Watercolor Classes in NYC

at Drawing Room

Watercolor doesn't always do what it's told — which can be liberating or frustrating, depending on where you are with control.

The medium bleeds. It blooms. Learning to work with that instead of against it turns out to be useful practice for a lot of things outside the studio.

Watercolor is one of the most portable creative practices there is. Once you have a relationship with it, it goes everywhere with you.

Beginner-friendly. No experience required. All materials including but not limited to paints, brushes, and paper are included for use during workshop. Take home the pieces you create.

2 locations: Midtown Manhattan + Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Class size: 10–15 students. Duration of workshops: 2.5 hours

FAQs

  • Nope. All of our watercolor sessions are designed to be beginner-friendly. Our instructors will guide you, provide demos, and help you along the way.

    If you've painted before and want something more structured, drop-in workshops are still a great place to get a feel for Drawing Room, but our Intensive Journeys are likely to be the right next step for you.

  • Nothing. All paints, brushes, and paper are included in the class price. You just show up!

  • Yes! Single sessions are designed to be complete experiences. You'll leave with finished work.

  • We're not trying to make you a technically correct painter. We're interested in helping you develop a relationship with the medium–how it moves, what it does when you let it, what you actually like. Skill follows from that.

  • Classes are mid-sized, typically anywhere from 8 to 15 students.

  • Our Journeys are the natural next step; these are multi-session format that builds over time. For example, our Painting Intensive span 8 weeks with the same group and is a great way to get deep into painting!

Adults sitting around a cozy lamp-lit coffee table at orientation, working on a painting project.

Not sure where to start? Try everything.

Our 8-week Cohort Program moves through drawing, clay, printmaking, and painting, writing, and textiles over several weeks. You’ll try new things and find out what you're drawn to.

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student working with multimedia and mixed media watercolor class. mixing colors to create paintings.

Go deeper in paint.

8 focused weeks with the same group. Instructor-led from first mark to finished work. For people who want more than a single session can hold.

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