Tuesday Night Art Club with Lellobird

The Tuesday Night Art Club is the easiest club to join: Just show up and make art. All materials provided, no experience necessary, and we have an emphasis on process over product, so whether or not you think of yourself as An Artist, you’ll enjoy playing around with materials and methods. Classes are designed for adults but responsible tweens and teens are welcome. We meet the third Tuesday of every month unless otherwise noted. 2026 Schedule: July 21, 2026: Paint Your PetOur most popular class of 2025 returns for an encore! With a simple tracing technique (no drawing experience required!) and pop art inspired colors, create a one-of-a-kind portrait of your pet (or the pet you wish you had) and capture their unique personality. Bring in a clear, close-up photo of your pet or another animal you want to draw, or use one we provide. August 18, 2026: To Be Determined! September 15, 2026: Paint with Coffee and Tea!Who says you have to paint with paint? Learn how to use coffee to paint a warm, monochromatic watercolor-like image and tea bags to print shapes you can use as inspiration for doodles. October 20, 2026: Gelli PrintingExperiment with plants, stencils and acrylic paints to create one-of-a-kind layered prints using a flexible printing plate. You can use the papers you create as art, collage material or journal backgrounds, or you can bring them to our November class to use in our next art project! November 17, 2026: Stamp a Still LifeWe’ll “carve” flower and plant stamps from craft foam with scissors and pencils and print them, then pair them with vases and pots cut from the decorated papers (including some we created in our October class) to create a fun mixed media still life image of a potted plant or bouquet. December 15, 2026: Botanical SilhouettesStart with an outline of a person, animal or letter (bring/draw your own or use one of our templates) and learn several ways to fill it in with realistic or folk-art images of plants and flowers to create a fun, personalized piece of art. Makes a great gift! Past classes: February 2024: Mark-MakingApril 2024: Plant Drawing PartyMay 2024: Illustrate a Favorite RecipeJune 2024: Eraser Stamp CarvingJuly 2024: Make a ZineSeptember 2024: Papercut & Collage a Positive MessageOctober 2024: Play with Ink for InktoberNovember 2024: Natural Object PrintingDecember 2024: Scrape PaintingJanuary 2025: Draw a Bird!February 2025: Tissue Paper ArtMarch 2025: Blotted Line Ink Drawing: Draw Like Andy WarholApril 2025: Flower Power: Easy Tricks to Draw Beautiful FlowersMay 2025: Collaborative Paintings: Making Art TogetherJune 2025: Play with WatercolorJuly 2025: Make a Seed Packet IllustrationAugust 2025: Paint Your PetSeptember 2025: Embellishing Photos with EmbroideryOctober 2025: Little Collage HousesNovember 2025: Found Object PrintingDecember 2025: Design Your Own Mini Art CalendarJanuary 20, 2026: Greeting Card WorkshopFebruary 17, 2026: Insect Art, Charley Harper StyleMarch 17, 2026: Invented Tools: Painting Without a BrushApril 21, 2026: You Can Draw Trees!May 19, 2026: Happy Accidents: MonoprintingJune 16, 2026: Painting the Sky This program made possible with the generous support of the Friends of the Montclair Public Library.