Seminars

2024 Lise Lorentzen September Seminar

Lise has been Rosemaling since the age of 12 and covers over 30 years of experience, specializing in custom painting of woodenware, furniture and home interiors. Her work can be found throughout the United States and Norway due to the business she had with her father in her teens and early twenties, as well as her commission work.

Her expertise covers the Hallingdal, Rogaland, Vest Agdar and Valdres styles, specializing in Telemark Rosemaling. 

Lise has been fortunate to study under many renowned Norwegian and American artists. Before moving to Maryland, Lise completed the New York State Council of the Arts (NYSCA) folk arts apprenticeship program studying with master artist Eldrid Arntzen, a National Endowment of the Arts recipient. She has also studied and taught Rosemaling at the Fletcher Farm School for the Arts and Crafts in Ludlow, Vt. for 20+ years.

Lise is a member of Vesterheim, a Norwegian-American Museum in Decorah, IA, and competes in the museums annual folk art competition.  She has also taught and had her work on display at the Staten Island Museum as well as the Norwegian Seaman’s Church in NYC. In 2014, Lise received First place at the Sons of Norway Third District Convention, placed third place nationally in Vesterheim’s 2013 annual competition and was awarded a Gold Metal by Vesterheim in Rosemaling in 2024.

 

 

2024 Bobbie Takashima April Seminar - Canceled due to Deaths in the family

Bobbie says that a love of art has been a part of her since early childhood when she tagged along with her mother to paint classes. She had her first formal class in 1960 and has studied with many decorative artists since. She opened Country Keepsakes Folk Art Studio in 1985 where she and nationally recognized teachers conduct seminars and classes. Bobbie has authored several painting books, numerous magazine articles and more than a hundred pattern packets. When not travel teaching, she can be found at conventions or her studio in California.

Busy Bee Clock  - Day 1 and 2

Hattie Hooters Plate - Day 3

2023 Michele Walton October Seminar

This gifted artist is known around the world for her creativity, whimsical style and beautiful color palettes. Michele has worked in many areas of the Decorative Arts industry....designer, teacher, shop owner, author and publisher. She has designed unique artwork for the giftline industry for many years.

The Rooster sewing kit was designed by Michele just for our seminar.

Rooster 

Inside Rooster

2023 Bill Bayer Video April Seminar

Bill “Ridley” Bayer began painting as a hobby in 1988. The following year he studied with Bob Ross and became a certified instructor of Bob’s wet on wet technique. He has since studied with many other well know artists developing his own style of painting. Bill has published five instructional books and three DVD's titled "Down Roads... Less Traveled" showcasing his talents. Bill uses his middle name “Ridley” as his signature. Ridley was also his grandfather’s name and Bill signs his paintings in “Paps” honor. Bill and his wife Fran live in St. Louis Mo and many of Bill’s compositions are inspired by the beautiful countryside surrounding their home. Bill paints in oils, acrylic and watercolor and travels across the country teaching the techniques he has learned.

The Great Oak

2022 Heidi England August Seminar

Heidi England literally had a hobby turn into a career. Her early training took place at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts. It was later she met and studied with Jo Sonja Jansen in Conro, Texas. Heidi relates, "It was here that Jo Sonja introduced Folk Art into my life -- and I fell in love with the art form and its history. This was 25 years ago! Jo has been my teacher ever since. Heidi has also studied in Germany and at Vesterheim in Decorah Iowa. Travel teaching and teaching for the National Society of Decorative Painters gives Heidi a chance to share her love of painting with people from all over our beautiful country as well as the world. She has taught in America, Canada, Australia, France, and Japan. Heidi has four books on the subject of Folk Art. She has shared her designs in the Artist's Journal, The Decorative Painter, and Craft Paint of Japan. She has also developed a line of Pattern Packets.

Turkey Gobbler - tail back

Turkey Gobbler - tail front

2022 Carol Spohn April Seminar 

Carol's painting journey started in 1989 when she learned to paint with acrylics during her lunch hour at the law office where she worked.   The use of line drawings, the emphasis on technique and written instruction makes it possible for her to learn to paint as she did. In 2000, she started painting primarily in watercolor.  She chose to  paint primarily in transparent colors to distinguish from her years of painting in acrylics.  Recently she began to add acrylics to her paintings along with collage. Since 2002, she has studied with many talented artists and says she is very grateful for the inspiration and knowledge she has gained from painting with other artists. Carol teaches students at her home in St. Paul and throughout the United States and Canada.  She is a members of several painters groups including the National Society of Decorative Painters and attends may conventions around the country.

Whimsical Flowers Batik - Day 1

Watercolor Sunflowers - Day 2

2021 Heidi England September Seminar

Heidi England literally had a hobby turn into a career. Her early training took place at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts. It was later she met and studied with Jo Sonja Jansen in Conro, Texas. Heidi relates, "It was here that Jo Sonja introduced Folk Art into my life -- and I fell in love with the art form and its history. This was 25 years ago! Jo has been my teacher ever since. Heidi has also studied in Germany and at Vesterheim in Decorah Iowa. Travel teaching and teaching for the National Society of Decorative Painters gives Heidi a chance to share her love of painting with people from all over our beautiful country as well as the world. She has taught in America, Canada, Australia, France, and Japan. Heidi has four books on the subject of Folk Art. She has shared her designs in the Artist's Journal, The Decorative Painter, and Craft Paint of Japan. She has also developed a line of Pattern Packets.

Christmas Village Fire Screen 

Christmas Village Standup

2020 Carol Spohn April Seminar - Canceled due to Covid

Carol's painting journey started in 1989 when she learned to paint with acrylics during her lunch hour at the law office where she worked.   The use of line drawings, the emphasis on technique and written instruction makes it possible for her to learn to paint as she did. In 2000, she started painting primarily in watercolor.  She chose to  paint primarily in transparent colors to distinguish from her years of painting in acrylics.  Recently she began to add acrylics to her paintings along with collage. Since 2002, she has studied with many talented artists and says she is very grateful for the inspiration and knowledge she has gained from painting with other artists. Carol teaches students at her home in St. Paul and throughout the United States and Canada.  She is a members of several painters groups including the National Society of Decorative Painters and attends may conventions around the country.

Geraniums - 2 hour Workshop

Watercolor Sunflowers - Day 1

Whimsical Flowers Batik - Day 2

2019 Heidi England September Seminar

Heidi England literally had a hobby turn into a career. Her early training took place at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts. It was later she met and studied with Jo Sonja Jansen in Conro, Texas. Heidi relates, "It was here that Jo Sonja introduced Folk Art into my life -- and I fell in love with the art form and its history. This was 25 years ago! Jo has been my teacher ever since. Heidi has also studied in Germany and at Vesterheim in Decorah Iowa. Travel teaching and teaching for the National Society of Decorative Painters gives Heidi a chance to share her love of painting with people from all over our beautiful country as well as the world. She has taught in America, Canada, Australia, France, and Japan. Heidi has four books on the subject of Folk Art. She has shared her designs in the Artist's Journal, The Decorative Painter, and Craft Paint of Japan. She has also developed a line of Pattern Packets.

Frog Bench Top

Frog Bench Left Side

Frog Bench Right Side

2019 Bill Bayer April Seminar - Canceled due to Illness

Bill “Ridley” Bayer began painting as a hobby in 1988. The following year he studied with Bob Ross and became a certified instructor of Bob’s wet on wet technique. He has since studied with many other well know artists developing his own style of painting. Bill has published five instructional books and three DVD's titled "Down Roads... Less Traveled" showcasing his talents. Bill uses his middle name “Ridley” as his signature. Ridley was also his grandfather’s name and Bill signs his paintings in “Paps” honor. Bill and his wife Fran live in St. Louis Mo and many of Bill’s compositions are inspired by the beautiful countryside surrounding their home. Bill paints in oils, acrylic and watercolor and travels across the country teaching the techniques he has learned.

The Great Oak

2018 Linda Sharp September Seminar

Linda has been creating since childhood.  Designing and creating art work using traditional folk art techniques coupled with her love of flowers provides inspiration as she paints stroke work with a contemporary flair.  She is an active member of the Society of Decorative Painters and has served two terms as a Board Member at Large, one term as Recording Secretary and is currently serving as Vice President-President Elect. She earned her Certified Decorative Artist in 2007. She has passed the Master Stroke in 2010 and Master Floral 2014 as she continues to study and work towards achieving her goal of becoming Master Decorative Artist. She is a member of Silver State Tole and Decorative Painters in Las Vegas and Northern California Decorative Artists in Castro Valley, California where she has served as President and Treasurer. Linda is a DecoArt Helping Artist and an Association for the Craft Industries (AFCI) Designer member. Linda loves to teach and believes anyone can learn to paint if there is a desire to learn and practice. Linda teaches workshops for chapters as well as regional and national conventions all over the country.

Mudded Floral

Jacobean Floral

2018 Karen Nelson July Seminar

Karen Nelson's rosemaling journey started in Stoughton, Wisconsin, where she was born to a Norwegian father and a Swiss mother. She moved to California as a child, but many Norwegian traditions were taught and rosemaling was always a decoration in her home. She always wanted to learn to paint rosemaling and discovered Vesterheim Museum when she decided to take up a hobby. The rest, as they say, is history.  She has studied with American and Norwegian teachers and is a Vesterheim Gold Medalist.

Os Basket

2018 Heidi England April Seminar

Heidi England literally had a hobby turn into a career. Her early training took place at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts. It was later she met and studied with Jo Sonja Jansen in Conro, Texas. Heidi relates, "It was here that Jo Sonja introduced Folk Art into my life -- and I fell in love with the art form and its history. This was 25 years ago! Jo has been my teacher ever since. Heidi has also studied in Germany and at Vesterheim in Decorah Iowa. Travel teaching and teaching for the National Society of Decorative Painters gives Heidi a chance to share her love of painting with people from all over our beautiful country as well as the world. She has taught in America, Canada, Australia, France, and Japan. Heidi has four books on the subject of Folk Art. She has shared her designs in the Artist's Journal, The Decorative Painter, and Craft Paint of Japan. She has also developed a line of Pattern Packets.

Alpine Schwibbogen

2018 Heidi England Special Class

Owls

2017 Heidi England April Seminar

Heidi England literally had a hobby turn into a career. Her early training took place at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts. It was later she met and studied with Jo Sonja Jansen in Conro, Texas. Heidi relates, "It was here that Jo Sonja introduced Folk Art into my life -- and I fell in love with the art form and its history. This was 25 years ago! Jo has been my teacher ever since. Heidi has also studied in Germany and at Vesterheim in Decorah Iowa. Travel teaching and teaching for the National Society of Decorative Painters gives Heidi a chance to share her love of painting with people from all over our beautiful country as well as the world. She has taught in America, Canada, Australia, France, and Japan. Heidi has four books on the subject of Folk Art. She has shared her designs in the Artist's Journal, The Decorative Painter, and Craft Paint of Japan. She has also developed a line of Pattern Packets.

Footstool 

Potato Rubbed Chicken Basket

2017 Lois Mueller July Seminar

Lois Mueller has been rosemaling since 1977 and teaching since 1979. She began teaching at Technical Colleges and for Rosemaling Associations, but now travel teaches throughout the USA, Taiwan and Canada. Lois has taught at Vesterheim, Society of Decorative Painter’s Conventions, Concordia Language Villages, Sons of Norway Lodges in Indiana and Tennessee, Decorative Painting Chapters, Rosemaling Associations and Scandinavian Shops. She has written 9 instructional books (5 are out to print) and dozens of atricles for decorative painting magazine teaching the basics of the Telemark, Rogaland, Valdres and Gudbrandsdal styles of rosemaling.  Honors that she has received include a Gold Medal for Excellence in Rosemaling from Vesterheim in Decorah, IA in 1998 and invitations to paint  ornaments for the Christmas tree in the Wisconsin State Capitol and the White House.

Valdres Covered Bowl

2017 Bobbie Takashima September Seminar

Bobbie says that a love of art has been a part of her since early childhood when she tagged along with her mother to paint classes. She had her first formal class in 1960 and has studied with many decorative artists since. She opened Country Keepsakes Folk Art Studio in 1985 where she and nationally recognized teachers conduct seminars and classes. Bobbie has authored several painting books, numerous magazine articles and more than a hundred pattern packets. When not travel teaching, she can be found at conventions or her studio in California.

Wise owl Clock

Wise Owl detail

2016 Lois Mueller October Seminar

Lois Mueller has been rosemaling since 1977 and teaching since 1979. She began teaching at Technical Colleges and for Rosemaling Associations, but now travel teaches throughout the USA, Taiwan and Canada. Lois has taught at Vesterheim, Society of Decorative Painter’s Conventions, Concordia Language Villages, Sons of Norway Lodges in Indiana and Tennessee, Decorative Painting Chapters, Rosemaling Associations and Scandinavian Shops. She has written 9 instructional books (5 are out to print) and dozens of atricles for decorative painting magazine teaching the basics of the Telemark, Rogaland, Valdres and Gudbrandsdal styles of rosemaling.  Honors that she has received include a Gold Medal for Excellence in Rosemaling from Vesterheim in Decorah, IA in 1998 and invitations to paint  ornaments for the Christmas tree in the Wisconsin State Capitol and the White House.

Hallingdal Tine

13" Tine'

2016 Heidi England April Seminar

Heidi England literally had a hobby turn into a career. Her early training took place at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts. It was later she met and studied with Jo Sonja Jansen in Conro, Texas. Heidi relates, "It was here that Jo Sonja introduced Folk Art into my life -- and I fell in love with the art form and its history. This was 25 years ago! Jo has been my teacher ever since. Heidi has also studied in Germany and at Vesterheim in Decorah Iowa. Travel teaching and teaching for the National Society of Decorative Painters gives Heidi a chance to share her love of painting with people from all over our beautiful country as well as the world. She has taught in America, Canada, Australia, France, and Japan. Heidi has four books on the subject of Folk Art. She has shared her designs in the Artist's Journal, The Decorative Painter, and Craft Paint of Japan. She has also developed a line of Pattern Packets.

Front 

Table top (opened)

Back

Unpainted table open

Unpainted table closed

2015 Rosemary West October Seminar

Rosemary West has been painting decoratively for over 30 years. She travels extensively to conduct seminars on acrylic painting. Author of numerous painting instruction books and pattern packets, Rosemary is also a regular contributor to national magazines. She is a member of the National Society of Decorative Painters. She currently lives in Lubbock Texas and is a lovely lady.

Stationary Box

2015 Heidi England April Seminar

Heidi England literally had a hobby turn into a career. Her early training took place at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts. It was later she met and studied with Jo Sonja Jansen in Conro, Texas. Heidi relates, "It was here that Jo Sonja introduced Folk Art into my life -- and I fell in love with the art form and its history. This was 25 years ago! Jo has been my teacher ever since. Heidi has also studied in Germany and at Vesterheim in Decorah Iowa. Travel teaching and teaching for the National Society of Decorative Painters gives Heidi a chance to share her love of painting with people from all over our beautiful country as well as the world. She has taught in America, Canada, Australia, France, and Japan. Heidi has four books on the subject of Folk Art. She has shared her designs in the Artist's Journal, The Decorative Painter, and Craft Paint of Japan. She has also developed a line of Pattern Packets.

Yarn Hod

Right Side

Left Side

2014 Peggy Harris September Seminar

Peggy Harris has been a gifted artist all of her life. However, her reputation as an internationally acclaimed wildlife artist, teacher, and television personality didn't just "happen" overnight. It was achieved one painting at a time, one day at a time, over a 20 year career that had a beginning as innocent as the baby animals she paints, today known as "Harris critters". She has recently served on the Board of Directors of The Society of Decorative Painters (SDP) and currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Decorative Arts Collection (DAC). Peggy travels extensively, nationally and internationally, to conventions, seminars, and SDP chapters teaching her unique, workable, fun method to students who have her books, videos, brushes,... and love of baby animals.

Red Squirrel

Angry Owl and Chickadee

2014 Heidi England April Seminar

Heidi England literally had a hobby turn into a career. Her early training took place at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts. It was later she met and studied with Jo Sonja Jansen in Conroe Texas. Heidi relates, "It was here that Jo Sonja introduced Folk Art into my life -- and I fell in love with the art form and its history. This was 25 years ago! Jo has been my teacher ever since. Heidi has also studied in Germany and at Vesterheim in Decora, Iowa. Travel teaching and teaching for the National Society of Decorative Painters gives Heidi a chance to share her love of painting with people from all over our beautiful country as well as the world. She has taught in America, Canada, Australia, France, and Japan. Heidi has four books on the subject of Folk Art. She has shared her designs in the Artist's Journal, The Decorative Painter, and Craft Paint of Japan. She has also developed a line of Pattern Packets.

Os Cabinet - outside

Os Cabinet-inside

2013 Carl Larson September Seminar

Carl Larson was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay area. He attended California Arts and Crafts in Oakland and earned his Associate of Arts degree at Ohlone College in Fremont. He has studied with many decorative artists including JoSonja. Carl's 'regular job' has been as a meat-cutter for Safeway stores, but he has been teaching Decorative Painting in the evenings for nearly 30 years for the McGregor Education art program. He has also taught nationally, mostly in the German, Austrian, and Bavarian styles of Bauernmalerei.

Bauernmalerei Clock

2013 Heidi England April Seminar

Heidi England literally had a hobby turn into a career. Her early training took place at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts. It was later she met and studied with Jo Sonja Jansen in Conroe Texas. Heidi relates, "It was here that Jo Sonja introduced Folk Art into my life -- and I fell in love with the art form and its history. This was 25 years ago! Jo has been my teacher ever since. Heidi has also studied in Germany and at Vesterheim in Decorah Iowa. Travel teaching and teaching for the National Society of Decorative Painters gives Heidi a chance to share her love of painting with people from all over our beautiful country as well as the world. She has taught in America, Canada, Australia, France, and Japan. Heidi has four books on the subject of Folk Art. She has shared her designs in the Artist's Journal, The Decorative Painter, and Craft Paint of Japan. She has also developed a line of Pattern Packets.

Pinocchio Cabinet

2012 Sandy Aubuchon September Seminar

Sandy Aubuchon has been a decorative painting teacher for 32 years. She specializes in teaching the beginner.  With more than 40 books and two dozen videos to her credit, Sandy has taught decorative painting in 21 countries.  A Certified Decorative Artist, she has been associated with Deco Art for 14 years!

Simply Painting  a Pot  of Flowers

Texas Zhostova Floral

2012 Heidi England March Seminar

Heidi England literally had a hobby turn into a career. Her early training took place at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts. It was later she met and studied with Jo Sonja Jansen in Conroe Texas. Heidi relates, "It was here that Jo Sonja introduced Folk Art into my life -- and I fell in love with the art form and its history. This was 25 years ago! Jo has been my teacher ever since. Heidi has also studied in Germany and at Vesterheim in Decorah Iowa. Travel teaching and teaching for the National Society of Decorative Painters gives Heidi a chance to share her love of painting with people from all over our beautiful country as well as the world. She has taught in America, Canada, Australia, France, and Japan. Heidi has four books on the subject of Folk Art. She has shared her designs in the Artist's Journal, The Decorative Painter, and Craft Paint of Japan. She has also developed a line of Pattern Packets.

Noah's Ark Table

2011 Bill Bayer September Seminar

Bill “Ridley” Bayer began painting as a hobby in 1988. The following year he studied with Bob Ross and became a certified instructor of Bob’s wet on wet technique. He has since studied with many other well know artists developing his own style of painting. Bill has published five instructional books and three DVD's titled "Down Roads... Less Traveled" showcasing his talents. Bill uses his middle name “Ridley” as his signature. Ridley was also his grandfather’s name and Bill signs his paintings in “Paps” honor. Bill and his wife Fran live in St. Louis Mo and many of Bill’s compositions are inspired by the beautiful countryside surrounding their home. Bill paints in oils, acrylic and watercolor and travels across the country teaching the techniques he has learned.

The White Horse

2011 Heidi England January Seminar

Heidi England literally had a hobby turn into a career. Her early training took place at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts. It was later she met and studied with Jo Sonja Jansen in Conroe Texas. Heidi relates, "It was here that Jo Sonja introduced Folk Art into my life -- and I fell in love with the art form and its history. This was 25 years ago! Jo has been my teacher ever since. Heidi has also studied in Germany and at Vesterheim in Decorah Iowa. Travel teaching and teaching for the National Society of Decorative Painters gives Heidi a chance to share her love of painting with people from all over our beautiful country as well as the world. She has taught in America, Canada, Australia, France, and Japan. Heidi has four books on the subject of Folk Art. She has shared her designs in the Artist's Journal, The Decorative Painter, and Craft Paint of Japan. She has also developed a line of Pattern Packets.    
                                                                                         

Gossip Bench - front

Gossip Bench - back

2010 Della Wetterman April Seminar

Della Wetterman, CDA, has painted since the 4th grade and can't imagine life without painting. The techniques of Joyce Howard and Peter Ompire are very evident in her work. She is a popular painter and designer who owns her own business called Della and Company. She has designed numerous pattern packets and several project books. She received her CDA certification from the National Society of Decorative Painters and teaches classes and seminars from coast to coast.

Tin Fruit Lunch Pail

Black Bird Tin Box

2009 Bobbie Takashima September Seminar

Bobbie says that a love of art has been a part of her since early childhood when she tagged along with her mother to paint classes. She had her first formal class in 1960 and has studied with many decorative artists since. She opened Country Keepsakes Folk Art Studio in 1985 where she and nationally recognized teachers conduct seminars and classes. Bobbie has authored several painting books, numerous magazine articles and more than a hundred pattern packets. When not travel teaching, she can be found at conventions or her studio in California.

Vunce Upon a Time Clock

2009 Ronnie Bringle March Seminar

Ronnie Bringle's love with Decorative Painting began nearly 40 year ago when she visited a friend and saw her work. When she moved to Washington and could no longer find a teacher, she decided she would teach. Ronnie spent most of her early years trying to keep ahead of her students. She switched from painting in oils to acrylics in 1985 and while she says she still misses oils, she feels more confident with acrylics because of the time she has spent practicing with them. Ronnie has taught in everything from college extension classes to craft shops, National Society of Decorative Painters and other conventions, and her home studio. She has been teaching seminars throughout the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand for the last 17 years. She labels her style of painting as "Ameri-Country"  and says her favorite part of painting is teaching.

Apples on a vine Pedestal Bowl

Bramble Bunny Basket

2008 Nancy Baur September Seminar

Nancy Baur has been instructing students on decoy painting since the 80's. Her easy to follow instruction packets are used by beginners, as well as advanced painters. Her instructions begin with the preparation of your decoy, sanding and sketching the patterns and the actual painting and feathering techniques. Her instructions show details of the birds and their coloration.

Mallard Drake

California Quail

2008 Heidi England April Seminar

Heidi England literally had a hobby turn into a career. Her early training took place at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts. It was later she met and studied with Jo Sonja Jansen in Conroe, Texas. Heidi relates, "It was here that Jo Sonja introduced Folk Art into my life -- and I fell in love with the art form and its history. This was 25 years ago! Jo has been my teacher ever since. Heidi has also studied in Germany and at Vesterheim in Decorah Iowa. Travel teaching and teaching for the National Society of Decorative Painters gives Heidi a chance to share her love of painting with people from all over our beautiful country as well as the world. She has taught in America, Canada, Australia, France, and Japan. Heidi has four books on the subject of Folk Art. She has shared her designs in the Artist's Journal, The Decorative Painter, and Paint Craft of Japan. She has also developed a line of Pattern Packets.

Emperor and Nightingale Chest

2007 Gayle Oram October Seminar

Gayle  has been decorative painting now for thirty years. She enjoyed painting most of the folk art styles during that time, but now her concentration is on European Flowers and Norwegian Rosemaling. She received her MDA from the National Society of Decorative Painters in 1980 and a Gold Medal from the Vesterheim Rosemaling Competition in 2000. She enjoys studying, researching, and painting the different styles, which has led to her writing several rosemaling books. Gayle teaches seminars all around the country and overseas as well as private lessons in Tillamook.

OS Cream Carafe

Telemark Pouring Bowl

2007 Scottie Foster April Seminar

While living in Germany, Scottie became fascinated with the beautiful painted items found in museums and shops in Bavaria. Having had only a few lessons in tole painting, she jumped at the chance to take Bauernmalerei (Bavarian Folk Art) painting lessons from Mary Caballero. Mary inspired her students to paint everyday, to have patience in learning and to persevere to the end of each project with the promise that all who truly wanted to could learn to paint this happy form of folk art. After returning to the United States in 1978, Scottie was asked to write a book about Bauernmalerei and has since published many books and pattern packets as well as written articles for magazines such as The Decorative Painter, Painting Magazine, and Tole World. Scottie's painted pieces are sought after by collectors and she has several pieces in the Smithsonian's collection of painted Christmas ornaments. In 1996, she was asked to paint a chest for the Decorative Arts Collection of the National Society of Decorative Painters. In 2000 Scottie was voted one of the "10 Top Talents in 2000" by the readers of Decorative Artist's Workbook Magazine! This list celebrates 10 of the all-time favorite artists who are the most influential, inspiring and accomplished decorative painters in the field today. For the last twenty-six years, Scottie has been teaching classes in Bauernmalerei to students all around the US, Canada, Australia, and the Far East.

Austrian Style Double-Scalloped Clock

Black Forest Mirror Frame

2006 Debby Forshey September Seminar

Debby Forshey-Choma is one of the Royal Ambassadors for Royal and Langnickel Brushes and a DecoArt Artist. She had her first book published by Prudy's Studio in 1995 and has written several more since as well as designed numerous pattern packets. Debby's designs have also been published in Paint Works, Quick and Easy, and Painting magazines. She is widely known for her lighthouse or floral designs and more recently her new spoon designs. Debby had been a member of the National Society of Decorative Painters for the last 14 years.

Winter Scene

Floral Coaster Set

2006 Della Wetterman April Seminar

Della Wetterman, CDA, has painted since the 4th grade and can't imagine life without painting. The techniques of Joyce Howard and Peter Ompire are very evident in her work. She is a popular painter and designer who owns her own business called Della and Company. She has designed numerous pattern packets and several project books. She received her CDA certification from the National Society of Decorative Painters and teaches classes and seminars from coast to coast.

Hen Tin Mercantile Box

Rooster Tin Mercantile Box

2005 Judy Morgan October Seminar

Judy Morgan, CDA, is a popular painter and designer who owns her own business called Apple Cheeks Publications. She has designed over 90 pattern packets and has self-published two project books. Judy has published in Decorative Artist's Wookbook, The Decorative Painter, Tole World, Arist's Journal and Painting magazines. She received her CDA certification from the National Society of Decorative Painters in 1990 and teaches classes and seminars from coast to coast.

Chicken and Fruit Pie Box

Snowman Card Holder

2005 Rosemary West March Seminar

Rosemary West has been painting decoratively for over 30 years. She travels extensively to conduct seminars on acrylic painting. Author of numerous painting instruction books and pattern packets, Rosemary is also a regular contributor to national magazines. She is a member of the National Society of Decorative Painters. She currently lives in Lubbock Texas and is a lovely lady.

Stacking Heart Tins

Bentwood Bok

2004 Ginger Edwards April Seminar

Ginger Edwards has been painting decoratively for over 30 years. She travels extensively to conduct seminars on acrylic, watercolor, and oil painting. Among the many highlights of her career was a trip to teach in Japan. Author of numerous painting instruction books, Ginger is also a regular contributor to national magazines. She is a member of the National Society of Decorative Painters and served as its president in 1988-89. Ginger received the Distinguished Service Award of the NSTDP in 1990. In 1991, she received the Society's highest honor, the Silver Palette Award.

Yellow Mum Floral Table

Mexican Sunflower Floral Table

Take Time to Smell the Roses Clock

2003 Jill (Jilleybean) Fitzhenry October Seminar

Jill (Jillybean) Fitzhenry is internationally recognized as a top designer, instructor and author. Jillybean is a nick name for Jill and was affectionately called this by her family and friends since she was a little girl. She has taught drawing and painting to everyone from children to TV audiences. She has served as SDP Board Member at Large, Business Committee, 1997 National Society of Decorative Painters Convention Artist and 2004 contributing Convention Artist. Jill is currently a marketing & educational consultant for FM Brush (Dynasty) and DecoArt. She enjoys travel teaching and is partly sponsored by both companies for seminars.

Iris Floral Study

Santa Plate