Art Lessons in Penfield, NY
Local Artists Teaching Children, Teens & Adults
The Art Stop LLC is a fine art supply store with a custom frame shop, art gallery, and a studio for art lessons for adults and children. We are proud to be a locally owned, small business in Penfield, NY. Fully employed by artists, we offer art lessons and classes for a variety of different interests. We also have Stop, Paint & Sip workshops where we provide all art supplies and instruction for acrylic paintings, alcohol ink on tile or acrylic pours! Art camp, and private events, are also conducted in our studio.
10% Discount for Seniors (65 or older), Multiple Family Member & Consecutive Class Sign-ups, just ask! Discount is for weekly lessons, not on all inclusive Stop, Paint & Sip Workshops.
None of our classes come with a registration fee. For more information about a particular art lesson or to learn more about our artists, call (585) 872-5710 or visit us today! We are happy to answer any questions you may have.
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Flower City Figure Study
Open Studio
$10 Thursdays 11:00-6:00
Want room to sprawl out in a spacious art studio? Or maybe you want to draw and paint with other artists in a relaxed social studio. For $10 you can spend the day up in our large studio with other artists. Bring whatever supplies you want except for solvents and use the tables and/or easels, kitchen and bathrooms.
No Open Studio during Winter and Spring Break, and Summer
Begins again 9/4
Flower City Figure Study
Open Studio
$10 Thursdays 11:00-6:00
Want room to sprawl out in a spacious art studio? Or maybe you want to draw and paint with other artists in a relaxed social studio. For $10 you can spend the day up in our large studio with other artists. Bring whatever supplies you want except for solvents and use the tables and/or easels, kitchen and bathrooms.
No Open Studio during Winter and Spring Break, and Summer
Begins again 9/4
Alcohol Inks on Tile
Open Enrollment Alcohol Inks on Tile Workshop
Saturday 9/13/25 3:00-5:00
Using alcohol inks we will show you a variety of techniques to create your own beautiful tiles. Warning, it is addictive! Great “girls night out or couples event”. Every tile will be uniquely yours! All materials are included, tiles, alcohol inks, tools and instruction! This is a lot of fun! You definitely do not have to be an artist to do this, but you will get creative! You can also schedule your group of 8 or more, and get the workshop and date convenient for your group!
You can bring your own wine, beer and other refreshments.
$40 open enrollment, sign up today, minimum of 8 required to run workshop.
Flower City Figure Study
Drawing 101
Mondays: 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Teen to Adult
Cost: $129 for 7 Weeks
Next Session: Sept 15th- Oct 27th
Can’t draw but want to? Can draw but want to get better? In this class you will use pencil, charcoal, and pastel to learn basic forms, one and two point perspective, negative space, tonal value and proportion. Use these fundamentals to draw anything. Drawing accurately is the basis for all other fine art mediums. You need to be able to accurately sketch out your canvas or paper before going on the next step.
- Materials List:
- Drawing pad w/perforated top 9 x 12 or 11 X 14
- hake brush
- 4 graphite drawing pencils, hard, med & soft
- metal sharpener
- pink pearl eraser
- kneaded eraser
- blending tortillions
- Vine Charcoal
- Kit portfolio bag at cost with purchase of kit
- Kits are available for purchase
Open Studio
$10 Thursdays 11:00-6:00
Want room to sprawl out in a spacious art studio? Or maybe you want to draw and paint with other artists in a relaxed social studio. For $10 you can spend the day up in our large studio with other artists. Bring whatever supplies you want except for solvents and use the tables and/or easels, kitchen and bathrooms.
No Open Studio during Winter and Spring Break, and Summer
Begins again 9/4
Flower City Figure Study
Drawing 101
Mondays: 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Teen to Adult
Cost: $129 for 7 Weeks
Next Session: Sept 15th- Oct 27th
Can’t draw but want to? Can draw but want to get better? In this class you will use pencil, charcoal, and pastel to learn basic forms, one and two point perspective, negative space, tonal value and proportion. Use these fundamentals to draw anything. Drawing accurately is the basis for all other fine art mediums. You need to be able to accurately sketch out your canvas or paper before going on the next step.
- Materials List:
- Drawing pad w/perforated top 9 x 12 or 11 X 14
- hake brush
- 4 graphite drawing pencils, hard, med & soft
- metal sharpener
- pink pearl eraser
- kneaded eraser
- blending tortillions
- Vine Charcoal
- Kit portfolio bag at cost with purchase of kit
- Kits are available for purchase
Open Studio
$10 Thursdays 11:00-6:00
Want room to sprawl out in a spacious art studio? Or maybe you want to draw and paint with other artists in a relaxed social studio. For $10 you can spend the day up in our large studio with other artists. Bring whatever supplies you want except for solvents and use the tables and/or easels, kitchen and bathrooms.
No Open Studio during Winter and Spring Break, and Summer
Begins again 9/4
Instructor Paul Allen Taylor
Watercolor Workshop – Paul Allen Taylor
September 27th 2025, 9:30-4:30
Cost $80
Watercolor supplies – Limited palette- Lighthouse Landscape
- Watercolor paper: Arches 140 lb Cold Pressed. Buy a full sheet 22 x 30 and cut it into quarters. Bring two for class, (one as a spare)
- PAINT: Bring tubes of paint, not pans or dried out paint. This is most important . We will use three colors. Alizarin Crimson, Ultra Marine Blue and Cad Yellow Medium
- BRUSHES: FLATS: ½”, ¾”, 1” ROUNDS: #6, #8, and #4 Liner brush.
- Others will be available as necessary.
- Note about purchasing brushes: Flat brushes are best when the length and width are equal (Bright). Longer brush hairs are too floppy when wet. Preferable brands are Richeson, Winsor Newton, and Princeton.
- PALETTE: For this class a white ceramic plate will suffice foregoing a palette. Plates can be found at a dollar store or thrift shops. It’s important to have a generous mixing area.
- Bring your own palette if you have one.
- PAPER SUPPORT PANEL: (Very important) 16” x 23”. Nonabsorbent. The best materials are Plexiglas or sealed wood. Another option is a 16 x 23 painting panel for oils without canvas. (Do not bring a Masonite drawing board, foam core, or anything else that is not 12 x 16.) Paul will have one you can borrow but it’s a good thing to have one of your own.
- CLIPS: Four (4) “Bulldog” clips or large stationary clips. No tape is necessary
- DRAWING PAPER: Anything equal or larger than 11 x 15 for the preliminary drawing phase.
- This can be bond paper 11 x 17 for example. The initial drawing will be on this paper before
- transferring it to the watercolor paper.
OTHER HANDY THINGS :
- Paper towels
- Clean hand towel
- Cellulose sponge
- 2H pencil
- Soft eraser
- Two plastic water containers
- Small spritzer bottle
- Some type of brush for dusting off erasures.
- A wide foam brush
Flower City Figure Study
Drawing 101
Mondays: 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Teen to Adult
Cost: $129 for 7 Weeks
Next Session: Sept 15th- Oct 27th
Can’t draw but want to? Can draw but want to get better? In this class you will use pencil, charcoal, and pastel to learn basic forms, one and two point perspective, negative space, tonal value and proportion. Use these fundamentals to draw anything. Drawing accurately is the basis for all other fine art mediums. You need to be able to accurately sketch out your canvas or paper before going on the next step.
- Materials List:
- Drawing pad w/perforated top 9 x 12 or 11 X 14
- hake brush
- 4 graphite drawing pencils, hard, med & soft
- metal sharpener
- pink pearl eraser
- kneaded eraser
- blending tortillions
- Vine Charcoal
- Kit portfolio bag at cost with purchase of kit
- Kits are available for purchase
Private lessons available starting at $40 an hour for drawing lessons & $50 an hour for painting lessons, minimum 2 hours. Home school classes also available! Please call us and ask for Cindy to set up the class.
Team Building Workshops
Build team spirit by creating something together. Relieve stress and create a sense of accomplishment. In the end your team has a painting to hang in their office or a glass painting exercise to be proud of! Contact Cindy at the Art Stop LLC for more information.
Cancellation Policy: There will be no refund if cancellation isn’t at least 5 business days prior to first class. There will be a $10 administration fee for cancellation. Medical exceptions require a doctors note stating that you are physically unable to attend.
Behavior problems deemed sufficiently disruptive will result in a child’s removal from a class, no refunds are made in these cases. For all children’s classes, kids should bring a smock/old shirt. Classes may be cancelled at the discretion of The Art Stop LLC if class minimums are not met.