The next Class is January 25th. Young artists at this level have fun with a purpose as they do a rotating schedule of new and favorite age-appropriate projects, including traditional drawing, painting as well as 3-dimensional Art that teach art skills and about important art styles & artists. Children learn the process of art through a curriculum developed in over 20 years of teaching. Students can stay at this level for 3+ years. Weekly classes during the school year, 2x's a month in the Summer. Dates: Saturdays 10-11:30am. Price: $16 per class, 8 for $115

This class is now FULL. Please Contact Lisa to get on the Wait List. The Next Class is January 25th. Combined class of older students and teen students. Fine Art skill building, in drawing, painting and art challenges for the older budding artist. We will build art skills through methods that teach real art technique. Projects rotate each session, so there's always something new, but always included: drawing/shading and color drawing, painting in at least two media & 3-D design in a curriculum developed in over 22 years of teaching. Students can stay at this level for 3+ years. Weekly classes during the school year, 2x's a month in the Summer. Dates: Saturdays 11:30am-1:00pm  Price: $16 per class, 8 for $115 

Due to my daughter's rehearsals at the Kennedy Center, this class will meet on Saturdays from 2-3:30 for the next two weeks. The Next Class is January 25th. Older students are challenged in an extra-curricular class teaching professional techniques with skills and strategies to achieve in the art world, building art skills and a basic knowledge of great art and artists, emphasis on traditional fine art methods with new and innovative methods. Includes projects in drawing/shading & color drawing, painting in at least two media and 3-dimensional projects. May be taken 1-2 years.Weekly classes during the school year. Dates: Wednesdays 5:00-6:30pm. Price: $16 per class, 8 for $115

HOME-SCHOOL ART for middle & high schoolers (grades 6th-12th) with the HEARTS Co-op at Galilee United Methodist Church in Sterling. 

Middle School Art (grades 6th-8th) is a well-rounded course, building art skills and a basic knowledge of great art and artists, emphasis on traditional fine art methods. Includes age-appropriate projects in drawing/shading & color drawing, painting in at least two media and 3-dimensional projects. May be taken 1-2 years. Fridays 10:30-11:50am

Studio Art 1 (grades 7th-10th) is a complete high school level course, teaching all basic skills and general art knowledge comparable to any high school art curriculum. Drawing, painting and realism is stressed through classical skills and modern media. Must be taken 1 year.  Fridays 12:30-1:50pm

Advanced Studio Art (grades 9th-12th) is a college preparatory course for the most advanced student comparable to AP Art. We get to the bottom of what really catches the eye of college portfolio reviewers. May be taken multiple years. Fridays 9:00-10:20am

Registration for the 2019-20 school year is open. Contact me to join mid-year.  PRICE: $400/year tuition ($100 quarterly) plus $50 material fee/yr.  Go to www.HEARTSfortheLord.org to register. 

Lisa's Art Camps are a favorite year after year! 2020 Art Camps:

June 22-26 Colored Pencil Camp for Teens at Yellow Barn Studio in Glen Echo Park,MD. Like a Mini Art School experience, we will created in colored pencils like real artists!. 

August 3-6 Colored Pencil Boot Camp for Teens & Adults at Yellow Barn Studio in Glen Echo Park, MD. All I want to do is draw with colored pencils all day long!!! Is that you? Learn and make so much art with the humble colored pencil. Drawing, fine art, design, craft, graphic art and mixed media... is there nothing that these pencils can’t do! 

Look for my other Art Camps This Summer: Big Art World (5-9yrs.), Mystery Art Detectives (8-12yrs.) & Teen Challenge (Teens) Dates TBA at ArtSpace Herndon and in Leesburg.

Recommendations for other camps we love: Camp Jeanne d'Arc in the Adirondacks, where Lisa and her daughters (sisters, aunts, mother) have attended taught and been on staff. Also Crossroads Dance,  Project Horse and Label Lighthouse for labels that really stick!

*All deposits are non-refundable.

Lisa teaches Colored Pencil Workshops for teens & adults . CLICK HERE to see the latest locations:

* "Coffee & Colored Pencils" at: Ridgetop Coffee, Sterling, VA

* "The Fine Art of Colored Pencils" at: Yellow Barn Studio in Glen Echo Park, MD, the Oatlands Studio outside of Leesburg & ArtSpace Herndon in VA.

These workshops are very popular, stay on the email list for new workshops as they are booked and announced. Please email Lisa with the form to the right to be placed on the wait list for future workshops or to book a workshop for your group or location. (703)404-2977.