Joyce Ortner - Romancing the Sea

Testimonials:

Angel (FL) - "Wow! What a week!"

Pat (GA) - "My seascapes really came alive! Thank you so much!"

Paul (Canada) - "It has been a wonderful week! I have learned so much painting with you and will display my "masterpiece" with much pride... My students will benefit from my sharing my new knowledge with them. Thank you, Joyce and Bobby, for wonderful meals, excellent teaching and company, and making us feel like part of your family. We are already planning to come back."

Bill (NJ) - "I can't believe how much I've learned. My paintings have improved 100%. I can't thank you enough."

Frank (OH) - "It was a wonderful adventure as well as a great learning experience about seascape painting... It went way beyond anything I could possibly have imagined!"

Mike and Sondra (CA) - "I can't tell you how much we enjoyed our painting experience with you. Thank you for your warm hospitality. We look forward to painting with you again - real soon!"

Ilean (TX) - "Thanks again! I can't wait to come again."

Sharonn (FL) - "Thank you for creating this event in my life, taking me into your Victorian dream and inspiring me. Thank you, and I hope to do this again."

Jan (AZ) - "Thanks for helping me with my dream."

Francis (CA) - "I would like to thank you for everything you have done for this special one-week painting experience... Now I have to take all the knowledge I have learned and practice, practice, practice, till next time."

Home Studio

Have you ever wanted to paint with a professional artist in their studio and learn secrets and techniques for painting ocean scenes, landscapes or still life? I am excited to be able to invite you to come to California and paint with me in my studio and stay in my 100-year-old Victorian farmhouse in the beautiful Santa Ynez Valley.

Murals

Most people come to paint seascapes with me, but many people come to learn to paint murals. Some combine the two, and do a seascape mural. For many years I had a very successful decorative arts business and did projects all over the world. The mural class is limited to only 2 people at a time and you take home a finished canvas 4 feet by 7 feet. Several students have sold these to pay for their class.