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

2026 is all about giving back to yourself, and these free wellness classes are the perfect place to start!

Unleash your creativity through an art method that is a mindful and playful way to transform your thoughts into flowing, connected designs. Using simple materials - celebrate your unique creative journey with confidence and joy and embrace a process which helps to create calm.

Saturday, June 6th 

11 am - 12:30 pm

Class Fee: Free!

This free wellness class is brought to you in partnership with UVA Health.

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

Explore the relationship between visual and movement-based art forms.

In this workshop, participants will respond to paintings, photographs, sculptures, or other forms of visual art to generate movement and create meaningful choreography.Through guided improvisation, reflection, and collaborative composition, you’ll learn simple tools to translate imagery, texture, color, and emotion into physical expression.

Whether you’re new to dance or looking to reignite your creative spark, this session offers a low-pressure, exploratory environment to dabble in dance making with intention and imagination.

No prior dance or art experience is requiredjust curiosity and a willingness to play!

Ages 15+

Saturday, June 13th

1-3 pm

Registration Fee: $42

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

This workshop will cover the basics of framing works on both paper and canvas, the tools and materials required, where to get them, and standards you will be expected to meet if you are thinking of entering your work in art shows.

Each participant will have the opportunity to cut a mat and go through the steps to a finished, framed work. Students will need to provide the following: an 8x10 frame (wood preferred) and a piece of art.

If the art is on paper, the image area should be either 4x6 or 5x7. If the art is on a canvas or board, it should be 8x10. All other supplies will be provided via the supply fee.

Ages 18+

Saturday, August 15th

1-3:30 pm

Registration Fee: $47.50    Supply Fee: $10