OPAL Events

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OPAL Member Meetings

(All member meetings generally are on the first Thursday of month beginning at 6:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted)


Friday, August 2, 2024 - 1:00 - 5:00 pm -- Winery at Porter Central Plein Air painting/Wine Tasting

  • Location:  Winery at Porter Central, , 8290 Porter Central Rd., Sunbury, OH  43074
  • This is a plein air event...plenty to paint and the option for wine tasting and some food
  • Bring your outdoor painting or sketching gear and be prepared for a few hours of painting/sketching and a few hours of visiting over wine tasting and food!


Thursday, September 5, 2024 - 12:30 - 3:00 pm -- Lynn Howarth, https://www.lynnhowarth.co.uk/

  • Location: COhatch Worthington –The Library, 752 High St, Columbus, OH 43085
  • Lynn will be demonstrating how to paint people underwater
  • Since she is in England, those that can and would like, we will meet in person. Refreshments available!
  • Those that cannot meet in-person can join via Zoom.  Zoom invite will be sent the day before the meeting.


Thursday, October 3, 2024 - 6:30 - 8:30 pm -- Critique to prepare for Fall Show

  • Location: Westerville Public Library-Meeting Room D, 126 S State St, Westerville, OH 43081
  • Artist: Lavonne Suwalski (http://www.timeforpainting.com/) is an award winning artist with more than 40 years of teaching art.  More recently, she has taught classes around the city of Columbus including currently at the Cultural Arts Center.  Her medium of choice is watercolor.  View her website to see how she wonderfully handles composition, design, and the watercolor medium in her works.
  • OPAL Members: 
    • Bring up to three pieces for critique.  The number of pieces critiqued per person will depend on the number of participants and time.
    • With the upcoming Fall show, this is a great opportunity to get some meaningful comments on your paintings.
    • We will have a Zoom link available for members who cannot meet in Columbus in-person.  Link will be sent out on Wednesday.


Thursday, November 7, 2024 - 6:30 - 8:30 pm -- Annual Group Paint-Around

  • Location: Worthington Northwest Library-Trillium Room, 2280 Hard Road, Columbus, OH 43235
  • Bring your pastels, 1 or 2 photo reference(s), and 1 or 2 painting surfaces with sketched from photo reference(s)
    • We suggest two surfaces so that if we have a larger turn-out, when one surface is completed, we can move on to the other surface to alleviate overworking a painting
  • We will spend up to 5 min per person on a painting and then move along. 
  • Plan to attend and see how each person brings their individual style to each painting.
  • Lots of fun!
  • This is an in-person event -- No Livestream will be available for this meeting.


Thursday, December 5, 2025 - 6:30 - 8:30 pm -- Potluck/Painting Exchange

  • Location: COhatch Worthington –The Library, 752 High St, Columbus, OH 43085
  • Potluck and member painting swap


2025 Programs coming soon!

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