Dustan is a professional artist and teacher currently on the faculty of the NH Institute of Art in Manchester. She received her MFA from Pratt Institute in NYC and her Masters in Art History from BU. She writes regular art reviews for Art New England. She was the recipient of the NH State Fellowship for the Arts and past Mac Dowell Colony Resident. Her paintings have been exhibited throughout the US and much of her work is represented by galleries in the Northeast.

Really Learn to Draw

In this "hands on" drawing class that explores all of the basic drawing skills - line, value, shading techniques, design, and expression, you will really be learning to draw. It is fun and informative. We will be using pencil and charcoal. There will be homework and drawing exercises.

More Really Learn to Draw


The continuation of Dustan's popular Really Learn to Draw Class, that takes you a step further in your pursuit of making art is a great class for folks with some drawing experience.  We will face new drawing challenges such as drawing glass, reflections, white on white still lifes, etc.  Plus, we will be trying some new alternative drawing materials. Drawing is a fundamental for all art and this is an opportunity to get better at seeing and being creative.


Drawing and Painting the Clothed Figure
Two Saturday Workshop

Drawing from the figure is fun and challenging.  The class starts at the beginning and leads students with step by step exercise and demonstration toward a successful approach to depicting the clothed human figure.  Working from live models, we will work in pencil and charcoal during the first session and creative mixed mediums for the second session.  In a relaxed and learning environment students will gain enough information and skill to follow up with future figure classes and include the figure in their own artistic vocabulary.. The emphasis is on the whole figure not only portraiture.

Really Learn to Paint
(with color using Acrylics)
This class is not being offered this semester

If you have experience drawing and are keen to work in acrylic paints this is the class for you. We will be starting (or reviewing) the basics of the acrylic mediums, properties and brands as well as techniques and application and preparation processes. In class demonstrations. We will also be using acrylic on canvas to work from an in class still life and photos. You have seen other painting classes advertised but this one offers something special...more than up straight painting we will be trying new techniques to express our artistic selves!


Watercolor Workshops

Dustan is very well known for her watercolor work and has a great deal of experience teaching and giving demonstrations.  She is  offering a number of one day watercolor workshops.  For all levels these classes are fun informative and you'll come out with a great painting! Get your brushes wet and lets swoosh!

Art for Kids
This Class is not being offered this semester

Start the weekend with some creativity!  Saturday morning art for 9 - 12 year olds explores the basic principles of art and design in fun in-class projects. If you know a kid with talent who needs to be challenged here is the perfect opportunity to get them thinking and making beyond the regular school art class syllabus.  Many of the exercises will be milder versions of the projects introduced in art school.  Instructor is very experienced with young artists and teaching art fundamentals