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3-Day Artistry Retreats

Semi-private workshops covering art lessons and Corel Painter steps for turning portrait and landscape photos into paintings with the original Painter expert and Corel Painter Master, Karen Sperling.
Live and in Person in Los Angeles (Sherman Oaks).

2013 Schedule

Tuesday-Thursday, June 25-27, 2013
Tuesday-Thursday, July 23-25, 2013
Tuesday-Thursday, August 20-22, 2013
Tuesday-Thursday, September 24-26, 2013
Tuesday-Thursday, October 22-24, 2013
Tuesday-Thursday, November 5-7, 2013
Tuesday-Thursday, December 10-12, 2013

Due to small class sizes, seating is limited. Enroll now before your desired dates sell out!

Taught by Karen Sperling, the original Painter expert

Painting isn't just for artists anymore.

Whether you're a professional photographer or a hobbyist, you can learn to turn your photos into masterful works of art if you study art, learn to use Corel Painter and practice.

And you can take the art lessons and learn the software steps by attending an Artistry Retreat taught by original Painter expert and Corel Painter Master Karen Sperling, who wrote the original Painter manuals and whose preface and art are featured in Painter Showcase. She is the author of the bestselling Painting for Photographers book, which covers both Painter and Photoshop, and the highly acclaimed Painting for Photographers book Volume 2 and the producer of the popular Painting for Photographers video tutorials for portraits, landscapes and children's portraits.

Professional photographers learn to create artwork from your photos to sell to clients, through galleries and museums and in other, less conventional, ways.

Hobbyists learn to create nice paintings of your kids, grandkids and travels.

No prior art experience is necessary. You will learn the art concepts and software painting techniques from Karen Sperling, who has been writing about and teaching Painter longer than anyone and who has been using Photoshop since CS3.

The Artistry Retreats are semi-private and limited in size to provide individual attention and interest-specific information. They are held in Karen Sperling's studio in Sherman Oaks, CA, located close to LAX and Burbank airports in the San Fernando Valley near Los Angeles.

Students say that the biggest benefits of attending the semi-private Artistry Retreats live and in person are learning the art lessons, watching Karen Sperling's painting techniques, being able to ask questions real-time and receiving constructive feedback, guidance and techniques during the hands-on step-by-step painting lessons.

The Artistry Retreats cover Painter 12 (click the link at left for information about Painter 12!).

If you think you can paint your photos, you probably can. Come to the Artistry Retreats and find out how!

Click the above, left green links on this page for information about the Artistry Retreats for learning to turn photos into paintings in Corel Painter.

Click here to email Karen Sperling or call her at 818-981-2803 for details and to enroll.

See you at the Artistry Retreat!


Painting by Karen Sperling based on a photo by Jeff Lubin.



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