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.
Vase Visions: Simple Shapes, Stunning Shadows
Fatemeh "Aya" Kian
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Watercolor
Workshop
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Wed, July 23, 2025
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$65.00
Learn how to paint glass and ceramic vases using washes, soft edges, and reflections. We will focus on composition and how the vase anchors your floral arrangement.
This class is both beginner friendly and engaging ...
Dancing Daffodils: Movement in Watercolor
Fatemeh "Aya" Kian
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Watercolor
Workshop
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Wed, July 30, 2025
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$65.00
Capture the lively, natural sway of daffodils and similar blooms. This class emphasizes brushwork and the power of suggestion over detail to express motion.
This class is both beginner friendly and engaging for all ...
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 ...
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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August 8–9, 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Practical Color in Beeswax Collage
Dina Wakley
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Mixed Media
Workshop
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July 12–13, 2025
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$250.00
Join me for a 2-day workshop where we brainstorm and create effective color schemes with our favorite
colors and motifs. Next we’ll create many printed and painted papers to use for layers in our work. Then we’ll
take ...