Watercolor Painting for Families

with Kim Meyers Baas & Baxter Baas

June 14, 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

Tuition: $125 per family (up to 4, an additional $20 per student for 5 or more)

Materials Fee: $10 per family

Ox-Bow’s campus provides hundreds of beautiful views for painting the landscape. Families will explore views of the lagoon, meadow, and woods while painting en plein air with watercolor. Experiment with techniques such as washes, color mixing, mark making, and creating textures inspired by the natural environment.

Plan to bring: All paint and surfaces will be provided but students are encouraged to bring pencils, sketchbooks, and an apron.

Kim Meyers Baas (she/her), is an arts educator with a rich history of fostering youth artists and community workers in Michigan, Chicago, and along the Mexican/Texas border since 1992. She has served as an artist educator with Ox-Bow School of Art & Artists’ Residency, Calvin University, Kendall College of Art & Design, Chicago Public Schools, Valley AIDS Council, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and ART21. Currently, Kim is the Fine Arts Director for Kentwood Public Schools. Her teaching practice delves into family identity, migration, culturally responsive practices, and the intersection of art + technology in marginalized communities. Kim holds a BA from Loyola University Chicago and an MAAE from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Baxter Baas (he/him), born in Chicago raised in West Michigan. Currently an undergrad student at the University of Michigan in the Stamps College studying Art and Design. He has been a part of Ox-Bow since his mother brought him as a little kid. Now he is still engaged in the Ox-Bow community through working on the culinary team.

Images courtesy of the artist.