art lessons, classes & events for all abilities

Located in the heart of Downtown Bakersfield, California at 2024 20th Street

I am Madison Cowan and my goal is to encourage you in your creative strengths and weaknesses, enable ways of creativity for all abilities, and cultivate that community together. We are life long learners and capable of great creative works! I do not believe practice makes perfection. Practice makes progress. And that progress is so much better than any kind of perfection.

My passion is working with individuals of all learning differences, disabilities and handicaps. Because we are all capable of great things!

I continue to learn and grow in myself and creative practice - every day is sweeter than the next, no matter how difficult life can become. You have to allow this essential investment in yourself to create with your hands, mind, body, and soul.”

“I believe we are all capable of creating, in celebration of our Learning differences.

Come & Stay Creative

Come & Stay Creative

Three Door Studios Located in the heart of Downtown Bakersfield!

Shared Studio with Madison Cowan Studio, The Playful Space, and The Studio Bakersfield.

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Let’s Stay Social! find me on Instagram.

This morning I abstracted this piece I started and set aside back in March. I love the Kern Canyon and decided to work from memory instead of life on this one.

Painting 1 is today. Painting 2 is outta here!

✨ promised myself a morning to put some p

Plein Air is what you choose to make outside. You don’t need $100 brushes or fancy paints. Just the inclining to use your perspective and coordinate something with your hands.

Thank you new and old friends for making The Plein Air Club such a

15 things I wish I knew in the beginning that I had to learn the “hard” way in my creativity:

1. Inspiration will not strike while I scroll Pinterest. That is not where my work comes from.
2. Criticism from the people who speak into my w

The Plein Air Club is this Saturday 8:00-11:00am!!

Check your inbox mailing list community! Our location has been sent. If you want to join, follow the link in my bio! Another email will drop Friday!

Don’t miss out! Come create and glean fro

Creating at @earthday661 was a fabulous way to express how easy it can be to be creative. Veggie prints will make their debut again in some of my Summer Creative Art Camps! Coming this June and July! Registration closes May 31.

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Old & new friends trying new things! This is my jam!

We had such a fun time designing these personal pencil bags. Thank you @barrireeveswhitten for requesting a custom and private printmaking class!

What would you design?

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Oil painting Classes + Lessons

Private Lessons or Small Group Classes.

Learning approachable techniques in oil painting as well as creating opportunities of personal flare within your own compositions and works.

Build your own oil painting kit and venture outside with The Plein Air Club!

Special events

Private parties, classes, workshops tailored for you by request.

Printmaking Classes + Lessons

Private Lessons or Small Group Classes.

Exploring the world of printmaking through textile, paper, and found objects through hand carving your own designs.