A sun-drenched second-floor loft two blocks from the beach where kids paint, draw, and experiment with collage on real easels. We keep class sizes small so every student gets one-on-one feedback, and the walls are covered floor to ceiling with past students' work. Parents are welcome to grab a coffee at the shop downstairs and peek in through the big windows.
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2820 Main St, Santa Monica, CA 90405
Ocean Park
It's fine — He likes it well enough but isn't begging to go. He did work on a big colorful splatter painting, so it's not all bad. We might try a different time slot next session.
This has become the highlight of her week, no contest. She made a sketchbook full of drawings and she wouldn't stop talking about it. The front desk always has our schedule ready even when we're running five minutes late.
I was nervous He would lose interest but it's been the opposite. He made a layered collage piece and he wouldn't stop talking about it.
For the price I expected a bit more structure honestly. She did work on a big colorful splatter painting, so it's not all bad.
We've been coming since a couple sessions ago and the difference in confidence is obvious. He made a layered collage piece and he wouldn't stop talking about it.
Miss Elena is so patient and encouraging with a room full of kids at totally different levels. She made a comic-style character drawing and she wouldn't stop talking about it.
I was nervous She would lose interest but it's been the opposite. She made a mixed-media self portrait and she wouldn't stop talking about it. It's an easy stop on the way home from school, which is the real selling point for us.
This has become the highlight of his week, no contest. He made a mixed-media self portrait and he wouldn't stop talking about it. I bring my younger one along and the front desk lets her color while we wait.
Best class we've tried on the Westside, hands down. He made a watercolor ocean scene and he wouldn't stop talking about it.
Tom is so patient and encouraging with a room full of kids at totally different levels. He made a layered collage piece and he wouldn't stop talking about it.
Best class we've tried on the Westside, hands down. He made a bright still-life painting and he wouldn't stop talking about it. We do a sibling swap in the parking lot between two classes back to back.
The class felt pretty chaotic with that many kids and just one instructor. Would give it another shot with a smaller class size.