That's a quote from my deceased brother which could translate to 'Fat Chance.'  For now, we still have one space left in the March 14, 15, 16 Basic Workshop in my home studio.  Here's the rest of the schedule:

​After that we do not have plans to teach at this time.  If we miss it too much (you won't believe how rewarding this has been!!!) we'll book a few workshops in the Fall.  We are looking at many possibilities.

Go to 'You Tube' to see many of my videos and CLICK SUBSCRIBE. You'll enjoy it and it will be helpful to me.

Look also at PBS Pocket Sketching.  We will eventually have the episodes of every season available as downloads, but not until each has been shown by PBS for three years.

​I have to find funding for PBS Season Four, which is totally filmed, waiting for editing and
release. I’m no fundraiser. If you are so talented and want to make some money, please contact me.
This is a short-term project and I need help!!!

ONLINE BASIC WORKSHOP
Student Review​
    "Now I have attended all 3 types of your workshops: traditional live workshop, Covid-19 mask and
distancing workshop, and Zoom workshop. (Toss in your great PBS program showing here, and I
guess that makes 4 types!)
     In a nutshell, you made Zoom the best of all worlds! No travel. No hotels. Still, great lessons. Full-
size sketchpad on my computer screen. I can totally see what you are doing, and we could ask
questions as you went along. Excellent individual critique of sketches while sharing with great
people. More time to spend on “homework” to try different things., Good time frame of 5 almost-
two-hour lessons, plus 15 minutes for socializing before class. Having the lessons available for two
weeks made it easy to review and catch up when I had a conflict.
Thanks for bringing your workshop to Zoom and my computer."
Jan Palm
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​The Chinese Lunar New Year begins today and the symbol is the dragon, a wonderful mythological beast.  I have always loved them and included are two of my old watercolors which were inspired by my Master, Bong Wei Chen.  Totally frustrated with his class, he announced “Paint dragon:  nobody knows what they look like!”  He could not believe we did not know where birds carry their feet in every pose.  His comment: “Chinese children know where bird feet are by time 6 to 7 year old!  American know nothing!!!”  Total incredulity.  (And it really is fun to paint dragons!)
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Talk about incredulity, I spent five days preparing to give a talk to the Santa Rita Art League in Green Valley, then woke up at 5:00 AM realizing they didn’t want a business lecture, but to be entertained.  After re-writing and adding a new group of sketches, eighty people were entertained.  Some of us take life too seriously sometimes!