Workshops with Suemae in Santa Barbara:

Dancing Brush Studio by SuemaeArt

Students will be instructed on supplies, techniques, and processes of Chinese calligraphy and brush painting.

ART Supplies: A review of a supply list on the first day of your workshop, A supply list will be provided before workshops.

Please make sure you have correct supplies before workshops begin and order your supplies at SuemaeArt.com for your quality Chinese calligraphy & brush paintings.

INDIVIDUAL lesson

SuemaeArt.com instructions or live demonstrations in person rates:

$100/hour, private lessons for one person.

Group of TWO students, $75/hour per person.
Group of THREE Students, $65/hour per person.

(Private lessons, all your supplies are included)

For larger groups in person instructions, $25 per student, art supplies are included.
3 hours is ideal, 2 Hours Minimum. If outside of Santa Barbara area, please include traveling time round trip for additional fee, minimum of $100 per hourly rate.

For Zoom group rate: $45 per student for 2.5 hours instructions, students provide your own art supplies, specified time and date for your group zoom workshop. Guaranteed minimum of $100 per hourly rate.

Contact: Suemae7@msn.com, please email me your date & time for private lesson.

Please prepaid at Venmo: @Suemae-Willhite or paypal: suemae7@msn.com

To reserve your space, & please provide the following information:
Student’s Name:
Email:
Cell:

Time & date:

Experience: Please describe your current level with regards to your familiarity and understanding of Chinese brush painting (none required)

Chinese calligraphy and Brush Painting in person Fall 2021.

For zoom classes, you must have a laptop or ipad with a speaker and camera that is portable so you can place it in front of you. Also to have room on a flat table to set up your calligraphy station to view and follow my teaching.

Santa Barbara City College/SEL

Summer I. 5/14/22 to 6/26/22. Not teaching at SBCC/SEL during this time.

Private lesson only in June!

Summer II. 6/27/22 to 8/6/21

Subject: Birds Of Paradise

Mondays, CRN 84210, Meeting on Zoom. A zoom link will be email to you a few days prior to class begins.

Wednesdays, CRN 84211, Meeting on Zoom.

Chinese calligraphy & brush painting

Here is a link to the SEL Admission help page: https://www.sbcc.edu/extendedlearning/get-help.php)

(805) 683-8205

Telephone hours of operation:

Monday- Thursday 9 a.m. – noon and 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Friday 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Please leave a voice mail message for them to call you back on your cell phone, someone will call you guide you thru the system.

Name translation service available upon request:

First name or last name translation or a phrase

$95 per hour included finished calligraphy size: 11″ X 14″.

Please prepaid at Venmo: @Suemae-Willhite or email: suemae7@msn.com for Zoom link.

Mounting workshop dates: available upon request!

Rice paper after your painting requires a wet mounting process, it takes about 3-4 hours then 24 hours of drying time.

2 paintings per student. Please email suemae7@msn.com for approval of your paintings prior to workshop date.

You must have everything completed 24 hours prior to the mounting date, your calligraphy, and stamping.

Cost: original painting sizes: 9″ X 13″ $60, 11″ X 14″ $65, 12″ X 16″ $75, 13″ x 17″ $85 each painting.

Mounting written instruction is additional: $25.

Mounting video is available upon request: $75/ 2 hrs video.

If your original paintings are larger than described above, cost will be increased. All mounting supplies are included.

As a group mounting lesson, minimum of 3 students per workshop.

Lectures & Demonstrations to schools or private groups are available upon request, 10 students & more.

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