Destination: Art offers online courses to become familiar with the basics of a new medium on your own, in the comfort of your own home, before you join us in-person at the Studios and Gallery to join in the camaraderie and encouragement of classes and workshops. You can also learn the basics of several art skills to aid in your art journey.
Paint along with David Wolfram in this entry level/refresher course to composition.
I divide my painting time between working in oils and pastels, and I like to paint, whenever possible, 'en plein air'. I feel that painting outdoors is an essential activity for me, because it attunes my eye to the ever changing light and atmospheric conditions that influence color. I can then take this acquired knowledge into the studio to give that work more veracity.
Learn the basics of color theory with Dori Dewberry
Dori Dewberry has been exploring the process of creating pastel paintings for nearly 23 years. Her lifelong exploration and education into the creative process has been a natural transition to teaching art to young students as well as adults. She does experimenting with new materials, techniques, applications, and sharing her knowledge. Having an open dialogue with her students on their art journey is one of the things she loves best.
Paint along with instructor Doug Castleman in this entry level/ refresher course to Oil Painting.
Meet the Instructor: Douglas Castleman is an Aviation Artist and Landscape Artist. He will be demonstrating a simple oil painting landscape. The class is meant to emphasize the three values necessary in a landscape painting: background, middleground, and foreground. These three values that you use will allow you to have three dimensions on two dimensional surfaces. This class is designed for beginners, people who might want a refresher course, or for people who might want to go on to take more comprehensive oil painting classes and workshops at Destination: Art.
Paint along with instructor Louisa McHugh in this entry level/refresher course to Watercolor.
Meet the Instructor: From my earliest memory, I have always been an artist. I had no idea I was a teacher until I was called on to become one. My journey as an educator and art instructor began ten years ago when I was approached at an exhibition by an admirer who asked to learn from me. Now, as a highly skilled painter and art educator, it is my privilege to share insights from the masters with the new generation of aspiring creators.
Paint along in this entry level/refresher course to acrylic painting.
Meet the Instructor: Rosemary Bandes is an award-winning artist, known for prolific work of California impressionist landscapes. She works from her own photographs and on site in California and other locale. Her work is characterized by her use of strong underpainting colors to give her landscapes a dramatic and modern look. Rosemary's work has been shown in galleries throughout southern California, including the Palos Verdes Art Center (Juried All-Media Show, Small Treasures, and Artists' Studio), Hanger Gallery in Santa Monica, VIVA
An introduction to the medium and the basics of pastel painting.
Meet the Instructors: Dori Dewberry has been exploring the process of creating pastel paintings for nearly 23 years. Her lifelong exploration and education into the creative process has been a natural transition to teaching art to young students as well as adults. She does experimenting with new materials, techniques, applications, and sharing her knowledge. Having an open dialogue with her students on their art journey is one of the things she loves best.
Margaret Lindsey works in the medium of soft pastels and has studied under many nationally known pastelists, including Richard McKinley, Desmond O'Hagan, and Stephanie Birdsall. She is mentored by Frank Minuto through Destination: Art. Lindsey is the Founding President of the Pastel Society of Southern California, which was launched in 2009 and now has more than 200 members. Additionally, Lindsey is the current and Founding President of Destination: Art, a non-profit art studios and gallery in Downtown Torrance, CA which opened in 2014 and expanded in 2022.
Learn skills of perception, the building blocks of drawing.
Meet the Instructor: Margaret Lindsey works in the medium of soft pastels and has studied under many nationally known pastelists, including Richard McKinley, Desmond O'Hagan, and Stephanie Birdsall. She is mentored by Frank Minuto through Destination: Art. Lindsey is the Founding President of the Pastel Society of Southern California, which was launched in 2009 and now has more than 200 members. Additionally, Lindsey is the current and Founding President of Destination: Art, a non-profit art studios and gallery in Downtown Torrance, CA which opened in 2014 and expanded in 2022.