Sunday afternoon live figure drawing with one (long) pose. Each one-day session is for independent study, with no instruction, for ages 18+. You are welcome to paint or draw using whichever medium you prefer. Bring your own supplies. There are easels, chairs, horses and stools available for you to borrow.

Please arrive to Figure Drawing Studio 10-15 minutes early to get set up. Doors close promptly at 1 PM. If you arrive after the doors close, please wait until the first break when the doors open again. 

Each stand-alone session is for independent study, with no instruction, for ages 18+. Bring your own supplies. There are easels, chairs, horses and stools available for you to borrow. 

Please arrive to Figure Drawing Studio 10-15 minutes early to get set up. Doors close promptly at 9 AM. If you arrive after the doors close, please wait until the first break when the doors open again.

The last Monday of every month features a clothed model.

Acrylic Painting Studio has been a staple for several years. Painters explore independent goals, or work from studio still life, or create acrylic painted transcriptions of past artworks from reproductions and collected images. Explore color mixing, value painting, composition and intentions through the use of this water-based medium on paintable paper or canvas. Lively group discussion of works in progress, foster fun and support. Learning to SEE like an artist comes with the territory.

Snacks welcome!

Materials are not included; please bring your choice of the following supply list:

Acrylic Paints: Liquitex Basics recommended for economy. Phthalo blue, naphthol red, medium hue, hansa or AZO yellow, white gesso, and mars black.

Brushes: Acrylic vinyl brushes, medium and small, 2" gesso brush.

- Some chalk pastels are helpful.

- Strathmore Mixed Media Paper, 18" x 24" or other paintable paper

- Pencil, eraser, apron, palette. Cynthia suggests white styrofoam plates ad Viva signature paper towels.

Don’t be afraid of texture, of thick luscious buttery layers of color, one on top of another. Right away we will open tubes and squeeze out paint to learn about this special and versatile medium. Starting with a value scale, and a simple still life in black and white in class #1.

Building on that foundation we will add personal subject items in class 2. We can expand our palette (choice of colors) – and—our subject matter while defining our preferences for paint handling. Paint handling is the very personal preference for more or less opacity vs transparency. We will discuss ways to thin the paint.

The final 2 classes will lean into a subject of the student’s choice: portrait, landscape, or still life that follows in the vein of the students newly discovered signature approach. We will keep our first 2 exercises a hand as a guide.

Materials not provided. Please bring the following:

4 11 x 14 gesso boards or stretched canvas of similar size.

Student grade set of oil paints, any brand.

Set of natural bristle brushes ¼ inch, ½ inch, 1 inch approximately.

Palette knife for mixing paint.

odorless mineral spirits.

palette – can be a piece of plywood or disposable paper ones.

5 or more lint free cotton rags.

Soup cans for cleaning brushes.

While this program is designed as a welcome for all to participate, we aim to encourage grandparents and grandchildren to explore the arts together!

This play group builds relationships between our older and younger generations - through activities that foster learning, kindness, and joy for all. 

Families get the opportunity to get a little messy in the art making process!

All materials provided. 

In Drawing Fundamentals 1 (DF1), students learn four foundational drawing skills: shape/edge, measurement, light (value) and space (perspective). You will begin to combine these skills into drawings that will surprise you by their accomplishment and banish any fears regarding your ability to observe and draw.

Materials: Materials are not included; please bring the following supply list: · Graphite pencils: HB, 2B, 6B · Vine charcoal, soft · Kneaded eraser · Factis eraser, pen style · White sketch paper pad, approx. 14 x 17" (White drawing pad ok) · Small sketchbook, approx. 6 x 8" (Whatever you may already have is fine) Optional: · White plastic eraser · Gum eraser · Blending stumps or tortillions - Newsprint, approx 16 x 20. This class is for adults. Ready-made kits are available at a discount from Posner's Art Store (944 E. University Blvd). Posner's is offering the kits for $70 (retail $110). The Drawing Studio members get 20% off Posner's!

A live 4-week online series that pairs process painting with freewriting in a held, intimate circle — the brush opens the door, and the pen walks through it. Each 3-hour session builds on the last, deepening participants' relationship with their own creative intelligence across the arc of a month. Participants leave each session with something they made, something they wrote, and a growing trust in what arises when they stop trying to get it right.

Materials not provided. Please bring the following:

• A quiet and semi-private space with room to move

• Paint — any kind available at home (acrylic, watercolor, tempera, finger paint)

• Brushes — or fingers, a sponge, a fork, a cotton ball

• Paper or surface — larger is better; cardboard or poster board works well

• Water container and something to wipe brushes on

• A journal or notebook and a pen private or semi-private space with room to move

Optional: • Markers, crayons, oil pastels, collage materials

Open Print Lab is designed to be a creative exploration space! Open Print Lab is where our intergenerational printmakers, with an established practice, meet with others, share work, tips, and life's journeys! Enjoy access to 3 manual roll-top etching/relief presses for your self-directed projects! This studio session is not a regular instructional class, so we recommend beginners start with one of our various printmaking classes.

Folks are welcome to bring in anything that they wish, just so long as it goes back home with you! A Studio Monitor is available to answer questions and orient you on materials. Some materials are available at cost, so bring cash for additional supplies.