Junior Center of Art and Science

Address
558 Bellevue Avenue
Oakland, CA 94610 United States Get Directions
Phone (510) 839-5777
Website http://juniorcenter.org/

Important: The red arrow on the Google map is not in the right location. The center is located a little further west of the Rotary Nature Center on Bellevue.

Directions

North on Highway 880: Oak street exit. Right onto oak. When oak crosses 14th street it becomes lakeside drive. Follow it around Lake Merritt. Right onto Grand Avenue. Right onto Bellevue Avenue into Lakeside Park at Children’s Fairyland. We are the second building on the right just past the Lake Merritt boat house.

North or South on 580: Grand avenue exit. Right on Grand avenue. Grand curves right. Lake Merritt is on your left. Left on Bellevue into Lakeside park.

Bart and AC transit accessible (contact providers for schedule).

PARKING: The city of Oakland now charges a 2$ car fee for parking in Lakeside Park. Please contact JCAS staff for information about alternate parking options. The Junior Center is an independent, nonprofit organization, not a city agency and unfortunately does not have control over these fees. Thank you.

Events at this venue

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  • The Secret of Interlocking Shapes (Oakland)

    Junior Center of Art and Science 558 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland, CA, United States

    Twisted, leaves, curled petals, resting mammals with folded legs, duck yoga- some complex shapes are difficult to see, understand, and draw. In these cases I return again and again to principles that simplify the subject and make them easier to transfer to paper. Learn how to use this technique to help you draw everything from Read More

  • The Watercolorist’s Bag of Tricks (Oakland)

    Junior Center of Art and Science 558 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland, CA, United States

    Have you mastered flat and graded washes and are looking for techniques to broaden your watercolor game? In this workshop we will explore techniques to extend the possibilities of watercolor. Bring your sketchbook, watercolor kit, Pentel Aquash Large waterbrush, a white crayon, and a white Prismacolor pencil. We will explore: Using a resist. Drybrush effects. Read More

  • Watercolor ABC’s (Oakland)

    Junior Center of Art and Science 558 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland, CA, United States

    Do you want to get started with using watercolor in your field sketches? This is the class for you. In this workshop I assume no background using watercolors and will cover the essentials to get you started, so that you can quickly and easily apply watercolor to your work. In this workshop you will learn: Read More

  • Reflections and other tricky things about water (Oakland)

    Junior Center of Art and Science 558 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland, CA, United States

    Why is water so hard to paint? How do you sketch something that's always moving? Why can you see the bottom of the lake in one spot, but the reflected sky right next to it? We’ll talk a little about the science, look at solutions different artists have used, develop some strategies for analyzing what Read More

  • Drawing Fundamentals: Gesture & Negative Shapes (Oakland)

    Junior Center of Art and Science 558 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland, CA, United States

    Start the Nature Journaling New Year with a look at the most important skills for getting an image on the paper. Using gesture sketching and negative shapes together allows you to block in basic shapes and see fundamental masses. Once you have this down, the details, color, and value can drop onto a framework that Read More

  • Color Gets All the Credit, Value Does All the Work (Oakland)

    Junior Center of Art and Science 558 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland, CA, United States

    Want to get more of a pop from your watercolors? Wish they were easier to use? Would you like an adaptable system to help you get your paint down on the paper? It is easy to get wrapped around the axle about accurately matching a color. With practice and work you can learn to match Read More

  • How to draw Marine Mammals (Oakland)

    Junior Center of Art and Science 558 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland, CA, United States

    Join the Nature Journal Club for a 1.5 hour workshop to help you sketch marine mammals as you see them in the field. Whether you draw from shore or head out whale watching, this class will help you capture the moments on paper. Learn relevant anatomy for artists and field sketchers to help you draw Read More

  • Drawing Birds: getting the details (Oakland)

    Junior Center of Art and Science 558 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland, CA, United States

    When the bird lands in front of you, you must be ready to get the basic form on paper with a few lines. This was the focus of last month's workshop which you can view here. But what do you do then? Once you have this basic shape you are ready to fill in the Read More

  • Songbird Sketching (Oakland)

    Junior Center of Art and Science 558 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland, CA, United States

    Would you like to sketch the birds at your feeder and garden? Learn basic techniques to get the bird on paper while it is still in front of you and how to fill out the drawing from memory and reference once it has flown the coop. In this workshop we will explore drawing songbrids from Read More

  • Intentional Curiosity (Oakland)

    Junior Center of Art and Science 558 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland, CA, United States

    “Curiouser and curiouser!” Cried Alice (she was so much surprised, that for the moment she quite forgot how to speak good English).” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Curiosity is not a trait you are born with. It is a skill that you can develop and refine with practice.It is more essential than any Read More