for drawing… Read More

  • Tulips Watercolor Project

    MaryLeah Marshall takes you through the process of painting beautiful Tulips using watercolors. Materials Needed: watercolor paper, paintbrush, watercolor paint, pencil, and eraser.

  • Rabbit Drawing Project

    Larry Weinberg takes you step-by-step to create a fun rabbit drawing project. Materials Needed: drawing paper, pencil, eraser, and blending stump.

  • Blarney Castle Project

    MaryLeah Marshall takes you through the process of drawing Blarney Castle located in Ireland. Materials Needed: drawing paper/sketchbook, pencil, eraser and blending tool. The Rumriver Art Center received a creative support grant from The Minnesota State Arts Board to help us provide free or low cost virtual programming.

  • Winter Landscape Project

    MaryLeah Marshall takes you step-by-step to paint a winter landscape using watercolors. Materials Needed: watercolor paper, watercolor paint, paintbrush, pencil and eraser.

  • Meet Rumriver Studio Artist Wou Browne

    The other day I had a chance to sit down with one of our new studio artists at The Rumriver Art Center, Wou Browne. Wou is a young man in his twenties with a lot of wisdom and is working out his questions of the world we live in with paint and canvas. Wou started… Read More

  • Frida Kahlo Cat Project

    Larry Weinberg takes you through the process of drawing a cat inspired by Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo. Materials Needed: drawing paper, pencil, eraser, and materials to add color. The Rumriver Art Center received a creative support grant from The Minnesota State Arts Board to help us provide free or low cost virtual programming.

  • Bird in Winter Drawing Project

    MaryLeah Marshall takes you step-by-step to draw a bird in winter. Materials Needed: pencil, eraser, drawing paper and blending tool.

  • Sugarplum Bulldog Project

    Larry Weinberg takes you step-by-step to create a fun Sugarplum Bulldog project. Materials Needed: drawing paper, pencil, eraser, waterproof/permanent marker, watercolor paints or colored pencils.

  • Snowman Watercolor Project

    MaryLeah Marshall takes you step-by-step to create a fun snowman project using watercolors. Materials Needed: Watercolor paint in a palette or tubes, round brush, 140 lb cold press watercolor paper, pencil, and eraser.