Spring-Summer 2026 Classes and Workshops

My summer ‘26 teaching schedule is full of new and returning classes & locations, including plein air classes around the county, and new and returning farm workshops that incorporate local food experiences. Keep reading to check it out!

All of my watercolor and drawing classes are designed to be accessible and appropriately challenging to all experience levels, and to remain inspiring for repeat and regular attendees. I tailor each class to suit attendees and to ensure that each session introduces new challenges and techniques.

If you see a class that interests you, but you are unavailable on the offered date, contact me, I always appreciate knowing what interests my students! I am also available for private lessons, group or individual, and events.

Watercolor Courses (scroll down for drawing and paper arts classes)

Painting Summer Produce - 6 Week Course

August & September at Sebastopol Center for the Arts
In this six session course, students will learn a unique approach to watercolor, intended to address the frustration that many feel with this challenging medium. The class will focus on strengthening one’s observational skills, while learning a watercolor technique that teaches the artist to see value and color.
Throughout the course, we will work on 3 paintings, progressing through simpler to more complex forms. With a mix of demonstrations and individualized instruction, students of all experience levels will develop new skills and have a meaningful creative experience.
Our unifying subject will be seasonal produce - fruits, vegetables, and herbs. These subjects are great for beginners and master painters alike; their organic shapes are forgiving drawing subjects, but their beauty can be a muse for life.
Instructor Hannah Day is a passionate produce lover and botanical painter and will share her unique approach to rendering botanicals. This class will work from life, practicing observational drawing, in addition to watercolor technique.
With six class sessions, participants will have the opportunity to develop their skills and build muscle memory with a medium that often feels like it has a mind of its own.
Location: Sebastopol Center for the Arts
Dates: Sundays, Aug 9 - Sept 20 (no class August 30th)
Time: 1 - 4 pm
Price: $330
Ages: Adults
Experience Levels: All levels
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Rare Tomato Tasting & Watercolor on the Farm

**1 Day Workshop, offered on 3 dates, in Sebastopol**
Join us for a unique experience at Hope Acre farm, offered once a month during the harvest season. Taste a selection of heirloom tomatoes before learning to watercolor your favorites with local artist and watercolor teacher, Hannah Day.
Hope Acre is grows over 140 varieties of rare, award-winning tomatoes. With titles like “Indigo Blueberry” and “Rebel Star Fighter”, your tasting will include a wide range of flavor profiles, tomatoes that look identical but taste opposite, and that come in all shapes and colors. Your tomatoes will be served with local bread and cheese, and presented with passionate musing by farmer Jai, whose knowledge is expansive and excitement is infectious.
After your tasting, you’ll spend time looking even closer at your favorite selections of the farm’s yield. Seated in the farm’s lush outdoor space, instructor Hannah Day will walk you step by step through rendering your subjects with close observation, foundational drawing skills, and a unique approach to watercolor technique. With a mix of demonstration and individual instruction, artists of all experience levels can walk away with a meaningful creative experience.
Location: Hope Acre Farm, 1692 Bloomfield Rd Sebastopol, CA 95472
3 Dates to choose from:
August 30, 1-5 pm
September 12, 1-5 pm
October 11, 1-5 pm
Ages: Adults (15+ welcome with adult)
Experience Level: All Levels
Price: $110
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Plein Air Watercolor Landscapes - at Jack London Park

**August in Glen Ellen - 1 Day Workshop**
Spend a day immersed in plein air watercolor landscape painting while taking in the sweeping vistas of Jack London State Historic Park. Participants will explore both watercolor technique and the core principles of landscape painting, including composition, color temperature, and atmospheric perspective. Learn to create movement and depth in your painting, and gain a new appreciation for the beauty of your surroundings through the process of close observation and careful rendering.
Through demonstration and individual instruction, you’ll learn color mixing and watercolor technique while building your painting step by step.

Bring a lightweight folding chair if you have one; otherwise seating is at picnic tables and park benches or on the ground. All other materials are provided.

After the workshop, you’re invited to continue exploring the park—take a hike, visit the museum, or stroll to the evocative ruins of the Wolf House.

All levels of experience are welcome!
Location: Jack London State Park
Date: August 22, 2026
Time: 10 am - 2 pm
Price: $80
Ages: Adults
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Fall Harvest in Watercolor

**September at Sonoma Community Center**
In this six-week course, participants will learn foundational watercolor techniques and develop essential experiential knowledge of this beautiful and challenging medium. Our unifying subject will be gorgeous fresh produce – fruits, veggies and herbs. These subjects are great for beginners and experienced watercolor painters alike; their organic shapes make them forgiving drawing subjects, but their beauty can be a muse for life.
Instructor Hannah Day is a passionate produce lover and botanical painter and will share her unique approach to rendering botanicals. This class will work from life, practicing observational drawing in addition to watercolor technique. With six class sessions, participants will have the opportunity to develop their skills and build muscle memory with a medium that often feels like it has a mind of its own. Beginning artists and repeat students welcome! All supplies are provided.
Location: Sonoma Community Center
Dates: September 4 - October 9
Time: 10am - 1 pm
Ages: Adults
Levels: All levels
Price: $290
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Plein Air Watercolor Landscapes at Ragle Ranch

**September in Sebastopol - 1 day workshop**
Learn to paint landscapes en plein air at Ragle Ranch. In this single-session workshop, participants will learn and practice watercolor while spending time outdoors at our beautiful local park. Students will choose a scene to paint and receive instruction on the basics of landscape painting, including composition, color temperature and value, linear perspective and atmospheric perspective. Gain a new appreciation for the beauty of your surroundings through close observation and careful rendering.
All levels of experience are welcome! Feel free to bring a portable easel if you have one and a lightweight folding chair. Otherwise seating is at picnic tables and park benches or on the ground. All other materials are provided.
Date: Sunday, September 27th, 2026
Time: 10 AM - 2 PM
Price: $75 + $10 Materials Fee
Ages: Adults
Location: Ragle Ranch Park in Sebastopol, CA
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Paint & Taste at Single Thread Farm

**August & October at Single Thread Farm in Healdsburg, CA**
Join us for a unique collaboration between SingleThread Farm and local artist Hannah Day for a day of enjoying art and food outdoors. This workshop begins at 10am and ends at 2pm.
Upon arrival, participants will enjoy a tour of the farm and learn about the daily operations and current array of offerings from the farm’s hoop tunnels, shade houses, and fields. Afterwards, our group will settle in the farm’s shady and scenic outdoor space to paint a selection of the farm’s produce picked that morning.
In this watercolor workshop, local artist Hannah Day will walk you step by step through rendering your subjects with close observation, foundational drawing skills, and a unique approach to watercolor technique. With a mix of demonstration and individual instruction, artists of all experience levels can walk away with a meaningful creative experience.
As you paint your veggies, you will taste them too! During the workshop, we will share freshly prepared farm snacks from the 3 Michelin star SingleThread kitchen. The veggies we are painting, served as crudite with delicious dips, and other nibbles will be served with refreshing herbal teas - all prepared from the farm. Bring your own picnic lunch, beverages, or additional snacks if desired.
Location: Single Thread Farm
2 Single Day Workshops
Dates: August 1st, 2026
October 17th, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Price: $150
Ages: Adults
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Paper Arts Courses

Mini Tunnel Books

3 Week Workshop, August at Sebastopol Center for the Arts
Tunnel books combine the magic of cut paper with the whimsy of making book report dioramas in grade school. The book art tradition is often used to visually represent narratives such as fables and is constructed with layers of cut paper, creating a dimensional and dynamic composition.
This 3 day workshop will explore the foundations of paper cutting through the process of creating one of these magical paper sculptures. After viewing and discussing the work of masterful papercutting artists, participants will develop their own ideas and create an original design to execute in class. We will cover the principles of paper cutting design as well as proper knife handling and cutting technique, and participants will have guidance every step of the way through assembling their tunnel book.
Location: Sebastopol Center for the Arts
Dates: Wednesday Afternoons for 3 sessions.
August 19th, 26th, September 2nd
Time: 11:00am-2:00pm
Price: $165.00 + $30.00 Materials Fee
Levels: All Levels
Ages: Adults
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Observational Drawing Courses