Mondays, 6:30 - 8:30 pm

May 6, 13 and 21st.  No class Memorial Day.

Come play and learn the basics of watercolor while completing different exercises in a small painting each week.

The class is designed to help students learn and practice various watercolor techniques, including color mixing, paper, brushes, and paint!

The class is open to all skill levels. Students must provide their own supplies.

About Pam

Pam Carraway is a watercolor painter and teacher from Edmonds, WA. She loves playing with colors and learning the ins and outs of what can be done with watercolor. Fur, feathers, and faces are her favorite subjects. Pam has been selected for the Edmonds Arts Festival Gallery 2021 - 2023 and was a selected artist in the Edmonds Artwalk February 2023. She also teaches at Cole Art Studio, Red Sky Gallery, and Mystic Art Supply. Pam's artwork can be found at Mystic Art Supply or the Edmonds Summer Market. She is also available for pet portrait commissions.

 Watercolor Supply List

Oil Painting Open Paint for the Month May 

Tuesdays, 6:00 - 8:00 pm

Class will meet every Tuesday except for  May 28th

This class is oil painting and drawing lessons for students 14 and over, mixed adults and teens. 

If you are a new student, plan on spending your first class getting to know your oil color palette and completing a color wheel.  

After the first session, students work on their own pieces at their own pace. Most paintings require a minimum of three classes to complete. 

You can work from your photo reference or one of mine. See the BLOG page on the website for helpful tips and reference images. 

Please email me a copy of the image you would like to work from, your skill level, and anything in particular you are interested in learning.  

An iPad or laptop works best for viewing your images. Printed photos work as well.

Wear old clothes as oil paint stains. You will be added to the student newsletter, so check your junk email if you don't receive it. 

All supplies are provided, but please feel free to bring your favorite paintbrushes. We paint on canvas, but Ampersand Boards are available for an additional charge. 

Single Drop In Oil Painting - This class is oil painting lessons for students 14 and over, mixed adults and teens.  Open to new and existing students.  All levels of skill welcome.

Oil Painting is not something you can learn in an afternoon.  For new students, please plan on attending at least three Single Drop In classes or register for one of the monthly sessions.

Students work on their own projects, at their own pace.  Please email me your reference images before class starts. Ipad's work great for viewing your reference images. I can also print them for you.

Let me know if you have any questions!

Wednesdays at 6:30 - 8:30 pm

May 15, 22 & 29

• Weekly for two hours
• Limited to four students
• All supplies provided

Come play with clay and learn the fundamentals of ceramics wheel throwing. Topics covered include throwing on the wheel, trimming, and glazing techniques. Students will learn to create functional and decorative pieces using the pottery wheel. The class is open to students of all skill levels. All supplies provided.

Sunday May 15th, 6:30 - 8:30 pm

 All supplies included.  Age 14+

You’ll be a flutter over these whimsicaland fluffy moths. Do you want to learn to create fluffy stitches?

Join fiber artist Melissa Galbraith for an embroidery workshop.

In a two hour, hands-on workshop we’ll cover a variety of embroidery stitches such as the satinstitch, split back stitch, fly stitch stitch, French knot, and turkey work.

Each attendee will receive a full kit that includes a wooden embroidery hoop, moth transfer designs, an embroidery needle, full skeins of embroidery thread, cream cotton fabric, backing materials, and printed instructions.

This workshop is for makers of all skill levels and no prior embroidery experience is required.

Adults - All Levels Welcome, All Supplies Provided

Fridays at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

May 17, 24th and 31st

• Weekly for two hours
• Limited to four students

Come play with clay and learn the fundamentals of ceramics wheel throwing. Topics covered include throwing on the wheel, trimming, and glazing techniques. Students will learn to create functional and decorative pieces using the pottery wheel. The class is designed as an introductory/beginners class but all levels are welcome.

PFA Studio Creative Space Quarterly Membership

Unlimited access to the studio during non-business hours.

Bring your supplies and work on your creative projects at your own pace. Adults ages 18 +, limited to current and former students. 

Use of easels, tables, and aprons. Access to the sink and restroom. 

Unsupervised

Please note that our Creative Space Monthly Membership is unsupervised. This means you are responsible for your own safety and the safety of your belongings. Please be respectful of the studio and the other members.

Clean up 

Please note that you are responsible for cleaning up and leaving the studio in the same condition as you found it.

 Access information will be provided upon registration.

Please see the attached for a complete set of rules and procedures. 

Creative Space Waiver

Creative Space Membership

Mondays, 1:00 - 3:00 pm

June 3, 10, 17, 24

No class on Memorial Day

All levels welcome. 

Painters will be given the option to follow given exercises or get help developing a painting based on their own reference. We will work from photo reference unless you want to bring in a small object for still life. 

Each monthly course has a general focus that can be deviated from if it is not useful. If you are challenged, select the given exercise; if not, you can choose another area of focus for the day. 

Class 1. Value/measuring/color spots 

Class 2. Limited palette and interpreting color temperature and saturation. 

Class 3. Earth palette and mark-making 

Class 4. Putting it together/developing an area of focus (value, color, etc.). 

Each of these topics gets fleshed out a bit differently each month depending on class participants and their experience, combined with the given or self-chosen reference. The object or subject of your painting can be anything: portrait, landscape, still life.

I approach painting as a type of note-taking on our visual experience. Each study can be developed into a final work if desired, but I focus on small studies over final works of art for beginners. We discuss the basics of painting and concepts meant to change how we think about what painting is and what we can do with it. 

I use Golden Open acrylics; you may use whatever paint you wish. I suggest working small (9x12) on painting paper or loose canvas, but you may choose the size and support of your choice.

Supply List: 

● Strathmore 400 Acrylic paper - durable, heavyweight paper (246lb, 400 g/M2) is perfect for Acrylic painting as are canvas boards. 9x12 up to 11x17. I am currently working on 11x14, canvas boards.

● Paint, Golden Open Acrylics, or regular Acrylic if you prefer. I use OPEN acrylic by Golden.

● Please do not bring “decorative” paints or “Artists Loft” like you see at Michaels or “pour” paints.

● Brushes (princeton sets from Michaels are fine, I use them) flats, rounds, filberts assortment.

● Palettes knives for mixing and painting