Monday, March 15, 2021

Hello Spring!


 Hello Spring!

Our gallery is open daily and always by appointment.  Come on by and find your favorite art piece and enjoy the creative vibe.  With our Covid protocols in place, visitors can  safely enjoy the variety of artworks on exhibit by local artists, including Patris, Victoria Brooks, Karen Fulk, and other prominent artists from the area. 

Covid Liability Release Form

 A Year Later....

After a year, we are ready to begin living and resuming some semblance of normal life and we welcome you to our studio and gallery with open arms.  We have taken as many precautions as we can think of to keep our guests safe and healthy as they enter the studio and gallery.  We are slowly reopening and restarting some of the programs that were flourishing before the mandated shutdowns went into effect and have several exciting things planned for the upcoming months into next year.  

We acknowledge that being out in public poses both  risks and benefits, and we respect the different comfort levels for each person.  When the time is right for you, we are here to welcome you! 


Covid Liability Release Form

By entering this building, you understand and expressly acknowledge that an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present.

In entering this building, you are voluntarily assuming all risks related to exposure to COVID-19, and waive, release, and discharge Patris, Patris Studio and Gallery; Oak Park Connection LLC; or any of their affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, contractors, or volunteers from any and all liability under any theory, whether in negligence or otherwise, for any illness or injury.

Thursday, February 18, 2021

Long Pose session with live model


We are resuming our long pose session with a live model on Sunday afternoons from 1:45 pm - 4:45 pm beginning Sunday February 21, 2021.   

This session will be one pose with an undraped model who will take breaks every 20 minutes then resume the same pose for the session.  Participants may draw or paint with odorless materials only.  Covid protocols are in place and participants are asked to sanitize their hands prior to entering studio.  

For more information, please email Patris at 

artist underscore patris @ yahoo dot com. 

Model fee is $14 and can be paid with cash or Venmo. 



Friday, January 8, 2021

3-week Online Portrait Drawing Class on Toned Paper

 3-week On Line Portrait Drawing Class starts January 10:  

2nd Series Focus on Three Quarter View

January 10

January 17 

January 24



Saturday, January 2, 2021

 Live online 3 week Intro to Painting Class with Patris

"Landscape Painting The Urban Theme"


In this Beginning level introductory class to painting scenes that juxtapose both man made and natural subjects in an urban setting, we will explore together ideas and concepts that help us to create stronger paintings.  

We will be using a simplified double primary palette, so no need to buy lots of tubes of paint!  A complete suggested materials list sent upon registration.  Come join us! 


3 Saturdays:
 January 16, 23, and 30
2 pm - 4 pm  (plus a few hours offline for homework assignments)
$90 for the course 

Patris Studio is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Patris Studio's Intro to Landscape painting Class

DATES: Saturdays Jan 16, 23, and 30
 
TIME: 2 pm - 4 pm  PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Contact Patris for the zoom link which will be sent upon class payment.

Payment acceptable through:
1)  Venmo at Patris-Miller

2)  Paypal.me/PatrisStudio

3)  or check made payable to Patris and sent to 3460 2nd Avenue, Sacramento CA 95817

Sunday, December 13, 2020

Beginning Drawing Class December 16

 Hello and welcome to our beginning level drawing class on Wednesday evening December 16 from 7 pm to 8:15 pm.  I'm so happy you can join us as we explore some drawing ideas together. 


Please feel free to share this invite with friends and family - the more, the merrier as we gather together online! 


We will be exploring shape, form, and mark making, so virtually anything you have in your house that can make a mark on paper is fair game!!  

Patris Studio is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Patris Studio's Beginning Drawing Class
Time: Dec 16, 2020 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Please contact Patris for the Zoom link which will be sent upon payment. 
Artwork by Wayne Theibaud


 Payment acceptable through:
1)  Venmo at Patris-Miller

2)  Paypal.me/PatrisStudio

3)  or check made payable to Patris and sent to 3460 2nd Avenue, Sacramento CA 95817

Suggested materials:  sketchbook, computer paper can work, any white paper
                                     pencil, pen, eraser--  

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

3 Week Online Portrait Drawing Class: Dec. 4 - 18, 2020

 3 WEEK ONLINE

PORTRAIT DRAWING CLASS

Portrait Drawing on Toned paper
2 pm - 3:30 pm

Friday Dec. 4
Friday Dec. 11
Friday Dec. 18 

 Please have these materials ready for the class: 

  •  toned paper such as Canson Ingres #55 Steel Gray or Strathmore Series 400 Toned Gray tablet
  •  4b charcoal pencil, conte, carbothello pencil or other mark-making drawing tool of your choice
  • white chalk, white conte, white charcoal or chalk--any white mark-making tool will work
  •  and a kneaded eraser or vinyl eraser. 
Successful portrait drawing is a skill that is learned, practiced, and honed.  With knowledge, practice, and guidance we can learn how to develop portrait drawing skills that lead to more satisfactory results.

In this Beginning level 3-part class, we will take a closer look at helpful proportional guidelines for establishing realistic portraiture, facial features and characteristics, and creating portrait drawings from photo references using toned paper and other drawing tools. 

Course content includes

  • Live class sessions in the Patris Studio ZoomRoom with recorded sessions sent to your email for viewing at your own convenience.  Can't make live class session?  No problem! The recorded class session will be sent to your via email and you can view it  at your own pace!
  • Support materials and photo references
  • Easy to follow guidelines and helpful tips
  • Instructor feedback at any point during or after each lesson.
Unable to make the live Zoom class?  No problem!!  
Class recordings will be sent following live class sessions and can be viewed according to your schedule and time frame.  

Enrolled students have the option to  email, text, or confer on Zoom about  their works in progress or finished assignments  for any feedback, clarifications or guidance on their work.

Cost: $60 for 3-week series

Payment acceptable through:
Venmo at Patris-Miller

Paypal.me/PatrisStudio
or check made payable to Patris and sent to 3460 2nd Avenue, Sacramento CA 95817