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Welcome
to

Arts Desire!

A comfortable studio for learning how to paint at your own pace with guidance.  You can learn oil, watercolor, acrylic techniques.  

Join us to unleash your artistic potential!

Contact Us

Address

5604 NE St Johns Road

Vancouver, WA 98661

Contact

360-921-9444

Opening Hours

Mon - Wed

10-3

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Thursday-Saturday

by appointment

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ARTS DESIRE

5604 NE St Johns RoadVancouver, WA 98661​

360-921-9444 phone/text Hours 

Mon, Tue, Wed  10-3or by appointment 

Get to Know Us

Arts Desire has been offering art instruction in Vancouver since 1984.  Weekly classes have been offered as well as specialty seminars. Owner/artist Bev Birdwell started her art career with enrolling in tole painting classes.  One thing led to another and she started sharing her skills in her Ferndale, WA  studio.  That led to hosting workshops with Dale Gehrman and others.  Bev moved to Vancouver, WA in 1984 and started Arts Desire.  More weekly classes and seminars were added with Robert Warren, Buck Paulson, Susan Jenkins, Peter O'Brien, Brian Davis, David Kitler and others.  Bev was also a staff teacher for Susan Scheewe Publications for a number of years which involved travel teaching.  Bev also did 4 teaching trips with KKingdom in Taiwan.  Artist retreats in France, Italy and Whidbey Island have also been special experiences.

Weekly Classes

Edi Olson
Edi has been a professional artist since 1980.  She is a color and composition specialist in oils and acrylics.  Learn how to make subject matter on a flat surface have depth and movement.

Monday 1-4    $25 per class


Bev Birdwell
Bev's students can do a variety of subjects in oil, watercolor or acrylic.  Classes are for beginner and intermediate Students can work at their pace with guidance

$15 per class
Monday 9-noon, 5-8
Tuesday 9-noon
Wednesday 9-noon, 3-6


Jody Lacy
Pastels
Students can work on their choice of subject matter.  Jody excels in wildlife

Tuesday 1-4 $10 per class



 

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