Art Gallery

Monday through Friday from 8am – 5pm. View art work from our own Tustin seniors as well as local community artists. For more information contact the Tustin Area Senior Center at 714-573-3340.

Ed Doyle
Tuesday, January 3 - Tuesday, January 30
Ed is a local Tustin Artist and works in oils. He paints landscapes, seascapes, still life and whatever else he finds interesting. Currently, Ed teaches oil painting at the Kirk Miller Art Studio in Tustin. He is also under contract to Virginia Bader Aviation Art Gallery to do all their commissioned aviation art work. His aviation art can be seen at his gallery at the John Wayne Airport.

Irvine Valley College Emeritus Class
Instructor: Natasha Shoro
Wednesday, February 1 - Wednesday, February 29Natasha Shoro is a Professional Artist and Founder of "Art & College" - expressive arts workshops. She is an established Orange County fine artist, has received several awards and publications while exhibiting her work in the United States and abroad. Natasha earned a MFA in Drawing and Painting from CSU-Fullerton and a BFA in Graphic Design with honors and distinction from Iowa State University. She has been teaching the last ten years at Orange Coast College, Irvine Valley College, Santiago Canyon College, Saddleback College, California State University, Fullerton, UCI Extension, Irvine Fine Arts Center and private schools in Orange County.

Natasha is currently teaching Drawing and Watercolor classes through Irvine Valley College. Students in the Drawing class will learn various sketching and drawing techniques such as line variation, value and expressive drawing through direct observation. Learn to use graphite, charcoal, ink and colored pencils. Emphasis is on developing both technical skill and creativity.

Explore watercolor through lectures, demonstrations, personal guidance and critiques. Learn to develop concepts, composition, color, texture and creativity through self expression.

Tustin Area Senior Center Painting Classes
Instructor: Erika Brown & Carolyn Westfall
Thrusday, March 1 - Thursday, March 29This month features work by students enrolled through the City of Tustin Parks and Recreation Department, led by instructors Carolyn Westfall and Erika Brown. Westfall teaches Oil Painting where students of all levels learn about composition, color mixing, and a variety of painting approaches and subject matter. Brown teaches Drawing, Watercolor Painting combining instruction in color theory, technique and composition and development of personal style and creativity.

Naoe Amemiya
January - February
I was born and raised in Japan and came to America when I was 22 years old and returned to Japan from 76' till 83'. During that time, I learned Sumi-ei, Japanese brush painting from Fuki Nagano. From 83' to 88', I studied water color from Sheron Cringer at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. I moved to California in 89' and studied Chinese Brush Painting from Ning Yeh. I was introduced to Oil Painting in 2002. The teacher was Marty Drischoll. I also joined John Cosby's work shop to learn Plein Air Painting. Now with Carolyn Westfall's help, I continue to paint just as often as I can. "When I see a white empty canvas, my heart pounds."

Kay Hodges
March - April
Information on artist can be found in South Lobby.