FINE ART CLASSES & WORKSHOPS 2026

by miramw7

Please scroll down this listing for fuller descriptions of workshop and classes OR click on the menu on the right to go to specific classes and workshops to register.

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WEEKLY CLASSES

 

 

 

 

PRIVATE MENTORING: By arrangement
Contact mira: mira@mirawhitefineart.com
$75hr w/2 hour minimum

BEGINNING WATERCOLOR(  8 sessions). FULL
January 7- February 25, 2026
Wednesdays6:30-9:30 pm
Studio One Art Center
365 45th St. Oakland, CA 94610
Register:https://www.studiooneartcenter.net/ 510 597-5027
Tuition: $274 ( resident)

EXPERIMENTAL,  EXPRESSIVE DRAWING: Classical & Innovative  NEW!
February 6-27, 2026
Fridays 1-3:30 pm
Arts Benicia, #1 Commandant’s Lane, Benicia, CA,94510
Tuition: $ 250, $10 materials fee to instructor
Materials list upon registration
Register: https://www.artsbenicia.org

Drawing,  historically,  has been considered an adjunct, a preparation, a think time for working out ideas destined for other mediums.  To many it is about rendering form from what we see, giving it volume and clarity. It can also be about making the invisible visible- It can be about recording internal realities, dreams, fantasies.  it is  also about doodling and  random mark making. Ultimately, drawing is about YOU and your  personal form of handwriting . It is  about  creating your own world. This class embarks on a journey to expand your understanding of drawing to include all of the above processes with an innovative & contemporary vision!

MIX THOSE MEDIA! (8 sessions)FULL
January 6- February 24, 2026,
Tuesdays 6:30-9:30 pm,
Studio One Art Center, 365 45th St. Oakland, 94610
Register: https://www.studiooneartcenter.net/ 510 597-5027
Tuition: $274 ( resident)

PAINTING WITH SOFT PASTELS : 
January 10- February 28, 2026 ( 8 sessions)( 1 spot open)
Saturdays 10 am-1 pm
Studio One Art Center
365 45th St. Oakland, CA 94610
Register: https://www.studiooneartcenter.net/ 510 597-5027
Tuition: $274 ( resident)

THE WATERCOLOR JOURNEY:  Beginning & Beyond the Basics  ( 8 sessions) 3 spaces open
January 8- February 26, 2026
Thursdays, 6:30-9:30 pm
Studio One Art Center
365 45th St. Oakland, CA 94610
Register:https://www.studiooneartcenter.net/ 510 597-5027
 $274 ( Resident)

WORKSHOPS 2026

WONDROUS WAX: Melted Wax meets Mixed Media
March 20-22, Friday-Sunday 10am-4 pm,
Studio 55, 55 Howe Road, Martinez, CA
Register: https://www.studio55martinez.com
Tuition: $ 400 plus materials fee to instructor ( see materials list

WONDROUS WAX: Melted wax meets mixed media. – 
 May 15-17, 2026 Friday-Sunday 10 am-4 pm
Mendocino Art Center
45200 Little Lake St. Mendocino CA
Register: https://www.mendocinoartcenter.org
Tuition: Mac Members10%Discount Use Code:MEMBER10  

This vibrant workshop combines multiple media techniques with melted beeswax on  a variety of surfaces, emphasizing unity of design, texture and color. We work with a combination of both dry and wet media, including soft pastels, watercolor, oil paint/sticks, graphite and collage. No acrylic media.  All imagery applicable. Use mediums of choice. Appropriate for continuing painters and collagists. Beginners in Encaustic are welcome! Instructor supplies the wax medium, wax paint, heating tools( griddles, heat guns, torches) practice surfaces and 1 panel per student.
 

THE FIGURE ON THE EDGE OF VISIBILITY:Abstracting the Figure with Mixed Media 
June 6-7, 10-4 pm
Marin MOCA
1210 Fifth Ave. San Rafael, CA 94901
Register: https://www.maricmoca.org
Tuition: MarinMOCA Members: $255; Non-members $300

If you are an artist who is passionate about working with the figure, you will love this workshop. Designed for continuing and advanced artists, you will explore expressing the figure in a way that expresses intuitive and personal vision – visual storytelling with the figure as the main protagonist.You will bring figure sketches and studies to use as references for this experimental approach to contemporary figure work that utilizes collage and multiple mixed media. Each class will begin with warm-up exercises that delve in to moods, atmosphere, and symbols.This is a workshop devoted to expressing feelings about our humanity, its current predicaments, and its joys. It will enrich and expand your personal practice with a combination of exercises, discussions, and very focused time to paint your subjective vision.

To register for my private classes & workshops: 925 -282-5045 mira@mirawhitefineart.com

REFUND & CANCELLATION POLICY FOR MY PRIVATE  CLASSES & WORKSHOPS: Cancellation will yield a refund only if cancellation occurs no later than 2 weeks before said workshop.

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