Facilitators

Kathy Anderson is best known for her unique interpretation of flowers and gardens, and intimate scenes of landscape.  Working in oils and painting mostly from life, her focus is on a strong design and movement in the painting, keeping the subject as naturally as you would find it. Her style is representational, but goes a … Read more

Monica Levine and Robert Masla have three children, Aiyana, Narieka and Brahm. They live in Western Massachusetts and have been visiting Puerto Vallarta for over forty years. They found the community of Boca de Tomatlan, 10 miles south of P.V. warm and friendly and a perfect place to nurture the “Casa vision”. Monica is a … Read more

Join Bob Burridge for his Loosen Up with Color and Collage Retreat  in Mexico – January 24 – 31, 2026 “The Casa Experience was -spiritual magic- Bob Burridge was even more masterful as an instructor than I anticipated -the Best! Kate was also wonderful” – P. K., San Diego, CA Robert Burridge, a noted award-winning Industrial … Read more

Join renown painter Michele Byrne for her first workshop with us at Casa de los Artistas as part of our Casa Virtual Workshop Fiesta: A Trip to Mexico through Impressionistic Palette Knife & Brush Painting in oil. Then join her in person – in Mexico in 2022! Dates to be posted soon. Click this link below to … Read more

Join renowned wildlife sculptor Rip Caswell for a unique week of incredible learning and fun at Casa de los Artistas. Last time Rip taught at the Casa they had just birthed a few Black Jaguars and Bengal Tigers. We had the incredibly rare opportunity to go in the pen with the babies, hold them, play … Read more

Sterlings return to the Casa to be announced Sterlings workshop in 2012, 2013, 2014 workshops were fantastic and we look forward to his return! – Date to be announced. “The Casa Experience was excellent! – Sterling Edwards is a fine teacher with excellent demonstration skills. He was also very helpful one on one with our watercolors. … Read more

Andy Evansen – Loosening Up Your Watercolor Painting Andy Evanson, View from Boca Footbridge, watercolor on paper Andy Evansen’s interest in art started in childhood, as he can’t recall a time when he wasn’t drawing. He decided to pursue a career in art and attended the University of Minnesota’s commercial illustration program, eventually getting hired … Read more

After many years facilitating workshops at the Casa we are sad that Tony is no longer with us. His influence was strong for many and he is missed. We are honored to have had master watercolor plein air painter and veteran international watercolor instructor Tony Van Hasselt make the Casa his Annual Tropical Escapaint. Tony … Read more

Debra Huse – Lay It Down and Leave It Alone Debra Huse, Dream Clouds, Maui Debra Huse is a contemporary American Impressionist. She uses rich color and bold fluid strokes to capture the light and drama in her plein air and studio oil paintings. She enjoys painting on location and has painted in many plein air events across the … Read more

Desert Jewels, 16×16, oil on masonite Susiehyer has been drawing and painting since she was a child. “I remember drawing a pair of ceramic flamingos my mother used to keep on her dining room table when I was four years old”, she says. “I knew from that moment I would be an artist when I … Read more

We are honored and excited to welcome renown watercolor master Amit Kapoor to facilitate his premier workshop at the Casa. Join him in Mexico, March 14 – 21, 2026, as Masla Studios celebrates 20 years at the Casa! Amit Kapoor is a leading master of watercolor medium in India. Born in Delhi in 1975, he … Read more

Shelby Keefe paints in a bold brush, realistic style uniquely her own. Living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she earned a BFA in 1981 then embarked upon a career as a graphic designer. She became a full-time fine artist in 2005 and now travels around the country painting in plein air painting competitions, teaching workshops, and producing work for her … Read more

Peter Kitchell was born in 1950 in Cambridge, MA to architect/ artist parents. He was encouraged to paint at a very young age and began his formal training at the Modern Art and DeYoung Museums in San Francisco at the age of five. While continuing his education at San Francisco Art Institute and California College … Read more

Jane is a widely collected artist whose has been working in pastels for more than 25 years Her pastel paintings have been published and exhibited extensively and are in museums and numerous prestigious private collections, among them are the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, the DeCordva Museum and the Springfield Museum of Fine Arts. A … Read more

Join Tom Lynch when he returns to the Casa in,  2025! Tom Lynch is an internationally renown artist and workshop instructor and has been referred to as one of the nation’s premier watercolorists. He brings to his workshops over 35 years of experience, having hosted several award winning PBS TV Art Series, he is the author … Read more

John MacDonald was born in 1957 in Lafayette, Indiana. He earned his MFA from Washington University of St. Louis and a graduate degree in painting and drawing from Purdue University. He studied printmaking in Avignon, France and painting at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson. For over thirty years, John worked as a freelance illustrator … Read more

Author Master Artist, Oil Painters of America Master Artist, American Impressionist Society Master Artist, California Art Club First President Plein Air Painters of America CEO and founder,  Artambassador For A Colorful World After years as a successful freelance illustrator in Phoenix, Arizona, Kevin moved to Taos, New Mexico in 1987 to pursue his goals as … Read more

PAINTING WITH INTENTION: DEVELOPING A PATH TO STRONGER WATERCOLORS January 10 -17, 2026 Dan Marshall is an avid plein air painter, being inspired by and painting the majority of his works on location. This has helped him to develop a confident style with an immediacy and freshness infused into each painting. Dan’s work is greatly … Read more

Richard Masla, is an Ayurvedic Practitioner, he has traveled to India more than 25 times over the past 35 years to study the philosophy and practice of Yoga, Ayurveda and massage. He has studied traditional Ayurveda under Dr. Vasant Lad, Dr. Pankaj Naram and Dr. Syama. Richard has mastered the ancient art of Kerala Ayurvedic … Read more

 McVicker, Plein Air Self Portrait,  – 18″ x 14, oil on canvas Jim McVicker  At the age of 21, upon seeing nineteenth century French landscape paintings, I had an awakening to art. The beauty and sensitivity I saw in those works changed my perception of the world.  I started studying art history, painted copies of French … Read more

Stan Miller has been a professional painter in watercolor and egg tempera for more than thirty years. He has exhibited his paintings in numerous exhibitions, galleries and museums and is a signature member and award winner with the American Watercolor Society. A number of articles in major art publications have been written about his work, … Read more

  Mario Andres Robinson was born in Altus, Oklahoma – where he resided with his family before relocating to New Jersey at the age of twelve. His artistic gift was discovered by a fifth grade teacher and a creative explosion was sparked in the pre-teen. Robinson studied at the prestigious Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. … Read more

Capturing the Atmosphere Dave Santillanes, The Coming Rain, oil, 32″ x 24″ A self taught artist, Dave Santillanes began painting shortly after graduating from Colorado State University with a degree in Graphic Design. But he points to his first plein air painting excursion as the true beginnings of his development as a painter where direct … Read more

RANDALL SEXTON 1958 – 2023 Master of  Expressive Brushwork in Plein Air   We miss Randall and his annual Casa Workshop, I will right a bit more in time. Expressive Brushwork in Plein Air RANDALL SEXTON Randall Sexton, Plein Air demo on the beach looking up river in front of the Casa, oil California based … Read more

Join Keiko for her return workshop at the Casa in Mexico this winter February 10 – 17, 2024. Capturing the Mexican Spirit – All Levels (basic knowledge & some previous experiences strongly recommended to gain the most benefit from this workshop).Join Keiko in Mexico February 10 – 17, 2024 Click to see details of this Workshop … Read more

Lian Quan Zhen started sketching and painting in his childhood and continued as a hobby while practicing medicine as a family physician in Canton Province, China. After immigrating to the U.S. in 1985, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1992 and a Master of Architecture Degree … Read more