Kay Carlson Workshops & Classes

I have been teaching Painting Classes for Tamalpais Community Education in Mill Valley since 1992. Expressive Watercolor is lively and popular with hands- on demonstrations.

I also offer Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain which presents a doorway to new perception by following the book that we all have on the shelf. These classes are held for four semesters each year, six weeks at a time. I have a clear communication style and offer solid support for beginning and intermediate students.

Feather River Adult Art Camp I will be teaching landscape painting at this wildly popular art experience in the Sierras.  Give yourself the gift of time for creating by the river. There are many classes to choose from. The fee of $585 pays for your meals, lodging, art classes, and camp activities, an art vacation.. An amazing deal to immerse your self in nature and artmaking. Call for a brochure. 415-331-9520

Southwest Painting Trip For 15 years Canyon de Chelly, Chaco, Moab and environs were my annual painting site. We will stay at Thunderbird Lodge and have my Navajo friends as guides as we paint this amazing land. In September I will be taking a few students with me. Be one of them!

From the Carlson Art Gallery in Sausalito I accept private students, or small groups, and I teach oil and watercolor painting on location. Experience the splendor of plein air painting as we work with seeing luminous color on the landscape. The challenge is to mix this on a pallate, and then create a composition. You will learn how to capture the feeling of light and atmosphere in expressing your own vision. Tailor learning to your own pace. We will find fantastic locations to visit!

I also offer continuing private lessons to my watercolor students, many who have studied with me over the years at Tamalpais Ed.

Call Carlson Studios 415-331-9520 for dates and times.