Find Durant, IA Painting Tutors For Lessons, Instruction or Help

Elana H.

• Iowa City, IA 52240 ( 28.9 mi )
• Expert Painting Lesson

• Female
• Member since: 04/2012
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $40 to $50 /hr
• In-Home
• Also Tutors: Drawing

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Painting is one of my top subjects! I teach the tools and skills to paint from life, from foundation level to advanced. Working from still life, the landscape and possibly any subject matter that interests the student, we will learn how to translate what we see into convincing and successful renditions in oil paint, acrylic, or pastel. We'll start with basic painting skills, developing acurate measurement, understanding color, edge, and composition, and move on to tackling ambitious projects, capturing a convincing sense of light, and playing with the poetics of painting. One-on-one attention is given in a supportive and creative atmosphere.

I received my Bachelor of Arts in both Studio Art and Psychology from Brandeis University, Boston, and continued my studies for two years at the Jerusalem Studio School in Jerusalem, Israel, as a member of the Master Class with Israel Hershberg. I then received my Master of Fine Arts from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia and went on to teach at the Delaware College of Art and Design,Swarthmore College and Cornell College, as well as offering private lessons to all ages. I currently teach art online for the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.
My teaching style is encouraging and stimulating. I love what I do and I really enjoy sharing my knowledge with others. I instruct specifically to the level of the student: from beginner to highly advanced. I've also been told that I'm pretty funny but you'll have to make up your own mind about that.

Caleb B.

• Davenport, IA 52806 ( 15.1 mi )
• Painting Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 01/2011
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $41.00 to $56.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Drawing

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I have over 200 hours of classroom observation and teaching time. I have been an afterschool supervisor/leader at an inner city elementary school. I have also subsitute taught in a public school classroom. I was also the president of the TRIPLE E elementary education club at my college. I was also a leader at AWANA (a children's program). In addition to the classroom experience I have, I have also written numerous Units and/or lesson plans to teach in classrooms.
I am a kinesthetic learner, so I enjoy teaching in a very approachable, hands on kind of way. I realize every student is not that kind of learner, however, yet I try to make learning the subject at hand enjoyable and something that will be remembered not just for a test, but for life, in the student.

Toni P.

• Rock Island, IL 61201 ( 17.7 mi )
• Painting Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 04/2010
• Will travel up to 15 miles
• Rates from $39.00 to $53.00 /hr
• I am a Certified Teacher
• Also Tutors: Sculpting, Drawing

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I'm a strong believer in the Gardner's ideas of many different learning styles and types of intelligent. Some students are better audio, tactile, or visual learners. I feel it is the teacher's responsibility to find the best learning style for each student and build on that format through scaffolding. I love nothing better than to see the light bulb go off in a students mind. This also helps them to realize that learning can be a fun adventure.
I've been a special education teacher and held positions in resource and in self-contained rooms. I've taught students with learning problems in reading, math, and writing. I have also worked in the Lights on for Learning program and have been a home tutor for home bound students in the district.

Jonathan W.

• Rock Island, IL 61201 ( 18.7 mi )
• Painting Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 01/2011
• Will travel up to 25 miles
• Rates from $40.00 to $45.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Drama, Tap Dancing, Jazz Dancing, Cheering, Ballet, Sculpting, Drawing

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I believe the best way to learn is peer-to-peer learning. As an auto-didact I have the study skills necessary to regurgitate information as taught by the current institutional models. This is an uncreative and highly unnatural way to learn. There's a reason no major discovery was made in a classroom -- true innovation, discovery and learning is an organic process.
I'm a student at Augustana College whose academic record has ranged from public school to home schooling to community college and and even private education. I've worked as a tutor for over 2 years at Black Hawk College, at the same time obtaining an Associates Degree. Throughout those years I've encountered many special needs students and many bright students, tutoring in subjects ranging from English, Math, Social Studies, to Computer Science.

Eric B.

• Milan, IL 61264 ( 19.3 mi )
• Painting Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 04/2010
• Will travel up to 30 miles
• Rates from $37.00 to $53.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Drawing

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I really starting to help tutor people in high school. I found out that I enjoy helping people with there challenges and watching them succeed. I believe that when teaching or tutoring someone that you find a method that works for that person. That having a teaching template helps as a guide, but if you are not willing to change your method for the student they are never going to be able to retain the information for long term use.
As a graduate of St. Ambrose University, an Eagle Scout and a hard worker at my job, I have been able to use my focus, dedication and determination through out my life. I have learned a great deal in the academic as well as the professional world. I have earned a degree in Finance and an associates in Accounting and Economics. I have learned a board range of skills in mathematics, accounting, finance and economics. Which I have been able to develo ... read more

Tara V.

• Moline, IL 61265 ( 19.8 mi )
• Painting Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 12/2010
• Will travel up to 15 miles
• Rates from $41.00 to $47.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Ballet, Sculpting, Drawing

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I have experience teaching many different age groups, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, learning styles, etc. I know what it takes to learn, because I have done it before, and I take what I have learned and apply it to teaching. I am patient and energetic and I have a love for learning and teaching. I especially love to teach math, physics, and foreign language.
As a graduate student at the University of Maryland, I taught Russian 101 to undergraduate students for two semesters. I also taught Russian 101 at the University of Virginia for two semesters as a teacher’s assistant. I taught English as a Second Language through Black Hawk College for two semesters, and I taught infants and toddlers at Best Beginnings preschool and child care center for 2 years and 5 months. I have earned a bachelor's degree in Russian Language and Literature, a master's degree in Russian Linguistics, a se ... read more