Opa Locka Visual Arts Lessons

Excelnte very helpful

Very patient and knowledgeable! My girls loved Lorenzo!

My first salsa class, awesome experience great teacher and very professional, he creates different techniques to make it easy for you to learn the steps and improve every time.

Real nice guy and good teacher

My first lesson was great...breathing exercises...Mr. Dillon is an excellent teacher!

John has a true knowledge and understanding of different photography and how to solve the unique issues we had. We looked through over 20 instructors on google, etc before we picked John and would highly recommend him.

He's the best! Lessons are tailored by questions asked. He is knowledgeable and flexible. I highly recommend him.

This young man is a master of Arabic language and culture. He is a superb teacher and instructor.

It was a treat to work with him.

I have been wanting to learn drawing since I was a kid. Had a few years of drawing when I was a kid and then haven't touched in a long time. When I rekindled my interest to learn, I came across Dennis.
Honestly, the reason why I chose Dennis was because he provided at-home classes and that would avoid the hassle of me having to travel. The first few classes were more of me and him warming up to each other, as I am sure he also found me different.
He comes with all the necessary equipment and spends a few minutes giving you some basics of the stuff we are going to do that day. Then he leaves you to draw while he also draws the same. He glances once in a while at your sheet and gives you very subtle feedback. If you have missed something, he will just try to nudge you in the right direction with minor comments like "Don't you think, these are of the same darkness?, There may be more highlights in this area or the mid tones here and here are of the same darkness. etc.". He never touches your paper, but only guides you.
Sometimes when some focus is needed (for example on the eyes), he will tell you the technique involved in depth and we did one full class just doing eyes, one full class on hair.
It was a little frustrating initially for me as I was not used to the teaching technique, and now I see the point. The first drawing itself turned out be much much better than I had anticipated it to be and he hasn't touched my paper till now - so this drawing is fully mine.
You can also continue drawing and send work via text message to him. You almos t always get detailed instant feedback. The only thing is, I haven't been very diligent in doing drawings due to lack of free time. So once a week for an hour is what I do.
He also spends extra time sometimes so that he can take the drawing to a logical point, sometimes even beyond 1.5 hrs though my session is for an hour each. That shows the commitment he has to his students.
I believe my work will improve as this course continues. We have had about 6 classes and I am already seeing the difference. A long way to go, but the first steps have been right - most of it due to Dennis and his method of teaching. I would say more than teaching, it is a method of mentoring where the hand holding is done in a unique way.

Dennis is a congenial, knowledgeable, and engaging instructor. It's been a rewarding learning experience.

Great instructor: friendly and patient, clear guidance and fun process

She was very thorough. She was very clear with her explanations and took her time to go through each lesson so I clearly understood.

Thanks!

Excellent teacher

I'm super happy with the services provided by Cyril; she is our photographer since two years ago, every anniversary, birthday, my kid's recitals. We are inlove with her; she is super cute and lovely, you will feel super comfortable with her, she even carries a speaker and tell you to put your music, so you relax and enjoy.

Cyril is a super star teacher.
When I first meet her I didn't know how to use my camera, I was only using auto mode, and I wanted to be more in charge of what I was doing, so I decided to take lessons with her. A friend recommended her to me, I wasn't sure at first cause I thought I could learn from my self, but she knows a lot, is extremely friendly and loves photography, she is super happy when we go for a shoot, and I'm getting nice pictures.
Love her and her lessons, still taking lessons with her and will keep doing it. Love our shoots in Wynwood and early morning in Downtown Miami especially.
She is the best.