Upcoming classes:

  • 7 Apr Painting on Glassware with Moorhead Community Ed
  • 15-Apr Wednesday 3-6pm Sewing and Gluing a Book – Tape Journal at Moorhead Community Ed Vista – 2 sessions In Person
  • 26-May Tuesday 2:30pm – 5pm Watercolor with Expression and Atmosphere at Moorhead Community Ed Vista – 3 sessions Hybrid
  • 26-May Tuesday 11:15am – 1:45pm Modern Dancing Calligraphy at Moorhead Community Ed Vista – 3 sessions Hybrid
  • 5-Jun Friday 9am – 1:30pm Illuminated Letters at Art of the Lakes in Battle Lake In Person
  • 5-Jun Friday 2:30pm – 5pm Celtic Knots at Art of the Lakes in Battle Lake Hybrid
  • 5-Jun Friday 6-8:30pm Sip and Paint:  Decorated Drinkware at Art of the Lakes in Battle Lake In Person
  • 6-Jun Saturday 9am – 1pm Art Nouveau Calligraphy and Painted Designs at Art of the Lakes in Battle Lake Hybrid
  • 6-Jun Saturday 2-4:30pm Cursive at Art of the Lakes in Battle Lake In Person
  • 9-Jun Tuesday 5:30-8pm Cursive and celebrating 250 Years of the Declaration of Independence at Vista Hybrid. This is also a fundraiswer for Red River Watercolor Society.

These are all offered in partnership with Moorhead Community Ed, (in person and on Zoom) and with Art of the Lakes in Battle Lake – there I am teaching 5 classes in 2 days and I really encourage you to spend 2 days with me or at least one day! It is going to be amazing to be able to take the time to experience 5 different forms of painting, drawing and calligraphy, all in a manageable format – suitable for beginners and more experienced artists. So check them out! Support local art and art learning!

If you are looking for something in particular, reach out to me and we can chat!

Teaching Approach

I offer a variety of calligraphy, watercolor and bookmaking classes. I also have a library of smaller 1 or 2 hour workshops that focus on tools and techniques for these areas of focus. I value the building of skills as part of a set of tools in the artist’s toolbox – it is often helpful to learn smaller topics in smaller chunks with time to play and practice before tackling the next topic rather than sitting down to an 8 or 16 hours of back to back learning. I know I need time to digest information before moving on…..

Click here for my upcoming classes at Moorhead Community Ed and here for Art of the Lakes offerings and store items!

Enjoy these moments from previous classes that might insprire your imagination for a class you would like to take or offer.

Learn the paint, learn the techniques….
Charles Rennie McIntosh letters and art Inspired content and design
Letters that are tall and elegant!
Working with metallic paints
A one-evening class making Decorated Letters – a great event for friends wanting to explore art and South African food and wine in my studio. Maximum class size is 6 students.
Baby butterflies on vellum
Delightful shapes echo masters with the lines and darks.
Watercolor play – open space, travel time
Caroligian calligraphy – Trying again and again, playing with gold, white, colour and directions.
Anne working with students
Find the colour! Find the joy! Rainbow writing for the delight
Medieval borders and decorations – and gilding too
Folded Book – a great book with pockets for the stuff of memories
Freestyle acanthus or more formal studies
Puzzle letter play
Watercolor shapes
Uncial calligraphy and trading cards
Calligraphy feeds the soul
A calligrapher at work in her studio
Waatercolor birds and painted collage
Black, white and brown calligraphy
Uncial and Celtic Knots
Painting onto wine glasses – Cheers to Art!
Watercolor play and calligraphy – Spread love and joy with art
Colour blending fun with italic caps
Anne Kaese demonstrating for students
Watercolor shapes and values
Delicate dragonfly
Glass etching
Box fun!
Bookmaking – Folding pockets of happiness
Art Jam - where conversation and learning collide in a happy goo
Intro to Watercolor – Art Jam – where conversation and learning collide in a happy goo
Colour theory and practice
Bookmaking and decoration
Gothicized uncials and ink play
Calligraphy – double trouble layered letters
Classes are held in my home studio, through Moorhead Community, Rourke Art Museum, on Zoom or at your site
Spend time studying illuminations and learning
Decorated letters workshop
Batard play
Some of the trading card watercolor pieces
Painted Romans
Weathergrams – letting your words impact nature
calligraphy on canvas
Calligraphy on canvas
Silverpoint – an old and valuable art
Watercolor and calligraphy for delight
A family tree is a gift of love to many to celebrate all who came before, are now and will be
Watercolor and calligraphy family trees
Be gentle and kind in life - and in art
Victorian letters
Sometimes we need reminders of what is important to do – and colour and gold touches bring beauty and sparkle to those thoughts.
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Anne Kaese will be active in the community this fall with lessons and talks and many other opportunities to explore art!

These are my upcoming public classes and store offerings: