Try It Thursdays! 3D Tropical Birds Canvas Painting
Using the palette knife technique or brushes, create a tropical bird on canvas. Will it be a fabulous flamingo, a pretty parrot, or a terrific toucan? The choice is yours!
Try It Thursdays! Desert Plants Palette Knife Painting
Cacti on canvas—yes please! Paint your choice of a desert plant using the impasto knife style and give the painting lots of texture and color.
Splatter, Drizzle, and Paint Workshop
Learn to paint in an abstract fashion, inspired by American artist Jackson Pollock—one of the original abstract expressionist painters who explored splattering, drizzling, and designing surfaces with paint.
The Painter’s Studio | August
Learn painting techniques from a talented artist working in an open studio environment. Explore composition, painting styles, techniques and color analysis through individual instruction. Develop a personal approach to painting.
Try It Thursday! Bird’s Nest Canvas Painting
Chirp, chirp! Learn and use the palette knife painting technique to create a cozy bird nest on canvas.
Abstract Adventure Workshop
Create an abstract acrylic artwork by setting off on an adventure through your imagination. Discover possibilities and explore creativity through demonstrations of abstract painting styles, collaboration with other students, and personal creative development.
Try It Thursday! Winter Sunset on Canvas
Use palette knife painting techniques to capture the drama of a winter sunset on canvas.
Try it Thursdays! Winter Wreath Canvas Painting
Create a wreath on canvas to use with your holiday decor—perfect for a wall or even your front door.
Try it Thursdays! Ghostly Landscapes
Boo! It's almost Halloween, so it's time to paint an eerie scene. See if a spirit or two might come alive on your canvas.
Try it Thursdays! Pumpkins with Palette Knives
Create a pumpkin on canvas using an impasto technique with palette knives.
Try It Thursdays! Succulent Palette Knife Painting
Create impasto-style succulents on canvas to liven up your living space!
Bunnies and Chicks Canvas Painting Workshop: Ages 7–13
Use acrylic paint to depict delightfully adorable bunnies and chicks inspired by the spring season!
Try It Thursday! Palette Knife Painting: Winter Birds
Use palette knife painting techniques to depict impasto winter birds on canvas.
Try It Thursdays! Barn Quilt Painting
Paint a quilt pattern on the side of a barn using palette knife painting techniques on canvas.
Try It Thursdays! Fall Wreath Canvas Painting
Paint an acrylic, fall-inspired wreath on canvas using all the warm and vivid colors of the season.
Try It Thursdays! What’s Your Sign?
Paint your zodiac sign with acrylic paint to create a piece inspired by the RAM exhibition, David R. Haper: Zodiac.
Urban Sketching Workshop: Inside the Galleries
Join Urban Sketcher Patti Fallon for an in-depth look at the Wustum galleries. Sketch what you see, whether that is the people, art, or building. Patti will instruct you on creating quick sketches using drawing supplies that you are most comfortable with—all media is welcome.
Urban Sketching Workshop: Plein Air in the Gardens
Join Urban Sketcher Patti Fallon as she takes you outdoors around the Wustum Gardens. Focus on the natural autumn landscape of the grounds as the subject for onsite location sketching. Patti will instruct you on creating quick sketches using drawing supplies that you are most comfortable with—all media is welcome.
Try It Thursdays! Pumpkin Painting
Liven up your fall decor with a fabulous pumpkin painting!
Fundamentals of Painting
This class is foundations-based, dealing with the basic principles of painting. Students will complete exercises that explore composition, value, color, line, and texture while working from direct observation. The overarching goal is to equip the student with a basic knowledge of painting and demystify the process—instilling confidence to tackle independent projects.
