Event Category: Lessons

Art lessons of all types, oil painting, Acrylic painting, Life Drawing,Pastels, watercolor, drawing, classes for children and adults.

Learn & Have Fun W/Manga

Wednesdays 5:30-7:00 8 Weeks

$159 Age 10+

Jan 5th 2022 – March 2nd 2022, Skip 2/23 (Winter Break)

Join artist Myles Gala and get ready to have hours of fun creating characters and worlds.
Learn to use a variety of tools and techniques to get your manga skills top notch!
Enjoy clips and viewings of anime and manga all while being surrounded by other students with the same passion for it as you do.
  • Supplies:
  • Black Prismacolor Pencil    
  • Ebony pencils
  • 9×12 sketch book
  • Kneaded Eraser
  • Ruler

Create a Vignette Painting in Watercolor with Paul Allen Taylor

Instructor Paul Allen Taylor

May 17th 2025, 9:30-4:30

Cost $60

This class will cover the design and creation of a vignette painting in watercolor. The
vignette is an entertaining way of creating a painting not only for the painter but for
the viewer. Vignettes are thought to have some sparkle even though they look
un*nished. There are some basic rules to be applied and an understanding of some
brushwork, but the overall process is not complicated. Vignettes do not have a
center of interest so right away we don’t have to worry about what the painting is
about. With an understanding of texture, color, and value, vignette paintings are
quite simple.
In the morning, Paul will explain in detail the important facets of this painting and
demonstrate the di/erent details to be considered. In the afternoon, the painting
begins while Paul leads you step by step to completion. Later, a brief evaluation of
the work done in class takes place.
This workshop will convert the church painting to a vignette using the principles
outlined.
Materials List:
Watercolor supplies – Limited palette
WC PAPER: Arches 140 lb Cold Pressed. Two pieces 11 x 15. (1/2 sheet cut in half)
PAINT: Bring tubes of paint, not pans or dried out paint. This is most important. We will use
three colors.
Prussian Blue, Cadmium Red Light, Cad Yellow Medium
BRUSHES: FLATS: ½”, ¾”, 1”1-1/2” ROUNDS: 6, #8, #10. Also, a #4, Liner brush.
PALETTE: The better palette has a cover, and a generous mixing area. A white ceramic plate
will suffice foregoing a palette.
PAPER SUPPORT PANEL: 16” x 23”. Nonabsorbent. The best materials are Plexiglas or
sealed wood. Another option is a 16 x 23 painting panel for oils, no canvas.
CLIPS: Four (4) “Bulldog” clips or large stationary clips. No tape is necessary
OTHER INCIDENTALS :
  • Paper towels
  • Clean hand towel
  • Cellulose sponge
  • 2H pencil
  • Soft eraser
  • Two plastic water containers
  • spritzer bottle
This list is meant to be a guide. If you have most of the items, choose only what is necessary.

*New* Saturday Pastel Painting w/Colette Savage

Saturdays 10:15-12:15

Jan 15th 2022 –Feb 12th 2022 

$139 5 weeks 

Join Accomplished Instructor Colette Savage in this versatile beautiful medium. Get a beautiful softness similar to a Degas’, or photographic realism. Pastels are considered a form of painting, yet you have the control of a stick or pencil, making it more like drawing. Learn about different substrates to paint on and different types of pastels and how they react. Beginner to intermediate.  Please feel free to bring along any pastels, paper…which you currently own to our first class.  A materials list is attached, but DO NOT purchase any new materials until AFTER the first class.

Materials List:

**Please Note: DO NOT purchase any materials until AFTER the first class. During our first class, we will be testing a variety of papers and pastels which I will provide. Please feel free to bring along any pastels or pastel papers which you currently own to test along with my samples for our first class.**

  • Soft Pastels- Your choice of brands, with a large assortment of colors and value (dark and light). If you already own pastels, bring what you have.
  • Pastel Paper- Your choice of brand and type
  • Drawing Board- A piece of Masonite is fine
  • Masking Tape
  • Baby Wipes
  • Pencil
  • Eraser
  • Small disposable dish to place the pastels you are using
  • Glove in a Bottle- Or another type of barrier lotion
  • Several reference photos
  • Glassine of other smooth paper-used to cover and protect the painting

Optional Items:

  • Inexpensive craft brush
  • Rubbing Alcohol

 

Winter Break Big Fat Messy Art Camp 2025

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!

*New* Saturday Pastel Painting w/Colette Savage

Saturdays 10:00-12:00
11/28/20 -1/2/21 skip 12/26

$129 5 weeks

Join Accomplished Instructor Colette Savage in this versatile beautiful medium. Get a beautiful softness similar to a Degas’, or photographic realism. Pastels are considered a form of painting, yet you have the control of a stick or pencil, making it more like drawing. Learn about different substrates to paint on and different types of pastels and how they react. Beginner to intermediate.

Materials List:

**Please Note: DO NOT purchase any materials until AFTER the first class. During our first class, we will be testing a variety of papers and pastels which I will provide. Please feel free to bring along any pastels or pastel papers which you currently own to test along with my samples for our first class.**

  • Soft Pastels- Your choice of brands, with a large assortment of colors and value (dark and light). If you already own pastels, bring what you have.
  • Pastel Paper- Your choice of brand and type
  • Drawing Board- A piece of Masonite is fine
  • Masking Tape
  • Baby Wipes
  • Pencil
  • Eraser
  • Small disposable dish to place the pastels you are using
  • Glove in a Bottle- Or another type of barrier lotion
  • Several reference photos
  • Glassine of other smooth paper-used to cover and protect the painting

Optional Items:

  • Inexpensive craft brush
  • Rubbing Alcohol