SOME COMMENTS FROM CURRENT AND FORMER STUDENTS
"Donna is an excellent teacher – her demonstrations in oil and watercolours are awesome and her critiques of your work helpful and encouraging. Thinking of painting Plein Air with the Dickson's in San Miguel? – you will love it!"
Yvonne Hayes (current student)
"Donna is a highly gifted teacher and painter. She makes each class inspiring, challenging and rewarding, and we always manage to add quite a bit of laughter to the mix. Her demos and patient observation and suggestions provide tremendous insight and knowledge – there is always something new to learn about color, composition, shadow, light and "lossening up". Painting in such a unique and beautiful setting such as San Miguel is a privilege and a delight. Donna enriches that experience even more."
Karen Lee (current student)
"I was particularly helped by the way you and Tom stressed and illustrated how light hitting a wall will be more or less saturated depending on your angle to the sun and wall. In all the classes and workshops I've taken, I have never had that pointed out before."
Elaine West (student)
"I feel fortunate to have had Donna inspire me in painting with watercolors. I painted with Donna twice a week for three months. I came to her studio as a beginning painter and gained a foundation of technique and confidence that I will carry throughout my creative life. Both Donna and Tom have an amazing intimate knowledge of San Miguel. Plein air painting always seemed to be at the perfect location in the ultimate light to bring out the best in each painter. Donna provided great guided demonstrations. She gave clear, individual evaluations that always included solutions. I especially appreciated her insight and instruction on tone, shadows and perspective. Donna's excitement in my progress as a new painter made me feel like I was painting with a friend."
Steve Stockman (student)
"I took some classes with Donna in San Miguel de Allende last winter and can't speak highly enough of her skills. The sessions were very informative and relaxed, and the encouragement was always there. As well as the in-class instruction, there were great opportunities to join her and Tom on some fabulous plein air excursions."
Jecka Meertens (student)
"I was particularly helped by the way you and Tom stressed and illustrated how light hitting a wall will be more or less saturated depending on your angle to the sun and wall. In all the classes and workshops I've taken, I have never had that pointed out before."
Elaine West (student)
"I feel fortunate to have had Donna inspire me in painting with watercolors. I painted with Donna twice a week for three months. I came to her studio as a beginning painter and gained a foundation of technique and confidence that I will carry throughout my creative life. Both Donna and Tom have an amazing intimate knowledge of San Miguel. Plein air painting always seemed to be at the perfect location in the ultimate light to bring out the best in each painter. Donna provided great guided demonstrations. She gave clear, individual evaluations that always included solutions. I especially appreciated her insight and instruction on tone, shadows and perspective. Donna's excitement in my progress as a new painter made me feel like I was painting with a friend."
Steve Stockman (student)
"I took some classes with Donna in San Miguel de Allende last winter and can't speak highly enough of her skills. The sessions were very informative and relaxed, and the encouragement was always there. As well as the in-class instruction, there were great opportunities to join her and Tom on some fabulous plein air excursions."
Jecka Meertens (student)
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