Discover the power of value and form using charcoal in one transformative afternoon. 

Join us for a welcoming, beginner-friendly charcoal workshop designed to strengthen your drawing fundamentals and boost your artistic confidence. We’ll explore value, three-dimensional form, edges, and mark-making while learning how to use vine charcoal, charcoal pencils, erasers, and blending tools with intention.

This class is perfect for anyone wanting clearer skills, stronger drawings, or a solid foundation for painting.

All supplies provided via the supplies fee!

Ages 13+

Saturday, March 21st

11:30 am - 4:30 pm

Class Fee: $150    Supplies Fee: $25

Jumpstart your drawing skills in just five hours!

Ready to finally feel confident with your drawing? This 5-hour intensive workshop is designed to give you a strong foundation in the essentials: composition, proportion, and accuracy. You’ll learn to see like an artist, simplify complex forms, and capture not just “a dog,” but JoJo the dog—unique and true to life.

Through guided demonstrations and hands-on exercises, you’ll sharpen your eye, build control, and complete a finished still-life drawing using all the techniques covered. Whether you’re a total beginner or a painter looking to strengthen your drawing skills, this crash course will give you tools you can use right away.

All materials provided. Just bring your sketchbook and a set of pencils—everything else is ready for you.

Saturday, April 4th

11:30 am - 4:30 pm

Registration Fee: $150

Have a vacation photo or favorite locale you want to paint and don’t know how to start? Bring a photo from your favorite location and paint your own painting!

Learn how to create luminous, atmospheric landscapes.Inspired by her '4 the Love of Virginia' solo show, this special workshop pulls back the curtain on how Christine designs compositions, simplifies complex scenes, and uses light and color to create glowing, expressive landscapes.

You’ll learn the exact methods she uses in her own paintings—and create a piece in that same lyrical, light-filled style.

Please note that aside from a 9x12 canvas supplies WILL NOT be provided for this workshop! A link to the necessary supplies can be found here.

Ages 13+

Saturday, May 30th

11:30 am - 4:30 pm

Class Fee: $150    Canvas Fee: $5

Join us for a beginner-friendly workshop designed to remove the mystery from oil painting. Learn how to mix paint, control consistency, apply color with intention, and care for your materials properly. From setting up your palette to cleaning your brushes, this workshop gives you the practical skills and confidence you need to paint whatever subject excites you.

Have you always wanted to try oils but felt intimidated by the “rules”? n this 5-hour immersive workshop, you’ll:

• Understand how oil paint actually works

• Mix clean, luminous color

• Avoid common beginner mistakes

• Learn proper brush care and studio habits

• Leave with a finished small painting and a repeatable process

No overwhelm. No confusion. Just clear steps and confident painting.

Please note that other than a canvas supplies will NOT be provided for this class. A list of recommended supplies can be found here.

Ages 13+

Saturday, June 13

11:30 am - 4:30 pm

Registration Fee: $150       Canvas Fee: $5

Join us for a warm, beginner-friendly introduction to alla prima—the joyful “all at once” painting approach. We’ll begin with simple objects from life to learn color mixing, shape simplification, and confident brushwork. Then we’ll apply those same principles to clouds and trees in my signature landscape style, finishing with a small landscape study from a photo I provide.

Want to paint faster without sacrificing beauty? Feel stuck overworking your paintings? You’ll learn how to:

• Paint wet-into-wet with clarity

• Simplify scenes without losing atmosphere

• Mix clean sky and foliage colors

• Create depth using light and edges

• Complete a small landscape in just one afternoon

You’ll leave knowing exactly how to approach a painting from start to finish—quickly, simply, confidently.

Please note that aside from a canvas supplies will NOT be provided for this workshop. A list of recommended supplies can be found here!

Ages 13+

Saturday, July 11th

11:30 am - 4:30 pm

Registration Fee: $150     Canvas Fee: $5