Destination: Art Classes & Workshops
Destination: Art offers a variety of art classes and workshops to provide our community with quality instruction,
a comfortable environment and support to improve their technique and knowledge. Destination: Art continues
to hold classes in pastel, oil painting, watercolor, mixed media, and drawing. Our instructors are award winning artists,
and our classes are kept small, granting students the best learning opportunity. Please revisit this page each month to see what classes and
workshops are scheduled. If there is an art skill you wish to learn and you don't see it here, please email us to let us know.
LocalArtists@destination-art.net
Please be aware of the Destination: Art Program Registration and Cancellation Policies
Paint-Ins
Come join us for a day of uninstructed painting. Everyone works on their own projects with their own supplies. A great time of mutual encouragement and camaraderie.
Tuesdays, 10 AM – 3PM. Drop in, no registration, $15 each or $10 for Associate artists.
Elegant Arrangements: Composition in Bloom
Fatemeh "Aya" Kian
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Watercolor
Workshop
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Wed, August 13, 2025
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$65.00
Focus on creating balanced floral compositions. Learn how to use negative space, contrast, and layering to arrange multiple flowers in harmony within a vase.
This class is both beginner friendly and engaging for all ...
Exploring Yupo, Basic Techniques and Challenges
Kevin Davidson
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Watercolor
Workshop
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August 23–24, 2025
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$150.00
Students will learn the advantages and challenges of producing watercolor paintings using Yupo plastic ground vs. traditional rag paper.
1st Day: Painting a poppy floral painting as an introduction following the ...
Bloom Finale: Expressive Florals with Confidence
Fatemeh "Aya" Kian
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Watercolor
Workshop
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Wed, August 27, 2025
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$65.00
Using techniques learned in previous weeks, create a final expressive piece. This session encourages creativity, personal style, and confidence in controlling flow, color, and texture.
This class is recommended for ...
Graphic Gel Printing with Paint Pens
Natalie Strong
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Mixed Media
Workshop
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Fri, August 29, 2025
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$55.00
Come scratch your gel printing itch! We'll start by learning basic gel printing techniques and then bring in one of my favorite gel printing tools: Acrylic Markers. There is a magical transformation of even the simplest ...
ART FOR EVERYONE - Introduction to Tissue Paper Collage
KimKelly Ryan
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Mixed Media
Workshop
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Thu, September 04, 2025
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$25.00
If you are a creative person looking to dip your toes into (or back into) art classes but aren’t sure you’re comfortable calling yourself an “Artist,” Art for Everyone is for You! We at Destination: Art want to help you ...
Simplifying Floral Compositions with Soft Pastels
Dori Dewberry
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Pastel
Workshop
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Sat, September 06, 2025
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$110.00
Join us for a one-day workshop focused on creating beautiful floral compositions using soft pastels! We'll start by breaking down floral references into simple abstract shapes, allowing you to build your unique artwork ...
Unlocking the Magic of Gouache
Joe Cibere
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Gouache
Workshop
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Sat, September 27, 2025
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$75.00
Reworkable and Forgiving!
Unlock the magic of gouache, an opaque watercolor that is a versatile and unique painting medium. It has special qualities that artists will discover and experience through practical, hands-on ...
Some More of Good Stuff that I've Learned and Want to Share
David Wolfram
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Pastel
Workshop
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October 3–4, 2025
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$250.00
Please join me in my August "Get away and beat the Desert heat" two day pastel workshop. I have had such a good time teaching this at Destination: Art the last two years (and so did the attendees!) that I've decided to ...
Garden Glow: Layering Light with Color
Fatemeh "Aya" Kian
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Watercolor
Workshop
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Wed, August 06, 2025
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$65.00
Dive deeper into layering with wet-on-wet techniques to create luminous effects. We will paint glowing sunflowers and experiment with color mixing directly on paper.
This class is both beginner friendly and engaging ...
ART FOR EVERYONE - Introduction to Gelli Plate Printing
Karen Doyle
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Mixed Media
Workshop
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Thu, August 07, 2025
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$25.00
If you are a creative person looking to dip your toes into (or back into) art classes but aren’t sure you’re comfortable calling yourself an “Artist,” Art for Everyone is for You! We at Destination: Art want to help you ...