Join teaching artist Annie Melik on this special afternoon! Come learn the expressive possibilities of watercolor as a medium for illustration. Learn through demonstration, guided practice, and creative exploration. Discover how watercolor techniques can be used to tell visual stories, capture mood, and enhance design.

$60/2-hr session, Sign up HERE.

Audience: designed for all levels, no prior watercolor experience required.

By the end of the class, you will be able to:

• Identify the unique qualities of watercolor (transparency, layering, spontaneity)

• Practice foundational techniques.

• Apply these techniques to create a simple illustrative composition

• Explore how watercolor can convey narrative, emotion, & atmosphere in illustration

• Reflect on their process & share insights with peers

Key Takeaway This lesson is about empowering everyone with artistic confidence to use watercolor as a storytelling tool, blending technique with imagination to create illustrations that are personal, expressive, and visually engaging.

Bring your own art materials.

Teacher recommended ones:

• Windsor & Newtown professional watercolor

• Watercolor paper: Fabriano, Canson, or Arches

• Watercolor brushes: #s 1, 6, 7, 12, 23

Day 2 (grout & finish)

Create a stunning 20” mosaic mirror in this hands-on, two-day workshop guided by mosaic artist Brigitte Nicol-Messali. Using pre-cut glass tiles and a provided design model, you’ll learn every step of the mosaic process—from preparing the wood base to envisioning your layout, placing and gluing tiles, grouting, and polishing your finished piece.

Choose your preferred color palette at registration:

• Dark Blue / Blue / Green (model)

• Blue / Green / Purple

• Yellow / Orange / Red

• Green / Purple / Blue

• Yellow / Purple / Green

All supplies are provided, including the wood base, tiles, glue, and grout—just bring your creativity!

Date(s):

• Day 1: Dec. 11th, 1-5pm (design, tile layout, glue)

• Day 2: Dec. 12th, 1-3pm (grout & finish)

Instructor: Brigitte Nicol-Messali

Ages: 10+ • All Levels — No Artistic Experience Needed

Enrollment: Minimum 2, Maximum 6

Register HERE (once registered, email us your preferred color palette: gallery@visionartsgallery.com)

Fee: $150 + $110 materials (payable to instructor)

Walk away with a gorgeous mosaic mirror and the confidence to continue exploring this beautiful art form.

Join teaching artist Annie Melik for a series of immersive 8-week studio courses that bridge the gap between historical art movements and contemporary painting practice. Each week combines hands-on technical exercises, rich historical discussion, and guided creative process in a joyful group learning experience to help artists deepen their understanding and refine their personal style.

$60/2-hr session or $480 for full 8-weeks

Audience: Intermediate to advanced artists, art students, and educators 

Duration: each session 2 hrs. Full course is 8 weeks

• $60 individual sessions, sign up HERE.

• $480 8-week workshop, sign up HERE.

Format: Weekly studio painting sessions + historical context and artist’s debate of the topic.

Class dates & subjects:

• Week 1: 10/10/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Classical Foundations – Renaissance & Baroque

• Week 2: 10/17/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Romanticism & Realism

• Week 3: 10/31/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Impressionism

• Week 4: 11/7/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Post-Impressionism & Symbolism

• Week 5: 11/14/2025, 2:00-4:00 PM

  • Cubism & Futurism

• Week 6: 11/21/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Expressionism & Surrealism

• Week 7: 12/5/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Abstract Expressionism & Minimalism

• Week 8: 12/12/2025: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Contemporary Movements & Personal Practice as Artists

What You’ll Gain

• Explore foundational techniques from major art movements

• Apply historical methods to modern painting

• Create a series of paintings inspired by global traditions

• Develop a personal visual language rooted in art history

• Build a portfolio of sketches and finished works

Why This Class? Whether you're refining your portfolio, expanding your teaching practice, or seeking new inspiration, this course offers a dynamic blend of tradition and innovation. Work in studio, continue at home, and grow with a community of passionate artists.

Limited spots available, enroll now and elevate your painting practice!

(DAY 1: design & glue)

Create a stunning 20” mosaic mirror in this hands-on, two-day workshop guided by mosaic artist Brigitte Nicol-Messali. Using pre-cut glass tiles and a provided design model, you’ll learn every step of the mosaic process—from preparing the wood base to envisioning your layout, placing and gluing tiles, grouting, and polishing your finished piece.

Choose your preferred color palette at registration:

• Dark Blue / Blue / Green (model)

• Blue / Green / Purple

• Yellow / Orange / Red

• Green / Purple / Blue

• Yellow / Purple / Green

All supplies are provided, including the wood base, tiles, glue, and grout—just bring your creativity!

Date(s):

• Day 1: Dec. 11th, 1-5pm (design, tile layout, glue)

• Day 2: Dec. 12th, 1-3pm (grout & finish)

Instructor: Brigitte Nicol-Messali

Ages: 10+ • All Levels — No Artistic Experience Needed

Enrollment: Minimum 2, Maximum 6

Register HERE (once registered, email us your preferred color palette: gallery@visionartsgallery.com)

Fee: $150 + $110 materials (payable to instructor)

Walk away with a gorgeous mosaic mirror and the confidence to continue exploring this beautiful art form.

Discover the joy of mosaic art in this fun and beginner-friendly class! Under the guidance of local mosaic artist Lisa Falzone, you’ll learn how to design, cut, and assemble your own colorful mosaic masterpiece. Choose from two beautiful shapes — a sea turtle or a heart — and bring your vision to life using glass tiles, mirrors, and creative color combinations.

Lisa will walk you through each step of the process, from layout and adhesive techniques to grouting and finishing touches. No experience necessary — just bring your imagination! All materials and supplies are included.

You’ll leave class with a stunning finished piece and the confidence to continue exploring mosaic art on your own.

NOTE: please let the gallery know which design (TURTLE OR HEART) you would like to do by emailing us at gallery@visionartsgallery.com

Class Details

• Skill Level: Beginner

• Cost: $100 per person

• Instructor: Lisa Falzone (Believes Mosaics)

• Project Options: Turtle or Heart Mosaic

• All Materials Provided

Register HERE

Join teaching artist Annie Melik for a series of immersive 8-week studio courses that bridge the gap between historical art movements and contemporary painting practice. Each week combines hands-on technical exercises, rich historical discussion, and guided creative process in a joyful group learning experience to help artists deepen their understanding and refine their personal style.

$60/2-hr session or $480 for full 8-weeks

Audience: Intermediate to advanced artists, art students, and educators 

Duration: each session 2 hrs. Full course is 8 weeks

• $60 individual sessions, sign up HERE.

• $480 8-week workshop, sign up HERE.

Format: Weekly studio painting sessions + historical context and artist’s debate of the topic.

Class dates & subjects:

• Week 1: 10/10/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Classical Foundations – Renaissance & Baroque

• Week 2: 10/17/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Romanticism & Realism

• Week 3: 10/31/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Impressionism

• Week 4: 11/7/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Post-Impressionism & Symbolism

• Week 5: 11/14/2025, 2:00-4:00 PM

  • Cubism & Futurism

• Week 6: 11/21/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Expressionism & Surrealism

• Week 7: 12/5/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Abstract Expressionism & Minimalism

• Week 8: 12/12/2025: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Contemporary Movements & Personal Practice as Artists

What You’ll Gain

• Explore foundational techniques from major art movements

• Apply historical methods to modern painting

• Create a series of paintings inspired by global traditions

• Develop a personal visual language rooted in art history

• Build a portfolio of sketches and finished works

Why This Class? Whether you're refining your portfolio, expanding your teaching practice, or seeking new inspiration, this course offers a dynamic blend of tradition and innovation. Work in studio, continue at home, and grow with a community of passionate artists.

Limited spots available, enroll now and elevate your painting practice!

Join teaching artist Annie Melik for a series of immersive 8-week studio courses that bridge the gap between historical art movements and contemporary painting practice. Each week combines hands-on technical exercises, rich historical discussion, and guided creative process in a joyful group learning experience to help artists deepen their understanding and refine their personal style.

$60/2-hr session or $480 for full 8-weeks

Audience: Intermediate to advanced artists, art students, and educators 

Duration: each session 2 hrs. Full course is 8 weeks

• $60 individual sessions, sign up HERE.

• $480 8-week workshop, sign up HERE.

Format: Weekly studio painting sessions + historical context and artist’s debate of the topic.

Class dates & subjects:

• Week 1: 10/10/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Classical Foundations – Renaissance & Baroque

• Week 2: 10/17/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Romanticism & Realism

• Week 3: 10/31/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Impressionism

• Week 4: 11/7/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Post-Impressionism & Symbolism

• Week 5: 11/14/2025, 2:00-4:00 PM

  • Cubism & Futurism

• Week 6: 11/21/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Expressionism & Surrealism

• Week 7: 12/5/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Abstract Expressionism & Minimalism

• Week 8: 12/12/2025: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Contemporary Movements & Personal Practice as Artists

What You’ll Gain

• Explore foundational techniques from major art movements

• Apply historical methods to modern painting

• Create a series of paintings inspired by global traditions

• Develop a personal visual language rooted in art history

• Build a portfolio of sketches and finished works

Why This Class? Whether you're refining your portfolio, expanding your teaching practice, or seeking new inspiration, this course offers a dynamic blend of tradition and innovation. Work in studio, continue at home, and grow with a community of passionate artists.

Limited spots available, enroll now and elevate your painting practice!

Join teaching artist Annie Melik for a series of immersive 8-week studio courses that bridge the gap between historical art movements and contemporary painting practice. Each week combines hands-on technical exercises, rich historical discussion, and guided creative process in a joyful group learning experience to help artists deepen their understanding and refine their personal style.

$60/2-hr session or $480 for full 8-weeks

Audience: Intermediate to advanced artists, art students, and educators 

Duration: each session 2 hrs. Full course is 8 weeks

• $60 individual sessions, sign up HERE.

• $480 8-week workshop, sign up HERE.

Format: Weekly studio painting sessions + historical context and artist’s debate of the topic.

Class dates & subjects:

• Week 1: 10/10/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Classical Foundations – Renaissance & Baroque

• Week 2: 10/17/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Romanticism & Realism

• Week 3: 10/31/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Impressionism

• Week 4: 11/7/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Post-Impressionism & Symbolism

• Week 5: 11/14/2025, 2:00-4:00 PM

  • Cubism & Futurism

• Week 6: 11/21/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Expressionism & Surrealism

• Week 7: 12/5/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Abstract Expressionism & Minimalism

• Week 8: 12/12/2025: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Contemporary Movements & Personal Practice as Artists

What You’ll Gain

• Explore foundational techniques from major art movements

• Apply historical methods to modern painting

• Create a series of paintings inspired by global traditions

• Develop a personal visual language rooted in art history

• Build a portfolio of sketches and finished works

Why This Class? Whether you're refining your portfolio, expanding your teaching practice, or seeking new inspiration, this course offers a dynamic blend of tradition and innovation. Work in studio, continue at home, and grow with a community of passionate artists.

Limited spots available, enroll now and elevate your painting practice!

Discover the joy of printmaking in this hands-on Gelli Prints Workshop! Learn how to create stunning one-of-a-kind monoprints using a gel printing plate, paint, and your imagination.

Under the guidance of our instructor, you’ll explore how to layer color, texture, and pattern to produce expressive, abstract designs that can stand alone as art—or become the foundation for mixed media, collage, and journaling projects.

No printmaking experience needed—just come ready to play, experiment, and let your creativity flow!

Register for the workshop HERE

✨ What’s included:

• Vision Arts Gallery will provide gelli plates for each participant.

• Instructor will supply all paints, papers, and tools needed for mark-making and layering.

Bring your curiosity, your favorite textures or stencils if you have them—and leave with a beautiful collection of original prints and new artistic inspiration!

Join teaching artist Annie Melik for a series of immersive 8-week studio courses that bridge the gap between historical art movements and contemporary painting practice. Each week combines hands-on technical exercises, rich historical discussion, and guided creative process in a joyful group learning experience to help artists deepen their understanding and refine their personal style.

$60/2-hr session or $480 for full 8-weeks

Audience: Intermediate to advanced artists, art students, and educators 

Duration: each session 2 hrs. Full course is 8 weeks

• $60 individual sessions, sign up HERE.

• $480 8-week workshop, sign up HERE.

Format: Weekly studio painting sessions + historical context and artist’s debate of the topic.

Class dates & subjects:

• Week 1: 10/10/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Classical Foundations – Renaissance & Baroque

• Week 2: 10/17/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Romanticism & Realism

• Week 3: 10/31/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Impressionism

• Week 4: 11/7/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Post-Impressionism & Symbolism

• Week 5: 11/14/2025, 2:00-4:00 PM

  • Cubism & Futurism

• Week 6: 11/21/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Expressionism & Surrealism

• Week 7: 12/5/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Abstract Expressionism & Minimalism

• Week 8: 12/12/2025: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Contemporary Movements & Personal Practice as Artists

What You’ll Gain

• Explore foundational techniques from major art movements

• Apply historical methods to modern painting

• Create a series of paintings inspired by global traditions

• Develop a personal visual language rooted in art history

• Build a portfolio of sketches and finished works

Why This Class? Whether you're refining your portfolio, expanding your teaching practice, or seeking new inspiration, this course offers a dynamic blend of tradition and innovation. Work in studio, continue at home, and grow with a community of passionate artists.

Limited spots available, enroll now and elevate your painting practice!

Join teaching artist Annie Melik for a series of immersive 8-week studio courses that bridge the gap between historical art movements and contemporary painting practice. Each week combines hands-on technical exercises, rich historical discussion, and guided creative process in a joyful group learning experience to help artists deepen their understanding and refine their personal style.

$60/2-hr session or $480 for full 8-weeks

Audience: Intermediate to advanced artists, art students, and educators 

Duration: each session 2 hrs. Full course is 8 weeks

• $60 individual sessions, sign up HERE.

• $480 8-week workshop, sign up HERE.

Format: Weekly studio painting sessions + historical context and artist’s debate of the topic.

Class dates & subjects:

• Week 1: 10/10/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Classical Foundations – Renaissance & Baroque

• Week 2: 10/17/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Romanticism & Realism

• Week 3: 10/31/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Impressionism

• Week 4: 11/7/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Post-Impressionism & Symbolism

• Week 5: 11/14/2025, 2:00-4:00 PM

  • Cubism & Futurism

• Week 6: 11/21/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Expressionism & Surrealism

• Week 7: 12/5/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Abstract Expressionism & Minimalism

• Week 8: 12/12/2025: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Contemporary Movements & Personal Practice as Artists

What You’ll Gain

• Explore foundational techniques from major art movements

• Apply historical methods to modern painting

• Create a series of paintings inspired by global traditions

• Develop a personal visual language rooted in art history

• Build a portfolio of sketches and finished works

Why This Class? Whether you're refining your portfolio, expanding your teaching practice, or seeking new inspiration, this course offers a dynamic blend of tradition and innovation. Work in studio, continue at home, and grow with a community of passionate artists.

Limited spots available, enroll now and elevate your painting practice!

Join teaching artist Annie Melik for a series of immersive 8-week studio courses that bridge the gap between historical art movements and contemporary painting practice. Each week combines hands-on technical exercises, rich historical discussion, and guided creative process in a joyful group learning experience to help artists deepen their understanding and refine their personal style.

$60/2-hr session or $480 for full 8-weeks

Audience: Intermediate to advanced artists, art students, and educators 

Duration: each session 2 hrs. Full course is 8 weeks

• $60 individual sessions, sign up HERE.

• $480 8-week workshop, sign up HERE.

Format: Weekly studio painting sessions + historical context and artist’s debate of the topic.

Class dates & subjects:

• Week 1: 10/10/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Classical Foundations – Renaissance & Baroque

• Week 2: 10/17/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Romanticism & Realism

• Week 3: 10/31/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Impressionism

• Week 4: 11/7/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Post-Impressionism & Symbolism

• Week 5: 11/14/2025, 2:00-4:00 PM

  • Cubism & Futurism

• Week 6: 11/21/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Expressionism & Surrealism

• Week 7: 12/5/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Abstract Expressionism & Minimalism

• Week 8: 12/12/2025: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Contemporary Movements & Personal Practice as Artists

What You’ll Gain

• Explore foundational techniques from major art movements

• Apply historical methods to modern painting

• Create a series of paintings inspired by global traditions

• Develop a personal visual language rooted in art history

• Build a portfolio of sketches and finished works

Why This Class? Whether you're refining your portfolio, expanding your teaching practice, or seeking new inspiration, this course offers a dynamic blend of tradition and innovation. Work in studio, continue at home, and grow with a community of passionate artists.

Limited spots available, enroll now and elevate your painting practice!

Join teaching artist Annie Melik for a series of immersive 8-week studio courses that bridge the gap between historical art movements and contemporary painting practice. Each week combines hands-on technical exercises, rich historical discussion, and guided creative process in a joyful group learning experience to help artists deepen their understanding and refine their personal style.

$60/2-hr session or $480 for full 8-weeks

Audience: Intermediate to advanced artists, art students, and educators 

Duration: each session 2 hrs. Full course is 8 weeks

• $60 individual sessions, sign up HERE.

• $480 8-week workshop, sign up HERE.

Format: Weekly studio painting sessions + historical context and artist’s debate of the topic.

Class dates & subjects:

• Week 1: 10/10/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Classical Foundations – Renaissance & Baroque

• Week 2: 10/17/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Romanticism & Realism

• Week 3: 10/31/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Impressionism

• Week 4: 11/7/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Post-Impressionism & Symbolism

• Week 5: 11/14/2025, 2:00-4:00 PM

  • Cubism & Futurism

• Week 6: 11/21/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Expressionism & Surrealism

• Week 7: 12/5/2025, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Abstract Expressionism & Minimalism

• Week 8: 12/12/2025: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Contemporary Movements & Personal Practice as Artists

What You’ll Gain

• Explore foundational techniques from major art movements

• Apply historical methods to modern painting

• Create a series of paintings inspired by global traditions

• Develop a personal visual language rooted in art history

• Build a portfolio of sketches and finished works

Why This Class? Whether you're refining your portfolio, expanding your teaching practice, or seeking new inspiration, this course offers a dynamic blend of tradition and innovation. Work in studio, continue at home, and grow with a community of passionate artists.

Limited spots available, enroll now and elevate your painting practice!