Art Classes and Lessons
Private Lessons
Art with Lena Studio
Lena teaches private lessons from her studio. Working side by side, students grow in their understanding through observing and by doing. Lena customizes each student's lessons through assessing their abilities and listening to their goals, then helps them decide on projects which will grow their skills. If interested, you can contact Lena through the Contact Page.
Oil Painting Class
This class is geared for beginners. Using provided materials, participants will create 2 paintings of simple still lifes. The goal is for participants to try something new and stretch their brains while having a good time! Made possible through Chesterfield, Cummington, Goshen and Worthington Cultural Councils grants and the Chesterfield COA.
Mondays, April 3 - June 12th
1pm-3pm
(no class 5/29)
Suggested Donation $10 per class
Class is Full:
Lantern Making
Play with Shadows and light at this one day lantern making workshop. In this multigenerational workshop, participants will make paper lanterns with a pattern or that tell a story. All supplies provided!
Saturday April 29th
10am-11:30am
Goshen Town Hall
42 Main St, Goshen, MA 01032
Shadow Puppetry Workshop
This 2hr, 1 day workshop introduces multigenerational participants to shadow puppet construction. Using cardboard, wire and embroidery floss, participants will create their own unique designs. Lena will demonstrate how to construct. She will also share some history of shadow puppets. All materials provides. Participants need to be comfortable using an x-acto knife for cutting the cardboard. Participants need not live in Chesterfield.
Made possible through a Chesterfield Cultural Council grant and Chesterfield COA.
Saturday May 20th, 10am-12pm
Chesterfield Community Center
400 Main St, Chesterfield, MA
All participants need to be comfortable using an X-acto knife.
Block Printing - Summer Library Workshop
Back by popular demand!
All Ages are encouraged to attend this fantastic workshop! Block printing is an ancient art that is still practiced today. In this workshop we will work on thin pieces of foam and “carve” our images with ballpoint pens. Then we will print onto card stock to make cards. We will also print onto a large piece of paper to form a "quilt" of everyone's designs.
Wednesday, July 19th
Drop in between 10am-12pm
Chesterfield Town Hall
403 Main Rd, Chesterfield, MA
Made possible through the Chesterfield COA.
![]() Edmonds Heights K-12. Oil Painting from still life. | ![]() Edmonds Heights K-12. Oil Painting from photograph. | ![]() Edmonds Heights K-12. Oil Painting from still life. |
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![]() Francis Anderson class. Oil Painting of still life work | ![]() Private Lessons. Oil painting of still life - in process. |