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
Tuesday mornings, 9 am - 12 pm June 2, 9, 16, 23 $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 … Continue reading Plein Air Painting with Nancy Reed Jones | June 2026
Wednesday afternoons, 1 - 3 pm June 3, 10, 17 $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 Strathmore … Continue reading Basic Drawing with Roberta Rosenthal
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
Thursdays 10 am - 12 pm June 4, 11, 18, 25 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 | June 2026
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 $120, $100 Members No Intro Class for this month. This session is recommended for intermediate/advanced watercolor artists or individuals who have taken the class previously. This beginning watercolor class will be focused on producing finished work. Many learn best when following along painting with … 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
Monday afternoons, 12:30 - 3 pm July 6, 13, 20 $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 | July 2026
Tuesday mornings, 9 am - 12 pm July 7, 14, 21, 28 $160, $140 Members Location: Chadwick Lake Park 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 … Continue reading Plein Air Painting with Nancy Reed Jones | July 2026
Thursdays 1 - 3 pm July, 9, 16, 23, 30 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 good … Continue reading Absolute Beginner Acrylic Painting with Nancy Reed Jones | July 2026
Friday evening, July 10 6:00 - 8:30 pm $75, $65 Members (includes materials and firing fees) This handbuilding ceramics pottery night will concentrate on pinch pot vases. Participants will work with a mid-range white cone 5/6 clay, which will be oxidation fired in an electric kiln. For this evening clay event students will create pinch pot … Continue reading Friday Clay Night: Pinch Pots with Jodi Doster
Friday evening, July 10th 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, 9:30 am - 12 pm July 11, 18, 25 $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 | July 2026
Saturday, July 11 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
Sundays, 10 am - 12 pm July 12, 19, 26 $120, $100 Members No Intro Class for this month. This session is recommended for intermediate/advanced watercolor artists or individuals who have taken the class previously. This watercolor class will be focused on producing finished work. Many learn best when following along painting with an … Continue reading Watercolor with Stephanie Snyder | July 2026
Saturday 11:00 am - 3:00 pm Saturday July 18th Ages 16+ $75 | $65 for members This painted paper printmaking night introduces a range of techniques and materials, including gelli plate printing, and various textures and mediums in the printmaking processes. Participants will work with gelli plates to produce multi-layered, colorful, and textured monoprints. All … Continue reading Painted Papers and Printmaking with Jodi Doster
Saturday mornings, 9:30 am - 12 pm August 1, 8, 15 $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 | Aug. 2026
Monday afternoons, 12:30 - 3 pm August 3, 10, 17 $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 | Aug. 2026
Thursday evening August 6th 6 - 8 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
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
