Specialties
The Blooming Artist Studio is located in Fox Chase. It's the perfect place for both kids and adults to get their creative juices flowing!
In class, we have fun dabbling in lots of different mediums including watercolors, acrylics, pencil, colored pencils, oil pastels, chalk pastels, etc. We draw portraits, landscapes, still lifes, animals, etc. We also learn about famous artists and mimic their styles while discovering our own. In workshops, we do cool stuff like Mosaics.
Hope you can fit us into your busy schedule.
We'd love to have you join us! :-)
History
Established in 2004.
The Blooming Artist Studio has it roots in the basement of my former home in Rhawnhurst when I was home on Maternity leave with my youngest daughter in the Summer of 2004. There I began teaching neighborhood kids how to do what I love to do most...drawing and painting and learning about famous artists. Then, as the students began to blossom, it was obvious we needed more space. So, in Sept 2008 we found our little niche' in Rockledge on Huntingdon Pike where we were quite content for almost 4 years. But, once again, we were feeling a little cramped and needed more room to grow. So, in April 2012 we transplanted ourselves to Fox Chase on Oxford Ave and WOW! We LOVE it here! So much space, so bright, such a great view of the park and lots of friendly visitors. :-)
Meet the Business Owner: Nora M.
Nora McCloskey is the owner and head teacher of the studio. She earned her BS in Elementary Education/Art Education at Kutztown University in Kutztown, PA. She has been teaching for 27 years. She taught with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for 24 years, the last 8 years of which also included teaching at her own studio. She has been teaching exclusively at her own studio for the past 3 years. She is the mother of 3 wonderful children...her greatest creations by far!
When she can find the time, Nora works in many mediums ~ pencil, colored pencil, acrylic, watercolor, and oil. Her passion, by far, is Mosaics. :-)