CPK Floral Designs - Leesburg

Floral Arranging Workshop-Thanksgiving Pumpkin Table Centerpiece

Join us for this floral arranging workshop at Casanel Winery in Leesburg, Va, where you will learn to create a beautiful floral arrangement in a ceramic pumpkin for your Thanksgiving table. All floral arranging supplies are provided. Wine and food will be available for purchase during the event. Grab your friends and save your seats at the design table! So much fun!

Jill Poyerd Fine Art

Foundations for Mastering Watercolor Painting

Watercolor painting at its core is built upon pigment, water, and a painting surface, and in order to master the medium you need to thoroughly understand your materials. This course is designed to give you an in-depth look at the properties of each material used in the watercolor painting process. With this understanding, beginners will have an easier time learning techniques and experienced painters will be better equipped to perfect their skill and solve potential problems. This isn’t a hands-on painting class, but rather is a lecture-based course containing information you aren't likely to find anywhere else.

The Mechanics of Watercolor Painting

The Mechanics of Watercolor Painting is a step-by-step, hands-on painting course designed to guide students through all the necessary skills needed to paint with watercolor paints. Using her approachable, easy-to-understand teaching method, artist Jill Poyerd walks viewers through a total of nearly four hours of lectures and over 30 student activities, covering topics like brush handling, color mixing, paint application, and much much more. This is one of the most comprehensive beginner watercolor classes you will find online, and can apply to anyone who feels they may be lacking something in their knowledge.

Mastering Brushstrokes (I & II)

Brushstrokes are at the core of being an artist, and are one of the things that set artists apart from one another. In this course, artist Jill Poyerd breaks down historic and contemporary brushwork into twenty-two unique brushstrokes, using both oil and watercolor paint in her demonstrations. The instruction includes a brief history of the stroke, examples of how they're used in masterpieces, visual demonstrations, and student practice exercises. By combining technical learning with visual and hands-on examples, students will gain a thorough understanding of each brushstroke variation. This is a two-part course.

Developing an Eye for Landscape Composition

A landscape composition design can mean the success or failure of a piece of art whether you paint, draw, or work in photography. In this course, landscape artist Jill Poyerd, goes beyond teaching the rules. She teaches students how to "see" a landscape and then translate what they see into a successful design. Students of any experience level learn through four hours of lecture and over 22 activities. Topics include what makes landscapes unique, the planes theory, focal points, compositional lines, design tools of the Masters, choosing a subject, conducting a photoshoot, and reconstructing your images. 

Jonathan Linton Fine Arts

Oil Painting for Teens

(Grades 8-12) This class invites enthusiastic students to discover the captivating medium of oil paint. Under Jonathan's expert guidance, participants will develop themes and create paintings to enhance their portfolios. This course is particularly beneficial for those preparing for AP Art classes or seeking scholarship opportunities.

Oil Painting for Adults

(Beginner - Advanced) In this art class, students will explore and apply the fundamental principles and elements of design to create original oil paintings. The curriculum is structured sequentially, making it suitable for both beginners and experienced artists to enhance their skills.

Round Hill Arts Center

Arts Classes for Adults and Camps for Kids

Round Hill Arts Center offer a wide range of arts and crafts classes and summer camps for kids and adults at with experienced, professional artists as instructors. Check out our all of our class pages to see what we currently have to offer. If you don't see what you are interested in, or would like to suggest a class, be sure to let us know by sending an email at info@roundhillartscenter.org.

Stone Branch Center for the Arts - Front Royal

A DEEP DIVE INTO COLOR WITH DEBRA KEIRCE

We will explore the three main attributes of oil color. This class will be a wonderful experience for students at any skill level. While color can be extremely complicated, it's also one of the basics and artists at all skill levels, working with varied media apply these principles.

Suzanne Lago Arthur - Lucketts

“Beginner Beginner” Adult Painting Bootcamp

Do you want to learn how to paint in oils but don’t know how to get started? Or perhaps you have taken some classes in the past but are not sure how to begin again? Then the “Beginner Beginner” Adult Painting Boot Camp is for you! Designed to be a “Sip & Paint” style class with one clear difference, you will actually learn how to paint in mine—not just copy someone else’s painting. All materials will be provided. Makes for a fun night out with friends. And you are welcome to bring your own beverage and snacks if you want!

The Artists in Middleburg

Equine Sculpting Classes with Goksin Carey

With Ms. Carey’s teaching system everybody can sculpt. And, if you love horses you are at the right place. Join us and enjoy the sculpting process.

Drawing with Jim Burns

This class meets once a month in the AIM gallery. It is appropriate for all skill levels. Jim provides instruction and feedback, and encourages class collaboration.

The Kelleher Studio Gallery

Classical Oil Painting

Casual relaxing oil painting sessions from beginner to advanced with professional instructor bringing out your inner creative artist.