Teaching

Short courses to three month courses in Portrait Drawing, and Painting in Oil hosted in the Studio or Online. In drawing, students learn the overall structure and the main landmarks of the head followed up with values and different shading techniques. In painting, students focus on painting the portrait using a limited color palette to understand color mixing. Both emphasize studying works from the masters. The small group sizes allow individual attention, These courses are designed to meet the specific needs of beginner, intermediate or advanced students.

Private mentorship is also available.

Watercolor workshop

I started experimenting with this technique in 2015 and have taught numerous two to three day workshops at my home studio as well as other outside venues including schools such as the American International School, Dhaka (AISD). In these workshops, students learn to transform their ideas into three dimensional stuctures starting from the "armature" stage to adding shape and texture using the paper clay to painting their creations in the end. There is an emphasis to use recycled materials throughout the whole process.

Bottle sculptures, (2015)

Papier-mâché sculpting:

Student painting a watercolor in painting class

"As practice makes perfect, I cannot but make progress; each drawing one makes, each study one paints, is a step forward." -Vincent Van Gogh

A student working on her painting during a watercolor workshop

Over the past nine years, I have had the privilege of teaching a diverse range of classes in my studio, online, and at various venues. My experience spans teaching drawing, painting, and sculpture to students of all ages, from young children as young as seven to adults in their seventies. Each class has offered me the opportunity to share my passion for the arts while adapting my teaching methods to meet the unique needs of each age group.