A Little Time to Make Art Every Week
Live Online Art Workshops
In its 13th session
Current Workshops
Next Session of Workshops Start April 22
All Workshops are Live on Zoom (Not Pre-Recorded).
They are conversational, improvisatory and interactive.
7 to 10 Students per Workshop.
Foundations For Expressive Work
Build the skills to loosen your approach and create paintings that feel natural fluid and alive.
Tuesdays 5 - 7 PM (Pacific Time)
Aug 18th -Sept. 15th 2026
Week 1
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Materials and Mixing
Week 2
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Color and Beauty
Week 3
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3 Value Paintings
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Systems that set up for a relaxed painting environment.
Week 4
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Wet on Wet exercises in color.
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Monochromatic and brush work.
Week 5
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Copy problem or
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Final Still Life Project
Who Is This Workshop For?
This is for painters who are ready to expand paintings expressive qualities.
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You’re interested in a more intuitive, alive approach to making paintings
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You’re exploring how to balance structure with freedom
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You want to simplify what you see and paint with greater clarity
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Open to beginners, but especially valuable for those looking to expand and rethink their current approach
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You are interested in making fun representational paintings.
The Art of Seeing and Making
Explore painting from representation to abstraction while expanding how you see and approach your work.
Thursdays 9:30AM - 11:30AM (Pacific Time)
July 16th - August 13th 2026
Week 1
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Painting as Breath
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Limits as Creative Jumpstart
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Mixing Paint
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Application Skills
Week 2
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Palette Knife Painting
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Blending
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Color Mixing
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Color Systems
Week 3
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Complementaries
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Intention
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Brush Skills
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Fine Art and Craft
Week 4
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Invention
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Painting Clouds
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Editing and Open Processes
Week 5
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Transparency
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Abstraction
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Design
Who Is This Workshop For?
This is for painters who want to explore the full range of what painting can be.
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You’re interested in moving between representation and abstraction
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You want to understand different approaches to image-making, not just follow one method
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You’re looking to expand your current work and explore new directions
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You value experimentation, curiosity, and a more open approach to painting
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Open to beginners, but especially valuable for those looking to expand and rethink their current approach
Painting Flowers
Use organic forms to explore looseness, simplify what you see, and paint with greater freedom.
Wednesdays 9:30AM - 11:30AM (Pacific Time)
July 15th - Aug. 12th 2026
Week 1
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Materials
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Mixing
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Fresh Vision (Values and Shapes)
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Paint Application.
Week 2
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Getting Loose, Drawing with the Brush,
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Wet-on Wet Techniques.
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3 Value Method and Form
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Backgound and forground processes.
Week 3
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5 Value Paintings, Wet-on-Wet Techniques -
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the land of no mistakes.
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Getting values right.
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Local color and emotional color.
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3 fundamental concepts of color.
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Monochromatic
Week 4
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Simple Color and Complex color
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Composition
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Brush size, dynamics and direction of mark.
Week 5
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Independent projects.
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Play and Challenge.
Who Is This Workshop For?
This is for painters who want to approach flowers with more freedom and sensitivity.
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You want to develop a looser, more responsive way of painting
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You’re interested in capturing organic forms without over-defining them
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You want to explore a more intuitive, fluid approach to painting
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Open to beginners, but especially valuable for those looking to expand and rethink their current approach
The Paint Shop
Workshop a current project or start a new one. Develop your work through feedback, reflection, and a focused environment for serious painting.
Tuesdays 9:30 AM - 11:30 PM (Pacific Time)
July 14th - August 11th 2026
Week 1
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What is a Project?
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What methods are there to create a project.
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Style versus process.
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Composition
Week 2
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Cropping
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Finding Rhymes
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Style as Personality
Week 3
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Personal definitions of art
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How to jump start the creative process
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Unidentifiable in representation
Week 4
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Intention and chance
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Finish and unfinish
Week 5
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Empathy and sharing
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How to talk aboit your work
Who Is This Workshop For?
This is for painters who are ready to take their work further.
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You want to develop a project with depth and intention
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You’re exploring a body of work or a central idea
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You need feedback and dialogue to move your work forward
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You value a focused environment with other committed artists
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You’re working toward sharing your work, such as an exhibition
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You value a safe space to take risks.
Cost
All Virtual Workshops cost $250.000 for 5 classes 2 hrs each class. First 5 students in each workshop pay $200.00
Registration is confirmed by payment.
Supplies
Supplies list for all workshops provided on registration.
Includes links for simple one click online purchase from Dick Blick Art Store.
You can also use any supplies you already have.
Basic Kit = Close to $100
Where
All Virtual Workshops Meet on Zoom.
Link will be provided on registration.
Critiques
A recorded Conversation of your work with a slide show and a PDF
These are excellent for getting feed back in the middle of the week or if you are not currently enrolled in the class.
They are also a good way to get to know Sam's teaching style. If we haven't met before we can schedule a live version as well.
Email Sam or reach out on Instagram to set up a time.
Workshops In-Person
Landscape and Figure 3 Day Workshops offered again in Monterey CA USA Dec. 2026
Landscape Painting/ Art Workshop
Dec. 11th - 13th. Friday, Saturday, Sunday
9:30AM - 12:30PM
Paining, Drawing, Collage
This is based on the Class I taught in Monterey for several years.
Different location each day will be announced.
$255
Figure Workshop
Dec. 11th - 13th. Friday, Saturday, Sunday
2:30PM - 5:30PM
Painting, Drawing, Collage
Location each day will be announced. Let me know if you know a good space to hold the workshop this year !
$255