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Travel back in time! Talk with a fossil expert, touch real fossils, and create this layered acrylic 11"x14" painting.
Experience a Creature Feature with our live animal ambassadors, too*!
Join artist, art educator, and award-winning Pacesetter Gallery owner Keri Davis at the Museum for this fun class!
- Learn how to paint fossils and incorporate sand-textured medium in your painting
- Touch and investigate fossils in the Museum's collection as inspiration
- Appropriate for all skill levels ages 12 through adult
- Includes all supplies and instruction
- Includes Museum admission (including the Backyard Adventures exhibit)
Keri has 30 years experience in teaching and creating art and is looking forward to painting with you.
Cost for this class is $25 per person and is limited to 25 participants. Pre-registration is required.
Register Here
*Which animal(s) you meet depends on their availability, but you will meet at least one animal.
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