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Classes & Workshops for Adults

Classes for High School Students and Adults Start Mid-September

We are very excited to be offering beginning and intermediate-level classes to high school students and adults for the first time starting this September. Our beautiful and centrally located art school offers a unique opportunity to study and practice art making techniques in a relaxing, welcoming and charming environment.

Fine art classes in drawing, painting and printmaking beginning Monday Sept. 11 through Saturday, Sept. 17 are now open for online enrollment. Each class is 3 hours. Our adult classes are open to students age 16 and up. Classes will run based on a minimum six-student per class enrollment.

Discounts are available for families enrolling more than one family member during this class series. Restrictions apply. Please contact Art Farm Director Perrin Weston at director@CarlsbadArtFarm.com for more information about family discounts.

The base rate for all classes is $235 for a series of four classes (we have  a four class minimum). All classes are 3-hours. Students may bring their own materials for oil painting and printmaking classes, or you may opt to pay an additional per class fee if you use our materials. Students enrolled in a drawing class bring their own materials. A class list of materials will be provided for all classes.

Carlsbad Art Farm is not accessible when classes are not in session. For a visit by appointment only, contact us director@CarlsbadArtFarm.com

Upcoming Classes & Workshops

  • Oil Painting with a Limited Palette
    • Mondays 10am-1pm
      September 11, 2017 - October 2, 2017
      10:00 am - 1:00 pm
    • Wednesdays 1:30-4:30pm
      September 13, 2017 - October 4, 2017
      1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

    Painting with a limited palette offers students an introduction to basic oil painting technique and problem solving without the intimidation (or expense!) of too many colors. Starting with the Zorn Palette, students will learn how to mix a tremendous range of colors using just four colors.

  • Outdoor Sketchbooking
    • Mondays 1:30-4:30pm
      September 11, 2017 - October 2, 2017
      1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
    • Wednesdays 10am-1pm
      September 13, 2017 - October 4, 2017
      10:00 am - 1:00 pm

    Sketchbooking offers everyone, not just trained artists, an engaging way to creatively engage with the world. Join Instructor Kris Finch on relaxing walk-abouts at Art Farm where you will learn simple but effective techniques while sketching animal life, landscapes and creekside scenes. Learn to enjoy the process of drawing without fear. As Artist Paul Klee noted:"A drawing is simply a line going for a walk."

  • Printmaking Fundamentals: Botanicals
    • Tuesdays 10am-1pm
      September 12, 2017 - October 3, 2017
      10:00 am - 1:00 pm
    • Thursdays 1:30-4:30pm
      September 14, 2017 - October 5, 2017
      1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

    Explore intaglio and relief relief printmaking technique in Art Farm's Imaginarium Studio with this introductory class series using botanical imagery. Using both our Conrad Monoprint press and hand printing tools, students will learn the fundamentals of creating imagery that translates into charming blockprint and drypoint prints.

  • Printmaking Fundamentals: Animals
    • Tuesdays 1:30-4:30pm
      September 12, 2017 - October 3, 2017
      1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
    • Thursdays 10am-1pm
      September 14, 2017 - October 5, 2017
      10:00 am - 11:00 am

    Explore intaglio and relief printmaking technique in Art Farm's Imaginarium Studio with this introductory class series using animal imagery. Using both our Conrad Monoprint press and hand printing tools, students will learn the fundamentals of creating imagery that translates into charming blockprint and drypoint prints.

  • Animal Drawing: Live Rendering to Finished Pieces
    • Thursdays 10am-1pm
      September 14, 2017 - October 5, 2017
      10:00 am - 1:00 pm
    • Fridays 1:30-4:30pm
      September 15, 2017 - October 6, 2017
      11:30 am - 4:30 pm

    This class offers a wonderful introduction to drawing animals in charcoal and pencil from start to finish using Art Farm's delightful menagerie of farm animals as live models. Enjoy the peaceful Art Farm terrain while gaining a greater appreciation for animals that comes through close observation and creative interpretation of their essence.

  • Painting in Oils: Fun with Fundamentals
    • Fridays 10am-1pm
      September 15, 2017 - October 6, 2017
      10:00 am - 1:00 pm

    This is a great introductory class for students new to oil painting through intermediate level. Working from life and photo references, we will walk you through the process from set-up to finished canvases. Along the way, you will learn how to mix color and render shape, form, light and texture. You will also learn the fundamentals of creating a pleasing composition.

  • Painting in Oils: Fruits and Flowers
    • Saturdays 10am-1pm
      September 16, 2017 - October 7, 2017
      10:00 am - 1:00 pm

    This is a great introductory class for students new to oil painting through intermediate level. Instructor Catherine Bobkoski is a master still life painter with a special fondness for painting flowers and edible plants, so for all you gardeners and foodies out there this class will be a blast. Working from life and photo references, we will walk you through the process from set-up to finished canvases. Along the way, you will learn how to mix color and render shape, form, light and texture. You will also learn the fundamentals of creating a pleasing composition.

  • Animal Drawing in Charcoal: Exploring the "Painterly" Medium
    • Saturdays 1:30-4:30pm
      September 16, 2017 - October 7, 2017
      1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

    Drawing with charcoal is big messy fun that lends itself naturally to the drawing of animals because of an almost effortless ability to render dynamic line, tone, texture and an atmospheric sense of movement that's vital in breathing life into animal renderings. It is less intimidating than learning to draw with pencil. We will walk you through the varieties of charcoal, papers, erasers and other supplies that are the foundations of this burnt charcoal medium that dates back to prehistoric cave drawings and was a favored tool of Renaissance artists.

Stay tuned! We are working on our line-up of classes for adults. Sign up for our mailing list now to stay in the loop.