One of our favorite holiday traditions at AgeWell Services is the beautiful holiday card we send out, with a picture on the front from one of our local artists at the Tanglewood Park art studio. The warm and inviting artwork that graces the front of this year’s card was painted by Robert C. Burns.
About the Artist
Bob is a retired Muskegon Chronicle staff writer; he and his wife have been Tanglewood Park participants since 2013. Bob’s early works focused on landscapes and natural subjects in watercolor and oil painting mediums. He added acrylics while taking classes with Tanglewood’s art instructor Charlie Brown, later taking up pastel painting with Charlie’s successor, Joy Hulst. Recently, some of Bob’s watercolor paintings have been on display at the Muskegon Museum of Art Store.
Get Creative at The Wellness Center at Tanglewood Park
Our Senior Activities program includes many options to create your own beautiful works of art! We have a variety of classes that run for 8-week sessions; you can join the whole session for $96 or drop in to class when you can for $12 per class. Classes meet once per week and include:
Open Art Instruction – this class gives the students the opportunity to paint using any medium of painting they prefer, while the instructor leads a class on a specific topic. Each class will cover a different aspect of painting. Students will have the option of using their own supplies or using Wellness Center supplies.
Tuesdays from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Wednesdays from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Acrylic Art – this class uses acrylic paint to create paintings of the lakeshore, native Michigan animals, flowers and much more. This class will include instruction through demonstration, coaching and practice. Supplies are included. Special requests for specific colors many not always be available.
Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
We also have special art classes, including DIY card making, mixed media collage, acrylic pour painting, oil painting, and more!
To see the most current class schedule, click here.
