Painting Columbines in Watercolor: with Nicole Gogolak
2026-06-25 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Denver) | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
June 25, 2026
Thursday, 5:00PM – 7:00PM
$65.00
Open to all levels. Supplies provided

Celebrate the delicate beauty of Colorado’s beloved columbine. Learn how to capture the graceful shapes, soft colors, and layered petals of this iconic mountain flower using simple watercolor techniques.
Explore basic watercolor washes, color blending, layering, and gentle detail work to bring the columbine to life on paper. Whether you are new to watercolor or have experience, this workshop offers a welcoming space to slow down, observe closely, and enjoy the meditative process of painting.
Each student will leave with a finished watercolor painting of columbines and a deeper appreciation for this beautiful wildflower.
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The Wizarding Art of Harry Potter
2026-06-29 09:30 - 2026-07-03 15:30 | CO
June 29 – July 3, 2026
Monday – Thursday, 9:30AM – 3:30PM, Friday, 9:30AM – 12:00PM
Art Show on Friday at 11:45AM
Grades: 2+
Step through Platform 9 3/4 and let all things Harry Potter be your artistic muse. Make a papier mâché Sorting Hat, create a one-of-a-kind magic wand (that even Garrick Ollivander would approve of), produce potions and bottles, craft a Big Book of Monsters, design your own Flying Golden Snitch, and more! Celebrate the last day of class by making your own Butterbeer.
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Bees, Baskets & Bread: Collaboration with ACES at Rock Bottom Ranch - TWO
2026-06-29 09:30 - 2026-07-03 15:30 | Rock Bottom Ranch, 2001 Hooks Spur Rd, Basalt, 81621, United States
June 29 – July 3
Monday through Friday, 9:30AM – 3:30PM
Grades 5 – 8
This camp will be held at Rock Bottom Ranch
Come to Rock Bottom Ranch to learn traditional skills such as bread-making, beekeeping, and basket-weaving using natural materials gathered right here on our property. This week blends outdoor adventure, practical skills, and creative expression, fostering a meaningful experience rooted in tradition, teamwork, and the rhythms of ranch life.
Registration will be done through ACES, and opens February 19. https://aspennature.jumbula.com/summer-camp

Forest Friends: with Brooke Bartlett
2026-06-30 09:00 - 2026-07-02 09:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
June 30 – July 2, 2026
Tuesday – Thursday, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Art Show at 11:45 AM on Thursday
PreK (ages 4 +)
Step into the forest and start creating! Explore the world of woodland animals and make art inspired by trees, trails, and all the creatures that live under the leaves. . Use paint, paper, and simple sculpture materials—plus plenty of imagination and play. Come ready to create, explore, and take home a bundle of forest-inspired masterpieces!
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Young at heART - Every Thursday
2026-07-02 12:45 - 14:15 | Eagle County Community Center, 20 Eagle County Dr, El Jebel, CO, 81623, United States
Thursdays, 12:15PM – 2:15PM
$10 supply fee suggested
Eagle County Building in Willits/El Jebel
Unleash your creativity in a fun, engaging, and inspiring senior art class where the only limit is your imagination!
Each session focuses on playful and easy-to-learn techniques, including watercolor painting, acrylics, pastels and more! Classes are perfect for all skill levels. Enjoy a stress-free artistic outlet designed to nurture your creativity while having fun.
No registration necessary. Just arrive day of ready to create!
Upcoming Classes:
July 2 – Nicole Gogolak: Watercolor Columbines
July 9 – Carter Johnson: Occasional Cards
July 16 – Tish McFee: How to Paint Clouds (Acrylics)
July 23 – Carter Johnson: chalk pastel
July 30 – Carter Johnson: watercolor
Aug 6 – TBD
Aug 13 – TBD
August 20 – Tish McFee: Drippy Trees (Liquid Watercolors)

Dream It, Write It, Draw It! Make and Illustrate your Own Book: with Rebecca Stirling
2026-07-06 09:30 - 2026-07-10 15:30 | Basalt Regional Library, 4 Midland Ave, Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
July 6 – 10, 2026
9:30AM – 3:30PM, Monday – Thursday, 9:30AM – 12:00PM, Friday
Grades 3 + (2026/2027 school year)
Write and illustrate your own story—then launch it into an adventure! You’ll dream up a hero (you, or a character from your imagination), build a whole new world, and send your story off on an epic journey. Create a comedy, a mystery, or a magical quest—travel from fairy tales to knights in shining armor, from the ocean to the mountains, and everywhere in between. You’ll sketch characters, design settings, and bring your tale to life with words, drawings, and lots of imagination. By the end, you’ll have a storybook that’s completely yours—the story of your dreams!
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Portfolio Building: with Joe Hoff
2026-07-06 10:00 - 2026-07-10 16:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
July 6 – 10, 2026
Monday – Friday, 10:00AM – 4:00PM
Grades: 9 – 12
Build a portfolio that’s ready for college applications, contests, grants, and artist residencies. Learn how to photograph and document artwork, organize digital files, curate a strong sequence, and strengthen your work through critique and revision. Explore digital and physical portfolio platforms, then draft an artist statement and artwork captions that connect your ideas and goals across media.
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Young at heART - Every Thursday
2026-07-09 12:45 - 14:15 | Eagle County Community Center, 20 Eagle County Dr, El Jebel, CO, 81623, United States
Thursdays, 12:15PM – 2:15PM
$10 supply fee suggested
Eagle County Building in Willits/El Jebel
Unleash your creativity in a fun, engaging, and inspiring senior art class where the only limit is your imagination!
Each session focuses on playful and easy-to-learn techniques, including watercolor painting, acrylics, pastels and more! Classes are perfect for all skill levels. Enjoy a stress-free artistic outlet designed to nurture your creativity while having fun.
No registration necessary. Just arrive day of ready to create!
Upcoming Classes:
July 9 – Carter Johnson: Occasional Cards
July 16 – Tish McFee: How to Paint Clouds (Acrylics)
July 23 – Carter Johnson: chalk pastel
July 30 – Carter Johnson: watercolor
Aug 6 – TBD
Aug 13 – TBD
August 20 – Tish: Drippy Trees (Liquid Watercolors)

Animals - Scales, Shimmer & Patterns: with Rebecca Stirling
2026-07-13 09:30 - 2026-07-17 15:30 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
July 13 – 17, 2026
Monday – Thursday, 9:30AM – 3:30PM, Friday, 9:30AM – 12:00PM
Art Show on Friday at 11:45AM
Grades 1st + (going into 2026/2027 school year)
Get ready to zoom in and make art that shimmers! Have you ever looked closely at a butterfly wing, snake scales, or a dragonfly’s see-through wings? Animals are covered in incredible patterns—and you’ll get to recreate them in your own bold way. You’ll draw, color, paint, and collage using all kinds of paper (even clear cellophane!), plus markers, crayons, glitter, and more. Make spots, stripes, swirls, and scales, then take home a collection of wild, beautiful pattern masterpieces!
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Young at heART - Every Thursday
2026-07-16 12:45 - 14:15 | Eagle County Community Center, 20 Eagle County Dr, El Jebel, CO, 81623, United States
Thursdays, 12:15PM – 2:15PM
$10 supply fee suggested
Eagle County Building in Willits/El Jebel
Unleash your creativity in a fun, engaging, and inspiring senior art class where the only limit is your imagination!
Each session focuses on playful and easy-to-learn techniques, including watercolor painting, acrylics, pastels and more! Classes are perfect for all skill levels. Enjoy a stress-free artistic outlet designed to nurture your creativity while having fun.
No registration necessary. Just arrive day of ready to create!
Upcoming Classes:
July 16 – Tish McFee: How to Paint Clouds (Acrylics)
July 23 – Carter Johnson: chalk pastel
July 30 – Carter Johnson: watercolor
Aug 6 – TBD
Aug 13 – TBD
August 20 – Tish: Drippy Trees (Liquid Watercolors)

Explore.Make.Create - Art Around the World: with Rebecca Stirling
2026-07-20 09:30 - 2026-07-24 15:30 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
July 20 – 24, 2026
Monday – Thursday, 9:30AM – 3:30PM, Friday, 9:30AM – 12:00PM
Grades: 2 – 5
Pack your imagination and get ready to travel with art! You’ll explore creative styles, patterns, and projects inspired by places around the world—then make your own colorful masterpieces along the way. Paint, draw, collage, and build as you create art inspired by maps, landmarks, animals, celebrations, and designs from different cultures. Every day is a new “destination” with hands-on projects and lots of creativity—plus plenty of artwork to bring home from your world art adventure!
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Waves, Wonders & Mermaids - Ocean Explore: with Brooke Bartlett
2026-07-21 09:00 - 2026-07-23 12:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
July 21 – 23, 2026
Tuesday – Thursday, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
PreK (ages 4 +)
Dive into an underwater adventure—mermaids included! You’ll explore the ocean world and create sea-sparkly art inspired by waves, coral reefs, and amazing sea creatures. Design mermaids (and merfolk!), paint swirling water, build colorful fish and jellyfish, and make “treasures” you’d find on the sea floor. We’ll use paint, collage, and simple sculpture—plus shimmery materials for extra ocean magic. Come ready to imagine, create, and leave with a bundle of under-the-sea masterpieces!
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Young at heART - Every Thursday
2026-07-23 12:45 - 14:15 | Eagle County Community Center, 20 Eagle County Dr, El Jebel, CO, 81623, United States
Thursdays, 12:15PM – 2:15PM
$10 supply fee suggested
Eagle County Building in Willits/El Jebel
Unleash your creativity in a fun, engaging, and inspiring senior art class where the only limit is your imagination!
Each session focuses on playful and easy-to-learn techniques, including watercolor painting, acrylics, pastels and more! Classes are perfect for all skill levels. Enjoy a stress-free artistic outlet designed to nurture your creativity while having fun.
No registration necessary. Just arrive day of ready to create!
Upcoming Classes:
July 23 – Carter Johnson: chalk pastel
July 30 – Carter Johnson: watercolor
Aug 6 – TBD
Aug 13 – TBD
August 20 – Tish: Drippy Trees (Liquid Watercolors)

Color.Cosmos.Creatures - Art + Science: with Lillian McIntyre and Sophie Catto
2026-07-27 09:30 - 2026-07-31 15:30 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
July 27 – 31, 2026
Monday – Thursday, 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM, Friday, 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Grades 2 – 4
A collaboration with Aspen Science Center – held at the Art Base
Dive into a week of messy experiments and masterpiece-making! You’ll mix art and science as you explore anatomy and biology, create color-chemistry art (including chromatography), engineer creative builds, and make projects inspired by fossils, space, and planets. Get ready to test, tinker, splash, and discover—then head home with a stack of amazing creations.
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Wildlife Explorers: with Brooke Bartlett
2026-07-28 09:00 - 2026-07-30 12:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
July 28 – 30, 2026
Tuesday – Thursday, 9:00AM – 12:00PM
PreK (ages 4 – 6)
Grab your explorer hat and head out on an art adventure! You’ll create art inspired by wild animals from forests, rivers, mountains, and meadows—think bears, foxes, owls, deer, fish, and more. Paint big animal shapes, collage furry and feathery textures, build masks and puppets, and sculpt tiny creatures with clay. You’ll stamp tracks, make habitat scenes, and use bright colors to bring your wildlife discoveries to life. Get ready to make a little mess, try new materials, and take home a whole collection of wild masterpieces!
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Young at heART - Every Thursday
2026-07-30 12:45 - 14:15 | Eagle County Community Center, 20 Eagle County Dr, El Jebel, CO, 81623, United States
Thursdays, 12:15PM – 2:15PM
$10 supply fee suggested
Eagle County Building in Willits/El Jebel
Unleash your creativity in a fun, engaging, and inspiring senior art class where the only limit is your imagination!
Each session focuses on playful and easy-to-learn techniques, including watercolor painting, acrylics, pastels and more! Classes are perfect for all skill levels. Enjoy a stress-free artistic outlet designed to nurture your creativity while having fun.
No registration necessary. Just arrive day of ready to create!
Upcoming Classes:
July 30 – Carter Johnson: watercolor
Aug 6 – TBD
Aug 13 – TBD
August 20 – Tish McFee: Drippy Trees (Liquid Watercolors)

Exhibition: 10x10 Name Unseen 2026
2026-07-31 11:00 - 2026-08-15 17:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
On view: July 31 to August 15, 2026
Opening Reception: Friday, July 31 from 5 PM- 7 PM
Artist Only Reception: Friday, July 31, 4 PM- 4 PM
The 10_10 Name Unseen Silent Auction is an exhibition showcasing local artists who have generously donated a 10_10 artwork. All panels are available for bidding starting at $100. All proceeds from the auction and pARTy go to support the Art Base’s efforts to make art and creativity available to all.

Opening Reception: 10x10 Name Unseen 2026
2026-07-31 17:00 - 19:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
The 10×10 Name Unseen Silent Auction is an exhibition showcasing local artists who have generously donated a 10×10 artwork. All panels are available for bidding starting at $100. All proceeds from the auction and pARTy go to support the Art Base’s efforts to make art and creativity available to all.
Opening Reception: Friday, July 31 from 5 PM- 7 PM
Artist Only Reception: Friday, July 31, 4 PM- 4 PM
On view: July 31 to August 15, 2026

Build, Design, Create: with Sophie Catto
2026-08-03 09:30 - 2026-08-07 15:30 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
August 3 – 7, 2026
Monday – Thursday, 9:30AM – 3:30PM
Grades: 2nd +
Build, Invent, and Imagine! You’ll design and construct buildings, vehicles, machines, butterflies, ladybugs—anything you can dream up. Using cardboard, recycled materials, simple tools, tape, glue, and lots of creative problem-solving, you’ll plan, prototype, and bring big ideas to life, then paint, customize, and add details to make each project uniquely your own.
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Plants & Potions: Collaboration with ACES at Rock Bottom Ranch
2026-08-03 09:30 - 2026-08-07 15:30 | Rock Bottom Ranch, 2001 Hooks Spur Rd, Basalt, 81621, United States
August 3 – 7, 2026
Monday – Friday, 9:30AM – 3:30PM
Grades 3 – 4
This camp will be held at Rock Bottom Ranch
This week of Plants and Potions is taught in collaboration with the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES). Each day, campers will spend the morning with ACES educators exploring hands-on activities aligned with the camp’s theme. In the afternoon, TAB educators will guide creative art projects that build on and connect to the concepts introduced earlier in the day. These collaboration camps are perfect for children that love spending time in nature and making art!
Step into a world of wonder where nature is your laboratory! During Plants & Potions, campers will dive into hands-on adventures that blend plant science with a touch of whimsy and wizardry. Campers will build their skills in plant identification, brew sun teas, paint with plants, and experiment with reaction potions. Leave this week with a better understanding of the hidden benefits and uses of plants that makes them magical.
Registration through ACES (opens February 19). https://aspennature.jumbula.com/summer-camp

Gnome Adventure: Collaboration with ACES at Rock Bottom Ranch
2026-08-03 09:30 - 2026-08-07 15:30 | Rock Bottom Ranch, 2001 Hooks Spur Rd, Basalt, 81621, United States
August 3 – 7, 2026
Monday – Friday, 9:30AM – 3:30PM
Grades 1 – 2
This camp will be held at Rock Bottom Ranch
This week of Gnome Adventures is taught in collaboration with the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES). Each day, campers will spend the morning with ACES educators exploring hands-on activities aligned with the camp’s theme. In the afternoon, TAB educators will guide creative art projects that build on and connect to the concepts introduced earlier in the day. These collaboration camps are perfect for children that love spending time in nature and making art!
Magic abounds at Rock Bottom Ranch and when you walk around our secret paths, you’ll find out why! Explore the forests, wetlands, gardens, pastures, and ponds at the ranch while looking for secret messages left behind by gnomes. Woodland Gnomes, Farm Gnomes, Garden Gnomes….you’ll learn the ways of our magical friends and even build your own gnome home!
Registration through ACES opens February 19. https://aspennature.jumbula.com/summer-camp

Wagging Tails & Whiskers: with Brooke Bartlett
2026-08-04 09:00 - 2026-08-06 12:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
August 4 – 6, 2026
Tuesday – Thursday, 9:00AM – 12:00PM
Art Show on Thursday at 11:45AM
Pre-K (ages 4+)
Get ready to make art inspired by all your favorite animals—pets, critters, and fuzzy friends of every kind! You’ll explore bright colors, fun textures, and big imagination while trying new art supplies in a kid-friendly, hands-on studio. Expect a little mess, lots of giggles, and plenty of artwork to take home!
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Young at heART - Every Thursday
2026-08-06 12:45 - 14:15 | Eagle County Community Center, 20 Eagle County Dr, El Jebel, CO, 81623, United States
Thursdays, 12:15PM – 2:15PM
$10 supply fee suggested
Eagle County Building in Willits/El Jebel
Unleash your creativity in a fun, engaging, and inspiring senior art class where the only limit is your imagination!
Each session focuses on playful and easy-to-learn techniques, including watercolor painting, acrylics, pastels and more! Classes are perfect for all skill levels. Enjoy a stress-free artistic outlet designed to nurture your creativity while having fun.
No registration necessary. Just arrive day of ready to create!
Upcoming Classes:
Aug 6 – TBD
Aug 13 – TBD
August 20 – Tish McFee: Drippy Trees (Liquid Watercolors)

Creek Critters: Collaboration with ACES at Rock Bottom Ranch
2026-08-10 09:30 - 2026-08-14 15:30 | Rock Bottom Ranch, 2001 Hooks Spur Rd, Basalt, 81621, United States
August 10 – 14, 2026
Monday – Friday, 9:30AM – 3:30PM
Grades 3 – 4
This camp will be held at Rock Bottom Ranch
This week of Creek Critters is taught in collaboration with the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES). Each day, campers will spend the morning with ACES educators exploring hands-on activities aligned with the camp’s theme. In the afternoon, TAB educators will guide creative art projects that build on and connect to the concepts introduced earlier in the day. These collaboration camps are perfect for children that love spending time in nature and making art!
Creek Critters invites young explorers to discover the hidden wonders of our wetlands. From macroinvertebrates to muskrats, each day will be dripping with new discoveries.This camp is perfect for kids that like to get a little muddy and experience science through hands-on activities, stories, and games.
Registration through ACES (Opens February 19). https://aspennature.jumbula.com/summer-camp

Winged Wonders: A collaboration with ACES at Rock Bottom Ranch
2026-08-10 09:30 - 2026-08-14 15:30 | Rock Bottom Ranch, 2001 Hooks Spur Rd, Basalt, 81621, United States
August 10 – 14, 2026
Monday – Friday, 9:30AM – 3:30PM
Grades 1 – 2 (2026/2027 school year)
This camp will be held at Rock Bottom Ranch
This week of Winged Wonders is taught in collaboration with the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES). Each day, campers will spend the morning with ACES educators exploring hands-on activities aligned with the camp’s theme. In the afternoon, TAB educators will guide creative art projects that build on and connect to the concepts introduced earlier in the day. These collaboration camps are perfect for children that love spending time in nature and making art!
Winged Wonders camp invites young naturalists to explore our incredible world of flying creatures. From dragonflies on the pond to herons in the rookery, Rock Bottom Ranch is home to flyers galore! We’ll dive into the ‘why’ behind wings, make wing-themed art, and soar through different flight-themed challenges.
Registration through ACES opens February 19. https://aspennature.org/activity/aces-summer-camp-2026/

Young at heART - Every Thursday
2026-08-13 12:45 - 14:15 | Eagle County Community Center, 20 Eagle County Dr, El Jebel, CO, 81623, United States
Thursdays, 12:15PM – 2:15PM
$10 supply fee suggested
Eagle County Building in Willits/El Jebel
Unleash your creativity in a fun, engaging, and inspiring senior art class where the only limit is your imagination!
Each session focuses on playful and easy-to-learn techniques, including watercolor painting, acrylics, pastels and more! Classes are perfect for all skill levels. Enjoy a stress-free artistic outlet designed to nurture your creativity while having fun.
No registration necessary. Just arrive day of ready to create!
Upcoming Classes:
Aug 13 – TBD
August 20 – Tish McFee: Drippy Trees (Liquid Watercolors)

Young at heART - Every Thursday
2026-08-20 12:45 - 14:15 | Eagle County Community Center, 20 Eagle County Dr, El Jebel, CO, 81623, United States
Thursdays, 12:15PM – 2:15PM
$10 supply fee suggested
Eagle County Building in Willits/El Jebel
Unleash your creativity in a fun, engaging, and inspiring senior art class where the only limit is your imagination!
Each session focuses on playful and easy-to-learn techniques, including watercolor painting, acrylics, pastels and more! Classes are perfect for all skill levels. Enjoy a stress-free artistic outlet designed to nurture your creativity while having fun.
No registration necessary. Just arrive day of ready to create!
Upcoming Classes:
August 20 – Tish McFee: Drippy Trees (Liquid Watercolors)

Exhibition: Hunter Hogan, Sam Harvey, and Sara Ransford
2026-08-28 11:00 - 2026-09-25 17:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
Opening Reception: Friday, August 28, from 5 PM- 7 PM
Artist Talk: Friday, August 28 at 5:30 PM
On view: August 28 to September 25, 2026

Together, Sam, Hunter, and Sara have a more than twenty-five-year connection to the Roaring Fork Valley and Western Colorado. Being connected to the land has been paramount to our development as artists and human beings. Hunter Hogan’s works on canvas, Sara Ransford’s paper clay wall pieces and constructions all connect on various levels, their individual voices interpreting the landscape, their view of the natural world, and experiences connecting them as artists.
There is a deep affinity between Sara and Sam’s clay constructions and Hunter’s mixed media paintings. Their different styles of work create a natural interchange of mountains, deserts, botanics, and floral patterns that all relate to our western Colorado environment.

This exhibition is generously sponsored by CCY Architects and Kathy Honea

Thank you to our generous 2026 Annual Exhibition Sponsor, Alpine Bank

Opening Reception: Hunter Hogan, Sam Harvey, and Sara Ransford
2026-08-28 17:00 - 19:00 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States

Week of Watercolor: with Sarah Peterson
2026-09-14 10:00 - 2026-09-18 15:30 | The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave., Basalt, CO, 81621, United States
September 14 – 18, 2026
Monday – Friday, 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Join artist Sarah Peterson for a weeklong immersive watercolor class that deepens your understanding of the medium’s materials, methods, and magic. Embrace watercolor’s unpredictability while learning strategies to guide and refine it, including Alla Prima (wet-on-wet) for fresh, translucent results. With individualized instruction and hands-on guidance, beginners feel supported and returning artists feel challenged. Come expand skills, loosen up, and enjoy dedicated creative time.
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