Art Tutorials and Career Coaching

  Artists Resources

Studying with a professional artist can jump start your career or your hobby.  Finding the right teacher for you means thinking about what you want from a career coach or workshop teacher. 

Think about your comfort zone and how you best learn.  If you learn by watching demos and hearing lectures, watching slides and so forth, then you will need to study with someone who likes to spend most of their time lecturing and painting.

  If you learn by doing, you will need a teacher who actively involves the student in the learning experience by allowing them to participate more. That means fewer demos and lectures and more painting with student exercises and problem solving on the student's part.  That includes more exchange of ideas between student and teacher.

I am definitely a "doing more" teacher.  I like to have total student involvement in the painting process. I like to push a student beyond the boundaries they have set for themselves. I don't do slide shows or lectures.  I do short demos to illustrate my points but never do finished paintings. I want my students to be painting as much as possible. We have question and answer sessions each day on the lunch break and critiques of work at days end.

Research your workshop teacher's style before you sign up so you won't be disappointed.

Finding the right fit with an instructor is so important for the success of your workshop. Take the time to research. Check with an instructor and ask specific questions.

Photos from a recent workshop at Honeymoon Island in Dunnedin, Florida . Here are my friends from West Coast Plein Air Painters.

Study Notebooks

I receive emails all the time from artists who wish they could take my workshops but live too far away. For each of my workshops I make a three ring binder full of exercises and materials related to the theme of study. You can now purchase these workshop notebooks here at my web site. The notebooks have a series of exercises which you can do over and over again and keep in your notebook. Now you can do your own workshop at home when it is convenient.  As a bonus, I will be happy to answer any questions you have about the exercises in the book, and help to guide you through them . Jut email me with any questions.

The notebooks are 45.00 with 9.00 shipping USPS Priority Mail.

Notebooks include:

Painting Our Favorite Flowers

Design and Composition I

Acrylics for Beginners

All About Trees

Let's Study Color

Be sure to specify which notebook you wish to have from the choices above.

Notebooks Coming Soon

Design and Composition II

Values, The Building Blocks of Good Painting

Online Study

  I have a number of oil painting lessons and tutorials on  art marketing available    for purchase. You may order the following through Paypal.com  I will email    them   to you when a payment notice from Pay Pal is received. Just let me know which tutorial you wish for when you order from pay pal below.

•  Teaching a Successful Painting Workshop-$10.00
•   Planning a Studio Open House Party- $10.00
•   Five Steps to Landscape Painting- $10.00

•   Five Landscape Painting Exercises with Color Mixing Advice- $10.00
• Selling Your Paintings Successfully in Alternative Spaces - $10.00

FOR PROMOTERS

• How To Organize a Professional Plein Air Paint Out - 20.00

Online Artist Coaching Services:

If you are an emerging artist, starting out in the business of art, you may need some regular advice about marketing, exhibiting, gallery searching, critiquing of your work, materials and techniques. I am happy to provide this service.

Fees:

One day of email consultations per month- $25.00 per month  

Online Painting Lessons

So many people email me to say they wish I could come to their city and teach.  I can't always do that, but I can give you art lessons online.  I can offer a customized lesson plan for you. You will need a digital camera or scanner to send me images of your paintings and exercises that we do together.  I will send you critiques and tutorials about your work each week.  You can study landscape painting with me online.

Fees:

One Email lesson per week- $60.00 per month.

Painters enjoy the Flower Workshop in Linda's Studio

Testimonials:

Just wanted to drop you a note of thanks on the great
workshop you conducted at Honeymoon Island on Friday. I know everyone enjoyed it as much as I did. 
   
I though the focus of the workshop was right on target of what we all
need to keep uppermost in our minds when we start to paint-- values and
composition! The notebooks you gave to us were outstanding--the best I've even
received at any workshop! I am so impressed with the effort you put
forth to make it a wonderful day for everyone. Thank you and I hope to
paint with you again some time.

Eva Allen

Dunnedin, Florida

It was a wonderful afternoon and Linda was not only awesome, she was absolutely genuine as an Artist and as a Person!!!!.....Not many around like her!!!!  I learned a lot and left feeling inspired and ready to paint! Thank you sooooooooo much!

Jana Withers

Dunnedin, Florida

It was a wonderful time, Linda. Thank you, thank you, thank you !!!!!  I feel as though the value of the time, your skillful teaching, the riches of your amazing workbook, and all sorts of other benefits--oh, can't forget that lovely lunch--are worth so much more than we paid. What a bargain !!

Mary Lemennes

Jacksonville, Florida

Linda has continued to amazed me with her comprehensive help, insight, ideas, giving nature, and enthusiasm as a coach. I began working with Linda’s Online Artist Coaching Service in April of 2007. She works with my ideas and desires, and leads me to a sharp, focused direction. Gaining that focused work schedule has been invaluable. I am now making the best use of my time, instead of running in many directions with no end point and no expected result. Linda is forth coming with knowledge and assistance, straightforward, honest, and adds a touch of humor to her coaching. She has helped me to discover my best, and uncover strength I didn't know I had. I am thrilled at my progress since my work with Linda, and I am eagerly awaiting our continued sessions together.

Jean Levert Hood - Texas Hill Country Painter
Original Oil Paintings
Web site:  http://www.jeanleverthood.com
Blog:  http://www.jeansartblog.com
P. O. Box 1740

Brackettville, Texas 78832

From Painter Kay Roscoe

Your tutorials have been a tremendous help already to get me out of this slump I've been in since July.   I've not gotten through all the exercises yet, but I'm getting there.  Your style of teaching is so easy to grasp, & your web site is down to earth.  You make art seem just like a part of life & not up high out of reach.   I've told a couple of artist friends about it.    I'm doing a painting for my daughter-in-law's birthday & have followed your "steps."   My artist daughter thinks it's one of my best in about 3 years.   The color theory tutorial was just what I needed to mix lively neutrals.  I even experimented with mixing some of my own ( at least some I didn't know about).   Thanks so much.  Best Wishes, Kay

From Painter Pam Kaye - Gainesville Florida

Regarding Plein Air Summer 2006

I have never had such thorough instruction. At the university we were shown little more than just how to mix the paints and then just told to go at it. I can’t tell you how much I am enjoying the summer sessions. Thank you for your attention to us.

From Painter Brad Greek- Ft Walton Beach Florida

It's been about 8 years since I've taken any kind of class or workshop, well this past week I made an exception. It was an Alla Prima workshop with Linda Blondhiem, a plein-air painter known around the southeast region. She instructed us with many exciting exercises including some 15 minute studies (which I posted several of mine above). She is an awesome instructor with a library of knowledge in both art and marketing art. A must do workshop if you get the opportunity.

From Painter Terri L West- Orlando Florida

Thursday I was in an all day paint out work shop at Mead Gardens put on by Linda Blondheim and she is an excellent teacher! Got a 16x20 1/2 done in the afternoon from that and I am very proud of the composition with the help and guidance of Linda. I am going to be using all her tips from now on.

From Painter Mary J Gray- Orlando Florida

I honestly think you are
one of the best Plein air teachers I've come across.  The buzz is still
on about the wonderful experience and all were very happy that they were
in attendance.  I sent a message to Plain Air Florida.  Thanks again.

Linda explains the exercise at a painting workshop at Paynes Prairie.

  Studio 386.462.5726     linda@lindablondheim.com     or       lindablondheim12@hotmail.com