CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS FOR PAINTERS:

SPRING 2026

CRITIQUE GROUP SPRING 2026

ONLINE, 6 sessions, meets every 2 weeks

Fridays, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm pacific, all classes recorded

April 3, April 17, May 1, May 15, May 29, and 6/12

enroll at the link below! space is limited!

No one can teach you to paint, but the right teachers, and the right peers can shave years off your development.

For years now, I have had the pleasure and privilege of hosting and facilitating small groups of artists for critique and discussion of their work.  At present, these groups meet two or three times a year, and I am pleased to announce a new session is coming up.

One of the hardest tasks the artist has before them is clear and critical reflection upon his or her own work, as well as the challenge of maintaining and renewing fresh eyes.  Dialogue with other practitioners of the art form helps an awful lot in both clarifying one’s ideas, and in keeping morale up and working with intensity and dedication.  This is what we aim to provide in this group by showing up for one another.  Community and discussion with other serious painters.  No agenda other than what you are engaged with in your studio practice and thinking.  Groups are diverse in terms of participating artists and their aesthetics, and id be happy to put you in touch with past participants for testimonials.

We meet once every two weeks for six sessions, each one 2.5 hrs including a short break.   

All classes are recorded, downloaded recordings available to participants within 24 hrs of class. 

The class includes a 24/7 online forum for sharing one’s work and requesting feedback from the rest of the group, even if you’re awake in the middle of the night or in another time zone.

During this class period, we will review and discuss work by each participating artist.  We make every effort to be thoughtful, responsive, honest, articulate, kind, and critical in a constructive way. 

Pianist Thelonious Monk famously quipped that “Talking about music is like dancing about architecture”, and I think that is just as true for painting and drawing, and yet if we find the right folks to converse with, we can at the very least clarify our own ideas, and perhaps take in new ones that are nourishing and drive us to continue growing.  

enroll at the link below:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/critique-group-session-2-2026-tickets-1983206938339?aff=oddtdtcreator