Fine Oil Painting Instruction... Studio, Alla Prima, and En Plein Air
 


About the Artist

Beginning Level
Instructor-Led Group Topic


Intermediate Level
Independent & Technical


Advanced ~ Alla Prima
"Wet-On-Wet" Painting


Advanced ~ En Plein Air
Outdoor Painting


Private Instruction

Child & Teen Workshops

Calendar of Workshops

Artist's Gallery

The Petit Salon

Contact



The Salon Of Art, Inc.
1918 Fort Stockton Drive
Mission Hills, CA 92103
858-344-6897
concetta@thesalonofart.com





~ Established 1995 ~
In a Prominent Place



 



Child & Teen Workshops
Children (aged 6-9) and Teens (aged 10-15) can also learn the highly academick oil painting medium. Scholastic benefits include improved focus and concentration, attention to detail, multi-tasking and analysis. These workshops incorporate the same materials used and emphasize the techniques taught in the adult programs. Give the gift of artistic vision so your child will see a lifetime of the true beauty of the world.

DETAILS
* Three-week workshops totalling six hours of instruction
* Children meet Wednesdays or Fridays from 3:30 to 5:30pm; Teens, Mondays 4-6pm or Saturdays 9-11am
* All fine oil painting materials, set up and clean up are included




Rachel LaBarre
Rachel LaBarre
Fine Art Director
Fine Artist Instructor


Rachel LaBarre is a native San Diego artist. She works with oil paints to create abstracted images of nature, recycled materials to hand make paper, and found items and semiprecious stones to create jewelry featured in Boulder boutiques. She is formally trained in drawing, painting, and sculpture. Her passion is creation in any form, and through teaching she strives to inspire a love of art in her younger students. She is a Francis Parker alumni and graduate of the University of Colorado, Boulder with degrees in Anthropology and Fine Art with an emphasis in Studio Art.



Porschia Talbot
Porschia Talbot
Galerie Director
Fine Artist Instructor


Porschia is an enthusiast of every kind of creative manifestation, no matter the medium. She loves teaching children and watching their minds and self-confidence flourish through artistic expression, as well as adding more beauty to this world with her own art. She was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia and during the past ten years that she has lived in the US she has attended La Jolla Country Day School, the New School of Architecture and Design in San Diego and Portland State University in Oregon.




CHILD WORKSHOPS

Wednesdays or Fridays from 3:30 to 5:30pm

19th C. American Impressionist Still Life
Wednesdays 11/05/08
Learning To See ~ Trained Eye Drawing
Wednesdays 12/03/08
Victorian Vignette Studies of Nature
Fridays 12/05/08
Pissaro's Landscapes  
Fridays 01/09/09
Compositions with Cat
Fridays 02/05/09
Van Gogh's Sunflowers 
Fridays 03/13/09
Impression~ Sunrise, Claude Monet
Fridays 04/03/09
Gauguin's Peacocks
Fridays 05/08/09
Manet's Pets
Fridays 10/25/09
American Impressionism
Fridays 11/06/09



TEEN WORKSHOPS

Mondays from 4-6pm or Saturdays from 9-11am


Tiffany Stained Glass Oil Painting Recreation  
Mondays 11/03/08
Learning To See ~ Trained Eye Drawing
Mondays 12/01/08
Magnificent Matisse Interiors!
Saturdays 12/06/08
The Still Lifes of Renoir 
Saturdays 01/24/09
The Fine Art Of Portraiture
Saturdays 02/21/09
Californian Impressionism
Saturdays 03/14/09
Miniature American Masterpieces
Saturdays 04/04/09
Van Gogh's Interiors
Mondays 04/13/09
Monet's Water Lilly Murals
Saturdays 05/02/09
Gauguin's Tahitian Scenes
Saturdays 09/19/09
Degas' Ballet Dancers
Saturdays 11/07/09


ARTISTIC ADVENTURES ~ ONE DAY EVENTS
(Ages 6-13 Years)
The Petit Children's School of Ettiquette - Part One "Taking High Tea",
10am to 1pm
Saturday 11/15/08
"HAND~EMBROIDERED & FRAMED PORTRAITS"
9 to 11:30am   
Saturday 11/29/08
"HAND~EMBROIDERED & FRAMED PORTRAITS"
9 to 11:30am   
Saturday 12/06/08
"HAND~EMBROIDERED & FRAMED PORTRAITS"
9 to 11:30am 
Saturday 12/13/08
Fairy Garden & Knights and Dragons Clay Workshop
(ages 5-15 years)
1 to 3pm
Saturday 12/20/08
Fairy Garden & Knights and Dragons Clay Workshop
(ages 5-15 years)
1 to 3pm
Saturday 01/17/09


SPECIAL EVENTS & CAMPS
Green Grinches & Other Holiday Creatures
10am to 3pm
Mon-Wed 12/22-24/08
Jolly Holly Days
10am to 3pm
Mon-Wed 12/29-31/08
Fine Art Summer Camp
10am to 3pm
Mon-Fri 07/20-24/09
 

PIPSQUEAK PROGRAMS
Where Talented Tots will make Memorable Mini Masterpieces! Mom & Dad ~ take a break while your child releases their innate creativity!

DETAILS
* Max 9 Tots age 2.5-5 years
* Two weekly 1 hour sessions - Tuesdays from 9-10am
* Professional Fine Artist Instructor Ratio 1:3
* All fine Art materials included
* Custom Fine Art Mixed Media Themes will include: Mother Goose Masterpieces; Underwater Wonders; Down On The Farm, Zooper Duper; Planes,Trains & Auto Mobiles!; Baby Buggoramma; Cosmic Clay Play; Mother Naturescapes, & More!
* Tot Aprons to Make Art On!
* Tot~Friendly Organic Finger Foods for a snack
* Magical Music & More!

Dates
November 4, 11 & 18 


1 HOUR DROP-IN POLICY
We understand that "things" often pop up and conflict with your scheduled oil painting session dates. Please note that your child may do a "DROP-IN" for missed or unfinished work on their masterpieces with a private drop in reservation. These 1 hr "DROP-IN" sessions may be shared with other Petit Painter friends your child may have who may also need to catch up. Your instructors will assist. Rate for a private 1 hour Drop In session is $45.

Please contact myself at this email address or porschia@thepetitsalon.com or call
(619)-497-1177   to schedule.

Thank you for your attention to this policy.






MAKE YOUR MASTERPIECE...



"Driving yesterday, my daughter said to me, 'Papa, you know something? I see everything differently after taking Concetta's class.' You have touched my child...
— SALON OF ART STUDENT





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