This workshop is a personal focus on the process of painting spontaneously for self empowerment and personal growth. It starts with a guided meditation, deepening intution and enhancing self discovery techniques. All ability levels are welcome from the beginner painter and meditator, to the experienced artist and meditator. The focus will be on the process of creating and not about the planned product, with no critiques.

Mapping Our Destiny together with Women is a fun, friendly, sassy, diverse group of women who encourage each other as we learn and have fun along this journey of life together. If you are a woman over 30 and live on the West side of Portland, like to have fun while enriching your life, and want to expand your circle of friends, this is the group for you! Some of the events we will be posting include: book club, concerts, day trips and local events, movie or game nights, paint your own pottery,do …

This is just for fun.  Our city is beautiful!  Let's descend upon some of it's loveliest parks, courtyards, over-grown alleyways and graffiti covered train yards.  Let's land like a flock of geese with our long legged easels and respectfully take over a public place for a progressive form of loitering.  We can stay a couple of hours, splash around some colors, soak up some sun,  and then move on to somewhere nearby for a drink and to appreciate each others' unique perspectives and talents. Prac …

Fairytales paint a vivid picture of the path towards spiritual adulthood. (individuation) Studying them can help us open to the wisdom of our unconscious psyche. Each time we meet we'll listen to a fairytale together and explore its meaning as we would a dream, focusing on images we find especially powerful. The first two groups will introduce fairytales from a Jungian perspective. The group meets monthly beginning on January 5th at 1pm. Cost: $15 per group.

Artist networking and information hub: Provide participants with current deadlines for upcoming shows and discussion concerning upcoming shows interactively within the group for shows/events in the Northwest that they could apply to. Provide a monthly demo of a technique or process (suggestions welcome). These would be member driven, and include Q & A. (sign up if your interested in sharing) Provide for open forum: attendees can bring up any opportunities they have run across for shows, or event …

No art experience is required for this drawing and painting class which roams the greater Portland area (though wine drinking experience does help!). Working with a professional artist with The Roaming Studio, you'll create an art project (drawing and painting, we are strictly 2D in this class) in a creative, non critical class setting, and enjoy wine and good conversation. Jump in on one of the Drink and Draws already advertised, or get a lesson for free if you agree to host one at your home! B …

Huzzah! Like Video Games, Comics, Science, Puns, Math, Computers, or other stuff? So do we. Looking for others who collect 8-bit or other classics? Um, yea. Enjoy learning and building your own gizmos? Share the love, yo. Hoping to expand your social circle, or online circle? This should help. Tired of shopping think geek and want to get out of the house before your cat kills you? Need to find just a few more games to complete your Nintendo collection? Our fearless leader Niki must meet you. Se …