Courses & Workshops
Learn to paint
Learn classical drawing and oil painting through careful observation, natural subjects, and a slower, more intentional studio process. Workshops are rooted in traditional painting principles while allowing space for personal expression, painterly brushwork, and quiet discovery. Students work from still life and botanical subjects, learning how to see more clearly, compose with sensitivity, and build paintings through the use of value, color, edges, and light. Classes are designed for adult learners seeking thoughtful instruction, technical growth, and a calm, focused studio environment.
Course catalog
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Botanical Drawing for Painters
4-week workshop
Class meets weekly for 2 hoursA drawing-based workshop focused on observing flowers, leaves, fruit, and stems with sensitivity to structure, gesture, proportion, edge, and detail. Students learn how botanical drawing can support painting, composition, and a deeper relationship with natural forms.
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Oil Painting Foundations: Still Life & Botanical Subjects
5-week workshop
Class meets weekly for 2 hoursA thoughtful introduction to oil painting through a simple still life or botanical subject, with emphasis on materials, composition, value, color mixing, edges, and careful observation.
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Quiet Color: Temperature, Light & Atmosphere in Oil Painting
4-week workshop
Class meets weekly for 2 hoursA color temperature workshop exploring how subtle shifts of warm and cool color create light, atmosphere, and emotional depth in oil painting.
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The Imperfect Bloom: Painterly Botanical Realism in Oil
5-week workshop
Class meets weekly for 2 hoursIn this workshop, students paint a single flower or botanical subject in oil, moving from loose underpainting to selective detail. Emphasis is placed on observation, value, soft edges, expressive brushwork, and allowing the subject’s natural irregularities to become part of the painting’s beauty.
Prices do not include materials. Courses are billed up front and are non-refundable.