The Poetry of Place: Painting Laguna Beach with Lisa Rainey

Four Week Class – Consecutive Wednesdays – March 11, 18, 25 and April 1, 2026: 1:30 – 4:00pm

Instructor Lisa Rainey is a beloved teacher of all ages. Classically trained at the Laguna College of Art and Design, Lisa brings decades of experience as a fine artist working in a playful, Impressionistic style. In this four-week oil painting class (using water-soluble oils), students will paint the coves and hillsides of Laguna Beach, inspired by the expressive color and light of masters Cézanne and Bonnard.

Open to beginners and seasoned artists alike, this class encourages exploration rather than strict structure. We will begin by simplifying the landscape into basic planes and loosely blocking in forms, then explore how value builds form and how vivid color and light relationships create mood and emotion. Students will also practice intentional, expressive brushwork and directional lines to suggest texture, movement, and depth, all while developing a joyful, personal approach to painting. 

This in-depth four week class will be held on consecutive Wednesdays in the art room of the Susi Q.

FEE: $100 – LOCA members / $200 non-members

This class is supported by a grant from City of Laguna Beach and local lodging establishments.