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Painting from Life (MPA) All levels welcome! Learn the fundamentals of painting with your choice of medium. We will explore color theory, value, composition and more while observing from life and photographs. 

This course provides an outlet to develop a personal pictorial language for both the beginner and the advanced painter. Painting subjects include the figure, still life, landscape, abstraction, and the imagination. Instruction is geared towards the individual student.

Explore both realist and expressive approaches to depicting the surrounding world. Students learn to show space on a 2-D surface through linear and atmospheric perspective, and examine composition, color, and techniques for the landscape painter. All levels welcome. Oil and acrylics are the mediums of choice.  

Are you looking for a new “look” for those less than pretty pieces?? Try Chalk Paint®..no need to strip prime or sand prior to painting. Learn how to paint furniture using this awesome paint, Annie Sloan Chalk Paint…how to distress, how to use dark and light wax and much more. We will learn 5 techniques ( 2 color distress/rustic/modern finish/wash/craquleur),...

Come discover the joy of painting landscapes in acrylic! We will explore color choices, painting approaches, and acrylic techniques in 2D and 3D. We will discuss options for Plein Air as well.  All levels welcome. Bring a reference photo or use one of the teachers.

Come discover the joy of painting landscapes in watercolor! We will explore color choices, painting approaches, watercolor mixing, and textural techniques. We will discuss options for Plein Air as well.  All levels welcome. Bring a reference photo or use one of the teachers.

Great class to learn how to paint! Develop strong painting skills from composition, application, volume, brushwork and color. This class will get you painting with confidence in oil or acrylic paint. Assignments include still-life, costume figure & landscape. Instructor provides demos, critiques & art history lectures daily.

Water is exciting imagery to paint and there are many techniques to capture its facets. In this workshop, students paint the ocean waves at the shore, reflections in a still lake and waterfalls. For speed, it is recommended to use acrylics so the class can paint quickly in layers. Instructor demonstrations precede each subject.  

Online Painting is a way to sustain a home painting practice with the support of a virtual community of process painters from around the world.  Join a growing community of painters who value the powerful practice of process painting as a tool for their ongoing creative development and personal growth. You'll receive personal attention from Stewart...

Spend a great evening Unlocking your creative spirits! This is not about creating the "perfect" artist, but creating a perfect atmosphere full of fun and imagination Evening Includes: 1 complementry alcholic beverage, staff & all art supplies Just for Fun classes serve food and alcoholic beverage. Children 15 yrs old  and younger must...

Immortalize your beloved pet on canvas. Dog, cat, iguana, canary, rabbit... whatever. Send us a photo of your pet and we will hand-sketch it onto your own 16 x 20 canvas.  For this class only we limit the number of students to 10 so that everyone can get some one-on-one time. We provide the canvas, paint, brushes, easels, apron and instructor...

Celebrate the return of spring by creating an iris in different colors. Explore the art of sumi-e brush painting and learn to paint an iris in expressive strokes. All supplies provided.

This class is all about girl power! Let's take the powerful female symbol and turn it into a inspirational piece of art.

Students of all levels will learn to draw and paint the figure expressively through observation. Train your eye to see angles, shapes, and color. Explore working from general forms to specific details, with a focus on proportion and patterns of light and shadow. Short and long poses will provide opportunities for dynamic studies as well as more developed...

This studio art course provides new and seasoned painters theoretical and technical foundations for understanding painting. Instructor provides a brief overview of color, composition and perspective drawing as well as color mixing and paint handling exercises. The majority of the class will be spent on painting with ongoing guidance and critiques...