Beginning Watercolor – Spring Flowers 2022

Join us in this two-session course and learn basic watercolor skills to paint the natural beauty of our local spring flowers. We’ll have fun learning to build depth and composition, and you will begin to develop your own artistic style.  This is a free class for adult learners. All supplies included. Class Time: February 22…

Warm-cool colors

It rarely snows at my house. So, when it does snow, and especially when it snows on Christmas, it seems like a gift. My walk this morning was cold, yet quiet and peaceful. When I returned to my zen-art room, I flicked on the twinkly Christmas lights and followed along with Emily Olsen’s icicle tutorial…

Paint-alongs 2021

In 2021, I’ve had the pleasure of hosting a few painting parties at my house and each time, I’ve used acrylics. In prep of these parties, I explored several tutorials for inspiration. Acrylic is a forgiving and vibrant medium, and I really like it for landscapes. Here’s a few tutorials. #art #acrylic

ESL – Business English Workshops

Intermediate – Advanced ESL adult learners invited The central goal of Business English is to carry the message across and to reach agreement Session 1 – Career Development Session 2 – Functional Business ESL – Business English Spring 2022 Workshop Flyer #esl

40th wedding anniversary

Commission project. By request, the idea was to paint a single ruby gemstone to signify their 40th anniversary. I had no idea that it’d be fun to paint a ruby, or any gemstone, for that matter. I then branched off and included some beautiful gladiolus and then—what the heck, mocked up a 2016 Airstream trailer….

Trash in Glass

I just can’t pass by those perfect plumeria blooms that litter the ground in #Hawaii … And, it’s fun to paint glass…Cheers #bigisland #kona #pahala