2019 OAG WORKSHOPS

Today's visual artist needs the tools and professional development necessary to grow and be successful in their creative pursuits. The Oklahoma Art Guild hosts workshops, classes, and exhibitions by guild members. Below are some of the wonderful activities and events for artists that join our organization. 


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​PATRICIA RIDGE BRADLEY
Portrait Study in Pastel
Saturday, September 28
9 - 4 p.m.
​$150 (members)
$200 (non-members)

Learn to draw a portrait study from life with Patricia Ridge Bradley. Using one color of pastel pencil on Mi Tientes paper, students will work from a live model to build a likeness by observing shadows. Patricia will demo in the morning, and students will draw in the afternoon. 

Workshop Location:
St. David's Episcopal Church
3333 N Meridian Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73112

*Please bring a portable easel and table as they are not provided.
ABOUT PATRICIA RIDGE BRADLEY
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Patricia Ridge Bradley always wanted to be an artist and has been drawing and painting since childhood. After graduating with a BFA with an emphasis on drawing from Oklahoma State University, she worked in the banking industry until moving to Colorado. Before the move, Patricia apprenticed for an advertising agency that provided a crash course in design and illustration. The following year, she founded Bradley Studios and began a 35-year career as a free-lance graphic designer. 

Now residing in Oklahoma, Patricia has returned to practicing fine art and works with charcoal, pastel and oil. She enjoys drawing and painting the figure, portraiture, still life, landscapes, cityscapes, and western themes in a representational style. Her technique ranges from very loose and spontaneous to meticulously rendered. In recent years, Patricia has studied under Leslie Lienau, Mike Wimmer, Glen Thomas, Huihan Liu, Kim English, Michelle Dunaway, Clive Tyler, Jude Tolar, Jeremy Lipking, Susan Lyon, Dan Robinson, Lance Hunter, Dale Martin, Sarah Sedwick, ​and Scott Waddell. 

Patricia blends her love of travel with plein air painting, and has traveled often to Europe to paint with oils and pastels. She enjoys riding and camping with her horse, hiking and spending time outdoors. She and her husband spend time at their cabins in New Mexico and northeastern Oklahoma. ​
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BEHNAZ SOHRABIAN
Drawing and Painting the Portrait
Saturday, October 26
9 - 4 p.m.
​$150 (members)
$200 (non-members)

Working from the plaster cast and the live model, students will learn to draw and paint the portrait, transferring the visible world and our soul to the surface of canvas with free brush strokes to get proportion, likeness and composition.

​Workshop Location:
St. David's Episcopal Church
3333 N Meridian Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73112

*Please bring a portable easel and table as they are not provided.
ABOUT BEHNAZ SOHRABIAN
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Born and educated in Tehran, Iran, Behnaz Sohrabian discovered her love of art, freedom and creative expression as a small child, developed a passion for painting and began her professional art career at the age of 10.
Behnaz has earned a B.S. in Applied Chemistry, a B.A. in Painting and a Master of Arts in Art Studies. After completing her Master’s degree she immigrated to the United States in 2010 and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2017. 


“My aim is to paint simply. Apply easy brush stokes. Emphasize light and shadow and the dynamics between the subject and background. I choose varied subject matter to convey the concept of femininity with simplicity, natural beauty and inspiration. Women, our beloved animals, flowers and mother earth symbolize the essential power of creation in our world. They interact with an intentionally sensuous dance that expresses the process of fertility and reproduction, strength and compassion. My art explores the drama, texture and wonder of this creative process.”
​– Behnaz Sohrabian