“Elena was a great instructor for myself and my partner during our first oil painting experience. Elena’s was excellent in her approach, she had a great balance of guidance while letting us take ownership of our art. Before the class we were not sure if we’d be able to paint something we’d like but we left extremely happy with the result of our pieces. We also feel we have a great basic foundation to grow from. We would love to take another class with Elena!”
“4.5. Fun class and Elena helped us along the way to make sure we actually have something at the end of the session. Would be great to have more concrete guidance during some parts. overall would go again”
“Good experience. Given the time available and the fact that everyone is allowed to do different styles it does make the level of pure teaching less - might not be suitable for people looking for more structured approach.”
“Elena is a great teacher. My friend and I took this class with no experience painting with oil paint. She gave us a good overview of technique and where to start and encouraged us to paint. We were both pleasantly surprised by the results and would 100% take this class again.”
“Elena is a great teacher! We were both complete beginners but she walked us through all of the steps we needed to mix colors, use the palette knife and brush correctly, and start painting our chosen photos. She had a lot of great images to work with if we didn't have one ready. She gave us space to experiment and make some mistakes with the process, but stepped in when we were having a hard time finding the right color or technique. I highly recommend this class, or any of Elena's other class offerings!”
“Elena was lovely! We were both beginners new to oil painting, and she did a wonderful job of balancing teaching us and giving great guidance with encouraging us to explore and try our ideas out ourselves! We had an amazing time :)”
