Plein Air Painting
Private Lessons overlooking the beautiful coastline of Carmel Beach, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA.
$120 for 1h 15m. $180 for 2 h. Contact me about small groups. ---------
Grab your art materials, hat and a coffee and join me for a Plein Air Painting session on Scenic Road by 8th Ave, overlooking the beautiful coastline of Carmel Beach, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA. I will give a short demo to get you started, and for each step of creating a small landscape painting. You will receive thoughtful feedback to your work in progress. Learn about composition, shadow shapes, color-mixing, texture and more. You can bring your own materials or I can provide for an extra fee of $10. Beginners and visitors to Carmel welcome. Looking forward to painting with you!
Oil Painting or Drawing Fundamentals
Private Art Lessons In-Your-Home
$120 for 75 min. lesson (6 lessons discount: $648) Only in Carmel-by-the-Sea. ----------
Taught in the comfort of your home. This lesson is for anybody who wants to learn more about oil painting. Usually we will be working in Direct - Alla Prima - Painting Techniques. This is a fresh approach to painting where you create a painting in a couple of session, using wet in wet paint. For those of you who have an interest in a higher level of detail and depth, there’s an option to learn Indirect - Layer painting - methods. I will guide you through sketching out the composition, using shadow shapes, color layers, texture and details. You will be working from a still life or a photograph. (Extra fee will vary for locations outside of Carmel-by-the-Sea.)
Classical Painting
Private Art Lessons In-Your-Home
$864 for 8 lessons of 90 min. Only in Carmel-by-the-Sea.. ----------
This lessons package is designed to give you a thorough introduction to the oil painting techniques of the old masters.
With plenty of hands-on demonstrations I will guide you through the process of building up a painting, layer by layer, working from a still life or a photograph. Topics covered: initial sketch, monochromatic under-painting, color mixing, color layers, color glazes, using the tools and materials, medium, studio tips and more.
If you haven’t done much drawing, I highly recommend taking a few drawing lessons prior to starting a classical painting.
Individual Coaching
Via Zoom
$150 for a 70 min. session ----------
Individual Coaching consultations are meant for artists who would like feedback and conversation about their personal work in progress, career advice, questions about materials, motivation and more. I will tune into where you are at with your own work, listen to your queries and together we will work on finding positive solutions.