ainting General Art Collage Drawing Paint on Silk Paint a Mural cartooning  These classes offer the opportunity to learn to use specific mediums for expression. For example, colored pencils for portraits or pastels for drawing or using a special paint on silk stretched over stretcher strips to create a watercolor effect. Benefits from spending time with art are many, from learning to “see” to developing your creativity and imagination, from self-expression to realizing the many ways of expression, from telling a story, to enhanced self-esteem, and seeing and creating beauty. The arts can be used for handling stress and emotions. Additionally, developing the right side of the brain by participating in the arts has shown to improve learning. Like any of the arts, visual art takes time, commit