Painting & Mixed Media Classes

All skill levels are invited to try this medium that has been in use for 12 centuries. Gouache is a water-medium paint similar to watercolor in that it can be re-wetted, but similar to acrylics and oil paints in its opacity.

Ages:  14+ | Instructor: Mary Binford Miller

Tuesdays, 9 – 12 p.m.

7 Week Course

January 11 – February 22

Location: Easel Studio

Nonmember Price: $180 | Member Price: $162

This class will cover the basics, like color mixing and how to apply acrylic paint with various techniques. Additional topics include perspective, proportion and color theory. Students will choose the subject matter for their paintings with guided instruction. Various creative styles of painting will be explored for further inspiration. Materials will be discussed on the first day of class.

Ages:  13+ | Instructor: Doug Billings

Tuesdays, 2 – 4 p.m.

7 Week Course

Session 1: January 4 – February 15
Session 2: March 4 – April 26

Location: Easel Studio

Nonmember Price: $120 | Member Price: $108

Continue to build upon the techniques and painting skills covered in Beginning Acrylic Painting. Develop your own artistic voice using fundamental formal ideas and processes.

Ages:  13+ | Instructor: Doug Billings

Tuesdays, 6 – 9 p.m.

16 Week Course

January 4 – April 26 

Location: Easel Studio

Nonmember Price: $412| Member Price: $370.80

Explore past and current trends in nonobjective painting, exploring acrylic, water-based media and drawing with collage. Students work at their own pace on personal projects with instructor guidance. All experience levels are welcome, and experimentation will be encouraged.

Ages:  18+ | Instructor: Jim Gross

Tuesdays, 1 – 3 p.m.

7 Week Course

Session 1: January 4 – February 15
Session 2: March 8 – April 26 

Location: Tables Studio

Nonmember Price: $120 | Member Price: $108

Returning Abstract Painting students will work on individually driven projects in this friendly, open studio format course. This course is ideal for students who are interested in exploring past and current trends in nonobjective painting, exploring acrylic, water-based media and drawing with collage. Students are encouraged to discuss ideas, techniques and learned skills with fellow students.

Ages:  18+ | Instructor: None

Wednesdays, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

7 Week Course

Session 1: January 5 – February 16

Location: Tables Studio

Nonmember Price: $105 | Member Price: $94.50

Explore past and current trends in nonobjective painting, exploring acrylic, water-based media and drawing with collage. Students work at their own pace on personal projects with instructor guidance. All experience levels are welcome, and experimentation will be encouraged.

Ages:  14+ | Instructor: Matthew Hilyard

Wednesdays, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

7 Week Course

Session 2: March 9 – April 27

Location: Tables Studio

Nonmember Price: $120 | Member Price: $108

The important elements of a well-designed and beautifully “lit” painting will be practiced and discussed. Students will paint from their own photographs. This class is for those who want to immerse themselves in painting for longer periods of time. This will allow more time for instruction and more time to complete your work.

Ages:  14+ | Instructor: Mary Binford Miller

Wednesdays, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

7 Week Course

Session 1: January 12 – February 23
Session 2: March 9 – April 27

Location: Easel Studio

Nonmember Price: $360 | Member Price: $324

This class will cover using oil paints to generate compositions and improve brush handling and color mixing. Students will complete multiple sketches per class. Explore still life, landscape, and portrait work.

Ages:  14+ | Instructor: Mark Birchfield

Wednesdays, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

7 Week Course

Session 1: January 5 – February 16
Session 2: March 9 – April 27 

Location: Easels Studio

Nonmember Price: $120 | Member Price: $108

One red, one blue, one yellow, with white can make any color in the world from the brightest bright to the grayest gray. If you struggle to mix the color you desire or have never mixed any color ever, we will take the color wheel down to the primaries without sacrificing saturation – a limited palette with truly unlimited color. This class is suitable for beginners to the seasoned artist. Come enter the wonderful world of color!

Ages: 16+ | Instructor: Melinda Weis

Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

7 week Course 

Session 1: January 6 – February 17
Session 2: March 10 – April 28

Location: Easels Studio

Nonmember Price $150 |  Member Price $135

Each artist makes palette choices that dramatically affect the feel of a painting, but choosing the right colors is not as easy as it seems. This class will explore all the facets of color — hue, chroma, value and mixing. All media are welcome, but painting experience is required.

Ages: 16+ | Instructor: Melinda Weis

Thursdays, 1 – 4 p.m.

16 Week Course 

January 6 – April 28

Location: Easels Studio

Nonmember Price $412 |  Member Price $370.80

Students will work on individually driven projects with instruction on professional techniques and use of color. Students are encouraged to discuss ideas, techniques and learned skills with fellow students in this friendly studio environment.

Ages: 18+ | Instructor: Bernadette Bradshaw

Thursdays,  1 – 3:30 p.m.

16 Week Course

January 6 – April 28

Location: Tables Studio

Nonmember Price $342 | Member Price $307.80

Learn the art of watercolor painting, including the three characteristics of the medium (transparent, translucent, opaque), forms of watercolor, painting equipment, painting composition guidelines and basic color theory.

Ages 14+ | Instructor: Caryl Morgan

Thursdays, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

7 Week Course

Session 1: January 6 – February 17
Session 2: March 10 – April 28

Location: Tables Studio

Nonmember Price: $120 | Member Price: $108

Come paint amidst the stunning vistas of Botanica. This course is an ideal introductory course for beginners and a perfect class for intermediate students to develop their skills. The class will begin at Mark Arts with basic watercolor instruction and a review about setup and supplies required for En Plein Air. This foundation enables students to take full advantage of outdoor painting possibilities.

Ages: 18+ | Instructor: Tracie Lyn Huskamp

Wednesdays, 1 – 3:30 p.m.

7 Week Course

Dates: March 9 – April 27 

Location: Mark Arts Tables Studio and Botanica

Nonmember Price $182 | Member Price $167

**Price includes entry to Botanica. If you have a Botanica membership or plan on purchasing one prior to this class, please call 316-932-1798 for a discount

Learn the possibilities with found objects and techniques with mixed media. Class will be centered on an abstract style. Emerging and established artists welcome.

Ages:  14+ | Instructor: Matthew Hilyard

Saturdays, 12:30 – 2:30 p.m.

7 Week Course

Session 2: March 12 – April 30 

Location: Tables Studio

Nonmember Price: $120 | Member Price: $108

Painting Drop-in Open Studio

Fridays, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Painting students enrolled in the current semester class can attend Open Studio every week for no charge.
If you are not currently enrolled in painting Open Studio is available for $25 a day.
Advance registration is recommended but not required.
Access to studio space is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Please see our adult sections for more class options.