"Painting warms the soul and remains a friend for a lifetime" – Joe Baltich
Lots of painting going on at the Into The Brush classroom in the Fernberg Gallery at Northwind Lodge. Everybody was having a good time and art was being created out of thin air. You, too, could be whipping out some cool wall decorations at Northwind Lodge – Into The Brush! Into The Brush 2-hr classes are open to the general public as well. With few exceptions, we generally only schedule related groups for all classes. Call 218-365-5489 to schedule a class time that fits your schedule.
Painting class by Into The Brush at Northwind Lodge leads to a fun time in the north woods of Minnesota! There’s a stone here waiting for you to put your name on it and we know how to help you do that. (It involves paint and a willingness to have fun.) 
Painting class at Northwind Lodge, Ely, MN
Lots of new-artists trying their hands at putting color to stone. Despite very little painting experience, these students had a great time and turned out some very impressive works! I enjoy teaching these classes, too!
Join senior artist Joe Baltich at Into The Brush for Micro Art Classes at Northwind Lodge. Micro Art Classes are for people to see if this whole “painting thing” is achievable or not. So far, I’m going with “Yup.” for the vast majority of people.
Each class is about 2 hours long and held at Northwind Lodge / Red Rock Wilderness Store on the Fernberg Road. Paint a Lake Superior Rock in this “follower the leader” art class where you will get to test your skills and maybe discover a passion for painting. All materials are provided including a Lake Superior rock, acrylic paints, brushes and instruction. Learn basic brush handling skills and blending by simply doing. It’s fun, mildly challenging, and you get to take home a rock that should have more than one color on it by class end.
Cost is $35 per participant. Recommended for ages 12 and up. Reservations for seating are required. Please call for availability 218-365-4512. If you are all thumbs, please wear clothing that could get a little paint on them. Don’t come in like a rented tux or anything like that.
Class times
Sunday Feb 5 – 2:00PM
Tuesday Feb 7 – 2:00 PM
Thursday Feb 9 – 2:00 PM
Sunday Feb 12 – 2:00 PM
Have a private group of 2 or more who would like to paint during Ely Winterfest? Give us a call for a custom time that fits your schedule. We’re flexible! 218-365-4512
Micro Art Class Event is located at Northwind Lodge, 2267 Fernberg Rd., Ely MN 55731 CLICK HERE TO SEE IN Google Maps
Into The Brush is a non-profit program based at Northwind Lodge to help people learn to paint by discovering the wilderness of Ely, Minnesota. Our goal is to introduce all walks of life to our wilderness through art education. At program’s end, participants will have a developing new skill set, confidence, and a knowledge of the most beautiful place in the world called Ely Minnesota. We hope to encourage you to participate in our regular summer programs and/or donate to help more people develop this life-long skill of painting beautiful things. A “Donate” button is at the top of the page. Your donation will go towards art equipment purchases and operating costs to run Into The Brush.
Into the Brush - Art Education in the wilderness 