Sunday, April 6, 2014

Juan's new workshops and free demonstrations

Juan's new workshops and free demonstrations

The last landscape class of this eight week session is Friday NOT SATURDAY.  
We will be painting on-location in front of the Sierra Vista Community Center.


Watercolor Landscape Workshop

May 16,17 &18, 2014. In this three day workshop (9 - noon & 1 PM to 3:30 PM) you will receive the equivalent of eight morning classes. This workshop will feature becoming an artist and what is needed to be an on-location landscape painter.  You will learn how to psych yourself to paint a work of art.

Three day workshop fee $120.00, drop-ins one day $70.00 or two days $100.00.  

FREE watercolor demonstrations:

May 12th, 2014, WASH demo at 1:30 PM at the Gibbons Center, 4701 Gibbons Drive, Carmichael

May 15th 2014, 7:00 to 9:30 PM, at Juan’s new studio in Colfax, Sierra Vista Community Center, 55 School St. Colfax, CA.



Oil Portrait Workshop

May 30, 31 & June 1, 2014.  This workshop is a skill building seminar.  You will work from a live model.  You will also learn how to draw a portrait and what colors are needed for mixing skin tones.

Some drawing ability is necessary for this class.  Juan will show a simple way to draw and paint the human head, neck and shoulders.

Three day workshop free $150.00. 

FREE portrait demonstration:

May 29th, 2014 (Thursday night) 7:00 to 9:30 PM, at Juan’s new studio in Colfax, 
Sierra Vista Community Center, 55 School St. Colfax, CA.

Contact Information

Phone:     530-320-5192
Website: Juanpenaart.com

Friday, February 7, 2014

Juan Peña's Saturday on-location Watercolor classes

Juan's new on location watercolor classes.

First Saturday class meets in Colfax at Juan's new classroom studio.
Sierra Vista Center
55 School Street
Colfax, CA 95713

Feb. 22, 2014, Class 1
We will discuss out doors painting supplies and the power of the big flat wash.
March 1, Class 2
The benefit of thinking in values using the big flat wash. 
March 8, Class 3
The benefit of thinking of design using dark values first.
March 15, Class 4
The benefit of thinking of design with color.
March 22, Class 5
Thinking your way through a painting with Juan’s formula.
March 29, Class 6
Why a foreground & how Juan’s formula helps.
April 5, Class 7 
Why a middle ground & how Juan’s formula helps.
April 12, Class 8
Why paint with three ground plains & how Juan’s formula helps.

$160 for the 8 session classes.  Class meets from 9 am to noon.

For questions about the class, post your comment on Juan's website.  Click on the "contact" tab.

Juan's website

Juan's materials list is on his website.  Scroll down on the "About" tab.

Remember, if it is cold (55 or below) or raining, we meet in the Juan Pena Studio at 55 School St., Colfax, CA



Thursday, September 12, 2013

Question from an art student:

Hello Juan. Impressionism is an art style interesting me most of all.No detal just impression.
My question is;If i tred to paint in  split-compementory color system ,tell me please would it be correct to use other colors out of this sistem as  incydential colors?.How do  you do it?


Juan will answer this question tonight or tomorrow.

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Juan is painting in Mendocino



Juan has been painting the last three days in Mendocino.  He is a celebrity artist for the first Mendocino Open Paint Out - MOPO 2013.

Sunday, July 21, 2013

Watercolor demo

In case you missed seeing Juan paint his watercolor demo at the High Hand Gallery.

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Juan painting at the Aspen Plein Air Event

Gorgeous country here in the Aspen, Colorado area.  We are hosted in a beautiful home surrounded by beautiful mountains.  What a sunset!  Will be showing some of my watercolors soon.


Saturday, May 4, 2013


The following article is from Facebook.  Honey & cinnamon advantages may be a little exaggerated, but if some of it is true, let's have cinnamon & honey!


GREAT INFORMATION ABOUT HONEY & CINNAMON
Drug companies won't like this one getting around. Facts on Honey and Cinnamon: 
It is found that a mix of honey and cinnamon cures most diseases. Honey is produced in most of the countries of the world. Scientists of today also note honey as very effective medicine for all kinds of diseases. Honey can be used without side effects which is also a plus.Today's science says that even though honey is sweet, when it is taken in the right dosage as a medicine, it does not harm even diabetic patients. Researched by western scientists:

HEART DISEASES: Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, put it on toast instead of jelly and jam and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol and could potentially save one from heart attack. Also, even if you have already had an attack studies show you could be kept miles away from the next attack. Regular use of cinnamon honey strengthens the heart beat. In America and Canada, various nursing homes have treated patients successfully and have found that as one ages the arteries and veins lose their flexibility and get clogged; honey and cinnamon revitalize the arteries and the veins.

ARTHRITIS: Arthritis patients can benefit by taking one cup of hot water with two tablespoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. When taken daily even chronic arthritis can be cured. In a recent research conducted at the Copenhagen University, it was found that when the doctors treated their patients with a mixture of one tablespoon Honey and half teaspoon Cinnamon powder before breakfast, they found that within a week (out of the 200 people so treated) practically 73 patients were totally relieved of pain -- and within a month, most all the patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis now started walking without pain. 

BLADDER INFECTIONS: Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink it. It destroys the germs in the bladder....who knew? 

CHOLESTEROL: Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon Powder mixed in 16 ounces of tea water given to a cholesterol patient was found to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10 percent within two hours. As mentioned for arthritic patients, when taken three times a day, any chronic cholesterol-could be cured. According to information received in the said Journal, pure honey taken with food daily relieves complaints of cholesterol.

COLDS: Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for three days. This process will cure most chronic cough, cold, and, clear the sinuses, and it's delicious too!

UPSET STOMACH: Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomach ache and also is said to clear stomach ulcers from its root.

GAS: According to the studies done in India and Japan, it is revealed that when Honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach is relieved of gas.

IMMUNE SYSTEM: Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacterial and viral attacks. Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant use of Honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles (where DNA is contained) to fight bacterial and viral diseases.

INDIGESTION: Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food is eaten relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals

INFLUENZA: A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural 'Ingredient' which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from flu.

LONGEVITY: Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly, arrests the ravages of old age. Use four teaspoons of honey, one teaspoon of cinnamon powder, and three cups of boiling water to make a tea. Drink 1/4 cup, three to four times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age. Life spans increase and even a 100 year old will start performing the chores of a 20-year-old.

RASPY OR SORE THROAT: When throat has a tickle or is raspy, take one tablespoon of honey and sip until gone. Repeat every three hours until throat is without symptoms.

PIMPLES: Three tablespoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it off the next morning with warm water. When done daily for two weeks, it removes all pimples from the root.

SKIN INFECTIONS:Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin Infections.

WEIGHT LOSS:Daily in the morning one half hour before breakfast and on an empty stomach, and at night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one cup of water. When taken regularly, it reduces the weight of even the most obese person. Also, drinking this mixture regularly does not allow the fat to accumulate in the body even though the person may eat a high calorie diet.

CANCER: Recent research in Japan and Australia has revealed that advanced cancer of the stomach and bones have been cured successfully. Patients suffering from these kinds of cancer should daily take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder three times a day for one month.

FATIGUE: Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful rather than being detrimental to the strength of the body. Senior citizens who take honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts are more alert and flexible. Dr. Milton, who has done research, says that a half tablespoon of honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, even when the vitality of the body starts to decrease, when taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3:00 P.M., the vitality of the body increases within a week.

BAD BREATH: People of South America, gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water first thing in the morning so their breath stays fresh throughout the day.

HEARING LOSS: Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder, taken in equal parts restores hearing.

Remember when we were kids? We had toast with real butter and cinnamon sprinkled on it!