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.

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.