Register for 2025 Classes and Workshops

I teach many classes and workshops in various painting media and techniques across the state of Oregon and sometimes Washington.

My methods are taught to students of all experience levels, from beginners who have never touched a paint brush to seasoned artists who hold regular exhibitions. It is never too early and it is never too late.

Check out my list of available classes and workshops below, or feel free to email or call me for more information. I’d love to hear from you.


Featured Class

Making a Painting from a Drawing - Online

You see it. It’s just what you want. But it’s fleeting and you don’t have time, or your paints aren’t with you, or the weather’s too wet and cold. What to do? Could you paint it later from a sketch and fragments of memory? Yes, you can. If you know what’s essential.

Jan. 14 - Feb. 4, 2025, (Tuesdays 10:00am - 12:30pm, PST)
online through Winslow Art Center


All Classes & Workshops

The World is Its Own Magic Weekend Workshop

Oct. 11 - Oct. 14, 2024
near Goldendale, WA


Foundations of Oil
Painting - part 1

Sept. 10 - Oct. 22, 2024
OSA in Portland, Oregon


Foundations of Oil
Painting - part 2

Oct. 30 - Dec. 11, 2024
OSA in Portland, Oregon


The Heart of Painting
at Sitka

Sept. 23 - 27, 2024
Sitka Center for Art & Ecology


Weekly Plein Air
Fall

Oct. 18 - Dec. 29, 2024
Multiple locations (Oregon)


Drawing + Seeing
- part 1

Sept. 11 - Oct. 23, 2024
OSA in Portland, Oregon


Drawing + Seeing
- part 2

Oct. 30 - Dec. 11, 2024
OSA in Portland, Oregon


Weekly Plein Air
Winter

TBD - Jan. 10 - Mar. 21, 2025
Multiple locations (Oregon)


Personal Studio
Guidance

Dates Open
Portland, Oregon


Color and Abstraction
- part 1

Sept. 12 - Oct. 24, 2024
OSA in Portland, Oregon


Color and Abstraction
- part 2

Nov. 7 - Dec. 12, 2024
OSA in Portland, Oregon


Weekly Plein Air
Summer

July 12 - Sept. 20, 2024
Multiple locations (Oregon)



How to Register

Register Online

  1. Click on any class above to get to the individual class page.

  2. Use the “Register” button on the individual class page to register through the website with payment through Paypal. Or, click on the link for registrations through Sitka and use their portal to pay.

Register by Mail

  1. Email me or call 503-201-2556 with the name of the desired class or workshop, your first and last name, and a good contact number.

  2. Follow up the email with your payment in the form of a check or money order. I'll email you with more information upon receipt of your payment.


Cancellation Policy & Refunds

All refunds are issued within 30 days of cancellation.

  • 60+ days notice: 100% refund to original method of payment

  • 30-59 days notice: 50% refund to original payment method or 100% refund as credit only, to be applied to a future class within 1 calendar year.

  • Less than 30 days: No refund available


As one of us who cannot lay down a paintbrush for long, it is a blessing that I met Jef Gunn taking his college class in encaustic over 15 years ago. In multiple and varied painting classes, he has freed me from many goblins of uncertainty and so ushered me to the muses of uncertainty, helping me discover they are sometimes indistinguishable. Truly good art is about contemplation—especially if the hand moves quickly. Jef can help you flush out some of those peregrines of spirit.
— Kirk, 2019