Adult Classes

Many people are not familiar with how the rich, dark values in charcoal or the versatility of Conte crayon can create such beautiful, finished drawings. These special characteristics will be revealed as the class utilizes the techniques of applying this media on different surfaces. The elements and principles of design will also be emphasized, along with certain approaches such as the sight/size method and the golden ratio principle. The class will focus on various subject matter such as still life, animals, and people.  Learn More

Students will enjoy learning the basics of head painting in watercolors as they work from a different live model each week. This course will cover the basics of planes and anatomical proportions of the head. Students may paint in the medium of their choice; watercolor, acrylic, or oil. Various painting techniques will be demonstrated and individual guidance will be tailored to the students preferred medium of choice.   Learn More

Are you ready to paint!? This time we are inviting some of your old friends to join us. We all have them. Old paintings and sketches that never really seemed to get off of the ground no matter how much we tried to rescue them. Now we have just the perfect project for them! Join us in this fun and exciting one day workshop as we rethink collage and mixed media. Bring your duds, your tired canvases and even the worst of the worst to this lively workshop where we will cut, collage, and repaint those old pieces into new compositions in ways you’ve never considered. By the end of this fun day of art making, each student will take home a unique finished piece that they will be proud to show and display. New and Continuing students welcomed, no two pieces will ever be the same.  Learn More

Working from photographs, students will learn to paint landscapes using various techniques.  Learn More

This course will address the basics of setting-up and composing an appealing still life. New and continuing students will be guided in the painting process using the tools of composition, color, value, intensity, contrast, hard and soft edges, brushwork and careful observation. Through instruction, demonstration and individual attention, this course will benefit beginning and more advanced painters. Beginners will learn an entry-level and approach to the wonderful and challenging world of oil painting. More advanced painters will enhance and refine their skills as they are introduced to additional methods for painting still-life compositions that are appealing and compelling.  Learn More

Students will gain knowledge in a variety of approaches to still life watercolor painting in this class. Beginning and experienced watercolorists will benefit from personalized instruction with a focus on composition, lighting, value, color and texture. Demonstrations will include professional watercolor techniques to include washes, layering of color, and the use of masking. A supply list may be downloaded from our website or at registration once confirmed.  Learn More

LEARN TO DRAW IN SIX HOURS! If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. However, this one-day workshop from a life-long drawer (as in artist, not furniture*) will give you everything you need to know to start you in the right direction. This crash course on the foundations of drawing will include demonstrations, sketching exercises with various materials, step-by-step instructions, and hand-out sheets. You, the student, will learn about the elements and principles of design and what constitutes a good composition in a fun and deceptively relaxed setting. And…you will actually take home a finished drawing! Too good to be true? The answer depends on you, and how you apply that knowledge afterwards.   Learn More