Workshops

THE STUDIO

PROFESSIONAL ARTIST VICKI WALSH opens her private San Marcos studio to students of all levels, to form a community interested in building knowledge and skill in the core fundamentals of painting, while engaging in meaningful conversation about the focus and purpose of art and artists and what drives us towards creativity and expression.

Working with color and paint is not a talent born into only a select few; it is a skill that can be taught and learned.

You will build a thorough understanding of color vs. value, and learn her systematic approach to palette creation, which is the key to any great painting. This process will allow you to use oil paint with certainty and conviction, every time, whether painting from life or from any reference material. With this new-found knowledge, you will be free to be creative in all aspects of your painting practice. Working together, we can take the mystery out of oil painting and help create consistency in your work.

THE WORKSHOPS

2022 Workshop schedule

"No Summer Classes Available"

Fall Session

Oil Painting

(all levels)

Wednesday (morning)

August 31 – October 19, 2022

10-1pm

(8 weeks)

$280

Drawing

(all levels)

Thursday (morning)

September 1 – October 20, 2022

10-1pm

(8 weeks)

$280

Oil Painting

(all levels)

Thursday (afternoon)

September 1 – October 20, 2022

1:30-4:30pm

(8 weeks)

$280

Winter Session

Oil Painting

(all levels)

Wednesday (morning)

November 2 – December 21, 2022

10-1pm

(8 weeks)

$280

Drawing

(all levels)

Thursday (morning)

November 3 – December 22, 2022

10-1pm

(8 weeks)

$280

Oil Painting

(all levels)

Thursday (afternoon)

November 3 – December 22, 2022

1:30-4:30pm

(8 weeks)

$280

2023 Workshop schedule

Winter Session 1

Oil Painting

8 Week Course (Wednesday Mornings)

Jan. 11 – Mar. 1, 2023

10:00am – 1:00pm

$280

Oil Painting

8 Week Course (Wednesday Afternoons)

Jan. 11 – Mar. 1, 2023

1:30pm – 4:30pm

$280

DRAWING/PAINTING HYBRID​

8 Week Course (Thursday Mornings)

Jan. 12- Mar. 2, 2023

10:00pm – 1:00pm

$280

Oil Painting

8 Week Course (Thursday Afternoons)

Jan. 12 – Mar 2, 2023

1:30pm – 4:30pm

$280

Spring Session 1

Oil Painting

(all levels)

Wednesday (morning)

March 15 – May 3, 2023

10-1pm

(8 weeks)

$280

Oil Painting

(all levels)

Wednesday (afternoon)

March 15 – May 3, 2023

1:30-4:30pm

(8 weeks)

$280

Drawing/Painting Hybrid

(all levels)

Thursday (morning)

March 16 – May 4, 2023

10-1pm

(8 weeks)

$280

Oil Painting

(all levels)

Thursday (afternoon)

March 16 – May 4, 2023

1:30-4:30pm

(8 weeks)

$280

Oil Painting

8 Week Course (Wednesday Mornings)

Mar. 15 – May 3, 2023

10:00am – 1:00pm

$280

Oil Painting

8 Week Course (Wednesday Afternoons)

Mar. 15 – May 3, 2023

1:30pm – 4:30pm

$280

DRAWING/PAINTING HYBRID​

8 Week Course (Thursday Mornings)

Mar. 16- May 4, 2023

10:00pm – 1:00pm

$280

Oil Painting

8 Week Course (Thursday Afternoons)

Mar. 16 – May 4, 2023

1:30pm – 4:30pm

$280

Spring Session 2

Oil Painting

(all levels)

Wednesday (morning)

May 17 – June 14, 2023

10-1pm

(8 weeks)

$280

Oil Painting

(all levels)

Wednesday (afternoon)

May 17 – June 14, 2023

1:30 -4:30pm

(8 weeks)

$280

Drawing/Painting Hybrid

(all levels)

Thursday (morning)

May 18 – June 15, 2023

10-1pm

(8 weeks)

$280

Oil Painting

(all levels)

Thursday (afternoon)

May 18 – June 15, 2023

1:30 -4:30pm

(8 weeks)

$280

Oil Painting

8 Week Course (Wednesday Mornings)

May 17 – June 14, 2023

10:00am – 1:00pm

$280

Oil Painting

8 Week Course (Wednesday Afternoons)

May 17 – June 14, 2023

1:30pm – 4:30pm

$280

DRAWING/PAINTING HYBRID​

8 Week Course (Thursday Mornings)

May 18- June 15, 2023

10:00pm – 1:00pm

$280

Oil Painting

8 Week Course (Thursday Afternoons)

May 18 – June 15, 2023

1:30pm – 4:30pm

$280

- Summer Break -

Fall Session 1

Oil Painting

8 Week Course (Wednesday Mornings)

Aug. 23 – Oct 11, 2023

10:00am – 1:00pm

$280

Oil Painting

8 Week Course (Wednesday Afternoons)

Aug. 23 – Oct 11, 2023

1:30pm – 4:30pm

$280

DRAWING/PAINTING HYBRID​

8 Week Course (Thursday Mornings)

Aug. 24- Oct 12, 2023

10:00pm – 1:00pm

$280

Oil Painting

8 Week Course (Thursday Afternoons)

Aug. 24 – Oct 12, 2023

1:30pm – 4:30pm

$280

Oil Painting

(all levels)

Wednesday (morning)

August 23 – October 11, 2023

10-1pm

(8 weeks)

$280

Oil Painting

(all levels)

Wednesday (afternoon)

August 23 – October 11, 2023

1:30 -4:30pm

(8 weeks)

$280

Drawing/Painting Hybrid

(all levels)

Thursday (morning)

August 24 – October 12, 2023

10-1pm

(8 weeks)

$280

Oil Painting

(all levels)

Thursday (afternoon)

August 24 – October 12, 2023

1:30pm-4:30pm

(8 weeks)

$280

Fall Session 2

Oil Painting

8 Week Course (Wednesday Mornings)

Oct. 25 – Dec 13, 2023

10:00am – 1:00pm

$280

Oil Painting

8 Week Course (Wednesday Afternoons)

Oct. 25 – Dec 13, 2023

1:30pm – 4:30pm

$280

DRAWING/PAINTING HYBRID​

8 Week Course (Thursday Mornings)

Oct. 26 – Dec 14, 2023

10:00pm – 1:00pm

$280

Oil Painting

8 Week Course (Thursday Afternoons)

Oct. 26 – Dec 14, 2023

1:30pm – 4:30pm

$280
After you Sign Up For Your Class

You Will Be Sent A Materials List

If you are new to painting, wait for the first class before buying any supplies. If you already own paints, etc. we will go over what you have, what is good and what additional or different supplies would be useful. If this is your first class at SIP, please plan to arrive 1 hour early on your first day for a quick orientation and so that you have time to get settled.


Private instruction is also available, at $50 per hour

Spring Session 1