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• Journey through Abstraction

  • Start
    17 Sep 2025
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  • End
    8 Oct 2025
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  • Schedule
    4 sessions
  • Location
    CREATE Community Studios, 70B Beekman St, Saratoga Springs
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  Journey through Abstraction

  taught by Ossie Jon-Nwakalo

  For the experienced artist ready to break new ground, this class offers an inspiring space to push boundaries and refine your artistic voice. Through hands-on exploration of diverse materials and techniques, you’ll discover new ways to translate your vision into abstraction. Drawing inspiration from the natural world, this class encourages you to experiment boldly, embrace creative risks, and develop a personal language within abstract art.

  Some materials will be supplied.

  4 session class, Wednesdays from September 17-October 8, 2025 at 1 pm-4 pm

  $240 member/$276 non-member

  Price breakdown:

  $180 member/$216 non-member plus $60 material fee

  
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• Doodle Art-Reverse coloring

  • When
    20 Sep 2025
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    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    CREATE Community Studios, 70 Beekman Street, Saratoga Springs
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  Doodle Art-Reverse Coloring

  taught by  Theresa Dickenson

  
  

  This class will start with colorful, vibrant, paint-like backgrounds and then creatively use ink, drawing intricate doodles, patterns and tangles that emerge from the shapes you see. 

  Rather than focusing on perfection, this class will ask you to slow down, observe and connect with the moment and page in front of you.  We will explore the use of repetitive zentangle-like patterns to cultivate calm, focus and inner peace.

  This class is perfect for all skill levels from beginning to experienced artists. 

  Saturday, September 20, 2025, 1:00-4:00 PM

  $45 member/$54 non-member

  
  

  

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• Introduction to Pastels

  • Start
    1 Oct 2025
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  • End
    22 Oct 2025
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  • Schedule
    4 sessions
  • Location
    CREATE Community Studios, 70B Beekman St, Saratoga Springs
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  Introduction to Pastels

  taught by Carolyn Justice

  This class is designed to help you develop both confidence and creativity while learning to work with pastels. With a focus on originality and discovering your personal style, you’ll explore how to interpret subjects in your own way while learning solid techniques.

  We’ll cover the basics of value, layering, and blending as you work from still life, portraits, landscapes, and photo references. Step by step, you’ll gain the skills to handle more complex subjects while being encouraged to experiment and find your own artistic voice.

  Beginners are welcome! All supplies will be provided.

  4 session class, Wednesdays from October 1-22, 2025 at 1 pm-4 pm

  $195 member/$231 non-member

  Price breakdown:

  $180 member/$216 non-member plus $15 supply fee

  
  

  

  Carolyn Justice Fine Art

  The Upstairs Artist Co-op at 79 Beekman Street

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• Pour me a watercolor

  • When
    6 Oct 2025
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    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    CREATE Community Studios, 70B Beekman St, Saratoga Springs
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  Pour me a Watercolor

  taught by Jo Johnson

  Students will create poured backgrounds for their landscape and abstract paintings and use a variety of techniques and materials in completing their pictures.

  All supplies will be provided.

  1 session class, Monday, October 6, 2025 at 1 pm-4 pm

  $55 member/$64 non-member

  Price breakdown:

  $45 member/$54 non-member plus $10 supply fee

  
  

  
  

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• Basic Zentangle: Relax, Create, Discover

  • When
    11 Oct 2025
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    10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    79B Beekman Street, Saratoga Springs
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    10

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  Basic Zentangle®: Relax, Create, Discover

  taught by Katie Long

  Unwind and explore your creative side with the calming art of Zentangle®. In this beginner-friendly class, you’ll learn the fundamentals of this structured drawing method—simple, repetitive patterns that combine to form intricate, beautiful designs. No prior art experience is needed—if you can write your name, you can create a Zentangle!

  We’ll cover:

  • The origins and philosophy of the Zentangle method

  • Step-by-step instruction in classic tangle patterns

  • Techniques for shading, contrast, and composition

  • How to use Zentangle as a meditative, stress-relieving practice

  By the end of class, you’ll have created your own unique artwork and gained tools to continue tangling anywhere, anytime. All materials provided. Just bring your curiosity and a willingness to relax!

  1 session class, Saturday, October 11th, 2025, 10:00 AM-1:00 PM

  $45 member/$54 non-member

  
  

  

  The region's only certified Zentanlge teacher!

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• Foundations of Character Development

  • Start
    15 Nov 2025
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  • End
    22 Nov 2025
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    CREATE Community Studios, 70B Beekman Street, Saratoga Springs
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    6

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  Foundations of Character Development

  taught by Bennett Kimble-Lee

  This class introduces core principles behind creating strong, memorable characters. We’ll explore topics such as shape language, visual readability, and how a character’s design reflects their story and/or setting. Through guided prompts and in-class exercises, you’ll put these ideas into practice and develop 1–2 rough character concepts of your own.

  Whether you’re new to character design or looking to sharpen your fundamentals, this workshop will give you the tools to start designing with purpose and clarity.

  Students are encouraged to bring their own tablets/computers; if they prefer to work digitally.

  2 Session Class-Saturdays, November 15-22, 2025, 6:00-9:00 PM

  $95 member/$113 non-member

  Price breakdown:

  $90 member/$108 non-member plus $5 material fee

  
  

   https://www.bennettkimblelee.com

  https://www.instagram.com/spinach.illustration/
  

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• Sketchbook Bonanza

  • When
    17 Nov 2025
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    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    CREATE Community Studios, 70B Beekman St, Saratoga Springs
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  Sketchbook Bonanza

  taught by Jo Johnson

  Students will look at some artist's sketchbooks for inspiration then learn to make 3 simple books to fill with drawings, paintings and collages. No art experience necessary. 

  All materials will be provided.

  1 session class, Monday, November 17, 2025 at 1 pm-4 pm

  $55 member/$64 non-member

  Price breakdown:

  $45 member/$54 non-member plus $10 material fee

  
  

  
  

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• Serenity Now: Mandala Drawing

  • When
    17 Nov 2025
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    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    CREATE Community Studios
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  Serenity Now: Mandala Drawing

  taught by Theresa Dickenson

  Stress is a thing we all deal with in life and having an outlet for that stress becomes important. Mandala drawing has become that outlet for me and I want to share that with you!

  If you can doodle…you can draw a mandala. It's not about perfection, it's about the repetitive motion of creating something amazing and letting all of your stress go.

  In this class, you will learn what a mandala is and how to draw one. You will leave this class with a mandala drawing kit (including all of the tools to start drawing a mandala from scratch), the skills to draw a mandala from scratch, at least one completed mandala drawing and a little more inner peace.

  Monday, November 17th, 2025, 6:00-9:00 PM

  $55 member/$64 non-member

  Price breakdown:

  $45 member/$54 non-member plus $10 material fee

  

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