Staten Island’s Art Workshop Paints in St. George

St. George brushed last night with Staten Island’s Art Workshop, coloring NYC’s spring near the ferry. Painter Tariq Evans taught acrylics as 40 stroked, a $20 class for canvas kids. It’s borough hues—pure SI vibe, brushes hot. A kid smeared blue; a pro framed a wave. ‘Staten arts—this is it,’ Evans says, mixing paints. The lot turned studio.

The shop’s fresh—April 2’s start, it tripled since RSVPs, packing easels by 6 p.m. Evans, a Tottenville brush; last night’s crowd hit max—paint flew. A latecomer nabbed a brush; turpentine wafted—NYC grit glowed. Works hit the wall—art ruled. #SIArtShop trended; Bronx wants a palette.

Some griped—’Too messy,’ sniped a newbie, dodging splats. Space squeezed—latecomers stood; craft held. A brush snapped—fixed quick; work rolled. Queens wants a turn, but St. George owns it—strokes rule. The lot’s never painted so bold.

Evans hints at a show, maybe a pier if spring bites. ‘NYC’s canvas—this fills it,’ he says, packing tubes. The shop’s a Staten win—grit meets hue. It’s an art rush; join the next. Bring a smock—colors call.