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

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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.


Creative Conversation: Writing for Well-Being
Ellen Bell   |   Notebooks & Pens provided
Event   |   Sun, July 28, 2024   |   $10.00
Writing is an act that has the power to transform a person’s perspective, mood and way of thinking and being in the world. “It’s an art and an important form of expression — I do believe it’s therapeutic,” says author ...

Art for Everyone - Pouring Paint!
Dianne Joffino   |   Acrylic Paint
Workshop   |   Thu, August 01, 2024   |   $10.00
Come try Tips and Tricks of acrylic paint pouring on canvas! We will go over mixing paints, how marbling cells are created, using string pulls, and using leftover wall paint so your picture goes with your room! This ...

Paint Your Pets!
Joe Cibere   |   Watercolor
Workshop   |   Sat, August 03, 2024   |   $75.00
Learn how to paint your precious furry pets with watercolor in this workshop. This wet in
wet technique will let you capture the essence of their personality for lasting memories.
This technique can be used for many ...


Good Stuff I've Learned & Want to Share AGAIN
David Wolfram   |   Pastel
Workshop   |   August 9–10, 2024   |   $250.00
“Please join me in my August “beat the desert heat’ two day workshop.” I had such a good time teaching this last year, and so did the attendees, that I decided to do it again!
Over the years I have attended numerous ...


Must Know Watercolor Techniques- Part 3
Joe Cibere   |   Watercolor
Workshop   |   Sat, August 24, 2024   |   $75.00
This workshop is Part 3 of a Tribute to Nita Engle. You do not need to have attended parts 1 and 2 to attend this class. We will do a review of techniques learned plus learn water masking and using masking fluid. We’ll ...

Art for Everyone - Accordion Book & Gelli Printing
Robin Johns   |   Mixed Media and Paint
Workshop   |   Thu, September 05, 2024   |   $10.00
We will be making an accordion book, which is made out of watercolor paper, and has a pocket and little bookmarks that you can make all from one sheet of watercolor paper. The book will include a closure of some kind ...

Making Waves with Virginia Kamhi
Virginia Kamhi   |   Pastels
Workshop   |   September 14–15, 2024   |   $265.00
Virginia Kamhi is drawn to the beauty of the ocean. The sea is her continual source of inspiration and fascination. In this workshop you will learn how to embody your paintings with textures, movement, and translucency ...

Capturing Light and Shadow in Plein Air Watercolor
Geoff Allen   |   Watercolor
Workshop   |   October 17–18, 2024   |   $365.00
The goal of the workshop is to review techniques and procedures of improving your plein air painting by focusing on visualization, simplification, and editing while accentuating expression, mood, and atmosphere. No ...