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All Events Customized to Fit Your Needs. NO Experience Necessary!

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Classes range from two-hour sessions to full-day workshops

​Design your program to fit your group.

• All classes include a break for refreshments.
• Refreshments to be provided by you, or Jessel Gallery can provide catering for an additional fee.​

Classes can be held on-site or off-site at Jessel Gallery

• This is not a paint-by-numbers class. Artwork is personalized and unique.
• Hands-on individualized teaching by Jessel Miller. Class aides provided as necessary based on group size. 
• This experience is creative and educational as well as relaxing and re-energizing.
• Jessel Gallery provides all project supplies.
• Each student leaves with a completed piece of art.
  

Attendance & Booking

Attendance minimum: 10 students

• Class fee calculated per attendee. Cost may increase based on travel distance and larger groups (over 20 students). Minimum attendance required.
• Non-refundable deposit of 50% due at booking. Balance due the day of the event.
• Class should be booked at least a month in advance. If needed sooner, please call the gallery for availability.

Student Artwork

Student Artwork

Student Artwork

Extras

Available for an additional fee.

• Art boxes: palette, paint, brush, and art journal
• Framing, shipping, and fine-art reproduction as prints, greeting cards, etc.​

Tell us about your event below or call:
707.257.2350
707.257.7066

Student Artwork

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Kylie's Bridal Party

This is a bridal party for 9 ladies. All from Hawaii! Here are the comments from this group:

CLASS FEEDBACK

Bride Kylie said:
Thank you Jessel for being an amazing instructor and artist! My Bridesmaids and I had an absolute blast taking your swoosh  class. We made beautiful pieces that I can't wait to frame and hang
Kylie S
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Such a great experience! I'm no a painter at all, but Jessel made it fun and was an incredible teacher!! Perfect for Bridal Party Celebration!
Shayna B

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SO FUN!
Anon
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Thank you so much for a wonderful painting experience Jessel!! You were patient, kind and helpful to me as an inexperienced painter and kupana (senior citizen). This was my 1st time in Napa and coming here was so worthwhile.
Mama Dei

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I had so much fun! Jessel was kind, helpful and knowledgeable and made it a great experience.
Bethany T
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Friendly atmosphere, welcoming, beautiful paintings. Can't wait to come back! THANK YOU FOR AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE!
Anon

Mayacamas Charter Middle School

A recent Swoosh Class with Mayacamas Charter Middle School students

Val Motley

Sephora USA

Prologis International Company

CLASS FEEDBACK

We had the best time. Jessel is an inspiration and the perfect teacher. I will come here again when we visit the Napa Area. Thank You for helping my husband find his artistic side.
​Pam D
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What a wonderful Experience. I felt comfortable experimenting and testing different color combinations and techniques. Jessel was fun and knowledgeable and made the class phenomenal.
June B
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THANK YOU! This was GREAT!
Andrea J
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Great Time! Appreciated the set up.
Melinda M
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So much fun! Great Experience and great teacher. Definitely Recommend
Lexi P
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Very Fun Event. Encouraged to be creative. I love how everyone's was different.
Caroline P
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Great Class. Nice and Funny instructors!
Lauren M-S
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Fantastic watercolor session. My first time but found it to be fun and relaxing.​
Abbie B

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Great Opportunity. Excellent instructors and I had a lot of fun despite being an amateur
Tim L
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This was Great! THANK YOU FOR THE GUIDANCE AND LAUGHS.
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This was so much fun! Than You for the lesson and inspiration. I hope to return soon.
Mita P
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What a fun session! This was such a great activity to do with co-workers. The instructors were very helpful and patient
Mary
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An Absolute Pleasure to love and paint with you guys.
MM
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Lovely Experience. Art was Fun!
Neha V
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I am not an artist by any means and always hated art in school but I must admit I thoroughly enjoyed this! Thank YOU for all your help and assistance
Adrain
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So much fun to explore something new with clear direction and encouragement! 10/10 would do it again.
Charity H
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Masterful Instructor! Great for experienced artists and novices alike. And don't miss Jessel's delicious oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. 
Denise C

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Wonderful time! Thank YOU for the inspiration.
Eric C
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Awesome Class! Fantastic instruction and such a fulfilling experience.
Audra P
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Thank you Jessel for a very inspiring morning. Clear and helpful instruction. Encouraging and present with everyone.
Sheila B
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Jessel Miller is the "Mother Theresa" of-the-art-world! A zillion thanks for channeling the eight billion plus creative energies in the world and for your example of living your passion while lifting others. God Speed.
Bruce S
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Jessel, thank you for sharing your magic and magnificent space and talents with us. It was so refreshing and beautiful.
DK
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Thank You for much! It was lots of fun and I only have to pay $1. (a rule in Jessel's class is if you say something bad about your work you put a $1 in a jar with buys the wine for the potluck lunch at her classes) Pretty good for me but my husband got a $1. for saying something nice about his work so we call it even!
Barb C

Mayacamas Charter Middle School

This group from Mayacamas Charter Middle School enjoyed a Swoosh Class and a tour of the gallery.

A Family Celebration

Private Swoosh Moment 

Vichy School Visit

​This class walked over from Vichy School, just a few blocks away, to do a Swoosh Class with Susan Loomis, John Roos, Gay Sherman, and me.
25 kids and it was so much fun for us and, as I have heard, for them as well. The parents were a great help and assisted with lining up the kids and supporting the team.

Private Painting Class with Jessel Miller at Shadybrook Estate Winery

CLASS FEEDBACK

Lovely Instructor and just a great day! BA
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Exceptional! RS
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Lovely Day. Great Instruction. Highly Recommend KM
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Thank You for the class! Really appreciated all the tips and tricks and all the knowledge. TA

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It was really cool, thank you for the advice and instructors! PS
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Really Fun Class! Felt like a kid again. D
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Thank You it was a lot of fun. KS 
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Wonderful Class! It ignited a creative fire I never knew existed. I would recommend to anyone seeking a new flame in their life. L.C.M.Jr

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A beautiful day for painting at Shadybrook 
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Novogradac Visits Napa

CLASS FEEDBACK

Great Location! Very Nice and helpful staff. Tonya Johnson
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The experience is very relaxing. The instructors are very friendly and nice. Mioa Xue
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This was a great experience. The people, place and hospitality was wonderful. I learned a lot about watercolors. I would recommend this experience. Stacey Stewart
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The watercolor class we took was a lot of fun and our instructor was very helpful. Great Experience. T.B.

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I really enjoy this class. Everyone was so niche and helpful. Beautiful location to paint outside. Tonya Phongsavanh
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Wonderful time and instructor. D. B.
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Jessel Gallery has a beautiful venue and provides wonderful instruction. Our company event was a blast! Greg Clements
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This was such a lovely class in a gorgeous setting outdoors. The staff was very helpful. Abby Cohen

US Foods at Shadybrook Estates

Art with Friends

And some comments from the crew:

• Nori - "Jessel. You are wonderful the level accommodation & generous direction"
• Wish I had more time. So much to learn from Jessel
• I had so much fun! Jessel was a great instructor & had a lot of patience w/our group. Thank You
• This was the most relaxing thing I have done in a long time. I loved it. I think I need to go out and buy some paint. Loved it, loved it, loved it. So Much Fun!
• First time taking a painting class. What a fun and unique experience. Jessel the instructor was a wonderful and gracious host. Great way to spend a few hours in Napa with some friends drinking wine and painting!

Teambuilding with Google

A Private 1/2-Hr Class with 14 Lovely Ladies

A Couple's Getaway Activity

A Wonderful Family Affair

A Birthday Celebration

​These ladies were celebrating a birthday and each of them had such unique styles.

A Guest Class in Jesselism

Zelma & Rafi

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State Auto at Shadybrook Estate Winery

" They loved the painting class and having you instruct them." 
Kimberly Bothwell 
Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Shadybrook Estate Winery 
 
Elise Spriggs ~ A wonderful afternoon with a lovely teacher
Karen Melchert~ Jessel was a delight! helped me make a beautiful painting with no skill whatsoever! She was so positive and encouraging
Mitzi White~ Wonderful teacher and excellent class. So much Fun
 Great Experience, Great Teacher. Highly recommend
Ann La Rocco ~ Great Class & Teacher. Fun!!
 Wonderful Fun Experience

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Apple Artwork

Apple sponsored a private class for these four gentlemen who did a wonderful job of jumping in and painting their "spirit" animals.

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Napa Adventures with Santa Barbara Magazine

Read the article here: Nothing Like Napa, Alexandra Sharova - Santa Barbara Life and Style Magazine

Alexandra & Kara. "Your class was truly one of the highlights of our trip! It was such a wonderful experience. "Alexandra

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Making Magic with Meyer Family Enterprises

This was a lovely party celebrating the holidays for this wonderful team from Meyer Family Enterprises. I enjoyed every minute. The pieces turned out beautifully. Several guests responded on the comment sheet so that is what I have added to their image

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Class Holiday Celebration

All these lovely ladies came to celebrate with me and together we "Zenned out" (Zenning Out, a deeper form of zoning out. In zoning out, you become absorbed with your own thoughts and inner world) painting for 2 hours. Fabulous food, fun, and lots of laughter was had by all.
THANK YOU Ladies (and Peter) for sharing your creative process with me.
Eternal Hugs,
Jessel

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Google, YouTube and Fine Art at William Hill Estate Winery

This was a first super large group for the Jessel Gallery Team (and me!) and we loved the whole experience. The set up and break down, though intense and time-consuming, worked perfectly and everyone in the team did a fantastic job supporting their table of between 9 and 12 people. The students were wonderful. Everyone jumped into the concept and developed some lovely, exciting, and unusual pieces, including Marsoud who went out into space and developed his own concept. William Hill Estates provided the most beautiful, organized, and professional location and staff for us. A big shout out to Alex and Juan who bent over backwards to support the vision. Another round of applause goes to RMC and Mona who organized this event and embraced this unique idea combining wine tasting and a fine art workshop in the most elegant setting. The weather was perfect and the view...spectacular. THANKS TO ALL OF MY Team, William Hill Estates RMC Corporate Travel & GOOGLE/ YOUTUBE STUDENTS for a brilliant afternoon of creativity in the most relaxing setting.

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A Night of Celebration

Wendi and Ernie are my students and as a gift to their entire family visiting the valley they decided to surprise them with a class on my rooftop. WHAT A JOY and what a great time we all had. Everyone jumped in (many who had not painted since childhood) and the results were fantastic. Bravo to all!

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Canadian Solar at Shadybrook

This was a group from a company called Canadian Solar. Once again Shadybrook Estates hosted this company and did a wonderful job.
Part of the group had a couple of hours painting while the other half of the group had a 1/2 horseback rides. It was a gorgeous day and everyone jumped in and did lovely little paintings.

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A Magical Night in St. Helena

This was a magical night in St. Helena, CA. After teaching a morning class to 14 students I gathered my equipment and traveled up valley to the home of 2 students of mine. Andreas and Lisa and their son George have all taken classes from me. What amazes me most teaching new people is the fact that they are willing to jump in and create images that are so exciting with little or no training. I gave a tiny lesson in the medium and then for the next 2 hours this family just focused on their pieces. What a blessing this night was for me!

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Corporate Creative

This was a wonderful, very short (1 1/2 hour class) with a great group of new artists. They got right to work and I was thrilled by the results!

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A Private Art Party for a Ladies' Night Out

A group of first-time painters. BRAVO ladies!

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A Corporate Incentive to Inspire

​This was a wonderful day in a gorgeous setting with a group of six enthusiastic participants. RMC is the destination company that connected us to this Corporate Incentive Event. Shadybrook Estate Winery offers horseback riding, wine tasting, private events and today a painting class on the lawn.  Six attendees allowed me to teach them (in a very short time) how to create a landscape of the surrounding views disregarding reality. They let the colors and energy come from within flow on the paper and the results were astonishing!

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The WOW Moment

Daniel M. Ha is the President and Founder of DMH Napa Valley. This destination management agency designs unique experiences for their clients. We were the ”Wow Moment Painting Class” experience.  Daniel organized this wonderful group of CEOs and their spouses from Texas who vacation together as a group in new places each year.  This year their final destination was the glorious Napa Valley. Jessel and her assistant Joy West spent two hours teaching this group how to work in watercolors and the results were splendid!  Here is the class picture plus the images of the work they did on location at the event in a private estate they resided in Calistoga.

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A Bridal Party to Remember

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Team-Building Never Looked So Good! 

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Our Students Say...

"Really liked the activity. Learned some nice tips. Had not thought it would be so much fun." - Karthik

"We had such a wonderful time as a team! Great team bonding time. Wonderful instructor. The team had an amazing time!!!! Thank you for everything!!!" - Azi

"This was so much fun! Thank you for your awesome positivity throughout the session. I'm no painter but this made me want to paint more often!" - Nupur

"Wonderful hospitality...Fun, exciting & excellent studio for groups. Thank you for the amazing service." - Tish

"Very Fun Environment. No Stress, Lots of creative ideas and uses of water paint" - Jennifer

"Very Friendly Staff. I like how you allowed us to practice the watercolor technique on a small paper before
starting the painting. Also had just enough guidance. Love your personality and you obviously know a ton about painting. Thanks for sharing." - Juliana

"This was an incredible learning experience. Very Fun. Teachers very helpful and sweet, nurturing and gentle. I needed a gentle person to help me out THANK YOU." - Anna

"What a beautiful and fun Shop you have! Great group parties. And we love your love of painting and spunk." - Laurie

"Unique and unforgettable experience. Good Humor and good artistic guidance"
"It was very relaxing very knowledgeable teacher." - Ann Marie

"What a fun Class! I enjoyed getting to learn how to paint in watercolors and I surprisingly created something quality and I love it! Thank you so much for a wonderful and educational experience" - Angie
​"Very Fun and relaxing group." - Caroline

“An extraordinary experience!"

​"Jessel's positive approach and encouragement keep the process light and fun."

​"Jessel has a wonderful way of drawing  out our creativity with themes and suggestions."

"I love to see the "unveilings" at the end of class, when it becomes obvious once again that everyone has unique style and interpretation.  The ways to interpret a flower, a vineyard, an abstract are endless.”

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