Art Classes

Big Fat Messy Art Camp Winter Break 2025

February 17th-21st

Half Day AM 9:30-12:00/ Half Day PM 1:00-3:30/ Extended Care 9:00-5:00

Full Day 9:30-3:30

Half Day $159 | Full Day $259 | Extended Care $45 (1.5 hours more per day)
All Art Supplies Included
This year we are only doing half day camps, so we can clean down everything in the afternoon. Everyone will be wearing masks and distancing, that is why we are limiting it to 10 children. With over 3,000 square feet, we have plenty of room to spread out!

Your Child will be able to Experience many different mediums, doing a Large Variety of Projects; Pallet knife Painting, Landscapes, Cartooning, Flip Books, Stamping and more! Campers will use different, exciting mediums including: Acrylics, Clay, Gouache, Watercolor, Pastels, Marker, Fabric Painting, Colored Pencil and more! For more information click on over to our Big Fat Messy Art Camp page.

Download the Winter 2025 Registration Form & Apply today!

Instructor Victoria Brzustowicz
6 week Class $179
Mondays 11:00-1:00

Next Session: 2/3/25-3/17/25 Skip 2/17

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

Instructor Victoria Brzustowicz
6 week Class $179

Mondays 6:00-8:00 $179  2/10/25 -3/24/25, Skip 2/17

 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

Big Fat Messy Art Camp Winter Break 2025

February 17th-21st

Half Day AM 9:30-12:00/ Half Day PM 1:00-3:30/ Extended Care 9:00-5:00

Full Day 9:30-3:30

Half Day $159 | Full Day $259 | Extended Care $45 (1.5 hours more per day)
All Art Supplies Included
This year we are only doing half day camps, so we can clean down everything in the afternoon. Everyone will be wearing masks and distancing, that is why we are limiting it to 10 children. With over 3,000 square feet, we have plenty of room to spread out!

Your Child will be able to Experience many different mediums, doing a Large Variety of Projects; Pallet knife Painting, Landscapes, Cartooning, Flip Books, Stamping and more! Campers will use different, exciting mediums including: Acrylics, Clay, Gouache, Watercolor, Pastels, Marker, Fabric Painting, Colored Pencil and more! For more information click on over to our Big Fat Messy Art Camp page.

Download the Winter 2025 Registration Form & Apply today!

Big Fat Messy Art Camp Winter Break 2025

February 17th-21st

Half Day AM 9:30-12:00/ Half Day PM 1:00-3:30/ Extended Care 9:00-5:00

Full Day 9:30-3:30

Half Day $159 | Full Day $259 | Extended Care $45 (1.5 hours more per day)
All Art Supplies Included
This year we are only doing half day camps, so we can clean down everything in the afternoon. Everyone will be wearing masks and distancing, that is why we are limiting it to 10 children. With over 3,000 square feet, we have plenty of room to spread out!

Your Child will be able to Experience many different mediums, doing a Large Variety of Projects; Pallet knife Painting, Landscapes, Cartooning, Flip Books, Stamping and more! Campers will use different, exciting mediums including: Acrylics, Clay, Gouache, Watercolor, Pastels, Marker, Fabric Painting, Colored Pencil and more! For more information click on over to our Big Fat Messy Art Camp page.

Download the Winter 2025 Registration Form & Apply today!

Instructor: Victoria Brzustowicz

Weds: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Teen to Adult

Cost: $129 for 7 Weeks

Weds 11:00-12:30 1/8/25 – 2/26/25, skip 2/19

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

Big Fat Messy Art Camp Winter Break 2025

February 17th-21st

Half Day AM 9:30-12:00/ Half Day PM 1:00-3:30/ Extended Care 9:00-5:00

Full Day 9:30-3:30

Half Day $159 | Full Day $259 | Extended Care $45 (1.5 hours more per day)
All Art Supplies Included
This year we are only doing half day camps, so we can clean down everything in the afternoon. Everyone will be wearing masks and distancing, that is why we are limiting it to 10 children. With over 3,000 square feet, we have plenty of room to spread out!

Your Child will be able to Experience many different mediums, doing a Large Variety of Projects; Pallet knife Painting, Landscapes, Cartooning, Flip Books, Stamping and more! Campers will use different, exciting mediums including: Acrylics, Clay, Gouache, Watercolor, Pastels, Marker, Fabric Painting, Colored Pencil and more! For more information click on over to our Big Fat Messy Art Camp page.

Download the Winter 2025 Registration Form & Apply today!

$10 Thursdays 11:00-5:00

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, Feb 20th & April 17th

Big Fat Messy Art Camp Winter Break 2025

February 17th-21st

Half Day AM 9:30-12:00/ Half Day PM 1:00-3:30/ Extended Care 9:00-5:00

Full Day 9:30-3:30

Half Day $159 | Full Day $259 | Extended Care $45 (1.5 hours more per day)
All Art Supplies Included
This year we are only doing half day camps, so we can clean down everything in the afternoon. Everyone will be wearing masks and distancing, that is why we are limiting it to 10 children. With over 3,000 square feet, we have plenty of room to spread out!

Your Child will be able to Experience many different mediums, doing a Large Variety of Projects; Pallet knife Painting, Landscapes, Cartooning, Flip Books, Stamping and more! Campers will use different, exciting mediums including: Acrylics, Clay, Gouache, Watercolor, Pastels, Marker, Fabric Painting, Colored Pencil and more! For more information click on over to our Big Fat Messy Art Camp page.

Download the Winter 2025 Registration Form & Apply today!