"I appreciate the kind words expressed by many of my students. I've had hundreds of students in the last few years who have impressed me with their dedication. I"m sure they won't mind my sharing a portion their letters with you." J.M.     I loved the fact that you covered many aspects of art. Layout, color and many other areas instead of just painting. I gained a GREAT deal from that. I also found your personable approach fantastic. I mean it. I felt very comfortable there, and totally enjoyed your humor, friendliness and good nature. Furthermore, your presenting of the technique was very well done. As with all the students of the class, I find you extraordinary talented and it was an honor to be there. I also found you to be interested in truly helping all of us to learn. Instead of keeping back information and knowledge, you desired to share and to help us to become better students. Overall, I could not have wished for anything better. Truly, Jon, it was one of the best experiences in art that I have ever had. I would love to take the class again. I just wanted to thank you and let you know who much I loved the presentation and learning form you. The workshop exceeded anything that I imagined it could be. Curt Snarr Professional Artist Jon, I have not been able to find a Master Artist such as you who enjoys teaching. Thank you for sharing your ideas and painting skills with a beginner like me. I appreciated that your mood in the class was always consistent. You enjoy teaching and I enjoy being here. Cindy Bowles I liked the workshop very much and I was an instructor for years. Good mix of lecture, demonstrations and hands on help. What I appreciated the most was your clear, reasoned explanations for why you do what you do—rare in the art world. Your workbook is "excellent." Most workshops give 2 or 3 handouts. Ty Nelson Excellent technique and excellent process of teaching. I enjoyed the class and learned very usable methods. Jerry Sanders Professional Artist The workshop has helped me to plan the sketch and do composition better and to look at what makes a painting more interesting. Dick Rose The workbook is great. It really helped to "hear" and see how and why—walking around to see how you solved problems on other’s paintings helped. The lecture part was better than a college class. I learned more from this class than any I have attended. Betty Merrill Overall it was the greatest! It was good to hear you talk about color on no color, perspective and especially composition. I feel more confident to have successful pictures. Belinda Bringhurst Thank you for the inspiration. The class is well organized and all the information very helpful. The 10 minute sessions were very helpful. You are a great teacher and a pleasure to learn from. Richard Pratt I have taken quite a few workshops. Although they were not $1000 workshops they were good because they got me painting and trying new things. Your workshop has been the best that I have attended because of your positive attitude and the content of the information. Thank you for giving us your time and sharing your talent. Emily Smith I am amazed what you can do with a brush and a daub of paint! I enjoyed all the verbal lessons, your humor, and this book. I know it will be one of my favorite reference books. Maxine Hall I can’t believe what a wonderfully informative 3 days this class has been I learned more here than in a year of college art classes—no—3 years! Suggestion—keep having more workshops! Thank you for staying until 5:00 on the last day, we needed that. Loved the challenge of the "Grand Master Key" and loved how generous you were with your hard earned knowledge and experience. Cindy Gifford I loved that you shared so much information. I love the time split between demo instruction and painting time. You are positive and very encouraging. I am so very happy that I took this class. I believe it was the best class that I have ever had. Susan Dydin