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.
Painting with Acrylics
Gain confidence with basic elements of acrylic painting, including composition, color, value, and more. All skill levels are welcome!
Cacti Palette Knife Canvas Painting Workshop
The southwest is calling with this ode to the resilient cactus. Paint this prickly plant on canvas using palette knife painting techniques.
Summer Sunset Palette Knife Canvas Painting Workshop
Use palette knife painting techniques to create a glorious sunset on canvas. Brilliant warm hues and luxurious blues will make your painting pop as vibrantly as the real thing.
Try It Thursday! Tropical Plants Palette Knife Painting
Use impasto palette knife techniques to paint a brilliant, textured tropical plant on canvas.
Try It Thursdays! Summer Treats Canvas Painting
Use palette knife techniques to paint yummy summertime sweets like bomb pops, cotton candy, and ice cream.
The Painter’s Studio
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.
Draw and Paint Like a Pro: Ages 7–13
Draw and design a great composition—or several—from start to finish. Discover ways to hone drawing skills, mix paints to create different hues, layer colors, and add finishing touches that will make your paintings spectacular.
