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Wooden easels and drawing boards in a sunlit studio with sage green trim

Payson, Utah · by Kayela Mathews

Creative experiences
for the curious

“Creativity is not the possession of some special talent; it's about the willingness to play.”
John Cleese

99 South Main Street, Payson, UT 84651

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Classes and workshops

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Teen Portfolio Class

Calling all young artists! If your teen loves to draw and is ready to level up their skills, this is the class for them. It's fully student-led — they pick the projects that excite them, and lessons are built around exactly what they need to grow.

Sep 2 – Dec 9, 2026
Ages 13-18
2 hours

$80 a month

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A newsprint pad on an easel with loose charcoal gesture lines in lamp light

A four-week workshop for women only

Women's Figure Drawing

Figure drawing as a meditative, body-affirming practice. No art experience needed — only a willingness to grow.

Sep 1 – 22, 2026
Women 18+
2 hours

$200 · $175 early bird before August 23

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A circle of empty wooden easels facing a draped model platform in a warm studio

Live model · open to the public

Open Figure Drawing

An uninstructed drawing session for every skill level, held in a space built on respect and consent.

16+ or 18+ depending on the week
2 hours

$10-$30

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How the studio works

Experience over outcome

We measure a good session by how it felt to make the marks, not by what's pinned to the wall at the end.

Respect and consent

Every session — especially figure drawing — runs on care for the models, the artists, and the space.

Beginners belong

No portfolio, no prerequisites. Bring a pencil and a willingness to surprise yourself.

Portrait photograph of Kayela Mathews, founder of The Art Practice Studio

Your host

Kayela Mathews

Seventeen-plus years of making art professionally, and a teaching practice built on three things: focus on the experience rather than the end product, release attachment to outcome, and above all, trust yourself.

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