After-School Tuesdays: Artist Adventures into Landscapes
Children will be inspired by a different artist each month and create 3D sculptural worlds from their own conceptualized 2D drawings.
program overview
In this imaginative, hands-on art class, young artists will explore the beautiful landscapes and environments inspired by artists and the natural world. From cozy forests, to magical mountains, oceans, deserts, and hidden gardens, each month students will imagine and design their very own environments and scenic worlds.
Students will experiment with how landscapes can tell stories. We will think about weather, time of day, texture, color, and the tiny details that make a place feel alive. Children will work independently as well as collaboratively to strengthen their observation skills, creativity, and visual storytelling.
Children will bring their landscapes to life using a mix of expressive art materials, including:
- Watercolor, paint, pens, pastel, and collage
- Recycled and found objects to build textured environments and layered scenes
Together, we will learn:
- How to use watercolor techniques to create atmosphere, light, and mood
- How scale and perspective help landscapes feel deep and believable
- How foreground, middle ground, and background create space in an artwork
- How color, texture, and detail can transform an imagined environment
- How landscapes can tell stories without words
By the end of the class, each child will have created their own richly-imagined landscape artwork full of creativity, detail, and personal expression. A perfect class for kids who love drawing, painting, nature, world-building, and creating places from their imagination.
Pick-up & Drop-off Information
Drop off at 3:30 PM and pick up at 5:30 PM
Drop-off and pick-up will happen outside the Rotary Kitchen each week. For safety purposes, we ask that parents come inside to sign their child in and out after each session. You can view a map of our building here.
Optional Pick-up Service
Starting August 20th, we will also offer a free pick-up service from Sonoma schools if you are unable to drop them off after school. Please contact Melissa Agocs, the Youth Program Director, for more information. You can contact her at [email protected].
instructor Overview
Alice Pennes
Alice Pennes is a fine artist and teaching artist. She specializes in creative experiences that inspire play and self-empowerment. Alice started teaching art at summer camps in Southern California and has now been teaching art for twenty years. Through the process of teaching and making art Alice realized that creating has the ability to heal and transform the maker and the viewer. With this idea in mind she went back to school and earned a master’s degree in Integrative Health from the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS). At CIIS Alice focused on the healing power of creative expression and the connection between art and wellbeing. Alice now lives in Sonoma Valley with her husband, vibrant little one, and pup named Curry.
http://www.alicepennes.com
Membership Has It’s Benefits
All Silver Memberships and above receive 10% off the registration cost for any class purchase over $40.
Materials fees are not discounted.
Membership helps support our programs, events, and financial aid programs.
Become a member today and find community, connection, and creativity.
Class FAQ
We ask that you notify us at least 10 days in advance of a class if you need to cancel your registration. You may cancel by phone or email and we will gladly offer you a refund or credit toward a future class. If you cancel with less than 10 days’ notice, we will not be able to provide refunds, due to our contractual obligations and material purchases for each class.
Sometimes, the Sonoma Community Center has to cancel a class due to low enrollment or unforeseen circumstances, such as a natural disaster or health emergency. If this happens and we do not offer a reschedule date, you will be refunded 100% of your registration fee (minus the payment processing and services fee), or credit towards a future class. If we are able to offer a reschedule date but you are unable to make the new date, we will gladly offer credit towards a future class.
All credits must be used within 1 year.
You can view our full class policies and guidelines here.
The Sonoma Community Center is committed to creating an accessible learning environment. If you require any special considerations(medical, physical, learning) please share them with Sean Baskin, Program Associate, by emailing him at [email protected] so that he can forward them to the relevant Program Director and Instructor.
Late additions to any program, class, or workshop that has already begun will be allowed on a per-case basis depending upon the Program Director & instructors approval. Late additions will have to pay the full registration cost of the class, along with any materials fees, and will not be prorated for the time missed. You may reach out to the program directors directly, or the Program Associate Sean Baskin at [email protected] to request a late addition.
We are always looking for new instructors. You can fill out the form directly here.
Tuesdays Weekly · 5 Weeks
November 10 – December 15, 2026
3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm
No class November 24
Experience Level
All-Levels, Beginning, Intermediate and AdvancedAge(s)
7, 8, 9, 10 and 11Total Registration Cost:
$150
