Learn to enjoy the art of painting loose and fluid watercolors and enjoy your creativity with a clean and fresh application of pigment to paper. How to apply washes and buildups to create depth and dimension to your paintings in a very relaxed and casual atmosphere.

Students who are just starting out with no supplies may wish to wait on supplies until after the first session.

Class time: 3 hours on Fridays for 5 weeks

15% Membership discount is available at checkout. Use your membership promo code VBMEMBER 

Learn how to create an original Textile Collage without a pattern with fusible Improvisation. No sewing machine needed, however simple piecing may be needed, depending on your design. We will focus on color, pattern and fabric personalities for design possibilities. Construction and finishing techniques will be shown and discussed. All levels.

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Learn to enjoy the art of painting loose and fluid watercolors and enjoy your creativity with a clean and fresh application of pigment to paper. How to apply washes and buildups to create depth and dimension to your paintings in a very relaxed and casual atmosphere.

Students who are just starting out with no supplies may wish to wait on supplies until after the first session.

Class time: 3 hours on Fridays for 5 weeks

15% Membership discount is available at checkout. Use your membership promo code VBACMEMBER 

Learn to enjoy the art of painting loose and fluid watercolors and enjoy your creativity with a clean and fresh application of pigment to paper. How to apply washes and buildups to create depth and dimension to your paintings in a very relaxed and casual atmosphere.

Supplies

Class time: 3 hours on Fridays for 5 weeks

15% Membership discount is available at checkout. Use your membership promo code VBACMEMBER 

Looking for ways to broaden your exposure, build your following, or make more sales of your art?  Learn how to promote, market and sell your work on the Internet! 

This one-hour class explores how to get started with social media and leverage this free opportunity to promote, market, and sell your work on the Internet.  Learn about the two main types of websites for selling your work, how to get started, and how to select the best platform for your individual needs.

Materials;

-  Pen and paper to take notes

-  Cell phone to take pictures (optional)

Use code VBACMember at checkout for a 15% member's discount.

Get ready for a hands-on art experience where you'll design and take home two dazzling mosaic wine glasses—each uniquely adorned with vibrant stained glass, shimmering beads, seashells, tiny tiles, and more!

All supplies are provided, but feel free to bring along any small treasures (no bigger than a dime)—beads, charms, or trinkets you'd love to include in your masterpiece.

All skill levels!

Art club members use code VBACMember at checkout for a 15% discount.

Professional Nature artist and Stone Balancing Master ZOTO (Adam Conard) offers a unique 5-week art course encouraging students to connect with nature through art, using natural materials as inspiration and subject matter. 

Students in this all levels course will learn techniques in 5 different artistic expressions, including:

Meditative Stone Balancing

Feather-Based Art

Leaf / Stick-Based Art

Natural Mediums Painting

Wildflower Paper Making

All materials are included in this course, and it is walk-in ready. You will be encouraged (optional) to spend some time in nature in between classes (if only your yard), looking for and harvesting materials for the classes. Each week will feature a take-home piece of art that you will make in the class, as well as a new creative expression and connection with our eARTh.

At checkout use code VBACMember for a 15% member's discount.

Good pictures of your work are critical for submissions, portfolios, and other media (printed and digital).  Learn simple, easy, no-cost techniques for capturing and editing images of your work and how to transform them to suit your print and digital publishing requirements.

This one-hour class focuses on easy editing procedures using free software you already have on your PC or Mac.  Learn how to straighten, crop, brighten, and resize your images for both print and digital output using Apple Photos, Microsoft Photos, and the free image editing software GIMP, for both Mac, PC.

Materials;

-  Pen and paper to take notes

-  Cell phone to take pictures (optional)

Use code VBACMember at checkout for a 15% member's discount.