Delaware Valley Art League

Monthly Meeting, Demonstration, and Workshop

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MEMBERSHIP MEETING:

April 15, 2026 (Wednesday)
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Demo: Cheryl Schlenker - Realities through Abstracted Shapes in Acrylic​

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WORKSHOP:

April 22, 2026 (Wednesday)

10:00 am - 3:00 pm

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Artist's Bio:

Cheryl Schlenker is a mixed media artist whose work has won national and international awards. She received a B.S. in Design from the University of Michigan and an M.Ed in Special Education from Temple University. She has traveled and lived abroad in Asia and the Middle East, and has worked as a Peace Corps Volunteer and a Special Reading teacher. She has served on the board of the Philadelphia Watercolor Society, including 2 terms as President.

Her works have been displayed in local and juried international exhibitions, and she has signature membership in both the Philadelphia Water Color Society and the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society. She has won numerous local and national awards, and has worked to support emerging artists in her community.

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Demonstration and Workshop Information:

 

Cheryl will be demonstrating how she works through several steps of combining various mark making, collage, and painting mediums and relying on using negative space to form abstract images that have sparks of reality.

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By creating piece(s) of artwork, the workshop will show how mixing different mediums can enhance the properties of each one. Attendees will learn to create negative shapes to find compositions of pleasing contrast, color, and size that suggest realities through abstracted shapes.

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Supply List:

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• Surface material (substrate): watercolor paper or canvas at least 16" by 20", larger is better.

• Thick Gesso (heavy gesso, not liquid)

• Acrylic paints (tube and/or fluid) Some will be provided at the workshop

• Markers: conte crayons, soft pencils, charcoal, acrylic inks with eye dropper lids, pastels

• Disposable palette paper or freezer paper

• Gel medium

• Water container

• Spray bottle  for water

• Assorted brushes (flats preferred,) palette knives, putty knife, and color shapers (I will bring extra color shapers)

• Sponge

• Table cover, paper towels

• Scissors

• ​If desired, reference photos and collage materials (some will be provided at the workshop). 

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Click on the Workshop Registration Button below to secure your spot!

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PLEASE NOTE: The cost of workshops is $50.00 for members and $60.00 for non-members.

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