Medieval Potpourri

Course

January 9 - February 13, 2026
10:00 am - 12:00pm Pacific Time (Canada & US)
Includes 6-class sessions &
6 Open Studio Sessions

Get ready for a plethora of medieval subjects and techniques during this 6-week session of painting challenges.

Participants receive a weekly selection of medieval and spanish images from the collection of Risa Gettler's studies in Visigothic and Medieval manuscripts including zodiac signs, anthropomorphic letters, floral letters, specific techniques including diapering, tooling, and of course, shading and painting with gouache.

Participants receive pre-session work upon registration to prepare for the first session.

Open Studio is held Monday evenings at 6:00pm - 7:30pm Pacific Time.

Medieval Potpourri Description

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Medieval Potpourri Supply List

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Medieval Potpourri Class Zoom Link

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Preparing a Pattern & Labeling Images

This section contains step-by-step instructions on how to create and prepare a pattern for painting along with labeling your files for submitting homework.

PREPARING A PATTERN.mp4

Drawing & Inking.pdf

Labeling&SendingHomeworkREVISED.pdf

Open Studio

These videos are informal, step-by-step demonstrations on various techniques participants encounter throughout the course.

Open Studio ZOOM Link

OpenStudioBurnishing&Tooling.mp4

SESSION 1 - Q - MS 83, f. 302r - Moralia in Job

Releases January 2, 2026
Use this authentic manuscript image accompanied by an AI enhanced image labeled as (edited) for our first Live Paint Along session.

Q - MS 83, f. 302r - Moralia in Job.png

Q - MS 83, f. 302r - Moralia in Job (edited).png

Q - MS 83, f. 302r - PATTERN - Moralia in Job.jpg

MedievalPotpourriSession1-Video.mp4

SESSION 1 - Bonus Images

MS 30845, f. 19r - Offices and Masses in the Mozarabic Liturgy.
Use this bonus image Anthropomorphic ""I" to create a pattern.

The files titled TextileSamples1 and TextileSamples2 dipict the clothing during the period - layered and patterned.

I - MS 30845, f. 19r - - Offices and Masses in the Mozarabic Liturgy.png

I - MS 30845, f. 19r - - Offices and Masses in the Mozarabic Liturgy (edited).png

textilesamples1.jpg

textilesamples2.jpg

SESSION 2 - ANTHROPOMORPHIC IMAGES

INDIVIDUAL FILES
This week's images encompass the Anthropomorphic image found in 9th and 10th c. medieval manuscripts listed individually AND by it's AI Enhanced companion labeled with (edited) in file name.

The file ending in .zip, located in this section contains all images compressed into one file for easy download.

AnthropomorphicA-T.zip

A - MS 609, f. 30 - Santiago.png

A - MS 609, f. 30 - Santiago (edited).png

D - MS 2668, f. 148v.png

D - MS 2668, f. 148v (edited).png

D - MS 12296, f. 182v - Isidore de Seville.png

D - MS 12296, f. 182v - Isidore de Seville (edited).png

E - MS 10007, 179r (edited).png

E - MS 10007, 179r.png

H - MS 30, f. 160v - St. Augustine - 10th c.png

H - MS 30, f. 160v - St. Augustine - 10th c (edited).png

I - Codex 13265, f. 307r, Emilian Codex, 976-992 ce.png

I - MS 609, f. 37.png

I - MS 609, f. 37 (edited).png

M - Codex 13265, f. 266v, Emilian Codex, 976-992 ce.png

M - Codex 13265, f. 266v, Emilian Codex, 976-992 ce (edited).png

N - Codex 39, f. 187v - St. Augustine (edited).png

N - Codex 39, f. 187v - St. Augustine.png

O - MS 12148, f. 59v.png

O - MS 12148, f. 59v (edited).png

P - MS 11695, f. 82r - Liebana Sancha.png

P - MS 11695, f. 82r - Liebana Sancha (edited).png

S - Códice Emilianense 13265, f. 284r (edited).png

S - Códice Emilianense 13265, f. 284r.png

T - MS 609 - Santiago de Compostela ca 1055.png

T - MS 609 - Santiago de Compostela ca 1055 (edited).png

SESSION 2 - VIDEO & NOTES

This section contains the Live class video from Jan 16, 2026 and the Session Summary.

MedievalPotpourri-Session2Video.mp4

Live Session Summary & Resources

BONUS SESSION 3A - The Zodiac (Compressed Files) Water-Damaged Images

These files contain water-damaged Zodiac images from 2 medieval manuscripts
MS 1139 and MS 3277 in zip files.

The (edited) images are Ai enhanced for detail.

Egerton MS 1139 ALL.zip

Egerton MS 3277 ALL.zip

SECTION 3B - Zodiac Zip Files

The Zodiac images in this zip file are from medieval manuscript 1186.

These files contain Zodiac images from 2 medieval manuscripts
MS 47 and MS 1118 in zip files.

The (edited) images are Ai enhanced for detail.

MS 47 ALL.zip

MS 1186 ALL.zip

SESSION 3 - Video & Process & Diaper Images for next session

This section contains the Live video from Session 3 along with the Summary and Diaper Process for the next Live session.

MedievalPotpourri-Session3Video.mp4

Diaper Process.pdf

Session 4 - DIAPER LETTERS.zip

SESSION 3 SUMMARY

SESSION 4

Session5AnimalswithLetters.zip

MedievalPotpourriSession4Video.mp4

Paletting Your Brush.mp4

SESSION 4 SUMMARY

SESSION 5

SESSION 6 - IMAGES.zip

Session5-LettersWithAnimalsVideo.mp4

AppsandAI_ 12P-Spring 2026-Design Fundamentals OLCP.pdf

SESSION 6

Medieval Potpourri-Session 6-Video.mp4