Lynne will take you step by step through the process of painting of winter birch trees. 

Sunday, February 22 1 pm to 3 pm 

Sometimes painting seems so fun, but you have no idea how to start. What colors do you use? How do you fill the canvas in an interesting way? What do you do with the background? During this class we will experiment with different color palettes and learn how to develop interesting colors. The focus will also be on developing interesting compositions that draw the eye through the canvas, have backgrounds that compliment the subject and feel well thought out. Throughout the class we will work with acrylic paint. Paint, brushes and  canvas panels will be available or you can bring your own. In the first class we will discuss materials and options. 

$10 material fee included 

* Please note the youth studio is in a historical building with stairs. 

 March 16- April 13

6:30 pm to 9 pm

Introduction to Portraits

Creating portraits looks fun but can be intimidating. Working from photographs you will learn about proportions and how to draw facial features accurately. Using charcoal you will then learn how use light and shadow to create the form of a face and render eyes, nose, lips, chin, forehead proportionally.

Wednesdays, 6-8pm March 18-April 15 Poore

Materials: $10 each (included)

Capture the feeling and beauty of the land, sky and water with soft pastel. Join award winning Michigan Artist, Tom Tomasek for a one day exploration of pastel techniques that can be applied to studio work as well as plein air painting. 

Utilizing sanded surface pastel paper and odorless mineral spirtis, this process begins with the development of a strong under painting and evolves with the application of each additional pastel layer. 

The properities of various pastel brands and different painting foundations wil be covered. The special considerations for pastel presentation, such as matting and framing will be demonstrated at the conclusion. 

Students will need to bring

Good quality soft pastel (no oil pastels)

Hand towel (cloth or paper)

Masking tape

Inexpersive stiff bristle brush (1/2 thick)

Variety of photo references (printed to 4 x 6 required) 

Saturday, March 28, 2026

10 am til 3 pm