Workshops And Events
Workshops And Events
Intro to Figure Drawing
Instructor | Ryanne Phillips
Two weeks | December 3-12*
Tuesdays & Thursdays | 5-7pm
Tuition | $200
$45 Add-on Life Drawing Lessons
$150 Add-on Open Studio Members
This 4 class introduction is perfect for students new to figure drawing, those who want to reacquaint old skills, or as a preparatory to our 2024 Extensive Figure class. Ryanne will move students through the classical process of drawing the figure.
- Gesture Drawing Essentials | Breaking down the line of action and recognizing key skeletal masses—head, clavicle, rib cage, and pelvis—to capture the overall energy of the pose.
- Adding Mass to Gesture Drawings | Learn how to add mass to arms and legs on top of the gesture, using shapes to represent larger body parts and enhance the figure’s structure.
- Gesture and Proportion | Introduction to key proportions using the head as a measuring unit to establish the figure’s height and position on the page, alignment, enveloping to make sure the figure fits within the composition of the picture plane, becoming familiar with the 7 average proportions of figure drawing.
- Finishing the Drawing | Focus on accurately placing shadow shapes, solidifying form, bringing in hints of anatomical structure and capturing details to bring the figure to life on paper.
Supply list for students: 18×24 Strathmore 400 Series drawing pad, 18×24 Newsprint drawing pad, Willow charcoal sticks, Two each of compressed charcoal pencils: 2B, 4B, and 6B, One each graphite pencils: HB, 2B, 4B.
Dart Art
Balloon Master | Luke Gray
Three Dates | Nov 23, Dec 14, and/or Jan 4
Saturdays | 5-6:30pm
Tuition | $45
Welcome to Experience Art where students physical act of dart throwing renders a one-of-a-kinda art piece. You’ll receive darts, balloons, paint, canvas, lane, instructions, and plenty of fun! It’s time to let your thoughts, feelings, or creativity explode onto a canvas!
Winter Art Show
The Art Studio is proud to present our community of artists with a variety of artworks for sale to the public. While our studio teaches representational art, expect a variety of subject matter in mediums ranging from watercolor, oil, and sculpture.
December 7, Saturday, 6-9pm
Join us for art, friendship, music, appetizers, and adult beverages
Public Viewing and Sale
December 8 & 9, Sunday and Monday, 11-5
Why Attend
Dungeons and Dragons is 50 years old!
TTRPG Workshop
September 17, 2024
Time | 6:00-8:00 pm
Tuition | $45
Come join us on the 50th anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons, the TTRPG to popularize the genre and immerse yourself in a whole new world of fantasy. Anyone both young and old, new and experienced can attend this class to gain whatever knowledge they might desire. From the basics of character creation to the depths of running a game, we’ll cover it all!
The first hour of the class will be a lecture where we will cover any mechanical or story questions attendees may have. This is the perfect opportunity for new players to gain the knowledge of playing a TTRPG like D&D. The second hour will be a hands-on game experience where the whole class will come together and put those skills to the test in a one-shot session. This is an opportunity for veteran players to practice their GMing skills if they wish to. If you have even a passing interest in the TTRPG genre, this is the place for you.
Watercolor Portrait Workshops
Watercolor Portrait Workshop
Three Fridays | 1:30pm-4pm
June 7, 14, and 28
Instructor | Miyoko Henderson
Tuition | $180, supply fee optional
Miyoko Henderson creates beautiful watercolor portraits both from life and from photographic references. In this three day workshop students will learn the importance of values on the first Friday. In following class Miyoko will demonstrate how she builds the color and students will be encouraged to follow along on their same portrait. Day three will be student’s choice of portrait. More info to follow. All levels welcome. Enroll now and when the minimum required students are met a purchase request will be sent to your email for confimation.
Maker’s Workshops
Choose one of two days or enroll for both
December 10, 2024
Tuesday | 5:00-7:00 pm
Tuition | $65/includes imprint on ceramic mug
Commemorate your graduate, father, teacher or friend with a custom gift.
Luke will introduce how to create for a 3D printer and design for sublimation stickers, a mug, or coaster. Students will spend the first part of the class creating a drawing or use they can reformat their existing artwork to fit the form. Need help drawing something…Luke brings out the best in students.
Figurative Sculpture
All Levels | Rachel Chang will take students on a three dimensional journey as students sculpt a portrait or figure. Lessons and demonstrations will provide students with an understanding of anatomy, proportions, and details of facial features. Artists will use tools to sculpt clay, employing techniques such as additive (adding material) and subtractive (removing material) methods to shape the likeness. Learn how to use sculpting tools, surface textures, and the ability to capture emotions and expressions are crucial technical aspects in creating a lifelike portrait sculpture.
Instructor | Rachel Chang
6 Saturdays | 10 am – 2 pm
Tuition | $665
Figure Sculpture
June 22 – July 27, 2024
Instruction, model, and materials included in tuition
- Wood armature and base
- Female model present 3 of the 6 class days
- Sight size photo prints
- Oil or water based clay
- Tools for in workshop use
- Option to mold making/casts
- Option for additional studio time
Bookmaking Workshop
January 7, 14, 21, 28 and, four additional classes Jan 7 -31, 2025
4 Tuesdays | 6:00-8:00pm | Dedicated instruction
4 Additional days | 6:00-8:00pm | Wed, Fri, or Sunday
Tuition | $220
Flex your creative powers and join the greats like Eric Carle, Pilkey’s Dogman, or Shel Silverstein
Show off your body…of artwork in an artbook that will inspire others
How it works: We will all start on the first Tuesday of the month and progress weekly for three following Tuesday evenings. Students will receive a four class pass to schedule add-on times between the weekly class or after the the fourth Tuesday of instruction.
- Tuesday: Organize, compile artwork and photograph
- Tuesday: Create mockup layout: Photo placement, copy, color theme
- Tuesday: Cover & Title page Design/creation, Learn how to use procreate for photo placement
- Tuesday: Put it all together in spreads
- Additional classes offered Wed, Fri, and Sun, 6-8pm
- Submit your artwork to digital publishers: we suggest Amazon for $5/book!
If at the end of eight classes, your book still needs work, you can sign up for additional open studio days ($25/day) or purchase a monthly open studio membership ($150/month).
Portrait Workshops
BEGINNER I | This beginner level is for newbies who have never attempted drawing people or for those who need a refresher. The goal of these five weeks is to provide students with an overall understanding of what we see and how to render it for a portrait. We will learn the various planes of the head, draw from a variety of viewpoints, and break down each of the parts in depth : eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and hair/neck. The fifth week we will draw a complete portrait.
5 Mondays | 10:00-12:00pm
Tuition | $200
Two start dates:
• Jan 22 – Feb 19
•. Apr 1 – 29
BEGINNER II | With an understanding of placement, spacing, size, and proportion; this next four weeks we will learn how to key a drawing in terms of both light and dark, light and shadow, and perspective.
4 Mondays | 5:00-7:00pm
Tuition | $160
Two start dates:
• Feb 19 – Mar 11
•. Apr 1 – 22
INTERMEDIATE | For students with a basic understanding of how to draw the features of the head in accurate values but would like to improve certain aspects of their drawings. In this class we can really make strides by concentrating on certain techniques or aesthetic qualities of our drawing/painting. Students will begin with black and white studies in either drawing or painting mediums with the option of developing color.
6 Wednesdays | 4:30-6:30pm | Dedicated instruction
Tuition | $240
Two start dates:
• Feb 21 – March 27
• Apr 1 – May 6
Sculpture Portrait/Figure
All Levels | For students with a basic understanding of how to draw the features of the head in accurate values but would like to improve certain aspects of their drawings. In this class we can really make strides by concentrating on certain techniques or aesthetic qualities of our drawing/painting. Students will begin with black and white studies in either drawing or painting mediums with the option of developing color.
Instructor | Rachel Chang
8 Fridays | 10 am – 2 pm
Tuition | $760
Portrait Sculpture
March 1 – April 19, 2024
Figure Sculpture
April 26 – May 17, 2024
Instruction, model, and materials included in tuition
- 1/2 to 3/4 life size head/12″ figure
- Wood armature and base
- Male model present
- Sight size photo prints
- Oil or water based clay
- Tools for in workshop use
- Option to mold making/casts
- Option for additional studio time
Holiday Cards
Pop Up Class
December 9 | Saturday | 5:00-7:00pm and/or
December 10 | Sunday | 1:00-3:00pm
Join us for one or both demo days or pop in another day to finish.
How it works: Pick a start day, Sat or Sun, then come a second day. If you attend Sat you have an option to return Sun or an other open studio day. Or, if you attend Sun then choose a second open studio day. Open studio times are found on our schedule.
Sign up | $40, all supples included
Save 20% off every additional person. Tuition will be charged when class begins and discounts will be applied then.
Bring your group of friends and family and we’ll reserve your table.
Capture the spirit of this season by creating custom Holiday cards. Join our festivities and follow along as Luke demonstrates the planning of your typography, color, and compositon for snowman art on your cards. You have the option of painting along or creating your own subject matter. Either way use our supplies for up to ten cards/A6 envelopes included, watercolor, colored pencils, or acrylic paint. Join us for one or both demo days or pop in another day to finish.
What you get:
- Come in on Sat and/or Sun for the quick tutorial on designing your cards
- Follow along Luke’s snow people demo
- For all ages but kids 8 years or younger must be accompanied by an adult
- Create a palette of acrylic paints, watercolor, or colored pencils
- Create as many cards as you want – Limited to 10, A6 envelopes per person and watercolor cards
- Still need more time? Pop in for additional open studio days
Pop Up
October Pumpkin Face
New! Two hour workshop featuring themes for family or date night
POP ART WORKSHOP
Pumpkin Painting
October 7, 2023
Saturday | 5:00-7:00pm
Tuition | $36 per person, all supples included
Save 10% off groups of 4 or more!
Bring your group of friends and family and we’ll reserve your table.
We have an assortment of 4-6″ pumpkins and gourds to add a face to. Create the face you envision or get some ideas from our Character Design instructor, Luke Gray. We will provide the supplies, music, and atmosphere for a fun evening of painting. Bring your group of friends and family and we’ll reserve your table. Save 10% off groups of 4 or more!
Join us for our first POP UP, a festive time painting faces on simulated pumpkins and gourds.
- Come in and select from a variety of 4-6″ decorations to paint (included) or bring your own
- Walk through the demo with Luke on how to create an emotional face
- Create a palette of acrylic paints
- Art knows no bounds – you think of it and we’ll help you create it
- Can’t think of what to paint, we can help you release your creativity
Expressive
Representational Painting
Fridays | 5:00-8:00 pm
Six weeks | March 10 – April 14
Tuition | $390
- Instructor | Instructor | Catherine Bobkoski
Create expressive paintings using interesting tools and techniques. This class will help you develop creative compositions using flowers. We will focus on creating two flower paintings over the course of 6 weeks, which will allow you to fully explore the process, from the initial sketch to the finishing layers. Explore texture with both direct and indirect painting techniques and unusual mark-making tools. Students will have the opportunity to:
- Begin with thumbnail ideation sketches to compose dynamic compositions and develop two paintings
- Explore methods for beginning the painting
- Study the colors of the subject and select specific pigments for painting naturalistically.
- Experiment with painting techniques, like using sandpaper to smooth the surface, oiling out, glazing and scumbling, and building detail and focus.
- Use and combine different painting tools and mediums to create texture.
Supply list available at enrollment
Winter Night Art Show
The Art Studio is proud to present our community of artists with a variety of artworks for sale to the public. While our studio teaches representational art, expect a variety of subject matter in mediums ranging from watercolor, oil, and sculpture.
Works by The Art Studio artists, Fujiko Miller, and Jay Morgan
December 3, Saturday, 6-9pm
Join us for art, friendship, music, appetizers, and adult beverages
December 4, Sunday, 11-4
Special hours for viewing
Flowers Oil Painting
Fridays* | 10:00am -1:00pm or 4:00-7:00pm
We are trying to find the best time, select your availability and we’ll see which time works best.
Six weeks | October 7 – November 11, 2022
Tuition | $330, optional materials fee $90
Enrollment is free until the minimum required is met, at which time you will be asked to pay the tuition in full.
- Instructor | Instructor | Catherine Bobkoski
Flowers are an incredibly rewarding and fun painting subject – but also a very challenging one! This workshop will introduce you to some basic concepts and practices that will make flower painting a little less intimidating. Students will begin with studying the structure and form of flowers using a monochromatic palette. With a solid foundation of drawing structure and value, adding color becomes much easier. We will focus specifically on how to simplify complex forms by squinting, following a clear value design, and thinking in geometric forms. We will also discuss selecting flowers and arranging them simply to create beautiful compositions for painting. Students will work from still-life setups and in an alla-prima or wet-into-wet style, which builds confidence and painting skills quickly. This workshop will be an illuminating and inspirational introduction for the aspiring flower painter. All experience levels are welcome.
WORKSHOP SUPPLY LIST
Surfaces: Recommended sizes: 5 x 7, 8 x 10, 9 x 12, 11 x 14 inches.
- Canvas pads: Centurion Deluxe Oil Primed Linen canvas pads.
- Panels: Ampersand Gesso Board
- Oil painting paper: Strathmore 400 series Oil Painting Paper or Arches Oil Paper
Brushes: A combination of bristle and sable brushes in a variety of sizes. Recommended brushes:
- Bristles: Robert Simmons Signet Brushes (filberts and flats)
- Natural hair sable: Rosemary & co Masters Choice Brushes series 279 (long flats)
- Synthetic sable: Rosemary & Co Eclipse (longer flats)
- Synthetic sable: Princeton Umbria Brushes 6200 (flats)
- Synthetic sable: Princeton Summit Brushes 6100 (flats)
- Synthetic Bristle: Princeton Dakota Brushes 6300 (flats)
Palette:
- Masterson Sta-Wet palette with a 12” x 16” piece of glass in the bottom
- Metal paint scraper and rubbing alcohol for cleaning
Cleaning Solvent:
- Gamsol Odorless Mineral Spirits (store in glass jar or metal brush washer)
- OR Gamblin or Rublev Safflower oil in a glass gar or metal brush washer for solvent-free painting.
Mediums (optional): Please use only odorless mediums while in class, e.g.: walnut oil, poppy oil or Rublev Oleogel or Gamblin Solvent-Free Gel.
Paint: Preferred brands are: Gamblin, Winsor & Newton and Rembrandt.
- Titanium white
- Permanent red medium (Rembrandt)
- Permanent rose (Winsor & Newton)
- Cadmium lemon
- Cadmium yellow deep
- Ultramarine blue
- Cerulean blue
- Viridian
- Yellow ochre
- Transparent oxide red (Rembrandt or Holbein)
- Burnt sienna
Be sure to also bring a roll of paper towels! Viva brand towels or shop cloth are preferred.
Portrait & Figure
4 Mondays | 5:00 – 8:00pm
- Instructor | Matteo DiVentra
Tuition | $220, includes one live model 3-hour session
Students who want to enroll for single days, contact us.
Enrollment is free until the minimum required is met, at which time you will be asked to pay the tuition in full.
Students will learn how to paint a portrait, or further develop their skills, oil painting for form, design, and color. Three days will concentrate on the values, the subtlety of form, and edges with the fourth class putting it all together with a live model.
Social Painting –
Last Tuesday of the Month
Time | 6:00PM – 8:00PM
- Instructor | Denise Wada
Tuition | $55, includes supplies
Social Painting is a fun night of creative play. All levels of experience are invited to explore water mediums or oil paint. Students may choose between pre drawn substrates to paint onto. Subjects include animals, flowers, landscapes, or self portraits. For the more experienced student, play is an activity of discovery to help unblock or find new ways of using color, techniques, and abstraction.
This is a fun class for all ages and levels of experience, great for the whole family or your group of friends.
Instruction and materials included, choose from:
- Watercolor
- Acrylic Paint
- Gouache
- Oil Paint
Head Sculpture
4 Saturdays | May 28, June 4, 11, and 18
Time | 10:00AM – 2:00PM
- Instructor | Rachel Chang
Tuition | $300, +$40/supplies
Rachel will take students through the steps of using a life model for this workshop. Students will learn how to see key measurements, angles, and features specific to our model. The model will pose for the first two days
and the last two days we will work from photos.
Instruction and materials included:
- 1/2 life size wood armature and base
- Sight size photo prints
- Choice of oil or water based clay
- Tools for in workshop use
Soap Sculpture Party
Instructor | Rachel Chang
Recommended age | 15 years and up
Minimum 4 students
Tuition | $95 plus supplies $30, includes 1 sculpture, 1 mold, and 1 bar of soap
Students will put their imagination to use when creating a small sculpture in sculpey. The first two hours we will create a sculpture for their soap. It will be the student’s own creation or an iteration of an character, pattern, or design. While the sculptures are baking, we will break. Then we will create a two part putty mold using food safe, platinum silicone and soap pour into our molds, adding fragrance oils, and mica powders.
Sip & Sculpt
Time 5:30pm – 9:30pm
Tuition | $115/person or purchase $420/party of 4+
Recommended age | 21 years and up
Project | Wine Topper Sculptures
Learn step by step in creating a cute miniature sculptures in sculpey. Choose from five pre-made armatures : Butterfly, Dog/cat, human torso, skull, etc. Bake in toaster oven (15 min bake + 10 min cool down.) Paint!
Project | Torso Build
Learn a step by step basic anatomy of the human torso and add a gesture. Guests will leave with one 8” torso air dry clay sculpture on a wood platform.
Project | Ring holder
Create a custom ring holder by sculpting a small hand or animal to hold when keeping your rings safe.
Private Party
(minimum 2 hour time slot based on availability)
2 hour party | starts at $330 ($55 per person)
Painting Example | 2-hours, 6 participants
Paint along for recommended kids ages 7 years+
Participants will follow along a pre-planned subject on a prepared stretched canvas, no larger than 8×10, depending on the ages. Parent may select between Watercolor, acrylic, or oil paint and a short material lesson will be provided.
Painting Example | 3-hours, 6 participants
Participants will follow along a pre-planned subject on a prepared stretched canvas or paper, depending on the project: Watercolor, acrylic, or oil paint and a short material lesson will be provided.
Sculpture Examples | 4-hours, 6 participants
Option 1 | Torso Build
Learn a step by step basic anatomy of the human torso and add a gesture. Guests will leave with one 8” torso air dry clay sculpture on a wood platform.
Option 2 | Learn step by step in creating a cute miniature sculptures in sculpey.
Choose from five pre-made armatures : Butterfly, Dog/cat, human torso, skull, etc. Bake in toaster oven (15 min bake + 10 min cool down.) Paint!
Option 3 | Custom Soap (add, $15 materials fee)
Learn to create a small cute miniature sculpture in sculpey.
First two hours create a sculpture for your soap. The sculpture will be prepped to create a two part putty mold using food safe, platinum silicone.
Last hour soap pour adding fragrance oils, and mica powders.
Guests will leave with 1 sculpture, 1 mold, and 1 bar
Skills Building Workshops
Monthly | Wednesday
Time | 6:00 – 8:00pm
Tuition | $180, $20 materials fee
Level | beginner through intermediate
This is a structured 2-hour class with a different topic each month, each lesson plan builds on the next with in-class projects. Basic lesson materials are supplied, but students are welcome to explore with their own ideas and materials, or current work. The first day of the month will provide students with an overview and the other classes will break down into more intense study.
June | Color
Instructor | Denise Wada
These four weeks we will explore how to use color beyond intuition by studying techniques to create new visions of our art. Color will be the ruling conception with emphasis on how to use our paints, mediums, and tools for:
- Construction (symbolically)
- Expression (Emotionally)
- Impression (Visually)
This is an exploratory color class as each week we apply a painting technique to a still life setting, photo reference, or abstract.
- Mixing on the palette or on the painting
- Understanding contrasts and their proportions
- Glazing using alternative mediums
- Chroma and Tonal Gradations
Denise introduces theories from Johannes Itten, Josef Albers, Robert Henri, Henry Hensche, and Denman Waldo Ross.
Mother’s Day Creative Art
Sunday | May 8, 2022 (Mother’s Day)
Time | 2:30 – 4:30pm
Instructor | Sansanee Boonyad
Tuition | $45/per person, $40/3 or more, supplies included
- Families and friends are welcome to celebrate the joy of Mother’s Day,
ages 10+ with an adult - Or, for those who enjoy the company of other creatives
- No art experience, no worry. We will guide everyone through the painting process. Acrylic, gesso, marker, oil pastel, and more will be used.
- Sunflowers and a blue butterfly will be the subject of the mixed media painting for this event.
- Sunflowers symbolize adoration, loyalty, and longevity. A blue butterfly could be a sign to look for the value in your life.
- The sunflower can also show support for the wartorn country of Ukraine.
Animal Sculpture
4 Sundays | March 20, 27, April 3, and 10
Time | 12:30PM – 5:00PM
- Instructor | Rachel Chang
Tuition | $325, Supplies included
Animal Portraiture using a clay medium offers students a tactile experience unlike painting and drawing. Sculpture will enhance the artist’s understanding of rendering form using shape, space, line, texture, and edges. Great for anyone’s portfolio!
• Everyone will do a canine sculpture. Students will build and create their own animal sculpture, in roma plastilina.
• Students will learn basic animal anatomy as well as learning the differences and similarities between human and animal anatomy.
• They will have the chance to compose and create the animal’s gesture to give it its own personality.
Portrait – Mixed Media
October 24 | 11:00AM – 5:30PM
One Sunday
OR
October 26 & 27 | 11:00AM – 2:30PM
Tuesday & Wednesday
- Instructor | Denise Wada
Tuition | $145, includes supplies
Watercolor, Yarn, and Beads, Teens and Adults, all levels
Students will watercolor paint a portrait (beginners may trace), and then embellish the hair or background with yarns and beads.
Still Life & Florals – Expressive Watercolor
- Eight Fridays | August 27 – October 15, 2021
- Two Hours | 11:00AM – 1:00PM
- Instructor | Catherine Bobkoski
Tuition | $360
Ideal for beginners and up!
Students will begin by learning the fundamentals of watercolor technique: water control, glazing, lifting and other skills that will demystify the tricky aspects of the medium.
6” Squared – Oil Painting Workshop
- Eight Fridays | August 27 – October 15, 2021
- Three Hours | 1:30PM – 4:30PM
- Instructor | Catherine Bobkoski
Tuition | $440
Ideal for intermediate students or experienced beginners.
This workshop will teach a logical, yet inspirational, process for developing your ideas from initial sketch to finished painting.
Mixed Media – Abstract Workshop
- Three Sundays | September 12, 19, and 26, 2021
- Three Hours | 1:00PM – 4:00PM
- Instructor | Trang T. Le
Tuition | $165 per person, or $145 each parent/child
Mixed media for ages 13 and up, great for parent/child
Each student can bring his/her materials from the list provided at sign up. Students are encouraged to expand the multi-media art with trinkets or found objects. Trang will lead the class in decision making toward composition, negative and positive space and color for design and emotions.
Inner Voice – Abstract Workshop
- Five Tuesdays | September 14, 21, 28, October 5, and 12, 2021
- Three Hours | 1:00PM – 4:00PM
- Instructor | Trang T. Le
Tuition | $275
Mixed media, Teens and Adults, beginner to intermediate
Students will go through the decision-making process, starting from nothing, developing it into an idea and learning to compose a design that expresses the inner voice.
Events
Life Model | Ages 16 +
- 3-hour pose, uninstructed life drawing, painting or sculpting
- Drawing supplies optional, $5/class
- Instruction optional, $40/add-on
- First-time reservations required, contact by voice or text, 714-899-6001
- $25/tuition
Overview of Supplies
Value and Color Theory
Foundational Lectures
Workshop Reviews
Sandi K
03-28-2021
Catherine is a wonderful instructor, well prepared, thorough, and attention to details.
Katherine D.
03-30-2021
I have taken many workshops with Catherine from portraits to still life. I always learn so much from her.
Come in and give it a try!
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