Past Art Workshops — Raminfard School of Arts

Over the years, the Raminfard School of Arts has hosted dozens of one-day and seasonal workshops designed to help artists of every level refine their skills, overcome creative blocks, and discover new approaches to painting and drawing. Below is a record of our past workshops. Each one reflects our mission: to blend classical fundamentals with modern creativity, in a welcoming and supportive community.

🌊 Plein-Air & Outdoor Painting

• Mastering Light & Shadows — Leo Carrillo Beach (Nov 2024)
  A full-day plein-air painting experience focused on capturing dynamic light, shadows, and atmosphere in oils. Students learned techniques for simplifying forms and painting boldly on location.
• Golden Hour Outdoor Painting (Summer 2024)
  Exploring the fleeting light of sunset, participants practiced quick color mixing and expressive brushwork to capture changing skies and landscapes.
• Plein-Air Seascape in Gouache
  A gouache-focused workshop at the coast, teaching portable plein-air methods, layering, and water-to-pigment control for bold seascapes.

🎨 Technique & Style

• Paint Like Monet
  A deep dive into Impressionist techniques — students recreated Monet’s vibrant palette using M. Graham oils and learned to capture fleeting impressions with broken color and bold strokes.
• Head Drawing Fundamentals
  An intensive on proportions, planes, and anatomy of the head, preparing students for portrait and figure work.
• John Singer Sargent: Faces & Figures (Advanced Workshop)
  Exploring Sargent’s alla prima approach to portraiture — painting boldly, focusing on value control, edge work, and brush economy.

🖌️ Creativity & Mindset

• Overcoming Perfectionism in Art
  A one-day intensive helping artists break free from self-doubt and judgment. Activities included expressive drawing, mindful painting, and reframing the role of “mistakes” in the creative process.
• Pricing + Marketing Your Artwork
  A business-focused workshop covering how to price, promote, and present artwork for galleries, online sales, and collectors.

👩‍🎨 Figure & Portrait

• Live Male Figure Workshop
  Students painted from a live model in oils, learning proportions, gesture, and building a full-figure painting over one session.
• Female Figure with Live Model
  A workshop dedicated to capturing feminine form, focusing on rhythm, gesture, and light across the body.