Sundays, 10 am - 12 pm May 3rd, 17th, 24th, 31st (No class on the 10th!) $120, $100 Members ($90 skip Intro. Day) The first day of the month’s session - 5/3/26 - is for anyone who is just starting out or would like additional guidance. Attendance is recommended if you are a first-time student … Continue reading Watercolor with Stephanie Snyder | May 2026
Tuesday mornings, 9 am - 12 pm May 5, 12, 19, 26 $160, $140 Members Location: River Front Park, Walden, NY Students will learn all the fundamentals of how to create beautiful paintings outdoors. Using a limited palette, students will learn how to simplify the vast landscape and capture the important aspects of a … Continue reading Plein Air Painting with Nancy Reed Jones | May 2026
Wednesday afternoons, 1 - 3 pm May 6, 13, and 20 $120, $110 Members Basic Drawing - how to use drawing tools, line, shapes, shadows, light source, forms, composition and perspective. Great for beginners or those coming back after years away from art making. Materials List: * needed supplies for drawing classes … Continue reading Basic Drawing with Roberta Rosenthal
Thursdays 10 am - 12 pm May 7, 14, 21, 28 At Wallkill River Center for the Arts $160, $140 Members This class is for folks with little to no knowledge of painting . We start with the very basics: How to use the different brushes, how to mix paint ( color theory), creating a … Continue reading Absolute Beginner Acrylic Painting with Nancy Reed Jones | May 2026
Saturday mornings, 9:30 am - 12 pm May 9 and 16 (2 sessions) $80, $70 for Members For beginner, intermediate, and advanced students. The instructor’s main medium is oils but any painting medium is welcome in this class. Students are encouraged to follow their own stylistic inclinations while learning and practicing the basic rules … Continue reading Oil Painting with William Noonan | May 2026
Monday afternoons, 12:30 - 3 pm May 11, 18 $80, $70 Members This class is appropriate for artists who possess a basic understanding of the principles of drawing from life. Subjects like form, scale, shading and composition form the core of the curriculum and will consistently be revisited. Class work will include a variety … Continue reading Int/Adv Drawing with William Noonan | May 2026
Tuesdays 9:30-12:00 This program is free for anyone over 65 years of age. Guests under 65 are welcome as well for a donation of $5.00 per day. Participants bring their own art materials and projects to work on and share with the group. Artists of all ability and experience levels are encouraged to come … Continue reading Senior Drop In
Friday evening, May 22 6:00 - 8:30 pm $75, $65 Members (includes materials and firing fees) This hand-building ceramics class introduces students to three core techniques: pinch pots, coiling, and slab construction. Participants will work with a mid-range white cone 5/6 clay, which will be oxidation fired in an electric kiln. For this evening … Continue reading Friday Clay Night with Jodi Doster
Friday evening, May 22 6:30 - 8:30 pm $40 without materials, $60 with all materials supplied For absolute beginners or oil painters who need a refresher and some renewed courage. Topics covered will include: materials, pigments, brushes, solvents, basic color mixing, paint application, how to start a painting. All the basic principles of oil … Continue reading Intro to Oil with William Noonan
Saturday mornings, 9 am - 12 pm May 23, May 30, and June 6 $150, $135 Members (includes model fee) This intensive three-day workshop introduces artists to the disciplined yet deeply rewarding process of creating a portrait. At the heart of our approach is the pursuit of excellence, not as perfectionism, but as a … Continue reading Three-Day Portrait Workshop: From Drawing to Oil Painting with Carl Grauer
Monday afternoons, 12:30 - 3 pm June 1, 8, 15 $120, $105 Members This class is appropriate for artists who possess a basic understanding of the principles of drawing from life. Subjects like form, scale, shading and composition form the core of the curriculum and will consistently be revisited. Class work will include a … Continue reading Int/Adv Drawing with William Noonan | June 2026
Thursday mornings, 10 am - 1 pm June 4, 11, 18, 25 $135, $125 members Botanical Landscapes - Explorations into a variety of watercolor mediums In this class, we will be working with water media using watercolor pencils, watercolor pigment, gouache on paper or acrylic gouache on canvas. Artist’s choice of medium. Work with … Continue reading Botanical Landscapes with Roberta Rosenthal
Friday evening, June 5 6:30 - 8:30 pm $40 without materials, $60 with all materials supplied For absolute beginners or oil painters who need a refresher and some renewed courage. Topics covered will include: materials, pigments, brushes, solvents, basic color mixing, paint application, how to start a painting. All the basic principles of oil … Continue reading Intro to Oil with William Noonan
Sundays, 10 am - 12 pm June 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th $120, $100 Members ($90 skip Intro. Day) The first day of the month’s session - 6/7/26 - is for anyone who is just starting out or would like additional guidance. Attendance is recommended if you are a first-time student of this class. This … Continue reading Watercolor with Stephanie Snyder | June 2026
Saturday mornings, 9:30 am - 12 pm June 13, 20, 27 $120, $105 for Members For beginner, intermediate, and advanced students. The instructor’s main medium is oils but any painting medium is welcome in this class. Students are encouraged to follow their own stylistic inclinations while learning and practicing the basic rules of: drawing … Continue reading Oil Painting with William Noonan | June 2026
Saturday, June 13th 11:00 am - 1:00 pm $50, $45 Members (includes materials) This is the class you have been waiting for! Come out, enjoy a warm relaxed atmosphere and learn how to make your own wire wrapped 'Tree of Life' pendant with gemstones. No special skills required but a basic knowledge of wire … Continue reading Create a Tree of Life Pendant with Janet Baskerville
Friday evening, June 19 6:30 - 8:30 pm $40 without materials, $60 with all materials supplied For absolute beginners or oil painters who need a refresher and some renewed courage. Topics covered will include: materials, pigments, brushes, solvents, basic color mixing, paint application, how to start a painting. All the basic principles of oil … Continue reading Intro to Oil with William Noonan
Saturday, June 20 11:00am - 1:00pm $50, $45 Members (includes materials) Come join Janet Baskerville and make a fun stackable memory wire bracelet for yourself or to give as a gift. This is a fun relaxed beginner class in which you will have access to colorful glass seed beads and charms to create these … Continue reading Memory Wire Bracelet Workshop with Janet Baskerville
