05/29 Intro to Alla Prima Portrait Painting Workshop

This class is designed for advanced watercolor students interested in learning new techniques such as combining watercolor with gouache, soft chalk pastel, and lifting techniques that instructor Robin Scholl has developed and taught for many years at PAL.

Whether you prefer oil, acrylic, or pastel, this class offers a hands-on journey into traditional painting techniques and the vibrant world of impressionistic color application.

Are you ready to unleash your inner artist? Our Introduction to Oil Painting class with Ria Krishnan is the perfect opportunity to learn about the mesmerizing world of oil painting! In this class, you will gain expertise on various materials such as brushes, canvas, mediums, and how to work with them. Explore the different brush strokes, techniques, and how to mix colors to create your own unique style.

We will paint various locations on the San Francisco Peninsula using soft pastels. Lots of individual attention and demonstrations at each class.

Unlock your creativity and immerse yourself in the magical world of watercolor painting with our comprehensive 6-week introduction class. Whether you're an aspiring artist or someone seeking a new artistic outlet, this course will provide you with the foundational skills and techniques necessary to express yourself through the captivating medium of watercolors.

Throughout this course, students will immerse themselves in the foundational principles of artistic expression: drawing. The curriculum is thoughtfully designed to equip students with foundational drawing tools to approach any complex form- from geometric to organic.

This class is taught by demo and instruction in the methods of old Chinese masters and modern Chinese painters.

Students will learn how to draw the portrait using the ‘Reilly Rhythm Chart’, an aide for simplifying the complex anatomy of the human face. The rhythm chart includes the major landmarks of the skull, as well as key muscle groups of the face. This technique will help artists gain confidence in the drawing the complex anatomy and perspectives of the human face. This course will be a great preparation for portrait painting.

Through guided instruction, we will choose 2 locations for subject options ranging from iconic architecture nestled in the manicured campus to more open parklike landscapes. We will discuss ways to simplify what we see, suggest a “story” and how to complete paintings in a limited amount of time.

In this workshop, you will learn the process for creating and folding a large piece of art paper to create a beautiful, personalized art book or concertina (accordion folded piece).

In this class, students will explore the foundational techniques of painting a portrait using oil paints, working from a live model. Whether you are a beginner looking to develop fundamental skills or an experienced artist seeking to refine your technique, this course offers a structured yet creative environment for all skill levels.

Immerse yourself in the beauty of Summer with our Whims of Summer: Encaustic Monotypes workshop. Celebrating fresh starts of the season with florals using encaustic waxes, graphite, ink, and other materials, you'll create evocative monotypes that capture the essence of the season.

Discover the vibrant world of acrylic painting in this fun and interactive 6-week course designed for beginners! Whether you're new to painting or looking to build confidence in your skills, this class will introduce you to essential techniques, color mixing, brushwork, and composition.

In this class, students will explore the art of captivating wildlife using watercolors. Step-by step demonstrations and personalized feedback will feature to help students develop their own unique approach.

In this workshop, we will create a series of mini 6-inch ”art” collages. These are different from what most think of with traditional collage as the focus will be on creating fine art pieces with good composition, color harmony, interest and balance with no magazines or other copyrighted materials. We will use only unique painted and patterned papers that you create.

Take advantage of the fast-drying nature of acrylic to create translucent and luminous paintings.

This workshop will introduce students to the fundamental techniques of portrait drawing, guiding them through a clear, step-by-step process to create expressive and accurate likenesses.

This simple one-day workshop on drawing will walk you through many of the “basics” of drawing.

Capturing the golden hills, meadow and grasslands, distant treelines and Coastal vistas will be the focus of this oil painting workshop. The class will yield several paintings over a 2 day period.

Unlock the beauty of roses with bold brushwork and vibrant color in this 4-hour hands-on workshop focused on painting roses in a loose, impressionist style. Designed for beginner to intermediate oil painters, this session emphasizes expressive mark-making, simplified forms, and capturing the essence of roses rather than fine detail.

Join us for a hands-on, immersive two-day workshop where photography meets painting in a journey of layered creativity.

The class offers clear demonstrations followed by straightforward, step-by-step processes. Discover how to paint various cloud formations, stormy skies, fog, rain, and vibrant sunsets.

Unleash your artistic prowess by mastering the techniques of painting rustic surfaces imbued with the aged patinas of old wood and rusty metal using watercolor.

This in-person weekend we will focus on carving (both linoleum and wood blocks), drawing and designing for a reduction project, accurate registration systems, ink modifiers, hand press technique, a look back at the history of relief printmaking and the artistic perspective.

In this hands-on workshop, participants will create vibrant landscapes using a combination of acrylic paint and colorful collage papers. Whether you’re drawn to abstraction or prefer a more recognizable scene, this class offers the tools and guidance to bring your vision to life on canvas.