The Art of Color
A joyful color class at Artaluma in downtown Petaluma, taught by Elizabeth McKoy. Work with colored pencils, watercolor, pastels, acrylic paint, collage and fabric, and leave with your own personal color palette.
Open for registration
The Art of Color - Wednesday Nights
5-week series
Wednesdays, October 14 to November 11, 5:30–7:30 PM
$190.00
Refunds not available after session/class starts- if you are unable to attend, you will receive studio credit
This series began Wednesday, October 14.
RegisterAbout the class
Move beyond the color wheel in this joyful, five-week exploration designed to get you excited and inspired by color. Using a full range of art materials—including colored pencils, watercolor, pastels, acrylic paint, collage, and even fabric—we’ll learn how color creates energy, movement, rhythm, contrast, and emotion.
Each week offers a different creative entry point:
colorful shapes and abstraction
groovy 1960s and ’70s color
rhythmic patterns and repeated forms
unexpected expressive color
You’ll explore complementary colors, neighboring colors, and surprising combinations—and learn what makes a palette harmonize, vibrate, or pop.
Inspired by artists and art traditions from around the world, we’ll experiment with shape, pattern, layering, masking, collage, and mixed media.
Every class results in something visually satisfying—even if you have very little drawing or art experience. You’ll leave the class with color studies, experience playing with a variety of art materials, your own personal color palette, and fresh ideas to carry into your art.
Visit the studio
The Art of Color meets at Artaluma, 145 Keller Street in downtown Petaluma, CA 94952.
Questions? Email elizabeth@artaluma.org.
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