Mixed Media: Oil Pastels and Colored Pencils Cat Portrait
Date: Saturday, November 14, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Fee: $95/ member discount with member code
Ages: 15+
Levels: All
Sessions: 1
Instructor: Maria Casey
Location: Schack Art Center, Painting and Drawing Studio
Celebrate your love of cats in this fun, beginner-friendly drawing workshop! Students will create a charming cat portrait surrounded by colorful flowers while learning essential drawing and shading techniques. Explore color harmony and discover how to combine oil pastels with colored pencils to create rich, vibrant artwork with beautiful texture and detail. Along the way, you'll practice layering and blending color, rendering realistic fur, and adding depth and dimension to floral elements and natural backgrounds.
No previous art experience is required. By the end of the class, you'll leave with a finished cat portrait ready to display.
All supplies provided!
Winter Bird & Poinsettia: Watercolor and Acrylic
Date: Sunday, December 13, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Fee: $95/ member discount with member code
Ages: 15+
Levels: All
Sessions: 1
Instructor: Maria Casey
Location: Schack Art Center, Painting and Drawing Studio
Capture the quiet beauty of winter in this colorful mixed-media painting workshop. Using watercolor and acrylic paint, create a charming winter bird surrounded by the soft shapes and rich colors of poinsettias. Explore watercolor techniques such as blending, layering, and creating soft washes, then add acrylic details to bring definition, texture, and contrast to your painting. You’ll learn how watercolor and acrylic can work together to create depth and beautiful visual effects while creating a festive seasonal piece.
Each participant will leave with a finished winter painting, along with new techniques to use in future watercolor and acrylic projects. Perfect for decorating your home during the holidays or giving as a handmade gift!
All supplies provided!
Holiday Papier-Mâché Ornament
Date: Saturday & Sunday, December 19 - 20, from 10 a.m.- 11:30 a.m
Fee: $115/ member; discount with member code
Ages: 15+
Levels: All
Sessions: 2
Instructor: Maria Casey
Location: Schack Art Center, Studio 2
Celebrate the holiday season with color, creativity, and a touch of folk-art inspiration! In this hands-on workshop, create a decorative holiday ornament using papier-mâché and acrylic paint. Learn how to prepare and paint a papier-mâché surface, then add festive patterns, nature-inspired details, and traditional folk-art motifs using color and simple decorative techniques. No previous art experience is necessary.
You’ll leave with a one-of-a-kind handmade ornament ready to display or give as a special holiday gift.
All supplies provided.
January Light: Colored Pencil Art
Date: Saturday, January 9, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Fee: $90/ member discount with member code
Ages: 15+
Levels: All
Sessions: 1
Instructor: Maria Casey
Location: Schack Art Center, Printmaking Studio
Welcome the new year with light, color, and creativity! In this relaxing colored pencil workshop, create a vibrant floral composition illuminated by the warm glow of a candle. Explore blending, layering, shading, and color transitions to build rich, luminous colors and bring flowers, leaves, and other details to life. You’ll learn how to use highlights and shadows to create depth, texture, and dimension while developing practical colored pencil techniques you can continue using at home.
You’ll leave with a finished floral artwork—a beautiful way to celebrate new beginnings and start the year with a little creative inspiration.
All supplies provided!
Mexican Art: Frida Kahlo-Inspired Heart
Date: Saturday & Sunday, February 6 - 7, from 10 a.m.- 12 p.m
Fee: $125/ member; discount with member code
Ages: 15+
Levels: All
Sessions: 2
Instructor: Maria Casey
Location: Schack Art Center, Studio 1
Discover the vibrant world of Mexican art in this hands-on workshop, where you will create a colorful papier-mâché heart inspired by the iconic hearts often associated with Frida Kahlo’s artistic legacy. These beautifully adorned hearts, rooted in Mexican culture and now celebrated worldwide, symbolize love, resilience, and creativity.
All supplies provided.
Acrylic Painting: Textured Seascape
Date: Saturday, September 19, from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Fee: $95/ member discount with member code
Ages: 15+
Levels: All
Sessions: 1
Instructor: Maria Casey
Location: Schack Art Center, Painting and Drawing Studio
Capture the beauty and movement of the ocean in this beginner-friendly textured acrylic painting workshop! Students will learn how to create a stunning coastal scene featuring rolling waves, a glowing sunset, and seabirds in flight while exploring techniques for building dimension with texture mediums. Along the way, you'll practice color blending, composition, layering, and creating realistic water textures and atmospheric effects.
No previous painting experience is required—all skill levels are welcome. By the end of the workshop, you'll leave with a unique textured seascape painting ready to display.
All supplies provided!
Mixed Media Art: Desert Blooms
Date: Sunday, June 7, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Fee: $95/ member discount with member code
Ages: 15+
Levels: All
Sessions: 1
Instructor: Maria Casey
Location: Schack Art Center, Painting and Drawing Studio
Discover how to combine the soft transparency of watercolor with the crisp detail of colored pencils as you create a vibrant desert landscape. In this relaxing and inspiring workshop, you’ll learn techniques for blending both mediums to capture the unique shapes and tones of cacti, the brightness of desert flowers, and the gentle presence of a bird perched among the plants. By the end of class, you’ll have a finished desert landscape featuring cacti, flowers, and a bird.
All supplies provided!
Scholarships through the City of Everett are available for all Sorticulture classes! To apply, please fill out our form here!
Mixed Media Art: The Bird
Date: Sunday, May 3, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Fee: $95/ member discount with member code
Ages: 15+
Levels: All
Sessions: 1
Instructor: Maria Casey
Location: Schack Art Center, Painting and Drawing Studio
Learn how to paint a beautiful and expressive bird by combining the softness and transparency of watercolor with the vibrant texture of acrylic paint. This workshop will guide you through blending both mediums to create realistic feathers, depth, and light effects. You’ll explore techniques for layering colors, adding fine details, and balancing fluid washes with textured brushstrokes—an easy, entertaining approach that produces wonderful results. By the end of class, you’ll have created a beautiful, realistic bird painting.
All supplies provided.
Mexican Art: Frida Kahlo-Inspired Heart
Date: Saturday & Sunday, February 14 - 15, from 2 pm-4 pm
Fee: $125/ member discount with member code
Ages: 15+
Levels: All
Sessions: 2
Instructor: Maria Casey
Location: Schack Art Center, Studio 2
Discover the vibrant world of Mexican art in this hands-on workshop, where you will create a colorful papier-mâché heart inspired by the iconic hearts often associated with Frida Kahlo’s artistic legacy. These beautifully adorned hearts, rooted in Mexican culture and now celebrated worldwide, symbolize love, resilience, and creativity.
All supplies provided.
Papier-Mâché and Acrylic: The Heart
Date: Sunday, February 9 from 10:00am-12:30pm
Fee: $85/ member discount with member code
Ages: 13+
Levels: All
Sessions: 1
Instructor: Maria Casey
Location: Studio 2
In this creative session, you will learn the art of papier-mâché to craft a beautiful heart-shaped sculpture. Once your heart is formed, you’ll adorn it with vibrant acrylic paints, drawing inspiration from the iconic works of the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.
No experience is required.
All supplies provided.
