Workshops

Bring in existing paintings that you feel stuck with or want to improve; or start a new painting in mediums including oil painting with brush, with palette knife, watercolor, pastel, or acrylic. Jan Ellen Atkielski, fine artist and popular instructor, will help you get "unstuck" or help you create new works in the above mediums. […]

Join mixed-media artist Tammy DeCaro in this fun and creative fluid art series. The February session will focus on the puddle pour, fluid art technique. These mini-workshops will include mixing paints, choosing pouring mediums, and how to choose colors and layer them to produce different fluid art effects. Supply list:  Wear comfortable clothes. Bring two […]

Brand New Workshop! Class will cover the basic principles of oil painting regarding seascapes, beaches, and dunes. Learn how to build the wave, capture the motion of the sea, and better understand the colors in the sand.  After the basics are covered, we will start by painting a wave and several seascapes, beaches, and dunes […]

White-on-Black Tile is open to students with Zentangle drawing experience. In this class you will learn about the tools and techniques to tangle on a black tile. You will be exploring new tangles and learning about reticula and fragments to expand your knowledge taking you further on your journey into the amazing and meditative art […]

Experience "the joy of painting" in Jane Slivka's Acrylic Painting Workshop. In this workshop, you will experience the freedom that this medium has to offer. Jane demonstrates how to paint with ease and confidence and how to enjoy acrylic paint to its fullest. She encourages the connection of the artist and their art to flow openly […]

This multi-week, life drawing workshop meets on Mondays with model and guidance. This class is designed as a multi-level experience and will cover foundational basics and discuss light, shadow, proportion, and some anatomy. The sessions are casual, relaxing, and inviting to beginner and advanced artists alike. Sessions will begin with a series of short gesture […]

A place for inspiration! Artists generate ideas, but they need space and time to develop these ideas, and for visual artists, it all comes together in the studio. Join in during Open Studio on the first Tuesday of each month. Use this time to work on your individual art projects while interacting with other artists. […]

Glass fusing, also called kiln‐formed glass, offers an outlet for creativity for those who are artistically blessed, as well as those who are artistically challenged. As Petra always says, "Glass is difficult to mess up." You will be able to create anything from functional to expressive, from jewelry to sculpture, from tableware to wall art. […]

Come and get inspired by an easy introduction to painting. Join us for 2-day, 3-hr sessions in which we will discuss and experiment with acrylic paints. This medium is very versatile and perfect for anyone new to painting. Some drawing experience is preferred, but not required. Supply list: Students should wear apron or clothes they […]

Glass fusing, also called kiln‐formed glass, offers an outlet for creativity for those who are artistically blessed, as well as those who are artistically challenged. As Petra always says, "Glass is difficult to mess up." You will be able to create anything from functional to expressive, from jewelry to sculpture, from tableware to wall art. […]

Anthropologists have taught that one can glimpse the philosophic perspective of a culture by observing how they handle their dead. End-of-life customs reveal a community's answer to the question of whether the universe is understood to be neutral, hostile, or friendly to our existence. Looking back into history, archeologists have unearthed prehistoric burials dating to […]

Brand new workshop! This exciting and fun class will cover the basic principles of oil painting, specifically regarding painting mangroves. After the basics are covered, we will start by painting some basic mangroves and their roots and move up to more complicated groupings of trees and their reflections throughout the two days. For those who […]