Upcoming Classes
Registration and Refund Policy
All classes at Art Paint Draw are for students ages 14 and above and are in person at our store in Cottonwood AZ. Classes require a minimum of 3 students. Refund policy: If we don’t meet the minimum enrollment, the class will be canceled and students given a full refund. For classes that do meet the minimum enrollment, there are no refunds within 1 week of class start. For questions please email amy@artpaintdraw.com
Students receive a 10% discount on all art supplies
OCTOBER CLASSES
Plein Air Basics (3hrs)
Tuesday October 13, 1-4pm $50
Ages 14+ Intermediate (prior painting experience): Curious about painting outdoors but not sure where to start? This 3-hour workshop is designed as a practical introduction to plein air oil painting, with a strong focus on the tools, setup, and strategies you need to work outside. We’ll cover everything from choosing the right portable easel and organizing your materials to selecting a strong composition and working efficiently as the light changes. Students will learn how to simplify what they see, mix color quickly, and approach outdoor painting with confidence. Most of the class will focus on equipment, packing, and setup, making this ideal for beginners to plein air or studio painters looking to transition outdoors. Students will complete a small still life study during class while applying these techniques. The workshop will take place inside at the Art Paint Draw classroom. Bring your own oil or acrylics to work with
Teacher: Ben Norton (website)
Teacher Bio: Ben P Norton is an artist based out of Rimrock, AZ. Originally from Nashville, TN, Ben has worked in museums, colleges, and both non-profit and commercial galleries as an artist and educator. For the past nine years, he has taught a range of classes in Painting, Drawing, and 2-D Design as a professor at Yavapai College.
Watercolor Wednesdays! Intermediate (3hrs)
Wednesday October 14th 1-4pm $45.00
***Please plan to bring your own watercolors or purchase our class watercolor sampler or a set from the store. Some paper, brushes, and other supplies will be available to use in class.
Ages 14+ Intermediate: Come and explore tips, tricks & techniques that will bring your watercolor MAGIC to the next level. If you have taken any of Nita's Watercolor Wednesday! Beginner classes or have watercolor experience, then this is the class for you! Bring your enthusiasm, humor & willingness to explore this wonderful medium. Class size limited to 5 students.
Teacher: Nita Marlette
Teacher Bio: Nita is a signature member of the Northern Arizona Watercolor Society. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area where she was heavily influenced by the watercolor style of the "California Artists" (1920's-1940's American Regionalist Movement). In Arizona, the Southwestern architecture and Sedona's rocky landscapes have become her favorite subjects to paint.
“Drawing Pet Portraits and Animals with Jan” (3hrs)
Thursday October 15th, 2026 1-4pm $45
Ages14+ Beginner: Learn how to draw your pet's portrait with Jan. If you don’t have a pet and want to draw animals, you are still welcome. We will be working on the face of your pets, dogs, cats, zebras. All animals are welcome. This is a beginner class you will be taught how to identify shapes, outlines, highlights, shadows, and fun colors in Jan's quirky style. You will go home with a pet portrait that you drew. All supplies including pencils, fine liners, and ohuhu markers will be provided by Art Paint Draw.
Please bring in a photo of your pet looking straight at the camera. If you don’t have one, a variety of animal reference photos will be supplied for you.
Teacher: Jan A. Bruso
Teacher Bio: Jan A. Bruso is a tattoo artist and pet portrait painter in Jerome AZ. www.retroartbyjan.com
Painting for Beginners in Acrylic: Sedona Cliffs (3hrs)
Saturday October 17th 1-4pm $50
Ages14+ Beginner: Come learn step by step how to paint your favorite Sedona Cliffs in the sunlight! We will learn how to mix different shades of rock colors and sky colors and how to apply paint thickly and boldly both with brushes and with pallet knives. No experience required! . All materials for use in class are provided by Art Paint Draw including an 11"x14" canvas board and Golden professional brand acrylic paint.
Teacher: Erinn McCusker
Teacher Bio: Erinn McCusker paints the energy of the universe by using bright emotion-filled colors and loose brushstrokes. She has painted landscapes in Maine, New Hampshire, Arizona, New Mexico, and Turks and Caicos. She has taught painting classes for beginners and intermediate level artists for many years while living in Maine. She loves sharing her joy of painting!
Watercolor Wednesdays! Beginner (3hrs)
Wednesday October 21st, 1-4pm $45.00
***Please plan to bring your own watercolors or purchase our class watercolor sampler or a set from the store. Some paper, brushes, and other supplies will be available to use in class.
Ages 14+ Intermediate: Come and explore tips, tricks & techniques that will show you how to create watercolor MAGIC on the first Wednesday of the month. No experience with watercolors is required. Just bring your enthusiasm, humor & willingness to explore this wonderful medium. Class size limited to 5 students in order to give each student maximum opportunity to learn brush techniques & color mixing along with basic composition guidelines.
Teacher: Nita Marlette
Teacher Bio: Nita is a signature member of the Northern Arizona Watercolor Society. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area where she was heavily influenced by the watercolor style of the "California Artists" (1920's-1940's American Regionalist Movement). In Arizona, the Southwestern architecture and Sedona's rocky landscapes have become her favorite subjects to paint.
“Painting Pet Portraits and Animals with Jan” (3hrs)
Thursday October 22th, 2026 1-4pm $50
Ages14+ Beginner: Learn how to paint your pets portrait with Jan. If you don’t have a pet and want to paint animals, you are still welcome. We will be working on the face of your pets, dogs, cats, zebras. All animals are welcome. This is a beginner class you will be taught how to identify shapes, outlines, highlights, shadows, and fun colors in Jan's quirky style. You will go home with a pet portrait that you painted. All paint (Golden Fluid artist colors) and materials + 9"x12" canvas panel will be provided by Art Paint Draw.
Please bring in a photo of your pet looking straight at the camera. If you don’t have one, a variety of animal reference photos will be supplied for you.
Teacher: Jan A. Bruso
Teacher Bio: Jan A. Bruso is a tattoo artist and pet portrait painter in Jerome AZ. www.retroartbyjan.com
Gelli Print- Metallics and Interference colors (3hrs)
Friday October 30th 1-4pm $50
Ages 14+ Intermediate: Gelli Print- Metallics and Interference colors. Come explore the world of metallic and interference colors with your gel plate. We'll create a variety of prints using both metallic and interference paints in multiple layers and textures. Some gel plate experience is helpful. All materials for this class will be provided by Art Paint Draw.
Taught by: Trish Hansen
Teacher Bio: Trish has been facilitating creative experiences for over 30 years. At trade shows, in retail stores and in her own workshops. It’s all about letting go, having fun and enjoying the process.NOVEMBER CLASSES
Painting for Beginners in Acrylic: Snowy Mountain Scene (3hrs)
Saturday November 7th 1-4pm $50
Ages14+ Beginner: Come learn how to paint a snowy mountain scene step by step. We will start with an introduction to mixing colors. Then we will dive into using simple shapes to create a vibrant snowy mountain scene. We will use photos of Denali National Park in Alaska as our inspiration. Come see how simple it is to create a winter landscape and have fun in the process! No experience required! All materials for use in class are provided by Art Paint Draw including an 11"x14" canvas board and Golden professional brand acrylic paint.
Teacher: Erinn McCusker
Teacher Bio: Erinn McCusker paints the energy of the universe by using bright emotion-filled colors and loose brushstrokes. She has painted landscapes in Maine, New Hampshire, Arizona, New Mexico, and Turks and Caicos. She has taught painting classes for beginners and intermediate level artists for many years while living in Maine. She loves sharing her joy of painting!Watercolor Wednesdays! Intermediate (3hrs)
Wednesday November 11th 1-4pm $45.00
***Please plan to bring your own watercolors or purchase our class watercolor sampler or a set from the store. Some paper, brushes, and other supplies will be available to use in class.
Ages 14+ Intermediate: Come and explore tips, tricks & techniques that will bring your watercolor MAGIC to the next level. If you have taken any of Nita's Watercolor Wednesday! Beginner classes or have watercolor experience, then this is the class for you! Bring your enthusiasm, humor & willingness to explore this wonderful medium. Class size limited to 5 students.
Teacher: Nita Marlette
Teacher Bio: Nita is a signature member of the Northern Arizona Watercolor Society. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area where she was heavily influenced by the watercolor style of the "California Artists" (1920's-1940's American Regionalist Movement). In Arizona, the Southwestern architecture and Sedona's rocky landscapes have become her favorite subjects to paint.
Intro to Relief Printing, aka Stamp Making (3hrs)
Saturday November 13th, 1-4pm $50
Ages 14+ Beginner: Come learn the basics of relief printing by carving your own stamps to decorate and personalize gift wrapping, gift tags or cards for the winter holidays! We’ll learn how to use carving tools, how to transfer images we want to carve onto soft blocks, and how to print our stamps. We’ll also experience the meditative and visual power of repetition and pattern. You don’t need to have previous printmaking or drawing skills to enjoy this workshop!
Teacher: Jen Myhre
Teacher Bio: Jen Myhre is an interdisciplinary artist working in collage, printmaking and alternative process photography. https://www.moreartlessfear.com/
Landscapes in Pastel (3hrs)
Saturday November 14th, 1-4pm $50
** see materials supply list in the registration link or order a class kit below
Ages 14+ Intermediate (drawing experience helpful): This workshop introduces students to essential techniques for creating a landscape drawing using soft pastels. Our class will focus on composition, color relationships, and blending techniques to build depth and atmosphere. Students will work from reference images while learning how to block in forms, establish light and shadow, and refine details with pastel. By the end of the workshop, participants will have a completed or near-completed landscape drawing with a strong understanding of pastel techniques and practical strategies for continuing their work independently..
Teacher: Ben Norton (website)
Teacher Bio: Ben P Norton is an artist based out of Rimrock, AZ. Originally from Nashville, TN, Ben has worked in museums, colleges, and both non-profit and commercial galleries as an artist and educator. For the past nine years, he has taught a range of classes in Painting, Drawing, and 2-D Design as a professor at Yavapai College.Watercolor Wednesdays! Beginner (3hrs)
Wednesday November 18th, 1-4pm $45.00
***Please plan to bring your own watercolors or purchase our class watercolor sampler or a set from the store. Some paper, brushes, and other supplies will be available to use in class.
Ages 14+ Intermediate: Come and explore tips, tricks & techniques that will show you how to create watercolor MAGIC on the first Wednesday of the month. No experience with watercolors is required. Just bring your enthusiasm, humor & willingness to explore this wonderful medium. Class size limited to 5 students in order to give each student maximum opportunity to learn brush techniques & color mixing along with basic composition guidelines.
Teacher: Nita Marlette
Teacher Bio: Nita is a signature member of the Northern Arizona Watercolor Society. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area where she was heavily influenced by the watercolor style of the "California Artists" (1920's-1940's American Regionalist Movement). In Arizona, the Southwestern architecture and Sedona's rocky landscapes have become her favorite subjects to paint.DECEMBER CLASSES ❄
Painting for Beginners in Acrylic: Eagle Over the Grand Canyon (3hrs)
Saturday October 17th 1-4pm $50
Ages14+ Beginner: Come learn to paint with acrylics! We will start with an explanation of different colors and how to mix them to create any color you might need for this painting. We will then block in our shapes and learn to create shadows as they appear on the canyon walls, and go over how to create different cloud forms in the sky. No experience necessary! Come have fun and let your inner artist loose! All materials for use in class are provided by Art Paint Draw including an 11"x14" canvas board and Golden professional brand acrylic paint..
Teacher: Erinn McCusker
Teacher Bio: Erinn McCusker paints the energy of the universe by using bright emotion-filled colors and loose brushstrokes. She has painted landscapes in Maine, New Hampshire, Arizona, New Mexico, and Turks and Caicos. She has taught painting classes for beginners and intermediate level artists for many years while living in Maine. She loves sharing her joy of painting!JANUARY CLASSES
Portrait Fundamentals Series I (January)
4-week series, Tuesdays 12-3pm (January 5th, 12th, 19nd, and 26th) $210 total (12 hours)
"The Reference Is Not the Boss" Learn to build stronger portraits by focusing on structure, likeness, value, and what matters most instead of getting lost copying every detail. This intermediate series of classes is for students with drawing experience and their own painting materials. Students can work in the painting medium of their choice; oil, acrylic, watercolor, or soft pastel. In each class Mary will guide you through specific fundamental aspects of portraiture as you work from your own individual photos (additional reference photos will be available as well). This will be a self-paced class limited to 6 students per series allowing ample time for individual instruction and critique. Full materials list is linked here
Teacher: Mary Rochelle Burnham
Teacher Bio: Mary Rochelle Burnham is a professional portrait artist, illustrator, author, and teacher with a BFA in Illustration. Her background includes commissioned portraits, courtroom sketching, and teaching drawing and painting in Northern Arizona.