Pet Portraits

For Adults

Saturday, March 2
1 - 4 PM

This class will introduce you to the art historical significance of pet portraiture as well as provide an introduction to acrylic painting. Learn the basic color mixing and texture techniques you'll need to bring your pet's personality to life, and take home a completed pet portrait on stretched canvas. Bring several photographs of your animal friend to work from.

$40 Members
$60 Nonmembers
Instructor: Joseph Williams

To enroll in this class, register now, visit the Museum Admission Desk, or call 916.808.1182. Or download and print the registration form below and mail, fax, or email your completed form to the Museum. Click on the Ways to Register button at left for more information on how to submit your form.

About the Instructor: 

Joseph Williams recently returned to his home state of California after two years of teaching painting, drawing, and art history at Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio. He earned a bachelor's in studio art at Azusa Pacific University and a master's in illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia. He currently works as a children's book illustrator alongside his teaching and studio art endeavors.