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.
Mix colors to create luminous paintings with melted and pigmented beeswax in a safe, cost-effective and playful way. Learn about equipment, how to use the medium and how to set up your workspace.
One of our most popular children’s instructors offers a new class for slightly older students looking to improve their drawing skills, or learn the basics. Holtkamp, a middle school art instructor by day, successful exhibiting artist by night, leads students through the mechanics of perspective, value and spatial relationships.
Students learn classical techniques by working with a live model. Lothar Speer brings his classical approach to the figure back to The Studios. 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.
All levels, materials included.
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.
A writing workshop focused on how to build new worlds and make use of place in fiction. Sessions will explore novel excerpts, writing exercises and tips for how to build evocative and convincing worlds in fiction and make use of place effectively.
How does art influence life… and can it change the world? Led by esteemed artist and instructor Roberta Marks, this six-week course explores the profound impact the arts have on individuals and communities. With visits from guest artists rounding out the curriculum, students will engage in lively and spirited discussions about the emotional, intellectual, political and spiritual impact of the arts.
Taking on design elements, participants in this advanced class study new techniques in soapmaking. This class incorporates hands-on experience with layering colors/fragrances and working with embedded objects. There will also be demonstrations of multiple Cold Process techniques. Participants will leave with 1 pound of Rainbow layered soap!
Record your world with a naturalist’s eye and an artist’s touch. Use found objects from nature to create a unique print in this introductory workshop. All levels welcome.
Students will be guided through a brief history & review of essential oil characteristics and qualities. Learn to help understand your impressions of different aromas and how the essential oils can be combined. There will be plenty of hands-on time to practice blending basics and to play with diffusers and other delivery methods.
You have the skills, now discover your voice. Take your knowledge of encaustics to the next level with new approaches as you review and refine your skills. Students work through a series of layering technique studies to create finished works.
The opening scene in a novel or short story establishes the characters, the setting, and most importantly, the voice. Story questions in those first pages should engage readers and entice them to read on. Your novel or story should begin with a strong opening sentence and end with a strong hook.
Utilize color theory and design principles to create a fused glass plate. This will be a single day workshop with pieces being collected the following week.
Students will study examples of contemporary and modern material and process-based painting and sculpture, including some examples of the instructor's work.
All levels, materials included.
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.
Jimmy Wray leads visitors on a tour of his woodworking studio on Stock Island and demonstrates the process of creating wood art – from tree to mill to finished sculpture. Jimmy will be demonstrating the use of a large bandsaw mill for reducing logs to usable wood as well as exploring the various species of local tropical hardwoods.
As most people with a smart phone in their pocket have come to realize, there’s a world of possibility within that little package. Drevich, who has gained national attention and numerous awards for her work, shows users how to tap into their camera’s full potential as a strong creative tool.
Add a personal touch to your encaustic pieces by incorporating photos. Students can bring their own photos from family collections, personal work or prints. All materials included, some encaustic experience encouraged.
All levels, materials included.
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.
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.
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.
