ARTIST QUOTES & TESTIMONIALS

"Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return."

— Leonardo da Vinci

"Attending this retreat was one of the most rewarding experiences that I have ever had, spiritually, emotionally, mentally and physically. I spent the week doing things that I had no idea I was capable of and I did these things in the presence of wonderful people, each and every one of the participants. I came away from the retreat energized. Anna's teaching style was ideal for me as a novice, yet I was also witness to the artistic growth of others who arrived already as accomplished artists. The setting for this particular retreat was stunning, like another world. Thanks, Anna." Hide

— Professor/Researcher

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center / University of Washington

ABOUT THE ARTIST RETREAT INSTRUCTOR — ANNA RHODES

Anna Rhodes, BFA, MA, has studied, taught and created art in extraordinary settings throughout the world. Her background is a fascinating collage of classical training, the deeply felt influences of the Renaissance, the Impressionists, the Bauhaus Movement and a creative passion grown from spending the 60s in New York, the 70s and 80s in San Francisco and a lifetime traveling internationally.

Her education includes the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Moore College of Art and a traveling fellowship to Italy, France and Sweden. She has taught at the renowned Haystack Mountain School in Maine, the Cleveland Institute of Art and Villa Montalvo in California. Her work has been shown and represented in private collections, including a group presentation at the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco. She now resides in Seattle, Washington.

Portrait Photography by: Rebecca Sullivan