Nancy Acosta, a known western artist owns the bed and breakfast and offers private art lessons to interested individuals staying at Steelhead Run.  Classes begin with the setting up of the painting, a basic drawing lesson, setting up a basic palette of the primary colors in  warm and cool shades.  Then doing the under-painting.  After the darks are set in, you'll take a lunch break and then return to finish the painting.  Smaller simple paintings can be done in a day, about 8 hours of painting.  For larger works it will take a two day work shop.  These classes teach the old fashion basics, not "paint by number" style.  Nancy's expertise is in portrait work, so like above they worked on a kitten to learn how to do hair, eyes, etc.  You may choose your subject matter.  There will be a lot of basics taught and a lot of one-on-one teaching.

Nancy Acosta, the owner of the GUEST HOUSE & GALLERY painted on this mural in 1002 and has assisted on 4 others over several years.  Don't miss Mural In A Day and watch about 13 artist put together a great piece of art in a day.  Stop while in Washington at tour Toppenish and see if you can find Nancy's signature and which murals she helped develop.