Drawing, watercolor, professional feedback/guidance.

I have a few slots open for private lessons, in-person (in the Los Angeles area) or on ZOOM. We will explore your goals, resolve the things that you are struggling with, and focus on the projects that interest you most - on a schedule that works for you.

In-person lessons at your home are $125/hour

Zoom lessons are $75/hour

For more info, email me.

Thursdays, 9:00 - 11:00 am
8 weeks: April 10, 17, 24, May 1, skip May 8, May 15, 22, 29, June 5

 $223.00

Image credit: Connie Woodhead (after WIlliam Turner)

In this course, we will study the watercolor paintings of three important artists in order to build a foundation of artistic techniques that will inspire your future work. During the first six weeks of this course we will practice the watercolor techniques of William Turner, Berthe Morisot, and David Hockney.  Sessions will include a little art history, observations about each artist’s approach and the creation of a direct copy of their work.  Along the way you will expand your brushwork, color mixing, and paint application skills.  In the final two weeks you will choose your own image to paint, and you’ll create three versions in the “style” of each painter.   

Each week you will receive 2 hours of recorded demonstrations and an assignment; you will receive the first recorded demonstration on April 10.  You can watch the weekly demonstrations and paint along at your convenience. 

We will meet on Zoom on Thursdays from 9:00 - 11:00 am for feedback on your work. These live feedback sessions will include short demos and exercises as needed to answer questions or solve problems. Feedback will be productive and supportive.    

This is not a beginning course; previous experience with watercolor and a curiosity about art history are necessary. 

Thursdays 12:00 - 2:00 PM

8 weeks: April 10, 17, 24, May 1, skip May 8, May 15, 22, 29, June 5

$223.00

Image credit: student Lyn van Schilfggarden

We’ll paint from photographed natural forms such as leaves, flowers, trees and fruit. We'll improve our ability to slow down and observe - to see value, shape, form, texture, light, and space in the living world and translate our experience into watercolor with awareness and sensitivity.  Color mixing, paint application and brushwork will be highlighted.  

Each week you will receive 2 hours of recorded demonstrations and an assignment;  you will receive the first recorded demonstration on April 10.  You can watch the weekly demonstrations and paint along at your convenience. 

We will meet on Zoom on Thursdays from 1:00 - 3:00 pm for feedback on your work.  The first ZOOM feedback session will be on April 17.  These live feedback sessions will include short demos and exercises as needed to answer questions or solve problems.  Feedback will be productive and supportive.   

This course is best suited for beginning students who have taken an introductory watercolor course and want to continue to build their skills.

Thursdays 3:00 - 5:00 PM

8 weeks: April 10, 17, 24, May 1, skip May 8, May 15, 22, 29, June 5

$223.00

Image credit: student Melinda Howell

This experimental and explorative watercolor course is appropriate for any level of watercolor experience. We'll work with a variety of materials in addition to watercolor:  ink, graphite, watercolor pencils, frisket, opaque paint, oil pastel, and collage. Each week a new material will be introduced, and techniques for mixing it with watercolor will be demonstrated.  Students will choose their own photos - or work from life - to put each technique into practice.  

Each week you will receive 2 hours of recorded demonstrations and an assignment;  you will receive the first recorded demonstration on April 10.  You can watch the weekly demonstrations and paint along at your convenience. 

We will meet on Zoom on Thursdays from 1:00 - 3:00 pm for feedback on your work.  The first ZOOM feedback session will be on April 17.  These live feedback sessions will include short demos and exercises as needed to answer questions or solve problems.  Feedback will be productive and supportive.   

This course is appropriate for beginning through advanced students.

Weekend day and time TBD, in-person at the Gamble House, Pasadena, CA

$95.00

Image credit: Cynthia Nalbach, student

We’ll tour the Gamble House gardens and then stay for several hours to sketch in the garden using ink and watercolor. Instruction on two ways to combine ink and watercolor will be demonstrated.

Details to come - check back!

Sunday, April 27, in-person at the Creative Arts Group in Sierra Madre, CA

12 - 4 PM

$79.00

This workshop is for you if you want to learn how to create a focal point, or area of main interest, in your watercolor paintings, along with tips on how to lead the viewer’s eye around a composition.

We’ll work from still life objects.  During the first teo hours, we will talk about eight different ways to create focal points in paintings, and you’ll draw a line drawing from a detail of the still life onto two sheets of watercolor paper.  After a break, you’ll create two paintings of the same detail, but you’ll use a different focal point idea in each. I’ll work with you individually on ideas for leading the viewer’s eye around your composition. We will reserve time at the end of the workshop to look at everyone’s work and discuss the results. 

Join us this spring as we (gently) forage from the plants at Theodore Payne Foundation in Sun Valley, CA - and experiment with extracting pigment.

Explore the surprising alchemy of making natural pigments from locally sourced materials.

Participants are asked to bring their own mallet, small hammer, or rolling pin and scissors for processing plant material and an 8 oz (or larger) clean jar with a tight-fitting lid for making your ink. Reusing empty food jars is encouraged.

Please note that this class will take place in a covered, outdoor space. Please dress in clothing you are fine getting messy.

Date TBA