Lowcountry Landscape Atelier
With a 30+ year background in landscape painting and teaching, we offer landscape painting classes both on site and online!
On Site Classes
Description
Classes are being taught on an ongoing basis. Ben teaches in such a manner that he can have both separate beginner and intermediate classes as well as classes where levels are mixed. Classes meet once per week. Students can jump in at any time as there is no fixed end start or end date. in group clases Ben will be addressing the group as a whole, but then giving each student individual time. Sometimes, depending on one's prior experience, it is nice just to be amongst other painters and be part of a group experience. As this is focused on plein air (outdoor) painting, classes will be meeting in different locations. Please contact Ben for a list of class meeting times, as well as seeing the list below. There is flexibility as well, depending on what are best available days for students. Private classes or groups of two can be scheduled separately.
Cost
Group classes: $150/student as long as class has a minimum of 3 students. There is some flexibility as to what days work best for groups. Feel free to discuss with me. Phone/text: 650.799.0525 or benjunta@gmail.com
Private Classes: $200/student Private classes run for 2.5 hrs (usually tend to go a bit longer) and are scheduled depending on mutual student teacher availability. Phone/text: 650.799.0525 or benjunta@gmail.com
Upon enrollment, class meeting sites and a list of needed art materials will be provided. Please email (benjunta@gmail.com) or call/text me (650.799.0525) with any questions.
Classes
Ongoing: Private Classes - scheduled with students as desired
Ongoing: Group Classes
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mornings 9:30 - Noon
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afternoons 1:30 - 4
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Please email or call me about monthly status
ONLINE CLASSES
Workshops
Multi day workshops are also a great way to gain much information in a more intensive format. These will be multi day/week long experiences where we will start painting in the morning, take a lunch break, and then continue painting after lunch. They will be offered on/near The Grand Strand, South Carolina, The Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, and in Santa Fe, NM. One day, mid class, will be a special museum day as these areas have wonderful museum/sightseeing offerings.
Instructor Portfolio
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RESUME
Education
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT 1994
Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM 1992
Cape Cod School of Art, Provincetown, MA 1991
Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA BA 1988
University of California, Davis 1984
Middlebury College, 1983-84
Solo Exhibitions
Serena and Lily, Los Angeles, CA (Melrose Ave) Summer 2016
Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, CA 2007
Allyce Fine Art, Mill Valley, CA 2006
Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, CA 2006
Cafe Borrone, Menlo Park, CA 2005
Sharon Park Gallery, Menlo Park, CA 1999
Stanford University, Stanford Art Spaces, 1993
Dancing Man Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA 1993
City of Palo Alto, Public Installation, 1989
Group Exhibitions
Bridgette Mayer Gallery, "Hang Time", Philadelphia, PA 2023
Serena and Lily, Chicago, IL 2023
Serena and Lily, Westport, CT 2022
Serena and Lily, Westport, CT 2021
Serena and Lily, San Francisco, CA 2021
Serena and Lily, Pacific Palisades, CA 2019
Serena and Lily, Southampton, NY, Spring 2017
Beacon Art Space, "Convergence" Los Angeles, CA 2018
Maison Luxe, Hermosa Beach, CA, Summer 2016
Serena and Lily, San Francisco, CA, 2015
Hale Art Spaces, Santa Monica, CA January 2015
Space Art Gallery, South Pasadena, CA 2015
Siren 6500, Hollywood, CA, 2014
Palos Verdes Art Center, Summer 2014
Good Purpose Gallery, Lee, MA 2013
Sienna Art Institute, "Drawing Connections", Sienna, Italy, 2011
Saatchi Online - Featured Artist, August, 2011
Zask Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2011
Aera Home Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2011
Bryant Street Gallery, Palo Alto, CA 2006, 2007
Library of Congress, Wash. DC, "Creativity Across America" - 2005
Bryant Street Gallery - Monterrey, CA - Oya - 2005
Bryant Street Gallery, Palo Alto, CA Summer 2005
Caruso Woods Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA 2004
Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, CA 2004
Bryant Street Gallery, Palo Alto, CA Summer 2004
San Francisco Landscape Design Show, 2003
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, 2001
Steven Miller Gallery, Menlo Park, CA, 2001
Sharon Park Gallery, Menlo Park, CA 1996-2001
Silicon Valley Open Studios, 2000, 2001
The Hatch Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1998
Franklynn and Wyatt, Palo Alto, CA, 1994
Stanford Mortgage Co., Palo Alto, CA, 1994
Vermont Studio Center, 1994
Santa Fe Art Institute, 1992
Commissions
Private Client Commissions in Hermosa Beach, CA
Private Client Commissions in Manhattan Beach. CA
Private Client Commissions in Santa Monica, CA
Private Client Commissions in Ojai, CA
Private Client Commissions in Portola Valley, CA
Private Client Commissions in Great Barrington, MA
La Tazza, Pagosa Springs, CO
Douce France, Palo Alto, CA
City of Palo Alto, CA, 150 ft public mural consultant - 2001
Gamble Garden Center, Palo Alto, CA
La Strada Ristorante, Palo Alto, CA
Page Mill Winery, Palo Alto, CA
Steven Miller Gallery, Menlo Park, CA
Ruskin Gardens, San Francisco Landscape Design Show
Franklynn and Wyatt, Menlo Park, CA
Bistro Elan, Palo Alto, CA
Publications
Santa Barbara Magazine
Hermosa Beach Patch
San Francisco Magazine
San Jose Mercury News
Gentry Magazine
Palo Alto Weekly
Sunset Publications
Artweek
San Mateo Times
Stanford Campus Report
Palo Alto Weekly Online
