Art Workshops, Classes, Retreats & Tours

If you’re a painter looking to improve your understanding and skills, or just want to learn to draw and explore the painting process, this workshop is a great opportunity to do so. In this workshop we will cover many aspects of drawing, (as well as painting), and distill what is most important and needed to advance our drawing and painting with our chosen intention.
January 4 - 11, 2025

Mexico

Acquire basic skills and techniques for life drawing including: gesture, proportion, anatomy, foreshortening, light, and shade. Artists of all skill levels are welcome.
January 15 - March 19, 2025
MUZEO - Carnegie Gallery
Anaheim, CA

Join our unique art workshop in South America and experience the stunning Caribbean coast from Puerto Colombia (Barranquilla) to Cartagena.
February 18-26, 2025

Cartagena and Puerto Colombia

We will concentrate on learning how to draw and construct a fine expressive portrait.
February 21-23, 2025
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"Essential Plein Air" will explore the approach Robert used to create his Grand Prize winning painting "The Shipwright's Apprentice" at Plein Air Easton 2024.
March 14th, 15th, and 16th, 2025

Raleigh, North Carolina

Treat yourself to this fantastic opportunity to paint watercolors in the beautiful Renaissance city of Florence. It doesn’t really get any better than this for artists. Soak up the ambience and culture of this famous historical city. Allow your experienced tutor to guide you around from one inspirational backdrop to another.
April 6-11, 2025

Florence, Italy

David Shevlino will lead the group in exploring the human figure both in the studio and out.
April 25 - May 3, 2025

La Romita, Terni, Italy

An Immersive Painting Workshop with Diane Fechenbach
This workshop will include daily demos, one-on-one instruction, critiques, and tips on painting the colors, sights and memories of Provence.
April 26 - May 3, 2025

Provence, France

Experience plein air painting and the art of the Flemish and Dutch masters on a small group barging tour through Holland and Belgium with engaging landscape artist, host and writer of two seasons of the Emmy Award winning, national PBS television series, "Landscapes Through Time with David Dunlop."
May 19-27, 2025

Belgium & Netherlands

Sharon will teach en-Plein air painting and share her unique ability to capture a scene quickly as the light changes.
May 26 - June 2, 2025

Amalfi Coast, Italy

Our state of the art facility, founded by Kevin A. Myers, enables us to offer a unique, exciting and creative environment for the independent clay artist.
Ongoing
For the current class schedule, visit website.
Muddy's Studio
Santa Ana, CA

Our mission to bring artists together in wonderful destinations to be inspired by their surroundings and the creativity that comes from working in small enrichment groups. Workshops and retreats are designed to provide guests with an ideal environment for creating art while enjoying themselves to the fullest. Our unique locations have been selected for its fantastic weather, sensational scenery, rich tapestry of historical towns and villages, not to mention the cuisine and wines of these regions.
Year-Round

France

This ongoing class is designed to help each individual with the information and process to take your work to a higher level. For the most part we will be using photos to work from and learning not to just copy, but to interpret!
Weekly,
​Every Wednesday from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

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Conveniently located at Imperial Highway and Yorba Linda Boulevard, in the same center as Mimi's Café and Polly's Pies, our comfortable local area offers plenty for parents to do while kids are in class.
Ongoing
Art Steps
Yorba Linda, CA

At Mission Art Center students will get all important techniques of drawing and painting. We are dedicated to giving our students the finest art instruction available.
Ongoing
For the current class schedule, visit website.
Mission Art Center
Orange, CA

The Art Studio LLC is guided by the belief that artists are made, not born. Our highly skilled instructors are dedicated to offering children, teens and adults, in all levels of proficiency, an art education.
Ongoing
For the current class schedule, visit website.
The Art Studio LLC
Westminster, CA

SALINARA is an Art Farm + Retreat Center offering Inspiration and Community, where people from all walks of life could share their passions. We "thoughtfully" organize and host workshops/masterclasses from our 18th century farmhouse in Sicily.
Year-Round

Sicily, Italy

Bluebird Studios is “The Atelier of the West” and our goal is to provide our guests with a warm, welcoming gathering place in an open, comfortable, and well-equipped studio space for the study of traditional fine arts under the guidance of professional artists.
Year-Round

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Ongoing, uninstructed figure drawing workshop in the Los Angeles area hosted by Jennifer McChristian
Ongoing
Monday and Thursday evenings from 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Saturday mornings from 10:00am to 1:00pm
Los Feliz Art Studio
Los Angeles, CA