Karen Sperling’s Blog

Start with art lessons.
Add a dash of Corel Painter, a pinch of traditional acrylics and oils and voilá, you have unique artwork to cherish forever–or to sell to someone else to cherish forever!
And the art lessons, Painter steps and post-printing painting techniques await you at a new class that I have set up to take place Friday, November 6, 2009 through Sunday, November 8, 2009.
And the best news is, the canvas print of your artwork that you create in the class and enhance with acrylics and oils is yours to keep–and sell!
If you want to learn how to create masterpieces to sell, this workshop is for you!
Here’s an example of the kind of thing you can do with my art lessons, Painter steps and painting techniques.
This is a photo by Felicia Tausig:

And the painting I created from it in Corel Painter.

And this is the image after it was printed on canvas and after I painted on it with acrylics and oils:

All of this magic will be happening at the Santa Clarita Valley Center for Photography, a brand-new photography studio that opened just last month just north of Los Angeles.

I met with owner Mel Carll, a finance-guy-turned-photographer, and instructor David Saffir, an internationally recognized photographer and printmaker.
Add my 20 years of experience writing about, teaching and using Painter for commissioned portraits and gallery shows, and you get a workshop not to be missed!

I’m excited to be in on the ground floor of the debut of this new photography resource and I’m looking forward to holding many classes and exhibits there.
Click here for a news report about the center’s debut.
Click here for the center’s web site, including their e-mail address. Contact them for more information and to register. We haven’t worked out the final details yet, but ask for Mel and tell him I sent you about the Painter class. He’ll keep you updated as the plans are finalized.
The 3-day class at the Santa Clarita Valley Center for Photography will include art lessons and information for painting your photo in Painter in addition to the instruction for painting on canvas.
If you prefer to have more information about the art lessons and Painter steps, then my traditional Artistry Retreats are for you.
I have several scheduled in the upcoming months in Manhattan Beach, CA.
I took this photo in Manhattan Beach, CA.

Then painted it in Painter.

The Artistry Retreats include art lessons and step-by-step instruction for painting portraits and landscapes in Painter.
Click here for more information about the Artistry Retreats.
Can’t make it to a class?
Then read Painting for Photographers, my new book with art lessons, Painter and Photoshop steps and post-printing painting techniques for turning photos into paintings.
Click here for more information about Painting for Photographers.
Click the link below to read just some of the rave reviews for Painting for Photographers.
Too busy to learn to paint from your photos?
Commission me to do it!
Click here for information for commissioning a portrait!

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