Bring your kids on Small Business Saturday 1:00-3:00 and check out our spacious studio on the 2nd floor and paint an ornament to hang on the tree for years to come! We will supply everything, the event is FREE! Refreshments will be provided.
Event Category: Stop Paint & Sip Workshop
Schedule your own Stop Paint & Sip workshop with 8 or more people & we will provide all the materials, instruction, food and wine on most workshops. What makes us different from the chains & the paint & sip nights popping up at bars & restaurants? We come up with our own images and we have some different subject matters, like alcohol ink on tile, glass painting & acrylic pours. The fact that we provide all materials, instruction, food & wine is another unique bonus!
$35 open enrollment or for a private party of 8 or more. All inclusive
$35 open enrollment or for a private party of 8 or more. All inclusive
$35 open enrollment or for a private party of 8 or more. All inclusive
$30 per person for a private party of 8 or more or $35 open enrollment. All inclusive
$30 per person for a private party of 8 or more or $35 open enrollment. All inclusive
Small Business Saturday
Why Should You Shop Small?
For small business owners, their business is not just a business — it’s an extension of who they are. Supporting the local businesses within your community not only keeps those businesses alive, but keeps the communities they serve thriving, as well. With more and more online shopping these small businesses are in jeopardy.
This year, shop at your local bakery, restaurant, coffee shop, boutique or neighborhood store rather than shopping at a national chain. Shopping local matters because it affects the entire community. When more money is spent at local stores, more money stays within the community. For every dollar spent at a small business, 67 cents stays within your local economy. In addition to helping schools and other organizations through taxes, small businesses are also often the organizations that support local sports teams, charities and events. Plus, local retailers are more likely to hire locally than retail chains.
Plein Air Painting with Victoria Brzustowicz and Colette Savage
The Art Stop Studio, 2nd floor
585-872-5710 • artstopllc.mom
1822 Penfield Road Penfield NY 14526
Instructors Victoria Brzustowicz & Colette Savage
Three-Session Class • Mondays 6:00-8:00 • $80
June 2, 9 & 16
Plein Air Painting
With Colette Savage & Victoria Brzustowicz
Explore the joys of painting outside while learning about
plein air painting from two experienced plein air painters!
Session I: We’ll meet in the upstairs classroom at the Art Stop
and discuss gear, best practices, what to expect while painting
outside, and answer any questions or concerns.
Sessions II & III: The group will set up easels at an outdoor location
and paint under the guidance of your instructors.
All skill levels and all mediums are welcome.
(Please don’t purchase equipment until after the first session!)
Call the Art Stop at (585) 872-5710 to register and for questions.
Plein Air Painting
*New* Introduction to Oil Painting with Cold Wax Medium
Instructor Victoria Brzustowicz
Mondays 6:00-8:00 $110
8/3/26 -8/10/26
Introduction to Oil Painting with Cold Wax Medium
Discover the possibilities of oil painting with cold wax medium in this two-session workshop. Through demonstrations and hands-on exercises, you’ll learn the fundamentals of using cold wax medium with oil paint to create rich textures, expressive marks, and luminous surfaces. We’ll explore layering, mark-making, and the use of a variety of tools to build your paintings. This workshop is perfect for beginners curious about cold wax as well as painters looking to expand their creative process. Basic oil painting experience is helpful but not required.
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Materials List: Introduction to Oil Painting & Cold Wax Medium
Paints
Oil paints in at least basic colors
- Titanium White
- Ultramarine Blue
- Napthol Red or Cadmium Red Light (or Pyrrole Red)
- Hansa Yellow Light or Cadmium Yellow Light
Optional:
- Yellow Ochre
- Burnt Sienna
(Note: You can use water miscible oils but solvents will be needed for cleanup once the wax medium is added.)Medium
- Cold Wax Medium Gamblin or Dorland
Painting Surfaces
Bring 3–5 rigid panels, 8″ × 10″, 9″ × 12″, or 11″ × 14″
- Cradled wood panels, gessoed hardboard, or ACM panels are all suitable.
- Oil painting paper
- Stretched canvas is not recommended for cold wax painting.
Tools
- Palette knives for mixing paint and for mark-making
- Silicone wedges or catalyst tools (optional but recommended)
- Plastic gift cards, old credit cards, or bowl scrapers
- Brayer (2″ or 4″ soft rubber brayer)
- One or two inexpensive natural-bristle brushes (1″–2″)
- Disposable palette paper or palette pad or a glass palette (approximately 9″ × 12″ or larger)
Drawing & Mark-Making Tools
Bring a selection of tools for creating texture, such as:
- Graphite pencil
- Bamboo skewer
- Clay or pottery tools
- Wire or rubber texture tools
- Bubble wrap, mesh, lace, or other found texture materials (optional)
Mediums
- Odorless mineral spirit (such as Gamsol)
- Vegetable oil or other brush-cleaning oil
- Small containers for cleaning oil and Gamsol
- Paper towels or cotton rags
- Nitrile gloves (optional)
Additional Supplies
- Apron or painting shirt
- Notebook/sketchbook/journal and pencil for notes
- Reference photos or sketches (optional)
Chinese Lingnon School Watercolor Workshop With Jane Grace Taylor
Ages Teen to Adult
Cost: $40 without supplies & $50 with supplies
Date: May 16th Sunday 2:00-5:00
Subject: Chinese Bamboo
Chinese brush workshop learn the ancient techniques of Chinese brush starting with bamboo-one of the “four gentlemen “ of Chinese brush painting, it will add spontaneity to your Watercolors Jane grace Taylor has studied with numerous eastern teachers and has won national awards
Emphasizes and helps nurture spontaneity
and free flowing brush strokes
Jane grace Taylor MFA
Jane grace Taylor MFA
- Watercolors
- Chinese brushes of various sizes
- A white towel or felt that can get paint on it
- Chinese ink
- A spray bottle
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
Chinese “Ling non” school watercolors
This style encourages the student to paint freely and expressively.
The class is designed to help you work more spontaneously.
The “rice”or cotton paper used in the class is made to be brushed quickly.
You will learn techniques meant to make the maximum statement, with a minimum of brush strokes.
Use colors /paper you have, or check materials list below:
Chinese chip colors are available through oriental art supply, Holbein are the closest in tube colors.
-A felt blanket , old linen tablecloth or towel
-Two water buckets
-A palette for mixing colors
-Small spray bottles for water and paint
-I use sable brushes- small 6
medium 10-and large. Kosinski sable are best
for western watercolor paper.
-Water buckets -2
-Paper towels
-I use Gemini, Fabriano or Waterford paper ,cold press 140 or 200 lb
-Sumi e rice paper or double shuen (xuan) (oriental art supply OAS.com)
- Holbein colors work best:suggested colors
- Chinese White
- Chinese ink
- imidazolone lemon yellow
- Royal Blue
- quinocridone Red
- yellow ochre
- Burnt Sienna
- Vermillion
- viridian
Other Options:
- Opera
- peacock blue
- compose green No.1
- sap green
- mineral violet
- cobalt violet light
- raw sienna
- peach black
Materials List:
- Sumi e rice paper or double shuen (oriental art supply) (The Art Stop) has a few rolls of sugi gama
- -Water soluble Chinese ink (“The Art Stop” sells this in a bottle)
- -Bamboo brushes ,small medium and large –
- newsprint-Any watercolors (EXCEPT Cotman -this paint often has weak pigment )
- Any watercolors (EXCEPT Cotman – This is student-grade paint and you need artist grade). Chinese chip colors are available through Oriental Art Supply.
- Meanwhile, Holbein are the closest in tube colors.
- A felt blanket, an old linen tablecloth, or a white towel.
- A palette for mixing colors
- Two water buckets one for clean one for dirty water
- Small spray bottle for water, one for paint