by Jessica Lee Sanders | May 5, 2026 | Art, Art History, Blog, Featured, Guest Spot, Uncategorized
Our May birthday celebration blog features the inimitable master painter, Thomas Gainsborough. When you think of elegance, emotion, and effortless brushwork, Thomas Gainsborough is that artist. Born in May 1727 in Sudbury, Gainsborough showed an early gift for drawing...
by Linda Wehrli | May 10, 2025 | Art, Blog, Featured, Guest Spot, Uncategorized
Our Spring Art Product Review features a medium ideal for the season – Chalk Pastels! This fun, bright, and colorful “paint” is ideal for painting portraits, landscapes, still life, and more! The medium has been around since the 16th century and was...
by Jessica Lee Sanders | Jan 7, 2025 | Art, Art History, Blog, Featured, Uncategorized
Our first 2025 Art History blog is dedicated to one of our favorite artists, John Singer Sargent! We’re also celebrating his birthday this month on January 12th. The most successful portrait painter of his era, Sargent was also a gifted landscape painter and...
by Jessica Lee Sanders | May 4, 2024 | Art, Art History, Blog, Featured, Guest Spot, Uncategorized
It’s time for a Music History 101 Blog! May marks the same birthday month for both Russian composer, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky and German composer, Johannes Brahms. In honor of their shared birthdays on May 7th, we chose to feature this month’s Music...
by Jessica Lee Sanders | Jan 16, 2024 | Art, Blog, Featured, Guest Spot, Uncategorized
Ah, January. New beginnings, new goals, and new blogs! We’re extra excited about featuring the talented Pen & Ink artist, Alex. T., as our January Student of the Month! Alex has been studying with veteran art instructor, Linda Wehrli at Pastimes for a...
by Jessica Lee Sanders | Aug 29, 2023 | Art, Blog, Featured, Guest Spot, Uncategorized
We’re excited to kick off our Fall Student of the Month feature with longtime art student, Luda S.! She’s been studying with veteran instructor, Linda Wehrli for 7 years! She is currently enrolled in the Acrylics 301 course and is creating remarkable work...