This class explores the fundamentals of abstract aesthetics in painting. Students will learn to understand and apply the visual language of shape, form, and color to create compelling abstract compositions inspired by real-world visual references. The course focuses on acrylic painting techniques, offering versatility and immediate results that support the development of each student’s unique style and aesthetic.

Monday, April 27
5 – 9 pm

Instructor: Sogand Tabatabaei
Ages: Adult (16+) | All Levels

Supply list: Show email confirmation at Nevada Fine Arts for 10% discount.

• Acrylic Paints set of 12 colors or 24 colors
• Flat brush (Royal Brush, soft grip brush set)
• Round brush (Royal Brush, soft grip brush set)
• Flat Palette
• Canvas or Canvas Boards, 11×14 or 16×20
• Acrylic pad
• Drawing pencils (4B and 6B)

Join this class to explore the unique character and enduring beauty of bristlecone pine trees in watercolor. Through a combination of wet-in-wet, wet-in-damp, and controlled wet-on-dry techniques, students will practice rendering expressive branching structures, twisted forms, and weathered trunks set against atmospheric backgrounds. You will learn how to convey age, resilience, and movement through intentional line quality, transparent layering (glazing), and strong value contrast, while simplifying complex natural forms into compelling compositions.

To complete the painting, we will also develop rocky terrain and high-elevation landscapes, using subtle shifts in temperature and color variation to create depth, light, and mood. By the end of the class, students will have a deeper understanding of how to capture texture, structure, and atmosphere in the landscape

Mondays, May 11 and 18
4 – 8 pm

Instructor: Iva Neveux
Age: Adult (16+) | All Levels

Supply List: Show your confirmation receipt at Nevada Fine Arts for a 10% discount.

• Cool Orange, such as Pyrrol Orange  PO73 by Daniel Smith or Windsor Orange Red Shade by Winsor Newton or any orange made of PO73
  •      Ultramarine Blue PB 29
  •      Isoindoline yellow PY 139 or another bright warm yellow that can lean toward a deep golden yellow at full strength
  •      A variety of watercolor brushes including a 1” flat and a #4, # 8 & #12 round brushes, a rigger brush #2 or #3 
  •      Pad of Arches cold press 140 lb watercolor sheets (9”x12” or larger), other 100% cotton brands will also work (Daler Rowney, Bee Paper, Winsor Newton)
  •      Graphite or mechanical pencil
  •      Kneaded eraser
  •      Tracing paper
  •      Spray bottle with water
  •      Masking fluid, small container for liquid soap, rubber cement making fluid remover
  •      Roll of paper towels (optional)
  •      Two plastic water containers (optional)

Join this class to learn how to paint a variety of skies in watercolor. Using mostly wet in wet approach, we will focus on several different types of skies, including multiple variations on clouds, stormy/rainy sky, early morning calm sky and sunsets. 100% cotton paper is highly recommended for wet in wet approach.

Mondays, April 27 and May 4
4 pm – 8 pm

Instructor: Iva Neveux
Ages: Adult (16+) / All levels

Supply list: Please show confirmation receipt at Nevada Fine Arts for a 10% discount. 

• Watercolor pallet including your preferred reds, yellows, blues including indigo and earths including burnt sienna & burnt umber
• Watercolor brushes including a 1” flat and a #6 OR # 8 round brushes
• Graphite or mechanical pencil
• Kneaded eraser
• Tracing paper
• 2 plastic water containers
• spray bottle with water
• Pad of Arches cold press 140 lb watercolor paper (9”x12” or larger), other 100% cotton brands will also work (Daler Rowney, Bee Paper, Winsor Newton).
• Roll of paper towels
• Washi Tape or any narrow masking tape

In this Open Studio, students have the freedom to explore their creativity and paint any subject matter in their preferred watercolor style. Whether you want to continue working on a current piece or start something entirely new, this relaxed yet focused studio session offers the perfect setting.
Throughout the four-hour class, the instructor will provide individualized guidance, offering feedback, techniques, and tips tailored to each student’s goals. For those who come without a specific idea in mind, the instructor will have a variety of inspiring subjects available to paint.
This open studio is ideal for watercolorists who wish to develop their personal style, receive expert support, and enjoy the shared artistic atmosphere of painting within a creative community.

Thursday, April 9
4 – 8 pm

Instructor: Iva Neveux
Age: Adult (16+) | All Levels

Supplies: Show email confirmation at Nevada Fine Arts for a 10% discount. 

• Please bring all the supplies you need to continue and/or complete your painting such as:
• Paints
• Brushes
• 100% cotton watercolor sheets
• Palette
• Masking fluid
• Masking tape
• Soft eraser
• Mechanical pencil
• Paper towels

Improve your life painting skills and explore a variety of paint media while working freely from a nude model in this popular figure painting class. The instructor will be present to coordinate class and offer instruction upon request and is a perfect class for beginner to advanced artists. Both male and female models will be placed in short and long poses.

Wednesdays, May 6 – 27
2 – 5 pm

Instructor: Rachel Moseley
Age: Adult (16+) | All levels

Supply List: Show email confirmation at Nevada Fine Arts for a 10% discount. 

• 18×24″ US Art Supply Canvas Pad (can be found on Amazon)
• Long handle flat brushes, various sizes
• Turpenoid odorless mineral spirits
• Pallet or pallet paper
• Roll of blue shop paper towels
• Suggested oil paints:
• Lamp black
• Titanium white
• Alizarin Crimson
• Ultramarine Blue
• Olive Green
• Yellow ochre

Improve your life painting skills and explore a variety of paint media while working freely from a nude model in this popular figure painting class. The instructor will be present to coordinate class and offer instruction upon request and is a perfect class for beginner to advanced artists. Both male and female models will be placed in short and long poses.

Wednesdays, April 8 – 29
2 – 5 pm

Instructor: Rachel Moseley
Age: Adult (16+) | All levels

Supply List: Show email confirmation at Nevada Fine Arts for a 10% discount. 

• 18×24″ US Art Supply Canvas Pad (can be found on Amazon)
• Long handle flat brushes, various sizes
• Turpenoid odorless mineral spirits
• Pallet or pallet paper
• Roll of blue shop paper towels
• Suggested oil paints:
• Lamp black
• Titanium white
• Alizarin Crimson
• Ultramarine Blue
• Olive Green
• Yellow ochre

Working in oil or acrylic paint, students will explore value divisions in landscapes and the basics of brush sketching and massing. With these skills students will learn how to relate color to value and will gain a better understanding of identifying spatial cues in a landscape. Using foundational skills students can then explore under-painting, glazing and dry-brushing techniques.

Saturday & Sunday, May 16 and 17
9 am – 2 pm

Instructor: Daniel Helzer
Ages: Adult (16+) | All Levels

• Supply list: Show email confirmation at Nevada Fine Arts for a 10% discount.

  • 5 – 7 Canvas Boards 16×12 or smaller
  • Palette Knife
  • Palette
  • Paper Towels
  • Selection of bristle brushes (small, med and large)
  • Assortment of brushes.
  • Palette knife, paper towels and a few canvas boards, 8×10 or bigger.

  Paint Colors:

  • Cobalt Blue
  • Ultramarine Blue
  • Alizarin Crimson
  • Black
  • Cadmium Red Light
  • Cadmium Yellow or Hansa Yellow
  • Burnt Sienna
  • Titanium White

  For Oils: Gamsol, turpentine or walnut oil for use as a brush medium or cleaner.

Working in oil or acrylic paint, students will explore value divisions in landscapes and the basics of brush sketching and massing. With these skills students will learn how to relate color to value and will gain a better understanding of identifying spatial cues in a landscape. Using foundational skills students can then explore under-painting, glazing and dry-brushing techniques.

Saturday & Sunday, April 18 and 19
9 am – 2 pm

Instructor: Daniel Helzer
Ages: Adult (16+) | All Levels

• Supply list: Show email confirmation at Nevada Fine Arts for a 10% discount.

  • 5 – 7 Canvas Boards 16×12 or smaller
  • Palette Knife
  • Palette
  • Paper Towels
  • Selection of bristle brushes (small, med and large)
  • Assortment of brushes.
  • Palette knife, paper towels and a few canvas boards, 8×10 or bigger.

  Paint Colors:

  • Cobalt Blue
  • Ultramarine Blue
  • Alizarin Crimson
  • Black
  • Cadmium Red Light
  • Cadmium Yellow or Hansa Yellow
  • Burnt Sienna
  • Titanium White

  For Oils: Gamsol, turpentine or walnut oil for use as a brush medium or cleaner.

Working in oil or acrylic paint, students will explore value divisions in landscapes and the basics of brush sketching and massing. With these skills students will learn how to relate color to value and will gain a better understanding of identifying spatial cues in a landscape. Using foundational skills students can then explore under-painting, glazing and dry-brushing techniques.

Saturday & Sunday, March 28 and 29
9 am – 2 pm

Instructor: Daniel Helzer
Ages: Adult (16+) | All Levels

• Supply list: Show email confirmation at Nevada Fine Arts for a 10% discount.

  • 5 – 7 Canvas Boards 16×12 or smaller
  • Palette Knife
  • Palette
  • Paper Towels
  • Selection of bristle brushes (small, med and large)
  • Assortment of brushes.
  • Palette knife, paper towels and a few canvas boards, 8×10 or bigger.

  Paint Colors:

  • Cobalt Blue
  • Ultramarine Blue
  • Alizarin Crimson
  • Black
  • Cadmium Red Light
  • Cadmium Yellow or Hansa Yellow
  • Burnt Sienna
  • Titanium White

  For Oils: Gamsol, turpentine or walnut oil for use as a brush medium or cleaner.

In this class, students will learn how to render the human face as you study its anatomy, including bone structure, muscle tone and the relationship between facial features. Students will work with the instructor to learn and understand basic watercolor principles and techniques such as washes and shading to achieve a realistic likeness. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced artist looking to refine your techniques, this class offers a comprehensive exploration of portrait painting. 

Tuesday – Thursday, May 19 – 21
10 am – 1 pm

Instructor: James Gayles
Age: Adult (16+) | All Levels

Supply List: Show confirmation email at Nevada Fine Arts for a 10% discount. Instructor will provide a line sketch of the subject and a color reference photo of the subject.

• A set if watercolors
•  A set of Watercolor   brushes. Minimum of   three – one large round   wash brush, one medium and one fine.
• Graphite transfer paper
• Ball point pen
• Eraser
• Container for water
• Paper towels
• Watercolor paper 18×24 – prefer 300 lb