Classes for Adults

RESCHEDULED January session rescheduled Thursday mornings, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm February 5, 12, 19 REGISTER HERE FOR FEBRUARY SESSION Working from live specimens learn to accurately draw plant/floral specimens in a unique composition on hot press watercolor paper. Suggested plants include orchids, or other potted plants that will last for 3 weeks. Learn how … Continue reading Botanical Drawing with Graphite and Watercolor Pencils with Roberta Rosenthal | Jan. 2026

Sundays, 10 am - 12 pm February 1, 8, 15, and 22 $120, $100 Members ($90 skip Intro. Day) The first day of the month’s session - 02/1/26 - 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.   … Continue reading Beginning Watercolor with Stephanie Snyder | Feb. 2026

Monday afternoons, 12:30 - 3 pm February 2, 9, 16 $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 | Feb. 2026

Tuesday afternoons, 1-3 pm February 3, 10, 17 and 24 At 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 | Feb. 2026

Thursday mornings, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm February 5, 12, 19th $140, $120   Working from live specimens learn to accurately draw plant/floral specimens in a unique composition on hot press watercolor paper. Suggested plants include orchids, or other potted plants that will last for 3 weeks. Learn how to transfer your graphite painting to … Continue reading Botanical Drawing with Graphite and Watercolor Pencils with Roberta Rosenthal | Feb. 2026

Friday February 6 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

Saturday mornings, 9:30 am - 12 pm February 7, 14, 21st $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 | Feb. 2026

Thursday, February 19 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

Friday February 20 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

Saturday & Sunday, February 21 & 22, 2026 10 am - 2 pm Two day workshop (4 hours each day) $160, $145 Members Materials included - $180, $165 Members   This 2 day workshop will introduce pastels materials, surfaces and techniques while providing time to complete a pastel painting. As well as time to work, … Continue reading Intro to Pastel Workshop with Laura Martinez-Bianco

Sundays, 10 am - 12 pm March 1, 8, 15, and 22 $120, $100 Members ($90 skip Intro. Day) The first day of the month’s session - 03/1/26 - 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.   … Continue reading Beginning Watercolor with Stephanie Snyder | March 2026

Monday afternoons, 12:30 - 3 pm March 2, 9, 16 $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 | March 2026

Tuesday afternoons, 1-3 pm March 3, 10, 17 and 24 At 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 | March 2026

Thursday mornings, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm March 5, 12, 19th $140, $120   Working from live specimens learn to accurately draw plant/floral specimens in a unique composition on hot press watercolor paper. Suggested plants include orchids, or other potted plants that will last for 3 weeks. Learn how to transfer your graphite painting to … Continue reading Botanical Drawing with Graphite and Watercolor Pencils with Roberta Rosenthal | March 2026

Saturday mornings, 9:30 am - 12 pm March 7, 14, 21st $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 | March 2026

Thursday, March 19 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

Sundays, 10 am - 12 pm April 5, 12, 19, 26 $120, $100 Members ($90 skip Intro. Day) The first day of the month’s session - 4/5/26 - 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 | April 2026

Monday afternoons, 12:30 - 3 pm April 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 | April 2026

Tuesday afternoons, 1-3 pm April 7, 14, 21 and 28 At 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 | April 2026

Friday evening, April 10 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 April 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 | April 2026

Saturday, April 25 (rain date, May 2) 10 am - 12 pm at the Orange County Arboretum $30, $20 for Members Deepening our connection to nature and our environment will serve our spirit, and what serves our spirit invariably serves our artistic output. (Rick Rubin) Immerse yourself in a meditation and movement experience and sketch … Continue reading Sketching, Mindfulness and Movement with Eileen MacAvery