Destiny School of the Arts - Leesburg

Art & Music Classes for Homeschooled Students

Homeschooled students are welcome to join our afternoon enrichment classes. Both art and music classes are offered.

Homeschool Art & Music Enrichment Classes

Unlock your child's creativity with our after-school art and music enrichment program! Our expert instructors will inspire budding artists and musicians to explore their talents in a fun and supportive environment. From painting to playing instruments, your child will discover their passion while building confidence and making new friends. Enroll today for a colorful and melodious journey of self-expression! Limited spots available – don't miss out!

Jill Poyerd Fine Art

Foundations for Mastering Watercolor Painting

Watercolor painting at its core is built upon pigment, water, and a painting surface, and in order to master the medium you need to thoroughly understand your materials. This course is designed to give you an in-depth look at the properties of each material used in the watercolor painting process. With this understanding, beginners will have an easier time learning techniques and experienced painters will be better equipped to perfect their skill and solve potential problems. This isn’t a hands-on painting class, but rather is a lecture-based course containing information you aren't likely to find anywhere else.

The Mechanics of Watercolor Painting

The Mechanics of Watercolor Painting is a step-by-step, hands-on painting course designed to guide students through all the necessary skills needed to paint with watercolor paints. Using her approachable, easy-to-understand teaching method, artist Jill Poyerd walks viewers through a total of nearly four hours of lectures and over 30 student activities, covering topics like brush handling, color mixing, paint application, and much much more. This is one of the most comprehensive beginner watercolor classes you will find online, and can apply to anyone who feels they may be lacking something in their knowledge.

Mastering Brushstrokes (I & II)

Brushstrokes are at the core of being an artist, and are one of the things that set artists apart from one another. In this course, artist Jill Poyerd breaks down historic and contemporary brushwork into twenty-two unique brushstrokes, using both oil and watercolor paint in her demonstrations. The instruction includes a brief history of the stroke, examples of how they're used in masterpieces, visual demonstrations, and student practice exercises. By combining technical learning with visual and hands-on examples, students will gain a thorough understanding of each brushstroke variation. This is a two-part course.

Developing an Eye for Landscape Composition

A landscape composition design can mean the success or failure of a piece of art whether you paint, draw, or work in photography. In this course, landscape artist Jill Poyerd, goes beyond teaching the rules. She teaches students how to "see" a landscape and then translate what they see into a successful design. Students of any experience level learn through four hours of lecture and over 22 activities. Topics include what makes landscapes unique, the planes theory, focal points, compositional lines, design tools of the Masters, choosing a subject, conducting a photoshoot, and reconstructing your images. 

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Colored Pencil Art Classes

Take Colored Pencil classes three ways, One-time classes, Subscription or Themed Workshops.

Round Hill Arts Center

Arts Classes for Adults and Camps for Kids

Round Hill Arts Center offer a wide range of arts and crafts classes and summer camps for kids and adults at with experienced, professional artists as instructors. Check out our all of our class pages to see what we currently have to offer. If you don't see what you are interested in, or would like to suggest a class, be sure to let us know by sending an email at info@roundhillartscenter.org.

Suzanne Lago Arthur - Lucketts

Peony Painting Workshop

Painting flowers from life offers the artist an opportunity to “level up” because it is only through direct observation and contemplation of our subject that we can begin to understand their nature. Simply put - you cannot paint or conceive what you do not yet understand. Join me for this weekend workshop perfectly timed to paint one of the queens of the springtime garden, the ephemeral peony. I will teach all the basics of painting and drawing from life as well as wade into more sublime effects the peony offers such as transparency and subtle color transitions. This adult class is open to all levels from beginner to advanced. Mature Teens also welcome!

Suzanne Lago Arthur - The Arts of Great Falls

Charcoal Portraits

Do you enjoy drawing but want to learn how to make more realistic portraits? Join local artist and host of the Creative Contemplation Podcast, Suzanne Lago Arthur this Spring for an enjoyable and informative class on how to produce beautiful portraits in a medium long prized by painters for its similarity to paint handling, the humble and yet powerful charcoal stick. In this class students will work from both their own photo reference and a model. Topics covered will include: drawing principles, handling of materials and the differences between working from life and photo reference. All levels welcome!

Suzanne Lago Arthur- The Arts of Great Falls

Artful Animal Portraits

Learn to breathe life into animal portraits from local artist and host of the podcast, Creative Contemplation, Suzanne Lago Arthur. Suzanne is known for her friendly & straight forward approach to teaching, simplifying complex subjects into easy to remember concepts. In this fun and educational class, Suzanne will share inspiring Animal portraits from art history, featuring such artists as Manet, Rosa Bonheur and Lucien Freud. She will cover the fundamental principles of drawing, composition, value, color mixing & paint handling, skills that once learned, can be applied to many different subjects. Students will work from their own reference that they bring to class on the first day.

The Artists in Middleburg

Equine Sculpting Classes with Goksin Carey

With Ms. Carey’s teaching system everybody can sculpt. And, if you love horses you are at the right place. Join us and enjoy the sculpting process.

Drawing with Jim Burns

This class meets once a month in the AIM gallery. It is appropriate for all skill levels. Jim provides instruction and feedback, and encourages class collaboration.

The Kelleher Studio Gallery

Classical Oil Painting

Casual relaxing oil painting sessions from beginner to advanced with professional instructor bringing out your inner creative artist.