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Art Lessons for Kids • One-To-One Tutoring • Birthday Parties • Private Lessons

The Artist’s Apprentice offers the creative person an opportunity to explore his/her individual talents through a variety of medium, subject matter and techniques. Classes are taught by Artist/Instructor Pamela Palmer B.F.A., Owner of The Artist’s Apprentice established in 2002.
A variety of classes, offered in a group setting are designed for young artists ages 7 & up (siblings are always welcome!). Home School Students, Birthday Parties, Girl/Boy Scout Badge Requirements, and Religious Groups, and those in the International Baccalaureate program are just a few.
View our Class Schedule to find out what’s being offered right now. We also offer private art classes as well as home school lesson, (group and individual) at the Independence Library, Depot Park, The Corner Cafe in Nieman’s Family Market or at your home in Clarkston!

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Upcoming Lessons

April 3, 2023
  • Drawing 101

    April 3, 2023  2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
    609 S Ortonville Rd, Ortonville, MI 48462, USA I-TEC

    So you like to draw, but you want to get better at it. Okay, let's make that happen! Students will be working on exercises involving negative space, value shading, portraits, contour lines, and perspective. These basics will help to build a concrete basis for an understanding of how to improve your artwork. We will work primarily in graphite, and if time permits, students can add color with the medium of their choice. A Gallery Show of our students' artwork will be extended to families following class on the final day!  Taught by Artist/Instructor Pamela Palmer B.F.A., Owner/Entrepreneur of The Artist's Apprentice. 
    Middle Schoolers
    $85 (all materials included) 

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April 4, 2023
  • Acrylic 101 for Kids

    April 4, 2023  4:20 pm - 5:50 pm
    Fenton Community & Cultural Center, 150 S Leroy St, Fenton, MI 48430, USA

    Let's start painting with all the basics step of Acrylic Painting! We will begin by learning how the different brushes are used to create various strokes, including a lesson on the use of a pallet knife. Working on canvas, let's see what brush is the perfect match for making animal fur. Kids will select the animal friend of their particular preference and work from a photo reference or bring in a photo of your fuzzy pet if you wish! Pupils will be working from nature on other substrates as well. Register today, class size limited! A Gallery Show of our students' artwork will be extended to families following class on the final day! Taught by Artist/Instructor Pamela Palmer B.F.A., Owner/Entrepreneur of The Artist's Apprentice.
    Ages 7 & up. (As always siblings of any age are welcome to register)
    $65 plus $20 material fee payable to instructor on the 1st day of classes 
    Tuesdays 04/04, 04/11, 04/18, 04/25 to 4:20 -5:50

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April 5, 2023
  • Drawing 101

    April 5, 2023  2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
    609 S Ortonville Rd, Ortonville, MI 48462, USA I-TEC

    So you like to draw, but you want to get better at it. Okay, let's make that happen! Students will be working on exercises involving negative space, value shading, portraits, contour lines, and perspective. These basics will help to build a concrete basis for an understanding of how to improve your artwork. We will work primarily in graphite, and if time permits, students can add color with the medium of their choice. A Gallery Show of our students' artwork will be extended to families following class on the final day!  Taught by Artist/Instructor Pamela Palmer B.F.A., Owner/Entrepreneur of The Artist's Apprentice. 7 & up

    $85 (all materials included) 

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April 6, 2023
  • Watercolor Painting 101

    April 6, 2023  4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
    Orion Center, 1335 Joslyn Rd, Lake Orion, MI 48360, USA

    Watercolor paintings, so fresh and beautiful! We love all of the effects that can be made with just a few techniques. Kids will be learning where to use the crystal effects of sea salt, the 'blooms' of wet-on-wet application and experiment with color overlays. This nature based series will give your child knowledge to use when they venture off into the world with their own painting ideas.Register today, class size limited! A Gallery Show of our students' artwork will be extended to families following class on the final day! Taught by Artist/Instructor Pamela Palmer B.F.A., Owner/Entrepreneur of The Artist's Apprentice.
    Ages 7 & up. (As always siblings of any age are welcome to register)
    $65 plus $20 material fee payable to instructor on the 1st day of classes. Thursdays 4/06, 04/13, 04/20, 04/27 to 4:30 - 6:00

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April 14, 2023
  • Kid's Clay Sculpture

    April 14, 2023  4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
    Renaissance High School, 6558 Waldon Rd, Clarkston, MI 48346, USA

    Modelling with clay is always fun! Kids will be learning how to use calipers, a tool used to gauge the dimension of an object, in our case, animal figurines! Other projects, using this self drying clay will find their way into our hands as we work with

  • loop and ribbon tools, as well as clay cutters and trimming tools. (All kid-friendly.) Students will have fun painting their sculptures as we complete our artworks.
  • Register today, class size limited! A Viewing of Creations of our students' artwork will be extended to families following class on the final day! Taught by Artist/Instructor Pamela Palmer B.F.A., Owner/Entrepreneur of The Artist's Apprentice.
    Ages 7 & up. (As always siblings of any age are welcome to register)
    $65 plus $20 material fee payable to instructor on the 1st day of classes.
    Fridays  04/14, 04/21, 04/28, 05/05
       4:30 - 6:00

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April 18, 2023
20 years and counting! All of our fine art experiences are instructed by Pamela Palmer, an artist who was born and educated in Canada. Pamela has a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with a major in painting and a minor in drawing from the University of Windsor and a Diploma of Interior Design from St. Clair College. Her works have been accepted into the government collection of Ontario and into juried shows at the Windsor Gallery of Art. Currently she is one of the regular artists displaying work at The Cause and Affect Gallery in Fenton. Palmer has been the 4th grade art teacher at the Independence El. and art instructor at the Early Childhood Learning Center for the Young 5’s program in Clarkston. The Artist’s Apprentice has received a huge amount of recognition since its beginnings through the Youth Enrichment Program in Clarkston, Michigan and has branched out into Lake Orion, Fenton, Davisburg and Rochester. As part of The Artist’s Apprentice program, students will be working to improve upon their personal best, an ongoing mindset that, hopefully continues throughout a lifetime.

Classes

…and many more! Check the Class Schedule to see what’s being offered right now!

How Do I Enroll?

For group classes, go to the Class Schedule and click on the desired class for information on how to enroll and make a payment. Note: For ‘Schedule’ classes please do not pay through this website. Click here to enroll in private classes, art parties, or to pay online.

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If you have a question, call Pamela Palmer at

(248) 620-3040

Or text (248) 842-1349

For the fastest response, simply use the form to the right, and we'll get back to you soon!