NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Office of Electronic and Continuing Education will offer a Pick Up Your Brush painting class on Feb. 2 and 16 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on the second floor of South Hall. The fee is $45 per session. Each class is a separate session. 

In the class, participants will learn the art of painting using step-by-step instructions to create a masterpiece. Students will take home a completed painting at the end of every class. On Feb. 2, participants will create a painting called “Valentine’s Roses.” On Feb. 16, they will paint “Mardi Gras Mask” No special or prior skills are required. Children ages 7 – 12 years old are allowed to enroll, but a parent must accompany the child the entire class. Parents do not have to enroll unless they take part. All supplies are included.  

For more information or to register for classes, go to checkout.nsula.edu or call (800) 376-2422 or (318) 357-6355.