Join Andrea for an unforgettable artistic retreat in Cinque Terre, Italy, where the sea’s rhythm, Mediterranean light, and colorful villages inspire every brushstroke. This is more than just painting—it’s about immersing yourself in the moment, simplifying what you see, and capturing the essence of a place through your
Embark on your artistic journey with Creative Compass, a personalized mentorship program designed to guide artists of all levels through their creative development.
For Emerging Artists in Art School Ready to Take the Next Step
You’ve made it into art school—now what?
Whether you're in between your freshman and sophomore year or halfway through your program, this is the moment where real-world experience starts to matter.
IN PERSON COURSE
The focus of the painting classes is to train the student in the basic skills needed to paint in oils with particular attention to the use of color, light, shadow, composition, brush handling and materials. Students work from photographs from either the instructor or from their own collection. Every class, a weekly challenge will be demonstrated focusing on either subject matter, technique or other various painting elements. The student can watch the demo and either execute the exercise or use the demo as a learning tool and apply to their continuing project. All levels.
IN PERSON COURSE
Understand the power of pastel! In this class students will learn how to work with several pastels, surfaces and techniques. A range of subject matter will be addressed such as still life, landscape, animals, and more
Value is everything—before color, there’s light and dark. In this workshop, we’ll work in black and white media to hone your ability to build strong compositions, define form, and bring depth to your work through powerful value contrasts. Through mini exercises and live demonstrations, you’ll learn how to see value more clearly, avoid muddy midtones, and create striking, confident drawings with just a few tools. Perfect for all levels!
Step into the vibrant world of fall with this warm and inviting pastel landscape class. You'll learn how to layer rich reds, golds, and burnt oranges to capture the beauty of autumn foliage in all its glory. From glowing trees to crisp skies and cozy shadows, we’ll explore techniques to bring seasonal atmosphere to life. Whether you're new to pastels or looking to deepen your color confidence, this class will guide you through creating a scene that radiates warmth, texture, and that unmistakable autumn glow. All levels.
ADULT CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
This class is perfect for anyone looking to pursue a colored medium with a drawing mindset. Color theory, value and form will be addressed and demonstrated in both step by step and exercise-based lessons to help students learn how to take their drawing skills to the next level while introducing color with pastels.
Whether you are an experienced painter or looking to brush up on your skills, this class is perfect for exploring new styles, techniques, and furthering your artistic creativity. Demonstrations in various media such as oil, pastel, acrylic, watercolor, and others will be given throughout the session. Every week a new technique or idea will be discussed and shown to expose students to new ways of tackling painting within their own practice. No matter what your style or medium, all artists will get exposure and inspiration throughout the course while picking up useful tips to experiment with along their painting journey.
Add color to your canvas with instruction on achieving correct color, value, texture, temperature, soft and hard edges, atmospheric perspective, and much more. Demonstrations and topics enhance this fun and relaxed class where you choose to work from either a still life or reference photo. All colored media welcome.
Explore your artistic potential in a fun and relaxed atmosphere! Each week, the instructor will provide a demonstration in various mediums delving into form, value, color, texture and more, which is applicable to the student's choice of medium. Whether you are a seasoned artist or just starting out, this class is designed to inspire creativity and elevate your artistic skills.
Challenge yourself to think small in this fun fast-paced workshop where we create tiny 5×7 and smaller works of art! This is a hands-on and demo-based experience where students will explore composition, color, and texture through exercises and guided practice. Students will have the freedom to experiment with different mediums (ex. pastels, watercolor, or mixed media), and laminate their favorites as bookmarks or matting them as tiny treasures. Students should bring their preferred materials/medium to work in for this workshop.
Ever wanted to try oil painting? Now is the time! This workshop will introduce you to the wonderful world of oil paints. With step-by-step guided lessons through the course of the day, students will understand how oil paints can be used focusing on various techniques, color theory, how to achieve various subject matters and textures, and proper clean up. Materials will be provided so students can try before they commit to a new medium. A perfect workshop for any level looking to dive into this exciting medium.
TWEEN | TEEN CLASSES
Build a foundation! Study composition, perspective, proportion, color theory, and values while creating still lifes, landscapes, portraiture, figure drawing, and more. Talk about art concepts with demonstrations and step-by-step lessons to gain an understanding of what makes strong drawings and paintings.
Unleash your creativity with oil paint! Students will learn how to use the traditional favorite medium of the masters while diving into color theory, brush handling, layering, wet on wet, grisaille, dry brush and more with a variety of subject matters. Explore vibrant techniques in a fun supportive environment. All materials provided.
CLASSES/WORKSHOPS/CAMPS
Fridays Sept 26- 7 weeks, Understand the power of pastel! In this class, students will learn how to work with several types of pastels, surfaces and techniques. Step by step demonstrations will allow students to create with this under appreciated medium over 8 weeks to hone their skills no matter what level you are coming in at.
Exploring Art & Technique Ages 9-15 August 13-15, Wed-Fri, 9-1pm
For older kids and budding artists, this boot camp is all about diving deeper into techniques, experimenting with different styles, and learning to think like an artist. Over three days, students will explore a variety of mediums—from acrylic and watercolor to charcoal and ink—and build foundational skills in composition, shading, and texture. This camp emphasizes experimentation and creative risk-taking, helping young artists develop their unique style while learning how to analyze, adapt, and refine their work. Whether they love drawing, painting, or mixed media, they’ll walk away with new skills, fresh inspiration, and the confidence to keep creating!
RETREATS/WORKSHOPS
Step away from the everyday and into a retreat designed to ignite your creativity, build confidence, and deepen your artistic practice.
The Inspired Journey is an immersive overnight (or commuter-friendly) art experience set in a uniquely designed, ArtBnb by Propagate Studio in rural Warren County, NJ—crafted for artists of all levels seeking inspiration, growth, and connection.
Follow my art instruction on how to paint horses using easy-to-learn techniques for composition, color, value and texture. This 3 hour pre recorded course was so much fun to make! I take you from the sketch all the way to the end of a painting and so much more! Use my affiliate link below to sign up and watch the trailer!
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