From intensive single-day workshops to highly tailored private mentorship, my educational programs in the Sacramento area are built to help you grow at your own pace. Explore the offerings below to find the perfect fit for your artistic journey and take your oil and acrylic paintings to the next level with structured, traditional realism techniques.

One Day Workshops

Dive into specific techniques in a single, hands-on day. Perfect for artists looking to refine their landscape or wildlife skills using a structured layering process: working dark to light, and large shapes to small shapes. Leaving you with immediate, actionable breakthroughs.

Painting of a mountain landscape with rocky formations and trees.

Studio Mentorship

Paint alongside peers on Thursday mornings while receiving ongoing, professional guidance. Each session features a short, focused lecture on specific painting techniques, followed by time to work on your current projects. Join this collaborative environment for $150 per calendar month to overcome roadblocks, get personalized feedback, and grow at your own pace. (Features a flexible guest pass policy!

Painting of a desert landscape with a large rock arch and mountains in the background.

6 Week Courses

My six-week courses are structured to elevate your technical mastery, offering both a rotating curriculum at the Sacramento Fine Arts Center and an intensive landscape painting course at The Crafted Canvas. Whichever class you take, you'll learn the essential framework for mastering light, form, and color.

Exclusively for oil and acrylic mediums

Original Painting of a Cat looking out a window at a snowy landscape
A cat  looking through a window with a snowy landscape outside.

Private Mentorship

Highly tailored, one-on-one instruction designed entirely on your specific artistic goals. Work directly with me in my Fair Oaks home studio for dedicated, intensive training. These private sessions are booked in blocks of four 3-hour classes to ensure deep, focused growth in oil and acrylic.