I have been the president of the Arizona Watercolor Association and the Arizona Pastel Artists Association. I have taught at Glendale Park District, Washington Community Center, Gilbert Senior CenterCollege Mesa Community College. I enjoy teaching all ages the joy and freedom of art.....especially beginners and sometimes adults need to be helped to discover their inner child and free themselves from their inner critic.

I am an intuitive mixed media artist and illustrator that loves to blend basic art lessons along with the necessary emotional deep-dive that my meditative art practices help provide. I hope to help my students find their own inner voice and find what they REALLY want to say with their art, rather than using forced imagery to say it for them. I love teaching others how to express themselves through meditative art. Helping others learn an easy way to find their inner peace and answers within themselves is what gives me the greatest feeling of fulfillment, and so I chase that feeling constantly through my students, for which I am eternally grate...

Established in 2005, the Mesa Arts Center is a beacon of creativity in Mesa, Arizona and the surrounding areas. As Arizona's largest arts center, it boasts four theaters, five art galleries, and 14 art studios. The Center is committed to inspiring individuals through diverse, accessible, and relevant arts experiences. Visitors to this international award-winning facility can expect a broad spectrum of live entertainment, world-class visual art exhibitions, and exceptional arts education classes. The Mesa Arts Center stands as a unique architectural masterpiece in downtown Mesa, making it a must-visit destination for both residents and tourist

I am experienced an trained in both drawing and painting. My subject matter includes, mastering the portrait, human figures, landscapes, still life and animals. Anything you wish to draw or paint, I can help you improve your skills. I have a passion for painting something ordinary and making it extraordinary on canvas or paper. My expertise is portrait and figure painting. I enjoy the challenge of painting the human figure accurately, making the human figure come to life. I love color, I use it in a way that is attractive in a way that people who know my work, recognize my paintings immediately.

We are documenting, creating and sharing art. Our focus began as Native-American and Latino art then we moved into all tyoes of interesting art and artists from the Southwest. We also created a Native-American Opera, "Kokopelli the Legend" in 2016, see on YouTube: Kokopelli Hilites, Kokopelli Opera and Kokopelli Legend. We represent Jim Covarrubias, storyteller, painting performer (see Jim Covarrubias paints Miles Davis on YouTube). His art is at covarrubiascollection.com.