Makers Moment: Fall Still-Life Painting with Dean Kube

Class Description: Join KCAI alumnus and Kansas City - based artist Dean Kube for a fun, hands-on Makers Moment painting class inspired by the colors, textures, and personality of fall. Guests are invited to enjoy a glass of wine, light bites, and Christopher Elbow Chocolates throughout the evening.

Workshop attendees will learn how to translate observation into a dynamic painting while exploring composition, value, color mixing, layering, brushwork, texture, and expressive mark-making. Demonstrations will focus on building an acrylic painting from an initial drawing and underpainting through successive layers of color, light, shadow, and detail. Rather than simply reproducing the objects in front of you, the workshop encourages to consider mood, atmosphere, and personal interpretation. Attendees will experiment with simplifying forms, pushing color, and allowing expressive brushwork to become part of the finished painting.

All skill levels are welcome. Seats are limited so sign up today!

Price: $60

Days: Thursday, October 15, 2026

Time: 5pm-8pm

Location: Vanderslice Hall, Marble & Canvas. CAMPUS MAP

Instructor: Dean Kube, a figurative painter from St. Louis, MO, works primarily in acrylic and mixed media on birch panels. He earned his BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1993 and has since exhibited widely, with solo and group shows in Kansas City at Weinberger Fine Art, Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, Blue Gallery, and the Miniature Toy Museum. His work has also been featured in numerous juried national and international exhibitions in Atlanta, New York City, Taos, New Jersey, and Brisbane, Australia.

Supplies: All supplies and materials are included in the class fee and will be provided during the workshop.

Parking: Parking is available in any of the (NON-RESERVED) KCAI parking lot spaces across campus. RESERVED spaces are available after 5pm on the weekdays and all day on the weekends. There is also available street parking surrounding KCAI campus. 

Refund: Registered participants can receive refunds to the original payment method (Studio Fee minus Humanitix Fee) up to 14 days before the first class.