Check Out the Classes for this Month

Class and Workshop Schedule

Cottonwood Artists' School offers weekly classes in oil painting, drawing, watercolor, fine art collage, and sculpture for adults and teens with an emphasis on traditional methods. These courses give students a firm foundation in all of the elements of visual art. Many of these course are accredited through University of Colorado - Colorado Springs.

Weekly classes run for eight-weeks and are offered several times a year. These classes are for the serious emerging artist as well as for the beginner who has a passion for art.

All Cottonwood classes are taught by professional artists such as Chuck Mardosz, Gwen Fox, and Tom Owen

Class fees are listed in the course description. They vary based on membership status. Membership starts at $20 annually.

New Class Policies:
Refunds are not available within two weeks of the beginning of a weekly class.

Kathleen Reed	Wool Fiber Art Tuesdays 9 a.m. - 12 pm. Oct. 19 - Nov 9	Students will learn how to manipulate wool roving and “felted” wool into frame-able art and wearable items.
Kathleen Reed	Beaded Jewelry Thursdays 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Oct. 21 - Nov. 11	This class is directed at those who have always wanted to learn the basics of beaded jewelry, but never had the opportunity. It also caters to the intermediate beader who needs inspiration or has been stuck on a project for some time.
Michael Pach	Basic Photoshop Saturdays Nov. 6 – Dec. 4 (no class Nov. 27)	This course covers the basics of Photoshop. It includes hands-on instruction of common editing tools as well as techniques for resizing, cropping and preparing files for print and the Internet.
Danielle Gravon	Artist Books Mondays and Wednesdays, 1–4 p.m. Nov. 8 – Dec. 8 (no class Nov. 22 or 24)	This course will take the idea of books to a new level. We will experiment with different media, styles of bindings and book transformations.
Kay Jeansonne	Oil Painting Open Studio Mondays and Wednesdays, 1–4 p.m. Nov. 9 – Dec. 9 (no class Nov. 22 or 24)	This class will be an open studio class where students can paint whatever subject they enjoy painting - either from a still life or from photographs.
Chris Alvarez	Figurative-Quick-Sketch Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6–9 p.m. Nov. 9 – Dec. 9 (no class Nov. 23 or 25)	The human figure, the most complex and beautiful entity we know, contains all the aspects that we, as artists, struggle to learn.
Mary Serafin	Yoga with Mary Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:30–6:45 p.m. Nov. 9–Dec. 9 (no class Nov. 23 or 25), 2010	If you are new to the world of Yoga, today is the day. If you have practiced before, learn something new. We are always beginners.
Tom Owen	Fundamentals of Landscape Watercolor Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1–4 p.m. Nov. 9–Dec. 9 (no class Nov. 23 or 25)	For all levels of students. Learn watercolor painting techniques, color usage and design concepts.