2025 Workshops

🌊 October 19 – Outdoor Painting the Sea in Gouache (Core)

Capture the beauty of the California coast with gouache—a medium that combines the richness of acrylics with the luminosity of watercolor. We’ll focus on light, movement, and atmosphere in an inspiring outdoor setting.

🎨 November 2 – Payne’s Way: Mastering Color & Composition (Core)

Discover Edgar Payne’s legendary approach to design and color harmony. Learn to create compelling compositions with strong value structures, intentional focal points, and rich, atmospheric palettes.

🎁 December 7 – Giftable Mini Paintings

Get into the holiday spirit with a creative mini-painting session. You’ll complete 3–5 small works perfect for gifting, while practicing techniques for layering, glazing, and working on an intimate scale.

✏️ January 4 – Head Drawing Fundamentals (Core)

Master the essentials of drawing the human head. We’ll cover structure, proportion, planes, and shading techniques so you can create lifelike and expressive portraits with confidence.

👨‍🎨 January 18 – Paint Like Gustav Klimt

Explore Klimt’s dazzling style, from decorative patterns to luminous skin tones. You’ll experiment with gold-inspired designs, expressive color, and layered brushwork to channel his iconic aesthetic.

🧍🏻‍♀️ February 8 – Figure Drawing Fundamentals (Core)

Build a solid foundation in figure drawing through gesture, rhythm, and proportion. This workshop simplifies complex anatomy into approachable steps for stronger, more dynamic drawings.

🧱 February 22 – Cézanne’s Building Blocks of Form

Discover Cézanne’s method of reducing nature into basic shapes and planes. Learn how to simplify complex scenes into cubes, spheres, and cylinders, creating depth and solid structure in your art.

⛰️ March 8 – Outdoor Painting (Core)

Take your easel outside and capture the California landscape directly from life. We’ll focus on light, atmosphere, and simplifying nature into bold shapes and values for plein-air success.

🎨 March 22 – Anders Zorn – Mastering Limited Palettes

Unlock the power of Zorn’s famous 4-color palette. Learn how to mix warm and cool tones effectively, creating striking paintings with harmony, simplicity, and richness.

✏️ April 12 – Head Drawing Fundamentals (Core)

A repeat of our popular head-drawing class, designed to strengthen your skills in proportion, shading, and capturing likeness. Perfect for both first-timers and returning students.

🗻 April 26 – Outdoor Painting (Core)

Another chance to enjoy plein-air painting in scenic surroundings. Focus on capturing natural light, mood, and atmosphere while painting outdoors with guidance and support.

✍🏼 May 3 – Figure Drawing Fundamentals (Core)

Sharpen your figure drawing skills with structured exercises on gesture, proportion, and anatomy. Great for building confidence in drawing the human form.

🌅 May 17 – Ivan Aivazovsky – Mastering Clouds & Skies

Study the dramatic skies and luminous seascapes of Aivazovsky. Learn glazing, blending, and atmospheric techniques to paint radiant skies full of depth and movement.

🖼️ June 7 – Degas – Colors and Compositions

Discover Degas’ mastery of movement and composition. Experiment with layered colors, pastel-inspired techniques, and dynamic framing to create lively, expressive works.

👩🏻‍🎨 July 12 – Mary Cassatt – Drawing the Head (Core)

Learn Cassatt’s intimate approach to portraiture, focusing on softness, sensitivity, and naturalism. We’ll explore how to capture emotion and character in your head drawings.

🏞️ August 16 – Edgar Payne – Colors and Compositions

🫟 September 13 – Rembrandt – The Power of Value and Glazing

Study Rembrandt’s timeless mastery of light and shadow. Explore how to use values, layering, and glazing to achieve dramatic depth and atmosphere in your paintings.

🧍🏽‍♂️ September 27 – Male Figure Drawing (Core)

Focus on the strength and structure of the male form in this live-model workshop. You’ll practice gesture, anatomy, and expressive mark-making to bring energy to your drawings.

🕊️ October 4 – Frida Kahlo – Symbolism and Self-Portraits

Channel Kahlo’s fearless use of symbolism and self-expression. Create a meaningful self-portrait that reflects your inner world through bold color and imaginative imagery.

🌳 October 18 – Outdoor Painting (Core)

Capture the changing colors of fall in nature. This plein-air session emphasizes simplifying shapes, balancing values, and finding harmony in natural color.

👌🏼 November 8 – Overcoming Perfectionism

Back by popular demand, this workshop helps you silence self-doubt and rediscover the joy of creating without fear of mistakes. A liberating experience for all artists.

🖌️ December 6 – Giftable Mini Paintings

End the year with creativity and generosity by making 3–5 small works perfect for holiday gifting. Explore quick layering, glazing, and finishing techniques on a small scale.