Instructor Jyneal will guide kids through creating a unique acrylic painting on a 12 x 12” canvas from start to finish! We’ll work on color mixing, paint texture techniques, and have a blast along the way! Stay tuned for each of the painting subjects to be announced soon! All classes are standalone – register for just one or all of them! Parents can drop kids off and come back or wait in the gallery. Kids only in the studio! If you are interested in this workshop but are experiencing a financial barrier, scholarship are available. Registration closes the Wednesday before the scheduled event.
 
Location: Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin
Instructor: Jyneal Radke
Cost: $19
Sponsor: River Arts on Water Gallery
Website, email, 608-643-5215

Bonnie Siegel is an experienced oil painter of animals and landscapes. This two day workshop will instruct students on painting an 11 x 14 oil portrait of their dog from their photos. The workshop will be held at Gallery 223 in Lake Geneva, WI. All supplies are included. Previous art and drawing experience is helpful. Space is limited to 6 students. Registration is available at the Geneva Lake Arts Foundation website listed under Events and Classes.
 
Location: Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Instructor: Bonnie Siegel
Cost: $150
Sponsor: Geneva Lake Arts Foundation
Website, email, 847-921-5239

Discover the rich tradition and intricate beauty of Eastern European egg decorating in this hands-on workshop. Using beeswax and vibrant dyes, you’ll learn the historic art of wax-resist egg coloring—an age-old practice passed down through generations. This class will focus on the pin-drop technique, a delicate and detailed method that creates stunning, symmetrical patterns one tiny drop at a time. Perfect for beginners and craft lovers alike, this workshop offers a unique opportunity to slow down, focus, and create something truly special. You’ll leave with your own beautifully decorated egg and the skills to continue this meditative and meaningful art form at home.
 
Location: Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin
Instructor: Jaroslava Sobiskova
Cost: $90
Sponsor: River Arts on Water Gallery
Website, email, 608-643-5215

The specific technique you will learn is a layering of pencil applied with light pressure, creating color intensity and a means to add minute detail. With intense color on a dark background the image (of your choice) punches and acts as a magnet for a viewer. We’ll review contemporary pencil artists and what good composition is, you’ll do an exercise sheet with multiple stroke application techniques, and begin a customized artwork of your own subject in your own composition, and you’ll be able to work at your own pace in class, finishing the piece on your own beyond the class timeframe.
 
Location: Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin
Instructor: Rhonda Nass
Cost: $260
Sponsor: River Arts on Water Gallery
Website, email, 608-643-5215

Creating an analog collage piece allows you to create entirely new worlds and subjects from found images and backgrounds. Whether you’re interested in approaching collage from a surrealist angle (the artist’s main focus) or from a more abstract or mosaic perspective, at Intro to Analog Collage, you will learn the basics of using found images to create your own works of art. We’ll discuss different methods of making art using collage, and I’ll provide source material from which we will cut out, place, and glue into position the images, backgrounds, and textures that will become your unique creation.
 
Location: Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin
Instructor: Jen Schultz
Cost: $120
Sponsor: River Arts on Water Gallery
Website, email, 608-643-5215