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Spring Art Camp

8 - 12 yrs

Half Day

9am-12pm or 12:30-3:30pm

$285

Full Day

9am-3:30pm

$550

San Francisco studio

June 12-16, 2023

(5 morn / 6 noon spots)

August 7-11, 2023

(5 morn / 6 noon spots)

August 7-11, 2023

(5 morn / 6 noon spots)

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San Rafael

June 19-23, 2023

(5 morn / 6 noon spots)

July 10-14

(5 morn / 6 noon spots)

August 7-11, 2023

(5 morn / 6 noon spots)

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Mountain View

June 12-16, 2023

(5 morn / 6 noon spots)

August 7-11, 2023

(5 morn / 6 noon spots)

August 7-11, 2023

(5 morn / 6 noon spots)

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Online

July 24-28, 2023

(5 morn / 6 noon spots)

August 7-11, 2023

(5 morn / 6 noon spots)

August 7-11, 2023

(5 morn / 6 noon spots)

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San Jose

June 12-16, 2023

(5 morn / 6 noon spots)

August 7-11, 2023

(5 morn / 6 noon spots)

August 7-11, 2023

(5 morn / 6 noon spots)

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Detailed Schedule

Day 1:

9:00am-12:00pm: Paining the emblem of spring, flowers, from nature!  Learning to sketch them from nature, see and represent individuality of each flower. Acrylic on canvas.

12:30-3:30pm: Making paper flowers!


Day 2: 

9:00am-12:00pm: Painting water using water media! Rain, springs, creeks, and flooded spring rivers will be represented in the most appropriate art material: watercolor! Students will master dos and don'ts of this capricious media.

12:30-3:30pm: Greeting cards: we will create collages and prints inspired by Sakura branches, and other spring-related motives from Asian woodblocks and silk paintings.


Day 3:

9am-12pm: Traditional Spring Crafts: decorating wooden eggs, Kokeshi dolls, Russian dolls, or a Mardi Gras mask!

12:30-3:30pm: making a sculpture of a bird and hatching baby birds. Recycling materials, felt. 


Day 4:

9:00am-12:00pm and 12:30-3:30pm: Spring landscapes from all around the world! Selecting and painting a spring scene from a place especially dear to your heart. Full day students work on two paintings or on a large painting with plenty of detail.


Day 5:

9:00am-12:00pm and 12:30-3:30pm:

Spring Equinox celebrations from around the world! Maslenitsa in Russia; Equinox ceremony at Teotihuacán; Passover and Easter, Holi and Water Festival! Choose you favorite and paint a scene from it!

Refund policy:

We are not offering refunds for new purchases. However, full credit towards future bookings or transfer to another camp/class will be offered for any cancellations made up to 24 hrs before the camp or class start.

Spring!  Students will create from scratch unique compositions in watercolor, acrylics, collage, and mixed media techniques, learn about various spring traditions from around the world, and master traditional spring crafts.

Bring your own lunch and snacks. 
High-quality art materials provided.

This camp will teach you:

  • Painting with watercolor and acrylics: color mixing, brushwork

  • Basics of silhouette composition

  • Painting a landscape: 

Working with grounds and values 

Working with a reference

Linear and areal perspective

Color temperature



Frequently asked questions about this camp

What is the teacher-student ratio? The teacher-student ratio is 6 to 1 in the camps for 6-10 year olds, and 7 to 1 in camps for 10-18 year olds. Can I enroll my child for 1 or 2 days only? No, the sessions are 5 days long. My child is 1 year younger than the camp age listed. Can she participate in the camp? Student 1 year younger than the camp age listed can attend the camp if the child is really into art in general and the camp topic in particular. Do you provide before and after class/camp care? Our school does not provide extended child care before and after classes. Due to limited space, please bring the kids only for specific time frame according to the class schedule you are registered for. Do you provide extended care? No, we do not provide extended care.

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