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Still Life Drawing

Still Life Drawing

Saturday 29 March
W Nolana Ave - 10am - 2 Hours
Javier Tovias
Unlock your creative potential at this incredibly immersive event where you can master the art of still life drawing. This hands-on experience guides you thoroughly through the crux of still life - proportions. This fundamental lesson will empower your ability to capture life's grandeur, reflecting anatomical accuracy. Experience the joy of drawing with us and be prepared to broaden your artistic horizons.
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$47      
Drawing for Beginners

Drawing for Beginners

Saturday 19 April
W Nolana Ave - 10am - 3 Hours
Javier Tovias
In this class, we will explore the basics of drawing and equip you with the skills needed to create beautiful and expressive artwork.Our experienced instructor will guide you through the fundamentals of drawing, including perspective, proportion, shading, and composition.We will also be practicing various forms of Mark Making techniques and hopefully will make an empty page less daunting to fill up. Perfect for complete beginners.
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$47      
Urban Sketch

Urban Sketch

Saturday 10 May
W Nolana Ave - 10am - 2 Hours
Javier Tovias
This meet-up is for people who are interested in sketching urban scenes by using a pen (mostly fountain pen or calligraphic pens) Learn how to draw perspective drawing with a pen to capture what you see surrounding the urban scene.
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$47      

Drawing for Beginners

Drawing for Beginners

Saturday 31 May
W Nolana Ave - 10am - 3 Hours
Javier Tovias
In this class, we will explore the basics of drawing and equip you with the skills needed to create beautiful and expressive artwork.Our experienced instructor will guide you through the fundamentals of drawing, including perspective, proportion, shading, and composition.We will also be practicing various forms of Mark Making techniques and hopefully will make an empty page less daunting to fill up. Perfect for complete beginners.
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$47      
Perspective Drawing

Perspective Drawing

Saturday 21 June
W Nolana Ave - 10am - 2 Hours
Javier Tovias
Perspective drawing is a technique used in art to create the illusion of depth and three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional surface

In this workshop, we will explore the art of creating depth and dimension in your drawings through the use of perspective.

Our experienced instructors will guide you through the process of understanding and applying the principles of perspective.

Perfect for complete beginners.
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$47      
ABOUT MCALLEN
ART
GROUP
Come along to our meetups to improve your art in a relaxed and social atmosphere, and under the guidance of a professional instructor. Complete beginners to experienced artists all welcome.

Our 2 hour meetups are held in a different location each time, usually outdoors.

Bring your own materials which can be anything from pencils or pastels, to watercolour or oils.

If you are a complete beginner all you need to start are a couple of good drawing pencils, a rubber, and a drawing pad.

Who can attend? Open to all skill levels, from beginners to experienced artists. The instructor is there to help everyone.

The meeting point and full details for the day are sent in the booking confirmation email to the email address you provide at time of booking.

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Our meetups and classes are limited to a max of 12 people
REVIEWS
It was a wonderful way to spend the day, painting and learning new techniques while enjoying nature in a beautiful setting!
5/5
Jennifer
2025-02-16
ARTISTS
Javier Tovias
I'm an artist. I received an MFA from the New York Academy of Art. Currently pursuing a postgraduate degree in AI/ML and splitting my time between McAllen, Texas and New York, New York.

Javier Tovias is available for private bookings

Available most Saturdays from 2pm until 6pm.
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PHOTOS
Brisbane Art Group
2025-03-25
McAllen Art Group
2025-02-10
Title or Location: Home studio
I paint still-lifes in mixed media and many times incorporate a bit of collage, or I cut out objects from another one of my paintings and collage it on another piece I'm working on. I love color and I focus on composition.
Credit: Diana Bryant
Instagram: @dlbryant0905
Brisbane Art Group
2025-03-25

McAllen Art Group
2024-05-31
Title or Location: English ship Revenge 1577
Revenge was an English galleon, built in 1577 and captured by the Spanish in 1591, sinking soon afterwards. It is considered one of the best galleons of its time, and it was the flag ship of Sir Francis Drake. This model, scale 1/350 , and the display case, were completely built from scratch and it took about 3 months to complete this work. Its all cedar and mahogany, also some other precious woods were used in the intarsia as well.Its a little piece of histoy I get to enjoy every day in my c
Credit: Rafa Morales
Brisbane Art Group
2025-03-25
McAllen Art Group
2024-05-31
Title or Location: Archer Park
This is the piece I created while hosting the most recent McAllen Watercolor Group meetup. It's the local coffee shop that's across the street from Archer Park. Archer Park is a great location because the buildings are all different styles of architecture. It's become on of my favorite places for plein air painting.
Credit: Juan Jose Delgado
Facebook: Juan Xochipilli Delgado
Instagram: Delgadoartstudio77

Honolulu Art Group
2025-03-25
Sacramento Art Group
2025-03-25
Title or Location: Grand Canyon National Park
Sunrise on Tonto Trail. The painting was inspired by a photo taken by my son, David Percival, on the final day of a 4 day patrol. He is a back country ranger at Grand Canyon National Park.
Credit: Wayne Percival
Facebook: Wayne Percival
Honolulu Art Group
2025-03-25

Sacramento Art Group
2025-03-24
Title or Location: Just a girl
Pastel painting on Mi-Teintes
Credit: Brenda Edens
Instagram: Artist_Cali
Albuquerque Art Group
2025-03-17
Aberdeen Art Group
2025-03-24
Title or Location: Scurdie Ness Lighthouse
I took this photo of Scurdie ness lighthouse in Montrose and loved the contrast of shadow and sunlight. Although seascapes are not my forte, I enjoyed the challenge.
Credit: Moira Mennie
Instagram: Moira_Mennie

Albuquerque Art Group
2025-03-17
Cincinnati Art Group
2025-03-24
Title or Location: My studio . Peebles Ohio 2025 .24-march
I painted this work in the grizal technique , trying to reduce the color to a minimum , in an island way working with tone and with the texture of the brushstroke , and with these techniques trying to convey the form and volume of nature . The concept of the work- is such that the color accents are placed on the eyes , and it says that all of us - all living beings see the world in colors and in color - each in their own way
Credit: Ella Fitzpatrick
Exeter Art Group
2025-03-11

Aberdeen Art Group
2025-03-23
Title or Location: Inverbervie Beach
This is the third painting I have done as part of Mike Samson's art classes this term focusing on a single colour. This project began as a tonal study using just black and white which I used initially to block in the picture. I was then able to build up the tones by adding shades of paynes grey and indigo. Finally I added some greens and burnt sienna to add a touch of colour. This picture is heading to Inverbervie for the annual exhibition from April 5-12.
Credit: [email protected]
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064741177190
Honolulu Art Group
2025-03-03
Bath Art Group
2025-03-23
Title or Location: Imaginary seascape photographed at home
This painting is my response to a work by Ukrainian artists . Lolita Sanamyan. We are part of a small group, five Somerset artists and seven Ukrainian, Artists in Dialogue, established a few months after the beginning of the invasion. We use a virtual platform to have a ?conversation? through art. Her painting showed a gull skimming the top of a wild wave. My response was to show my hope that her gull would soon be flying in the safety of clear blue skies.
Credit: Lorna Thomas
Instagram: Lornathomasartworks

Melbourne Art Group
2025-02-03
Huntsville Art Group
2025-01-27
Knoxville Art Group
2024-11-18

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