Witness your child’s first painting with no mess at home. Your little one will make a creative keepsake for the family to cherish. Not only is finger painting tons of fun, it is also an excellent feeling (kinesthetic) experience and is fantastic for the development of all the big and small muscles in your growing child’s fingers, arms, shoulders, neck and back. Finger painting is wonderful for the development of color recognition, experimentation and color mixing and is terrific for developing creativity.

Dress for a mess! Messy play for babies and toddlers is crucial to healthy sensory development. Messy activities provide important foundational building blocks, sensory experiences and muscle and brain growth, all of which prepare children for later success and learning. 

Sunday, October 20
9:30 – 10:30 am

Instructor: Monica Pang
Ages: 6 months – 2 years

Supply List: Change of clothes/diaper and a towel

Witness your child’s first painting with no mess at home. Your little one will make a creative keepsake for the family to cherish. Not only is finger painting tons of fun, it is also an excellent feeling (kinesthetic) experience and is fantastic for the development of all the big and small muscles in your growing child’s fingers, arms, shoulders, neck and back. Finger painting is wonderful for the development of color recognition, experimentation and color mixing and is terrific for developing creativity.

Dress for a mess! Messy play for babies and toddlers is crucial to healthy sensory development. Messy activities provide important foundational building blocks, sensory experiences and muscle and brain growth, all of which prepare children for later success and learning. 

Sunday, September 8
9:30 – 10:30 am

Instructor: Monica Pang
Ages: 6 months – 2 years

Supply List: Change of clothes/diaper and a towel

Improve your life painting and drawing skills and explore a variety of paint and drawing media while working freely from a nude model in this popular figure 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, October 2 – 23
2 – 5 pm

Instructor: Rachel Moseley
Ages: Adult (18+) | All levels

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

• 18×24″ drawing, sketching, toned or newsprint pad
• vine charcoal
• compressed charcoal
• HB, 2b, 4b, 6b charcoal pencil
• 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

Improve your life painting and drawing skills and explore a variety of paint and drawing media while working freely from a nude model in this popular figure 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, September 4 – 25
2 – 5 pm

Instructor: Rachel Moseley
Ages: Adult (18+) | All levels

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

• 18×24″ drawing, sketching, toned or newsprint pad
• vine charcoal
• compressed charcoal
• HB, 2b, 4b, 6b charcoal pencil
• 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

Improve your portrait drawing skills and explore a variety of media while working freely from a model. This drawing class is open to students using any drawing media they are most comfortable with. The instructor is well versed in all drawing mediums and will be present to coordinate class and offer instruction through demonstration and upon request. Both male and female models will be posed and drawn. Please bring in any drawing media you have and the Museum School will have additional drawing materials for students to try out.

Wednesdays, October 2 – 23
10 am – 1 pm

Instructor: Rachel Moseley
Age: Adult (18+) | All Levels

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

• 18×24″ drawing, sketching, toned or newsprint pad
• vine charcoal
• compressed charcoal
• HB, 2b, 4b, 6b charcoal pencil 

Improve your portrait drawing skills and explore a variety of media while working freely from a model. This drawing class is open to students using any drawing media they are most comfortable with. The instructor is well versed in all drawing mediums and will be present to coordinate class and offer instruction through demonstration and upon request. Both male and female models will be posed and drawn. Please bring in any drawing media you have and the Museum School will have additional drawing materials for students to try out.

Wednesdays, September 4 – 25
10 am – 1 pm

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

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

• 18×24″ drawing, sketching, toned or newsprint pad
• vine charcoal
• compressed charcoal
• HB, 2b, 4b, 6b charcoal pencil 

This is an introductory drawing class with an emphasis on the fundamentals of how to draw what you see, and how to make things look 3-dimensional by modeling form with light and shadow. Focus will be primarily on creating original compositions of still life’s in developing these skills with the final class session including how to apply these techniques to drawing the figure.

Tuesdays, September 17 – October 22
6 – 9 pm

Instructor: Weston Lee
Ages: Adult (16+) | All Levels

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

• 18 x 24” pad of newsprint (drawing paper)
• Vine charcoal (sometimes called willow charcoal)
• Regular pencil
• 2B, 4B, and 6B graphite pencils
• Kneaded eraser (any size)
• Pink pearl eraser or “Magic Rub” eraser
• Optional: pencil sharpener

Learn how to make your own books and journals in this hands-on introduction to bookbinding workshop. Starting with a brief introduction to the form of the book, students will learn how to identify different parts of the book and plan out materials and content. Using basic bookbinding tools and techniques, students will learn 3-4 different binding structures and leave with finished models that can be used as journals and sketchbooks or as reference models for creating your own at home. These skills will provide a foundation that can be built upon to create more advanced structures. All materials and tools will be provided and no prior bookbinding experience necessary!

Sunday, October 6
10 am – 3 pm

Instructor: Bobby Lee
Age: Adult ( 15+) | All Levels

Learn how to make your own books and journals in this hands-on introduction to bookbinding workshop. Starting with a brief introduction to the form of the book, students will learn how to identify different parts of the book and plan out materials and content. Using basic bookbinding tools and techniques, students will learn 3-4 different binding structures and leave with finished models that can be used as journals and sketchbooks or as reference models for creating your own at home. These skills will provide a foundation that can be built upon to create more advanced structures. All materials and tools will be provided and no prior bookbinding experience necessary!

Sunday, September 15
noon – 5 pm

Instructor: Bobby Lee
Age: Adult ( 16+) | All Levels

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 and Sunday, October 5 and 6
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.