Island Girl Art Studio

05/06/2026

I’ve gone and done it! Today I launched my own YouTube channel! After years of nagging from students and friends, it finally happened. I’m new as a creator to the platform, so please be patient as I build my content. If you’re wanting inspiration, creative guidance, want to follow me as I paint Plein Aire on Vancouver Island in the summer and tour Italy in the winter, if you want to feel like you’re sitting next to me in the studio or want to learn more about drawing, watercolor, mixed media, acrylics or Art Journals, art history and more, check out Penny Ciochetti: One Creative Life on YouTube. Please like and subscribe and help my new venture grow. See you there!

05/06/2026

NEW Saturday Workshop. June 13 Introduction to Paper Making with guest artist Liza Hofman. Learn the wonderful ways to use your own handmade paper, explore materials and processes, get hands on experience! This is so much fun! Go to IslandGirlArtStudio.com to learn more and/or to register. Spots fill fast.

05/04/2026

04/23/2026

NEW classes now listed on the website at IslandGirlArtStudio.com. Small classes & Workshops, supplies included, register online to avoid disappointment.

Check out our One Day workshops on weekends, corporate team building events, private Paint Nights and so much more, including our Art, Culture & Culinary Tours to Florence.

04/07/2026

The last of the 8 week classes for May to June are now listed on the website . Saturday workshops and special events are listed( and coming) for July and August at IslandGirlArtStudio.com . Classes are kept small, all art materials are included and all levels ( Beginner to Experienced) are welcome, but don’t wait, spots fill fast!

04/01/2026

These lovely pear paintings are the first finished project in the current Watercolor for Beginners class. Aren’t they stunning?

03/29/2026

Intro to Handmade Books one day Saturday workshop was So fun! We made three different books!

03/26/2026

Work from the three Watercolor classes, the Sketching Club and sketchbook workshop in Watercolor…. So much fun in the studio lately and such lovely people!

03/21/2026

In-between classes, I have my own creative experiments and adventures into other mediums as well as preparing for show submissions. These are paper vessels made with wire, coffee grinds, marble dust and magic.

03/20/2026

Scenes from the studio… student work and some of my own.