SUMMER 2025 Adult Classes & Workshops

All Westport Art Group classes are open to both members and nonmembers, but for adult classes, current members receive a 20% discount at checkout with code -unless otherwise listed.

June

• Drawing with Pen and Ink - 5 Mondays in June. June 2-30, 9:30am-12:30pm. 5 week class taught by Jacklyn William.

• Dynamic Contemporary Landscapes using Acrylics. Tuesday, June 3 with Suzette Lebenzon. Create interesting landscapes with confidence.

• Plein Air Watercolors: A two-day workshop. June 17 and 24. Enjoy 2 days of outdoor watercolor painting in and around Westport with Bill Lane.

• Rediscovering the Girl Within! A writing workshop with Sarah Bartlett. June 22. A playful writing workshop in with prompts to look back at certain times in our earlier years.

August

• Painting Summer Landscapes in Watercolor. A 1-day workshop August 5 with Evelyn Bernal. Painting summer scenes with watercolors.

• Drawing with Color Pencils. 6 classes: Monday, Aug. 25, and continuing in September: Sept. 2 (Tuesday), Mondays-Sept. 15, 22, 29, and Oct 6 with Patricia Schneider for 6 Mondays, 9 am to noon.

September

• Drawing with Color Pencils. Continues in September: Sept. 2 (Tuesday), Mondays-Sept. 15, 22, 29, and Oct 6. Join Instructor Patricia Schneider, 9 am to noon.

• Mixed Media Narrative Collage Class - 4 Fridays in September, 9am-noon. Starts September 5. Create vibrant, layered collages.

• Introduction to Watercolor Painting. September 6, 9:30am-3:30pm with Susan Stranz. Learn all the basics of Watercolor Painting!

• YOGA at WAG. Mondays, Sept 8, 15, 22, 29, 4-5pm. Fran Karoff ERYT-500 will teach a 4-part Gentle Flow session in September.

ONGOING CLASSES

Figure Drawing on Wednesdays! Join the 9 am group at WAG. See dates and details below.

Weekly Painting - Thursdays. The Thursday painting group is headed outdoors! We paint from 9-11:45, then have a friendly but informative group critique. See below for details!

WAG Poetry Group. Meetings twice a month! See the Poetry page for details!

PAINTING SUMMER LANDSCAPES IN WATERCOLOR

A ONE DAY WORKSHOP WITH EVELYN BERNAL

Tuesday, August 5 - 9 am to 2 pm

Painting summer scenes with watercolors is a lot of fun, and using wet on wet technique is even better. The colors will merge softly with each other making the landscapes and skies seem to glow.

Bring your regular watercolors, a spray bottle and some salt for texture. A sheet of Fabriano w/c paper included.

Max of 12 students, register early. $108. All are welcome, WAG members receive a 20% discount! Registration is open!

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Drawing with Color Pencils

6 classes! Mondays and a Tuesday, 9am-noon
Class dates: Monday, Aug. 25, Sept. 2 (Tuesday), Mondays-Sept. 15, 22, 29, and Oct 6.

Instructor Patricia Schneider

This is primarily a drawing class, and we will cover angles, perspective, color, values and enjoy the versatility of colored pencils. Instructor will supply a few photos to choose from for the class.

Supplies- can be found at Riverside Art, Jerry’s Artarama, some supplies at Michael’s. A variety of colored pencils, good brand is prismacolor, but the more the better! We layer the colors over each other so you’ll need plenty. You’ll need creams, yellows, oranges, purples, reds, blues, greens, browns, grays. Eraser, pencil sharpener, pencil, a piece of pastel paper in a gray tone. Don’t buy white.

Backboard to tape paper and photo to. Backboard should be at least 36” tall. Very important. You’ll be sitting and if the backboard is too short you’ll be hunched over. There are easels available for standing.  Max # of participants is 12. $160 - All are welcome, WAG members receive a 20% discount.

Students are required to bring their own supplies to class.

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Mixed Media
Narrative Collage Class 2025

4 Fridays: September 5, 12, 19, 26 - 9 am to 12:00 pm

with Instructor Eileen Riley

Join acclaimed collage artist Eileen Riley for a dynamic 4-week mixed media workshop at Westport Art Group. Create vibrant, layered collages that tell personal stories using new materials like papers, fabrics, threads, stencils, stickers, and vintage books. Learn advanced techniques, including adhesive application, balanced composition, and texture experimentation. Previous participants are warmly welcomed and will discover fresh approaches to deepen their practice.

Bring personal images or ephemera to enrich your work, though all materials are provided. A $10 fee for supplies is payable to the instructor at the first session. The workshop concludes with a supportive critique to celebrate your growth. No experience needed—just a passion for creativity!

Goals are to Master collage techniques and composition; Create a unique, narrative-driven artwork; Explore new materials to expand your artistic voice. Max # of participants is 12. Register by 9/1/25.

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YOGA at WAG

Mondays, Sept 8, 15, 22, 29, 4-5pm

Fran Karoff ERYT-500 will teach a 4-part Gentle Flow session in September

Yoga offers benefits for physical and mental health ranging from nervous system regulation/stress reduction to flexibility and strength-building, not to mention increased mindfulness. A registered 500-hour yoga instructor (ERYT-500), Fran passionately believes in yoga’s healing benefits for everyone. She keeps her yoga classes lighthearted and focused on alignment, providing modifications for those who want them. She weaves intentions into her classes, as she believe the practice is truly that of mind, body, and spirit, and the intentions offer grounding and introspection.

Gentle Flow-The term flow is used because the poses generally go fluidly from one to the next.

I generally begin each class with students laying down so people can get acquainted with their breath and center before we begin moving. Each class will have a unique intention for the practice which is offered at this time, and will be woven throughout the class. Generally, we will start slowly and progress to standing poses with some balance poses as well, and then back to the mat for slower poses, and of course, svasana as the end of class which is a few moments of rest. Please bring a yoga mat and water.

$80 for 4 classes. All are welcome, WAG members receive a 20% discount with MEMBER coupon code at check out. Class maximum: 15.

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INTRODUCTION TO WATERCOLOR PAINTING

NEW DATE: September 6, 9:30am-3:30pm

Taught by Susan Stranz

Learn all the basics of Watercolor Painting
in this fun and informative one day workshop.

If you have ever wanted to try watercolor but didn’t know where to start…this is for you. Learn about the basic watercolor supplies and how to use them. Instructor will have a variety of brushes, papers, paints, and more to let you experiment with. You will learn how to mix basic colors and complete a color chart to use at home. In addition, basic watercolor techniques will be demonstrated and you will create a techniques page for your reference. Finally, the instructor will guide you through a step by step process to create a small landscape painting.

Please Note: Supplies will be provided for a small materials fee of $20. This is paid to instructor in cash or credit card at class. These supplies are required to attend the class. You will take home your palette loaded with paint, a #10 round watercolor brush, a 1/2” flat brush,HB pencil, plastic eraser, foam core board, instructor handouts, two reference charts and a painting. **INSTRUCTOR IS VERY ALLERGIC TO FRAGRANCE..PLEASE, DO NOT WEAR SCENTED PRODUCTS**

$155. All are welcome, 20% discount for WAG members; max # of students is 12.

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WEDNESDAY MORNING FIGURE CLASS

Closed during camp sessions in July and August.

Nude model at WAG on Wednesday mornings from 9 am - noon.

Fees will be $50 a month for four-week months, and $60 a month for five-week months. Single session drop-in fee is $20.

Pay cash at class; no instruction; any media.

Please contact Abigail Test for more information. abigailtest@gmail.com

Thursday Painting

Thursdays 
9 am to 12 pm

Plein Air Spring through Fall…

Class paints plein air from mid-May through mid-October at wonderful locations on the South Coast. Sign up to receive the Thursday class locations here: Sign Up Form. This mailing list is also used for you to be alerted of any changes. Be sure to check your email before you leave Thursday mornings.

We paint from 9-11:45, then have a friendly but informative critique.

Inclement weather: meet at the studio - 1740 Main Rd, Westport Point. $5 fee when inside and no instructor. $15 with instructor.

Participating outdoors: free when there is no instructor. We will have an instructor occasionally with a fee of $15. Our classes have informal coaching when we have an instructor, also ending with a friendly critique.

No registration. Please pay cash or check at class. Non-members can try a class, but ongoing participation is for members only. Email Barbara Healy at edlundhealy@gmail.com for more information.

For Youth Education and Outreach, including scholarships, please see Youth.

Cancellation Policy effective Sept. 1, 2021
Classes, Workshops and Demonstrations:

All classes and demonstrations will be paid in full at time of registration, except classes that are attended on a walk-in basis (when such are available).

If a student withdraws at least 2 weeks prior to the class beginning, a full refund will be given, minus a $10 processing fee. Any cancellations later than 2 weeks prior will not be refunded, except for a documented medical or family emergency, unless the spot is filled from a waiting list. In that case a 75% refund will be given.

Any classes cancelled by the Westport Art Group for any reason will be refunded in full.

Please see the Youth page for Summer Camp and other Children’s Programs cancellation policy.

Any deviation from this policy will require a majority vote of the Westport Art Group Executive Board.