Classes & Workshops for Adults - Summer 2023
All classes can be taken online. In-studio classes/workshops are held at our painting studio in Glen Park, SF at 300 Chenery Street unless otherwise noted. For questions please contact CCE.
CCE offers work trade/scholarships (email us to get more information)
Weekly Classes
For new and continuing students, ages 18 and up; no experience needed.
Learn to connect with and express your deepest creative self through an intuitive painting process.
CLASS FEES
Online (sliding scale)
Summer and late Summer 2024:
4-week series: $170 - $220 sliding scale
8-week series: $320 - $400 sliding scale
In-studio (includes all materials) :
Summer and late Summer 2024:
4-week series: $240
8-week series: $450
For in-studio participation contact CCE for availability
Wednesdays 10a - 1p
Summer:
Online led by Claudia
Late Summer:
Online led by Claudia and Jan Haller
In-person at Sonoma County satellite studio: 1405 Cooper Rd.Sebastopol, CA led by Maria Freebairn-Smith
8-weeks series:
Aug 7 - Sep 25
4-weeks series:
Aug 7 - Aug 28
Sep 4 - Sep 25
Thursdays 6p - 8:30p
led by Claudia Erzinger and Maria Freebairn-Smith
Online and in-studio
Late Summer:
8-weeks series:
Aug 8 - Sep 26 cancelled
4-weeks series:
Aug 8 - Aug 29 cancelled
Sep 5 - Sep 26
Fridays 10a - 1p
led by Claudia Erzinger and Maria Freebairn-Smith
Online and in-studio
Late Summer:
8-weeks series:
Aug 9 - Sep 27
4-weeks series:
Aug 9 - Aug 30
Sep 6 - Sep 27
Introductory/Community Classes
"Tending the Creative Fire"
For new and continuing students; guidance for those new to intuitive painting and/or new to painting at home.
Saturdays, 10a - 12:30p
Aug 10, 2024 online and in-studio with Maria Freebairn-Smith
Sep 7, 2024, online and in-studio with Maria Freebairn-Smith
Fee: $45 - $65 sliding scale.
1-Day Workshops
"Painting from Within - Come Play with Color and Paint"
For new and continuing students. Offered online and in-studio.
Saturdays or Sundays, 10a - 4p
Saturday Aug 24 , 2024 with Claudia Erzinger
Sunday Sep 29, 2024 with Maria Freebairn-Smith ( it will be held in conjunction with the SF open studio - free, donation for materials requested - bring friends - for details please contact Maria ccefamilypainting@gmail.com.)
Fees:
Online $90 - $145 sliding scale (except Sunday Sep 29 - free)
In-studio: $95 - $150 sliding scale (includes all materials) (except Sunday Sep 29 - free, donation for materials requested)
Weekend workshops
"A Deepening into Intuitive Painting"
for new and continuing students. Offered online and in-studio.
Co-taught by Claudia Erzinger and Maria Freebairn-Smith
December 7–8, 2024
Daily Schedule:
Morning session, 10a - 1p
Afternoon session, 2:30p - 5:30p
Fees:
Online: $265, discounted rate: $245
In-studio: $295 (includes all materials), discounted rate: $275
To receive discounted rate, pay in full one month in advance (Apr 25, Jun 27, Nov 7)
For in-studio participation contact CCE for availability
4-Day "Essensual" Sonoma County Retreat
“Essensual: Gather-in and Nourish Your Heart
A new moon creativity retreat held at The Wild Sage Studio, Sebastopol, CA
for women-identified and gender non-conforming folks
Beginning and continuing painters welcome, no previous experience needed
Come connect with your “essensual” nature (essence, essential, sensual) through intuitive painting. In the warm golden light of autumn in the circular “Wild Sage” painting studio, we will gather together, turn inward, and nourish our hearts and set intentions under the new moon. We will also explore with movement, voice/sound, breath and mindfulness practices as well as food-making magic. Enjoy delicious plant-based and gluten-free meals, gentle walks on the sacred land of the Laguna de Santa Rosa and view the magnificent stars from a hot tub under the dark night
Retreat led by: Claudia Erzinger, Alyssa Cox and Maria Freebairn-Smith
Dates: October 3rd-6th, 2024
(arrive Thursday 3pm, depart Sunday 3pm)
Wild Sage Studio, Sebastopol, CA
Cost: $975 (All art materials and food provided)
Early registration discount: $875 if paid by August 25th
Sliding scale available on request
Accommodations: Housing: camp on the property in tents or cars for no additional cost
Hotel lodging available at Marriott Fairfield Inn and Suites, Sebastopol (paid for separately). Rooms are held for us until Sept 3rd under "Retreat" call 1-888-236-2427 to make a reservation (mention the dates).
For locals: Join by day, sleep at home at night
Committed to the Core—Intensive Inquiry through Intuitive Painting
April–December, 2024
Led by Claudia Erzinger and Maria Freebairn-Smith
Date preview for 2025 intensives:
May 19 - 23, 2025, optional weekend: May 17-18, 2025
July 28 -August, 2025, optional Weekend: July 26-27, 2025
December 8-12, 2025, optional Weekend: December 6-7, 2025
We are offering a new program for experienced painters: Committed to the Core—Intensive Inquiry through Intuitive Painting. Members of the program will each develop and commit to a personal 9-month plan for ongoing painting, including three 5-day intensives. We would love for you to join us and reinvigorate your commitment to living fully through the mystery and wisdom of the painting practice.