Pre-tax total cost of workshop: $500 (includes $25 registration fee), 30% deposit: $150
Dates: Friday June 12 – Sunday, June 14, 2026 (9am – 4pm)
Location: Art School, 15 NW Birch St, Coupeville
Materials: Notch- Supply List.pdf
Level: All levels welcome

Dive into a joyful painting adventure where intuition meets intention beneath the surface of a vibrant underwater world!

In this hands-on mixed-media workshop, you’ll explore the magic of fluid acrylics, inks, mark-making, and layering techniques to build luminous, ocean-inspired compositions. Through playful experimentation and guided refinement, you’ll learn to let go of perfection, follow your instincts, and watch as colorful sea life—and sometimes entirely unexpected forms—emerge from your intuitive marks. While the theme centers on underwater imagery, this process is about discovery. Your painting may evolve into an abstract, a bird, a landscape, or something entirely your own—and that’s part of the magic.

Whether you’re a seasoned artist ready to loosen up or a curious beginner eager to explore, this class offers a supportive space to play, learn new techniques, and develop your unique creative voice.

Come ready to splash, explore, and uncover your own Underwater Universe—where color, curiosity, and creativity flow freely.

Instructor Bio
Nicole Notch’s artist journey began at a very young age painting, drawing, trying new
recipes, crafting paper-doll clothes, cooking, and building elaborate dioramas and blanket forts. Throughout her adult life, she has enjoyed teaching and sharing the love of art via learning collaborative painting gatherings, paper-crafting classes, paint nights, public demonstrations, and open studio time. She’s shown her work at numerous galleries in the Pacific Northwest and is an active juried member of ARTrails of Southwest Washington. Her main focus is consistent art practice while teaching and inspiring you as an artist.