Art Classes and Workshops

Professor Horners Art Class

"Like most artists, I have a need to communicate pictorially rather than with words. Although I try to push the limits of realism in a black and white medium, simply imitating reality isn't my primary goal. I use the technical skills I have developed to tell a story or evoke an emotion. I feel I've successfully communicated with someone when they identify with the essence of a particular piece, and it brings about new thoughts or feelings."

Tjaša Iris is a European painter. Slovenian born and Italian by adoption. Living at Villa Flora, Branik in the Wine Country of Slovenia (Central Europe), Venice( Italy) and Paris (France). She earned her M.F.A. in Painting from Academie Minerva in Groningen, The Netherlands in 1995. She is a member of Slovenian Artist Association and AIAP Association Internationale des Arts Plastique by UNESCO since 1996. She had many exhibitions in different countries as Italy, The Netherlands, Slovenia, USA, South Africa and France. Her works are in many private and public collections around the world.

Cynthia Van Horne Ehrlich is a signature member of the New England Watercolor Society, and a Copley Artist with The Copley Society of Boston. Her portraits were invited to be shown with Andrew Wyeth's in New York. Her work is in both private and corporate collections. She has been published in "Flowers in Watercolor" Rockport Publishers (1996) and most recently in "Splash 6" NorthLight Books Publishers (2001). She has been teaching for 10 years at various schools including the Decordova Museum School in Lincoln, Massachusetts, at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, Massachusetts and at Rose Bud Cottage, Westford, Massachusetts. Her students range in age from 7 to 80 years old. She is a gentle teacher and aims to bring out the best of her students abilities. Some of her students have gone on to win awards and even give up their present careers to become full-time professional artists.

I now teach 3 separate Classes - 2 watercolor technique classes where you learn how to control (sometimes) watercolor. Even make it do what YOU want it to do. The other class is a Saturday class of outdoor painting and includes watercolor or oils, or whatever you want to do.
If you are interested in ANY of these classes, please send me an email and I will email you back whenever I have a new class starting that has openings. Classes are modest in cost, and very small. The Watercolor classes take place in a Coffee House in Altadena, the Plein Aire Classes happen here and there around the San Gabriel Valley.

FAUX FINISH PAINTING is popular in sophisticated homes and businesses. At our faux finishing school, the faux finish techniques that we teach can be mastered by all. In the faux finishing classes you will learn how to faux finish to create the most popular effects from metallic waxes and lustres to the old world finishes. Click here for more on faux painting technique.

Learn plein-air oil painting techniques on the beautiful beaches of Maui. Join artist Karen E. Lewis on February 21-25, 2011. $375 includes 5 days’ instruction, plus pre-trip packing tips. Contact Karen at : Karen@karenlewisstudio.com

Wet in wet is the most efficient and elegant way to approach painting the white water, big rocks and trees of the NW. We begin in the fog created by the soft edges of wet in wet painting and work to as clear a day as we desire. Judy Courtwright, Port Hadlock WA, Spt 21-25

Weeklong painting retreat at chateau in SW France with expat US artist. Bring new meaning to your art process, explore new styles and techniques, break old habits. Class size of 4-6 for personal attention. Includes 7 nights hotel + most meals.

Paul Jackson will be teaching a watercolor workshop ("A Dramatic Landscape") in Long Beach, Ca.

Workshop Dates: July 16-18, 2010
Cost: $300
To Register: Email debbielewis@vzavenue.net