Have you been wanting to get a brush in your hands and learn watercolor? Workshops and classes are a great way to dive in. We have lots of fun and don’t take things too seriously while learning the ins and outs of the medium. Even if you’ve never painted before, I promise, I got you. Whether it’s for some time to yourself or if you want to grab a friend, come on over. I’d love to have you!
*Unless otherwise noted, all classes are held at The Studio: 1701 Colley Ave, Norfolk
Classes and Workshops
Current class offerings are listed below.
GROUP WoRkshops
Corporate / Team Building / Birthdays Showers /Group Creative Workshops
Interested in a workshop for your crew? These one time workshops are great for getting creativity flowing and for connecting with each other in a new creative way.
Kate loves to structure these events around your needs. Time for you to lead your team in other areas can be built in as well as time for birthday cake and gifts or whatever it is that your unique event calls for.
Contact Kate for more information.
This six week class is a more personal journey through the full painting process. Rather than a new subject each week, you will spend time exploring what you actually want to paint, whether that is a place you love, a memory, or a scene that has been calling to you. I will help you explore and chose.
From there we will work through composition, value, and color planning together, before moving into painting your piece from start to finish. By the end you will not only have a finished painting, you will have the tools to choose and plan your next one entirely on your own.
This class is a great fit for beginner to intermediate painters ready to build confidence beyond following along step by step.
(Complete beginners may want to check out the Tuesday evening Class. Having one or two classes under your belt is helpful for this process.)
All supplies included. Feel free to bring your own if you have things that you really love to paint with.
TUESDAY MORNINGS
Sept 8th - October 13th
9:30am-11:30am
1701 Colley Ave, Norfolk, VA
price has gone up $10 to help cover increasing cost of supplies. Returning students please use your code for 10% off.
This six week class is a more personal journey through the full painting process. Rather than a new subject each week, you will spend time exploring what you actually want to paint, whether that is a place you love, a memory, or a scene that has been calling to you. I will help you explore and chose.
From there we will work through a building of the scene, value, and color planning together, before moving into painting your piece from start to finish. By the end you will not only have a finished painting, you will have the tools to choose and plan your next one entirely on your own.
This class is a great fit for total beginner to intermediate painters ready to build confidence through a simplified painting process while building watercolor knowledge and technique.
All supplies included. Feel free to bring your own if you have things that you really love to paint with.
TUESDAY MORNINGS
Sept 8th - October 13th
6:30-8:30pm
1701 Colley Ave, Norfolk, VA
price has gone up $10 to help cover increasing cost of supplies. Returning students please use your code for 10% off.
This is a low stakes, meditative painting session designed to calm your nervous system and give your mind a true break, one brushstroke at a time.
I will lead you through some simple meditative painting flows and let you enjoy your time in that flow.
For a lot of us, the Fall means full calendars and early mornings, and a nervous system that rarely gets to slow down. This ninety minute workshop is a deliberate pause in the middle of it. With lo fi music playing and all supplies provided and there is no experience needed.
THURSDAY SEPT 17th
6:30-8:00pm
1701 Colley Ave, Norfolk, Va
The Initiative Artist Mentorship Program
A 12 week guided mentorship for artists ready to create meaningful work and uncover their unique artistic voice
The Initiative is a 12 week, student driven studio experience designed to help you dive deep into your creative process and bring the art inside you to the surface. Over the course of the program, you will create a cohesive collection of work rooted in self expression. The experience culminates in a public student show where you will get to share your creations with others.
This is not a traditional class. It is a mentorship experience where I walk alongside you, offering guidance, insight, and encouragement as you explore your artistic voice. Together, we will work through journal prompts, expressive exercises, and one on one conversations to help you clarify your vision and direction. We will also cover practical aspects of being an artist such as how to price and display your work.
The Initiative is everything I wish I had when I was first finding my footing as an artist. It is a space where growth, exploration, and community come together.
The 2026 Initiative has wrapped. Application for the 2027 Initiative will begin early November 2026. Reach out for more information.
