5 Week Adult Class Sessions meet one day a week for 5 weeks unless otherwise indicated below
Please read OPAL’s Registration Class Policies and Studio Code of Conduct
- Please do not bring food or alcoholic beverages into the studio.
Individual water bottles are permitted -
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Important Dates:
Fall 3: November 16th - December 20th
Winter 1: January 4 - February 7th, 2026
with Eleana Daniel
Monday, 5:30pm - 7:30pm. Advanced Registration Required.
This course will survey different methods and applications in non-representational painting through exploration of the history of abstraction. This course is for beginning to intermediate students who are interested in learning the key artists and movements within abstract painting while investigating their own relationship to image-making from a more conceptual lens.
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with Jesse Howard
Tuesday, 10am - 12pm Advanced Registration Required.
Learn fundamental drawing techniques and expand existing skills in a variety of media to discover individual drawing style. The focus will be on constructing composition and linear perspective with an emphasis on value plane and the use of line. Students will learn how to bring clarity and consistency to their subject matter.
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with Tony Armendariz
Tuesday, 1-3pm. Advanced Registration Required.
Learn various techniques using wet and dry pigments, appropriate for all levels and students.
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with Julie Sulzen
Tuesday, 6:30 - 8:30pm. Advanced Registration Required.
Students will explore the fundamentals of oil painting with an introduction to materials and by practicing skills of observation, methods of drawing, explorations of color theory, and techniques of brushwork. Utilizing carefully designed still life arrangements, fundamentals of painting such as light, shape, value, and edges will be covered. Demonstrations and discussions are designed to encourage individual progress as well as general painting guidance.
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with Mike Barett Kolasinski
Wednesday, 1pm-3pm. Advanced Registration Required.
Join us to learn the basics behind using soft pastels as a way to create pastel paintings with detail and depth.
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with Bethany Cordero
Wednesday, 4pm - 6pm Advanced Registration Required.
Explore wire, textiles, paper, and drawing to create unique 3D forms, experimenting with materiality, color, and technique. Open to all skill levels.
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with Jesse Howard
Wednesday, 7pm - 9pm Advanced Registration Required.
The focus will be on constructing composition and linear perspective with an emphasis on value plane and the use of line. Students will learn how to bring clarity and consistency to their subject matter.
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with Alexandra Blom
Thursday, 1:00 - 3:00 pm. Advanced Registration Required.
Explore this oldest form of printmaking through guided instruction, as well as the time to explore independently with support. Students will learn carving techniques for creating a linoleum block and how to maintain their carving tools and materials. Students will print blocks on a press and by hand, providing them with skills to access this type of print outside of class.
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with Jan Zhou
Thursday, 4:00 - 6:00 pm. Advanced Registration Required.
Awaken creativity. Strengthen your seeing. Building a lasting connection between hand, mind, and heart through the simplicity and elegance of line. In this mindful drawing workshop, you will explore how line alone—without shading or complex techniques—can express your form, movement, energy, and emotion. Whether you’re new to drawing, returning after a break, or looking to deepen your creative flow, this course offers a clear, step-by-step foundation on how to draw with greater confidence and clarity.
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with Jackie Lakely
***THIS IS A FOUR-WEEK SESSION***
Friday, 10am - 12pm. Advanced Registration Required.
This is a class that introduces the same concepts in different ways for each session and is for all levels of skill and experience. Emphasis is put on process over product, and we will almost always work in multiples in order to try different applications of each week’s lesson. We will work with still life arrangements and your imagination to create narrative work, as well as intuitive world-building based on combining materials as you go.
Please Review our Registration Code of Conduct Policy.
with Jackie Lakely
***THIS IS A FOUR-WEEK SESSION***
Friday, 1pm - 3pm. Advanced Registration Required.
This is a class that introduces the same concepts in different ways for each session and is for all levels of skill and experience. Emphasis is put on process over product, and we will almost always work in multiples in order to try different applications of each week’s lesson. We will work with still life arrangements and your imagination to create narrative work, as well as intuitive world-building based on combining materials as you go.
Please Review our Registration Code of Conduct Policy.
