Monart School of Art

Monart School of Art offers Getting Ready, Basic Drawing, Drawing Fundamentals, and a 6-week portrait workshop. Basic Drawing includes recognizing the five elements of shape and 3-dimensional drawing concepts such as perspective and foreshortening. Drawing Fundamentals includes shading, light-logic, texture, vanishing point, perspective, proportion, and composition. The portrait workshop focuses on facial proportion, feature placement, shading, line quality, and capturing character and expression.

Programs

• Getting Ready — 4-5 · Tuesday evenings, 4:15pm-5:15pm · $24 per class
• Basic Drawing — 6-8 · Wednesday evenings, 4:15pm-5:15pm · $24 per class · Students build on recognizing the five elements of shape and are introduced to 3-dimensional drawing concepts such as perspective and foreshortening.
• Drawing Fundamentals — 9-12 · Thursday evenings, 4:30pm-6:00pm · $29 per class · Introduction to shading, light-logic, texture, vanishing point, perspective, proportion, and composition.
• 6 Weeks / Mondays / Jul. 13 - Aug. 24 / Ages 12+ / $240 — 12+ · Mondays, 5:30pm-7:30pm · $240 · 6-week portrait workshop focused on facial proportion, feature placement, shading, line quality, and capturing character and expression.

At a glance

• Ages: 4–18 years old
• Price range: $24–$240
• General schedule: On-going weekly studio classes; after-school enrichment classes at public and private schools; weekly half-day camps at the Liberty Station studio.

About the provider

Monart Studio opened in Solana Beach in 1992 as one of the founding Monart Drawing School franchises. Monart is a specialized drawing method based on the book "Drawing with Children" by Mona Brookes, and it was developed in 1979 by Mona Brookes through a grant from Pepperdine University. Monart offers after-school drawing classes at public and private schools and lists 2026-27 enrichment programs at multiple schools in San Diego County.

First-time trial class is free for new customers only and San Diego residents only, call to schedule. Unscheduled absences do not roll over. If a student is sent without registering, the parent will be automatically charged for month tuition. Parents should register to secure a seat. Monart charges $1 per minute after a 10-minute grace period for late studio pick-up, and $2 per minute after a 10-minute grace period for late enrichment pick-up. Cancellations for enrichment must be done a week prior to the start of class, after which there are no refunds.

What families say

“Drawing is a teachable subject at which anyone can be successful.” — Mona Brookes (Monart Founder)

Last updated October 4, 2026.