D & M Art Studio — Local services in Canton Township

My eight-year-old has taken the Basic Drawing and Painting Class here for several months and looks forward to it each week! She loves that they explore a different medium each week and complete a project start-to-finish in every class. I have been awed by the quality of her work! The class is drop-in, which is very convenient if we occasionally have something else going on. We looked at 2 other studios in the area and this was the most affordably priced. Class instruction is more focused on the whole group, as opposed to individual feedback. The owner, Sharon, is a very accomplished artist with extensive teaching experience. She teaches some of the classes, but my daughter's class is taught by a graduate student in art therapy. Some of the other classes are taught by high school students who have taken extensive art classes at the studio.

One thing I wish were different is the bathroom situation. The available bathroom is common to the entire building, is publicly accessible, and usually not well-traffiked. From a child-safety perspective, I prefer that young children do not use publicly accessible restrooms alone. I wish that, instead, the bathroom were inside the studio and only accessible to...

The teachers are kind and will help you with your mistakes. They are informative as well. They have a mini store too, which I love to see watercolor brushes. They also have Chinese,oil and acrylic brushes. Let me just say the store is nice to get art supplies that aren't fancy but are still very helpful. The teaching wonderful and fun. Would definetley ...

We scheduled a birthday party for my 7 year old at the studio. The owner and staff were prompt, courteous and efficient in packing in as much fun as possible. The kids had a fantastic time painting a canvas of an LOL doll (my daughters choice). We would highly recommend and are planning on summer art...