Ages 4 to adults

Drawing & Painting Classes

Nine creative levels — start with crayons, grow into charcoal, watercolor, pastels, acrylics and mixed media. Every class has just 5–6 students.

Choose your favorite medium

Classes build on each other, so young artists can keep leveling up year after year.

  • Coloring with Crayons just for age 4 — first colors & ideas
  • Basic Drawing + Crayon Coloring age 5 and up
  • Charcoal shading & coloring with charcoal pencil
  • Colored Pencils shading & color mixing
  • Watercolor — Beginning brushes, washes & blends
  • Watercolor — Advanced fine details & techniques
  • Oil Pastels bold, blendable color
  • Acrylics painting on canvas
  • Mixed Media combine everything you've learned

Every class is capped at 5–6 students, so each artist gets real one-on-one time with the teacher. Email camasarts@gmail.com to find the right class for your child.

Real artwork from real classes. Tap any picture to see it big.

Rows of student paintings displayed on easels and chairs at a student art exhibition

Student art on display

Annual art shows

Every artist gets a gallery moment

Each year our students' work goes up on real gallery walls. Families, friends and neighbors come to celebrate what the kids have created — it's the proudest day of the year.

  • Monalisa Art Institute Annual Art Show — Vancouver, WA
  • Art Exhibition at United Methodist Church — Vancouver, WA
Ask about the next show

Grab a brush — let's get started!

Tell us your child's age and what they love to make, and we'll suggest the perfect class.

Email camasarts@gmail.com