The Alpharetta Arts Center, 238 Canton St., has lined up a series of “One-Day Workshops With Masters.” Sign up now for limited spots in the first of these upcoming workshops:

· Plein Air Painting in Watercolor with Kathy Rennell Forbes, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, May 5. Learn how to quickly find a location and set-up plein air watercolor supplies. Artist will share her thoughts and experiences with a live demo followed by lunch and then an afternoon of sketching and painting. https://bit.ly/KathyRennellForbes.

· Underpainting Technique in Watercolor for Pastel Artists with Becky Postell, 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, May 6. Students will be instructed in how to produce an underpainting in watercolor on Uart Paper and then continue to add pastel in a manner to keep some of the underpainting exposed. https://bit.ly/BeckyPostell.

· Plein Air Workshop with Brenda Pinnick, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, May 8. Demonstration by instructor in the morning followed by student painting in the afternoon. Pinnick will focus on beginning with a strong design, maintaining a value structure to create a strong sense of time and place. https://bit.ly/BrendaPinnick.

Additional workshops and information: www.tinyurl.com/AlphaArtsMasters.

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