Art Classes in San Diego, CA

Join us for a fun outdoor painting class as we paint "Peaceful Calm" while you sip your favorite adult beverage at the beautiful Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa. You will be guided step-by-step through the entire painting process by fun and entertaining artist & instructor Darrin Fuller. A special chef-created small bites and drink menu will...

Those flabby slabs of amazing-ness will become one of your favorite art tools! Gelli plates are a versatile tool that begs for experimentation in creating papers and prints for your art. You can achieve really nice, unexpected results from just switching up the tools and techniques you try with the gelli plates, soon a few hours have flown by and...

Abstractionism—from Germany, Experimental Studies ​Join this experimental class with Barbara Inbody! The inspiration for it comes from Germany. European artists do things differently and use different materials. We will learn about the art of Ines Hildur and discover that her process takes much more work than originally thought! The class...

Join us for a fun outdoor painting class as we paint "Wine at the Beach" while you sip your favorite adult beverage. You will be guided step-by-step through the entire painting process by a fun and entertaining artist & instructor. Social distancing and safety concerns will be observed as Painting & Vino staff remain masked throughout the...

Join us for a great afternoon or evening of flower design. The Sampler classes are for individuals who want to try out our school and go home with a wealth of knowledge about the world of flower designing. It’s three great projects covering American to European design.  Michael Gaffney will be there to teach and also give you his book Design...

Art Journaling can have an amazing, positive impact on your life as an artist or be used to put your thoughts down in a creative way. It’s a space where you can let loose and explore with colors, shapes, lines, new techniques and writing all at once. Some journals are more free-form and expressive, others are more of a “finished” art product....

Join us at Bella Collina in San Clemente, for step-by-step Instruction from Master Artist, Nick LeGuern on how to paint , "Spooky House" painting. You'll be using acrylic paints to create this beautiful colorful creation. No Experience necessary. All supplies will be provided for you. Have a fabulous time sipping your favorite drink and being creative...

If you're brand new to art making and don’t know where to start, this is the class for you! A fun and informative one day workshop that will get you started on your way to painting and help you decide the creative direction you'd like to go and which class is the next best step for you. Topics covered:  using acrylic paints using and...

Let your imagination run wild using pen and ink with this ancient medium as you bring to life the natural world and fantastical realms. Learn about how to make realistic or stylized characters, animals, environments, etc., and discover new tools for personal drawings and finished pieces. Starting with professional materials, students will learn...

Limited Outdoor seating (10) to provide space between guests. All staff and I will be masked up and constantly sanitizing so it will be a fun safe experience. Masks...

In this workshop, we'll be using what we learned in Color Mixing Basics and use it to explore how to: identify and choose color schemes recognize that the appearance of color depends on its surroundings arrange colors to discover the logic behind their interaction use transitional tones to unify colors

You're invited to explore these techniques for yourself! On the first day, we will create two 10x10 pieces (a small diptych) using two different liquid art techniques. On the second day, we will create a larger 14x18 piece and on the third day, we will do the resin pour for all the pieces.  New techniques will be introduced as well such as blading...

Join us for step-by-step Instruction from Master Artist, on how to paint, "Truck and Pumpkins" painting. You'll be using acrylic paints to create this beautiful colorful creation. No Experience necessary. All supplies will be provided for you. Have a fabulous time sipping your favorite drink and being creative with your friends at this fun class!...

The introductory flower design is a great course to expand your skills into the world of flower designing covering approximately 10 different styles of design. We go from American to European to bridal.  The course consist of many projects all done in class. All hands on with all your flowers and containers included. We also discuss the marketing...

Our Design Star comprehensive is a week packed full of learning and designing. It takes you from beginner to designer. We’ve seen amazing things in this class as on the last day we design our own mock wedding and some of the most beautiful work has come out of that final class. It’s approximately 24 styles of design covering every area of designing...