Art Classes

Instructor Victoria Brzustowicz
6 week Class $179
Mondays 6:00-8:00

Next Session: 1/08/24 -2/12/24

(Check October for our New Daytime Oil Class)

Course Description:

In this class we’ll explore materials, fundamentals, and best practices of oil painting, with an emphasis on direct or “alla prima” techniques. Color mixing and creating a range of colors from a limited palette will be taught. For students with previous experience in color mixing, a more complex palette will be used. Paint from your own sketches, photos, or studio still life. We’ll have demos in each class that will cover various topics such as various ways to start an oil painting, oiling out, stretching a canvas, preparing a panel, glazing, and varnishing.

• Supply List:
• If you already have  oil paints, please bring them to class and we will work with your selection. If you don’t have supplies, here is the  minimum to get started!
• Paints
  Napthol Red (or equivalent) –
  Ultramarine Blue –
  Hansa Yellow Light (or equivalent)
  Titanium White
• Surfaces
  Canvas panel or gessoed panels in a variety of sizes, preferably 11 x 14 and smaller. Since we will be working alla prima, aim for smaller sizes if possible. 8x 10 is wonderful.Brushes: a least one of each, not too small! (4-6). We will discuss the individual marks that each type of brush makes, and you can add to your collection as you go.
  Filbert
  Flat
  Round
• Palette Knife
• Gray Matters Disposable Palette Pad 12 x 16
• Masterson Sealed Palette
• Gamsol

Tues 1:00-3:00 1/09/24 – 2/06/24
–5 weeks $139

Anne Jurgens, award winning artist and certified instructor, will lead you through the wonders of watercolor. This class is intended for beginning and intermediate students with emphasis on expressing ourselves with paint. Beginning students will learn basic watercolor techniques including how to apply flat washes, graded washes, and glazes, wet in wet and dry brushing techniques. We will learn about composition, values, line, and color as elements in a painting. For intermediate students who wish to choose their own subjects, instruction will be individualized.- You can read the artist’s bio and see more of her work in the Gallery section.

• Paper: Arches 11×14 100% rag, 140 Cold Press. and/ or Strathmore Series 500 mixed media
• Brushes: Sable is best. Synthetic is okay Rounds #1, #5, #8 Flats: 1/2 inch, 1 inch, 2 inch, Rigger
• Water Container – One for clear, one to clean brushes can be as simple as a couple of
  cottage cheese containers.
• Paper towels – to soak up excess water
• Pencil – #2
• Pallet : Make it large enough to hold 16 colors and have space to mix paints
• Paints: Here are the basics. You can buy more, but we can build almost any color
  from these..
• These consist of both cool and warm in the primary colors enabling us to
  be able to make the colors we need. Buy your colors In tubes or in cubes. Any brand,
  except where noted you usually get better results with Professional grade, you can use Cotman when brand isn’t noted.
• Yellows: Lemon Yellow, Cadmium Yellow Medium, Yellow Ochre, Raw Sienna*
  Reds: Cadmium Red Light, Cadmium Red Medium, Alizarine Crimson, Permanent Rose
  Blues: Cobalt Blue, Winsor Newton Ultramarine Blue
  Others: Winsor Newton Sap Green, Winsor Newton Burnt Sienna
• Waterproof board – To tape your painting to
• Knife for scoring . I prefer an exacto knife, , and a small hair dryer

Tuesdays: 6:00-7:30

1/9/24 – 2/20/24 Skip 2/13

Cost: $135 6 Weeks

Teen to Adult

Oil Stick Landscape Painting with Melissa Talma: Expand your painting horizons with oil sticks, a truly unique art medium! Oil sticks combine the soft blendable or thick impasto effects possible with oil paint, but with the advantage of a much quicker drying time and a tactile experience similar to using pastels. Learn to mix a wide range of colors as well as a variety of techniques for applying these pigmented solid paint sticks while creating your own beautiful landscape painting. This medium allows for experimentation and a multitude of applications!

•  Shiva paint sticks: Basic set of 6 colors (available at The Art Stop)
•  an 11″x14″ primed canvas OR 11″x14″ primed smooth painting panel
•  brushes: 3 to 5 small beat-up brushes someone might already own (sizes 4, 6, 8 work best), or to purchase: small inexpensive “Chisel Blenders” are best, or flat shaders in any size from 4-8 or 1/8″ to 1/4″ size. Also, a small (like size 1 or 2) round or liner brush for details is helpful.
• a glass palette, or gray palette paper pad
• a small palette knife
• a small jar of artist’s walnut or linseed oil
• Gamsol (preferably in a jar with lid)
• paper towels

• art smock or apron
• baby wipes for ease of cleanup
• blue Nitrile gloves or similar (if one doesn’t like touching paint)

Wednesdays 6:30-8:30

Next Session: 1/24/24 – 2/28/24 Skip 2/21

5 weeks $139

•  6-8 tubes of watercolor paints (artist grade preferred) primaries and secondaries, Payne’s gray and a brown
•  Brushes: Rounds: # 1, 4 and 6 and Flat Shaders : 1/4 inch and 1/2 inch (artist grade preferred)
•   #140 lb. Arches (Rough Press or Cold Press) w/c paper
•  Plastic container for water
•  Paper towels
•  2 H or 3 H Pencil
• Plastic eraser
• Watercolor pallet

Instructor Victoria Brzustowicz
6 week Class $179
Mondays 6:00-8:00

Next Session: 1/08/24 -2/12/24

(Check October for our New Daytime Oil Class)

Course Description:

In this class we’ll explore materials, fundamentals, and best practices of oil painting, with an emphasis on direct or “alla prima” techniques. Color mixing and creating a range of colors from a limited palette will be taught. For students with previous experience in color mixing, a more complex palette will be used. Paint from your own sketches, photos, or studio still life. We’ll have demos in each class that will cover various topics such as various ways to start an oil painting, oiling out, stretching a canvas, preparing a panel, glazing, and varnishing.

• Supply List:
• If you already have  oil paints, please bring them to class and we will work with your selection. If you don’t have supplies, here is the  minimum to get started!
• Paints
  Napthol Red (or equivalent) –
  Ultramarine Blue –
  Hansa Yellow Light (or equivalent)
  Titanium White
• Surfaces
  Canvas panel or gessoed panels in a variety of sizes, preferably 11 x 14 and smaller. Since we will be working alla prima, aim for smaller sizes if possible. 8x 10 is wonderful.Brushes: a least one of each, not too small! (4-6). We will discuss the individual marks that each type of brush makes, and you can add to your collection as you go.
  Filbert
  Flat
  Round
• Palette Knife
• Gray Matters Disposable Palette Pad 12 x 16
• Masterson Sealed Palette
• Gamsol

Tuesdays: 6:00-7:30

1/9/24 – 2/20/24 Skip 2/13

Cost: $135 6 Weeks

Teen to Adult

Oil Stick Landscape Painting with Melissa Talma: Expand your painting horizons with oil sticks, a truly unique art medium! Oil sticks combine the soft blendable or thick impasto effects possible with oil paint, but with the advantage of a much quicker drying time and a tactile experience similar to using pastels. Learn to mix a wide range of colors as well as a variety of techniques for applying these pigmented solid paint sticks while creating your own beautiful landscape painting. This medium allows for experimentation and a multitude of applications!

•  Shiva paint sticks: Basic set of 6 colors (available at The Art Stop)
•  an 11″x14″ primed canvas OR 11″x14″ primed smooth painting panel
•  brushes: 3 to 5 small beat-up brushes someone might already own (sizes 4, 6, 8 work best), or to purchase: small inexpensive “Chisel Blenders” are best, or flat shaders in any size from 4-8 or 1/8″ to 1/4″ size. Also, a small (like size 1 or 2) round or liner brush for details is helpful.
• a glass palette, or gray palette paper pad
• a small palette knife
• a small jar of artist’s walnut or linseed oil
• Gamsol (preferably in a jar with lid)
• paper towels

• art smock or apron
• baby wipes for ease of cleanup
• blue Nitrile gloves or similar (if one doesn’t like touching paint)

Wednesdays 6:30-8:30

Next Session: 1/24/24 – 2/28/24 Skip 2/21

5 weeks $139

•  6-8 tubes of watercolor paints (artist grade preferred) primaries and secondaries, Payne’s gray and a brown
•  Brushes: Rounds: # 1, 4 and 6 and Flat Shaders : 1/4 inch and 1/2 inch (artist grade preferred)
•   #140 lb. Arches (Rough Press or Cold Press) w/c paper
•  Plastic container for water
•  Paper towels
•  2 H or 3 H Pencil
• Plastic eraser
• Watercolor pallet

Tuesdays: 6:00-7:30

1/9/24 – 2/20/24 Skip 2/13

Cost: $135 6 Weeks

Teen to Adult

Oil Stick Landscape Painting with Melissa Talma: Expand your painting horizons with oil sticks, a truly unique art medium! Oil sticks combine the soft blendable or thick impasto effects possible with oil paint, but with the advantage of a much quicker drying time and a tactile experience similar to using pastels. Learn to mix a wide range of colors as well as a variety of techniques for applying these pigmented solid paint sticks while creating your own beautiful landscape painting. This medium allows for experimentation and a multitude of applications!

•  Shiva paint sticks: Basic set of 6 colors (available at The Art Stop)
•  an 11″x14″ primed canvas OR 11″x14″ primed smooth painting panel
•  brushes: 3 to 5 small beat-up brushes someone might already own (sizes 4, 6, 8 work best), or to purchase: small inexpensive “Chisel Blenders” are best, or flat shaders in any size from 4-8 or 1/8″ to 1/4″ size. Also, a small (like size 1 or 2) round or liner brush for details is helpful.
• a glass palette, or gray palette paper pad
• a small palette knife
• a small jar of artist’s walnut or linseed oil
• Gamsol (preferably in a jar with lid)
• paper towels

• art smock or apron
• baby wipes for ease of cleanup
• blue Nitrile gloves or similar (if one doesn’t like touching paint)

Wednesdays 6:30-8:30

Next Session: 1/24/24 – 2/28/24 Skip 2/21

5 weeks $139

•  6-8 tubes of watercolor paints (artist grade preferred) primaries and secondaries, Payne’s gray and a brown
•  Brushes: Rounds: # 1, 4 and 6 and Flat Shaders : 1/4 inch and 1/2 inch (artist grade preferred)
•   #140 lb. Arches (Rough Press or Cold Press) w/c paper
•  Plastic container for water
•  Paper towels
•  2 H or 3 H Pencil
• Plastic eraser
• Watercolor pallet

Instructor Victoria Brzustowicz
6 week Class $179
Mondays 11:00-1:00
Next Session: 2/26/24 -4/8/24  skip 4/1 (Spring Break)

Course Description:

In this class we’ll explore materials, fundamentals, and best practices of oil painting, with an emphasis on direct or “alla prima” techniques. Color mixing and creating a range of colors from a limited palette will be taught. For students with previous experience in color mixing, a more complex palette will be used. Paint from your own sketches, photos, or studio still life. We’ll have demos in each class that will cover various topics such as various ways to start an oil painting, oiling out, stretching a canvas, preparing a panel, glazing, and varnishing.

• Supply List:
• If you already have  oil paints, please bring them to class and we will work with your selection. If you don’t have supplies, here is the  minimum to get started!
• Paints
  Napthol Red (or equivalent) –
  Ultramarine Blue –
  Hansa Yellow Light (or equivalent)
  Titanium White
• Surfaces
  Canvas panel or gessoed panels in a variety of sizes, preferably 11 x 14 and smaller. Since we will be working alla prima, aim for smaller sizes if possible 8x 10 is wonderful.
• Brushes: a least one of each, not  too small (4-6). We will discuss the individual marks that each type of brush makes, and you can add to your collection as you go.
  Filbert
  Flat
  Round
• Palette Knife
• Gray Matters Disposable Palette Pad 12 x 16
• Masterson Sealed Palette
• Gamsol

Tues 1:00-3:00 2/27/24 – 3/26/24
–5 weeks $139

Anne Jurgens, award winning artist and certified instructor, will lead you through the wonders of watercolor. This class is intended for beginning and intermediate students with emphasis on expressing ourselves with paint. Beginning students will learn basic watercolor techniques including how to apply flat washes, graded washes, and glazes, wet in wet and dry brushing techniques. We will learn about composition, values, line, and color as elements in a painting. For intermediate students who wish to choose their own subjects, instruction will be individualized.- You can read the artist’s bio and see more of her work in the Gallery section.

• Paper: Arches 11×14 100% rag, 140 Cold Press. and/ or Strathmore Series 500 mixed media
• Brushes: Sable is best. Synthetic is okay Rounds #1, #5, #8 Flats: 1/2 inch, 1 inch, 2 inch, Rigger
• Water Container – One for clear, one to clean brushes can be as simple as a couple of
  cottage cheese containers.
• Paper towels – to soak up excess water
• Pencil – #2
• Pallet : Make it large enough to hold 16 colors and have space to mix paints
• Paints: Here are the basics. You can buy more, but we can build almost any color
  from these..
• These consist of both cool and warm in the primary colors enabling us to
  be able to make the colors we need. Buy your colors In tubes or in cubes. Any brand,
  except where noted you usually get better results with Professional grade, you can use Cotman when brand isn’t noted.
• Yellows: Lemon Yellow, Cadmium Yellow Medium, Yellow Ochre, Raw Sienna*
  Reds: Cadmium Red Light, Cadmium Red Medium, Alizarine Crimson, Permanent Rose
  Blues: Cobalt Blue, Winsor Newton Ultramarine Blue
  Others: Winsor Newton Sap Green, Winsor Newton Burnt Sienna
• Waterproof board – To tape your painting to
• Artist tape to tape down your painting
• Knife for scoring . I prefer an exacto knife, and a small hair dryer

Wednesdays 6:30-8:30

Next Session: 1/24/24 – 2/28/24 Skip 2/21

5 weeks $139

•  6-8 tubes of watercolor paints (artist grade preferred) primaries and secondaries, Payne’s gray and a brown
•  Brushes: Rounds: # 1, 4 and 6 and Flat Shaders : 1/4 inch and 1/2 inch (artist grade preferred)
•   #140 lb. Arches (Rough Press or Cold Press) w/c paper
•  Plastic container for water
•  Paper towels
•  2 H or 3 H Pencil
• Plastic eraser
• Watercolor pallet