Classes and Workshops

2026

Bill Lane, Watercolor

Planning and Painting Watercolors with Bill Lane

SEP 17 - OCT 1,22 & 29 – NOV 5, 12 & 19 | 1:30PM–4:30PM
Join us for this 8-week watercolor class taught by Bill Lane. We’ll explore different watercolor techniques, through exercises and/or demos, fine-tuning your value studies and planning your composition before you start painting. This will help ensure you start with a successful design … and ultimately a successful painting! (Solid planning, a value sketch and drawing skills will make your watercolor painting a bit easier.)
Members $225, Non-Members $255
Planning in Watercolor
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Historic Interiors: Great Friends Meeting House with Amy Bartlett Wright

SEP 28 & 29 | 1PM to 5PM
In this two-day course, Amy will help us discover and explore unique interior spaces through drawing and painting. Working from life, day one will focus on drawing and day two will be painting on site.
Members $155, Non-members $185
Historic Interiors
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Confident Color: Mixing Brights & Neutrals with Judy Vilmain

OCT 6 & 7 | 10AM-4PM
This workshop will cover just enough Color Theory to help you mix clean, brilliant colors as well as beautiful neutrals - no more muddy mixtures or too garish colors. You CAN learn to mix the color you want every time.
Members $225, Non-members $260
Confident Color
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Painting Outside Part II with Sam & Bill

OCT  27, & 28 | 9:00AM–​4:30PM

The Portsmouth Arts Guild is proud to offer another plein air workshop with this wildly popular duo. Join us as Sam & Bill teach as they entertain. Both oil and watercolor artists will enjoy two full days of plein air painting and guidance in the crisp autumn weather. All levels are welcome, but you should have some plein air experience under your belt. This is a very popular class so sign up soon!

Members $285, Non-Members $325
Painting Outside Part II

Classes and Workshops FAQs

All classes and workshops will be paid in full at time of registration.

What if I need to cancel or change my workshop?

Cancelling your class registration more than 7 days prior to the class will result in a full refund less the credit card fees if you paid by credit card.

Cancellation within 7 days of a workshop start date results in the full loss of tuition.

In the case that I am unable to attend a workshop, can I give my space to a friend?

Yes, though we ask that you please let us know if someone else will be taking your place in a workshop.

I can’t make all the days of the workshop; can I still take it?

In most cases, students can take part of a workshop, though you should let us know so we can check with the teaching artist. In general, workshops are not pro-rated if you are unable to attend the entire session.

What if PAG cancels a workshop?

In the event of under-enrollment, extreme weather, or other unforeseen incidents, the Portsmouth Arts Guild may cancel a scheduled workshop or class.

If an entire workshop is cancelled due to under-enrollment, tuition will be refunded in full. If a single session of a workshop is cancelled, and we are unable to make up the class on another date, a pro-rated tuition refund will be issued.