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Michael Symber Studios



Art Classes for Tweens & Teens (5th-12th grade)

Landscape Painting & Color Theory (4 week course for Tweens & Teens)

$200

with Michael Symber

Calendar Apr 30, 2025 at 4 pm, runs for 4 weeks

This class is specifically designed for the tween & teenage artists.

Claude Monet actually coined the term Impressionism with his painting ‘Impression of a Sunset’, so with whom better to study landscape painting! Monet was a master of using color and brushwork to evoke beautiful, natural light in his paintings. Often, as artists, we draw images with a pencil, and fill them in with color, but please come to this class and learn to draw WITH paint. You will learn some incredibly mysterious color theories and how to use them in your paintings . Learning to SEE the world around us and to experience the possibilities of making pictures is the way to bring out our inner artist! 

This 4 session class will run on Wednesdays, 4:00-5:30pm; 4/30/25, 5/7/25, 5/14/25, & 5/21/25

Payment plan available: $100 deposit plus 1 payment of $100.00, paid every two weeks.

Huichol: Mexican Yarn Painting (3rd-Teens)

$225

with Michael Symber

Calendar Jun 9, 2025 at 11 am, runs for 1 week

SUMMER SESSION: WEEK 2

4 consecutive days: 6/9/25 - 6/12/25

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday; 11:00am-12:30pm

This class is specifically designed for artists in 3rd garders through teenagers.

The Huichol people of the Sierra Madre mountains in Mexico, create astounding, colorful paintings made of yarn. Images are drawn on a wooden board, and then the surface is covered with sticky beeswax. This holds the entire painting together!

 Please join us and experience the mindfulness of this beautiful art making process.

 

This 4 session class runs Mon. 6/9/25, Tues.6/10/25 , Wed. 6/11/25, & Thurs. 6/12/25; 11:00am-12:30pm

Payment plan available: $100 deposit plus 2 payments of $62.50, paid every four weeks.

One Portrait: 4 Techniques (Tweens & Teens)

$300

with Michael Symber

Calendar Jun 9, 2025 at 1 pm, runs for 1 week

Ages: 10 - 19

SUMMER SESSION: WEEK 2

4 consecutive days: 6/9/25 - 6/12/25

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday; 1:00pm - 3:00pm

This class is specifically designed for the tween & teen artists.

Making art is all about playing. Artists need time to experiment with materials and mark-making before they find their individual style. Many of us can recognize a Picasso, a van Gogh, or a Frida Kahlo very quickly, but what makes those Works so recognizable? They found their voices.This 6 week workshop will give you the chance to play with many different techniques and materials as you interpret a portrait of your choice.Without pressure, this is a chance to create 8 pieces using 8 different processes! How intriguing is that?!! No experiences needed for this class except a wonderful, curiosity and appreciation for the arts! Please join us and take home 8 finished portraits!

 

This 4 session class that runs Mon. 6/9/25, Tues. 6/10/25, Wed. 6/11/25, & Thurs. 6/12/25; 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Payment plan available: $100 deposit plus 4 payments of $50.00, paid every two weeks.

Intro to Watercolors (Kindergarten through 5th grade)

$225

with Michael Symber

Calendar Jun 16, 2025 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

SUMMER SESSION: WEEK 3

4 Days:

Monday 6/16/25, Tuesday 6/17/25, Wednesday 6/18/35, & Friday 6/20/25 

(No classes in observance of Juneteenth, Thursday 6/19/25)

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Friday; 9:00am-10:30am

This class is designed specifically for artists in Kindergarten through Fifth grade.

We will discover all that watercolors have to offer. Often students are given watercolors to use for "coloring in" their drawings, but they are not shown the unique 'watery' qualities that make them so beautiful.

We will even explore basic brushwork leading to Japanese techniques and brushes. Students will create landscape scenes learning color mixing, and techniques to add depth and movement to their paintings.

This 4 session class runs Mon. 6/16/25, Tues. 6/17/25, Wed. 6/18/25, & Fri. 6/20/25; 9:00am-10:30am.

(No classes in observance of Juneteenth, Thursday 6/19/25)

Full Course

Multi-Media Art Making (3rd-9th grade)

$225

with Michael Symber

Calendar Jun 16, 2025 at 11 am, runs for 1 week

SUMMER SESSION: WEEK 3

4 Days:

Monday 6/16/25, Tuesday 6/17/25, Wednesday 6/18/35, & Friday 6/20/25

(No classes in observance of Juneteenth, Thursday 6/19/25)

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Friday; 11:00am-12:30pm

This class is specifically designed for artists in 3rd through 9th grade).

Multi-media Art making .

Description coming soon.

This 4 session class will run on Mon. 6/16/25, Tues. 6/17/25, Wed. 6/18/25, & Fri. 6/20/25.; 11:00am-12:30pm.

 (No classes in observance of Juneteenth, Thursday 6/19/25)

Payment plan available: $100 deposit plus 2 payments of $62.50, paid every four weeks.

Abstract Painting & Drawing (5th-9th graders)

$225

with Michael Symber

Calendar Jun 23, 2025 at 11 am, runs for 1 week

Ages: 11 - 18

SUMMER SESSION: WEEK 4

4 consecutive days: 6/23/25 - 6/26/25

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday; 11:00am-12:30pm

This class is specifically designed for artists in 5th through 9th grade.

 The word Abstract in Art is a tricky one. The word is used in conversations all the time, but is it really understood? And where does abstract art come from? By definition, abstract can mean something changed from the traditional image that we are used to, such as Picasso moving the parts of the face interchangeably.However, the definition that artists adore most is, “Something that is only a thought or idea, but has no physical existence.”That is, until artists bring it to life before our eyes!This class walks students through several Art-making processes that generate abstract images. We then encourage students to continue the work independently in their own direction.Classes will be structured as a lesson to teach the process, and then as a guided studio time. This is the perfect opportunity for a thoughtful growing artist to challenge their creative thinking. Students should be open minded, and able to work independently.

This class runs on Mon. 6/23/25, Tues.6/24/25, Wed. 6/25/25, & Thurs.6/26/25; 11:00am-12:30pm

Payment plan available: $100 deposit plus 2 payments of $62.50, paid every four weeks.