Watercolor Painting Classes

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Fine Art By Sharon • Mill Valley, CA • $45 per hour

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Your first studio lesson? Pay just one hour for a two hour class!
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We offer watercolor classes designed for you. You'll learn many fun and exciting ways to gain the skills and techniques of watercolor painting while you develop your own style and your own visual language. Many happy and satisfied students are learning to paint, including absolute beginners who "can't draw a straight line"!

Private or semi-private lessons are in the artist's studio in Mill Valley. The watercolors are luscious and vibrant, and can also be used softly and delicately. The environment in these classes is accepting and encouraging while you learn a lot, and you can expect to have fun! You may use the teacher's artist quality paints and brushes during the class. All you need is a piece of paper and an interest in painting!

P.S. Bring a friend! Two or more students get a discounted rate for these art studio classes.

Question and answer

Q. Describe the most common types of jobs you do for your clients.

A. Beginners or near-beginners, or people who have kept trying and trying watercolor and feel that they keep being beginners. When you take watercolor painting classes with me, you'll be learning skills and techniques while having fun making paintings – and often you won't even realize the skills you're picking up, until one day you're approaching your painting and you realize "I can do that!", and you're not a beginner anymore! I also teach continuing students who want a fresh approach, or want to loosen up and try new things, getting "unstuck", and branching out.

Q. What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

A. Try out some classes. I have experience as both student and teacher, and it takes some time to realize when you have a really really good teacher. That's what I aspire to – being your really, really good teacher! That takes dedication, and raising the bar, expecting a lot from you WHILE it's fun and enjoyable. You don't always realize what you're getting in a class. There's so much to learn, so much I have available to teach you! Let's get started!

Q. Why does your work stand out from others who do what you do?

A. Experienced watercolor artist AND teacher. With many years of experience I've developed and adapted ways to teach people to make the watercolor painting and learning experience easy and fun. Learn while you're painting, having a good time, and developing your own style. Many different approaches, depending on the student's learning style and what the student wants to learn.

Q. What do you like most about your job?

A. My painting students are what I love most about being a watercolor painting teacher. I love assisting and guiding people to find their own artistic "voice", and creating lessons that work around what they need to learn so they can paint in a way that they love.

Q. What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

A. People ask "Can I really learn to paint? Isn't watercolor hard?" I answer that, yes, you can learn to paint! I have many fun and easy ways to learn the skills and techniques. And, watercolor asks us to be present, enjoying what we're doing, and flexible. We don't cover over "mistakes" – we adapt them, flow with them, and turn them into beautiful opportunities.

Testimonials

April 10, 2011

Sharon and her watercolor classes are the best thing I have found in the Bay area. I have been commuting to the area from Colorado for work and was feeling the need for some art and creativity in my life. I found Sharon and have been taking private lessons. It has been perfect. She has provided the supplies which is great since I am traveling and the private lessons are perfect since I can't fit a routine class into the erratic schedule.
Her teaching style is great because you can't do anything wrong, it is all part of the creative process. So you always feel successful, where else can you find that? Check out her classes, you won't be disappointed.

– Tina
April 8, 2011

I had a private class recently with Sharon and was quite amazed by her knowledge and patience! I am new to watercolors and needed some basic information! I got that and more from Sharon! It was so worth my time and money to visit her studio!

– Grace
March 30, 2011

If you want to learn watercolor painting, I highly recommend studying with Sharon Searles. Sharon is an extremely gifted artist who paints from the depths of her heart and soul. She can thus help you to access and nurture your own creativity from the same depths inside you. She will help you to develop painting skills by teaching each aspect of painting in a series of simple, progressive steps that make logical sense and are easy to understand. Sharon is not only technically skilled and talented, she is also very patient, encouraging and supportive in helping you travel on your journey to becoming a watercolor artist. She will gladly answer your questions and address your concerns. You will be amazed at how rapidly you make progress under Sharon's nurturing guidance !

– Naomi

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