SDAD Instructor:

"Painting and the Creative Process", Abstract Painting, Drawing, and Oil Painting to all levels.

BFA UCLA

As an artist he has exhibited extensively throughout San Diego and across the country. His group shows include
3zero6zero, Limbo Fine Arts, and Sushi Gallery, as well as a solo show at The Playa Gallery.
Voted Artist of the Month (May 2004) by sandiegoartist.com
Deron is the curator of and teaches after school programs at the GETM Gallery 3060 University.

Currently, Deron is creating prints of his paintings and is doing magazine illustration work at the national level.

ARTIST'S WEB SITE:
www.deroncohen.com

SDAD Instructor: Drawing for Beginners
ARTIST'S WEB SITE:http://mistyhawkinsart.net/

Misty received a Bachelor in Fine Art in Painting from San Diego State University and her MFA in Painting and Drawing from Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.

Misty takes an experimental approach drawing and painting with oil, various water media, pastels and charcoal to depict the human figure. The body is the central subject of her work as it evokes so many personal and cultural associations regarding our identity. Physical ideals of perfection shown in fashion photography, pornography, movies, sports, dance, and Western art stimulate her own pleasure in looking and painting personal friends—but in these portraits bodies are not idealized, exploring individual character, strengths and vulnerabilities. The figures in her paintings sometimes appear nude as a metaphor for nakedness and revelation of intimate feelings, alternating with the suggestion of mystery about parts of the self that are not revealed.

SDAD Instructor: Jewelry Workshops, Youth Classes and Workshops.

As a child, Alexis Archibald's dream was always to be an artist. As she grew older, she gained a passion for teaching as well. Alexis received her BFA, concentrating in Metalsmithing, with a teaching certification in art, at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.

Alexis is fresh to the San Diego area, originally from Pittsburgh, PA. In Pittsburgh, she participated in various art exhibitions, taught art at a city high school, along with some of volunteering and metalsmithing workshops. Alexis also had the privilege of working along side with Jan Loney in her metal studio in Pittsburgh PA. This allowed her to further my practice and knowledge in the world of metalsmithing, along with some of her tricks, and expertise.

ARTIST'S WEB SITE:
www.aurart.org

SDAD Instructor:
"Introduction to Soft Pastel", Figure Drawing, Pastel Workshops, Youth Classes and Workshops.

Sally Phillips just recently moved back to San Diego from Hawaii. Currently, her pastel drawings from her Kauai life are focused on the great sky above us. Sally's skycapes bring the viewer's eye to the clear, deep, lavender hued blues of the heavens and the billowing clouds parading in vast space. The relationship of the sky to the land is her subject matter. These pieces feature a wild landscape, silhouetted against the sweeping sky. Perhaps a mountainside is highlighted by the sunlight or a curtain of rain falls in the distance catching the light, but these vistas are unpeopled and unmarred by rooftops or dwelling. Even in the slices of land that include a road, a fence or some other suggestion of civilization, the mood is one of a windswept walk alone in the wilderness of a high promontory. Meditation is a word that comes to mind when looking at Sally's pastels.
- Text By Elelyn deBuhr

ARTIST'S WEB SITE:
www.sallyphillipsart.com

SDAD Instructors:

Stained Glass & Fused Glass

Marvin and Bonnie Dull bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Art Department. They have been teaching stained glass/glass fusing locally for over 30 years. They have participated in numerous shows throughout Southern California.

SDAD Instructor: "Acrylic Painting" & Painting Open Studio.

Kate Ashton lives in the Blue Lantern studio and creates art, her home is her studio. Ashton’s art is exhibited in over a hundred homes in southern California alone. Her work has appeared in California Homes Magazine as well as on NBC news and has been exhibited at the Museum of the Living Artist in San Diego. Her work has been exhibited in dozens of art shows throughout California including the prestigious gallery shows at the Riverside Art Museum. Kate taught at a local community college for many years.

ARTIST STATEMENT:
"Art is a calling. It is difficult NOT to paint. The creative spirit is restless and I find myself heading for the easel...the way some people come home. It is the most authentic career I could choose.

Glazing is an important part of my technique. I create layer upon layer of color to give a sense of depth and mystery. The glazing creates unpredicatable colors through the use of light rather than pigment alone. The lustre of the glaze tends to give the acrylics the rich look of oils.

Color is the foundation of all of my work. It carries spiritual as well as deep emotional impact. Nothing communicates visually as fast as color. From the pulsing, in-your-face, adrenline- ridden red, to the enduring, reassuring ancient solidarity of neutrals."

ARTIST'S WEB SITE:
www.kateashton.com

SDAD Instructor: Intermediate Drawing

SDAD Instructor: Mosaics

Holding a BFA from San Diego State University, and his Masters in Ceramics from the University of Hawaii, Chris Brown has been perusing a career in ceramics since 1988.  He has spread his knowledge and skill through teaching at schools such as University of Denver and the San Diego Art Department. Currently, Chris runs his own school and production studio in San Diego. Exposed to many cultural aspects of making art, his inspiration comes from the natural world and its beauty.

SDAD Instructor:
Photoshop Elements for Artists.

Cynthia is an experienced instructor and user of Photoshop Elements.  Her course work at Richland College, Dallas TX, includes Photoshop Elements I, II and III, Photoshop Restoration, Collage and Special Projects.  She also taught Photoshop Elements I, II and III, Photoshop Special Projects and Photoshop Elements for Artists at Richland College in their nationally recognized Emeritus Program.

SDAD Founder:

The San Diego Art Department is the heartchild of George Lofland, whose vision of a dynamic atmosphere brimming with creative play came to fruition in July of 2003. It is with his love and dedication for creating a special place for artists and art lovers to commune and learn from each other that has kept SDAD thriving and growing.

George has always been passionate about the visual and performing arts.
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SDAD Instructor: "Watercolor Painting"

Attended the Inverness Royal Academy and the Aberdeen College of Art

Brian Shepherd created his first work of art when he painted a little bird as a six-year old. As a child growing up in England & Scotland, he was exposed to heather covered hills & lively seascapes all around the coast of Great Britain. Using oils on large canvases, he excelled at conveying the beauty of the British countryside, in the style of Constable and Turner. He attended art classes at Inverness Royal Academy and the Aberdeen College of Art.
Moving to California was a big change – new landscapes, new colors & new techniques. Brian decided to learn the art of watercolor painting & took classes in Escondido and in El Cajon under Marie Wardell. Mastering new techniques has added a lot of excitement and brilliance to his work, whether he is painting a traditional seascape or an abstract vision of color. He exhibits frequently locally, and won first prize, watercolor medium, at the East County Art Society Show.
Brian has a gift for bringing art alive for children and adults. He brings a supportive and ever-encouraging attitude to teaching. Honors First Place Watercolor Medium, San Diego East County Art Society Show.

SDAD Instructor:
"Exploring the World of Watercolor" & Youth classes

M.F.A. from Colorado State University

She has been published widely and teaches locally at the Bishop’s School, UCSD. She is a member of the San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild, the Museum of Contemporary Art, COVA, the San Diego Watercolor Society, and Young Audiences. Her work has been shown extensively here and abroad and she has participated in many one-person and group juried exhibitions.

ARTIST’S STATEMENT

“My work comes from the experience side of my life such as that of living in a foreign country and traveling, my work as a set painter for the Santa Fe Opera and relationships I’ve had with others. The process of creating has been the glue that has held me together as the journey of life unfolds.”

ARTIST'S WEB SITE:
www.thiaartist.com

SDAD Instructor: PAINTING IN OILS

Kris was born and raised in San Diego's east county. When Kris was younger he took several art classes. After high school he attended classes at the local community colleges. Soon he found out about the Watts Atelier in Encinitas. At the atelier is where he really progressed with the instruction of artists. He learned classical style of portrait drawing. Kris stayed there for 4 years and began to take classes at SDAD, where instructor Andre Rushing quickly noticed his talents. Kris now works with the Carlsbad Art Farm during the summer teaching children (ages 8 - 12 ) how to paint from live models. Since 2010, Kris began teaching the Painting in Oils Class and workshops at The San Diego Art Department.

ARTIST'S You Tube Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwNYBbl1JN0

SDAD Instructor:
The Art of Encaustic Painting

Josie Rodriguez attended San Diego State University and the University of San Diego where she received her M.A. She is an encaustic and mixed media collage artist who believes that art in many forms is universal in it’s ability to heal the spirit.  She saw this most vividly in her work as a clinical chaplain at San Diego Hospice. She says, “I no longer sit at the bedside of patients but rather at my art table doing my own art work or nurturing others in their magnificent creativity.” A skillful and popular teacher Josie recently returned from an encaustic intensive workshop held in Cortona, Italy.  Her classes will reflect new encaustic techniques learned there. Josie has shown her work in San Diego, Los Angeles and Marin County.

SDAD Instructor: Mixed Media Collage
BFA Design Institute San Diego

Carla Christensen has traveled a somewhat circuitous route to becoming a full time artist.  She has been in the marketplace as a residential interior designer and as a local retail storeowner, and in the unpaid workforce as a wife, mother, parent caretaker and home rebuilder and remodeler.  In recent years she has taught art to seniors with dementia, adolescents in middle school, and children and adults at the San Diego Art Department.
Carla has also volunteered her time and talents to various local organizations – The Burn Institute, the Normal Heights Community Association, the Alzheimer’s Association, Stitches from the Heart, The Monarch School and USCD Medical Center’s Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit (as a cuddler of newborn infants).

SDAD Instructor: Wire-wrapping Jewelry for Intermediates and Beginners

Denise J. Bonaimo is a professional artist and teacher with over fourteen years of experience in education, business ownership and visual art. She is interested in working with students of all ages to facilitate self- expression and exploration. Denise possesses an "outside-the-box" approach to creativity which sparks one's desire to learn.  Teaching since 1994, Denise has extensive experience working with children's and adult group jewelry workshops and private lessons at various venues in New Jersey and California. Organized, responsible and honest with a desire to impact the community in a positive way, Denise's students delight in her enjoyable and informative classes.

ARTIST'S WEB SITE:
www.bonaimo.com

SDAD Instructor: Intro to Drawing & Painting

Susan Osborn lives in Bonita, CA and teaches at The Bishops School in La Jolla. She received her Master of Arts degree from Cal State University, San Diego and has held exhibitions and won numerous prizes throughout California.  Her experience in teaching dates from 1973 and covers a wide range of art subjects, including computer graphics, educational technology, photography and printmaking at both the high-school and university level. Further afield, her work has appeared at George Eastman House in Rochester, New York and at the Museo Internacional de Electrografia, Universidad de Castila-La Mancha in Cueca, Spain.
 
Her work reflects her view that we live on various levels of reality, only stepping out on rare occasions for a glimpse of the connectivity between our level and others around us. At any time, many different things are happening and her work combines these different "realities", joining an illogical reality to point out truths.

SDAD Instructor: Silk Painting

Jan received her Bachelor of Science in Art Education from Northern Illinois University. She continued her educational studies at several Universities throughout the United States including, The Art Institute of Chicago, Northern Mighigan University, and the University of New Mexico. Jan's extensive teaching background begin in the 1990's instructing workshops and classes for Miami University, OH; Fiber Art Center, NM; Harwood Museum, NM; Decart, Inc.; and Savoir-Faire among many other organizations and institutions. From 1998 until 2004 she served as the Education Coordinator for Silk Painters International Inc.

Jan has co-authored numerous books on silk painting and fiber arts including, "The Best of Silk Painting," Creative Silk Painting" and "The Complete Book of Silk Painting".

Jan recently relocated to San Diego from Truchas, NM.

SDAD Instructor: Basic Photography

Tom began taking photographs in the 60s with a hand-me-down 35mm camera.  He would load his own 35mm canisters with black and white film.  He would then develop and print his images in the family bathroom/darkroom.  His love for photography has been taken to a new level with the advent of the digital world. Purchasing his first digital camera in the late 90s has opened up a whole new world.  Tom has also traveled to Peru, Brazil, Switzerland, Mexico and Central Europe pursuing his love of photography.  He has studied photography under Michel Seewald, Leland Forrester, Donna Cosentino, and Renee Weissenburger.   

You may see some of his work at www.shjarback.com.