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@Erna-vanDyk

erna van dyk art classes

Artist & Art Instructor

'ONLY AN OPEN HEART,

CAN CATCH A DREAM!'

Native American Proverb

one of my favorite quotes!

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hey there!

I am Erna. An artist with a passion for teaching and sharing art with everyone. I believe anyone can do art. My art making ways are easy and accessible for everyone.

I'm inviting you to join me on my colorful adventures. Together we will paint the beauty around us. I will show you how to ‘see’ everything as a painting.

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art with me

Ready for your next step in your art journey?

Discover the right class for you and your desired goals.

My interactive 'live' weekly art classes are available via zoom or my in person classes at various locations.

WEEKLY ZOOM ART CLASSES

IN PERSON ART CLASSES

DESTINATION ART RETREATS

THE BUG PROJECT

ART PARTIES & EVENTS

Hang out with me in my studio... AKA Instagram

Last class in March!
Paint with me At 10am.
Details under zoomclasses on website!

#zoomartclasses #seashellart #seashellpainting #watercolorart #watercolorseashell

Last class in March!
Paint with me At 10am.
Details under zoomclasses on website!

#zoomartclasses #seashellart #seashellpainting #watercolorart #watercolorseashell

Funky Parrot painting !
Watercolor zoom class today!
Find the details on website under zoomclasses!

#parrotpainting #zoomartclass #watercolor #watercolorartclass #painting

Funky Parrot painting !
Watercolor zoom class today!
Find the details on website under zoomclasses!

#parrotpainting #zoomartclass #watercolor #watercolorartclass #painting

A cute vintage car in gouache. I hava a strathmore watercolor journal and Arteza gouache paint set.

What is your favorite gouache and paper?

#arteza #gouachepainting #vintagecarpainting #vintagecar #gouache #gouacheonpaper #artjournaling

A cute vintage car in gouache. I hava a strathmore watercolor journal and Arteza gouache paint set.

What is your favorite gouache and paper?

#arteza #gouachepainting #vintagecarpainting #vintagecar #gouache #gouacheonpaper #artjournaling

A little gouache bistro 🤩

I just love painting!! So fun!

#gouache #gouachepainting #bistroscene #streetscene #artjournal #artinajournal

A little gouache bistro 🤩

I just love painting!! So fun!

#gouache #gouachepainting #bistroscene #streetscene #artjournal #artinajournal

Be an opener if doors!

Just another fun page in my art journal 😍

#artjournal #artjournalpages #artjournaling #watercolor #doors

Be an opener if doors!

Just another fun page in my art journal 😍

#artjournal #artjournalpages #artjournaling #watercolor #doors

Love a good contrast drawing!

Also my pen wasn’t permanent so the water mixed really good with it. Fun surprise 😍

#pensketch #lineart #penandinkdrawing #cityscape

Love a good contrast drawing!

Also my pen wasn’t permanent so the water mixed really good with it. Fun surprise 😍

#pensketch #lineart #penandinkdrawing #cityscape

White daffodil painting class tomorrow!
Join me at 10 am PST
Go on website under ‘zoomclasses’ to get template.

#zoomartclasses #zoomartlessons #watercolorclass

White daffodil painting class tomorrow!
Join me at 10 am PST
Go on website under ‘zoomclasses’ to get template.

#zoomartclasses #zoomartlessons #watercolorclass

My version of Found Poems in my art journal. Mine isn’t really a poem 😀 more just words that I liked! Mixed media classes can be anything you want… i like to do it all. No art supply left behind ever.

#mixedmediajournal #foundpoemart mixedmediaclass #artjournaleveryday #artjournal

My version of Found Poems in my art journal. Mine isn’t really a poem 😀 more just words that I liked! Mixed media classes can be anything you want… i like to do it all. No art supply left behind ever.

#mixedmediajournal #foundpoemart mixedmediaclass #artjournaleveryday #artjournal

This week during ceramic classes I had time to create myself. I just love to make sculptures 😍

#ceramics #ceramicsculptures #clay

This week during ceramic classes I had time to create myself. I just love to make sculptures 😍

#ceramics #ceramicsculptures #clay

Let’s paint!!!!
Tomorrow at 10am 😂

On website under ‘zoomclasses’

Get your paint on!

#zoomclasses #artclasses #lifeguardtower #newportbeach #watercolorart #watercolorpainting

Let’s paint!!!!
Tomorrow at 10am 😂

On website under ‘zoomclasses’

Get your paint on!

#zoomclasses #artclasses #lifeguardtower #newportbeach #watercolorart #watercolorpainting

Painting this adorable little girl today!

Get the details under ‘zoomclasses’ on website!

#artclass #watercolorart #watercolorpainting #jumpinggirl

Painting this adorable little girl today!

Get the details under ‘zoomclasses’ on website!

#artclass #watercolorart #watercolorpainting #jumpinggirl

Such a fun spread from my mixed media class 🤩

#mixedmediaart #mixedmediajournal #artinajournal #artjournaling #watercolorart

Such a fun spread from my mixed media class 🤩

#mixedmediaart #mixedmediajournal #artinajournal #artjournaling #watercolorart

Paint with me tomorrow!
I love this fun picture so much!
Look for details on my website under zoomclasses!

#painting #watercolorclass #artclass #stepbysteppainting #watercolorart

Paint with me tomorrow!
I love this fun picture so much!
Look for details on my website under zoomclasses!

#painting #watercolorclass #artclass #stepbysteppainting #watercolorart

❤️Happy LOVE day! ❤️

#valentines #valentinesday

❤️Happy LOVE day! ❤️

#valentines #valentinesday

First class of February!!!

Let’s paint at 10am on zoom.

Go on website under zoomclasses!

#zoomartclass #onlineartclass #watercolorpainting #bikepainting

First class of February!!!

Let’s paint at 10am on zoom.

Go on website under zoomclasses!

#zoomartclass #onlineartclass #watercolorpainting #bikepainting

Bunnies!
Glazing funsies! Hope my eggs look like monsoon seas! @maycocolors

#ceramics #clay #clayart #bunnysculpture #bunnies

Bunnies!
Glazing funsies! Hope my eggs look like monsoon seas! @maycocolors

#ceramics #clay #clayart #bunnysculpture #bunnies

Love my custom journal covers!
My camellia watercolor I painted at @theshermangardens was my inspiration to create this cover on my @xtool.official using birch plywood and mixed media paper. I absolutely love using @decoart paint and tge clear pouring topcoat was exactly what I was going for the final shine!

Can’t wait to list them in my shop soon!

#xtool #decoart #diyjournalcovers #wooddesign

Love my custom journal covers!
My camellia watercolor I painted at @theshermangardens was my inspiration to create this cover on my @xtool.official using birch plywood and mixed media paper. I absolutely love using @decoart paint and tge clear pouring topcoat was exactly what I was going for the final shine!

Can’t wait to list them in my shop soon!

#xtool #decoart #diyjournalcovers #wooddesign

Easing into 2025 with a beautiful nature scene.
Join me on zoom for the first watercolor class of the year.
Get your template and details on website:
www.ernavandyk.com/zoomclasses

#artclass #watercolorclass #naturescene #landscapepainting

Easing into 2025 with a beautiful nature scene.
Join me on zoom for the first watercolor class of the year.
Get your template and details on website:
www.ernavandyk.com/zoomclasses

#artclass #watercolorclass #naturescene #landscapepainting

My yearlong flower project came to an end. It was so fun to create these.
My videos are in watercolors but afterwards I sketched them in pen and painted them in gouache.

Go to blog to find the flower project.
Www.ernavandyk.com

#paintedflowers #flowerproject #gouacheflowers #watercolorflowers #penflowers #inkdrawing #gouacheart

My yearlong flower project came to an end. It was so fun to create these.
My videos are in watercolors but afterwards I sketched them in pen and painted them in gouache.

Go to blog to find the flower project.
Www.ernavandyk.com

#paintedflowers #flowerproject #gouacheflowers #watercolorflowers #penflowers #inkdrawing #gouacheart

And just like that we are saying goodbye to another wonderful artful year.

May 2025 bring you peace, love and art of course.
May you feel the healing energy of art. Think process never end result.
May you ring in the new year without hard expectations but with compassion of where you are and how far you have come. Your journey is your story, your story makes you YOU. Love that.

Stay close to people who make you feel like sunshine. Those are your people.

#2025 #happynewyear #thisisthevibe

And just like that we are saying goodbye to another wonderful artful year.

May 2025 bring you peace, love and art of course.
May you feel the healing energy of art. Think process never end result.
May you ring in the new year without hard expectations but with compassion of where you are and how far you have come. Your journey is your story, your story makes you YOU. Love that.

Stay close to people who make you feel like sunshine. Those are your people.

#2025 #happynewyear #thisisthevibe

Joy is an act of resistance.

#quotes #quoteoftheday #pendrawing #kingart #kingartsupplies

Joy is an act of resistance.

#quotes #quoteoftheday #pendrawing #kingart #kingartsupplies

Texture rollers!
Level up my ceramic classes with my XTool lazer!

I used designs from the design space to just figure out the machine but I love that I now will be able to design my own!

So many more fun projects to come with my own drawings.

#texturerollers #ceramics #ceramicsart #ceramicsculpture

Texture rollers!
Level up my ceramic classes with my XTool lazer!

I used designs from the design space to just figure out the machine but I love that I now will be able to design my own!

So many more fun projects to come with my own drawings.

#texturerollers #ceramics #ceramicsart #ceramicsculpture

Let’s paint together this Monday on zoom!

Gonto website and ‘zoomclasses’ to find the template and zoom details! See you there!

#zoomartclass #watercolorart #watercolorpaintingclass #holidayartclass

Let’s paint together this Monday on zoom!

Gonto website and ‘zoomclasses’ to find the template and zoom details! See you there!

#zoomartclass #watercolorart #watercolorpaintingclass #holidayartclass

I call this texture paste painting 😂
It is so fun! Yesterday in my mixed media class I shared this fun technique.

You will need:
Watercolorvor heavy stock paper
Pencil to do light drawing
Texture / modeling paste
Small bag
Palette knife to add paste to bag
Scissors to cut a corner
Small round paintbrush to drag paste out
Water to wet brush and paste

Outline every petal and drag paste out from outside to inside on every petal creating texture.

Let it completely dry and add paint if you want. Acrylic and watercolors work really well.

#texturepastepainting #texturepaste #texturedpainting

I call this texture paste painting 😂
It is so fun! Yesterday in my mixed media class I shared this fun technique.

You will need:
Watercolorvor heavy stock paper
Pencil to do light drawing
Texture / modeling paste
Small bag
Palette knife to add paste to bag
Scissors to cut a corner
Small round paintbrush to drag paste out
Water to wet brush and paste

Outline every petal and drag paste out from outside to inside on every petal creating texture.

Let it completely dry and add paint if you want. Acrylic and watercolors work really well.

#texturepastepainting #texturepaste #texturedpainting

If you’ve ever dreamed of escaping to the desert to create art, make new friends, and get inspired by nature, you’re not alone! Recently, I had the pleasure of spending an incredible few days with 14 amazing women at the Brushes & Beyond Art Retreat in Twentynine Palms, CA. We had the perfect mix of creativity, laughter, and adventure.
Join Us Next Time! If this sounds like your kind of retreat, keep an eye out for the next one! Brushes & Beyond isn’t just about making art—it’s about building a community and creating memories that last a lifetime. We’d love to have you with us next time, so stay tuned for updates!

I also want to thank the sponsors for my event:

@decoart for all our paint and brushes

In our Swag Bags: please support these local women businesses.
Laguna Lily Calm Skin Serum - @laguna_lily
Capistrano Sudsery Soap -@capistranosudsery
In Balanced Soul Tea - @inbalancesoul
Billie Jo Yost Skincare - @billiejo_aestheticjourneyoc

On our Snack Table
@spudsyfoods
@larabar
@stellar_snacks

#artretreat #brushesandbeyondartretreat

If you’ve ever dreamed of escaping to the desert to create art, make new friends, and get inspired by nature, you’re not alone! Recently, I had the pleasure of spending an incredible few days with 14 amazing women at the Brushes & Beyond Art Retreat in Twentynine Palms, CA. We had the perfect mix of creativity, laughter, and adventure.
Join Us Next Time! If this sounds like your kind of retreat, keep an eye out for the next one! Brushes & Beyond isn’t just about making art—it’s about building a community and creating memories that last a lifetime. We’d love to have you with us next time, so stay tuned for updates!

I also want to thank the sponsors for my event:

@decoart for all our paint and brushes

In our Swag Bags: please support these local women businesses.
Laguna Lily Calm Skin Serum - @laguna_lily
Capistrano Sudsery Soap -@capistranosudsery
In Balanced Soul Tea - @inbalancesoul
Billie Jo Yost Skincare - @billiejo_aestheticjourneyoc

On our Snack Table
@spudsyfoods
@larabar
@stellar_snacks

#artretreat #brushesandbeyondartretreat

November is the month of fun pumpkins! Make sure your orange paint is clean and you have plenty 😀

Join me at 10am PST to zoom paint live.
Go on website to ‘zoomclasses’ to get the template.

#pumpkinseason #pumpkinwatercolor #pumpkinpainting

November is the month of fun pumpkins! Make sure your orange paint is clean and you have plenty 😀

Join me at 10am PST to zoom paint live.
Go on website to ‘zoomclasses’ to get the template.

#pumpkinseason #pumpkinwatercolor #pumpkinpainting

More color pencils!
So much layering! I love it!

#colorpencils #colorpencildrawing #moth #mothdrawing #mothdrawingonpaper #colorpencilsketch #colorpencilsmagic

More color pencils!
So much layering! I love it!

#colorpencils #colorpencildrawing #moth #mothdrawing #mothdrawingonpaper #colorpencilsketch #colorpencilsmagic

Love my ceramic garden flower so much! 🤩

#potterwithme #ceramics #clayflowers #gardenart

Love my ceramic garden flower so much! 🤩

#potterwithme #ceramics #clayflowers #gardenart

@spudsyfoods for late night snacking while painting with @decoart paint and paintbrushes! Arting and snacking is a thing!

#snackfood #healthyfood #satisfythecraving

@spudsyfoods for late night snacking while painting with @decoart paint and paintbrushes! Arting and snacking is a thing!

#snackfood #healthyfood #satisfythecraving

Just the right amount of heat in this perfect snack! So delicious. Perfect for art time! @stellar_snacks
Non-GMO, vegan pretzels 🥨
Get yours and join my art class!

#getyourselfasnack #stellar_snacks #arttime

Just the right amount of heat in this perfect snack! So delicious. Perfect for art time! @stellar_snacks
Non-GMO, vegan pretzels 🥨
Get yours and join my art class!

#getyourselfasnack #stellar_snacks #arttime

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