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ClassBento money-back guarantee
Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
That's why we provide a money-back guarantee*: If you're unsatisfied with this experience, just leave it at least 20 minutes before it ends, and tell us (the ClassBento team) the reason for your dissatisfaction within 4 hours of that time, and we'll provide you with a refund.
* We may choose to limit our refund per customer at $500. In some rare cases, we may also require you to show us your photo ID before we process the refund.
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Q: What's the cancellation policy?
A: No cancellations, but free to reschedule up until 7 days before the class
Q: How long does the class run for, and what's the price?
A: 5 x 2.5 hours, $295 per guest
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Dive into a world of vibrant color in this water color painting course for beginners in NYC!
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All the instruction to create your own watercolor paintings, from your photos or your imagination.
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Knowledge required
Can you hold a pencil and write your name? Then you can hold a brush and paint!
What to bring
Materials list available when you sign up: paint, paper, paintbrushes, palette. You can also purchase a complete kit for $70, which is about 20% less than buying it all yourself.
Session repeats
This class series runs over 5 consecutive sessions, at the same time every week.
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This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a date idea, team building activity, Christmas party, birthday or bachelorette party.
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Park South Plaza office Building - 24-32 Union Square East, New York, NY
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Recent reviews of Watercolor Painting Course for Absolute Beginners
- 5/5 from Carlos Ramirez, attended Jan 2026: I really enjoyed the class. Good amount of students not too many not too small. Joan is very sweet & a very good instructor. Looking forward to the next class.
- 5/5 from Aegina Barnes, attended Nov 2024: Joan is a wonderful teacher. She covers basics that no one even thinks to mention, like how to most effectively clean your brush. I had taken courses before and still learned a lot even in the first lesson. She's also encouraging without being condescending, and encourages creativity. I would definitely take classes with her again!
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After a career as a non-fiction writer/journalist and travel photographer, I took up watercolor on a lark -- and soon became pleasantly obsessed with it. Unfortunately, the two classes I took (both with professional artists) never covered the basics of working with watercolor, and left me confused and frustrated. As I taught myself from books (in the Jurassic era, before Youtube), I began to put together the course I wish I'd been able to take -- this course, Watercolor for Absolute Beginners. NO special artistic or drawing skill is necessary. Really.Anyone, including you, can learn to do it...so If you'd like to express yourself with watercolor, this is the easiest place to start!
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