Create a wise and whimsical owl! In this one hour class, artists will use painted papers and collage techniques to design their own colorful owls inspired by the world of Eric Carle. We'll explore layering, texture, and composition to bring these feathered friends to life. Each student will leave with a unique, vibrant owl artwork full of personality and charm! 

Fantasy & Myth is where our youngest artists will exercise their imaginations to draw, paint, and assemble legendary creatures, places, and artifacts. We will use a variety of different mediums and techniques all while learning the art fundamentals of the seven elements of art and the seven principles of design.

There will be no class on April 6th.

In this supportive drawing class, you'll learn to sketch what you see and what you imagine. We'll explore the basics of line, shading, and form using pencil and charcoal—and you'll even learn the grid method to create drawings that look incredibly real (no tracing needed!).This is a class for people who think they can't draw. You'll leave feeling like an artist. If you are more experienced, we will challenge and encourage you to explore new horizons in technique and approach.

This course gently guides students from sketchbook anxiety to artistic self-assurance. Through life drawing, figurative illustration, imaginative exploration, and structured photo reference work, students will learn to draw with joy, accuracy, and style. The grid method offers a framework for realism, while creative prompts invite personal expression.

Bring Your Own Supplies | Encouragement Supplied in Abundance

Supplies needed:

• Sketchpad – 9x12" or larger (PLEASE, NO SMALLER THAN 9X12")

• Pencils – HB, 2B, 4B, 6B (mechanical pencils welcome!)

• Vine charcoal sticks• Kneaded eraser

• Blending tools – tortillons, stumps, or paper towels/Q-tips

• Pencil sharpener

• Ruler (for gridding photos and sketchpads)

• A printed photo reference (Instructor will provide samples, but students may bring their own)

• Optional: Fixative spray

There will be no class on April 6th

The Oil Painting: “Spring's Serenity” –A peaceful, whimsical landscape featuring the interplay between blooming life and enduring stone by capturing a mountain landscape framed by the bloom and sparkle of a springtime woods.

Students will learn how to balance welcoming foreground elements— a mighty verdant forest, winding paths—with the austere, timeless presence of distant peaks under a deep blue sky.

There will be no class on April 9th.

In this class, we will take and in-depth look at Copperplate, which was popular in the early 1900’s. This classic form of lettering brings an unlimited amount of possibility and beauty to writing. We will use both pencil and pointed pen with dip ink. Students will practice the classic letter forms and learn basics of pointed pen. The book, Copperplate Calligraphy Practice Book, by Christen Allocco Turney, is the textbook for this class and is a requirement. This class will cover lower case letters, connections, and enable you to complete the first section of our "textbook." We will be using this book in each class (see supply list in class resources.) You'll be able to take your "scribe skills" and apply them to cards, envelopes, gift tags, letter writing, and so much more! Six, 90-minute sessions will be included in this introductory course.

Supplies to Order:

(johnnealbooks.com)

*Copperplate Calligraphy Practice Book $16.95

*Moon Palace Sumi Ink, 2 oz. SKU #170-2oz $6.15

*Manuscript Wooden Holder SKU #H112 $2.70

*Zebra G Nib SKU #N118 $1.95 (each)

*Silicone Dinky Dip SKU #S1064 $2.00

Other Supplies:

ruler, water dish, paperclips, paper towels, mechanical pencil & eraser, 32 lb. paper or higher

There will be no class on April 7th.

In this supportive drawing class, you'll learn to sketch what you see and what you imagine. We'll explore the basics of line, shading, and form using pencil and charcoal—and you'll even learn the grid method to create drawings that look incredibly real (no tracing needed!).This is a class for people who think they can't draw. You'll leave feeling like an artist. If you are more experienced, we will challenge and encourage you to explore new horizons in technique and approach.

This course gently guides students from sketchbook anxiety to artistic self-assurance. Through life drawing, figurative illustration, imaginative exploration, and structured photo reference work, students will learn to draw with joy, accuracy, and style. The grid method offers a framework for realism, while creative prompts invite personal expression.

Bring Your Own Supplies | Encouragement Supplied in Abundance

Supplies needed:

• Sketchpad – 9x12" or larger (PLEASE, NO SMALLER THAN 9X12")

• Pencils – HB, 2B, 4B, 6B (mechanical pencils welcome!)

• Vine charcoal sticks• Kneaded eraser

• Blending tools – tortillons, stumps, or paper towels/Q-tips

• Pencil sharpener

• Ruler (for gridding photos and sketchpads)

• A printed photo reference (Instructor will provide samples, but students may bring their own)

• Optional: Fixative spray

There will be no class on April 8th

Luminous Landscapes: Painting Light and Shadow in Watercolor

Embrace the luminous quality of painting landscapes in watercolor. In this beginner-friendly course, you’ll learn to paint verdant woods, lonely trees, quiet lakes, and glowing twilight skies—capturing the calm and subtle color shifts that make the springtime so magical. Step by step, we’ll explore essential watercolor techniques including washes, layering, texture effects, and brush control, while focusing on the unique light and atmosphere of springtime scenes.

Each week builds confidence through guided projects and demonstrations, with plenty of room for personal expression. You’ll discover how to paint blooming trees, shadows that feel crisp, and skies that seem to glow from within. By the end of the session, you’ll have a small portfolio of landscapes—and the confidence to keep painting as the seasons change.

There will be no class on April 8th.

This class is for beginners. We will explore how the paint moves with the water, experience how different paper reacts with the paint, practice layering color to add depth and shading, how colors blend, brushstrokes and basic drawing. Participants will have two finished pieces and gain more confidence with the medium.

Supplies needed:

- Palette - any style, white, plastic with enough room to mix colors

- Mason jar, or something to hold water

-Paint:A grumbacher watercolor paint set will work. If you want to invest in tubes of paint, a suggested basic palette of colors:

• Cool Red – Permanent Alizarin Crimson

• Warm Red – Cadmium Red Light, Light Red or Vermillion

• Cool Blue: Cobalt Blue

• Warm Blue: Thalo Blue or Prussian Blue

• Warm Yellow: Yellow Ochre or Raw Sienna

• Cool Yellow: Light Yellow

• Warm Green: Gold Green or Sap Green

• Cool Green: Veridian Green or Emerald Green

• Earths: Sepia, or Burnt Sienna

• Payne's grey

- Size 10 round watercolor brush

- Size 5 or 6 round watercolor brush

- 3/4 or 1 inch Flat wash watercolor brush

- Rigger watercolor brushpencil

- Kneaded eraser

- At least 10 sheets of watercolor paper: 9x12, can be hot press or cold press, can be in a tablet or a block. Some examples are Canson 9x12 Portrait, Wirebound or Watercolor pad; Arches 9x12 watercolor block, 140 lb.