Scottsdale Artists’ School offers weekly classes and workshops for everyone from the absolute beginner to the professional artist. The School’s programs are taught by working, professional artists who are also experienced instructors.
We just wanted to remind you that we are constantly working to update our programs on a daily basis. We invite you to check back frequently so that you don't miss out on any of our exciting new workshops and catalog announcements.
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Negative Painting with Watercolor
Brenda Swenson I Workshop I Watercolor Jan 6 - 9, 2025 Discover the exciting results of negative painting with watercolor! This is the technique of painting around a subject (negative space) to define it in the composition. Students will build confidence... Read more -
Alla Prima Portrait and Figure
David Shevlino I Workshop I Oil Jan 6 - 10, 2025 This class is about painting the figure and portrait alla prima (wet into wet) and the techniques used to create a fresh, direct response to our subjects. There will be... Read more -
The Dreaded Palette Knife
Douglas Fryer I Workshop I Oil Jan 6 - 10, 2025 In contrast to the well-known, soft-and-supple, agile and nimble brush we use to perform all of the most delightful movements in a painting, from subtle to acrobatic, the painting knife... Read more -
Loosen Up: Seeing, Simplifying and Expression
Derek Penix | Workshop | Oil or Acrylic Jan 13 - 16, 2025 Students will use oil or acrylic paint to paint from photos. They will have a choice of dozens of photographs consisting of trees, boats, cityscapes, figures, koi and hanging fruit.... Read more
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Animals in Bas Relief
Rod Zullo I Workshop I Oil Based Clay Jan 13 - 16, 2025 In this class, students will model a bas relief in oil-based clay, based on references brought by the students. Rod teaches fast, effective mold-making, casting and patina techniques learned over... Read more -
Plein Air Painting at Saguaro Lake Ranch
Mitch Baird I Off-site Workshop I Oil Jan 13 - 16, 2025 Come and paint with Mitch Baird at historic Saguaro Lake Ranch which is located on the banks of the Salt River in the shadow of the majestic Bulldog Cliffs. Mitch... Read more -
Painting the Portrait
Jeffrey Hein I Workshop I Oil Jan 13 - 17, 2025 A great portrait feels alive, evokes emotion, and captures the viewer through the beauty of its maker’s compositional and aesthetic choices. In this portrait painting workshop, Jeff Hein will discuss... Read more -
Inner Lives: The Figure in an Interior
Corey Pitkin I Workshop I Pastel Jan 13 - 16, 2025 In this workshop, students will explore the relationship between a figure and its environment, and how a well-chosen setting can add emotional depth to a composition. Students will work in... Read more
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Abstracting the Landscape
Scott Gellatly | Workshop | Oil or Acrylic Jan 20 - 24, 2025 Take the plunge into abstraction by taking the fundamentals of landscape painting to new and exciting directions! This class will focus on the process of pulling imagery from nature to... Read more -
Designing the Pose: The Seated Figure
Alicia Ponzio I Workshop I Oil-Based Clay Jan 20 - 24, 2025 A seated pose offers new possibilities for expression and some inherent challenges that are different from standing poses. Alicia's curriculum places emphasis on exploring the gesture and its meaning, as... Read more -
Figurative Drawing and Painting
Henry Yan I Workshop I Charcoal & Oil Jan 20 - 24, 2025 Learn how to use different methods and techniques in drawing and painting the figure with charcoals and oils. Accurate structures and values will be emphasized in drawing practices, and how... Read more -
Painting the Organic Still Life
Grace Devito I Workshop I Oil Jan 20 - 23, 2025 Join nationally acclaimed artist Grace DeVito for this four-day oil painting workshop and learn her process of multi layered still life painting by lecture, demonstration, and critiques. The focus will... Read more
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Exploring Landscape Painting In-Studio
Dan Young I Workshop I Oil Jan 27 - 30, 2025 During this workshop, students will learn Dan’s technique and approach to capturing the essence and mood of natural landscapes in-studio. Dan will demonstrate his methods of composition, color mixing, and... Read more -
Painting the Full Portrait
Mary Qian I Workshop I Oil Jan 27 - 30, 2025 The goal of the class is to teach using value, color and edge as three essential tools to create naturalistic human portraits. The class will start with a dramatic lighting... Read more -
Capturing the Light
Timothy Horn I Workshop I Oil Jan 27 - 31, 2025 Tim began his career painting outside but now spends much of his time painting in the studio. In this workshop, most of the time will be spent indoors, with some... Read more -
Alla Prima Intensive
Timothy Rees | Workshop | Oil Jan 31 - Feb 2, 2025 Few things can capture the freshness and liveliness of a sitter quite like the Alla Prima, or direct, portrait. Timothy Rees will share his experience, techniques, and insights into this... Read more
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Chromatic Kinship: Investigations in Color Environment and Relativity
Robin Cole I Workshop I Oil Jan 31 - Feb 3, 2025 Color in painting is so much more than identifying the local color of an object and attempting to match it! It is a fluid world of relativity and relationship, forms,... Read more -
Painting the Landscape
Ryan S. Brown I Workshop I Oil Feb 3 - 7, 2025 In this class, students will learn how to compose a landscape painting in the studio. Ryan will discuss how to use studies made in plein air as well as imagination... Read more -
The Basics of Oil Painting
Qiang Huang I Workshop I Oil Feb 3 - 6, 2025 Qiang’s approach to still life painting will be demonstrated with a particular focus on composing dramatic set-ups by observing light distribution and using bold and loose strokes to create a... Read more -
Constructing a Painting in the Studio
Joseph Lorusso I Workshop I Oil Feb 3 - 7, 2025 In this workshop, Joseph will guide students through his process for constructing a painting in the studio setting. The workshop will be structured to show the various phases a painting... Read more
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Painting Farm Animals
Kyle Ma | Workshop | Oil Feb 4 - 7, 2025 In this four-day workshop students will be working on paintings of farm animals from photos and watching daily demonstrations. Farm animals as a subject has always inspired me with the... Read more -
The Unspoken Rules of Color
Michael Maczuga I Workshop I Oil Feb 7 - 9, 2025 At the beginning of our painting journey, we are all told to paint what we see. If we thoroughly understand the rules of color, creating that illusion of what we... Read more -
Oil Painting Essentials
Gregg Kreutz I Workshop I Oil Feb 10 - 14, 2025 Drawing on lessons from his book Oil Painting Essentials, Gregg Kreutz will teach and demonstrate the key factors in getting paintings to come to life. Factors such as how to... Read more -
Fundamentals for Successful Watercolor Landscape Painting
Spike Ress I Workshop I Watercolor Feb 10 - 13, 2025 Explore and develop drawing, color, value and design, important fundamentals needed to analyze the subject and complete a successful painting. Spike will cover these principles in depth and discuss how... Read more
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Principles of Painting
Robert Moore I Workshop I Oil or Acrylic Feb 11 - 14, 2025 This workshop is an intense four days of inspiration, hard work, and productive learning. The main principles Moore covers are design, color, composition, and edges. Beginning with slide lectures in... Read more -
The Figure: Arriving at Full Color
Rose Frantzen I Workshop I Oil Feb 13 - 17, 2025 This advanced workshop will explore alla prima painting in a progressive study from bold, accurate, monochromatic structure, reinterpreting this into color temperature, followed by directly relating these practices to a... Read more -
Tonal Landscapes
Richie Carter | Workshop | Oil Feb 17 - 20, 2025 This four-day oil painting workshop with Richie Carter will focus on painting low light tonal landscapes. Students will be working from photo references to complete at least one small preliminary... Read more -
Composing a Garden Painting
Kathy Anderson I Workshop I Oil Feb 17 - 20, 2025 While setting up a still life with fresh flowers every day, Kathy will talk about composing a garden painting from start to finish. She will bring in photo references to... Read more
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A Creative Approach to Floral Compositions
Daniel J. Keys I Workshop I Oil Feb 17 - 20, 2025 Each day, Daniel will do a demonstration while discussing the skills necessary for creating beautiful floral paintings using the alla prima method. Following each morning’s demo, students will set up... Read more -
Portrait Painting FAQ
Rose Frantzen I Workshop I Oil Feb 20 - 22, 2025 This advanced workshop will explore “Alla Prima” portrait painting and the frequently asked questions that can best help artists to navigate what they are seeing. What questions can artists ask... Read more -
Rocks and Roses
Matt Ryder I Workshop I Oil Feb 24 - 28, 2025 This exciting five-day oil painting workshop will explore two subjects that many artists struggle to paint confidently, Rocks and Roses. The main emphasis of this multi day workshop will be... Read more -
Dynamic Animal: An Intensive Sculpture Workshop
Adam Matano | Workshop | Oil Based Clay Feb 24 - 28, 2025 Participate in an immersive five-day workshop dedicated to animal sculpture, guided by instructor Adam Matano. Engage in a comprehensive exploration of sculptural techniques, focusing on dynamic animal poses and/or multi-figure... Read more
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Painting the Dog as Fine Art
Johanne Mangi I Workshop I Oil Feb 24 - 27, 2025 A teacher’s teacher, Johanne brings innovative ways to learning with fresh ideas every year that adhere to basic principles. There are plenty of demos (as many as you like) to... Read more -
Radiant Acrylic Landscapes
Jed Dorsey | Workshop | Acrylic Feb 24 - 27, 2025 Through this workshop, you will discover how to use color and light effectively to create dynamic, well-designed paintings. Filled with practical exercises, presentations, and demonstrations, you'll be given tools to... Read more -
Drawing from Life
Juliette Aristides | Workshop | Drawing Feb 28 - Mar 2, 2025 The nude is the most enduring subject in art. When we draw the human form, we reflect on ourselves. In this workshop you will learn how beautiful figure drawings are... Read more -
Portrait and Figure Painting with a Limited Palette
Dominique Medici I Workshop I Oil Feb 28 - Mar 2, 2025 Portrait and figure painting is manageable if we learn how to break the process up into steps. Learning to see things simply is key to our development as painters. We... Read more
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The Figure in Oil: In Studio and Plein Air
Peggi Kroll Roberts | Workshop | Oil Mar 3 - 7, 2025 In this workshop, the figure will be the subject matter; however, the focus will be on improving drawing skills and seeing values and colors correctly, along with understanding their relationships... Read more -
Organizing a Dynamic Composition
Shanna Kunz I Workshop I Oil Mar 3 - 6, 2025 What do you get when you take a workshop with Shanna? In our workshop, we are going to explore compositional design and color decisions in studio painting. Some experience with... Read more -
Painting the Still Life with a Strong Light and Shadow Concept
Elizabeth Robbins I Workshop I Oil Mar 3 - 6, 2025 In this workshop, Elizabeth will discuss the concept of painting strong light and shadows, along with painting with emotion and not just copying what is seen. Elizabeth will do daily... Read more -
Deep Dive: Color
David Michael Slonim I Workshop I Oil, Acrylic or Watercolor Mar 3 - 7, 2025 This workshop unlocks secrets of color structure to enable you to paint with more freedom and confidence. “Painting from the heart” is not enough. To become a work of art,... Read more
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Painting Hands
Shana Levenson I Workshop I Oil Mar 7 - 9, 2025 Color, structure, values...so many aspects to painting a hand that can be captured to make convincing realistic hands. Come learn how to create realistic hands in Shana's hand painting workshop.... Read more -
Dramatic Wildlife Painting
Dustin Van Wechel Mar 10 - 14, 2025 Join this intensive, five-day workshop and discover approaches and techniques for creating dynamic wildlife paintings. Beginning with an abbreviated lecture on the principles of design and composition and the fundamentals... Read more -
Paint with an Understanding of the Masters
Robert Johnson I Workshop I Oil Mar 10 - 14, 2025 Robert Johnson is an OPA Master. His workshop in oils will focus on developing an understanding of the essential elements of painting that have been passed on through the centuries... Read more -
Investigating the Modern Portrait
David Jon Kassan I Workshop I Oil Mar 10 - 14, 2025 The focus of this workshop will be investigating the underlying rhythm, expression, and emotion of the modern portrait. Students will work to develop clarity of vision essential for accurate observation;... Read more
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Painting the Old West: Tucson, Arizona
Phil Starke I Off-Site I Workshop I Oil Mar 10 - 14, 2025 Phil Starke’s focus will be on helping students simplify the landscape and mix colors that suggest light, not detail. Two of the most important aspects of painting are a strong... Read more -
Design for the Landscape Painter
Ray Roberts I Workshop I Oil Mar 10 - 13, 2025 This workshop includes a half-day Zoom orientation and discussion prior to class, preparing students for more painting time for this studio workshop. Understanding Form - Ray will explain how form... Read more -
Fundamentals of Studio Landscape Painting
John Poon I Workshop I Acrylic or Oil Mar 17 - 21, 2025 This time-tested curriculum is designed for the serious student wishing to develop fundamentals in landscape painting, including a greater understanding of values, color mixing, atmosphere, and composition including organization and... Read more -
Alla Prima: Painting the Portrait and Figure from Life
Romel de la Torre I Workshop I Oil or Pastel Mar 17 - 21, 2025 Romel will demonstrate every morning using Alla Prima (a style of painting where, instead of building colors up with layers or glazing over an underpainting, the painting is completed while... Read more
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Sunrise, Sunset
Susan Diehl I Workshop I Oil Mar 17 - 21, 2025 Despite the challenges presented by the fleeting color of the sky at early and late hours, the painter is taunted by its splendor to attempt this monumental task of color... Read more -
Sculpting the Truth
Simon Kogan I Workshop I Water Based Clay Mar 17 - 21, 2025 During this workshop, students will go beyond the obvious and uncover the essence of the human form. Students will learn how to look, see, and understand the human form in... Read more -
Logic of Painting
Regina Lyubovnaya | Workshop | Oil Mar 24 - 28, 2025 In this five-day course, students will approach still-life and portrait painting not from the perspective of technique or dogma, but from a multiplicity of choices. Our focus will be on... Read more -
Painting the Portrait in Watercolor
Stan Miller | Workshop | Watercolor Mar 24 - 27, 2025 In this workshop the instructor will briefly demonstrate every morning. Students will primarily work from instructor handouts, moving from painting a simple portrait to more complex portrait projects, throughout the... Read more
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Power of Expressive Brushstrokes and Mark Making!
Hsin-Yao Tseng I Workshop I Oil Mar 24 - 28, 2025 This five-day workshop is particularly designed for anyone who wants to learn how to paint expressive yet energetic paintings. We will be focusing on exploring different mark making, textures, and... Read more -
The Figure and Color
Steven Assael I Workshop I Oil Mar 26 - 29, 2025 This workshop will focus on an analytical and emotive approach to painting the human figure with an emphasis on color and value relationships in a related atmosphere. The development of... Read more -
Bridging the Classical and Modern
Timothy Rees | Workshop | Oil Mar 28 - 30, 2025 Explore the future of figure painting by learning to paint classically realistic figures while learning to marry them seamlessly with abstract design. Working from a model, Timothy Rees will demonstrate... Read more -
Seeing and Capturing Your Subject
Mitch Baird I Workshop I Oil or Acrylic Mar 31 - Apr 4, 2025 What does the act of 'seeing' mean for an artist? Discover the answers in this workshop as the specifics of observing a subject, interpreting the visual elements, and executing it... Read more
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Equine Painting
Chauncey Homer | Workshop | Oil Mar 31 - Apr 4, 2025 This five-day workshop is designed to improve painting skills and help the student develop a personal style. Mr. Homer will demonstrate how to go beyond merely copying a photo by... Read more -
Think Like a Painter: Still Life/Portrait
Aimee Erickson | Workshop | Oil Mar 31 - Apr 4, 2025 In nature, light reveals color. In painting, color reveals light. Learning to understand lighting phenomena gives us more freedom in choosing how we paint what we see, rather than having... Read more -
Figurative Painting Composition
Louis Carr I Workshop I 4 Days Mar 31 - Apr 3, 2025 Join Louis, a seasoned artist, for an in-depth exploration of the art of figurative painting composition. Delve into the key principles of effective composition, including the interplay of positive and... Read more -
Color Mixing in Oil
Adrian Gottlieb | Workshop | Oil Apr 7 - 10, 2025 Portrait and figure painter Adrian Gottlieb instructs a comprehensive four day course in mixing colors in order to perfectly match any color, with emphasis on flesh tones. The goal of... Read more
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Aesthetic Tools for Landscape Design
Jill Carver | Workshop | Oil Apr 7 - 11, 2025 Jill will discuss concepts and techniques aimed to resolve and strengthen motifs and improve design, from initial ‘thought boards’ to actual planning methods. She will illustrate how unity and variety... Read more -
Secrets to Painting Edges
Tina Garrett I Workshop I Oil Apr 7 - 11, 2025 Join ARC Living Master Artist Tina Garrett for this five-day comprehensive study of edges and mark-making. Students will learn the role edges play in composition, how to create and use... Read more -
Figurative Painting I First Week
Milt Kobayashi | Workshop | Oil Apr 7 - 11, 2025 Milt Kobayashi will take students through the arc of an oil painting, dealing with the problems that will arise, embracing alternative solutions, and exploring tangential ideas as they present themselves.... Read more -
Figurative Painting I Week 1 & 2
Milt Kobayashi I Workshop I Oil Apr 7 - 18, 2025 Milt Kobayashi will take students through the arc of an oil painting, dealing with the problems that will arise, embracing alternative solutions, and exploring tangential ideas as they present themselves.... Read more
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Landscape with Mark Boedges
Mark Boedges | Workshop | Oil Apr 14 - 18, 2025 This workshop will focus primarily on giving students the tools to render authentic light by carefully using correct values and rigorously maintaining color temperature relationships between light and shadow. We... Read more -
Figurative Painting I Second Week
Milt Kobayashi I Workshop I 5 Days Apr 14 - 18, 2025 Milt Kobayashi will take students through the arc of an oil painting, dealing with the problems that will arise, embracing alternative solutions, and exploring tangential ideas as they present themselves.... Read more -
Sketches to Finished Painting
Stacy Kamin I Workshop I Watercolor & Oil Apr 14 - 17, 2025 Ever planned an overseas trip and been inspired to paint, but the thought of packing oil paints and canvases seemed daunting? Stacy Kamin has the solution. For years Stacy has... Read more -
Modeling the Horse and Other Animals
Rod Zullo I Workshop I Oil Based Clay Apr 14 - 17, 2025 Rod is known for his expressive animal sculptures based on solid proportions, but not derived from extensive measuring. Students will learn Rod’s techniques for modeling hearts and souls into their... Read more
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The Figure in its Environment
Margaret Dyer | Workshop | Pastel or Oil Apr 21 - 24, 2025 Margaret's step-by-step method will help the student simplify the complicated. Students will explore drawing, composition, anatomy, proportion, value, color and medium application. Emphasis will be on the model's relationship to... Read more -
Portrait and Figure: Drawing and Alla Prima
Robert Liberace I Workshop I Oil Apr 21 - 25, 2025 This class will explore both the organized and elegant manner of classical drawing, and the dynamic, fresh approach of contemporary Alla Prima painting. Though each style has a distinctive character,... Read more -
Luminous Paintings in Watercolor
Betty Carr I Workshop I Acrylic & Watercolor Apr 21 - 23, 2025 Capturing the beauty of light through the study of light/ shadow and value/color relationships is a goal for this workshop in watercolor. Subjects include painting a colorful floral still life... Read more -
Painting with Gouache and Acryla Gouache
Mike Hernandez | Workshop | Gouache Apr 24 - 26, 2025 A strong understanding of natural color and lighting is an important asset to any environment artist or fine art painter. Among the challenges of outdoor painting, desert scenes with rock... Read more
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Loose Realism: Painting the Still Life
Sarah Sedwick I Workshop I Oil or Acrylic Apr 24 - 26, 2025 Paint more loosely and confidently during this workshop with Oregon artist Sarah Sedwick! Take a step-by-step approach to alla prima oil painting, from black-and-white studies to brilliant color. Build a... Read more -
Birds in Sculpture
Sandy Scott | Workshop | Oil Based Clay Apr 28 - May 2, 2025 The class begins with a discussion of bird anatomy, comparative anatomy, the principles of aerodynamics, the importance of drawing and assembling shapes, and how to achieve the illusion of movement... Read more -
Expressive Portrait Mastery
Zin Lim | Workshop I Oil and Charcoal Apr 28 - May 2, 2025 Day one and two will focus on expressive head drawing. Discover the dynamics of expression through Drawing. Dive into the world of expressive drawing with renowned artist Zin Lim, who... Read more -
Harmony and the Landscape
Cindy Baron I Workshop | Oil Apr 28 - May 1, 2025 his four-day workshop is loaded with enthusiasm and energy. The workshop is designed to show how to take a tonal painting and build layers of color and harmonize in an... Read more
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Creating Form with Color in Portrait
Victoria Kalaichi I Denis Sarazhin I Workshop I Oil Apr 28 - May 2, 2025 Have you ever wondered why certain paintings sell, while others languish in obscurity? What makes a great portrait? What does it take to capture the essence of someone and translate... Read more -
Painting Confident Watercolors!
Mike Kowalski | Workshop | Watercolor May 5 - 8, 2025 Watercolor is an alluring, elusive and difficult medium. Knowing how to effectively mix color, how to use your brush to maximum effect and make it all look so effortless requires... Read more -
Big Cat Intensive
Guy Combes | Workshop | Oil May 5 - 9, 2025 Endangered big cats of the world have always held a particular fascination for Guy Combes, and in this workshop, he returns to share his interest in painting them. Having grown... Read more -
Impressionistic Insights: Mastering Loose Oil Techniques
Jake Songer I Workshop I Oil May 5 - 8, 2025 This course invites you to explore the vibrant world of impressionistic figures, where light, shadow, and fluid brushwork come to life on canvas. Guided by a humorous and experienced instructor,... Read more
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Simple Perspective for Landscape and Cityscape Paintings
Rob Adamson | Workshop | Oil May 5 - 8, 2025 Award-winning artist and art professor, Rob Adamson, will teach a four-day workshop on the painting fundamentals needed to create stunning, vibrant day and night cityscapes and landscapes. On the first... Read more -
More Dynamic Studio and Plein Air Works
Susie Hyer I Workshop I Oil May 12 - 15, 2025 Working in the studio from photos or with still life, this class will take your painting to another level. Susie Hyer’s enthusiastic teaching style includes demos, critiques, and individual attention,... Read more -
The Business of Art
Andrew Denman I Workshop I Art Business May 12 - 14, 2025 This three-day workshop is designed to introduce you to what it takes to make a living from your art. Because of the nature of the material, this class will operate... Read more -
Painting the Head from Life
David Gray | Workshop | Oil May 12 - 16, 2025 In this workshop, David will take you through his classically inspired approach to painting the head/portrait. All four stages of his four-step process will be covered, including underdrawing, underpainting, overpainting,... Read more
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Painting the Figure from Photographs
Ted Nuttall | Workshop | Watercolor May 12 - 16, 2025 Although painting a person in watercolor may seem daunting, it is every bit as approachable as creating a still life or landscape. Ted Nuttall will demonstrate the techniques and instill... Read more -
Design: Field to Studio
David Dibble | Workshop | Oil May 15 - 17, 2025 Participants in this dynamic workshop will have the opportunity of working with and learning from celebrated landscape painter and teacher David Dibble. Through studies and visual exercises artists will get... Read more -
In-Between Realism and Abstraction in the Landscape
Chris Groves I Workshop I Oil May 19 - 23, 2025 This class will merge the knowledge of the fundamentals of classical landscape painting as a foundation, combined with the understanding of the basic principles and elements of abstraction in order... Read more -
Exploring Metals, Glass and Pattern in Painting
Nancy Chaboun I Workshop I Oil May 19 - 22, 2025 Discover ways to understand how to capture the reflective qualities of metal the translucency of glass and using pattern effectively in your painting. Perfect for all skill levels, this class... Read more
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An Approach to Figure Painting
Joseph Todorovitch | Workshop | Oil May 27 - 30, 2025 In this workshop, students will paint a figure from life over the course of four days, and discuss choices for choosing the pose, composition, color harmony, lighting, pacing, and bringing... Read more -
Plein Air Painting in Boulder, Colorado
Mark Boedges I Off-Site I Workshop I Oil Jun 23 - 27, 2025 Join Mark for a five-day intensive plein air workshop in the beautiful Rocky Mountains outside of Boulder, Colorado. Mark will take his students high into the mountains, just west of... Read more -
Plein Air Painting in Beartooth Pass, Montana
Mitch Baird | Off-Site I Workshop | Oil Jul 21 - 25, 2025 Beartooth Pass is known as the Alps of Montana because of its luscious flowering meadows, rugged rock, weathered pine and 950+ alpine lakes!! The high alpine views make for great... Read more -
Fall in the Foothills: Plein Air in Golden, Colorado
Judd Mercer | Off-site Workshop | All Mediums Sep 22 - 26, 2025 Kick off autumn in beautiful Colorado for a week of plein air across the Rocky Mountain foothills! From our starting location in charming Golden, CO, we’ll explore a different location... Read more
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Figure and Studio Painting
Huihan Liu |Workshop | Oil Dec 9 - 13, 2024 This intensive five-day workshop is designed for painters who have already had painting experience but would like to continue improving their craftsmanship and visual concept. The workshop will focus on... Read more -
Aesthetic Tools for Landscape Design
Jill Carver | Workshop | Oil Dec 9 - 13, 2024 Jill will discuss concepts and techniques aimed to resolve and strengthen motifs and improve design, from initial ‘thought boards’ to actual planning methods. She will illustrate how unity and variety... Read more -
Epic Wildlife and Landscape Composition
Guy Combes | Workshop | Oil Dec 3 - 7, 2024 From the plains of Africa to the Sonoran Desert, Guy Combes pulls his inspiration from our few remaining grand wild places and their inhabitants. This class will focus on composition... Read more -
Color Boot Camp
Susan Diehl I Workshop I Oil or Acrylic Dec 3 - 7, 2024 If your paintings lack the color impact you desire, consider this class. This rigorous course will make you aware of color: its attributes and its deceptions. The objective is LEARNING... Read more
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Creating Atmosphere and Light
Doug Diehl I Workshop I Oil Dec 3 - 5, 2024 Our sky is an ocean of transmitted light reflections many miles deep wrapping everything in color. Learning to see that atmospheric effect on the landscape and mixing techniques that create... Read more -
Developing Your Vision
Tara Will | Workshop | Pastel Nov 18 - 21, 2024 This workshop will be a combination of in studio and plein air, weather permitting. In this class, our primary focus will be on learning to “see” while understanding “why” we... Read more -
Landscape Painting in the Studio
Calvin Liang | Workshop | Oil Nov 18 - 21, 2024 Calvin will begin a slideshow to show how he uses the photo as a reference for the painting. Then he will do a demonstration and spend the remaining time with... Read more -
Beyond a Likeness: Expressive Qualities of the Alla Prima Portrait
Michelle Dunaway | Workshop | Oil Nov 12 - 15, 2024 In this four-day intensive workshop Michelle will guide students through demos, lectures, and one-on-one instruction on the important aspects of portraiture. Nuances such as color temperature and expressive use of... Read more
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Expressive Portrait Drawing
Oliver Sin | Workshop | Charcoal and Pastel Pencil Nov 11 - 15, 2024 This workshop will help students to make competent portrait drawings. Step-by- step demonstrations will help students to understand the structure of the face in terms of shapes, plane changes, and... Read more -
Landscape Painting Fundamentals
Matt Smith | Workshop | Oil Nov 11 - 13, 2024 In this three-day workshop, students will concentrate on using field studies and other reference materials to create finished studio landscape paintings. The class will start with an abbreviated lecture on... Read more -
From Figure Drawing to Still-Life Painting
Clinton Hobart I Workshop I Drawing and Oil or Acrylic Nov 4 - 8, 2024 Everything I know about painting still lifes came from figure drawing. The first classes I taught at Scottsdale Artists’ School were gesture and figure drawing classes. I believe that everything... Read more -
Bringing the Outdoors In: Painting Expressive Landscapes
Eric Jacobsen | Workshop | Oil or Acrylic Nov 4 - 8, 2024 This unique five-day workshop experience with award-winning, contemporary American Impressionist, Eric Jacobsen is intended to hone students' painting skills and expand their creative language. Emphasis will be on risk-taking, abstract... Read more
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Painting into Abstraction
Marianne Mitchell | Workshop | Oil or Acrylic Welcome Oct 29 - Nov 1, 2024 This course is for realist painters wanting to incorporate more abstraction in their work and for abstract painters seeking guidance in developing their expression. The focus will be on accessing... Read more -
Painting the Figure from Photographs
Ted Nuttall | Workshop | Watercolor Oct 28 - Nov 1, 2024 Although painting a person in watercolor may seem daunting, it is every bit as approachable as creating a still life or landscape. Ted Nuttall will demonstrate the techniques, and instill... Read more -
Paint in Motion
Daniel Bilmes | Workshop | Oil Oct 24 - 26, 2024 In this three-day workshop, students will explore painting techniques with emphasis placed on personal style development, designing a process to be more in tune with who you are – your... Read more -
Painting Outdoors in Middle Tennessee
Doug Diehl & Susan Diehl | Off-site Workshop | Oil or Acrylic Oct 21 - 25, 2024 Combining your zeal and passion for painting the great outdoors with the infectious enthusiasm and professional guidance of Douglas and Susan Diehl is a winning combination in this destination workshop.... Read more
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Impressionistic Approach to Watercolors
Alvaro Castagnet | Workshop | Watercolor Oct 21 - 23, 2024 Alvaro Castagnet’s exuberance and excitement is evident in all his paintings, where big colorful washes blend with deft, impressionistic technique to create the mood and atmosphere of a subject. This... Read more -
The Beauty of the Skyscape
Linda Glover Gooch | Workshop | Oil Oct 14 - 17, 2024 Billowing clouds come in countless shapes, sizes, and colors. Participants in this workshop will work from photographs with low horizons giving a focus on how to handle different skies, including... Read more -
Painting the Portrait in Oil
Adrian Gottlieb | Workshop | Oil Oct 14 - 17, 2024 Painter and portraitist, Adrian Gottlieb, offers instruction in painting the portrait, beginning with drawing in paint stressing composition, proportion, structure, and expression. Subsequent days will address blocking in the colors... Read more -
Animals, Figures and Backgrounds
Kim Johnson Nechtman I Workshop I Watercolor Oct 8 - 11, 2024 Over four days, students will breathe life into their paintings by going outside the lines and getting loose with their techniques. Each day will begin with a demonstration, followed by... Read more
