Painting Sonoma Sunflowers and You Know You’re in California When…

Just back from a vibrant Sonoma workshop filled with blooms, vineyards, and California charm, Nancy reflects on a joyful return to the West Coast. With Tuscany up next, she's inviting fellow painters to join her for poppies, painting, and a scoop of gelato under the Italian sun.

Published:

June 2, 2015

Updated:

June 2, 2015

Class Demonstration

Wild Garden Sunflowers
16X16
Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas, Sold

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I am just back this evening from my first Sonoma, California, workshop, where the sunsets were spectacular, the fresh flowers were plentiful, and you couldn’t walk five feet without stumbling into a gorgeous vineyard! We painted tulips, hydrangeas, cosmos, daisies, and delphiniums and I was acclimated back to the California I love before I had even polished off a glass of red!

Most of all, I knew immediately, while standing in line for my gourmet iced mocha coffee with extra mocha, that I was back in California. The sign at the checkout stated my selection that day was certifiably gluten free, organic, non-GMO, fair-trade grown, vegan, women-owned, and socially responsible.

My next workshop is in Tuscany, Italy, and I have a few seats left so pack your wine glass and your sun hat and join me for the peak of poppy bloom! I’m saving a bowl of gelato with your name on it!

Thanks so much Rochelle Wines for a delicious wine tasting event!

Nancy Medina

Nancy is a master signature artist and instructor with thousands of online students from around the world. She has worked with Disney, served on the art faculty of the Dallas Arboretum, and has taught workshops in France, Italy and across the US.