Verso University Presents: iPad Art: Digital Painting for Beginners and Advanced Beginners

Course Details

Wednesdays, April 8, 15, 22, & 29, 12-2 pm (Board Room & McCall)

Registration fee: $40 (Covers all four sessions)

Want more out of your iPad? Let’s paint!

This class is designed for participants who are comfortable using an iPad and would like to expand their creative skills through digital painting. It is also suitable for those who previously attended the the Library's previous iPad art course, though prior participation is not required.

The first session will include a guided introduction and review of the ArtSet app for both new and returning users. ArtSet is an intuitive digital painting program available as a one-time purchase of $12.99 in the App Store.

Participants will create original artwork using a variety of digital media, including exquisite oil, watercolor, ink, oil pastel, and so much more. Each session provides step-by-step instruction covering essential technical and artistic concepts such as color, texture, layering, and composition.

Please bring your own iPad. Also, please bring an Apple Pencil if available.

About the Instructor

Catherine Ann Stone is a visual artist, author, and digital design pioneer born in New York and raised in Fairfield County. After earning a Fine Arts degree from American University and studying at the School of Visual Arts, she worked in stage production and photography, including a formative role with legendary art director Henry Wolf in New York — where she also met her husband and creative partner, Terence Kruska.

Together, they founded Manhattan Concepts in Westport, becoming early adopters of Apple technology and developing communication materials for major Fortune 500 companies. Stone later authored Down to the Marrow, a laugh-cry memoir chronicling her battle with blood cancer, which continues to inspire readers across the country.

Today, she works with Chroma Sites, her family’s next-gen web design firm led by her son. She also teaches iPad painting — offering a mess-free, joy-filled way for anyone to explore their creativity.

Important Information About Verso University Classes

• Classes are usually structured as a consecutive series.
• Class size is often limited.
• Each series has a one-time fee registration fee covering all classes in the series.
• Registration is mandatory.
• The Westport Library wants to ensure that all interested students are able to participate in Verso University courses. If the registration fee is a barrier to entry for you, please contact [email protected].

Verso University is the Library’s lifelong learning and education initiative, serving up year-round offerings of classes, workshops, and lectures designed to further education and learning. Offerings run the gamut of educational opportunities, ranging from one-time lectures to ongoing courses to classes that meet weekly or perhaps monthly.

Verso University programs are made possible by the generous support of the Nancy J. Beard Lifelong Learning and Education Fund.