Drawing & Painting

Our drawing and painting classes start with the necessary skills and build from there, allowing students to experiment and explore their creative vision as they learn new techniques. More advanced students can hone their techniques and build toward a collection of accomplished works. Come join us and learn to recreate the beauty of everyday life.

Intro To Watercolor

with Fran Parzanese

4 Tuesdays

April 25 - May 16 10am-1pm

Celebrate summer by awakening a new side of you! Learn how to paint with watercolor, mix colors, and compose a painting. Fran will provide a demo and offer individual attention and critiques. Suitable for beginners, but all levels welcome.

$168 / $142.80 (member)

SKETCHBOOK CLASS with Suzanne Fellows

ENCAUSTIC PAINTING WORKSHOP with Alex Crawford

6 Wednesdays

May 24 - June 28 9am-12pm

Start this class by making and binding your very own sketchbook using Coptic bookbinding techniques. In the following weeks, sketch in various sites around GoggleWorks’ campus using simple sketching tools, like graphite and colored pencils. Build your sketchbook practice and expand your drawing skills each week while learning new techniques.

$252 / $214.20 (member)

Plein Air Painting

with Zoungy Kligge

3 Wednesdays

July 26 - Aug. 9 9am-12pm

Find inspiration in this industrial setting as you paint scenes across GoggleWorks’ campus. Learn the basic techniques of painting with the help of our experienced instructor. Perfect for new learners wanting to capture the world around them in their paintings, or anyone wanting a refresher course on water-based media.

$126 / $107.10 (member)

Have questions? Reach out to programs@goggleworks.org to find the answer

Session A: Thursday June 1 1-3pm

Session B: Thursday Aug. 3 1-3pm

Create a unique work of art for your home full of natural elements, including real beeswax and plants pressed from our own GoggleWorks’ Gardens at Lauer’s Park. You will learn about the process of hot wax painting and collage as you work with our instructor to create a piece all your own.

$45 / $38.25 (member)

1 Day Workshop

PLEIN AIR SKETCHING SERIES: DANIEL BOONE HOMESTEAD with Zoungy Kligge

PLEIN AIR SKETCHING SERIES: READING PUBLIC MUSEUM with Zoungy Kligge

PLEIN AIR SKETCHING SERIES: BERKS COUNTY HERITAGE CENTER with Zoungy Kligge

Saturday June 24 11am-2pm

Meet directly at Daniel Boone Homestead to learn tips and tricks to sketch from life, and capture the world around you. Our instructor Zoungy will be on hand to offer instruction, and help you create interesting, unique sketches that reflect the sites to be seen at Daniel Boone Homestead. Please bring a sketchbook and your preferred sketching materials, like pencils or pens; you’re welcome to bring your own stool/camp chair.

$55 / $46.75 (member)

1 Day Workshop

Saturday July 29 11am-2pm

Meet directly at the Reading Public Museum’s Arboretum to learn tips and tricks to sketch from life, and capture the world around you. Our instructor Zoungy will be on hand to offer instruction, and help you create interesting, unique sketches that reflect the sites to be seen at the The Museum Arboretum. Please bring a sketchbook and your preferred sketching materials, like pencils or pens; you’re welcome to bring your own stool/camp chair.

$55 / $46.75 (member)

1 Day Workshop

Saturday Aug. 26 11am-2pm

Meet directly at Berks County Heritage Center to learn tips and tricks to sketch from life, and capture the world around you. Our instructor Zoungy will be on hand to offer instruction, and help you create interesting, unique sketches that reflect the sites to be seen at the Berks County Heritage Center. A brief tour of Gruber Wagon Works is included. Please bring a sketchbook and your preferred sketching materials, like pencils or pens; you’re welcome to bring your own stool/camp chair.

$55 / $46.75 (member)

1 Day Workshop

FIGURE DRAWING with live models

Tuesdays

6:30-8:30pm $10 per person

Join us Tuesday evenings for Figure Drawing! These sessions are a great opportunity to practice your figure drawing skills by drawing from a live model, and sharing community with other artists, there will be no instruction. The sessions are now held in studio 318 on the third floor,