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Tuesday mornings, 9 am - 12 pm September 1, 8, 15, 22 $160, $140 Members Location: Popp Memorial 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 | Sept. 2026

Thursdays, 1 - 3 pm September 3, 10, 17, 24 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 composition, and … Continue reading Absolute Beginner Acrylic Painting with Nancy Reed Jones | Sept. 2026

Sunday mornings, 10 am - 12 pm September 6, 13, 20, 27 $120, $100 Members ($90 skip Intro. Day) The first day of the month’s session – 09/6/26 – 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 | Sept. 2026

Thursday evening September 10 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

Saturday mornings, 9:30 am - 12 pm September 12, 19, 26 $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 | Sept. 2026

Monday afternoons, 12:30 - 3 pm September 14, 21, 28 $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 | Sept. 2026

Thursdays, 1 - 3 pm October 1, 8, 15, 22 At Wallkill River Center for the Arts $160, $140 Members This class is for those 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 composition … Continue reading Absolute Beginner Acrylic Painting with Nancy Reed Jones | Oct. 2026

Saturday, October 3rd 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 the beautiful landscape at … Continue reading Sketching, Mindfulness, and Movement with Eileen MacAvery

Monday afternoons, 12:30 - 3 pm October 5, 12, 19 $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 | Oct. 2026

Thursday evening, October 8th 6 - 9 pm $75 ($65 Members) - includes materials   Learn an interesting approach to making a colorful and realistic pet portrait! Your canvas will be pre-sketched. Email a photo a week in advance to shawndelljoyce@gmail.com. Then follow along, step-by-step with instructor on how to use a “paint by numbers” … Continue reading Colorful Pet Portraits with Shawn Dell Joyce

Saturday, October 10 9 am - 12 pm $75, $65 for Members   Location of plein air workshop: Inn at the Ridge, 2098. Bruynswick Rd. Wallkill NY Park off driveway in parking lot; bring your painting gear.    Learn how painters determine what to paint and create a composition, then try your hand at the … Continue reading Plein Air Painting Process: Fall Foliage with Shawn Dell Joyce

Saturday mornings, 9:30 am - 12 pm October 10, 17, 24 $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 | Oct. 2026

Saturday morning, 10 am - 12 pm | Register for an individual class - pay as you go option October 10 October 17 October 24 $65/individual class - INCLUDES ALL MATERIALS (just show up and paint!) Please enroll 48 hours prior to date requested.   New to oil painting? Want to give it a try? … Continue reading Beginners Oil Painting with William Noonan | Oct. 2026 – Pick a Saturday

Tuesday afternoons, 1-3 pm October 13, 20 , 27 At Wallkill River Center for the Arts $120, $105 Members This class is meant to be a gathering of likeminded artists who want the joy of painting in a group atmosphere and for students with basic acrylic painting knowledge. For beginners moving to intermediate, we will cover … Continue reading Acrylic Painting with Nancy Reed Jones | Oct. 2026

Sunday, October 18th 10 am - 12 pm For intermediate watercolorists $50   Demonstrations of a series of small autumn and winter cards in Watercolor. Paint along with Stephanie Snyder to find the best card for you to make more of at home. Use our paper cutters to make your cards fit standardized size envelopes. … Continue reading Autumn Watercolor Card Workshop with Stephanie Snyder