You may have noticed that there are a lot of online painting classes all of a sudden. That’s good for everyone, right? Many of these classes are “canned” courses where you work on your own. Just you and the computer. Do you miss the interactivity of live, face-to-face classes? Do you wish the instructor […]
Classes-Workshops
Painting classes and skies that aren’t blue
“Skies aren’t yellow!” Everyone held their breath. Then, of course, the instructor immediately realized his misstatement. During a painting workshop critique in Costa Rica, one of the students had painted yellow in his sky. But skies are sometimes yellow or have lots of orange and red in them in the late afternoon. Sometimes they are […]
Weekly Painting Classes are Now ONLINE!
My weekly oil painting classes online! Due to the coronavirus pandemic, I moved my weekly painting classes online. These are the same classes. The same content. The same interactivity. Just online. These are live ongoing classes in painting realistically using oil paint. These are for those who have some experience with drawing or who […]
Oil Painting Essentials Bootcamp
There are a few spaces left in my workshop which begins next Saturday. Call me for information or register now using this link. OIL PAINTING ESSENTIALS BOOTCAMP Start off the new year by pursuing your dream of becoming a painter. Workshop dates: Saturday, January 11th & Sunday, January 12th, 12-5 pm $120 You’ll […]
Because You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know
I’m a self-taught artist… …and I have a Master’s degree in painting. When I was 3, I persuaded my mother to let me use a paint by number kit. It was fun. I loved what I did. But I knew even then that it didn’t look anything like my grandmother’s paintings. My grandmother came to […]
Think you can’t paint?
Think you can’t paint? Oh, sure, maybe you’ve tried it. You remember painful moments in school where you envied the kid next to you who seemingly could draw anything – even Spiderman. But your efforts? Well, maybe that’s what drove you to studying accounting. Or maybe you found creative solutions to hide your humiliation and […]
Anders Zorn, his palette & color charts
Anders Zorn was a Swedish painter (1860-1920) whose work was popular in both Sweden and the United States, and as a well-known and successful portraitist, he was one of Sargent’s chief rivals. Recently there has been a lot of interest in Zorn in the U. S. due to the 2013-2014 retrospective of his work which traveled to […]
Upcoming classes
My oil painting classes will begin again in September. If you’re interested in taking small group classes in the intimate environment of my studio, please get in touch with me. I’ll be teaching both beginning and more advanced levels and all subjects. You can email or call me for more information or click the ‘classes […]
My Summer drawing classes at the Art Museum for children and adults
I’ll be teaching three classes in July at the Las Cruces Museum of Art. Sign up if you like, and please note the registration deadline is one week before the classes begin.Check the dates so you don’t miss out. Here’s the info. Figure Drawing Class, adults, Thursdays, July 14 – Aug 4, 6:30-8:30pm, Museum of Art, [Register […]
Apple demo for ghosts
Cray-cray, I know, but not long ago, I did a demo for no one. I admit I didn’t publicize it well and it WAS on a Wednesday evening after all. But ever hopeful, I wagged my gear to Mas Art and set up for the demo. No one showed. But, I was already there so what the […]
Learn to use color effectively in your painting
Have you ever wondered how someone got a certain color in a painting, or tried mixing that color only to find you couldn’t get it? Each paint color has its personality. I’m offering a course in practical color mixing on Saturday’s in March. We’ll explore color theory and specifically how it works for painters. You’ll learn […]
Free Demo & new Oil Painting Boot Camp class
I just wanted to let you know that I’ll be doing a FREE oil painting DEMO on February 17th at Mas Art on Main Street in Las Cruces, from 5:30-7:00 pm. Come by to visit, watch and ask questions. I still haven’t decided what I’m painting for the demo so if you have any preferences of what you’d […]