Art Lessons For Adults
Are you curious about learning to paint?
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Are you curious about learning to paint? 〰️
Art is a necessity: Art is a vital part of a healthy life and not just an optional activity.
Art can improve our lives: Art can help us heal, learn, and grow and can also help us connect with others.
Art can be therapeutic: Creative expression can have powerful therapeutic effects.
Art can improve our cognitive skills: Art can help us build cognitive skills, such as spatial skills, language skills, and the ability to connect information and resources.
Art can improve our physical health: Art can help us manage chronic pain, improve sleep, and improve mood.
Art can help us manage mental health: Art can help us manage loneliness and dementia.
Art can help us build community: Art can help us connect with others and build healthier communities.
Why Add Art to Your Lifestyle?
It’s never too late to learn a new skill or begin a new hobby!
Together, we can!
Expedite your learning and artistic confidence with a professional instructor by your side
Flexible lesson times to fit your schedule
Learn to paint subject matter that interests YOU
Set dedicated time aside for your personal artistic development
Use your new artistic skills to decorate your home or make cards or gifts for your loved ones
Forge a creative legacy
Receive encouragement along the way!
Personalized Art Instruction
I offer instruction in a variety of mediums, including Watercolor and Oil Painting.
Private art lessons are personalized, one-on-one sessions designed to help individuals of any skill level develop their artistic abilities.
Dominique Ovalle-Kongsli, a highly trained and experienced artist, guides students, offers customized feedback, teaches beginning to advanced techniques, and facilitates the student’s exploration of creative concepts.
Private art lessons offer a supportive environment, allowing students to unlock their creativity, build confidence, and deepen their understanding of art-making.
Let’s Get Creative!
I offer weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly lessons.
We can meet in the morning, early morning, or afternoon.
I can bring the lesson to your home or meet you at my reserved location: The Haven Coworking, 1001 SW Disk Dr., Ste 250, Bend.
Lessons are reasonably priced at $60 (watercolor) and $80 (oil painting).
Most watercolor supplies are included in your watercolor lesson or subscription price.
I offer individual or small group lessons that can be arranged with one or two friends or family members for a discounted rate.
Learner-Centered Instruction.
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Learner-Centered Instruction. *
I craft each lesson plan around the subject matter you wish to learn to paint.
I weave medium-specific foundations into each lesson.
Lessons are project-based so that you may begin, work through, or complete a painting each time we meet.
Subject matter may include:
Botanicals- Plant-based fun with flowers, houseplants, greenery
Animal Textures- Fur, scales, skin, shells
Still Life- Basket of fruit set at a table or flowers in a vase
Landscape- Forest, mountains, rivers, lakes, trees, sky
Seascape- Sand, sea, coastline, sky
Portraits- Painting people or faces
Meditation, Spiritual Practice, or Playfulness- Abstract art for mindfulness, spiritual expression, or play and relaxation
Dominique Ovalle-Kongsli
Teaching Experience
Professional Instructor, 2010-present
Instructor / Drawing and painting private lessons, DOMKO, Los Angeles, Orange County, CA and Bend, OR / 2017-present
Instructor / Visual Art and Graphic Design, Trinity Lutheran High School, Bend, OR/ 2021-2022
Instructor / Graphic Design / Central Oregon Community College, Bend, OR / 2019
Instructor / Digital Photography, AP Art History / Orange Lutheran Online High School / 2018-19
Instructor / Wined into Watercolor Painting Workshop, DOMKO / 2017-Present
Arts Coordinator/Instructor / Boys and Girls Club of Bend, Bend, OR / 2017
Media Arts and Graphic Design Teacher / Orange Lutheran High School, Orange, CA / 2014-2017
Visual Arts Teacher / Junior High Grades 6-8 / Red Hill Lutheran School, Tustin, CA 2015-2016
Ceramics Instructor, Children’s and Adult’s Ceramics / Palos Verdes Art Center, Palos Verdes, CA / Fall 2013
Museum Art Education Volunteer / Belau National Museum, Palau, Micronesia / 2012
Assistant Teacher, Intermediate, Advanced Ceramics / Scripps College, Claremont, CA / Fall 2012
Assistant Teacher, Introduction to Oil Painting / Pomona College, Claremont, CA / Spring 2012
Artist Development Educator / McLane High School, Art Venture Academy, Fresno, CA / Spring 2010
Arts Manager, Educator / The Boys and Girls Club of the San Carlos Apache Nation, Arizona / 2010
Art Teacher, Muralist / Ashraya Orphanage and Marathi Medium School, Pune, India / Summer 2009
Volunteer Art Tutor / Camp David Gonzalez Juvenile Detention Center, Calabasas, CA, 2007-09
Volunteer Watercolor Junior Instructor / Buchanan High School Leadership Program, Clovis, CA, 2005
