Watercolor, acrylic and pastel
Painting Classes in Chattanooga
Painting classes in Chattanooga at Creative Art Place start with the basics and build from there, for kids, teens and grown-ups. Every supply is provided, and no experience is necessary. Kids can try a studio class for $30.
What we paint with
We work in watercolor, acrylic and pastel, and we love mixing them. Every painter learns how each medium behaves before being asked to make it behave.
- Wet on wet and wet on dry watercolor
- Tight, careful painting
- Loose abstract painting
- Soft pastels and oil pastels
- Mixed media, where paint meets collage and texture
Painting classes for kids
Our kids art classes meet for one hour, once a week, all year. Most artists are 5 to 12, and tuition is $120 a month.
We study artists and techniques, then make the idea our own. Watercolor toucans, galaxy paintings and bold abstract pieces all start at the same table.
Painting classes for adults
New to painting, or coming back to it after years away? Our grown-up classes are relaxed and no experience is necessary.
- Creative Mornings: Thursdays, 10:00 to 11:00 am
- Creative Crafternoons: Tuesdays, 12:00 to 2:00 pm
- $135 a month, every supply provided
Prefer one to one?
Private art lessons are built around exactly what you want to paint. One hour a week, one teacher, $180 a month, for any age from two to adult.
You keep the same day and teacher each week, so every lesson picks up where the last one stopped.
Taught by working artists
Our teachers paint for themselves, too. Courtney Hughes loves landscapes in oils and acrylics. Ella Hodges has a B.F.A. from UTC and calls herself 1000% devoted to oil paint.
Jennifer Strickler is a mixed-media artist with a B.F.A. from Washington University, and she has taught Chattanooga families for 21 years.
Brushes, paint and paper included
You never need to shop before class. Paint, brushes, canvas and paper are all here, in a studio chock full of supplies.
Miss a week of kids classes? Pop into another class that week. Studio classes run all year, so you can start whenever you're ready.
Our painting classes in Chattanooga welcome the complete beginner. If you've never held a brush, you start with the same basics as everyone else, and you go home with something you made.
Painting with a group
Celebrating? Our birthday parties are built around a custom art project. Grown-ups can ask about the Adult Paint Party, $45 a ticket, on a free 10-minute call.
Pick up a brush
Your artist's first studio class is $30, with every supply provided.