All levels and all subjects are welcome. Incoming students study four basic lessons in their first month: Design, Color, Light, and Transposing Vision to Paint. This class focuses on developing students to become accomplished artists rather than helping them just make a painting.

To check availability, call 210-872-0098.

Hindes Biography:

2017- Opened Hindes Fine Art Gallery & Academy

2015 – present Founder and Instructor at Hindes Fine Art

2011 – Instructor Coppini Academy of Fine Arts

2010 – President Coppini Academy of Fine Arts

2006 – Accepted Greenhouse Salon International

2006 – Finalist 1^st Annual Ray Mar Competition

2005 – Accepted Greenhouse Salon International

2005 – Exhibition: National Arts Club, NY

2002- Award: Artist of the Year, Coppini Academy of Fine Arts

2001- Membership: National Academy of Professional Plein Air Painters

President Coppini Academy of Fine Arts

1999- Joined Venture Gallery in Tuscon

Joined Greenhouse Gallery in San Antonio, TX

1999-Award-Little Jewel Plein Aire Award, Tuscon AZ

1998- Exhibition Wickenburg Museum

1998- Membership- Western Academy of Women Artists

1997-Purchase Award – Portrait of Clifford Wendler purchased for Texas A&M Library’s Wendler Wing

1997- Purchase Award – Permanent collection of Coppini Academy of Fine Arts Museum

1995- Master of Science in Art, Texas A&M @ Kingsville

1994 – Award – Best of Show Regional Oil Painters of America, Signature OPA

1993- Studied the Lyme Academy of Fine Art in Old Lyme, CN

1992- Studied at Palette and Chisel; Chicago, IL

1988- Exhibition: Gilcrease Museum Miniature Show – sold out

1987- Purchase Award: Scottsdale Art School Best & Brightest

1987- Instructor Coppini Academy of Fine Arts

1986- Exhibition: Palette & Chisel, Chicago, Ill with Susan Lyon, Lynne Huntley & Susan Jansen

1985- Exhibition: Howard Terpning selected Hindes, Cowboy Artists of America Museum

1983- Exhibition: Howard Terpning selected Hindes, Cowboy Artists of America Museum

1980-Exhibition: Old Trail Driver’s Museum, San Antonio, TX

1976- Coppini Adult Scholarship Recipient

1974- Opened Private Art School, Instructors: S. Burdick, R. Frantzen, G. Kreutz, K. Macpherson, L. Robb

1972- Began painting

1984-Present Plein Aire Instructor for private tours to:

San Miguel Allende, Mexico; Ayllon, Spain; Vecchio, Italy; Florence, Italy; Venice, Italy; Avigon, France; and Bustamante, Mexico; Creston, BC Canada, and multiple workshops throughout the USA.