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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

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

Friday evening, May 8 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 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

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

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