ARTIST QUOTES & TESTIMONIALS

"Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return."

— Leonardo da Vinci

"The quality of instruction, the individual attention given to each student and to all the small details of the retreat were above and beyond. The setting was beautiful, the studio and the beach were within walking distance from the inns, the instructor was magnificent, knowledgeable and professional. Working in a retreat scenario was a blast and very well organized from beginning to end. Every person involved in the retreat was a pleasure." More

"The quality of instruction, the individual attention given to each student and to all the small details of the retreat were, above and beyond. The setting was beautiful, the studio and the beach were within walking distance from the inns, the instructor was magnificent, knowledgeable and professional. Working in a retreat scenario was a blast and very well organized from beginning to end. Every person involved in the retreat was a pleasure."

"The details that went into this retreat, from the opening and closing receptions with plentiful and fresh food, excellent customer service, beautiful supplies to work with, instruction with extensive knowledge and skills of materials, to everyone at the hotel and of course our teacher, were terrific and helpful in every way. This retreat was about much more than creating art; It was about creating connections that could last a lifetime!" Hide

— Participants, Carmel California

ABOUT AN ARTISTS' RETREAT INSTRUCTOR — ANNA RHODES

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Anna Rhodes, BFA, MA, has studied, taught and created art in extraordinary settings throughout the world. Her background is a fascinating collage of classical training, the deeply felt influences of the Renaissance, the Impressionists, the Bauhaus Movement and a creative passion grown from spending the 60s in New York, the 70s and 80s in San Francisco and a lifetime traveling internationally.

Her education includes the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Moore College of Art and a traveling fellowship to Italy, France and Sweden. She has taught at the renowned Haystack Mountain School in Maine, the Cleveland Institute of Art and Villa Montalvo in California. Her work has been shown and represented in private collections, including a group presentation at the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco. She now resides in Seattle, Washington.

Portrait Photography by: Nancy Medwell