Join artist Linda Jensen to learn beginning watercolor skills and paint beautiful trees of the season! Explore essential watercolor skills of wet and dry brushwork, masking and using a resist along with the application of simple drawing tricks to make your paintings look amazing. Practice your understanding of color mixing and play with ways to use water to intensify or mute your colors.

Fairmount Avenue United Methodist Church 1523 Fairmount Ave, St Paul, MN 55105

Saturday, November 8th, 10:30 am -12:30 pm

Deadline to register: Nov 1

Tuition: $54

Paint and Sip: Painting on Glass

Glass painting has existed since ancient Chinese and Roman times. Enjoy a fun evening with friends as you learn the technique of glass painting with artist Heidi Witte. Bring your own beverage, roll up your sleeves,  and get creative in this relaxed evening workshop at the ArtScraps store. 

Saturday evening, November 8th - 6:00-8:00 PM

Tuition: $49

Adults must be 21+

Passport to Russia: From Moscowto St. Petersburg

Russia, or Россия, is one of the largest countries in the world bordering Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. Join ArtStart artists for a whirlwind tour of Moscow,the capital of Russia, and St. Petersburg. Then create art inspired by famous Russian composers and artists, as well as beautiful folkart traditions. Grab your passport and a warm coat and join this artistic adventure!

Ages 6-12

SESSION 1: Monday-Tuesday, December 22-23, 2025

9-10:30am: Matryoshka Dolls

A Matroshka doll is also known as a Russian nesting doll. Each doll contains a slightly smaller doll nested inside it. Create your own colorful Matryoshka nesting doll, as you work with Jeanette Dickinson to design and paint your own special set of dolls.

10:45 am - 12:15 pm: Architecture

Join artist Karen Anderson to learn about the colorful onion-shaped domes of St. Basil’s Cathedral and Ivan the Great’s Bell Tower, both built in the late 1500s. Then draw and pain tthese memorable symbols of Moscow glistening in the setting sun.