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Program Director and Instructor
Ada Pullini Brown is a professional artist and educator with over twenty years of exhibiting and teaching experience. Educated at Queens College of the City University of NY (B.A.) and the University of Houston (M.F.A.), she is an Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawing at Rio Hondo College and has taught studio art and art history at the Brentwood Art Center, Mercy College and the University of Houston. She is the former President of the Southern California Woman's Caucus for Art. Her work has been published, widely exhibited, and is in collections in the United States, South Africa, Mexico and Europe. Ada is Italian speaking and has led art tours in Italy and France for over eighteen years.
Oil & Acrylic Painting
with Ada Brown
Using the beautiful scenery of the Lake Como region, its landscape and architecture, we will concentrate on how one paints while on location. The class will investigate the use of space, light, color, composition and atmospheric perspective in traditional and contemporary "alla prima" landscape and still life painting. Students are encouraged to develop skills, experiment, and find personal expression.
Prerequisite: previous experience in oil or acrylic painting and by permission of the instructor. Enrollment is limited to twelve students with a minimum of six.
Watercolor Instructor
Barbara Ashton is a professional artist specializing in watercolor. With twenty years experience as a working artist, she has painted in Italy, England, France, Mexico, Jamaica and throughout the U.S.
Her work has been exhibited at the L.A. County Museum Art Rental Gallery; Zola Fine Arts Gallery; The Courtyard Collection; Robert's Art Gallery; Viva Art Gallery; Brand Library; The Artist's Gallery; LA. Art Association; and the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department. This will be Barbara's twelfth year returning to teach with ArTravel's Brentwood Art Center travel abroad program.
Watercolor Painting with Barbara Ashton
With an emphasis on self-expression, we will explore various techniques, concepts of space, light, and perspective while painting still life or the inspiring landscape. Issues of compositional form and color relationships are especially considered. Demonstrations and exercises are given to encourage experimentation and mastering of skills.
Prerequisite: previous experience in watercolor painting and drawing and by permission of the instructor. Enrollment is limited to twelve students with a minimum of six.