Yay! Summer 2026!
Please text, email, or leave a voice mail to register.
Due to the volume of inquiries, I will so my best to answer calls and emails in the order they are received within 48 hours. Please call or text 941-724-4322 to register so you have the latest updates and I can customize each week to fit your child the best.
Camp Schedule is below. Each time slot is a different camp with fee. Camps are 1-6 students per time listed.
Camp fee or a $50 NON-REFUNDABLE, NON-TRANSFERABLE deposit toward camp fee is due at registration (with the balance due the first day of camp) to reserve your date and time. If you need to change that date and time, an additional $50 fee will be charged that does not go toward your camp fee. Payment may be paid with Zelle at 941-724-4322 or Venmo Charlene Yoder @cnyoder or check made out and mailed in to Charlene Yoder, 3985 Swift Road, Sarasota, FL 34231 or with any card over the phone.
Camp Descriptions are below. Camps may be repeated more then once with new subjects and demonstrations in each. All new students 8 and older start with Drawing (portrait) BEFORE TAKING OTHER CLASSES. Exceptions this year are miniature painting camps only.
NEW THIS SUMMER, ALL DAY CAMP! BRING YOUR LUNCH AND COME 10 am-3 pm EACH DAY.
All supplies and both camps that are scheduled the week you choose and lunch time creativity for $350.
Note: For scholarship programs, click the link below for a receipt to print and fill out for your purposes. You can use my LinkedIn profile to verify. I will accept full payment rather than a deposit if you need that for reimbursement from your program. I take the accepted forms of payment in Zelle, credit/debit cards and checks.
Homeschool Week
May 26-29
10-12 Drawing FULL
May 25, 26, 27, 29
1-3 Mini/ border paint (3 spaces available)
June 1-4
10-12 Drawing (6 spaces available)
1-3 Art Essentials (4 spaces available)
JUNE 8-11
10-12 Miniature Paint (6 spaces available)
1-3 Drawing (3 spaces available)
JUNE 15-18
10-12 Drawing (5 spaces available)
1-3 Puzzle Painting Only (5 spaces available)
JUNE 22-25
10-12 Drawing (5 spaces available)
1-3 Art Essentials (3 spaces available)
JUNE 29-JULY 2
10-12 Drawing (2 spaces available)
1-3 Painting (2 spaces available)
JULY 6-9
10-12 Art Essentials (6 spaces available)
1-3 Mini/border Paint (6 spaces available)
JULY 13-16
10-12 Drawing (6 spaces available)
1-3 Painting (5 spaces available)
JULY 27-30
10-12 Drawing (6 spaces available)
1-3 Painting (4 spaces available)
AUGUST 3-6
10-12 Art Essentials/Drawing FULL
1-3 Mini Paint/Art Essentials (4 spaces available)
Homeschool/Private School
AUGUST 10-13
10-12 Drawing (6 spaces available)
1-3 Painting (6 spaces available)
Homeschool/Private School
AUGUST 17-20
10-12 Mini Paint or Art Ess. (6 spaces available)
1-3 Drawing (6 spaces available)
All camp fees are due in total the first day of camp. Camp deposit of $50 is nonrefundable and nontransferable. The nature of the deposit is to hold your space and is deducted from your balance. If you need to change your date, don't stress, for an additional $50 fee I can move your time where there is availability.
Please don't bring sick kids to camp.
For illness I will work with you to reschedule your camp at no additional charge. In the instance a refund is issued, it will be less $50.
NEW BORDER PAINTING CAMP
Ages 8 to 14 $185
Paintings are 16x20 stretched canvas in acrylic. Drawing is the foundation of all art, so a strong underdrawing is mapped out for the center realistic part of the piece. The border is then composed of abstract painting miniatures based on textures, a technique common in the formulation of abstract works. Students learn how to use items other then brushes, such as combs or erasers to create special effects. Often times creating 3D touchable art on the surface of the canvas. Each one is a unique creation. This course may be repeated multiple times.
Portrait Drawing Advanced Drawing
AGES 8 to 14 Fee: $165
On the schedule under drawing you may sign up for either portrait or advanced drawing.
In portrait drawing, students create an 18 x 24 self-portrait in graphite. Learning to make spacial judgments and shade with 12 different pencils and blending accessories, students see how fun and simple drawing can be! Photos are taken the first day to work from. Portrait drawing is required before taking advanced drawing. Pictured above are the first day samples and the portraits done in 4 days.
Advanced drawing includes graphite drawing or colored pencil. In graphite drawing, animals, vehicles, other portraits may be drawn either 18x24 or 11x14. When registering be sure to let Mrs Charlene know if you are emailing a photo of a family pet you want prepared before the camp. She has extensive files to choose from as well, so this is not a requirement.
Colored pencil pieces are done 5x7 and either with dry or wet blenders. Learn about both and how to get the most out of colored pencils.
Acrylic Painting
(after portrait drawing)
Ages 8 to 14 $185
Paintings are on 16x20 stretched canvas in acrylic. Drawing is the foundation of all art, so a strong underdrawing is mapped out for these paintings the same as in our portrait classes. Students learn proper brush treatment and how to build or layer a painting. (Painting shown above of dog is from files provided for students to choose from. This student has done two other paintings previously.)
First paintings are done of subjects from our sources that students may pick from and are done on 16 x 20 canvases provided. Once a piece has been done from our files, then students may use a photo of their choosing (not of someone else's painting) with instructor approval. Painting camps may be taken multiple times. Above: this is his second painting after 4 drawings.
NEW SUMMER CAMP
SIGN UP TODAY! Text 941-724-4322!
FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE FOR THIS NEW CAMP EXPERIENCE!
WOODEN PUZZLE PAINTING CAMP
Choice of giant 16x20 rectangle or a round wooden puzzle to paint your masterpiece on. We will paint them the same way we do our canvases! Acrylic paint, images provided.
Only one time offered this summer for the first 6 people who sign up!
June 15-18, 1pm-3pm
$185, ages 9 to 14
ART ESSENTIALS
AGES 6-9 Fee: $165
Incorporating color and various media into projects, these camps are designed to teach children to see spacial relationships while having fun! Design concepts and vocabulary at high school level are introduced in manageable amounts that allow kids to express the natural creativity of this age. Each day is something new.
Notes on student’s progress are kept so this camp may be repeated with additional challenges.
Pictured above is a 8 year old's Acrylic painting study of chiaroscuro. Pictured below is a 6 year old's torn paper horse done entirely without scissors. She worked on a horse profile she had first drawn.
I select from a variety of books with distinct Illustration styles to read from each day and enforce what we are learning about. Sometimes we use the characters from the stories to learn our skills with. Students are given an art portfolio binder to keep their projects in.
NEW CAMP MINIATURE CANVAS PAINTING
$165, ages 6 to 14
A different subject and canvas shape/size every day for 4 complete paintings including landscape, portrait, still life, and an animal. Includes easel and brush to keep so once you know the techniques of the miniature artist, you can continue on your own!
CALL 941-724-4322
Draw like this in 4 days!
Camel in Graphite by Mrs. Charlene