Art From Your Start offers a personalized art exploration experience. Led by artist Barbara Guerriero-Flites, students share their inspiring images and collaboratively select a project aligned with their interests and goals. This course encourages students to develop work that highlights their individual style and creativity within a supportive, non-judgmental setting.

This course meets for 10 Sessions.

No Class 11/5, 11/12, 11/26

Non-Member Price: $300

Member Price: $275

Students should bring a 16x 20 canvas, a set of acrylic paints, and a variety of brush in assorted sizes.

Pastels have been used to create beautiful and bold color drawings throughout the centuries.  Learn about the different types of pastel and how to blend and layer them to get a soft haze or a sharp edge. This class incudes demonstratations on how to approach a pastel drawing through various stages, from the composition and getting the correct proportions and perspective, to understanding which colors to use to get the correct shade you are looking for.  We will be drawing from photographs for this class.  You can work from your own photos or use the reference images provided.

This class meets for 10 sessions

No class on 10/23, 11/27

Supply List: Pastels with Meg Supply List

Non-Member Price: $310

Member Price: $285

This unique painting class explores the ideas of metamodernism, a contemporary approach that embraces both sincerity and self awareness. Together we will examine how to care deeply about painting while remaining conscious of the rich history, traditions, and artifice that shape the medium. Through guided exercises and open studio time, students will strengthen their skills in drawing, surface, color, and composition while engaging with the emotional depth of their work. We will explore the creative “oscillations” that define metamodern painting, moving between hope and doubt, beauty and critique, skill and deconstruction. Discussions of art history and contemporary theory will support your studio practice, and thoughtful critique will focus on both technical development and conceptual clarity.

This class is ideal for artists who want to advance their craft while situating their work within today’s artistic landscape. Participants should have some prior painting experience.

Come ready to think deeply, work seriously, and create paintings that are both technically strong and meaningfully engaged with the present moment.

The class meets for 10 sessions

Supply List Meta Modern Workshop Supply List

Non member price $356
Member price: $331

Will you be joining us virtually? Please check your receipt for the zoom link. 

This student-moderated studio provides a relaxed, focused environment to practice in the medium of your choice. With no formal instruction, you have the freedom to experiment, observe, and develop your work at your own pace. Register for the full four-week session to work from the same clothed live portrait model, giving you time to truly refine your skills, or drop in for any day that fits your schedule.

Non-Members Price: $135

Member Price: $110

Walk ins are always welcome. Daily tuition is $40. You may call ahead or stop by the front desk before the session begins to submit payment.

Portraiture with a Model is open to artists working in all mediums

Watercolor Exploration is the next step for students who are comfortable with the basics and ready to further develop their skills. In this class, you will build on your foundational knowledge and apply it through guided projects. By working from photographs and still-life arrangements, you will improve your brush control, color mixing, understanding of value relationships, and composition skills. Instruction is tailored to individual needs, allowing each student to grow at their own pace while deepening their understanding of watercolor.

Class Level: Adults and Teens 16+ 

Supply List: Watercolor Exploration Supply List

This class meets for 6 sessions. 

No Class 11/26

Non-Member Price: $ 215

Member Price: $ 190

This student-moderated studio provides a relaxed, focused environment to practice in the medium of your choice. With no formal instruction, you have the freedom to experiment, observe, and develop your work at your own pace. Register for the full four-week session to work from the same clothed live portrait model, giving you time to truly refine your skills, or drop in for any day that fits your schedule.

Non-Members Price: $135

Member Price: $110

Walk ins are always welcome. Daily tuition is $40. You may call ahead or stop by the front desk before the session begins to submit payment.

Portraiture with a Model is open to artists working in all mediums