To unlock students’ artistic potential.
Workshops Offered
Workshops are geared for the beginner/intermediate and usually are one-day in length. I usually provide most of the supplies to keep everyone on a level-playing field. Workshop descriptions are available upon request.
Workshops are geared for the beginner/intermediate and usually are one-day in length. I usually provide most of the supplies to keep everyone on a level-playing field. Workshop descriptions are available upon request.
- Basic Drawing and Sketching
- Beginning Painting
- Acrylic
- Watercolor
- Pen and Ink
- Colored Pencil
- Design and Composition
- Traveling with your Sketchbook
- Visual Journaling with Collage and Mixed Media
- Pastel (oil and soft)
- Keep a nature journal
- Subject Drawing
- Cats/Dogs
- Birds
- Flowers
- And More!
Instructional Experience
(venues)
- Portland Community College (2007 to present)—classes and workshops*
- Sitka Art and Ecology Center, Oregon (2011 to present)—workshops
- Celebrity Cruise Lines (Alaska, Panama Canal 2012)—classes
- Multnomah Athletic Club (2013 to present)—workshops
- Village Gallery of Arts, Cedar Mills, Oregon—classes and workshops
- National Refuge in Tualatin—nature demos
- Palm Springs Art Center—pastel demo
- Art Colony, Palm Desert, California--workshop
- Oregon Society of Artists, Portland, Oregon—basic drawing demo
- Art Media, Beaverton, Oregon--demos
- Dick Blick, Portland and Beaverton, Oregon—demos
*Over 100
workshops, 18 classes, 1500+ students taught, 93% attendance rate
Student Retreats/Trips
Most years students and I embark
on exciting adventures to a variety of locations. The following are trips taken
since 2007:
- Alaska (three student trips)
- Palm Springs, California (two student trips)
- Oregon Coast Retreat (three student trips)
- England (another planned in 2014)
- Mediterranean (Spain, France, Italy, Croatia)
Sketch’n on the Go™ Locations
Every summer I take students
around the Portland vicinity through my Sketch’n
on the Go™ series of classes. Here are some of the places we’ve visited
since 2007:
- Fort Vancouver
- Multnomah Falls
- Pittock Mansion
- Chinese Garden, Japanese Garden, International Rose Garden
- Tulip Farm
- Hoyt Arboretum
- National Wildlife Refuge
- Farmers’ Markets
- Downtown locations
- Audubon Society
- Vineyards, Farms
- City/State/Federal Parks
Juried Art Shows/Galleries Exhibited
- Oregon Society of Arts/ Festival of Roses Show
- Watercolor Society of Oregon/New member Show
- Beaverton Showcase Show
- Gresham City Annual Art Show
- Lawrence Gallery, Children’s Relief Show
- Festival of Arts, Lake Oswego (open, not juried)
Memberships
- Oregon Society of Arts
- Watercolor Society of Oregon
- Portland Fine Arts Guild
