Are you interested in learning how to draw or paint in a private setting? Come study with Caroline. Styles include drawing with graphite or charcoal, oil painting, soft pastel techniques, and plein air painting. Students can choose to focus on still lifes, portrait painting, designing a narrative work, copying master works, etc. We will look at how works from the past have informed the art world today and how students are in conversation with the story of art as a whole. The course can be as structured or unstructured as desired. Contact Caroline to get started today!

$65 for an hour or $250 for a package of 4 classes

Semi-Private Painting Classes - 2 - 3 students $60 per hour or $215 (split between the students) for a package of 4 classes

This is an open figure drawing session with a nude model where we focus on the anatomy and gesture of the human form. The model will start with quick poses (1 minute, 5 minutes, 20 minutes) and end with a long pose. All levels welcome.

This class is held on the second Monday of the month. Dates for 2025:

January 13 - female model

February 10 - female model

March 10 - male model

April 16*- female model

May 12 - Female Model

June 2 - Male model

July 21 - Female model

$35 plus tips for the model. Please register below.

Ever wondered how to use color to tell a story? Join us for an introduction to oil painting class, perfect for beginners and enthusiasts alike, where we will focus on color's narrative potential. Students will be introduced to direct oil painting techniques, painting alla prima (wet into wet), and focusing on composition, color, and brush strokes. In each class, we will discuss the psychology behind a certain color and how to use color and composition to create a mood. Using Hershey's Kisses, students will create 4 small paintings exploring different colors and the emotions behind them.

Class Dates: 6/24 Feeling Blue

6/26 Seeing Red

7/22 It's Not easy Being Green

7/24 Purple Rain

*All Classes 6 PM - 8:30 PM

Materials: Paper and charcoal for the study will be provided. Students will need to bring their own canvases (2), paint, mediums, and paint brushes.

Price: $200 for all 4 or $50 per class. (Because we will be working on a different drawing/painting each week, this class will still work for you if you can only come to 1 or 2 of them. I understand how summer is!)

Class Format:

This hands-on course combines demonstrations, practical exercises, and individualized instruction to help you build confidence and proficiency in oil painting. Each class, we will discuss a specific color, how it makes us feel, and how to use that to enhance the story of our paintings. Class 1: Blue, Class 2: Red, Class 3: Green,

We will discuss the following topics:

Materials and Tools: Why would we create a study before we start the painting? Why would we start on a toned canvas? Why do we need to mix a medium into our paint?

Basic Techniques: We will learn how to think about the shadows and lights in paint, different kinds of brush strokes, and how to think about object edges.

Composition and Design: We will explore principles of composition, perspective, and how to use color to make an image more exciting.

Color Theory: Understand the basics of color theory and how to create harmonious palettes in your paintings. We will think about the psychological impact of color and how different colors can create a mood.

Personal Expression: Discover ways to express your unique artistic voice using oil paint.

In this class, you will take a drawing from start to....as close to finished as possible in this instructed long pose figure drawing class. We will have a model for 2 posing hours, and we will work subtractively, starting on a piece of paper tones with charcoal. We will learn how to place your figure on the page, how to edit what you see, and how to create a beautiful drawing with depth, volume, and poetry.

You will need: an 18 x 24 piece of white paper which we will tone at the beginning of class, charcoal sticks, charcoal pencils, white chalk pencil (if using toned paper), kneaded eraser, hard eraser, drawing board. If you want me to provide materials there will be an additional $15 cost.

Class: $65