Experienced tutor in Drawing in San Diego, Katie offers private lessons tailored to your needs.

Katie was a good teacher and was very passionate about her subject

Katie is a great instructor. She is patient, insightful, and inspiring. I highly recommend her!

Katie is a friendly and challenging art teacher. She is practical and starts with the basics while also encouraging and motivating you to reach past what ever limits or expectations which may hold you back from experimenting and growing within the art making process.

Lot of different and unexpected approaches to painting and drawing, good communication

The enthusiasm and knowledge of Kathleen. Her willingness to share and include. I also really enjoy the format. Well done!

She really takes her teaching seriously. She doesn't skimp on attention to every student. Strict. Fun. Knowledgeable and eager to pass on that knowledge. A++ teacher!

There was a nice variety. I've never taken an art class where the instructor compares an old master with a current artist which have similar compositions. I the class very refreshing and interesting. Katie put a lot of foresight into her lessons and was well prepared and very knowledgeable. I appreciated that she showed us her art as well and informed us of any local exhibits that might like to see. She always started on time and made sure there was Q&A time at the end.

I went there to learn figure drawing but got a complete art experience learning.

Lots of artistic pearls of Windom.

Katie Ruiz is not only a very talented artist, she's also an exciting and exceptional instructor as well. One can't help but be motivated by her never ending creative and positive spirit. Katie has years of experience and knowledge that she freely passes onto her students. One can only benefit from taking her classes.

Learning about artists, the period of time they worked, lived and comparing the influences they have made on contemporary artists made Katies' class thought provoking and inspired new artworks. Her approach gives her classes a fresh perspective.

Her love for art and teaching shines through her classes. She brings inspiring and pragmatic approaches in easy to follow stages that students can apply to their own paintings. Individually, she offers suggestions and critiques starting where we are as students to help us grow our own skills. Her manner is interesting, pleasant and enjoyable.

Katie Ruiz is a dedicated Artist and teacher. She prepares her Lessons with diversificad methods and techniques step by step to Gelo her Student building anilla and confidente. At the same time, each and e Rey Lessons are challenging but fun tobe engaged in. She also keeps in mind her students levels and needs so no student is left behind. She is a young and dynamic artist who knows how to integrate technology in her teaching so we can give our views and post pictures to encourage one another in this art journey with her online. I love all of her classes from Figure Drawing, Plein Air To Art Appreciation... You are always looking forward to new experiences with Katie with every medium and new ideas. Kathie rocks ! !

Katie consistently taught me how to develop my drawing and painting skills by implementing challenging lessons, demonstrating beforehand, giving me constructive criticism and planting new ideas on how to develop my work as well as which artists to look at. I am so thankful i crossed path with that wonderful woman, artist and teacher/mentor.

She could see into my painting and give specific advice to strengthen it. She helped the whole class to recognize the best in our practice.

Katie is always well prepared and excited about the subject she is going to teach. She is also very supportive, helpful and patient

Creative. Eager to meet students needs.

During the past two years, Katie has been my art teacher in both landscape painting and figure drawing/painting. She has introduced for me new media and approaches that I might not otherwise have tried, which I now love to use. She is inspiring and positive. The best art teacher I've had so far, and there have been a few.

Great teacher. Clear and precise instruction. Excellent selection of artists to review.

Her expertise on the subject matters (painting and drawing the figure) and her preparation for the class. She had very effective presentations, examples of artists works highliting a particular skill and then Katie demonstrated the skill with the subject we were working on.

She is so knowledgeable and has a great eye for detail. She teaches in a way that’s easy to understand and absorb, I learn so much from her!