Truly fine art and fine instruction. The big boxes are craft stores. These folks are degreed professional artists. You learn the science behind the art - why red and blue sometimes make black. Values, chroma, hue. And there always seems to be baked goods in class!

To put it simply, Mary Reilly and Christine Raymond of the Creative Brush are the go to people if you live in the NOVA area and wish to learn how to express yourself artistically. It’s within their cozy studio and under their kind direction which I learned how to master drawing with any medium along with painting. With some of the best teaching I’ve ever experienced, by Christine Raymond, I was able to build a portfolio which lead to my acceptance into the accredited UVA School of Architecture. It was only two short years before this when I came under her direction as a person who wanted to be an architect but felt I had no artistic skill. In her enjoyable classes she was able to draw out (pun intended) skills I didn’t know I had, along with infusing a love of art into me. So, whether your a teen boy looking for someone to draw out an unknown artistic ability (as was myself), a person wanting to master a new hobby, or someone who wishes to become a world famous artist, The Creative Brush is a necessary step for you.

Mary and Christine are fine artists and informative and fun instructors.

The classes are fun.

Nice selection of Art, Mrs Raymond was very welcoming and nice.

Excellent instruction; great selection of art; very helpful artists...

Very nice selection of art.