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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
Thursday October 23rd 6:30 to 8:30 At the 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
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
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