Adult Art Classes
T.W. Wood Museum offers inspiring classes for adults looking to expand their artistic skills in a supportive environment. From portrait drawing and life painting to printmaking and color theory, our classes welcome all levels—whether you’re just beginning or refining your technique—providing hands-on guidance and creative exploration.
Join anytime! Drop-in adult classes are $15 per session (cash or check). No registration needed.
Directions to Adult Education Classroom: Our museum is located at 46 Barre Street, Montpelier, VT. You may park in the lot behind our building. Enter the building on Monsignor Crosby Ave. Just beyond the stairs on the left are double doors. Go through the doors (lights are motion sensors), and your classroom will be the second door on the right.
Portrait Drawing and Painting
Mondays 10:00am – 12:00pm
Drop-in — no registration is required. $15 fee in cash or check for each session.
Join us on Monday mornings for a Drop-In Portraiture Class.
This class offers a welcoming environment for artists of all levels to experiment with portrait drawing and painting with a live model. No registration is required. $15 fee in cash for each session.
Materials: Students are responsible for bringing their own materials—whether drawing, painting, or other mediums. If you’re using oil paints, odorless turps are required.
D&D Character Drawing Class
Beginning September: Wednesdays 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Drop-in — no registration is required. $15 fee in cash or check for each session.
Learn how to draw your Dungeons & Dragons character with local freelance artist and D&D enthusiast, Ethan Slayton! Intermediate abilities preferred but not required. Ethan can take you from figure drawing to final details. Make your character stand out at the gaming table!
Materials: Students are expected to bring their own materials. Depending on the individual student, the materials needed may increase as classes continue (for instance, if students wanted to try some ink wash or do grey tones, specific markers might be used or specific inks-the instructor will inform students when and if these materials should be picked up). For the first class please
bring the following:
- Mixed Media sketchbook (no bigger than 11 x 14-can be smaller if desired)
- Students preferred selection of pencils/mechanical pencil with preferred graphite
- Erasers
- A straight edge/ruler
- Any archival pens, such as Pigma or Faber-Castell.
Life Drawing and Painting
Thursdays 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Drop-in — no registration is required. $15 fee in cash or check for each session.
Materials: Students are responsible for bringing their own materials—whether drawing, painting, or other mediums. If you’re using oil paints, odorless turps are required.
Printmaking Drop-In
2026 Classes – Saturdays 10:00am – 1:00pm: June 20, July 25, Sept 19, Oct 17, Nov 21 and Dec 19
Drop-in — no registration is required. $15 fee in cash or check for each session.
$20 to use ink, paper and basic supplies that are available.
Materials: Students are responsible for bringing their own materials, for monotypes, intaglio, and relief printmaking. There is a limited supply of paper, ink, and materials for monotypes and dry point engraving in the studio for an additional $5 cash fee. Oil and alcohol are available for clean-up.
Instructor: Phillip Robertson is an interdisciplinary artist and educator living in Vermont since 1994. Robertson teaches art history, drawing, painting, and printmaking at the Community College of Vermont and Vermont State University-Johnson Campus.