Art Classes
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ClassPaint/Sketch & Independent Study — Session 1
6-week series
Tuesdays, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM · Sep 1 – Oct 6
A 6-week daytime painting, sketching, independent study, and coaching class with Elizabeth. Tuesdays, Sep 1 – Oct 6. $225 + materials. 5-day cancellation — credit only.
ClassPaint/Sketch — Session 1
6-week series
Wednesdays, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM · Sep 2 – Oct 7
A 6-week evening painting and sketching class for adults, new and continuing. Wednesdays, Sep 2 – Oct 7. $225 + materials. 5-day cancellation — credit only.
ClassGreat Artists' Footsteps: Women Who Changed Art — Session 1
5 classes + bonus open studio
Thursdays, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM · Sep 3 – Oct 8
Five paid classes exploring women who changed art, plus a complimentary project open studio during the 6-week run. Thursdays, Sep 3 – Oct 8. $225 + materials. 5-day cancellation — credit only.
ClassPaint/Sketch & Independent Study — Session 2
6-week series
Tuesdays, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM · Oct 27 – Dec 1
Session II of the 6-week daytime painting, sketching, independent study, and coaching class with Elizabeth. Tuesdays, Oct 27 – Dec 1. $225 + materials. 5-day cancellation — credit only.
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Paint/Sketch — Session 2
6-week series
Wednesdays, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM · Oct 28 – Dec 2
Session II of the 6-week evening painting and sketching class for adults, new and continuing. Wednesdays, Oct 28 – Dec 2. $225 + materials. 5-day cancellation — credit only.
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Great Artists' Footsteps: Women Who Changed Art — Session 2
5 classes + bonus open studio
Thursdays, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM · Oct 29 – Dec 10
Session II includes five paid classes plus a complimentary project open studio. Thursdays, Oct 29 – Dec 10, with no class Thanksgiving week. $225 + materials. 5-day cancellation — credit only.
Paint to Sketch
For new and continuing students
With Elizabeth
Deepen your drawing and painting skills in this hands-on workshop — designed for returning students and welcoming to newcomers.
Learn techniques to accurately sketch what you see and build convincing depth, texture, and movement.
Then expand into color — explore expressive approaches with pastels, watercolor, or acrylics, and learn how to harmonize value, hue, and brushwork to make your paintings come alive. Projects, demonstrations, and individualized feedback.
- Sketching
- Composition
- Balance
- Color
- Line
Session I · Wednesday
Sep 2 – Oct 7Session II · Tuesday
Oct 27 – Dec 1Session II · Wednesday
Oct 28 – Dec 2Great Artists’ Footsteps
This curriculum offers a hands-on exploration of the techniques, ideas, and creative lives of influential artists. Working in their footsteps, participants connect art history to their own practice through direct making—moving from observation into experience.
Five Women Artists Who Changed the Art World
- Georgia O'Keeffe
- Frida Kahlo
- Faith Ringgold
- Lee Krasner
- Ruth Asawa
In this exciting hands-on course, we’ll delve into the lives and studios of Georgia O’Keeffe, Frida Kahlo, Faith Ringgold, Lee Krasner, and Ruth Asawa—five extraordinary women who transformed the history of art through courage, innovation, and unmistakable personal vision.
We’ll play and explore, hands-on, how each artist used techniques and signature styles such as color, composition, scale, pattern, storytelling, and symbolism to create work that will inspire your own creations.
This is not an art-skill class—it’s a hands-on art history workshop series.
You’ll quickly discover why these artists continue to inspire artists around the world.
Over the series you’ll experiment with:
- Georgia O'Keeffe’s bold simplification and a dramatic sense of scale.
- Frida Kahlo’s rich symbolism and deeply personal storytelling.
- Faith Ringgold’s vibrant color, narrative, and joyful pattern.
- Lee Krasner’s energetic abstraction and fearless mark-making.
- Ruth Asawa’s looped-wire sculpture, organic form, drawing, and art rooted in everyday life.
This series isn’t about copying these artists’ work—it’s about discovering the creative principles behind them and using those ideas to inspire and strengthen your own artistic voice.
Expect inspiring stories, fascinating art history, lively discussion, bite-size exercises, and short projects every class session.
Perfect for everyone who is creatively curious and ready to discover new ways of seeing, making, and expressing themselves.
- There is still room
- Each class is different
- Beginners welcome
All levels welcome
$225 for five classes
Plus a materials fee
Art Studio Practice
Previous Classes
Workshops and series that wrapped recently — let us know if you’d like to see them come back.
Spring Flowers Paint & Sip
Translate the organic shapes of flowers, foliage, and foraged elements into stunning works of art using paint and ink — under the expert guidance of Elizabeth McKoy. All materials provided.
Color, Value & Composition
Build confidence while learning the essential skills that make your paintings stronger — color, value, and composition. Each session includes playful exercises plus a painting project at the end of each night.
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