The Yellow Barn Studio & Gallery
7300 MacArthur Blvd
Glen Echo, Maryland 20812
Join us at The Yellow Barn Studio, a creative oasis in Glen Echo Park, where community and artistic guidance converge in our nationally-recognized artists’ programs. Founded by acclaimed artist Walter Bartman, The Yellow Barn Studio is a haven for budding artists and experienced painters alike. We offer classes in watercolor, oil, acrylic, drawing, and printmaking, with a special emphasis on plein air painting.
Fall and Winter Registration is Open
View the Glen Echo Fall/Winter Catalog
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
• Registration is totally online; no walk-in services are available
• There will not be a printed Glen Echo Park Catalog; all classes and workshops are available for online viewing through a digital catalog.
Questions about your registration? Please call the registrar at (301)634-2255 or email registrar@glenechopark.org
Click on this link to read more about our online curriculum due to the Coronavirus.
Contemporary Landscape
Paintings by Léni Paquet-Morante
and Steve Moen
September 30 and October 1, 2023
Gallery Hours: Saturday 9-6, Sunday 9-5
Saturday Artist Talk 3-4 and Reception 4-6
2023 Show Schedule
Sept 30-Oct 1 Léni Paquet-Morante & Steve Moen
Oct 7-8 Paul Zapatka
Oct 22-23 Ann Schlesinger – Jacob Memorial Show
Oct 28-29 Alexandra Cheshire
Nov 4-5 Helene Patterson & Margie Alagia-Ingram
Nov 11-12 Walter Bartman
Nov 18-19 Anatol Woolf
Nov 25-26 Jenny Wilson
Dec 2-17 Friends of the YB Members Show
Personal critiques of your artwork by Walt Bartman
Click here to sign up for a Critique
Walt Bartman is founder and director of the Yellow Barn Studio. His career spans fifty years and he has taught thousands of students. Many are important artists, curators, designers, animators, photographers, and educators. Walt has been recognized personally by three U.S. Presidents for his outstanding teaching. His work is represented by the Bridge Gallery in Shepherdstown, W.Va.
Now for the first time, Walt will be available for personal critiques. Each critique will be limited to one hour with a maximum of ten paintings. The fee will be one hundred dollars. Each critique will be recorded and available as a personal copy to the student. Walt will show annotated notes on each work discussed. Registrations are now being scheduled.
FALL CLASSES
Classes are sorted by day of the week and time.
Have questions about your registration? Please call the registrar at (301)634-2255 or email registrar@glenechopark.org.
MONDAY CLASSES
Virtual Palette Knife Painting Mini-Session $120.00
Ann Wallace
M, 9:30 AM-12:00 PM
10/2/2023-10/23/2023
Onsite Beginning and Intermediate Watercolor $225.00
Vian Borchert
M, 9:30 AM-12:00 PM
10/2/2023-11/13/2023
Virtual Landscape Painting Mondays $350.00
Walt Bartman
M, 10:00 AM-12:30 PM
9/18/2023-11/27/2023
Onsite Exploring Pastels $325.00
Ann Wallace
M, 1:00 PM-3:30 PM
9/18/2023-11/13/2023
Virtual Exploring Watercolor $305.00
Michael Shibley
M, 1:00 PM-3:30 PM
9/18/2023-11/13/2023
Onsite Still Life Painting $300.00
Leo Ramos
M, 4:00 PM-6:30 PM
9/18/2023-11/13/2023
Onsite Mythic Monday: Narrative Figural Composition $330.00
Samantha Stover
M, 7:00 PM-9:30 PM
9/18/2023-11/20/2023
TUESDAY CLASSES
Onsite Abstract Expressionist Painting – Acrylic $330.00
Tory Cowles
Tu, 9:30 AM-12:30 PM
9/19/2023-11/14/2023
Virtual Pastel and Gouache Painting Mini-Session $120.00
Ann Wallace
Tu, 9:30 AM-12:00 PM
10/3/2023-10/24/2023
Onsite Introductory Painting $280.00
James Vissari
Tu, 10:00 AM-12:30 PM
9/19/2023-11/7/2023
Virtual Landscape Painting Tuesdays $350.00
Walt Bartman
Tu, 10:00 AM-12:30 PM
9/19/2023-11/21/2023
Virtual Play with Abstraction $280.00
Elisabeth Vismans
Tu, 12:30 PM-3:00 PM
9/26/2023-11/14/2023
Onsite Gouache Painting $325.00
Ann Wallace
Tu, 1:00 PM-3:30 PM
9/19/2023-11/14/2023
Virtual Portrait Painting $305.00
Eric Westbrook
Tu, 1:00 PM-3:30 PM
9/19/2023-11/14/2023
Onsite Basic Drawing $280.00
James Vissari
Tu, 1:00 PM-3:30 PM
9/19/2023-11/7/2023
Onsite Draw & Paint the Figure, Still Life, and Landscape $325
Ken Conley
Tu, 4:00 PM-6:30 PM
9/19/2023-11/21/2023
Onsite Contemporary Painting $270.00
Kimberly Yourick
Tu, 4:00 PM-6:30 PM
9/19/2023-11/21/2023
Virtual Paint Flowers with Color $280.00
Elisabeth Vismans
Tu, 4:00 PM-6:30 PM
9/26/2023-11/14/2023
Virtual Art History: Gauguin and the Nabis Mini-Session $100.00
Erich Keel
Tu, 4:30 PM-6:00 PM
10/31/2023-11/28/2023
Virtual Sunset Painting $350.00
Walt Bartman
Tu, 6:30 PM-9:30 PM
9/19/2023-11/21/2023
Onsite Color, Composition, and Design $240.00
Monica Pittman
Tu, 7:00 PM-9:30 PM
9/26/2023-11/14/2023
WEDNESDAY CLASSES
Virtual Express Yourself Drawing Multimedia $200.00
Katherine Nelson
W , 9:30 AM-11:30 AM
9/27/2023-11/1/2023
Virtual Exploring Pastels Mini-Session $120.00
Ann Wallace
W , 9:30 AM-12:00 PM
10/4/2023-10/25/2023
Onsite Advanced Drawing $325
Ken Conley
W, 10:00 AM-12:30 PM
9/20/2023-11/15/2023
Virtual Intermediate Digital Painting with Procreate $300.00
Penny Mause
W, 10:00 AM-12:30 PM
9/20/2023-11/29/2023
Offsite Landscape on Location $350.00
Walt Bartman
W, 10:00 AM-12:30 PM
9/20/2023-11/22/2023
Virtual Flowing Watercolor $320.00
Bonny Lundy
W, 1:00 PM-3:30 PM
9/20/2023-11/22/2023
Onsite Exploring Abstract Painting $300.00
Jennifer Duncan
W, 1:00 PM-3:30 PM
9/20/2023-11/15/2023
Onsite Painting from Photos $300.00
Leo Ramos
W, 1:00 PM-3:30 PM
9/20/2023-11/15/2023
Virtual Landscape Painting from Photos and Other Sources $325.00
Eric Westbrook
W, 1:30 PM-3:30 PM
9/20/2023-11/15/2023
Virtual Approaching Abstract: Color & Texture $315.00
Ann Schlesinger
W, 4:00 PM-6:30 PM
9/20/2023-11/29/2023
Onsite Landscape, Figure & Studio Painting $375.00
Walt Bartman
W, 4:00 PM-6:30 PM
9/20/2023-11/22/2023
Onsite Portrait and Figure Drawing and Painting $295.00
Gavin Glakas
W, 7:00 PM-9:30 PM
9/20/2023-11/22/2023
THURSDAY CLASSES
Onsite Basic Principles of Drawing $325.00
Leo Ramos
Th, 9:30 AM-12:00 PM
9/21/2023-11/16/2023
Virtual Pastel Portraits Mini-Session $120.00
Ann Wallace
Th, 9:30 AM-12:00 PM
10/5/2023-10/26/2023
Onsite Intermediate Watercolor Still Life and Portrait Painting $240.00
Julia Rosenbaum
Th, 10:00 AM-12:30 PM
9/21/2023-11/16/2023
Virtual Introduction to Digital Painting with Procreate $300.00
Penny Mause
Th, 10:00 AM-12:30 PM
9/21/2023-11/30/2023
Virtual Learn to Work with Opaque Watercolor- Gouache $350.00
Walt Bartman
Th, 1:00 PM-3:30 PM
9/14/2023-11/16/2023
Offsite Landscape on Location $325
Ken Conley
Th, 1:00 PM-3:30 PM
9/21/2023-11/16/2023
Onsite Alla Prima Still Life and Landscape Oil Painting $280.00
Dipali Rabadiya
Th, 1:00 PM-3:30 PM
9/28/2023-11/16/2023
Virtual Acrylic Painting $295.00
Gita Mirshahi
Th, 4:30 PM-7:00 PM
9/30/2023-11/18/2023
Onsite Introduction to Portrait Painting from Life $295.00
Mark Giaimo
Th, 7:00 PM-9:30 PM
9/21/2023-11/9/2023
Virtual Acrylic Painting $295.00
Gita Mirshahi
Th, 7:00 PM-9:30 PM
9/28/2023-11/16/2023
Virtual Acrylic Painting $295.00
Gita Mirshahi
Th, 7:00 PM-9:30 PM
11/30/2023-1/18/2024
FRIDAY CLASSES
Virtual Art for Your Floor Mini-Session $120.00
Ann Wallace
F, 9:30 AM-12:00 PM
10/6/2023-10/27/2023
Onsite Beginning and Intermediate Drawing $225.00
Vian Borchert
F, 9:30 AM-12:00 PM
10/6/2023-11/17/2023
Onsite Joy of Painting $315.00
Ann Schlesinger
F, 10:00 AM-12:30 PM
9/22/2023-11/17/2023
Virtual Digital Wallpaper & Textile Design $270.00
Penny Mause
F, 10:00 AM-12:30 PM
9/22/2023-11/24/2023
Onsite Dynamic Figure Drawing: The Expressive Gesture $300.00
Samantha Stover
F, 10:00 AM-12:30 PM
9/22/2023-11/17/2023
Virtual Still Life Oil Painting $280.00
Dipali Rabadiya
F, 10:00 AM-12:30 PM
9/29/2023-11/17/2023
Onsite Friday Painter’s Studio $315.00
Ann Schlesinger
F, 1:00 PM-3:30 PM
9/22/2023-11/17/2023
Onsite Figure Drawing $325
Ken Conley
F, 7:00 PM-9:30 PM
9/22/2023-11/17/2023
SATURDAY CLASSES
Onsite Portrait and Figure Drawing and Painting $295.00
Gavin Glakas
Sa, 10:00 AM-12:30 PM
9/16/2023-11/18/2023
Offsite Painting Colors of Autumn En Plein Air $240.00
Holly Buehler
Sa, 10:00 AM-12:30 PM
9/16/2023-11/4/2023
Onsite Figure Drawing $325.00
Eric Westbrook
Sa, 1:00 PM-3:30 PM
9/23/2023-11/18/2023
SUNDAY CLASSES
Onsite Color Theory and Color Mixing $240.00
Holly Buehler
Su, 10:00 AM-12:30 PM
9/17/2023-11/5/2023
Onsite Emerging Young Artists (Ages 13-18) $240.00
Denise Dittmar
Su, 1:00 PM-3:30 PM
9/17/2023-11/12/2023
Onsite Drawing and Painting $275.00
Mark Giaimo
Su, 4:00 PM-6:30 PM
9/17/2023-11/12/2023
WORKSHOPS
In order by date
Virtual Exploring Pastels Mini-Session $120.00
Ann Wallace
W , 9:30 AM-12:00 PM
10/4/2023-10/25/2023
Offsite Landscape Painting in Rehoboth with Walt Bartman $295.00
Walt Bartman
F, Sa, Sun, 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
10/6/2023-10/8/2023
Offsite Paint the Chesapeake on Tilghman Island $260.00
Walt Bartman
F, Sa, Su, 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
10/13/2023-10/15/2023
Virtual Visual Journaling: Intensive Creativity Workout $90.00
Renee Sandell
Sa , 1:00 PM-4:00 PM
10/14/2023-10/14/2023
Onsite Mastering the Art of Color Mixing Workshop $178.00
Maud Taber-Thomas
Sa, Su, 2:00 PM-6:00 PM
10/14/2023-10/15/2023
Virtual Colored Pencils on Black Workshop $95.00
Lis Zadravec
W, 5:00 PM-7:00 PM
10/18/2023-10/25/2023
Virtual Digital Painting Workshop $120.00
Penny Mause
Sa, Su, 10:00 AM-2:00 PM
10/21/2023-10/22/2023
Onsite Portrait Painting from Photos Week $225.00
Maud Taber-Thomas
M,Tu,W,Th,F, 4:00 PM-6:30 PM
10/23/2023-10/27/2023
Virtual Contemplative Flower Painting Workshop $178.00
Maud Taber-Thomas
Sa, Su, 2:00 PM-6:00 PM
11/4/2023-11/5/2023
Virtual Colored Pencil Exotic Animals Workshop $95.00
Lis Zadravec
W , 5:00 PM-7:00 PM
11/8/2023-11/15/2023
Onsite Encaustic & Mixed Media Painting Workshop $170.00
Marcie Wolf-Hubbard
Su, 12:00 PM-5:00 PM
11/12/2023-11/12/2023
Virtual Design Holiday Wrapping Paper Workshop $50.00
Penny Mause
Sa, Su, 10:00 AM-2:00 PM
11/18/2023-11/18/2023
Virtual Flower Painting- Focus on Color Workshop $200.00
Walt Bartman
Sa, Su, 10:00 AM-2:00 PM
11/18/2023-11/19/2023
IN-PERSON CLASSES
Do you prefer to paint in-person with other artists? This is a list of just our studio and outdoor classes. Click on the class title to visit the Glen Echo website where you may register. The classes are sorted by day and time.
Have questions about your registration? Please call the registrar at (301)634-2255 or email registrar@glenechopark.org.
MONDAY
Onsite Beginning and Intermediate Watercolor $225.00
Vian Borchert
M, 9:30 AM-12:00 PM
10/2/2023-11/13/2023
Onsite Exploring Pastels $325.00
Ann Wallace
M, 1:00 PM-3:30 PM
9/18/2023-11/13/2023
Onsite Still Life Painting $300.00
Leo Ramos
M, 4:00 PM-6:30 PM
9/18/2023-11/13/2023
Onsite Mythic Monday: Narrative Figural Composition $330.00
Samantha Stover
M, 7:00 PM-9:30 PM
9/18/2023-11/20/2023
TUESDAY
Onsite Abstract Expressionist Painting – Acrylic $330.00
Tory Cowles
Tu, 9:30 AM-12:30 PM
9/19/2023-11/14/2023
Onsite Introductory Painting $280.00
James Vissari
Tu, 10:00 AM-12:30 PM
9/19/2023-11/7/2023
Onsite Basic Drawing $280.00
James Vissari
Tu, 1:00 PM-3:30 PM
9/19/2023-11/7/2023
Onsite Gouache Painting $325.00
Ann Wallace
Tu, 1:00 PM-3:30 PM
9/19/2023-11/14/2023
Onsite Contemporary Painting $270.00
Kimberly Yourick
Tu, 4:00 PM-6:30 PM
9/19/2023-11/21/2023
Onsite Draw & Paint the Figure, Still Life, and Landscape $325
Ken Conley
Tu, 4:00 PM-6:30 PM
9/19/2023-11/21/2023
Onsite Color, Composition, and Design $240.00
Monica Pittman
Tu, 7:00 PM-9:30 PM
9/26/2023-11/14/2023
WEDNESDAY
Offsite Landscape on Location $350.00
Walt Bartman
W, 10:00 AM-12:30 PM
9/20/2023-11/22/2023
Onsite Advanced Drawing $325
Ken Conley
W, 10:00 AM-12:30 PM
9/20/2023-11/15/2023
Onsite Exploring Abstract Painting $300.00
Jennifer Duncan
W, 1:00 PM-3:30 PM
9/20/2023-11/15/2023
Onsite Painting from Photos $300.00
Leo Ramos
W, 1:00 PM-3:30 PM
9/20/2023-11/15/2023
Onsite Landscape, Figure & Studio Painting $375.00
Walt Bartman
W, 4:00 PM-6:30 PM
9/20/2023-11/22/2023
Onsite Portrait and Figure Drawing and Painting $295.00
Gavin Glakas
W, 7:00 PM-9:30 PM
9/20/2023-11/29/2023
THURSDAY
Onsite Basic Principles of Drawing $325.00
Leo Ramos
Th, 9:30 AM-12:00 PM
9/21/2023-11/16/2023
Onsite Intermediate Watercolor Still Life and Portrait Painting $270.00
Julia Rosenbaum
Th, 10:00 AM-12:30 PM
9/21/2023-11/16/2023
Offsite Landscape on Location $325
Ken Conley
Th, 1:00 PM-3:30 PM
9/21/2023-11/16/2023
Onsite Alla Prima Still Life and Landscape Oil Painting $280.00
Dipali Rabadiya
Th, 1:00 PM-3:30 PM
9/28/2023-11/16/2023
Onsite Introduction to Portrait Painting from Life $295.00
Mark Giaimo
Th, 7:00 PM-9:30 PM
9/21/2023-11/9/2023
FRIDAY
Onsite Beginning and Intermediate Drawing $225.00
Vian Borchert
F, 9:30 AM-12:00 PM
10/6/2023-11/17/2023
Offsite Landscape Painting in Rehoboth with Walt Bartman $295.00
Walt Bartman
F, Sa, Sun, 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
10/6/2023-10/8/2023
Onsite Dynamic Figure Drawing: The Expressive Gesture $300.00
Samantha Stover
F, 10:00 AM-12:30 PM
9/22/2023-11/17/2023
Onsite Joy of Painting $315.00
Ann Schlesinger
F, 10:00 AM-12:30 PM
9/22/2023-11/17/2023
Onsite Friday Painter’s Studio $315.00
Ann Schlesinger
F, 1:00 PM-3:30 PM
9/22/2023-11/17/2023
Onsite Figure Drawing $325
Ken Conley
F, 7:00 PM-9:30 PM
9/22/2023-11/17/2023
SATURDAY
Onsite Portrait and Figure Drawing and Painting $295.00
Gavin Glakas
Sa, 10:00 AM-12:30 PM
9/16/2023-11/25/2023
Offsite Painting Colors of Autumn En Plein Air $240.00
Holly Buehler
Sa, 10:00 AM-12:30 PM
9/16/2023-11/4/2023
Onsite Figure Drawing $325.00
Eric Westbrook
Sa, 1:00 PM-3:30 PM
9/23/2023-11/18/2023
SUNDAY
Onsite Color Theory and Color Mixing $240.00
Holly Buehler
Su, 10:00 AM-12:30 PM
9/17/2023-11/5/2023
Onsite Emerging Young Artists (Ages 13-18) $240.00
Denise Dittmar
Su, 1:00 PM-3:30 PM
9/17/2023-11/12/2023
Onsite Drawing and Painting $275.00
Mark Giaimo
Su, 4:00 PM-6:30 PM
9/17/2023-11/12/2023
FALL WORKSHOPS
Offsite Paint the Chesapeake on Tilghman Island $260.00
Walt Bartman
F, Sa, Su, 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
10/13/2023-10/15/2023
Onsite Mastering the Art of Color Mixing Workshop $178.00
Maud Taber-Thomas
Sa, Su, 2:00 PM-6:00 PM
10/14/2023-10/15/2023
Onsite Portrait Painting from Photos Week $225.00
Maud Taber-Thomas
M,Tu,W,Th,F, 4:00 PM-6:30 PM
10/23/2023-10/27/2023
Onsite Encaustic & Mixed Media Painting Workshop $170.00
Marcie Wolf-Hubbard
Su, 12:00 PM-5:00 PM
11/12/2023-11/12/2023
THE FRIENDS OF THE YELLOW BARN
Please support the Yellow Barn Studio by becoming a member of the Friends of the Yellow Barn Studio
BENEFITS OF JOINING THE FRIENDS
The Friends’ is dedicated to providing educational and exhibition opportunities to its members. The Friends’ relies on your membership dues to support the three annual member shows (the Drawing Exhibition, the Small Works Show and the Members Show), and to offer speaker and workshop events when possible. Your membership fee also supports the annual High School Exhibition, a juried show for all high school art students in the DMV region.
www.friendsoftheyellowbarnstudio.org
For information or questions about membership contact
Lee Ann Howdershell leeannhowdy@gmail.com
In the Garden by Joanie Grosfeld
Friends of the Yellow Barn
The Friends of the Yellow Barn was incorporated as a nonprofit organization in 1994. Its mission is to support The Yellow Barn Studio at Glen Echo Park. In its infancy, the Friends, with a band of committed volunteers, helped create a functioning art studio out of a dilapidated yellow car barn – the warmly and appropriately titled Yellow Barn Studio. The original Board of Directors were Walt Bartman, President; Dick Beers, Vice President; Jane Matz, Treasurer; Michael Shapiro; and Phyllis Lieberman. With their help, the Yellow Barn Studio became a reality.
In a few short years, the Yellow Barn Studio earned its reputation for a high quality of instruction and affordable art classes, for all ages and levels of experience, in a supportive atmosphere. The Yellow Barn is more than an art school – it is an inclusive art community.
As a not-for-profit organization, the Friends of the Yellow Barn’s mission is to raise money through donations and grants for renovation and programs associated with the Yellow Barn art studio. The Friends’ philosophy, consistent with the spirit of the late 19th Century Chautauqua movement upon which Glen Echo Park was founded, is that art is universal and thus, should be accessible to all. The Friends’ goal is to encourage all area residents, of all ages and all means, to experience the wonder of the visual arts through drawing and painting.
Today, over 600 members have joined the Yellow Barn Studio. As Friends, they have strongly supported the programs and classes at the Yellow Barn.
As times change, so has the Board of Directors. Our present Board is made up of Jim Kettler, President; Susan Galego, Secretary; Lee Ann Howdershell, Membership; Larry Schlaifer, Treasurer, Michel Escalant, Website, and Walt Bartman, founding member.
In 2003, the restoration of Glen Echo Park coincided with the Yellow Barn outgrowing its studio. Friends responded by undertaking a major capital campaign to replace the endearing, but lacking (and often cold) studio with the “New” Yellow Barn – a state-of-the-art studio more suited for the quality of its instruction and its students’ work. Today, over seventy classes a week are taught in the Yellow Barn, making it one of the largest painting and drawing programs in the metro area.
In order to reach residents with limited resources, Friends supports outreach programs such as its yearly competition and public art exhibition at the Yellow Barn Studio for all area high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors. This exhibition honors and encourages young talent while providing the public the opportunity to view and enjoy the work of emerging artists. The exhibition is supported by the generosity of the Friends of the Yellow Barn, area businesses, and art lovers. A Jeanne North and Mitzi Yater Fuller scholarships are awarded yearly to deserving students.Many community outreach projects are sponsored by the Friends of the Yellow Barn throughout the year. The Annual Members Show, the Small Works Show, and the Drawing Show offer members of our community the opportunity to display and sell their work. Each year, the Friends sponsors a distinguished artist/speaker. Victoria Wyeth (granddaughter of Andrew Wyeth), Mary Whyte (noted watercolorist), and Wolf Kahn (painter) have spoken to our community.
Over the years, the Friends have run fundraisers to benefit those in need.
If you are interested in becoming a friend / member of the Yellow Barn, contact us here.
Your tax-deductible donations will guarantee that the Yellow Barn will be here for future generations of artists. To make a donation, please make your checks payable to the Friends of the Yellow Barn and send them to:
Friends of the Yellow Barn Studio
P.O. Box 158
Glen Echo, MD 20812
Join us at the Yellow Barn Studio!
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