Description: These oil painting classes will emphasize working quickly and completing at least two paintings in 4-6 afternoons. We will be using a direct approach, which the impressionists called “Alla Prima,” or “all at once.” Your completed paintings will have a fresh, spontaneous feel. We will be working from your photos (or mine) for reference and inspiration, and not just to “copy.” In the 6-week session we will also be working from still life. You will create new, unique, beautiful works of art! Technique, composition, color and values will all be addressed, as a group and individually. This class is for all levels of painters. I will be doing several quick demos, as well as giving, frequent, constructive class critiques.

Start Time: 12:30-3:30pm

Date: Tuesdays, January – November, 2013.

Class Location: Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Carmichael, CA. Class size limited to 12

Reservations: Please e-mail Victoria at victoria@vbrooks.com for dates, costs and to reserve. A supply list will follow with your confirmation.

Website: www.mendocinoartcenter.org

Description: Victoria Brooks will be teaching this impressionist oil painting workshop on location and in the studio. She will be emphasizing working quickly to simplify the landscape and capture the ambiance of the area. Your completed paintings will have a fresh, spontaneous feel. Victoria will address choice of subject, technique, composition, color and values. She will give several quick demos as well a frequent constructive class critiques. This class is for all level of painters.

Start Time: 9:00am-4:00pm

Date: Saturday and Sunday May 18 & 19, 2013

Class Fee: $225. Class size is limited to 12.

Reservations: Register at www.mendocinoartcenter.org or call the Mendocino Art Center at (800) 653-3328 or (707) 937-5818. A supply list will be given upon registration. This class is limited to 12 students. There is some on-site basic housing available for an extra fee.

Description: This workshop will encompass the principals of Impressionist Painting: simplifying the process of seeing luminous color and light. You will learn to see colors you didn’t even know were there! Creativity, technique, color (the importance of warm and cool), composition, and values will all be addressed, as a group and individually. All levels of painters are welcome in this workshop. Whether you are a novice just learning to mix color, or a professional needing advanced problem solving, Victoria’s individualized instruction will address the needs of your level and push you to the next step in your personal development. She begins with a complete oil painting demonstration and lecture and then will be helping the students as a group, choose the photos that will best translate into a successful impressionist oil paintings. Throughout the workshop Victoria will be doing several quick demos, as well as giving, frequent, constructive class critiques.

Start Time: 9 am – 4pm daily

Class Fee: $390. ERC Members, $450. Non-members

Dates: Monday, August 19 – Thursday, August 22, 2013.

Class Location: Emerald Art Center, Springfield, Oregon. Class size limited to 12

Reservations: Register at www.emeraldartcenter.org or call (541) 726-8595. A supply list will follow with your confirmation.

Website: www.toscanaamericana.com

Date: September 15 – 22, 2012

Description: Award-winning painter and instructor Victoria Brooks will be teaching a six-day, seven night workshop in The Cinque Terre region of Italy September 14 –21, 2013. Travel, discovery and plein air painting in this breathtakingly beautiful National Park on the Ligurian Coast of Italy. The five villages: Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterosso are located on five miles of rocky coast in eastern Liguria overlooking the sea with sheer vertical cliffs that are alternated with turquoise bays, winding paths and enchanting small beaches and fishing ports. The precipitous slopes behind the villages have been cultivated for centuries into lovely terracing vineyards. Experience its centuries old villages, crystal blue water, beaches, vineyards, landscape, people and culture.

This painting workshop will emphasize working quickly using a direct approach, which the impressionists called “Alla Prima” or “all at once”. One of the goals of this workshop is to simplify and organize visual information to capture the ambience of The Cinque Terre with a fresh spontaneous feel. Technique, composition, color and values will all be addressed, as a group and individually. This class is for all levels of painters. Victoria will be doing several quick demonstrations as well as giving frequent, constructive class critiques. To view a video of Victoria painting in the Cinque Terre go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt4MqXyGbvc

All inclusive * workshop /hotel pricing plans include: Instruction in the classroom and on location, seven nights accommodations in historic Vernazza, Italian breakfast, lunch and dinner, wine tasting, escorted group travel from Florence to Vernazza on September 14, 2013. All-inclusive plans start at $3190.00pp for double occupancy. Add $500pp single supplement. There is a $100. discount if you enroll by August 30, 2012. Other discounts are available for spouses, guests or non-painters.

Air travel is the responsibility of each participant. Please visit the Toscana Americana Workshops website for the application and more details: www.toscanaamericana.com. Or call Victoria at (916) 768-1751, e-mail: victoria@vbrooks.com. Class size is limited to 12 students.

FREE TRAVEL PAINTING WORKSHOP! April 20, 2013. 1–3:30 pm. Victoria is holding a workshop at her Loomis, CA studio for all those enrolled in the Cinque Terre, Italy Workshop OR are considering coming. She will do a painting demo as well as sharing all her travel painting equipment and packing tips. RSVP is required: (916) 768-1751 or victoria@vbrooks.com.

This small group (only 7 students) allows for a lot of personal attention.
Please go to www.frenchescapade.com for details. An early enrolment discount is available.

18 x 36
Original Oil on Canvas

20 x 16
Original Oil on Linen

24 x 30
Original Oil on Linen
SOLD (limited edition prints available).

20 x 16
Original Oil on Linen

20 x 16
Original Oil on Linen
SOLD

24 x 36
Original Oil on Canvas
SOLD (limited edition prints available).

20 x 16
Original Oil on Canvas

24 x 20
Original Oil on Linen
(available at Fairweather’s, Seaside, OR)