Napa Valley Art Workshops

Discover (or Recover) Your Creative Joy...

Increase your artistic knowledge and skills

Create paintings with beautiful, harmonious color

Develop your own unique style as an artist

All in a supportive environment free of critiques and judgement

Welcome — and currently all classes are online!

You can join us for art classes and workshops online — from anywhere... in virtual Napa Valley....

Dusk in the Vineyards • © Karen Lynn Ingalls

Do you want to explore and expand your painting skills and knowledge?
Do you want to:

Discover and develop who you are as an artist?
Learn how to make colors sing in beautiful harmony in your paintings?
Know how to find, troubleshoot, and fix what isn't working in your painting?
Get support for your creative process?
Discover how to quiet your inner critical voice, so you can create without interference and judgment?
Create paintings based on what interests you, and develop your own individual style? (Because it's NOT about copying!)
Make art that makes your heart happy?

That's what we do here. Welcome!

Here's what's coming up...
online art classes with Karen Lynn Ingalls

Acrylic Painting 101

An introduction to acrylic paints for beginning painters or painters who are new to acrylics....

You'll get comfortable:

working with acrylics,
making marks with brushes and more,
and wind up with your own unique abstract paintings at the end of the class.

Find out more....

The #1 Secret
to Great Color Harmony

Do the colors in your paintings drive you a little crazy sometimes, when they seem to fight each other — or, at least, not get along the way you'd like them to?

Colors are not easy to manage!

What if you could discover one method that would ensure your colors all got along well together?

It's all about how you start out....

Find out more....

And more classes coming up after that...

The Secrets of Color Harmony

Discover foolproof secrets to creating beautiful color harmony in your paintings, and put them into practice!

You'll learn 14 different specific, surefire methods of creating color harmony — and get great results right away!

Find out more....

Color & Composition: Bringing It All Together

(Previously called Acrylic Painting Online)

Discover how you can use color and composition to create stronger paintings!

Go beyond the "Rule of Thirds," without critiques....

It's a step-by-step method you can apply to any kind of painting.

Find out more....

Abstract Landscape Painting

Would you like to simplify your landscape painting to get at essentials?

Or use the scenes you see as a springboard to a completely new creation, instead of just reproducing what you see?

Discover 8+ different approaches to creating abstract landscape paintings, and see which ones you like best!

Find out more....

Karen Lynn Ingalls • Photo by Cornelius Collins

Hi! I'm Karen Lynn Ingalls

I'm a professional artist and credentialed art teacher,
and I have:

Made art since I was 18 months old.
Shown my artwork professionally for over 25 years.
Taught art to adults (mostly) for over 20 years.
Taught high school before that.

My art and articles about it have appeared in local, regional, and national publications; I've been interviewed for radio and television; and I've even had one of my paintings appear on a billboard.

(Here are some examples below....)

And over time, I've developing a teaching method that:

simplifies everything, so you don't get overwhelmed
supports and helps you develop your artwork — in your own style and the ways that work best for you
helps you approach what you do in the spirit of experimentation and discovery
is free of critiques and judgment, so you can drop perfectionism and quiet that inner critical voice that holds you back
gives you a step-by-step process to help you understand what your painting needs as it develops
and enables you to grow as an artist, and create beautiful paintings more easily

Why does it matter? Because art is your visual voice — and your voice matters!

This is not about copying someone else's style — or paintings. It's about you being you.

Why? Because no one else can express things quite the way that you can — and if your visual voice is missing, the world is missing out.

These classes and workshops are all about creating beauty and joy — so we can all bring more beauty and joy into the world! And that matters.

What Karen's students say...

Whether it's in person or live online...

I've learned more about how to make a real painting in three hours than I have in three years.
— Catherine Singels,
Calistoga, CA

I've learned so much about composition, value, and color! She can teach you how to take a painting from the "green goo" stage to the beautiful butterfly you know is in there!
— Debbie Jorgensen, Kelseyville, CA

I've taken many arts & crafts classes, and KAREN is my favorite teacher! She is encouraging and supportive. You learn so much about color, composition, inspiration, etc., in easy to understand lessons! Try it!
— Jenni Grunschlag,
San Francisco, CA

What I found in Karen was a kind, enthusiastic, and patient teacher who is able to meet you at whatever level you're at, to give you instruction and positive feedback without negative criticism. I look forward to her class each week and recommend her to anyone, from a novice like me to someone with years of painting experience.
— Michelle Seale,
Angwin, CA

And, when you take a class,
a portion of your fee goes to support the Calistoga Art Center.
Thank you!

Art Workshops, Classes, & Lessons Now Online

For health reasons, Karen is currently teaching online, and is happy to be able to teach students from all over the United States and abroad. Upcoming classes are being scheduled for 2025, and will include:

Acrylic Painting 101 • Dates to be announced
Acrylic Painting 102 • Dates to be announced
Acrylic Painting 103: Painting a Simple Still Life • Dates to be announced
Acrylic Painting Online: Color, Composition & Creation (formerly called Acrylic Painting Online) • Saturday mornings, Dates to be announced
Introduction to Landscape Painting • Dates to be announced
Abstract Landscape Painting Online • Saturdays — Dates to be announced — coming up in early 2025
Discover the #1 Secret to Great Color Harmony in Your Paintings • Saturday Masterclass, plus Bonus follow-up Q&A session • to be scheduled again in 2025
The Secrets of Color Harmony • coming up in 2025
How to Draw a Realistic-Looking Face, for Beginners (from your imagination!) • For children and adults • To be announced

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Karen's online classes meet live on Zoom for instruction, camaraderie, and individual consultation. Instruction includes:

slides with examples and information,
time lapse video demonstrations,
session handouts you can take notes on,
and video recordings that you can access later.
You'll also get Karen's Bonus e-Books and printouts you can refer to.

As a nice benefit, you can participate from home, without having to travel — and join us in virtual Napa Valley!

Continuing Online Art Classes in 2025:
Acrylic Painting & Mixed Media Classes • Fridays, 1 PM to 4 PM • Online for current and former students

Meeting online nurtures our creativity and makes sure we all stay healthy, and you're welcome to join us here, in virtual Napa Valley! Wherever you are, be well, and keep creating!

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​Discover (or Recover) Your Creative Joy...