PAINTING & DRAWING
Students at every skill level enjoy painting and drawing classes at the Center. Whether it’s their first time, or they are a professional artist, students return each semester to keep perfecting their craft. The Center has multi-week classes and one or two day workshops, available in-person and online. Classes span a variety of techniques including oil, charcoal, pastels, watercolor, and colored pencil.
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Fundamentals of Drawing 1 (Thunderbird)
Date: September 10, 2025 6:00 pm - October 08, 2025 8:30 pm
Location: Thunderbird Arts Center
Available Slots: 7/12
Students or Guardians must bring ID to the first class.
Description: "Ready to unleash your inner artist? This introductory drawing course is your gateway to the exciting world of visual expression. Delve into the core elements of drawing, including line, shape, proportion, positive and negative space, values, and texture.
Through engaging exercises, you'll learn to capture the world around you with precision and creativity. Develop your unique artistic perspective as you explore the fundamentals of drawing what you see. Whether you're a complete beginner or seeking to refresh your skills, this course is the perfect starting point to ignite your artistic journey."
Duration: 5 weeks
Prerequisites: "Intro to Drawing or some drawing experience. The instructor assumes a basic understanding of the fundamentals of drawing such as recent high school, college, or community classes."
Materials: One drawing pad at least 8 x 10, 1 charcoal pencil, 1 2b pencil & a kneaded eraser. A small supply list will be provided on the first day of class.
Ages: 16+
Cost: $150.00
Painting exercises: PALETTE KNIFE LANDSCAPE
Date: September 15, 2025 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Thunderbird Arts Center
Available Slots: 6/12
Students or Guardians must bring ID to the first class.
Instructor: Hristi Wilbur
Description: 3-hours acrylics workshop for everyone interested in learning a new experimental technique. The biggest challenge to paint with a palette knife is that there is no way to work on small details/ The reward-your work will have bold, textural and expressive quality.
Duration: 3 Hours
Prerequisites: None
Ages: 16+
Cost: $50
Drawing Exercise: Perspective
Date: September 22, 2025 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Thunderbird Arts Center
Available Slots: 7/12
Instructor: Hristi Wilbur
Description: 3 hour workshop with main goal to introduce students to linear and aerial perspective, as well as shading. To achieve the illusion of space we will do a step-by-step drawing of mostly architectural objects. Important art terms like horizon, vanishing point will be discussed, as well as the difference between one-, two- and three-point perspective.
Materials: No materials required
Duration: 1 day
Prerequisites: None
Ages: 16+
Cost: $50
IMPRESSIONISM IN ACRYLICS
Date: September 24, 2025 6:00 pm - October 29, 2025 9:00 pm
Location: Thunderbird Arts Center
Available Slots: 9/12
Description: In this class we will utilize the main elements of impressionistic painting: capturing the flickering light, use of vibrant colors and variety of brushstrokes. We will paint without black! The projects will cover nature landscapes, cityscapes, and lake site (waterscape). We’ll discuss some of the best examples from the masters of Impressionism and translate their artistic philosophy and technique to painting landscapes today.
Materials: No materials required
Duration: 6 weeks
Prerequisites: No Experience Required
Ages: 16+
Cost: $200
Drawing Exercise: Portrait
Date: September 29, 2025 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Thunderbird Arts Center
Available Slots: 7/12
Students or Guardians must bring ID to the first class.
Instructor: Hristi Wilbur
Description: 3 hour workshop dedicated to introducing beginners to drawing a human portrait. We will discuss proportion, shading and how to achieve realistic look and catch the person’s character. All materials provided.
Duration: 3 Hours
Prerequisites: No experience required
Ages: 16+
Cost: $50
Learn to draw better!
Date: October 01, 2025 10:00 am - October 03, 2025 1:00 pm
Location: Phoenix Center For The Arts
Available Slots: 10/10
Description: We will work on basic drawing skills. To draw well is to see well. As you learn to draw better, you will see the world around you differently. To see like an artist means the world becomes brighter, more vivid, and you notice things you may have missed before.
Materials: Sketch pad, 10x8 or larger. A few pencils and pens.
Prerequisite: No Experience Required
Duration: 3 days
Ages: 18+
Cost: $100.00
Moons & Magic: Painting a Gothic Landscape
Date: October 04, 2025 5:00 pm - October 18, 2025 8:00 pm
Location: Phoenix Center For The Arts
Available Slots: 9/9
Description: "Relax and paint a dark moody gothic forest in this magical painting class. Come as you are, or dress up goth too if you like!
In this class, we'll focus on capturing the night sky, trees, and forest path in the creepy woods. This course will teach blending techniques. Think eerie lit woods, distant stars, and a misty moon."
Materials: "Satin or gloss finish acrylic paints:
Black and white acrylic paints from folkart, apple barrel, or craftsmart- $3+
Your choice of Folkart glitterifics or color shift acrylics $5 ea
Paint palette/wells- $1+
Canvas of your choice: recommended size 8 x 10"" ~$1.25-$4.99+
Taklon set of brushes $9.99
Paper towels
Paint water jar/cup: Free-~$1
Apron $10 / paint clothes "
Prerequisite: None
Duration: 3 weeks
Ages: 16+
Cost: $75.00
Spray Paint Outer Space!
Date: October 04, 2025 9:30 am - October 18, 2025 11:30 am
Location: Phoenix Center For The Arts
Available Slots: 10/10
Description: Explore Outer Space by creating amazingly colorful otherworldly space scenes! Using spray cans we will learn to paint planets, nebulas, and all kinds of colorful space scenes. It's fast and fun. We will be working outdoors. Materials will be provided.
Materials: No materials required
Prerequisite: None
Duration: 3 weeks
Ages: 12+
Cost: $100.00
Spray Paint Outer Space!
Date: October 04, 2025 1:00 pm - October 18, 2025 3:00 pm
Location: Phoenix Center For The Arts
Available Slots: 10/10
Description: Explore Outer Space by creating amazingly colorful otherworldly space scenes! Using spray cans we will learn to paint planets, nebulas, and all kinds of colorful space scenes. It's fast and fun. We will be working outdoors. Materials will be provided.
Materials: No materials required
Prerequisite: None
Duration: 3 weeks
Ages: 12+
Cost: $100.00
Moons & Magic: Painting a Gothic Landscape
Date: October 05, 2025 5:00 pm - October 19, 2025 8:00 pm
Location: Phoenix Center For The Arts
Available Slots: 9/9
Description: "Relax and paint a dark moody gothic forest in this magical painting class. Come as you are, or dress up goth too if you like!
In this class, we'll focus on capturing the night sky, trees, and forest path in the creepy woods. This course will teach blending techniques. Think eerie lit woods, distant stars, and a misty moon."
Materials: "Satin or gloss finish acrylic paints:
Black and white acrylic paints from folkart, apple barrel, or craftsmart- $3+
Your choice of Folkart glitterifics or color shift acrylics $5 ea
Paint palette/wells- $1+
Canvas of your choice: recommended size 8 x 10"" ~$1.25-$4.99+
Taklon set of brushes $9.99
Paper towels
Paint water jar/cup: Free-~$1
Apron $10 / paint clothes "
Prerequisite: None
Duration: 3 weeks
Ages: 16+
Cost: $75.00
Painting exercises: POINTILLISM (Thunderbird)
Date: October 06, 2025 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Thunderbird Arts Center
Available Slots: 12/12
Instructor: Hristi Wilbur
Description: 3 hour acrylic workshop dedicated to the technique of painting landscapes with dots. An introduction to the art of the French artists George Seurat and Paul Signac will be the starting point for our experimentations. Ste-by-step instructions. All materials provided.
Materials: No materials required
Duration: 1 Day
Prerequisites: No experience required
Ages: 16+
Cost: $50
Fun & Easy Acrylic Painting (Thunderbird)
Date: October 07, 2025 6:30 pm - October 28, 2025 8:30 pm
Location: Thunderbird Arts Center
Available Slots: 9/12
Description: Fun for all levels, but specifically designed for beginners. We learn the basics of painting while also experiencing perspective, value, abstract, and impressionism.
Materials: No materials required
Duration: 4 weeks
Prerequisites: None
Ages: 16+
Cost: $85
Learning to paint the landscape with oil paint.
Date: October 07, 2025 9:00 am - October 08, 2025 2:00 pm
Location: Phoenix Center For The Arts
Available Slots: 9/10
Description: Learn to paint with oil paints! The subject is the landscape. Working from photos we will focus on the basics. Color mixing, Drawing the landscape and tools for successfully starting and finishing landscapes.
Materials: Oil paints - lemon yellow, cadmium yellow, cadmium red, ultramarine blue, cobalt blue, white. brushes for oils - sizes 4, 6, and 8, and canvas panels, sizes 8x10 and 9x12 are preferred. This is a minimum list. If you have paints and brushes that you like, bring them.
Prerequisite: No experience required
Duration: 2 days
Ages: 18+
Cost: $150.00
Fun & Easy Acrylic Painting (Thunderbird)
Date: October 08, 2025 6:30 pm - October 29, 2025 8:30 pm
Location: Thunderbird Arts Center
Available Slots: 9/12
Description: Fun for all levels, but specifically designed for beginners. We learn the basics of painting while also experiencing perspective, value, abstract, and impressionism.
Materials: No materials required
Duration: 4 weeks
Prerequisites: None
Ages: 16+
Cost: $85
Drawing into Painting (Thunderbird)
Date: October 11, 2025 12:30 pm - November 08, 2025 3:00 pm
Location: Thunderbird Arts Center
Available Slots: 10/12
Fundamentals of Drawing II (Thunderbird)
Date: October 11, 2025 9:30 am - November 08, 2025 12:00 pm
Location: Thunderbird Arts Center
Available Slots: 12/12
Students or Guardians must bring ID to the first class.
Expand your artistic vocabulary as you experiment with shading, perspective, and composition. Develop your unique style and express your creativity with confidence. Whether you're aspiring to pursue a career in art or simply seeking personal fulfillment, this course is the perfect stepping stone to elevate your artistic journey."
.Landscapes in watercolor for beginners
Date: October 15, 2025 10:00 am - October 16, 2025 2:00 pm
Location: Phoenix Center For The Arts
Available Slots: 10/10
Description: Learn to paint with Water Colors! The subject is the landscape. Working from photos we will focus on the basics. Color mixing, Drawing the landscape and tools for successfully starting and finishing landscapes.
Materials: Watercolor paints - lemon yellow, cadmium yellow, cadmium red, ultramarine blue, cobalt blue, black. brushes for watercolors – assorted sizes, and watercolor paper, 8x10 and 9x12 are preferred. This is a minimum list. If you have paints and brushes that you like, bring them.
Prerequisite: No Experience Required
Duration: 2 days
Ages: 18+
Cost: $150.00
Painting exercises: TREES
Date: October 20, 2025 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Thunderbird Arts Center
Available Slots: 12/12
Students or Guardians must bring ID to the first class.
Instructor: Hristi Wilbur
Description: 3 hour acrylic workshop with step-by-step instruction on how to paint trees. We will cover a few aspects of landscape painting including composition, proportion, color mixing and shading. All materials provided.
Materials: No materials required
Duration: 3 Hours
Prerequisites: None
Ages: 16+
Cost: $50
Painting Flowers with Watercolors (ONLINE)
Date: October 20, 2025 5:00 pm - December 15, 2025 6:30 pm
Location: Phoenix Center For The Arts
Available Slots: 7/9
Description: Learn to draw and paint variety of flowers in this fun, yet informative watercolors class. Through this class you'll gain confidence to control the watercolors media even if you never had any formal painting experience or if you would like to sharpen your skills to advanced level.
Materials: "Watercolors tubes
Plastic palette
Set of round brushes #6, 8, 10, 20
Flat brush 1""
Filbert #8
Watercolors papers
Pencil
Eraser
Sharpener
Water container
Towel"
Prerequisite: Beginners to intermediate level
Duration: 9 weeks
Ages: 18+
Cost: $150.00
Learn to Paint Portraits with Oil (ONLINE)
Date: October 21, 2025 5:00 pm - December 16, 2025 6:30 pm
Location: Phoenix Center For The Arts
Available Slots: 9/9
Description: Ever wanted to paint portraits with oil paints? Then this is your class! In this absolute beginner level oil painting class, you'll be able to learn the proper use of materials while enjoying paining the human portrait based of the old masters portraits as well of reference photos of real life models. All with the help of a professional full time artist instructor
Materials: "Table easel for 14”x11” pad (board under the paper pad/canvas panel recommended. Boards available Home Deport, Low’s)
Masterson Artist Palette Seal Airtight Palette or wooden palette for oil painting. If wooden, season once with any vegetable/canola oil, work into wood prior to first class
6-8 canvas panels canvas panels size 14”x11”
Smaller canvas panels for color testing
Graphite pencil
1 Sharpener (or utility knife)
White paper towel roll (Kirkland Costco’s, Viva, Bounty)
Gamblin Gamsol 16oz or bigger
1 Palette knife #2 or #3/ metal sharp (not round) blades- not plastic
1 medium/short size glass or metal jar/container
Oil paints: 60ml each or more / paints set are fine
Titanium White
Ultramarine blue
Burnt Umber or Van Dyke Brown
Burnt sienna
Ivory black
Cadmium Yellow
Cadmium deep red
Yellow Ocher
Sap Green
Viridian Green
Paints: Blick’s brand is good per price. Other brands: Utrecht, Winsor-Newton, Rembrandt (my favorite), Gamblin
(Most recommended) Rembrandt oil
Recommended brushes (long handle preferred for oil/ no watercolors brushes):
Filbert (synthetic) #4,6,8,10
Flat Bristle #6, 8,10
Round (synthetic): #6, 10, 14
1 wash brush flat 1”
Any additional brushes you may already have
Brush-sets for oil painting also acceptable. Make sure it’s for oil painting"
Prerequisite: No Experience Required."/ "No Se Require Experiencia
Duration: 9 weeks
Days Off: Thanksgiving - Thursday and Friday, November 27th & 28th
Ages: 18+
Cost: $150.00
Painting Arizona Sceneries with Watercolors (ONLINE)
Date: October 23, 2025 4:30 pm - December 18, 2025 6:00 pm
Location: Phoenix Center For The Arts
Available Slots: 9/9
Description: Learn to paint our local Arizona scenery in this fun, yet informative watercolors class. Through this class you'll gain confidence to control the watercolors media even if you never had any formal painting experience or if you would like to sharpen your skills to advanced level. We'll paint by a variety of reference photos of Arizona
Materials: "Watercolors tubes
Plastic palette
Set of round brushes #6, 8, 10, 20
Flat brush 1""
Filbert #8
Watercolors papers
Pencil
Eraser
Sharpener
Water container
Towel"
Prerequisite: No Experience Required."/ "No Se Require Experiencia"
Duration: 8 weeks
Days Off: Thanksgiving - Thursday and Friday, November 27th & 28th
Ages: 18+
Cost: $130.00
Figure Drawing + Portraits
Date: October 25, 2025 9:30 am - December 13, 2025 12:30 pm
Location: Phoenix Center For The Arts
Available Slots: 7/10
Students or Guardians must bring ID to the first class.
Instructor: Edna Dapo
Description: This 8 week class offers an exploration of techniques that sharpen observational skills while drawing from live nude models. We will be covering gestures (short poses), academic poses (long pose), and portraits. The following will be addressed: what tools to use and how to use them, how and where to start, how to properly sight and measure, how to check proportion, value (light and dark), and more. Allow yourself to be a beginner, there is a joy in the process itself. Drawing from life is like meditation, where a journey of discovery is the most enjoyable part. All abilities are welcome. Leave perfection at the door!
Materials: "Most materials are provided: newsprint and basic drawing materials. Instructor will go over the materials on the first day. If you would like to get your own materials, these are recommended: Newsprint 18""x24” for gestures, Strathmore Drawing Paper 18""x24” for long poses. Compressed Charcoal, Pink Eraser, Blending Stump, Chamois, Charcoal Pencils, and Pencil Eraser.
Students should expect to spend $50+ on their materials."
Duration: 8 weeks
Prerequisites: No Experience Required
Ages: 18+
Cost: $275.00
Figure Drawing + Portraits
Date: October 25, 2025 1:00 pm - December 13, 2025 4:00 pm
Location: Phoenix Center For The Arts
Available Slots: 10/10
Students or Guardians must bring ID to the first class.
Instructor: Edna Dapo
Description: This 8 week class offers an exploration of techniques that sharpen observational skills while drawing from live nude models. We will be covering gestures (short poses), academic poses (long pose), and portraits. The following will be addressed: what tools to use and how to use them, how and where to start, how to properly sight and measure, how to check proportion, value (light and dark), and more. Allow yourself to be a beginner, there is a joy in the process itself. Drawing from life is like meditation, where a journey of discovery is the most enjoyable part. All abilities are welcome. Leave perfection at the door!
Materials: "Most materials are provided: newsprint and basic drawing materials. Instructor will go over the materials on the first day. If you would like to get your own materials, these are recommended: Newsprint 18""x24” for gestures, Strathmore Drawing Paper 18""x24” for long poses. Compressed Charcoal, Pink Eraser, Blending Stump, Chamois, Charcoal Pencils, and Pencil Eraser.
Students should expect to spend $50+ on their materials."
Duration: 8 weeks
Prerequisites: No Experience Required
Ages: 18+
Cost: $275.00
Painting with Oils & Acrylics
Date: October 27, 2025 1:30 pm - December 15, 2025 4:30 pm
Location: Phoenix Center For The Arts
Available Slots: 12/12
Students or Guardians must bring ID to the first class.
Instructor: Edna Dapo
Description: This 8 week class is open to all levels and styles. The instructor will introduce the materials, talk about the basic color mixing, and the use of brushes, q-tips, palette knife, spray bottle, quantity of paint to use, and adding medium to paint. The following techniques will be addressed: drawing methods in achieving symmetry and perspective, starting a painting using a brown underpainting, how to use oil and acrylic on a painting, how to set up a palette, how much paint/oil to use, how to mix paint, how to layer the painting, how to erase, how to create sharp edges, how to blend, how to paint glass, what is glazing, how to properly clean and care for acrylic and oil brushes, and more. Beginning students start with a still-life painting using old masters techniques of building layers. Returning students can complete unfinished work or start something new - Please get your own reference material or use free stock photos/public domain. Learning how to see and push paint around while in a creative environment is the most important thing on your artistic journey. Allow yourself to explore and experiment - there is not a specific way to paint a tree! Have an open mind about the joy of the process itself, and leave perfection at the door.
Materials: Most materials are provided. Students are responsible to bring one roll of Viva paper towels to class, and a canvas 16x20”. Canvas is available for purchase from the instructor for $8 cash. Paint, tools, and supplies are available for use.
Duration: 8 Weeks
Days Off: none
Prerequisites: No Experience Required
Ages: 18+
Cost: $230
Painting with Oils & Acrylics
Date: October 27, 2025 5:15 pm - December 15, 2025 8:15 pm
Location: Phoenix Center For The Arts
Available Slots: 10/12
Students or Guardians must bring ID to the first class.
Instructor: Edna Dapo
Description: This 8 week class is open to all levels and styles. The instructor will introduce the materials, talk about the basic color mixing, and the use of brushes, q-tips, palette knife, spray bottle, quantity of paint to use, and adding medium to paint. The following techniques will be addressed: drawing methods in achieving symmetry and perspective, starting a painting using a brown underpainting, how to use oil and acrylic on a painting, how to set up a palette, how much paint/oil to use, how to mix paint, how to layer the painting, how to erase, how to create sharp edges, how to blend, how to paint glass, what is glazing, how to properly clean and care for acrylic and oil brushes, and more. Beginning students start with a still-life painting using old masters techniques of building layers. Returning students can complete unfinished work or start something new - Please get your own reference material or use free stock photos/public domain. Learning how to see and push paint around while in a creative environment is the most important thing on your artistic journey. Allow yourself to explore and experiment - there is not a specific way to paint a tree! Have an open mind about the joy of the process itself, and leave perfection at the door.
Materials: Most materials are provided. Students are responsible to bring one roll of Viva paper towels to class, and a canvas 16x20”. Canvas is available for purchase from the instructor for $8 cash. Paint, tools, and supplies are available for use.
Duration: 8 Weeks
Days Off: none
Prerequisites: No Experience Required
Ages: 18+
Cost: $230
Painting exercises: WATER LILIES
Date: October 27, 2025 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Thunderbird Arts Center
Available Slots: 10/12
Students or Guardians must bring ID to the first class.
Instructor: Hristi Wilbur
Description: Three-hour acrylics workshop with a focus on landscape painting. The project is inspired by the famous water lilies of Claude Monet in Giverny, France. The step-by-step instruction will cover color mixing and the small, overlapping brushstrokes typical for Impressionist painting. All materials provided.
Materials: None
Duration: 3 Hours
Prerequisites: None
Ages: 16+
Cost: $50
Painting with Oils & Acrylics
Date: October 29, 2025 1:30 pm - December 17, 2025 4:30 pm
Location: Phoenix Center For The Arts
Available Slots: 9/12
Students or Guardians must bring ID to the first class.
Instructor: Edna Dapo
Description: This 8 week class is open to all levels and styles. The instructor will introduce the materials, talk about the basic color mixing, and the use of brushes, q-tips, palette knife, spray bottle, quantity of paint to use, and adding medium to paint. The following techniques will be addressed: drawing methods in achieving symmetry and perspective, starting a painting using a brown underpainting, how to use oil and acrylic on a painting, how to set up a palette, how much paint/oil to use, how to mix paint, how to layer the painting, how to erase, how to create sharp edges, how to blend, how to paint glass, what is glazing, how to properly clean and care for acrylic and oil brushes, and more. Beginning students start with a still-life painting using old masters techniques of building layers. Returning students can complete unfinished work or start something new - Please get your own reference material or use free stock photos/public domain. Learning how to see and push paint around while in a creative environment is the most important thing on your artistic journey. Allow yourself to explore and experiment - there is not a specific way to paint a tree! Have an open mind about the joy of the process itself, and leave perfection at the door.
Materials: Most materials are provided. Students are responsible to bring one roll of Viva paper towels to class, and a canvas 16x20”. Canvas is available for purchase from the instructor for $8 cash. Paint, tools, and supplies are available for use.
Duration: 8 Weeks
Days Off: none
Prerequisites: No Experience Required
Ages: 18+
Cost: $230
Painting with Oils & Acrylics
Date: October 29, 2025 5:15 pm - December 17, 2025 8:15 pm
Location: Phoenix Center For The Arts
Available Slots: 10/12
Students or Guardians must bring ID to the first class.
Instructor: Edna Dapo
Description: This 8 week class is open to all levels and styles. The instructor will introduce the materials, talk about the basic color mixing, and the use of brushes, q-tips, palette knife, spray bottle, quantity of paint to use, and adding medium to paint. The following techniques will be addressed: drawing methods in achieving symmetry and perspective, starting a painting using a brown underpainting, how to use oil and acrylic on a painting, how to set up a palette, how much paint/oil to use, how to mix paint, how to layer the painting, how to erase, how to create sharp edges, how to blend, how to paint glass, what is glazing, how to properly clean and care for acrylic and oil brushes, and more. Beginning students start with a still-life painting using old masters techniques of building layers. Returning students can complete unfinished work or start something new - Please get your own reference material or use free stock photos/public domain. Learning how to see and push paint around while in a creative environment is the most important thing on your artistic journey. Allow yourself to explore and experiment - there is not a specific way to paint a tree! Have an open mind about the joy of the process itself, and leave perfection at the door.
Materials: Most materials are provided. Students are responsible to bring one roll of Viva paper towels to class, and a canvas 16x20”. Canvas is available for purchase from the instructor for $8 cash. Paint, tools, and supplies are available for use.
Duration: 8 Weeks
Days Off: none
Prerequisites: No Experience Required
Ages: 18+
Cost: $230
Painting exercises: SEASCAPE
Date: November 03, 2025 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Thunderbird Arts Center
Available Slots: 10/12
Description: 3 hour acrylic workshop representing the sea at the time of sunset. We will discuss and practice all main elements of landscape painting- composition, proportion, linear and aerial perspective, gradation and more. Step-by-step instructions. This workshop is beneficial for all students interested in realistic and impressionistic painting. All materials provided.
Materials: No materials required
Duration: 1 Day
Prerequisites: No Experience Required
Ages: 16+
Cost: $50
Please arrive 15 minutes before your class begins.
Understanding and Creating Abstract Art
Date: November 03, 2025 10:00 am - November 17, 2025 1:00 pm
Location: Phoenix Center For The Arts
Available Slots: 10/10
Description: In this fun class we will explore Abstract Art by making colorful paintings. We will learn how colors work together and we will learn to make interesting textures to bring Art to life.
Materials: No materials required, but students are encouraged to bring samples or art they like. Photos, magazine pages, etc.
Prerequisite: No experience required
Duration: 3 weekds
Ages: 14+
Cost: $100.00
Understanding and Creating Abstract Art
Date: November 03, 2025 5:00 pm - November 17, 2025 8:00 pm
Location: Phoenix Center For The Arts
Available Slots: 8/10
Description: In this fun class we will explore Abstract Art by making colorful paintings. We will learn how colors work together and we will learn to make interesting textures to bring Art to life.
Materials: No materials required, but students are encouraged to bring samples or art they like. Photos, magazine pages, etc.
Prerequisite: No experience required
Duration: 3 weekds
Ages: 14+
Cost: $100.00
Fun & Easy Acrylic Painting (Thunderbird)
Date: November 04, 2025 6:30 pm - November 25, 2025 8:30 pm
Location: Thunderbird Arts Center
Available Slots: 10/12
Description: Fun for all levels, but specifically designed for beginners. We learn the basics of painting while also experiencing perspective, value, abstract, and impressionism.
Materials: No materials required
Duration: 4 weeks
Prerequisites: None
Ages: 16+
Cost: $85
Fun & Easy Acrylic Painting (Thunderbird)
Date: November 05, 2025 6:30 pm - November 19, 2025 8:30 pm
Location: Thunderbird Arts Center
Available Slots: 12/12
Students or Guardians must bring ID to the first class.
Description: Fun for all levels, but specifically designed for beginners. We learn the basics of painting while also experiencing perspective, value, abstract, and impressionism.!
Materials: No materials required
Duration: 3 weeks
Prerequisites: None
Ages: 16+
Cost: $70.00
Spray Paint Outer Space!
Date: November 08, 2025 10:00 am - November 22, 2025 12:00 pm
Location: Phoenix Center For The Arts
Available Slots: 10/10
Description: Explore Outer Space by creating amazingly colorful otherworldly space scenes! Using spray cans we will learn to paint planets, nebulas, and all kinds of colorful space scenes. It's fast and fun. We will be working outdoors. Materials will be provided.
Materials: No materials required
Prerequisite: None
Duration: 3 weeks
Ages: 12+
Cost: $100.00
Spray Paint Outer Space!
Date: November 08, 2025 1:00 pm - November 22, 2025 3:00 pm
Location: Phoenix Center For The Arts
Available Slots: 10/10
Description: Explore Outer Space by creating amazingly colorful otherworldly space scenes! Using spray cans we will learn to paint planets, nebulas, and all kinds of colorful space scenes. It's fast and fun. We will be working outdoors. Materials will be provided.
Materials: No materials required
Prerequisite: None
Duration: 3 weeks
Ages: 12+
Cost: $100.00
Clouds, Stars & Magic: Painting Celestial Landscapes
Date: November 09, 2025 5:00 pm - November 23, 2025 8:00 pm
Location: Phoenix Center For The Arts
Available Slots: 9/9
Description: "Explore the dreamy and ethereal world above us one brushstroke at a time.
In this magical painting class, we'll focus on capturing the beauty, emotion, and fantasy of clouds and skies. Students will learn how to paint a wide range of cloud types—from fluffy cumulus to glowing sunsets, surreal skies, and atmospheric dreamscapes—using layered techniques that give their work a soft, luminous quality.
This class blends realistic foundations with imaginative fantasy, giving students space to develop their own dreamy scenes. We’ll also explore how light, weather, and color impact mood, and how to push those elements to create magical landscapes."
Materials: "Pink warm toned paints - apple barrel paradise pink $3+
White acrylic satin paints $4+
Folk art glitterific acrylic $5 individual or $40/12 count
Craftsmart purple acrylic $3+
Paint palette/wells $1+
Acrylic paint set (https://www.michaels.com/product/acrylic-paint-value-pack-by-craft-smart-10278752) $6.99
Canvas(es) of your choice ~$1.25-$4.99+
Taklon set of brushes $9.99
Paper towels
Paint water jar/cup: Free-~$1
Apron $10 / paint clothes "
Prerequisite: None required!
Duration: 3 weeks
Ages: 16+
Cost: $75.00
Drawing Exercise: Shading
Date: November 10, 2025 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Thunderbird Arts Center
Available Slots: 12/12
Instructor: Hristi Wilbur
Description: 3 hour workshop with the goal of giving students a lot of opportunities to sharpen their shading skills. Art terms like light source, highlight, core and traced shadow, value and scale will be practiced and explained. All materials provided.
Materials: No materials required
Duration: 1 Day
Prerequisites: No experience required
Ages: 16+
Cost: $50
Collage - Mixed Media
Date: November 15, 2025 12:30 pm - December 13, 2025 3:00 pm
Location: Thunderbird Arts Center
Available Slots: 12/12
Students or Guardians must bring ID to the first class.
Instructor: Robert Roselli
Description: Putting it all together. We will use the principles of design, drawing, and painting combined with collage materials to produce interesting compositions. Investigate the use of mixed media to lead you to produce innovative and personal art.
Materials: Drawing pad heavy enough to take wet and dry media, 12 pack Craypas oil pastels, Large gluestick, Pencils & charcoal pencil, scissors, acrylic paint in primary colors.
Prerequisites: Fundamentals of Drawing II
Duration: 5 weeks
Ages: 16+
Cost: $150.00
Advanced Drawing Studio I (Thunderbird)
Date: November 15, 2025 9:30 am - December 13, 2025 12:00 pm
Location: Thunderbird Arts Center
Available Slots: 12/12
Students or Guardians must bring ID to the first class.
Description:Each meeting will introduce a new project with emphasis on drawing, principles of art, and color. I invite you to bring into class your own projects for critique and developmental help.
Materials: For the first class you will need a medium sized drawing pad along with drawing materials.
Prerequisite: Fundamentals of Drawing II
Duration: 5 weeks
Ages: 16+
Cost: $150
Please arrive 15 minutes before your class begins.
Clouds, Stars & Magic: Painting Celestial Landscapes
Date: November 30, 2025 5:00 pm - December 14, 2025 8:00 pm
Location: Phoenix Center For The Arts
Available Slots: 7/9
Description: "Explore the dreamy and ethereal world above us one brushstroke at a time.
In this magical painting class, we'll focus on capturing the beauty, emotion, and fantasy of clouds and skies. Students will learn how to paint a wide range of cloud types—from fluffy cumulus to glowing sunsets, surreal skies, and atmospheric dreamscapes—using layered techniques that give their work a soft, luminous quality.
This class blends realistic foundations with imaginative fantasy, giving students space to develop their own dreamy scenes. We’ll also explore how light, weather, and color impact mood, and how to push those elements to create magical landscapes."
Materials: "Pink warm toned paints - apple barrel paradise pink $3+
White acrylic satin paints $4+
Folk art glitterific acrylic $5 individual or $40/12 count
Craftsmart purple acrylic $3+
Paint palette/wells $1+
Acrylic paint set (https://www.michaels.com/product/acrylic-paint-value-pack-by-craft-smart-10278752) $6.99
Canvas(es) of your choice ~$1.25-$4.99+
Taklon set of brushes $9.99
Paper towels
Paint water jar/cup: Free-~$1
Apron $10 / paint clothes "
Prerequisite: None required!
Duration: 3 weeks
Ages: 16+
Cost: $75.00
Fun & Easy Acrylic Painting (Thunderbird)
Date: December 02, 2025 6:30 pm - December 16, 2025 8:30 pm
Location: Thunderbird Arts Center
Available Slots: 11/12
Students or Guardians must bring ID to the first class.
Description: Fun for all levels, but specifically designed for beginners. We learn the basics of painting while also experiencing perspective, value, abstract, and impressionism.!
Materials: No materials required
Duration: 3 weeks
Prerequisites: None
Ages: 16+
Cost: $70.00
Fun & Easy Acrylic Painting (Thunderbird)
Date: December 03, 2025 6:30 pm - December 17, 2025 8:30 pm
Location: Thunderbird Arts Center
Available Slots: 12/12
Students or Guardians must bring ID to the first class.
Description: Fun for all levels, but specifically designed for beginners. We learn the basics of painting while also experiencing perspective, value, abstract, and impressionism.!
Materials: No materials required
Duration: 3 weeks
Prerequisites: None
Ages: 16+
Cost: $70.00