by Jessica Lee Sanders | May 17, 2023 | Art, Blog, Featured, Guest Spot, Uncategorized
We’re excited to feature long-time art student, Naomi M. as our June Student of the Month! She began taking art classes at our studio when she was only 6-years-old! Now at 14-years-old, Naomi has excelled in her drawing and painting skills. The proof is in her...
by Jessica Lee Sanders | Feb 15, 2023 | Blog, Featured, Guest Spot, Music, Piano, Uncategorized
Pastimes for a Lifetime is excited for its first Guest Blog of 2023 featuring Annika Hope, marketing executive at Music Gateway, a global platform that provides products and services that assist artists, songwriters and producers with their projects. Ms. Hope has...
by Linda Wehrli | Jul 11, 2022 | Art, Blog, Featured, Guest Spot, Uncategorized
We’re launching our 2022 Summer Student Interview with my longtime former art student Jeffrey Cantamessa. As an art instructor, it is pure joy to stay in touch with students who studied at length at my studio. I delight when I come across their Facebook and Instagram...
by Linda Wehrli | Apr 26, 2022 | Art, Blog, Featured, Guest Spot, Music, Piano, Uncategorized
Out of all the wonderful Ukraine benefit events going on, Concert in Solidarity with Ukraine caught my attention when stellar musicians I follow on social media, Inna Faliks and Myroslava Khomik both posted the flyer on Instagram. I had to learn more. From them I was...
by Linda Wehrli | Jun 5, 2021 | Blog, Featured, Guest Spot, Uncategorized
Just in time for summer, I’m excited to announce the Nadejda Vlaeva CD release of select piano solos celebrating Bulgarian composer Pancho Vladigerov! Wait, who are these people?! Hold on. I’m about to tell you the story. Here’s the why: My students...
by Jessica Lee Sanders | Dec 22, 2020 | Art, Blog, Guest Spot, Uncategorized
After an engaging and informative Oil Painting Portrait Workshop with artist Emilio Villalba on Zoom last month, I was excited and grateful when my boss Linda Wehrli sent me to report back on his upcoming online Eye and Mouth Oil Painting Workshop. There are many...