In addition to receiving direction in making paintings, drawings and/or sculptures from a professional Masters of Fine Arts-level artist and gallerist students can choose to be exposed to various art-making processes within an established Short North Arts District gallery (since 2002). John and his wife Cathy also maintain a a kid-friendly onsite counseling and life coaching private practice. I love being of service to the Columbus and Greater Central Ohio Arts Community and very much enjoy my chosen professional life which includes making art, teaching, mentoring, life coaching and operating a contemporary art gallery featuring artworks by e...

Owned Creative Arts Center and Caricature Artists Fun Factory for 22 years. Have a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Ohio State University, 1980. Taught and still teaching for 30 years. Several fine arts awards. Out of 250 bodypainters, came in in 35th,2006, WorldsBodypainting Competition in Austria.

Ages 5-17 for Saturday classes. Everything from drawing to painting to 3d wood to digital green screen and more. Ages 7-12 for Sunday classes. We offer a series of 6 workshops that offer visual art and performance art with puppets and stage work and creative drawing and imagination.

One hour of service will prepare you to develop various skills in art including but not limited to drawing, painting, layering. I enjoy the learning process with everyone of my students knowledge makes me become a better teacher and I gain an even better way to develop a plan to teach even more students how to look into detail and commit it to a drawing, paining or mix media.

I am a scholarship winner and BFA grad from the Columbus College of Art and Design. I have knowledge and experience in teaching paint and mixed mediums acrylic, oil, and water color. Specialized in rapid sketch/life and figure drawing. Classic Arts also teaches techniques in graphite, pastel , charcoal and other drawing mediums. Gain experience, learn techniques and use processes to progress in your artwork and ability. I enjoy the process of planning and creating works of art. Sometimes it's a spontaneous experience, yet at other times it can be a slow and methodic effort. Sometimes I enjoy working abstract and at other times I work more re...