Join us for classes that introduce you to landscape drawing and painting. While this series is designed for those who are complete beginners, we also welcome those with experience.
Each class follows a simple step-by-step process that allows you to follow the instructions easily and be proud of the results.

In this series, we are focusing on California landscapes: Yosemite, Lake Tahoe, redwood forest, desert, and coastal vistas.  Each class supplies and uses different materials to help you build your drawing and painting skills.

• Week One: Learn how to use tonal values to create depth in your landscapes. You will use your pencil to shade (TIP: We will show you how to hold it to make shading fast and even!)

• Week Two: Learn how to use different marks to draw trees, grass, and rocks, and then produce a sparkling drawing of Yosemite, adding color to complete it!

• Week Three:  Join us on a trip down the coastal highway and learn to draw and paint ocean, sky, and coastal ground cover!

• Week Four: Bring your own photographic memory of a landscape or choose from our selection of redwood forests, Lake Tahoe, California desert, and more. We will guide you in creating drawings and paintings you are proud to share.

All materials are provided, and students may also bring their own.

HELD AT THE FOSTER MUSEUM IN PALO ALTO.

Join us at The Foster for our four-week Travel Sketching class where we will walk you through the steps of how to get going all the way to feeling confident you can sketch your travels! Registration is through The Foster Museum. You can register for the full series of 4 classes, or register by week. Visit The Foster Museum website for full information.

‘https://www.thefoster.org/travel-sketch

HELD AT THE FOSTER MUSEUM IN PALO ALTO.

Join us at The Foster for our four-week Travel Sketching class where we will walk you through the steps of how to get going all the way to feeling confident you can sketch your travels! Registration is through The Foster Museum. You can register for the full series of 4 classes, or register by week. Visit The Foster Museum website for full information.

‘https://www.thefoster.org/travel-sketch

En Plein Air

Atherton Arts Foundation Studio, Holbrook Palmer Park, 159 Watkins Ave, Atherton, CA

Led by Agnes Wong

For the final week, we will take. you outdoors to the parkland surrounding our studio to apply what you have learned with help from Agnes. For those preferring to remain in the studio, bring. Your own landscape photos to choose from ours for your final drawing!

A Joy of Drawing Class
Taight by Mindy Wong
Atherton Arts Foundation Studio, 150 Watkins Ave, Atherton, CA

Attend our four week series of two-hour classes and learn to draw animals!  Each class will use a different technique and materials from graphite to white charcoal and pastels on black paper.  Learn basic skills like mark-making, breaking down objects into simple shapes, and the gridding technique.  And take each of these drawings home as something you are proud of.

HELD AT THE FOSTER MUSEUM IN PALO ALTO.

Join us at The Foster for our four-week Travel Sketching class where we will walk you through the steps of how to get going all the way to feeling confident you can sketch your travels! Registration is through The Foster Museum. You can register for the full series of 4 classes, or register by week. Visit The Foster Museum website for full information.

‘https://www.thefoster.org/travel-sketch

Sky, Land & Water

Atherton Arts Foundation Studio, Holbrook Palmer Park, 159 Watkins Ave, Atherton, CA

Led by Agnes Wong

This week, Agnes will show you how to draw and paint three more elements and this time add watercolor to complete the effect!

A Joy of Drawing Class
Taight by Mindy Wong
Atherton Arts Foundation Studio, 150 Watkins Ave, Atherton, CA

Attend our four week series of two-hour classes and learn to draw animals!  Each class will use a different technique and materials from graphite to white charcoal and pastels on black paper.  Learn basic skills like mark-making, breaking down objects into simple shapes, and the gridding technique.  And take each of these drawings home as something you are proud of.

HELD AT THE FOSTER MUSEUM IN PALO ALTO.

Join us at The Foster for our four-week Travel Sketching class where we will walk you through the steps of how to get going all the way to feeling confident you can sketch your travels! Registration is through The Foster Museum. You can register for the full series of 4 classes, or individual days. Visit The Foster Museum website for full information.

https://www.thefoster.org/travel-sketch

Trees, Rocks and Grass

Atherton Arts Foundation Studio, Holbrook Palmer Park, 159 Watkins Ave, Atherton, CA

Led by Agnes Wong

Join Agnes, who will spend the next four Friday Afternoons walking you through the stops of landscape drawing, including adding color and plein air sketching in the final class. Register by the week.

A Joy of Drawing Class
Taight by Mindy Wong
Atherton Arts Foundation Studio, 150 Watkins Ave, Atherton, CA

Attend our four week series of two-hour classes and learn to draw animals!  Each class will use a different technique and materials from graphite to white charcoal and pastels on black paper.  Learn basic skills like mark-making, breaking down objects into simple shapes, and the gridding technique.  And take each of these drawings home as something you are proud of.

4-Week ART Series: April 1, 8, 15, 22 Wednesdays from 1:00 - 3:00 pm

At The Foster Museum, 940 Commercial Street, Palo Alto, CA 9430.3

Celebrate the beauty of flowers found in many of Tony Foster's watercolors, painted en plein air, and those found in typical springtime English gardens, as well as our own.:

• Get inspired by Tony's own watercolor paintings, such as the one seen here of spring flowers in the Luxuly Valley in Cornwall, near Tony’s home.

• As color is the main element here, after a simple step-by-step study of the flowers each week, we will use colored pencils or watercolors for the final exercises.

• Newcomers to drawing and painting are welcome as our step-by-step teaching procedure makes it possible to walk away with something you are really proud of!

Register through The Foster Museum

LINK FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER

Atherton Arts Foundation Studio, Holbrook Palmer Park, 159 Watkins Ave, Atherton, CA

Led by Agnes Wong

Join Agnes, who will spend the next four Friday Afternoons walking you through the stops of landscape drawing, including adding color and plein air sketching in the final class. Register by the week.

A Joy of Drawing Class
Taight by Mindy Wong
Atherton Arts Foundation Studio, 150 Watkins Ave, Atherton, CA

Attend our four week series of two-hour classes and learn to draw animals!  Each class will use a different technique and materials from graphite to white charcoal and pastels on black paper.  Learn basic skills like mark-making, breaking down objects into simple shapes, and the gridding technique.  And take each of these drawings home as something you are proud of.

Painting Light, Life, and the Modern Woman
A Learn from the Masters In-Person Workshop

Friday, April 17, 2026, from 1:00 - 4:00 PM
The Atherton Arts Foundation Studio, Holbrook Palmer Park, 150 Watkins Ave, Atherton CA.

Berthe Morisot has been called the radical eye of the Impressionist movement and one of its most original voices. In this workshop, we will learn about her process:

• We will examine the extraordinary freshness of her approach to capturing everyday life - and her luminous use of color.

• We will explore how her daring compositional sense captured fleeting moments of movement and light.

• In the final section of the class, after some drawing and painting exercises, we will complete a painting inspired by one of her own artworks, or an artwork of our own inspired by hers.

Acrylic paints and canvas are included with the fee, unless you prefer to use watercolors; in that case, please bring your own.

Newcomers and new artists welcome!

4-Week ART Series: April 1, 8, 15, 22 Wednesdays from 1:00 - 3:00 pm

At The Foster Museum, 940 Commercial Street, Palo Alto, CA 9430.3

Celebrate the beauty of flowers found in many of Tony Foster's watercolors, painted en plein air, and those found in typical springtime English gardens, as well as our own.:

• Get inspired by Tony's own watercolor paintings, such as the one seen here of spring flowers in the Luxuly Valley in Cornwall, near Tony’s home.

• As color is the main element here, after a simple step-by-step study of the flowers each week, we will use colored pencils or watercolors for the final exercises.

• Newcomers to drawing and painting are welcome as our step-by-step teaching procedure makes it possible to walk away with something you are really proud of!

Register through The Foster Museum

LINK FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER

4-Week ART Series: April 1, 8, 15, 22 Wednesdays from 1:00 - 3:00 pm

At The Foster Museum, 940 Commercial Street, Palo Alto, CA 9430.3

Celebrate the beauty of flowers found in many of Tony Foster's watercolors, painted en plein air, and those found in typical springtime English gardens, as well as our own.:

• Get inspired by Tony's own watercolor paintings, such as the one seen here of spring flowers in the Luxuly Valley in Cornwall, near Tony’s home.

• As color is the main element here, after a simple step-by-step study of the flowers each week, we will use colored pencils or watercolors for the final exercises.

• Newcomers to drawing and painting are welcome as our step-by-step teaching procedure makes it possible to walk away with something you are really proud of!

Register through The Foster Museum

LINK FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER

4-Week ART Series: April 1, 8, 15, 22 Wednesdays from 1:00 - 3:00 pm

At The Foster Museum, 940 Commercial Street, Palo Alto, CA 9430.3

Celebrate the beauty of flowers found in many of Tony Foster's watercolors, painted en plein air, and those found in typical springtime English gardens, as well as our own.:

• Get inspired by Tony's own watercolor paintings, such as the one seen here of spring flowers in the Luxuly Valley in Cornwall, near Tony’s home.

• As color is the main element here, after a simple step-by-step study of the flowers each week, we will use colored pencils or watercolors for the final exercises.

• Newcomers to drawing and painting are welcome as our step-by-step teaching procedure makes it possible to walk away with something you are really proud of!

Register through The Foster Museum

LINK FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER

In this four-week series, you will build drawing skills in an easy, step-by-step process.  No stress, no judgement, just joy!  Each class ends with an exercise you will be proud to share.  The classes are based on Caroline Mustard’s book The Joy of Drawing: A Beginner’s Manual. Everyone is welcome, from beginners on up. All materials provided!

In this four-week series, you will build drawing skills in an easy, step-by-step process.  No stress, no judgement, just joy!  Each class ends with an exercise you will be proud to share.  The classes are based on Caroline Mustard’s book The Joy of Drawing: A Beginner’s Manual. Everyone is welcome, from beginners on up. All materials provided!

In this four-week series, you will build drawing skills in an easy, step-by-step process.  No stress, no judgement, just joy!  Each class ends with an exercise you will be proud to share.  The classes are based on Caroline Mustard’s book The Joy of Drawing: A Beginner’s Manual. Everyone is welcome, from beginners on up. All materials provided!

We’re excited to invite you to a special 4-week drawing series at The Foster Museum in Palo Alto, CA, led by acclaimed instructor Agnes Wong.

Learn how to draw wildlife indigenous to California, from the grizzly bear on the flag of California to the cougar in its mountain lair. Each class will introduce new animals and build skills using graphite, colored pencils, pen and ink, and watercolor. You will master the ability to draw wild animals as well as your own pets! 

Expect to learn the following over the four-week series:

• Week One: Review your drawing basics and draw your first wild animal using graphite.

• Week Two: Use colored pencil to draw a different animal and
  learn to use a grid drawing technique that enables drawing your animal any size, bigger or smaller than the original.

• Week Three: With pen and ink, draw an animal in its native environment.

• Week Four: In this final class of the series, use watercolor to draw and paint a wild
  animal in its natural habitat.

All materials and animal images are provided, and students may also bring their own. We welcome the use of watercolors, pastels, and colored pencils to add color to your drawings if you wish. 

Dates/Time:

February 18, 2026 1:00pm - 3:00pm

February 25, 2026 1:00pm - 3:00pm

March 4, 2026 1:00pm - 3:00pm

March 11, 2026 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Link to register:

https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule/8f745fc3/?appointmentTypeIds[]=88299577

In this four-week series, you will build drawing skills in an easy, step-by-step process.  No stress, no judgement, just joy!  Each class ends with an exercise you will be proud to share.  The classes are based on Caroline Mustard’s book The Joy of Drawing: A Beginner’s Manual. Everyone is welcome, from beginners on up. All materials provided!

We’re excited to invite you to a special 4-week drawing series at The Foster Museum in Palo Alto, CA, led by acclaimed instructor Agnes Wong.

Learn how to draw wildlife indigenous to California, from the grizzly bear on the flag of California to the cougar in its mountain lair. Each class will introduce new animals and build skills using graphite, colored pencils, pen and ink, and watercolor. You will master the ability to draw wild animals as well as your own pets! 

Expect to learn the following over the four-week series:

• Week One: Review your drawing basics and draw your first wild animal using graphite.

• Week Two: Use colored pencil to draw a different animal and
  learn to use a grid drawing technique that enables drawing your animal any size, bigger or smaller than the original.

• Week Three: With pen and ink, draw an animal in its native environment.

• Week Four: In this final class of the series, use watercolor to draw and paint a wild
  animal in its natural habitat.

All materials and animal images are provided, and students may also bring their own. We welcome the use of watercolors, pastels, and colored pencils to add color to your drawings if you wish. 

Dates/Time:

February 18, 2026 1:00pm - 3:00pm

February 25, 2026 1:00pm - 3:00pm

March 4, 2026 1:00pm - 3:00pm

March 11, 2026 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Link to register:

https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule/8f745fc3/?appointmentTypeIds[]=88299577

We’re excited to invite you to a special 4-week drawing series at The Foster Museum in Palo Alto, CA, led by acclaimed instructor Agnes Wong.

Learn how to draw wildlife indigenous to California, from the grizzly bear on the flag of California to the cougar in its mountain lair. Each class will introduce new animals and build skills using graphite, colored pencils, pen and ink, and watercolor. You will master the ability to draw wild animals as well as your own pets! 

Expect to learn the following over the four-week series:

• Week One: Review your drawing basics and draw your first wild animal using graphite.

• Week Two: Use colored pencil to draw a different animal and
  learn to use a grid drawing technique that enables drawing your animal any size, bigger or smaller than the original.

• Week Three: With pen and ink, draw an animal in its native environment.

• Week Four: In this final class of the series, use watercolor to draw and paint a wild
  animal in its natural habitat.

All materials and animal images are provided, and students may also bring their own. We welcome the use of watercolors, pastels, and colored pencils to add color to your drawings if you wish. 

Dates/Time:

February 18, 2026 1:00pm - 3:00pm

February 25, 2026 1:00pm - 3:00pm

March 4, 2026 1:00pm - 3:00pm

March 11, 2026 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Link to register:

https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule/8f745fc3/?appointmentTypeIds[]=88299577

We’re excited to invite you to a special 4-week drawing series at The Foster Museum in Palo Alto, CA, led by acclaimed instructor Agnes Wong.

Learn how to draw wildlife indigenous to California, from the grizzly bear on the flag of California to the cougar in its mountain lair. Each class will introduce new animals and build skills using graphite, colored pencils, pen and ink, and watercolor. You will master the ability to draw wild animals as well as your own pets! 

Expect to learn the following over the four-week series:

• Week One: Review your drawing basics and draw your first wild animal using graphite.

• Week Two: Use colored pencil to draw a different animal and
  learn to use a grid drawing technique that enables drawing your animal any size, bigger or smaller than the original.

• Week Three: With pen and ink, draw an animal in its native environment.

• Week Four: In this final class of the series, use watercolor to draw and paint a wild
  animal in its natural habitat.

All materials and animal images are provided, and students may also bring their own. We welcome the use of watercolors, pastels, and colored pencils to add color to your drawings if you wish. 

Dates/Time:

February 18, 2026 1:00pm - 3:00pm

February 25, 2026 1:00pm - 3:00pm

March 4, 2026 1:00pm - 3:00pm

March 11, 2026 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Link to register:

https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule/8f745fc3/?appointmentTypeIds[]=88299577

A new Learn From The Masters workshop at the Atherton Arts Foundation studio in Holbrook Palmer Park, Atherton, CA. Here you will learn about Monet’s paintings of winter scenes - the colors he used and how he created the sensation of light upon snow. All materials are provided along with a special English tea party.

Join us on Friday, September 26, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm at the Atherton Arts Foundation Studio in Holbrook Palmer Park, Atherton, CA, for the next in out Learn from The Masters Series where we will explore the world of Henri Matisse Cut-Outs Learn about the final period in his artistic career when he created his seminal paper cut-outs. We provide all the materials so you can create your own cut-outs inspired by Matisse in the final section of the workshop.