In this class, we’ll explore the indirect painting process—building your painting in layers to create depth, luminosity, and subtle detail. We will focus on the traditional practice of still life painting. We’ll discuss color theory, composition, and how to use layering to bring character and emotion to your subject. This class is perfect for artists...
A 6-session drawing course designed to inform and improve drawings of the human form. The class covers the construction of a skeleton, proportion control, short-hand measuring techniques, simplifying complex forms, value application, and guides for handling difficult areas like hands, knees, feet, etc. The course culminates in a 3-session figure drawing of a live model...
A 6-session drawing course designed to inform and improve drawings of the human form. The class covers the construction of a skeleton, proportion control, short-hand measuring techniques, simplifying complex forms, value application, and guides for handling difficult areas like hands, knees, feet, etc. The course culminates in a 3-session figure drawing of a live model...
Color Theory and Cupcakes Dates: 8/6, 8/13: 6 PM - 8:30 PM ET Sometimes color just doesn’t seem to work–it can be confusing and frustrating to mix what seems to be the perfect color on your palette just for it to look muddy and dull on your canvas. Why does color seem to transform, sometimes...
Caroline Gates Art Studio and the SORC are pleased to present a workshop with Mia Zoller. Join Mia Zoller for a meditative workshop capturing the beauty of nature. Zoller will lead students through basic watercolor techniques and teach you how to capture the seasonal beauty of the upstate. Leave the workshop with a painting of...
Caroline Gates Art Studio and the SORC are pleased to present a workshop with Mia Zoller. Join Mia Zoller for a meditative workshop capturing the beauty of nature. Zoller will lead students through basic watercolor techniques and teach you how to capture the seasonal beauty of the upstate. Leave the workshop with a painting of...
A 6-session drawing course designed to inform and improve drawings of the human form. The class covers the construction of a skeleton, proportion control, short-hand measuring techniques, simplifying complex forms, value application, and guides for handling difficult areas like hands, knees, feet, etc. The course culminates in a 3-session figure drawing of a live model...
A 6-session drawing course designed to inform and improve drawings of the human form. The class covers the construction of a skeleton, proportion control, short-hand measuring techniques, simplifying complex forms, value application, and guides for handling difficult areas like hands, knees, feet, etc. The course culminates in a 3-session figure drawing of a live model...
This is an open figure drawing session with a nude model where we focus on the anatomy and gesture of the human form. The model will start with quick poses (1 minute, 5 minutes, 20 minutes) and end with a long pose. All levels welcome. This class is held on the fourth Monday of the...
Push your kilnforming practice into bold, sculptural territory in this intensive 4-day advanced workshop with national glass artist Larry Pile. Focusing on tall, elegant forms, students will explore the complete lifecycle of drop vessel creation—from initial concept to coldworked finish. Through a dynamic mix of live demonstrations, hands-on studio time, and in-depth technical discussions, participants...
Discover the intricate and captivating process of pâte de verre (literally "glass paste") in this hands-on, 5-day intensive workshop led by glass artist Dori Settles. Students will learn how to use finely ground glass powders, frits, and liquid binders to create colorful, thin, and exquisitely translucent sculptural forms. Through a balance of live demonstrations and...
Get Pulped: Papermaking in 2D & 3D Instructor: Kate Timbes Dates: Tuesday, August 11 – Thursday, August 13, 2026 Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM daily (Studio open for open-practice until 9:00 PM) Tuition: $390 Members / $420 Non-Members Materials Fee: $30 (payable directly to instructor on Day 1) Registration Deadline: August 4 Level: Beginner...
Build a rock-solid foundation in classic metalsmithing during this intensive 3-day hands-on workshop with jewelry artist Beth Carter Gautsch. Part of Tryon Arts & Crafts School's August Concentration Weeks, this course introduces essential metal fabrication techniques to help students confidently transform sheet metal and wire into finished, custom-designed jewelry pieces. Through step-by-step demonstrations and individual...
Instructor: Julia McIntyre Dates: Friday, August 14 – Saturday, August 15, 2026 Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM daily (Studio open for open-practice until 9:00 PM) Tuition: $270 Members / $295 Non-Members Materials Fee: $25 (payable directly to instructor on Day 1) Registration Deadline: August 7 Level: All levels welcome Course Description Discover a safe,...
Price $195.00 SATURDAY, August 15, 2026 10:00am -2:00pm These boho dangles are real conversation starters -- No one will believe you made them yourself! Students will learn how to cut out discs, use metal stamps to add an imposed decoration, hand forge dangles, patina and finish a pair of these amazingly lightweight earrings in SOLID...
A 6-session drawing course designed to inform and improve drawings of the human form. The class covers the construction of a skeleton, proportion control, short-hand measuring techniques, simplifying complex forms, value application, and guides for handling difficult areas like hands, knees, feet, etc. The course culminates in a 3-session figure drawing of a live model...
A 6-session drawing course designed to inform and improve drawings of the human form. The class covers the construction of a skeleton, proportion control, short-hand measuring techniques, simplifying complex forms, value application, and guides for handling difficult areas like hands, knees, feet, etc. The course culminates in a 3-session figure drawing of a live model...
Session Dates: August 17 – September 25, 2026 (6-Week Session) Location: Tryon Arts & Crafts School Main Studios Format: Multi-week instructional classes and facilitated group studio sessions across clay, glass, metal/jewelry, photography, and fiber arts. Ceramics & Clay Beginning to Intermediate Wheel: (Jim Cullen — Thursdays or Saturdays, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM) — Fundamentals...
A 6-session drawing course designed to inform and improve drawings of the human form. The class covers the construction of a skeleton, proportion control, short-hand measuring techniques, simplifying complex forms, value application, and guides for handling difficult areas like hands, knees, feet, etc. The course culminates in a 3-session figure drawing of a live model...
A 6-session drawing course designed to inform and improve drawings of the human form. The class covers the construction of a skeleton, proportion control, short-hand measuring techniques, simplifying complex forms, value application, and guides for handling difficult areas like hands, knees, feet, etc. The course culminates in a 3-session figure drawing of a live model...
This workshop offers an approachable introduction to figure painting from a live model. Working from a single, sustained pose, students will have the time to slow down, observe carefully, and build their painting step by step. We’ll use the limited Zorn palette—titanium white, ivory black, yellow ochre, and cadmium red—to simplify color mixing and help...
I am a Bob Ross Certified Landscape, Seascapes, and Floral Instructor (CRI, CRFI) who loves to share the Joy of Painting! We will start promptly at 1:00 and end at 5:00 . This is a 4 Hour OIL painting class that I will lead, taking us step-by-step through the whole process, teaching you all the...
A 6-session drawing course designed to inform and improve drawings of the human form. The class covers the construction of a skeleton, proportion control, short-hand measuring techniques, simplifying complex forms, value application, and guides for handling difficult areas like hands, knees, feet, etc. The course culminates in a 3-session figure drawing of a live model...
A 6-session drawing course designed to inform and improve drawings of the human form. The class covers the construction of a skeleton, proportion control, short-hand measuring techniques, simplifying complex forms, value application, and guides for handling difficult areas like hands, knees, feet, etc. The course culminates in a 3-session figure drawing of a live model...
Hair has always been one of the most psychologically loaded subjects in figurative painting — and one of the most technically misunderstood. In this six-week course, you'll learn to approach hair not as individual strands to render, but as form, light, and mass — studying braids, curls, and coils the way the Old Masters did....
A 6-session drawing course designed to inform and improve drawings of the human form. The class covers the construction of a skeleton, proportion control, short-hand measuring techniques, simplifying complex forms, value application, and guides for handling difficult areas like hands, knees, feet, etc. The course culminates in a 3-session figure drawing of a live model...
A 6-session drawing course designed to inform and improve drawings of the human form. The class covers the construction of a skeleton, proportion control, short-hand measuring techniques, simplifying complex forms, value application, and guides for handling difficult areas like hands, knees, feet, etc. The course culminates in a 3-session figure drawing of a live model...