Between Two Palms is a livestream series of intimate conversations between award-winning art-makers from the performing, visual and literary arts and members of The Studios family. Select Wednesdays at 6PM EST join us for an hour as we explore how stage, TV & film performers, designers, writers and visual artists are keeping the creative spirit alive through these turbulent times.

Join our most popular class in a new setting, at a new time. Paint along with Rick Worth and discover why he’s one of the island’s most beloved artists! Have fun, learn essential skills, and walk away with a brand new painting each week. All levels, materials included.

Mike Rooney gives students a succinct four-session course in visual art’s most essential skill. Painters, sculptors, and problem-solvers are invited to start from scratch on a new skill, or to brush up their existing technique with a solid review of fundamentals.

Explore the deep cultural connections of textiles and the historical importance of fibers.

A collection of exercises, designed to change the way you think about photography.

Let loose, write whatever is on your mind and in your heart.

Explore farce, realistic comedy, and high comedy through scene study. Some experience required.

A brand-new workshop from Douglas David! This class covers the basic principles of oil painting with specific regard to the vistas and rooftops of Key West. David introduces fundamental concepts of painting before working with students create a perfect Key West composition. Students will work on the newly opened rooftop terrace at the Studios to capture the rooftops of Old Town with their own eyes. 

Simple and fun approaches to a fundamental skill by a favorite instructor.

Acrylic paint pouring involves a bit of chemistry, as ratios and fluidity have a direct impact on the end result. Heavier paints sink as lighter ones come to the surface creating beautiful cells. It’s also an exciting and fun technique because you don’t know what the finished product will look like!

Create one-of-a-kind sheets to use for collage, or as singular works of art.

An examination of three seminal works of theatre, explored through the sexual lives of their principal characters using the conventions of musical theatre to edify, educate and entertain.

Get your Zen on with a beautiful view & a gentle sunrise yoga class that respects the varied nature of each student’s body & range of motion. Experience a slow flow with longer holds in both standing & seated poses, micro-movement, breath-work, meditation, & self-care tips & techniques.

McAninch provides demonstration and in-depth theory, tailoring her instruction to each artist’s individual expertise.

Collage artist Kostmayer starts her introduction to collage by presenting samples of different kinds of collage, and then moving into surface preparation, elements of value, color and texture, balance, compositions, variety of papers, textures, adhesives for different papers, elements of design and principles of design.

Join our most popular class in a new setting, at a new time. Paint along with Rick Worth and discover why he’s one of the island’s most beloved artists! Have fun, learn essential skills, and walk away with a brand new painting each week. All levels, materials included.

Encourage confidence, release resistance, & embrace process while you put words on the page. These writing sessions will explore stream-of-consciousness journaling, sensory awareness exercises, & a series of writing prompts that will loosen you up, spark your flame, & discover the voice that is truly your own.

Get your Zen on with a beautiful view & a gentle sunrise yoga class that respects the varied nature of each student’s body & range of motion. Experience a slow flow with longer holds in both standing & seated poses, micro-movement, breath-work, meditation, & self-care tips & techniques.

Works and Words concentrates on concepts pertaining to “why we work”, “how we work” and the results we aim for as artists. Creative and engaging discussion is generated by assignments, critique and slide lectures. Work will be done in each individual’s studio or home and discussed online via Zoom each week.

Nadeau is known for her colorful stories and stunning watercolor renditions of the strip clubs in which she worked for decades. Before the bodies though, come the basics. Nadeau teaches techniques to make hands and faces, sometimes the scariest part of figure painting, less intimidating.

Alvarez works with students to get the most out of their smartphone photos. Students will receive assignments that send them out into the world to capture people, places and moments and then return to the online platform for critique sessions.

Ever wanted to walk around your favorite city, or neighborhood and quickly draw and/or paint the scene in front of you in about an hour? In this class, Mike Rooney will show you how to take a pen, a piece of paper, and a palm sized watercolor set and do just that.

Create intricate, island-inspired designs from a single sheet of paper.

Students will explore various combinations of mixed media with an emphasis on water-soluble paints and mediums. During the workshop, students develop a variety of surfaces and backgrounds grounds.

Get feedback on recent work, or just come for the conversation, with a social and relaxed evening of critique. Moderated (loosely) by Erika Heffernan and Studios staff, with occasional drop-ins by visiting professionals. Join us every week, or just pop in when you have new work brewing.

Following in the footsteps of the masters, Speer leads his students through the basics of anatomy, rendering muscle and skeletal structure and the importance of lighting and tone. Learn these classical techniques by working with a model on our new rooftop terrace.

Treat yourself…and teach yourself. Learn how to make your own hydrating lotion bars, bath bombs and salt scrubs. Give them as gifts or keep them and just pamper yourself.

Create a unique fabulously colorful flower garden painting in this fun and relaxing class. Play around with colors and shapes and mark-making and watch the magic happen! 

From the roots of the Jewish diaspora, to the emergence of the Yiddish language in the early Middle Ages, the themes of suffering and survival have been associated with Judaism. Though an examination of Alechim’s book “Tevye, the Dairyman” published in 1894, we trace how his stories, adapted into the classic musical, Fiddler on the Roof, set the stage for the thematic universality of a myriad of world cultures.

Every painter has a palette knife in their case, but most think of it only as a tool. Popular instructor Mike Rooney takes students through the ins and outs of turning an simple tool into the perfect instrument for creating dramatic paintings.

Learn the basics of creating semi-precious, handlinked jewelry. Gemstones and metal kit included.

Linsley, whose work was collected by Jackie Kennedy and has been carried by Tiffany & Co., teaches students how to create decoupage objects worthy of becoming heirloom objects.

Explore the many qualities that Nature Printing & Zen share in this print making class connecting artists with nature.

Express your deepest thoughts or daily goings-on through a creative journal.

Are you familiar with The Highway Men (not the band)? Ever been to Margaret’s Grocery? These individuals and locations, along with visionaries like Purvis Young, Missionary Mary L Proctor, Ruby Williams have become synonymous with the Outsider Art movement of the American South. Listen and discuss the racial and socio-political implications of the term “Outsider Art”.

Take your figure work a few steps further by incorporating watercolor.

Acrylic paint pouring involves a bit of chemistry, as ratios and fluidity have a direct impact on the end result. Heavier paints sink as lighter ones come to the surface creating beautiful cells. It’s also an exciting and fun technique because you don’t know what the finished product will look like!

Join our most popular class in a new setting, at a new time. Paint along with Rick Worth and discover why he’s one of the island’s most beloved artists! Have fun, learn essential skills, and walk away with a brand new painting each week. All levels, materials included.

Photographer, magazine editor and publisher Leifheit leads students on photographic expedition through the streets of Key West. With a keen eye toward street photography and portraiture, Leifheit imbues the sessions with a mix of historical references and technique training. The course culminates with a group critique on Friday.

Is it racism that precipitated the tragedy in West Side Story and not just miscommunication as in Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet? How does the marginalization of outsiders keep repeating itself in the story of America? How did four gay men: Bernstein, Sondheim, Laurents & Robbins create a musical which captures the universality of the immigrant experience and provide the basis for racial conflict in mid-20th century urban life?

Get your Zen on with a beautiful view & a gentle sunrise yoga class that respects the varied nature of each student’s body & range of motion. Experience a slow flow with longer holds in both standing & seated poses, micro-movement, breath-work, meditation, & self-care tips & techniques.

What’s the difference between Beethoven and Bach? Sharpen your ear in a fun class.

Move your artwork out of the realm of your dining room and treat yourself to four weeks of studio space. For three hours each week, Mike Rooney will court in the Studios’ classroom. Students will receive 45-minute mini-lessons each week and Rooney will also go easel-to-easel giving feedback and answering questions.

Use the effects of light in your paintings to create atmosphere, interest and three-dimensionality. By unifying your compositions with light, your work will become more than a simple rendering of disconnected objects.

Treat yourself…and teach yourself. Learn how to make your own hydrating lotion bars, bath bombs and salt scrubs. Give them as gifts or keep them and just pamper yourself.

For returning students. Alvarez continues her popular online critique series, offering up new assignments each week to prompt students, followed by virtual critique sessions.

Get feedback on recent work, or just come for the conversation, with a social and relaxed evening of critique. Moderated (loosely) by Erika Heffernan and Studios staff, with occasional drop-ins by visiting professionals. Join us every week, or just pop in when you have new work brewing.

From Mozart to contemporary works, Zito takes a sometimes-intimidating art form and makes it accessible…and fun!

Rilke said, ‘You must change your life.’ This last year, thanks to Covid 19, our lives have been changed for us. Bring a couple of recent poems on this theme or on the theme of change, as well as a poem from a poet who has meant a lot to you during the last year. We will write together from this point on.

Learn the basics of creating semi-precious, handlinked jewelry. Gemstones and metal kit included.

We’re all born creative, but as we grow older many of us forget this about ourselves. Remember finger painting, when you created something for the sheer joy of it, not because you were trying to make “good” art? This workshop will help you reawaken the creative spirit you had as a child.

Acrylic paint pouring involves a bit of chemistry, as ratios and fluidity have a direct impact on the end result. Heavier paints sink as lighter ones come to the surface creating beautiful cells. It’s also an exciting and fun technique because you don’t know what the finished product will look like!

Explore new ways to share your stories by converting the autobiographical into fiction.

Caro Dranow has a passion for self portraiture—”To me, no other artistic discipline is as personal as portraiture. The human act of drawing oneself provides a point of reflection and catharsis invaluable to the emotional development of anyone.” Join Artist in Residence Dranow to learn the basics of this important foundational exercise.

Gelli plates are a gelatinous slab used to create acrylic mono prints & magazine photo transfers, making beautiful images that stand on their own or can be incorporated into collage or mixed media work. Learn several different techniques including how to create print layers, how to use stencils, create transfers and use stamps with your Gelli Plate.

Join our most popular class in a new setting, at a new time. Paint along with Rick Worth and discover why he’s one of the island’s most beloved artists! Have fun, learn essential skills, and walk away with a brand new painting each week. All levels, materials included.

Get feedback on recent work, or just come for the conversation, with a social and relaxed evening of critique. Moderated (loosely) by Erika Heffernan and Studios staff, with occasional drop-ins by visiting professionals. Join us every week, or just pop in when you have new work brewing.

Discover the art of printmaking using the island’s bounty of found natural objects as inspiration. We will integrate the basic principles of design into our work via a variety of prompts, consider how to use our found objects and explore the boundaries between accidental and intentional art through experimentation.

Lisa Morehouse gives participants the tools to interview people, edit and shape their interviews into a story or a more cohesive interview, over four sessions.

This workshop guides participants through a practice that unites conversation and group sharing with classic observational 2-D drawing techniques. Participants focus on color, form, and the role of detail in portraiture.

Learn hand building techniques and color composition with polymer clay and found objects.

Learn how to dissemble social norms, structures, and expectations in your fiction.

Join our most popular class in a new setting, at a new time. Paint along with Rick Worth and discover why he’s one of the island’s most beloved artists! Have fun, learn essential skills, and walk away with a brand new painting each week. All levels, materials included.

Basic relief printmaking: carve an image of your design and pull prints.

Join our most popular class in a new setting, at a new time. Paint along with Rick Worth and discover why he’s one of the island’s most beloved artists! Have fun, learn essential skills, and walk away with a brand new painting each week. All levels, materials included.

A crash course on publishing, geared to anyone who has written (or started writing) any sort of book-length work but has minimal information on where to start getting it published traditionally.

Orlando Garcia discusses the perception of Beethoven’s work during and after his life and imagines what his work would be like if composed in contemporary times.

Marie Ketsia Theodore-pharel explores the inter-sectionality of the oral and the written word. Participants discuss and practice several techniques and learn how those techniques can help with writer’s block, character, plot, and mood development.

Halim Flowers uses his paintings and poetry to guide a conversation about the root of systemic socio-economic illnesses that harm marginalized people in our nation. This class will be an open dialogue, not a monologue.