Live online classes
Live online classes designed for beginners through advanced artists across drawing, painting, and mixed media.
RecordingOnline6 lessonsAll levels
Drawing on tonal paper goes as far back as the 16th century, that’s why in the first half of the course, you will be led through the traditional method drawing animals using tonal paper. In the second half of the course, you will explore the creative way of utilizing tonal paper, which involves more artistic decision making.
RecordingOnline6 lessons
Capture the essence of urban scenery through the art of quick sketching. Join our six-week Urban Sketching course to master the techniques of drawing architecture, street scenes, and everyday moments with speed and confidence. Learn to select the right materials, choose compelling subjects, and utilize various mediums. Discover how to infuse your sketches with life by incorporating people and adding vibrant details. Whether you're an artist, writer, designer, or simply an art enthusiast, this course is designed to unlock your authentic art style and get you comfortable with sketching.
RecordingOnline6 lessons
If eyes are the window to the soul, windows can be called the eyes to the world! Windows and doors are a motif well-loved by artists from ancient times to today. Learn about different artists and styles, from the Pompeii to the Early Renaissance, to the 19th-century Realism, to Symbolism, Surrealism, and Modern art, and find your unique voice by drawing a life-sized window that overlooks a sea, or a door that opens onto a balcony over a lush garden, and let it inspire a story that unfolds inside or outside. All levels welcome.
RecordingOnline5 lessonsAll levels
In this course you will be guided towards becoming an artist who is self-expressed and free with discovering your own ways in collage. As a medium, collage is very different from drawing or painting not just because the materials are scissors and colored paper but because it calls for expressive shortcuts (pun intended) instead of realism. For some students it is a challenge to be free from copying reality, so they will enjoy learning how to have more freedom with the human body and more radical use of color.
RecordingOnline6 lessonsAll levels
This course presents an exciting opportunity to learn more about abstract art, where in six weeks, you’ll learn 15 components of abstract art as a visual language. Intuitive Abstract is perfect for you if you are intrigued by spontaneous art-making, want to enhance your creativity, explore your style, apply your intuition, and wish to expand into the direction of contemporary art. If large-scale abstract art is new for you, after this course, you will be confident to GO BIG on your own.
RecordingOnline3 lessonsAll levels
Learn the foundational skills of drawing in the academic, realistic style using graphite and receive personalized feedback from our experienced instructor in this beginner art course.
RecordingOnline4 lessonsAll levels
Learn the power of highlights to sculpt the body. You will be introduced to the two essential tools of the artist: the silhouette and the highlight. We will work from a dark-colored figure and start by creating a black silhouette of the pose, then add white highlights to achieve realistic definitions of musculature.
RecordingOnline4 lessonsAll levels
Paint a flower covered in sparkling diamonds of the morning dew! In this four-part class, you will learn how to paint flowers, and how to add raindrops on its leaves and petals. A tulip, rose, poppy, or morning glory? You can pick your favorite flower. After this class, you will be able to paint raindrops on anything! You will learn the “formula” of water droplets - one of the coolest art tricks ever. All levels welcome.
RecordingOnline3 lessonsAll levels
Oil pastels are the perfect middle ground between drawing and painting. In this course, we will be exploring the expressive possibilities with this painterly and easy-to-use medium. You'll learn color mixing, layering, blending, mark-making and more while drawing colorful portraits. All levels welcome.
RecordingOnline5 lessonsIntermediate
For anyone who wants to advance in portraiture, this course will help you master the eyes. Eyes are the key feature of every portrait; when eyes are painted well, the portrait comes to life. Learn the structure of the eye, then apply it to paintings, before finally using a mirror and painting our own eyes from life.
RecordingOnline4 lessonsAll levels
In this course, we will study Frank Stella’s innovative use of materials and create our own 3D abstraction. You will learn Stella’s process step by step, and paint, cut, construct, design, and assemble, to produce your own masterpiece! No art experience required, all levels welcome.
RecordingOnline6 lessonsAll levels
Vincent van Gogh, known for his mesmerizing swirls and textures, is also the Master of form, unsurpassed at creating dimensionality on canvas. In this course, you will learn how to virtually transform your brush into a magic chisel – the ‘sculpting tool’ that builds volume and space with pigment and color.
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Membership is the best way to take this course — it unlocks live classes and the recording library for one price. You can also join a live class à la carte (includes recordings for a year) or buy recordings on their own when they're sold separately. The course page lists the options that apply.
Core classes run online in our live classroom. Private and limited in-person formats are available for select offerings.
Yes. The beginner pathway is designed for students with no prior experience, with step-by-step instruction and assignments.
Sessions are recorded, so students can catch up asynchronously through the recordings library.
Tell us your current level and goals. We will recommend the right class path and schedule.