If you would like to reserve your space in a class, please email me at artbymarionette@yahoo.com or call or text me at 808-631-9173 because seating is limited. Payment will be handled during the class.
Painting Paradise is located in Lihue at the Puhi Industrial Center at 1824 Haleukana St. - front unit.
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Friday, May 15 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Painting Party - Ocean Sunset in Mixed Media $50
In this mixed media class, we’ll paint a vibrant tropical beach on Kaua‘i using the dreamy flow of watercolors layered with the bold, expressive power of acrylics. You’ll learn how to blend soft washes for the sky and ocean, build glowing sunset hues, and add crisp acrylic details to bring the palms, waves, and shoreline to life.
Saturday, May 16 2 to 4pm
Rainbow Turtle in Watercolors $50
In this watercolor class, we’ll bring a sea turtle to life in a radiant rainbow of colors, celebrating the joy, movement, and aloha that honu symbolize. We will learn about painting flowing washes, layering, and experimenting with unexpected hues. By the end, you’ll have a rainbow honu that glows with heart, harmony, and pure artistic fun.
Sunday, May 17 Noon to 4pm
Open Studio Painting Day Free
This is a free event. Just bring your own art supplies and a project to work on. Spend the afternoon talking story with other artists while you have fun painting, drawing, or crafting. Light Refreshments will be served. Only 8 spaces available.
Thursday, May 21 6 to 8pm
Life Drawing $20 with own materials ($30 if you need drawing materials)
This is an exciting opportunity to practice your drawing and sketching skills with a live model! Instruction will be limited as I need to brush up on my drawing skills too, but I will provide some ideas and pointers for beginners.
Friday, May 22 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Painting Party - Kauai Rooster in Acrylics $50
Join me in painting a cute and spunky Kauai Rooster in colorful acrylic paints on canvas. Learn the brushstrokes used to create colorful and expressive feathers and other features.
Friday, May 29 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Painting Party - Colorful Tropical Leaves in Watercolor $50
We’ll explore how to blend luminous washes of color to create soft transitions and glowing layers that feel alive with Kaua‘i sunshine. Participants will learn techniques for shaping bold, overlapping leaves, capturing movement through expressive brushwork, and letting water and pigment mingle to create unexpected magic
Sunday, May 31 10am to 4pm
Paint Your Inner Goddess Workshop - Mixed Media $125
🌺✨ Step into a sacred space of self-discovery and artistic enchantment as we begin by exploring the Divine Feminine and Goddess Archetypes through soulful journaling. We’ll reflect on symbolism, mantras, and the mystical energies that shape our inner world. After nourishing our spirits with a light Goddess-inspired snack, we’ll enter a gentle meditation to awaken our creative flow. Then, with brushes in hand and hearts wide open, we’ll paint our Inner Goddess—or Goddesses—infusing each stroke with the mana of Kaua‘i and the magic of our own sacred stories. 🪄🔮💖
Thursday, June 4 5 to 7pm
Life Drawing $20 with own materials ($30 if you need drawing materials)
This is an exciting opportunity to practice your drawing and sketching skills with a live model! Instruction will be limited as I need to brush up on my drawing skills too, but I will provide some ideas and pointers for beginners.
Friday, June 5 5:30 to 7:30pm
Paint & Sip - Fantasy Flowers in Mixed Media $50
No drawing or painting experience needed. Beginners are welcome!
Saturday, June 6 1 to 4pm
Baby Sea Turtles in Acrylics $75
Sunday, June 7 2 to 4pm
Make Your Own Magic Wand Paintbrush $55
✨ Make Your Own Magic Wand Paintbrush is a joyful, mystical workshop where creativity meets enchantment! In this hands-on experience, you’ll transform everyday materials into a one-of-a-kind magical wand. We will infuse it with the radiant energy of Kaua‘i and the heart-opening spirit of ALOHA. As we create, we’ll charge our wands with intention, imagination, and island mana, so they become tools not just for painting, but for creating more magic in the world. Whether you’re a child at heart or a full-fledged art sorceress, this is your invitation to craft beauty, joy, and wonder into every brushstroke. 🪄🔮
Friday, June 12 5:30-7:30pm
Paint & Sip - Pink Hibiscus in Watercolors $50
Plumeria in Watercolors $50
In this class, we’ll explore how to make these flowers feel luminous on the page by mastering smooth shading, subtle gradients, and the delicate transitions that give plumeria its signature radiance. You’ll learn how to blend warm yellows into soft pinks, how to create velvety shadows that make each petal curl with life, and how to create a colorful background.
No drawing or painting experience needed. Beginners are welcome!
Saturday, June 20 Noon to 4pm
Open Studio Painting Day Free
This is a free event. Just bring your own art supplies and a project to work on. Spend the afternoon talking story with other artists while you have fun painting, drawing, or crafting. Light Refreshments will be served. Only 8 spaces available.
Sunday, June 21 1 to 4pm
Ocean Sunset in Acrylics $75
Paint a serene Kaua‘i ocean sunset, blending glowing pinks, golds, and soft blues to create a sky filled with warmth and movement. You’ll learn easy techniques for shaping gentle waves, adding reflections, and building the dramatic silhouette of the mountains along the shore.
Friday, June 26 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Paint & Sip - Watercolor Cottage with Pen and Ink $50
Bring a sweet plantation cottage and proud Kaua‘i rooster to life using loose washes and expressive linework. First, we’ll lay in soft watercolor layers to capture the breezy palms, bright sky, and lush greenery. Then we’ll add pen‑and‑ink details to define the cottage’s character, the textures of the palms, and the rooster’s playful personality.
Sunday, June 28 2-4pm
Rock Painting $30
Join in on this trending fad of painting rocks and then hiding them for others to find! I will have lots of cool supplies available and will give you painting tips and suggestions. We will then seal the rocks to make them weather resistant. I will also suggest what you can do with your rocks once you are finished.
Easy to do and all ages are welcome!
PRIVATE LESSONS $75/hour
Private lessons are available on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Please contact me by text or email to set yours up!
I will be adding more classes as supplies come in and/or I finish experimenting with new class ideas. Let me know if there is a particular kind of class you would like to do by sending me an email.
If you would like to reserve your space in a class, please email, call, or text me (info below) because seating is limited. Payment will be handled during the class.
Painting Paradise is located in Lihue at the Puhi Industrial Center at 1824 Haleukana St. - front unit.
Much Aloha,
Marionette
808 631 9173
artbymarionette@yahoo.com
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