The Master Series is DEFINITELY for you if you're ready to:

• Refresh your joy and inspiration in art and overcome creative block.

• Discover the secrets to the creative process and create beautiful, well-designed paintings.

• Find fresh ways to apply paint with freedom and paint courageously from your heart.

• Gain expert insights from 5 award-winning artists to move past roadblocks that have held you back.

• Take your art to the next level with other amazing artists from around the world!

Saturday, July 2

10am PST / 1pm EST:

Brian Buckrell

Planning is the Key to Success

I began painting full-time after retirement as a Professor of Veterinary Medicine in Guelph, Ontario. I studied with acclaimed artists across North America for a decade including 6 months full-time at the Jeffry Watts Atelier in California. I have won awards and competitions for both my studio and plein air work and my paintings can be found in galleries across Canada. I enjoy teaching live and in zoom format. MY wife, Cathy, and I share our year between Vancounver Island (winter) and Collingwood Ontario (summer). 

Saturday, July 9

10am PST / 1pm EST:

Aimee Erickson

The Secret of Strong Values

Aimee says:

A is for the awesome friends I've got

I is interest in color: a lot

M is merry-making, laughing till our sides are aching

E is even more fun here in class with everyone and 

E is be Excellent to each other!"

One of the winningest painters in the plein air world, Aimee took home Best of Show and Artists' Choice at Plein Air Easton in 2019; she has also won Best of Show at Laguna, Olmsted, Carmel, Sonoma, and Pacific Northwest Plein Air. She was a finalist at the Portrait Society of America, is a signature member with multiple awards from Oil Painters of America, and won Best of Show at an American Women Artists national show.  In 1997 she painted the official gubernatorial portrait of Oregon Governor Barbara Roberts. She has travelled to China and Russia to paint and is an inaugural member of En Train Air. Aimee lives in Portland, Oregon, and carries a sketchbook.

Saturday, July 16

10am PST / 1pm EST:

Angela Bandurka

Mastering Hard and Soft Edges

Angela was born in British Columbia, Canada, and comes from a multi-generational family of passionate artists. Her Grandmother was one of her most influential mentors and helped shape Angela’s future as a painter. Drawing and painting since she was a small child, Angela completed her first commissioned portrait at 15. After many years as a Graphic Artist and Art Director for companies like Costco, RealNetworks, and Garrigan Lyman, Angela started painting and instructing full-time in 2008.

Named one of Southwest Art Magazine’s Artists to Watch in July 2019, her award-winning work has been exhibited in shows throughout North America. She is a Master Signature Member of the International Society of Acrylic Painters (ISAP), Elected Artist Member of the American Artists Professional League, a member of the National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society (NOAPS), and the National Society of Painters in Casein & Acrylic (NSPCA). Angela is currently represented by Cole Gallery in Edmonds, WA.

Saturday, July 23

10am PST / 1pm EST:

Farley Lewis

Painting Dramatic & Authentic Light

“When I look down a beautiful creek at sunset, and watch the play of light on the ripples, something comes alive in me, something I try to capture for others. That is my joy as an artist.

The ancient Greeks had a trilogy of virtues, three pillars they believed kept a society healthy: Truth, Goodness and Beauty. They believed that even if truth and goodness were to fail, beauty would rise up and guide the society back to solid ground. I believe beauty is powerful, whether in a painting, a Savior, or a well-planned city. Good paintings in a home are far more than pretty décor – they have power to create atmosphere, awaken dreams, change cultures and stir a sleeping heart to life.”

Farley earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Missouri State University. Since then he's painted prolifically. Farley is a respected mural artist and has completed murals in South Africa, Israel, Mexico, Canada and for Bass Pro Shops. 

Saturday, July 30

10am PST / 1pm EST:

Jennifer Bowman

The Strengths of Acrylic Paints

"I believe everyone is an artist in some way, whether it is the presentation of a fine meal or the construction of a beautiful home, the wording of a contract or the way a mother raises a child. Each of us has the ability to make art. Mine just happens to be in paint.

After spending nearly two years aboard a sailboat and cruising the West Coast, I really came to appreciate the quality of light and how different latitudes could affect the way I would see a subject. My favorite experience evolves around capturing warm reflected light on bougainvillea-draped buildings in Mexico. That same investigation of how light plays off of an item is what galvanizes me into painting a subject. It doesn’t matter if it is a ferryboat or a bouquet of flowers."

Jennifer is a decorated artist and her work is displayed in galleries across the United States. 

Meet Jed Dorsey

Jed Dorsey has been painting his whole life. A fourth-generation artist, he began his journey in acrylics nearly 20 years ago. His paintings are collected internationally, and he is a sought-after instructor. Jed is passionate about sharing his knowledge and helping others grow in both practical skill and fearless creativity.

Jed's been featured in Plein Air Magazine, International Artist Magazine, HGTV's Good Bones, Blick Art Materials Featured Artists, and much more. He started Acrylic University in 2018.