Welcome to Teaching Reviews of Dianna Ponting Workshops
If you wish to leave a review, please do so at the bottom of the page. Thank you everyone, you are most gracious.
If you wish to leave a review, please do so at the bottom of the page. Thank you everyone, you are most gracious.
Hi Dianna,
Thank you so very much for all your classes and advice with the art. Thank you for pushing me to further in the Federation. I got the phone call today and have made my AFCA status.
I have much to thank you for this success. You have been my inspiration, and my guidance into this venture. Your strong yet kind ways of teaching, your support and encouragement have been fantastic. Thank you so very much for believing in me. You are the best.
Catherine Sheppard, British Columbia, Canada
Being this was my first workshop in pastels, I was a little intimidated, but Dianna helped me feel right at home with the process. She's is downright a joy to be with and her extensive knowledge of working pastels will help you conquer any trepidation about creating anything other than a piece you'll be proud of! Out of all the workshops I've taken she is definitely "top tier" and would recommend this workshop to anyone wanting to dabble or get serious about pastels. You won't regret it!
Otto Sturcke Valencia, California
Hi Dianna, I just wanted to thank you for the wonderful class! My mom really enjoyed it and raved about the weekend learning from you! I hope to sign her up for future classes, please keep me updated on your future class offerings!
Daisy Yan
Saskatchewan, Canada
Daisy Yan
Saskatchewan, Canada
From here on out, I am a Ponting, Saia, T Ford devote: Dianna for technical and innovation, Teresa because she is just so much fun, and Terri because she paints in interesting locations and I aspire to paint just like her style.
Jann
Federal Way, Washington, 2013
Dianna...You are the best teacher/mentor anyone could ever wish for!! I'm blessed!! I always tell people that when I met you, my life was forever changed. You showed me the magic of pastels, and I became an addict.
Joni McKim
Wynnewood, Oklahoma
Dianna...Last night was the opening reception for the Art Show at the San Diego County Fair. Your students were winners!
Terri McMurray took 2nd place in pastels, Barbara Peterson took 3rd in themed art and I got Honorable Mention in pastel and the old ford bumper painting got Honorable Mention in colored drawing. Carol McClure was also juried into the show.
Karen Howard
San Diego, California
Hi Dianna, I really enjoyed the workshop...actually it was an epiphany. I finished the grapes and my secret garden, put them in the gallery and sold them the next day.
Regina Hurley
Artist, Sculptor
Dear Dianna...Thank you so much for the great workshop! I haven't been able to stop talking about it! You are a wonderful artist and teacher. Thank you for sharing a glimpse into what makes you so ... magnificent. I really enjoyed the group, and group energy and came away not wanting it to end. I would certainly love to attend more of your workshops.
In the meantime, onward pears and apples and ...
Jennifer Wilson,
San Clemente. California
Hi Dianna...Just a note to let you know I really enjoyed the workshop. Your studio is fabulous, and your teaching style almost guarantees success... I'm quite proud of my first effort at pastels. I'm already looking forward to the April Workshop!
Your hospitality, and to-die-for soup were a wonderful bonus, and very much appreciated, too! Have a great week!
Karen Job
White Rock, BC
Hi Dianna... I just wanted to let you know how grateful to you I am for the wonderful weekend pastel lessons.
I learned so much, met such wonderful people, and just had a remarkable time all around!
I am in awe of your skills and creativity, and so happy you are willing to share your talents, time and studio ( not to mention your soup and dining room ) with other eager artists and myself.
I think we all left with a great appreciation for pastels, and bolstered self-esteem, after your teaching revealed skill levels we didn't know were buried within us.
Lauren Spilsbury
Your workshop was very highly organized which made it such a success from the onset. Dianna, you are a gracious host, welcoming students into your home studio. It was pleasing to work in a well lit studio/gallery full of beautiful inspiration, where each student had their own table easel and dedicated space. You are a giving and very knowledgeable teacher who inspires and instructs her students in a respectful and thoughtful manner. My own work shows immediate signs of improvement and growth. I will definitely be working towards returning in the near future for a refresher course!
Colleen Brown
Lincoln Nebraska, USA
www.colleenbrown.com
Your workshop in Prince Rupert was awesome. You are a very good teacher and I learned so much. I especially enjoyed meeting and getting to know you. Sometimes when you meet someone new it is like meeting an old friend.
Joan Mostad
Prince Rupert, BC
Thank you so much for the enjoyable and worthwhile pastel workshop you facilitated the other weekend, I liked very much how the class was setup and taught. As a full time artist, I felt there was great value in taking your class and am amazed how reasonably priced it was to attend a workshop by someone of your caliber!!
I came away happy, inspired and looking forward to developing this medium. Because I love the act of drawing so much, I found this 'drawerly' way of painting very exciting and think this may become my medium of choice.Again, thanks so much. It was an honour to learn from you. I will most certainly let others know about both your workshops and your art.
Mirja Vahala, April, 2004
Hello Dianna. Just a quick Email to say a big THANK YOU for the very enjoyable workshop last weekend --no better way to be properly introduced to a medium but under the guidance of a master, in a beautiful studio like yours.... I left inspired! (The soup lunches were very much appreciated, too!) Thank you again!
Marita Haavisto
Maple Ridge, BC 2003
Hi Dianna ...I just wanted to say thank you for yesterday (and the day before) It was such fun, enjoyable. You are such a wonderful instructor and hostess. It was far better than I ever dreamed it could be. I am very pleased with what I accomplished and what everyone else in the class did besides. In contrast I was in a oil painting course with well known instructor two weeks ago. I left so deflated, thinking why bother I will never be any good. You are a professional but you made it fun.
He is good but he can’t teach. Thanks for sharing.
Joy Davis October 25, 2003
Dear Dianna. This is just a brief note to thank you so very much for the wonderful workshop that you gave our club this past weekend! You have a such a nice natural way with people and get your ideas across in a way that everyone is having fun while they are learning. You are very generous with your time and information and everyone there mentioned to me just how good they felt about what they came away with after your course! Seeing your originals was so very inspiring and it is hard to believe what you accomplish with pastel! They are amazing. On behalf of myself, the students at the workshop and the West Van Sketch Club, thank you for a wonderful experience and we wish you much success in the future.
Barbara Matthews, West Van Sketch Club March, 2003
Dianna, for someone who says they are "not an instructor" you did a fabulous job of fooling me. I know you meant that you consider yourself simply and artist passing along years of knowledge to others but, my dear, you are definitely an instructor! Many could do the same thing and never get the results your students do.
Thank you so much for the privilege of being the recipient of your generous and giving personality!
Dixie Lister
Maple Ridge, BC - March, 2001
Jann
Federal Way, Washington, 2013
Dianna...You are the best teacher/mentor anyone could ever wish for!! I'm blessed!! I always tell people that when I met you, my life was forever changed. You showed me the magic of pastels, and I became an addict.
Joni McKim
Wynnewood, Oklahoma
Dianna...Last night was the opening reception for the Art Show at the San Diego County Fair. Your students were winners!
Terri McMurray took 2nd place in pastels, Barbara Peterson took 3rd in themed art and I got Honorable Mention in pastel and the old ford bumper painting got Honorable Mention in colored drawing. Carol McClure was also juried into the show.
Karen Howard
San Diego, California
Hi Dianna, I really enjoyed the workshop...actually it was an epiphany. I finished the grapes and my secret garden, put them in the gallery and sold them the next day.
Regina Hurley
Artist, Sculptor
Dear Dianna...Thank you so much for the great workshop! I haven't been able to stop talking about it! You are a wonderful artist and teacher. Thank you for sharing a glimpse into what makes you so ... magnificent. I really enjoyed the group, and group energy and came away not wanting it to end. I would certainly love to attend more of your workshops.
In the meantime, onward pears and apples and ...
Jennifer Wilson,
San Clemente. California
Hi Dianna...Just a note to let you know I really enjoyed the workshop. Your studio is fabulous, and your teaching style almost guarantees success... I'm quite proud of my first effort at pastels. I'm already looking forward to the April Workshop!
Your hospitality, and to-die-for soup were a wonderful bonus, and very much appreciated, too! Have a great week!
Karen Job
White Rock, BC
Hi Dianna... I just wanted to let you know how grateful to you I am for the wonderful weekend pastel lessons.
I learned so much, met such wonderful people, and just had a remarkable time all around!
I am in awe of your skills and creativity, and so happy you are willing to share your talents, time and studio ( not to mention your soup and dining room ) with other eager artists and myself.
I think we all left with a great appreciation for pastels, and bolstered self-esteem, after your teaching revealed skill levels we didn't know were buried within us.
Lauren Spilsbury
Your workshop was very highly organized which made it such a success from the onset. Dianna, you are a gracious host, welcoming students into your home studio. It was pleasing to work in a well lit studio/gallery full of beautiful inspiration, where each student had their own table easel and dedicated space. You are a giving and very knowledgeable teacher who inspires and instructs her students in a respectful and thoughtful manner. My own work shows immediate signs of improvement and growth. I will definitely be working towards returning in the near future for a refresher course!
Colleen Brown
Lincoln Nebraska, USA
www.colleenbrown.com
Your workshop in Prince Rupert was awesome. You are a very good teacher and I learned so much. I especially enjoyed meeting and getting to know you. Sometimes when you meet someone new it is like meeting an old friend.
Joan Mostad
Prince Rupert, BC
Thank you so much for the enjoyable and worthwhile pastel workshop you facilitated the other weekend, I liked very much how the class was setup and taught. As a full time artist, I felt there was great value in taking your class and am amazed how reasonably priced it was to attend a workshop by someone of your caliber!!
I came away happy, inspired and looking forward to developing this medium. Because I love the act of drawing so much, I found this 'drawerly' way of painting very exciting and think this may become my medium of choice.Again, thanks so much. It was an honour to learn from you. I will most certainly let others know about both your workshops and your art.
Mirja Vahala, April, 2004
Hello Dianna. Just a quick Email to say a big THANK YOU for the very enjoyable workshop last weekend --no better way to be properly introduced to a medium but under the guidance of a master, in a beautiful studio like yours.... I left inspired! (The soup lunches were very much appreciated, too!) Thank you again!
Marita Haavisto
Maple Ridge, BC 2003
Hi Dianna ...I just wanted to say thank you for yesterday (and the day before) It was such fun, enjoyable. You are such a wonderful instructor and hostess. It was far better than I ever dreamed it could be. I am very pleased with what I accomplished and what everyone else in the class did besides. In contrast I was in a oil painting course with well known instructor two weeks ago. I left so deflated, thinking why bother I will never be any good. You are a professional but you made it fun.
He is good but he can’t teach. Thanks for sharing.
Joy Davis October 25, 2003
Dear Dianna. This is just a brief note to thank you so very much for the wonderful workshop that you gave our club this past weekend! You have a such a nice natural way with people and get your ideas across in a way that everyone is having fun while they are learning. You are very generous with your time and information and everyone there mentioned to me just how good they felt about what they came away with after your course! Seeing your originals was so very inspiring and it is hard to believe what you accomplish with pastel! They are amazing. On behalf of myself, the students at the workshop and the West Van Sketch Club, thank you for a wonderful experience and we wish you much success in the future.
Barbara Matthews, West Van Sketch Club March, 2003
Dianna, for someone who says they are "not an instructor" you did a fabulous job of fooling me. I know you meant that you consider yourself simply and artist passing along years of knowledge to others but, my dear, you are definitely an instructor! Many could do the same thing and never get the results your students do.
Thank you so much for the privilege of being the recipient of your generous and giving personality!
Dixie Lister
Maple Ridge, BC - March, 2001
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