Classes for Adults

Saturday August 2nd 5:00 - 7:00pm At the Wallkill River Center for the Arts Suitable for Adults Animation Class Preview Animation! The art of making movement with drawings. This one day crash course will equip aspiring animators with the basic skills of the craft. We will: Practice key animation techniques Study movement from real life, … Continue reading 08/02/25 One Day Adult Animation Workshop with Aedan Ciganek

Sundays, 10am-12pm August 3, 10, 17, 24th $120 ($100 Members) ($90 to skip beginners day)   The first day of the months' session is for anyone who is just starting out or needs more guidance. I would recommend that you attend if you're a first time student of this class! This beginning watercolor class will … Continue reading 08/2025 Beginning Watercolor with Stephanie Snyder

Mondays, 12:30 - 3 pm August 4, 11, 25th $120, $105 for 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 Inter/Adv Drawing with William Noonan | Aug. 2025

August 5, 12, 19, 26 9am - 12pm $160, $140 Members Location: Orange County Arboretum    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 scene to create a successful plein … Continue reading Plein Air Painting with Nancy Reed Jones

Saturday mornings, 9:30 am - 12 pm August 9, 16, 30 (no class 8/23) $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 … Continue reading Oil Painting with William Noonan | Aug. 2025

September 2, 9, 16, 23 9am - 12pm $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 scene to create a … Continue reading Plein Air Painting with Nancy Reed Jones | Sept. 2025

Saturday mornings, 9:30 am -12 pm September 6, 13th $90, $80 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 & painting … Continue reading Oil Painting with William Noonan | Sept. 2025

Sundays, 10 am - 12 pm September 7, 14, 21, 28 $120, $100 Members ($90 to skip beginners day) This beginning watercolor class will be focused on producing finished work. The first day of the month’s session is for anyone who is just starting out and will cover basic techniques and materials. I would recommend … Continue reading Beginning Watercolor with Stephanie Snyder | Sept. 2025

Mondays, 12:30 - 3 pm September 8, 15, 29 $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 variety … Continue reading Inter/Adv Drawing with William Noonan | Sept. 2025

Friday September 12 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 painting … Continue reading Intro to Oil with William Noonan

Sunday, September 14 1 - 4 pm $85 ($75 Members) Join WRCA founder Shawn Dell Joyce for this special afternoon workshop and learn to see color as value and to paint local scenes (photos provided.) Great way to loosen up your painting and not be so literal in your approach to color. Spark your imagination … Continue reading Wildly Colorful Landscape Painting Workshop with Shawn Dell Joyce

3 Sunday evenings, 5 – 7 pm Sept. 21, 28, & Oct. 5 $125, $110 members (includes min. materials fee)   Beyond Beautiful Writing: The Art of the Love Letter Interdisciplinary explorations in writing, in calligraphies, aesthetics, and sensibilities. Calligraphy is often defined as beautiful writing. In practice, it’s anything but. Ink reveals every hesitation, … Continue reading Beyond Beautiful Writing: The Art of the Love Letter with Jena Argenta

Friday October 3 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 painting … Continue reading Intro to Oil with William Noonan

Saturdays,  9:30 am - 12 noon October 4, 11, 18, 25 (4 sessions) $160, $140 Members   Color Comprehension for Painters - Making, mixing and using color This 4-week workshop focuses on color, the fundamental component of painting. Harness this ethereal facet of painting. You will become more familiar with the nuances of color was … Continue reading Color Comprehension for Painters with William Noonan

Mondays, 12:30 - 3 pm October 6, 13, 20th $120, $105 for 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 Inter/Adv Drawing with William Noonan | Oct. 2025

Tuesday afternoons, 1-3 pm October 7, 14, 21, 28 At the Wallkill River Center for the Arts $160, $140 Members This class is for anyone who has always wanted to paint with acrylic but was intimidated by the more advanced classes. This class is meant to be a gathering of likeminded artists who want the … Continue reading Acrylic Painting with Nancy Reed Jones | Oct. 2025

Thursday mornings, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm October 9, 16, 23 $130, $115 members Working from live specimens and photos we will create a background behind accurate botanical subjects.  Draw and paint using watercolor pencils and tube, or block watercolor. Create an atmosphere of time and place. Learn to blend pencils and watercolor layers. For … Continue reading Botanical Watercolor Painting with Roberta Rosenthal | Oct. 2025

Sundays, 10 am - 12 pm October 12, 19, 26 $90 This beginning watercolor class will be focused on producing finished work. (Please note, for the October class there will be no beginners day as traditionally offered.) Many learn best when following along painting with an artist, so that is the approach this class will … Continue reading Beginning Watercolor with Stephanie Snyder | Oct. 2025

Thursday, October 23rd 6:30 - 8:30 pm At Wallkill River Center for the Arts Delight in creating an elegant watercolor card based on the Japanese principle of Wabi-Sabi.Using a muted palette and simple round and flat brushes, experiment with color fields that will serve as backdrops for your own dramatic effects. Tools like saranwrap, scotch … Continue reading Zen Watercolor Card Workshop with Monica Ostrow

Saturday mornings, 9:30 am - 12 pm November 1, 8, 15th $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 | Nov. 2025

Mondays, 12:30 - 3 pm November 3, 10, 17th $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 variety … Continue reading Inter/Adv Drawing with William Noonan | Nov. 2025

Thursday mornings, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm November 6, 13, 20th $130, $115 members   Working from live specimens and photos we will create a background behind accurate botanical subjects.  Draw and paint using watercolor pencils and tube, or block watercolor. Create an atmosphere of time and place. Learn to blend pencils and watercolor layers. … Continue reading Botanical Watercolor Painting with Roberta Rosenthal | Nov. 2025

Thursday, November 20 6:30 -  8:30 pm At Wallkill River Center for the Arts Delight in creating an elegant watercolor card based on the Japanese principle of Wabi-Sabi. Using a muted palette and simple round and flat brushes, experiment with color fields that will serve as backdrops for your own dramatic effects. Tools like saranwrap, … Continue reading Zen Watercolor Card Workshop with Monica Ostrow