Sunday Painter at Black Eagle Dam Overlook

On April 15, 2018, Sunday Painter was at the Black Eagle Dam Overlook!

Meet artists on location!

SCUBA MERMAID ENCOUNTER - Figure Painting Workshop

Get ready for a deep dive courtesy of A to Z SCUBA!

Mike and Tami Lukas are your SCUBA instructors for this aquatic painting workshop.

SUNDAY, JAN. 21, 2018

1 - 4pm
Great Falls Public Library

Take the elevator down (1 level) deep below the ocean surface to the sea floor.

INCLUDES VISIT BY SPECIAL GUEST MERMAID

*** Tempest***

To enjoy this diving excursion, please bring your own supplies to Sunday Painter workshops. Supplies are not provided to attendees, sorry. Mediums allowed are: OIL PAINT, INK WASH, watercolor, acrylic, gauche, pencils, pens, charcoal. For those of you painting, please bring your own waterproof drop-cloth.

There is no charge for attending this Sunday Painter workshop. Donations are appreciated and help us continue to put on these events.

Music will be provided for by Sunday Painter. (Please do not bring your own music or headphones.)

As with all of our Sunday Painter events, there is NO pressure, NO competition and NO instruction or lecture. These art workshops are put on purely for the fun of making art individually, but together in a group setting.

A special thanks to our friends at A to Z scuba for arranging the models and scuba gear to be used for this event! Please visit them online at:  https://www.facebook.com/AtoZScubaGF/

Mermaid Pic by Grace Page (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Santa Claus - Figure Painting Workshop

Get ready to draw and paint Kris Kringle (our model from the North is Michael Sherrard)! SUNDAY PAINTER MEETS ON SATURDAY (For the holiday; 1 time only!)

SATURDAY, December 23, 2017, 11-3pm GREAT FALLS PUBLIC LIBRARY (GF Library is closed 12/24/17)

Please bring your own supplies to Sunday Painter workshops. Supplies are not provided to attendees, sorry. Mediums allowed are: watercolor, acrylic, gauche, pencils, pens, charcoal. For those of you painting, please bring your own waterproof drop-cloth.

BRING THE KIDS! Children are encouraged to visit with Santa. Sorry, no grown ups. Santa says, "Mrs. Claus could get the impression he's running for political office".


As always, there is no charge for attending this Sunday Painter workshop. Donations are appreciated and gratefully accepted to help us continue to put on these events.

Music will be provided for by Sunday Painter. (Please do not bring your own music or headphones.)

As with all of our Sunday Painter events, there is NO pressure, NO competition and NO instruction or lecture. These art workshops are put on purely for the fun of making art individually, but together in a group setting.

The Nutcracker Ballet - Figure Painting

The Ballet comes to Sunday Painter!

Get ready to paint Great Falls very own:

Maddy Paton as "The Sugar Plum Fairy"

Norman Anderson as "The Nutcracker Prince"

Kendyl Ligman as "Clara"

E.T.A. Hoffman's Classic Story -  The Nutcracker Ballet - Figure Painting Workshop

SUNDAY, DEC. 17, 2017
1 - 4pm
Great Falls Public Library
Meet us in the large conference room; take the elevator down 1 level to "B".

Please bring your own supplies to Sunday Painter workshops. Supplies are not provided to attendees, sorry.

There is no charge for attending this Sunday Painter workshop. Donations are appreciated and help us continue to put on these events. 

Music will be provided for by Sunday Painter. (Please do not bring your own music or headphones.) 

As with all of our Sunday Painter events, there is NO pressure, NO competition and NO instruction or lecture. These art workshops are put on purely for the fun of making art individually, but together in a group setting. 

This event is put on with special THANKS to our friends: 

Maddy Paton and Missouri River Massage - https://www.facebook.com/missouririvermassage/
Norman Anderson and

Great Falls Public Library for the use of this special venue! (This is not a library sponsored event.)

Nutcracker image by CGP Grey

THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILROAD ENGINEER - Portrait Painting Workshop

All Aboard For The Montana Museum of Railroad History - Portrait Painting Workshop with Locomotive Engineers

Doug Laubach and Dean Zook.

The Montana Museum of Railroad History is a dynamic and growing museum featuring two of the largest model train layouts in the NW. A steam locomotive formerly used at the Anaconda smelter in Great Falls, regular caboose tours and an extensive 2000 volume research library being organized with thousands of photos, hundreds of railroad items, and newly refurbished exhibits.

The Montana Museum of Railroad History

Website: http://mmrh.org/

Write: gfmmrh@yahoo.com

Call:406-315-3875

Train departs from The Great Falls Public Library Sunday Dec. 3, 2017 at 1pm. Take the elevator down to the basement for boarding.

SUNDAY, DEC. 3, 2017
1 - 4pm
Great Falls Public Library

Meet us in the large (basement) library conference room.

We have a lot of traveling ahead of us on this single pose painting session, so remember for a safe trip please bring your own supplies to Sunday Painter workshops. Supplies are not provided to attendees, sorry. Mediums allowed are: OIL PAINT, INK WASH, watercolor, acrylic, gauche, pencils, pens, charcoal. For those of you painting, please bring your own waterproof drop-cloth.

There is no charge for attending this Sunday Painter workshop. Donations are appreciated and help us continue to put on these events.

Music will be provided for by Sunday Painter. (Please do not bring your own music or headphones.)

As with all of our Sunday Painter events, there is NO pressure, NO competition and NO instruction or lecture. These art workshops are put on purely for the fun of making art individually, but together in a group setting.

FREE Figure Drawing Workshop - Great Falls Fury Lacrosse

The Fury - Lacrosse Athletic Uniformed Figure Drawing Painting Workshop

Get ready to draw and paint The Great Falls Fury Lacrosse Players!

SUNDAY, NOV. 19, 2017
1:00pm - 4:30pm
Great Falls Public Library
Meet us in the large conference room; take the elevator down 1 level to "B".

NOTE: There will be 4 Lacrosse Players (2 young ladies, 2 young men) on Sunday! Come draw & paint 4 Lacrosse models!

Lacrosse has four major versions that have different sticks, fields, rules and equipment: men's field lacrosse, women's lacrosse, box lacrosse and intercrosse. Men's lacrosse has both field (outdoor) and box (indoor) and is a contact sport and all of the players wear protective gear: helmet, gloves, shoulder pads, and elbow pads. Women's lacrosse does not allow body contact but does allow stick to stick contact. All players wear goggles while goalies wear all protective gear including helmets and pads.

RSVP on Meetup
RSVP on Facebook

Please bring your own supplies to Sunday Painter workshops. Supplies are not provided to attendees, sorry. Mediums allowed are: watercolor, acrylic, gauche, pencils, pens, charcoal. For those of you painting, please bring your own waterproof drop-cloth.

There is no charge for attending this Sunday Painter workshop. Donations are appreciated and help us continue to put on these events.

There will be some warm up drawing poses, followed by one longer pose for painting.

Music will be provided for by Sunday Painter. (Please do not bring your own music or headphones.)

As with all of our Sunday Painter events, there is NO pressure, NO competition and NO instruction or lecture. These art workshops are put on purely for the fun of making art individually, but together in a group setting.

Photo by: Kim Monroe

This event is put on with special THANKS to our friends:

The Great Falls Lacrosse Club
aka "Great Falls Fury"

Visit them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greatfallslacrosseclub/ or at http://greatfallsfury.org.

NOTE: Registration is underway now! Join them on their website: http://greatfallsfury.org/ 

Interested in playing lacrosse?
Great Falls Lacrosse Club is a youth sports organization devoted to bringing the exciting sport of Lacrosse to Great Falls, MT. They have programs available for ages 8-18 in both the boys and girls side of the sport.

Please Contact the Great Falls Lacrosse Club: http://greatfallsfury.org/

Many thanks also to our Great Falls Public Library for the use of this special venue! (This is not a library sponsored event.)

Winter Dance - Costumed Figure Drawing Painting Workshop

Get ready to draw and paint our costumed dancer this week!

Winter Dance with Maddy Paton.

SUNDAY, NOV. 12, 2017
1:00pm - 3:15pm
Great Falls Public Library
Meet us in the large conference room; take the elevator down 1 level to "B".

RSVP on Meetup
RSVP on Facebook

Please bring your own supplies to Sunday Painter workshops. Supplies are not provided to attendees, sorry. Sorry, no oil paints or ink wash allowed due to library carpeting. Mediums allowed are: watercolor, acrylic, gauche, pencils, pens, charcoal. For those of you painting, please bring your own waterproof drop-cloth.

There is no charge for attending this Sunday Painter workshop. Donations are appreciated and help us continue to put on these events.

There will be some warm up drawing poses, followed by one longer pose for painting.

Music will be provided for by Sunday Painter. (Please do not bring your own music or headphones.)

As with all of our Sunday Painter events, there is NO pressure, NO competition and NO instruction or lecture. These art workshops are put on purely for the fun of making art individually, but together in a group setting.

This event is put on with special THANKS to our friends: 

Maddy Paton and Missouri River Massage - https://www.facebook.com/missouririvermassage/

Great Falls Public Library for the use of this special venue! (This is not a library sponsored event.)

The Taekwondo Master - Costumed Drawing Painting Workshop

Photos and Video from the Taekwondo Master Workshop

The Taekwondo Master - Costumed Drawing Painting Workshop

Get ready to draw and paint: "The Taekwondo Master" - Our model this week is Darci Miranti!

Taekwondo is a Korean martial art known for its head-height kicks, jumping and spinning kicks, and fast kicking techniques. It was developed during the 1940s and 1950s using a combination of karate, Chinese martial arts, Taekkyeon, Subak, and Gwonbeop.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2017
1:00pm - 3:15pm
Great Falls Public Library

Meet us in the large conference room; take the elevator down 1 level.

RSVP on Meetup!
RSVP on Facebook!

Please bring your own supplies to Sunday Painter workshops. Supplies are not provided to attendees, sorry. Sorry, no oil paints or ink wash allowed due to library carpeting. Mediums allowed are: watercolor, acrylic, gauche, pencils, pens, charcoal. For those of you painting, please bring your own waterproof drop-cloth.

There is no charge for attending this Sunday Painter workshop. Donations are appreciated and help us continue to put on these events.

There will be some warm up drawing poses, followed by one longer pose for painting.

Music will be provided for by Sunday Painter. (Please do not bring your own music or headphones.)

As with all of our Sunday Painter events, there is NO pressure, NO competition and NO instruction or lecture. These art workshops are put on purely for the fun of making art individually, but together in a group setting.

This event is put on with special THANKS to our friends:

Darci Miranti and her Dojang, Big Sky Taekwondo








Great Falls Public Library for the use of this special venue! (This is not a library sponsored event.)

Interested in learning Taekwondo? "At Big Sky TKD, we practice Olympic-style Taekwondo, a Korean martial art that will help you get in shape and learn to defend yourself. We offer a positive, disciplined environment, with classes for the entire family (from tots to adults)." Learn more about Big Sky Taekwondo dojang on their website: http://www.bigskytkd.com/.

Inspirational video for "The Taekwondo Master" workshop