CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS

By most measures (including a handful of Bubba awards) Rick Worth is the most popular artist in Key West, and it’s no wonder; he’s hard working, funny, easygoing, and dripping with talent. Worth reprises his role as drill sergeant for another season.

This class, for adults aiming to improve their drawing skills, focuses on observational drawing techniques, shading and composition. Join the current Key West High School teacher and PhD student Pam Calore, as she turns her teaching attention to adult learners.

Remember the joy of painting? Reawaken your creative spirit in a no-pressure, non-judgmental environment.

By most measures (including a handful of Bubba awards) Rick Worth is the most popular artist in Key West, and it’s no wonder; he’s hard working, funny, easygoing, and dripping with talent. Worth reprises his role as drill sergeant for another season.

Lothar Speer brings his classical approach to the figure back to The Studios—now in a new location! Learn the basics of anatomy and the importance of lighting and tone en plein air on the roof at Hugh’s View.

Travel light, but record it all. Learn to create quick, sketches with minimal supplies. Rooney’s no pressure class will show you how to sketch people, buildings, trees, and street scenes in this fun and informative class.

Learn to craft a realistic drawing, starting with choosing the right materials and subject.

Marks explores how and why artists create through assignments, lectures and critiques of outside work.

Take your figure work a few steps further with tips from a master.

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!

Richard Stephens is well-known for giving technical information sprinkled with humor and anecdotes, entertaining and educational painting demonstrations and lots of one on one time. He constantly explains what he is doing, and more importantly, why. Students will find themselves challenged, but informed and loving every minute of the ride.

In this course, students will work with acrylics, pens and markers to create paintings on watercolor paper. Learn to express yourself with line, design, paint colors and mark making gestures. Explore the amazing world of color mixing and create harmony in your work in the most fascinating way. Get ready for a fun filled day learning to create in a new way, making your own mark.

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!

By most measures (including a handful of Bubba awards) Rick Worth is the most popular artist in Key West, and it’s no wonder; he’s hard working, funny, easygoing, and dripping with talent. Worth reprises his role as drill sergeant for another season.

Rooney will take input from his class members to craft a made-to-order March session.

Learn the importance of protecting native plants, while drawing from beautiful live examples.

Created due to popular demand! Portrait, figure and caricature master Lothar Speer teaches the basics of an accessible medium.

Brockway introduces an era of creative evolution through three lenses: painting, music, film. This introductory course will underscore the perspective that Surrealism is not just a historical period in literature and art, but it remains vibrant in popular culture and forms of protest today.

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!

By most measures (including a handful of Bubba awards) Rick Worth is the most popular artist in Key West, and it’s no wonder; he’s hard working, funny, easygoing, and dripping with talent. Worth reprises his role as drill sergeant for another season.

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 the classical elements, and historical context, of portraiture through the Baroque technique.

Visiting artist Ernest Shaw moves participants through a short history of drawing, philosophies and purposes of drawing, and realistic expectations for outcomes. Shaw works diligently to create a relaxed, non judgmental, environment that is informative, fun, and engaging.

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!