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
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.