Register for your class, Plein Air Painting with Rebeca

Fridays, August 6, 13, 20, and 27

11-2 pm at El Cerrito, Richmond and Berkeley

Spend August painting au plein air at several beautiful outdoor locations. Whether you are a beginner or a more advanced painting student, you'll enjoy discovering beginner-friendly painting spots, and improving your technique in the company of new friends. You'll receive much or as little feedback as you desire. Use the media of your choice. We'll spend one session at each painting location, so that students can have sufficient time to complete a painting.

A Typical Session

We will get together promptly at 11:00 AM so please arrive at 10:30. More experienced students may choose to scout a spot and and begin painting immediately. Beginners are welcome to join me as I demonstrate topics related to outdoor painting in a variety of media:

August 6: Lake Anza - Painting Water

August 13: Hillside Nature Area - Color Harmonies for California Summer Landscapes

August 20: Fleming Point - Composition and Landscape Armatures

August 27: Nicholl Nob - Avoiding Overpainting

I will help you pick a spot that matches your abilities if you are a beginner. By 11:45 everyone will be painting and I will be coming around to help each person individually. Bring a lunch you can eat on the go. We will continue painting until 1:45 pm, when we will meet in the parking lot to celebrate pour accomplishments. You are welcome to stay later in you want, but please be at the parking lot at 2:00 so you can share your work.

Once you get home, please accept the email invitation from Classroom to review the session’s topic.

How To Pay

This class is sold as a package of four sessions that cannot be prorated. The fee is $200. Your spot won’t be reserved until payment is received.

  • Checks are welcome. Just email me and I will send you my address. Fee: $200

  • I prefer if you use the register button below and pay with your credit card. Fee: $200

  • Paypal and Venmo charge me a fee, but if you don’t have another way, look me up: Rebeca Garcia-González

Cancellation and Refund Policy
Only enroll after you are sure you can take all four classes, or buy the package with the understanding that there are no refunds for classes not taken. $50 for each lost session will be reimbursed to you, if wildfire smoke is forecast and air quality becomes “unhealthy for sensitive groups” at our painting location.

I will make every effort to accommodate your needs, but please keep in mind that when you cancel last minute I am often unable to find another person to take your spot. For that reason, no refunds can be made when you cancel less than 24 hrs before the time of the workshop or class, but you will receive credit toward a future class or workshop.

Full refunds for workshops and classes are made up to five business days before the first day of instruction, upon receipt of an email request. A 50% refund will be given if request is made less than five business days before the first day of instruction. You can also find someone else to take the class in your place and have them pay you.

After You Enroll

You will get:

  • An email with the password for enrolled students to access a page with the class details

  • A week before class starts you’ll get an email with last minute instructions

  • On the first day of class you’ll get an invitation to Classroom, the online space where you can access all of the resources that complement this class.

COVID Provisions
I am fully vaccinated. Because of the virus variants out there, participants will need to be masked and socially distanced. We ask that you stay home if you have any symptoms.

Questions?

If you need to get a question answered in order to decide whether to enroll, please email me.