Meet Your Instructors

I love to teach. My classes are building blocks of techniques and tools that develop the necessary skills to express the art within you. And nothing thrills me more than my students finding their artistic voice through Alcohol Inks.

In the fall of 2015 I went online to find out what encaustic painting was all about. While watching some Youtube videos I came across this beautiful, colorful, fluid magic called alcohol inks. What, pray tell, are those?! Within one week of discovering them I was signed up in Sheryl Williams’ Level 1 class. And the rest, as they say, is history… Or is it?

With drips of ink and spatters of alcohol and wonderful unfinished areas I try to stimulate the senses of the viewer and have them participate in the painting process. I’m always learning and looking for new ways to manipulate this unusual and spontaneous medium.

I am a self taught artist who has worked worked in watercolors, acrylics and oils over the years. I discovered alcohol inks in 2017 and studied this medium for their vibrant and playful way they moved. I was hooked with the first drop. The possibilities are endless and you do not need to be an artist to create beautiful pieces. Just an imagination and a willingness to explore.

A New Zealand Aussie mum of three adult children. Retired from Nursing last year (2017) and while searching for a creative outlet,  l came across Linda Crocco on YouTube doing a demonstration of alcohol inks. l have done many short courses over the years from woodwork to vegetable carving but nothing has held my passion like the unpredictable vibrant alcohol inks.

As a fearless alcohol ink and mixed-media artist who loves to experiment, Korinne encourage the same in art classes with her students. She hasn’t had a student yet who completes one of her classes not loving the piece of artwork they created – having become totally engaged with the creative cycle. She empowers students to find their inner child, play and create.

My name is Serena. I teach in-person and online art classes and am a contributor with the Alcohol Ink Art Society. I’m mostly self-taught in several different mediums, including watercolor and acrylic. I have a special interest in working with pastes and gels. When I discovered Alcohol Inks, they really changed my life and opened my art world up, and I set out to learn everything I could about them.

Teresa has loved to paint since she was ten years old. She has taken classes in all mediums as a source for finding find her own style and a way to express herself through her art. Through the use of color, passion and love she brings her subject of her paintings to life. She sees art as a way to bring forth a memory or a feeling.