The public is invited to a two-day acrylic painting workshop at the Sternberg Museum on March 28 and 29.

The workshop is in conjunction with a major exhibition of works by award-winning animal artist, Carel Pieter Brest van Kempen. Students of the workshop will paint a small acrylic painting (up to 15-by-20 inches of the animal subject of their choice, learning and using Brest van Kempen’s process and detailed technique.

The workshop is $95 for members of the Sternberg Museum of Hays Arts Council or $125 for non-members. Included in the fee is two full days of intensive instruction and personal guidance, lunches on Saturday and Sunday, some art supplies, gallery admission, and an invitation to a special gallery talk and artist’s reception open to Sternberg and HAC members on Friday, March 27.

Things to bring to the workshop are reference photos or drawing made of your subject, acrylic paints, matte acrylic medium, watercolor palette, watercolor brushes, masking fluid, a sturdy ruler, and a sturdy utility knife.

Register by March 26. The workshop, which is limited to 20 participants, is co-sponsored by the Sternberg Museum of Natural History and the Hays Arts Council. Call the Sternberg Museum of Natural History for more information toll-free at (877) 332-1165. Information and application form available for download at http://sternberg.fhsu.edu/paintingworkshop/