+ Breaking Down the Basics — 3 day

This workshop covers the fundamentals of oil painting. Moving at a slower pace to ensure in depth coverage of the nuts and bolts of great paintings. We dive into Composition, Value, Color Theory and Paint Application. We also cover oil painting materials. My teaching style is presentation, demonstration and easel side teaching. Students work at their own pace once at the easel. We work from life and photographs. This workshop is designed for beginners to intermediate painters.
Size: This can be held in my studio max 6-8 students seated. Or large group of 15 at offsite location

+ Exploring the Surface — 3-4 days

This workshop covers the fundamentals of oil painting plus more. This workshop moves at a faster pace than the Basics and goes into more depth in all the major fundamentals. Composition, Value, Color Theory, Paint Application, Expression, Edges, Layering Paint, and Painting from Photographs are all covered in this workshop. I always include new material and concepts in this class so it an be taken over and over again to refresh or just get a jump start. My teaching style is presentation, demonstration and easel side teaching. Students work at their own pace once at the easel and instruction can be more individualized. We work from life and photographs. All subject matter welcome. I usually focus on florals, figures and sometimes landscape. This workshop is designed for all levels. Beginners are welcome but we do move faster.
Size: Max. 15 students

+ Going Beyond: Loosening Up and Creating Harmony — 3-4 days

In this workshop we dive into what it means to be loose and how to do it. We explore the elements of loose paintings spending the first day understanding and executing loose starts. We discuss how to loosen up with lots of tips. On the second day we discuss more advanced composition techniques and creating harmony in your paintings. We also do a wet on wet palette knife painting on day two. Day three is all about Second passes that are loose, the psychology of painting loose and painting progressions. This workshop assumes a level of understanding of the fundamentals of Composition, Value, Color Theory and Paint Application. My teaching style is presentation, demonstration and easel side teaching. Students work at their own pace once at the easel and instruction can be more individualized. We work from life and photographs. All subject matter welcome. I usually focus on florals, figures and sometimes landscape. This workshop is designed for Intermediate to Advanced painters.
Size: Max 15 Students

+ Color Bootcamp 1 — 2-3 day

In this workshop we dive into the nuts and bolts of color. We start from the beginning with the color wheel! Topics covered are: The history of paints and pigments, a thorough review of the color wheel and how to use it, all the properties of paint (cool/warm, transparent/opaque, value, tinting strength), pigment and manufacturers, color theory rules, all about mixing greens, all about blues, basically all about all the colors, complimentary colors, mixing grays, painting on toned canvases and an introduction to Triads. Topics also by request. This is held in my studio unless there is a large group interested. All levels. Size: This can be held in my studio max 6-8 students seated. Or large group of 15 at offsite location

+ Color Bootcamp 2 — 2-3 days

In this workshop we take the foundations of color theory that we learned in Color Bootcamp 1 and apply them!! We briefly review some key concepts from Color 1 and move quickly into triads, complimentary palettes, split complimentary palettes and more. We also take on more advanced mixing challenges. You will leave with lots of color samples. We also apply these concepts to a few simple paintings. . This class includes a slide presentation Topics also by request. This is held in my studio unless there is a large group interested. Intermediate to advanced level. Color 1 is not required if you have a strong color foundation. Size: This can be held in my studio max 6-8 students seated. Or large group of 15 at offsite location

+ Color Bootcamp 2 — 2-3 days

In this workshop we take the foundations of color theory that we learned in Color Bootcamp 1 and apply them!! We briefly review some key concepts from Color 1 and move quickly into triads, complimentary palettes, split complimentary palettes and more. We also take on more advanced mixing challenges. You will leave with lots of color samples. We also apply these concepts to a few simple paintings. . This class includes a slide presentation Topics also by request. This is held in my studio unless there is a large group interested. Intermediate to advanced level. Color 1 is not required if you have a strong color foundation. Size: This can be held in my studio max 6-8 students seated. Or large group of 15 at offsite location

+ Color Bootcamp 3 — 2-3 days

In this workshop we start with a quick review of Color 2 and jump into more complicated palettes and mixing challenges. We spend more time working on studies in this class. We will share and critique our studies to learn from each other. This class includes a slide presentation. Topics by request. Color 2 is required for this class. This is held in my studio unless there is a large group interested.
Size: This can be held in my studio max 6-8 students seated. Or large group of 15 at offsite location