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Student Classes

Classical Drawing and Painting- Adult Class -

No classes at this time.

PasteClass fee is $95 per month.

Class size is limited, so register early!

Please contact me at info@art-of-illusions.com to make sure there is room in the class!

Download and mail -  Thursday class: Registration Form

Since I do not always have an adult class available, adults can sign up for any of the classes offered!

Drawing well is the cornerstone of art. It requires instruction, practice, and discipline. However, the artist’s best tool is not his pencil or paintbrush, but rather, a trained eye. If one wants to learn to draw realistic images of objects being observed, one needs to “learn to see.” The eye is the tool and one trains the eye by careful observation and drawing. Winston Churchill once said, “Give us the tools and we shall do the job”. I claim that without the tools it is very difficult, if not impossible, to do the job well. After accurately drawing the image, students will learn various techniques to add color to their drawings using watercolor, color pencil, and oil pastel.

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Classical Drawing and Painting - Grades 7-12 (Teens) + Adults

Classes start the week of September 10, 2024 and last 1 1/2 hours each week for 1 semester.

Class fee is $380 for the semester or $95 per month.

Class size is limited, so register early!

Please contact me at info@art-of-illusions.com to make sure there is room in the class before sending PO!

Download and mail - Tuesday class 3:00 - 4:30  Registration Form

Download and mail - Thursday class 12:15 - 1:45: Registration Form

Art Materials - Materials List

Since I do not always have an adult class available, parents can sign up for any of the classes offered!

This class continues to train students how to draw and paint what is seen, rather than what the student thinks he sees. It improves right-brain problem solving skills, concentration, and seeing in context, through step-by step instruction.  This type of instruction trains to eye, enabling the student to produce more realistic art and improves academic skills.

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Classical Drawing and Painting - Grades 4-9 (ages 11- 15)

Classes start week of September 10, 2024 and last 1 1/2 hours each week for 1 semester.

Class fee is $380 for the semester or $95 per month.

Class size is limited, so register early!

Please contact me at info@art-of-illusions.com to make sure there is room in the class before sending PO!

Download and mail - Wednesday 1:30 - 3:00 class: Registration Form

Download and mail - Thursday 2:00 3:30 class: Registration Form

Download and mail - Friday 3:00 4:30 class: Registration Form

Art Materials - Materials List

Since I do not always have an adult class available, parents can sign up for any of the classes offered!

This class teaches students how to draw and paint what is seen, rather than what the student thinks he sees. It improves right-brain problem solving skills, concentration, and seeing in context, through step-by step instruction.  

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Classical Drawing and Painting - Grades K-4 to 5 (ages 5-11)

Classes start the week of September 10, 2024, and last 1 hour each week for one semester .

Class fee for the semester is $296 or $74 per month

Class size is limited, so register early!

Please contact me at info@art-of-illusions.com to make sure there is room in the class before sending PO!

Download and mail - Wednesday 12:00 - 1:00 and 3:15 - 4:15 class:  Registration Form 

Download and mail - Thursday 3:45 - 4:45:  Registration Form 

Art Materials - Materials List

Since I do not always have an adult class available, parents can sign up for any of the classes offered!

Art lessons for children ages 5 – 11 necessarily requires much practice in learning to control drawing materials, so that the students learn to consistently create the various types of lines, dots, and circles that compose the drawing vocabulary. These lessons eventually help teach the children to create recognizable objects. Students learn to control line using dot-to-dot exercises, spatial relationship exercises, and directed drawing exercises.

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About Us

I am a classically trained artist and teach skill-based, classical drawing and painting. I teach art for private, home schooled, and charter school students. Some of the charter schools I'm associated with are Sage Oak, Sky Mountain, Gorman, Granite Mountain, and others. Classical art is the type of art that was taught from the Renaissance until the 19th century to generations of young people. I strongly believe that classical, skill- based, visual art is very important in the overall education of our youth, and present-day research is beginning to confirm that belief.


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  • Alta Loma, California
  • Email: info@art-of-illusions.com

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