After-School Tuesdays: Artist Adventures into Landscapes
Room 116, Sonoma Community Center, 276 East Napa Street, Sonoma, CA 95476
In this imaginative, hands-on art class, young artists will explore the beautiful landscapes and environments inspired by artists and the natural world. From cozy forests, to magical mountains, oceans, deserts, and hidden gardens, each month students will imagine and design their very own environments and scenic worlds.
Students will experiment with how landscapes can tell stories. We will think about weather, time of day, texture, color, and the tiny details that make a place feel alive. Children will work independently as well as collaboratively to strengthen their observation skills, creativity, and visual storytelling.
Children will bring their landscapes to life using a mix of expressive art materials, including:
- Watercolor, paint, pens, pastel, and collage
- Recycled and found objects to build textured environments and layered scenes
Together, we will learn:
- How to use watercolor techniques to create atmosphere, light, and mood
- How scale and perspective help landscapes feel deep and believable
- How foreground, middle ground, and background create space in an artwork
- How color, texture, and detail can transform an imagined environment
- How landscapes can tell stories without words
By the end of the class, each child will have created their own richly-imagined landscape artwork full of creativity, detail, and personal expression. A perfect class for kids who love drawing, painting, nature, world-building, and creating places from their imagination.
Safety Information
- Staff is First Aid Certified
- Employee Background Checks
- Carries Liability Insurance
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Policies
We ask that you notify us at least 10 days in advance of a class if you need to cancel your registration. You may cancel by phone or email and we will gladly offer you a refund or credit toward a future class. If you cancel with less than 10 business days notice, we will not be able to provide a full refund. A flat cancellation fee of $15 will be charged to cover the transaction fee.
Sometimes, the Sonoma Community Center has to cancel a class due to low enrollment or unforeseen circumstances, such as a natural disaster or health emergency. If this happens and we do not offer a reschedule date, you will be refunded 100% of your registration fee (minus the payment processing and services fee), or credit towards a future class. Enrichment.kids platform and credit card payment processing fees are non-refundable, the Sonoma Community Center does not hold these funds. If we are able to offer a reschedule date but you are unable to make the new date, we will gladly offer credit towards a future class.
All credits must be used within 1 year. As a reminder, if you do not feel well please stay home for the class or session. If you would like a refund, please contact: [email protected]
Location
Sonoma Community Center
We envision a campus where people of all ages, races, gender identities, sexual orientations, language backgrounds, artistic talents, income levels, interests, and more feel not just welcome, but at home. A place where everyone finds something to suit their needs.