Zoom class: building on success

Building on success
Fall 2023

SOLD OUT; email me to be put on waiting list

As I’ve taught intensively over the last few weeks, the thing I’ve heard most is self-deprecation. I’m not Pollyanna, but it’s just wrong to focus on what you’re doing wrong to the exclusion of all the things you’re doing right.

In this class, you’re going to bring your own ideas, and work on them during class. That means that if you want to paint nocturne, figure, landscape, still life, you can do any of these things. Your painting, your choice.

But we’re going to be practicing positive reinforcement as a tool to develop a mental habit that sees success rather than failure.

Yves Roblin told me recently that “anxiety is the single biggest factor getting in the painter’s way. Without it, we’d all be so much better.” He’s right, of course, and finding ways to sneak around that is critical.

This isn’t a ‘feel good’ class; it will be as challenging as any of my Zoom classes are. Yes, we’ll talk about what’s going wrong in your painting, but we’ll put equal emphasis on what’s going right. That’s because we can effect change just as powerfully by looking at what’s working as by focusing on what’s not working.

Dates

This class is structured differently than my others because it will be one week on, one week off. You’re expected to work during the off week without supervision. Time is 6-9 PM Eastern.

September 11
September 25
October 2
October 16
October 30
November 13

Price

$235 for six weeks of instruction

Requirements

You will need a high-speed internet connection and a laptop or tablet that is near your painting area. We will be painting in class.

Watercolor, oils, pastels, gouache, tempera, are all welcome.

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