April

Wednesday April 2nd 12PM-3-PM

• Fabulous Flowers & Summer’s Fruits Watercolors with Phyllis Gubins (class link)
• $200 fee for the 4 week class 
• Plus $60 Materials fee due to instructor on the first day of class. Payable by cash, check or Venmo. Fee covers all watercolor supplies and an 11"x14" mat for each completed painting.
• ​Delicate Ojai Matilija Poppy:  Painting shadows to create white is so easy once you understand the technique. You will paint a beautiful close-up of a soft petaled Matilija poppy flower.​

Saturday, April 5th 12 pm - 3pm

• Vibrant Tropical Bird of Paradise That Glows  - Watercolors with Phyllis Gubins (class link)
• ​$55 or $70 with all supplies including an 11x14 mat for your finished painting
• In this class you’ll choose from a variety of beautiful tropical Bird of Paradise images, focusing on their velvety petals of vibrant dark and light colors.  You’ll learn to allow pure color to mingle on the paper and create an amazing kaleidoscope of colors as we use Silver Brushes and Golden’s QoR watercolors. We’ll also explore ways to make your backgrounds subtle and yet exciting to complement your beautiful floral painting.  Many reference images will be provided and No drawing skills are required.

Wednesday April  9th 12PM-3PM

• Fabulous Flowers & Summer’s Fruits Watercolors with Phyllis Gubins (class link)
• $200 fee for the 4 week class 
• Plus $60 Materials fee due to instructor on the first day of class. Payable by cash, check or Venmo. Fee covers all watercolor supplies and an 11"x14" mat for each completed painting.
  
• Succulent Slices of a Variety of Citrus:  You can choose slices of a blood orange, a lime or a lemon or you can even add all 3 in your painting if you choose.  You will learn how to make them realistic.

Sunday, April 13th 12pm - 3pm

• Exploring  Color Theory Through Abstract Geometric Shapes  - Watercolors with Phyllis Gubins (class link)
• ​$55 or $70 with all supplies including an 11x14 mat for your finished painting
• While creating an abstract painting you will enjoy this fun way of “playing” with your paints, letting the unexpected happen, overlapping sections for color glazing combos and you will be building your painting skills as you experiment with all the colors in your palette. You will gain knowledge of color and brush skills that will enhance your future paintings.

Wednesday April 16th 12PM-3PM

• ​Fabulous Flowers & Summer’s Fruits Watercolors with Phyllis Gubins (class link)
• $200 fee for the 4 week class 
• Plus $60 Materials fee due to instructor on the first day of class. Payable by cash, check or Venmo. Fee covers all watercolor supplies and an 11"x14" mat for each completed painting.
• Spectacular Sunflowers:  In their majestic pose you will love these images & your finished art  will be vibrant with intense hues that can add a burst of color to any home.

​Saturday, April 19th 11am-2pm

• Glass Mosaic Small Project Class - Rocks, Ornaments, and Small Projects (class link)
• $64 each includes all supplies
• Choose from a variety of fun-shaped ornaments, rocks, or small wood pieces to transform into a colorful unique addition to your home.  We will lead you through all of the steps needed to create your pieces from choosing the best colors, design,  cutting, grouting, and more.  You will leave class with a finished piece ready to put into your house or garden. We have a wide variety of shapes and designs to choose from or bring your own idea and we will help you create it.

Wednesday April  23rd 12PM-3PM

• ​Fabulous Flowers & Summer’s Fruits Watercolors with Phyllis Gubins (class link)
• $200 fee for the 4 week class 
• Plus $60 Materials fee due to instructor on the first day of class. Payable by cash, check or Venmo. Fee covers all watercolor supplies and an 11"x14" mat for each completed painting.
• California Avocado  or California Peppers:  Our local Avocados and Peppers  are fun to depict in our artwork .  They have texture in their skin, delicate smoothness in the interior pulp, a shine in their seeds and they are a joy to paint.

Saturday, April 26th 12pm - 3pm

• Seashell Mosaics in Watercolors  - Watercolors with Phyllis Gubins (class link)
• ​​$55 or $70 with all supplies including an 11x14 mat for your finished painting
• This unique way to portray a wide variety of shells is also a wonderful way to practice wet-into-wet watercolor techniques and blending.  First, we’ll lightly draw our shell images, then we begin to design the shells and their backgrounds with light applications of masking fluid using a unique process with a fine-line applicator. You can create one larger shell image of your choice or a variety of smaller shells in one painting. Finally, we’ll paint our backgrounds to make our designs even more exciting.

April 27th 2-4:30pm

• Surfer Silhouette Paint and Pint Class at Poseidon Brewery - Class Link
  
• ​​​​​$39 each includes all supplies and 1st Pint
• Learn to paint a vibrant sunset with a textured sky with clouds, rolling water and distant islands. You will then add in your own surfer silhouette (choose from a variety of sketches both male and female to add to your painting), Jen will teach you how to easily transfer the image and paint it with shadows and hi-lights. Add some sunset birds to the sky for some extra magic.

May

Sunday, May 4th 12pm - 3pm

• A Rustic Barn in the Summer  - Watercolors with Phyllis Gubins (class link)
• ​​$55 or $70 with all supplies including an 11x14 mat for your finished painting
• Capture the beauty and charm of  weathered buildings. Paint may fade and iron may rust, but the character of buildings strengthens with age. You will work on developing perspective in your buildings and in capturing the charm of these old barns with their weather wood and peeling paint. Numerous watercolor techniques will be employed as we paint this scene using Golden’s QoR watercolors and Silver Watercolor Brushes. The loose background will add a touch of realism with soft wet-into-wet trees. No drawing skills are required.

Saturday, May 10th 12pm - 3pm

• Mystical Mermaids Using QoR Watercolors, Watercolor Sticks, Pencils & Pens - Watercolors with Phyllis Gubins (class link)
• ​$55or $70 with all supplies including an 11x14 mat for your finished painting
• Learn how to add a variety of alternate watercolor supplies to our traditional QoR watercolors as you create these beautiful magical mermaids in a variety of vibrant colors. You’ll be using lots of different techniques to accent your mermaids as you explore adding these elements to your paintings. Numerous sketches will be available, so no drawing skills are required.

Saturday, May 17th 11am-2pm

• Glass Mosaic Small Project Class - Rocks, Ornaments, and Small Projects (class link)
• $64 each includes all supplies
• Choose from a variety of fun-shaped ornaments, rocks, or small wood pieces to transform into a colorful unique addition to your home.  We will lead you through all of the steps needed to create your pieces from choosing the best colors, design,  cutting, grouting, and more.  You will leave class with a finished piece ready to put into your house or garden. We have a wide variety of shapes and designs to choose from or bring your own idea and we will help you create it.

Saturday, May 24th 11am - 3pm

• The Watcher - Acrylics with Marco Aguilar (class link)
• ​$65 each or $80 with supplies
• Create your own sea gull with attitude in Marco's fun acrylic class. You will learn a variety of techniques that will help you paint a stormy sky filled with billowing clouds full of layers. You will also find new tricks to create texture in paint to create a realistic pylon and featured friend. 

Sunday, May 25th 1-4pm

• Ocean Water and Reflections in Acrylics with Jen Livia (class link)
• $49 each or $64 with supplies
• ​Learn to paint soft seas, rolling waves and crashing waves in this fun class all about the ocean. You will choose from a variety of images to inspire you or bring your own and Jen will walk you through how to paint your chosen image. You will learn a variety or tips on how to paint movement in the water, create depth in your landscape and add the magic sun kissed skies and reflections. Choose to paint a vibrant painting or a softer soothing image, this class is open to a variety of subjects for inspiration so come excited to paint waves. ​

Saturday, May 31st 12pm - 3pm

• ​Bold & Beautiful Sunflowers - Watercolors with Phyllis Gubins (class link)
• ​​$55 or $70 with all supplies including an 11x14 mat for your finished painting
• Summer’s tall and stunning Sunflowers make a wonderful watercolor project as we create their textured centers and their vibrant, floppy leaves. We will use watercolors to create the varied shades of yellow & greens, & the flower’s trademark textured center will be developed with a variety of watercolor mediums and brusho crystals. No drawing skills required., sketches will be provided.