My experience in my art classes have been a very delightful. As a child visual art was easy and natural. I never thought about it, I helped my grade teachers when drawing on the chalkboard – I will say this also gave me a very special place in my class – I also won prizes and silver stars because...

In 2001, as a new retiree, I was driving down the boulevard listening to Dennis Prager and was told that talent is not necessary and anyone can paint – just go to Mission Renaissance. On a lark I followed up on it. When I first enrolled at Mission Renaissance, I was like a little kid -1 just wanted...

Mrs. Hernandez, the mother of a Mission: Renaissance student called in to the main office to herald the news and thank us for the art instruction her daughter has received here at Mission: Renaissance. The excited mom called in to tell us that her daughter was the only student in her grade to be accepted...

All my life, I’ve been growing up around art. My Mom is an artist so we often went to Museums, and I did art at school all the time. I never really thought that I had potential and talent until I came to Mission: Renaissance. It really opened my eyes to what I was capable of, and what kind of things...

Finally I am learning something! Fabienne Levenson – 45 Years Old

I learned that it is better to finish slowly and not to rush because in the end you have a beautiful picture! Megan Hartmann – 9 Years Old

Thanks to my 2 instructors at Mission: Renaissance. I now have finished Larry Gluck’s first book! I finished, and an important milestone has been set in my life. When I first walked into this class, my knowledge of drawing was very limited. Over the years though, I learned how to use the simplest things,...

I never knew that Art had much more to it than enjoying it. After I came to Renaissance Fine Art classes, I found out so much more about art the first day I came here! Now, since I finished Red Dot, Green Dot, Blue Dot, and the Reverses, I feel like 27-year-old artist. Valentina – 7 Years Old

While there are many studies that indicate that students who are involved in the arts consistently score higher grades in other subjects, it is not so often that you hear about it directly from a 13 year old. This testimonial came to us recently from just such a student…

What a wonderful, positive experience. I feel my drawing skills were just not up to scratch. So back to basic I go. I’m so glad…