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Online Classes - 2026-27

Minnesota

Nordic Canvas UFO Days

Feb 14, Mar 17, Jun 13, Nov 7, 2026

Nordic Canvas Folk Art Studio

Minnesota

Do you have some unfinished projects? Would you like to spend time painting, get a little help, or just spend time with others while working on finishing up a project? Join Kim and Patti on an UFO DAY!

Instructor

Patti Goke, VGM

Price

$0

California

Adventures in Telemark Rosemaling

Sept 8-10, 2026

California Rosemalers Assoc.

California

Explore the elegance of Telemark Rosemaling while painting on a light or dark background. Paint on a surface of your choice or on a box from Mike Lusk. The class will explore the essential aspects of a Telemark design, scroll structure, different types of flower construction as well as discuss color and value options as you paint on a light or dark background. Also, expand your creativity as you embellish the scrolls, flowers and empty spaces with your liner brush. Julie will provide a pattern to use and you can adjust it to fit the surface of your choice. The class will be taught in acrylics, but painters can work in either medium as Julie teaches in both.

Instructor

Julie Anderson

Price

$60-75

Decorah, IA

Beginning Rosemaling Through Christmas Ornaments

September 12-13, 2026

Vesterheim Norwegian-American Folk School

Decorah, IA

In this class, students will decorate two wooden Christmas ornaments with rosemaling while learning basic painting skills and rosemaling history and gaining an understanding of rosemaling terminology. Class atmosphere is fun and supportive for first time painters. Simple designs will be provided based on traditional "C" and "S" strokes that allow students to learn base skills while completing their first rosemaling project. This is the beginning of a student's rosemaling journey, setting the stage to success in future rosemaling classes.

Instructor

Nancy Odalen, VGM and Julie Seydell Johnson

Price

$205-225

St Paul, MN

Hallingdal Rosemaling

September 17 & 24, 2026

Wet Paint

St Paul, MN

Come paint a Hallingdal design. Hallingdal is a style of Rosemaling known for its bold use of color and design elements inspired by flower baroque. Paint a Hallingdal design and learn more about the design elements that make this style so fun to paint. This class is for those with Rosemaling experience as well as a good class for those who have taken Julie’s Brush Techniques or Creative Liner Brush techniques class.

Instructor

Julie Anderson

Price

$64

Nationwide

Heraldic Lions in Norwegian Rosemaling

October 13, 15, 20, 2026

Rosemaling Coast to Coast

Nationwide

Paint a Heraldic Lion. Three examples of traditional Heraldic Lions that were seen in early rosemaling will be presented. They can be used as the centerpiece of a bowl, plate or trunk and in class will be painted on a 10" plate.

This class has 3 sessions. Evenings Tuesday October 13, 2026, Thursday October 15, 2026 and Tuesday October 20, 2026. Each session will run from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM central time

Instructor

Louise Bath, VGM

Price

$95-125

Decorah, IA

Paint Your Own Dala Horse

October 17-18, 2026

Vesterheim Norwegian-American Folk School

Decorah, IA

In this class, you will paint your own acrylic Dala horse. Instructor Tara Austin started rosemaling these acrylic Dala horses in 2019. They are fabricated at Northern Acrylic in Duluth, Minnesota. While learning about the history and styles of rosemaling, you will decorate one side of the horse in oil paint using a provided pattern.

Instructor

Tara Austin

Price

$195-215

Nationwide

Beginner class: Paint an ornament in the Rogaland style

October 22, 2026

Rosemaling Coast to Coast

Nationwide

Come paint a Rogaland Ornament step by step. This is a great beginner project for not only painting an ornament step by step but learn how Judy took a pattern and adapted to an ornament and the other design adjustments she made. This will prepare you to do the same. This is also a perfect project to play with color, placing colors in different arrangements to see how colors impact each other and paint ornaments for the holidays. Your friends and family will be impressed.
This class has 3 sessions. Evenings Tuesday October 13, 2026, Thursday October 15, 2026 and Tuesday October 20, 2026. Each session will run from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM central time

Instructor

Judy Velde Weiss

Price

$35-65

Decorah, IA

Cultural Connections: Contemporary Rosemaling

October 4, 2024

Vesterheim Norwegian-American Folk School

Decorah, IA

Explore rosemaling as a contemporary art form inspired by the natural world. In this webinar, Tara will share ten original botanical designs based on plants of the boreal ecosystem—including Trout Lily, Rowan Berry, Lady’s Slipper, Blue Flag Iris, Wild Rose, Coral Root, Arrowhead, Pipsissewa, Marsh Marigold, and Maple Leaf—and demonstrate how traditional rosemaling brushstrokes can be reimagined to capture their unique forms and character. Tara will also briefly explore the connection between rosemaling, contemporary botanical art, and the history of plant classification through Carl Linnaeus and his apprentice Anders Dahl, whose name lives on in the dahlia.

Instructor

Tara Austin

Price

$0

Decorah, IA

Rosemaling a Snowflake in the Hallingdal Tradition

October 29-November 12, 2026

Vesterheim Norwegian-American Folk School

Decorah, IA

Come join us for the fun and festive Hallingdal-inspired snowflake and get ready for the winter season.

This class is a study of symmetry, line work, and detail that solidifies the technique with this repetitive design. We will practice brush strokes, brush control, paint consistency, and detailing in this fun Hallingdal design. You will finish with a lovely keepsake. This is a two-sided project.

Instructor

Lise Lorentzen, VGM

Price

$165-180

Nationwide

Vest Agder Harvest Bowl

November 6 and 7, 2026

Rosemaling Coast to Coast

Nationwide

Come paint this lovely Vest Agder Harvest Bowl with Jan Boettcher. This is a great project to advance your skills and learn more about the Vest Agder style of Rosemaling. This class has 3 sessions. Evenings Tuesday October 13, 2026, Thursday October 15, 2026 and Tuesday October 20, 2026. Each session will run from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM central time

Instructor

Jan Boettcher

Price

$115-145

Nationwide

Setesdal Plaque with hooks

December 5, 2026

Rosemaling Coast to Coast

Nationwide

Come paint a lovely Setesdal Plaque with hooks with Onya Tolmasoff.

Instructor

Onya Tolmasoff

Price

$65-95

Decorah, IA

Rosemaling Holiday Birds on Ornaments

December 13, 2026

Vesterheim Norwegian-American Folk School

Decorah, IA

Learn the basics of traditional Norwegian rosemaling in this beginner-friendly online class. You will paint a beautiful wooden bird ornament while learning simple brush strokes, flowers, and decorative details. No previous painting or rosemaling experience is needed.

This step-by-step class is designed to help you build confidence and have fun as you create your own hand-painted ornament. A materials list will be provided before class so you'll be ready to paint along from home.

Instructor

achael Saum

Price

$105-115

Decorah, IA

Fundamentals of Telemark Style Rosemaling

Thursdays, January 21-Febuary 4, 2027

Vesterheim Norwegian-American Folk School

Decorah, IA

Discover the beauty of Telemark rosemaling in this beginner-friendly class. You'll learn the basic brush strokes and techniques that are the foundation of this traditional Norwegian rosemaling style while creating a simple project designed to build your confidence.

We'll practice brush control, paint consistency, and the flowing C- and S-strokes, teardrops, scrolls, and leaves that make Telemark rosemaling so distinctive. By the end, you’ll have a completed piece that highlights your growing skill and understanding of rosemaling fundamentals.

Instructor

Lise Lorentzen, VGM

Price

$180-200

Decorah, IA

Rosemaling a Hallingdal Style Flower Square Trinket Box

March 6-7, 2027

Vesterheim Norwegian-American Folk School

Decorah, IA

Your rosemaling journey continues with the Hallingdal-style keepsake box in this intermediate friendly class. We will expand upon the knowledge you already have with the basic strokes and dive into the elements that make up the Hallingdal style. We'll finish with a completed piece that will be a keepsake for years to come.

We'll practice brush control, paint consistency, and the symmetrical C- and S-strokes, teardrops, scrolls, and leaves that make Hallingdal rosemaling so distinctive.

Instructor

Lise Lorentzen, VGM

Price

$185-205

Decorah, IA

Rosemaling a Hand-Turned Nordfjord Style Ale Bowl

Sundays, March 7, 14, and 21, 2027

Vesterheim Norwegian-American Folk School

Decorah, IA

Join Vesterheim Gold Medalist Patti Goke for an opportunity to paint a Nordfjord-style ale bowl turned by master woodworker Roger Abrahamson! Rosemaling is an iconic and traditional art form, and experienced rosemalers in this class will explore the stylistic elements of rosemaling in the Nordfjord style.

Unlike other styles of rosemaling, the Nordfjord style was not influenced by outside impulses. The style is no longer painted in Norway and it is up to us to keep it alive. The palette of colors is simple with no blending and shading. Often, geometric shapes are used. There generally are three elements to the painted bowls: the bottom design, the side design, and lettering on the outside.

Instructor

Pati Goke

Price

$445-490

Decorah, IA

Linework with Viksdal Style Rosemaling

March 10-11, 2027

Vesterheim Norwegian-American Folk School

Decorah, IA

Cathy will teach a traditional Viksdal design that includes specific Viksdal strokes and symbolism. We will explore how to paint traditional elongated teardrops, C and S strokes and flowers filled with historical symbolism. Come join in the fun!

Instructor

Cathy Castellanos

Price

$105-115

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