Upcoming Classes and Workshops
Starting a Sketchbook Practice: 4-Week Online Workshop (SOLD OUT - join waitlist)
This 4-week workshop is designed for traditional painters looking to use sketchbooks to enhance their painting skills. Tailored to artists with some experience in drawing, painting, and color mixing, the course covers essential sketchbook exercises that help refine painting design and composition, simplify complex scenes, improve value understanding, and explore color relationships.
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Each session includes a lecture, live demo, and Q&A, with sessions 2-4 featuring reviews of student exercises. Throughout the course, students will have access to a shared platform for posting work, receiving personalized feedback, and connecting with other participants.
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Classes will be conducted over Zoom, and all sessions will be recorded. Students will have access to the recordings within 24 hours of each class and do not need to attend live.
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Materials required include a sketchbook, pencil, and fast-drying paint. A full materials list will be sent upon registration.
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Class Dates: Thursdays, April 3, 10, 17, & 24
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST (California, USA)
Time Commitment: 1.5-hour class each week, plus 15-30 minutes each weekday for sketchbook exercises.
Registration: SOLD OUT - join waitlist
Refund Policy: Class registration is non-refundable. If you cannot attend a session live, you'll still receive access to the recordings. In the unlikely event a class is canceled, students will receive a full refund.
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Painting Lessons
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Portrait Painting Lesson
Want to improve your portrait painting? In this lesson I show you my process for painting a portrait, starting from sketching the basic shapes of the portrait to adding color and detail. Through the painting process, I will also show how to easily mix skin tones using a limited palette. The lesson includes over 1 hour 15 minutes of painting demonstration plus instruction. The class is suitable for all skill levels, however some drawing and color mixing practice is recommended.
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Previous Workshops
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Let's Face It 2024
Let's Face It is a transformative year-long art course that delves deep into the world of portraits and figurative art. With a focus on honing your skills and exploring various mediums, this course offers an unparalleled opportunity to learn from myself and 25 other featured guest artists. The class also creates a vibrant and supportive private community where you can freely explore, learn, make mistakes, connect with fellow artists, and continue to grow. This safe space encourages artistic exploration and provides a platform for meaningful interactions with like-minded individuals.
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Starting a Sketchbook Practice
Starting a sketchbook practice is a great way to rapidly improve your art skills. In this workshop we will show how sketchbooks can be used to study composition. Using inspiration from daily life, we will practice breaking the complexity of reality into simple light and shadow shapes that can serve as a foundation for future work.
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Workshop: Simplifying the Portrait
In this workshop we take the complexity of the portrait and simplify it into basic shapes. This will give a solid foundation to build upon for future portrait painting.
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