Jan has been teaching private Fine Art Classes to children for
well over 20 years and most recently adults as well. Besides her love of art Jan also shared her love of music, specifically Irish music, with her twin sister, Dru Wood-Golden. Both Jan & Dru were members of the Irish band Tintangel with Jan playing the fiddle, silver flute, bodhran and pennywhistle, with Dru playing the hammered dulcimer, mandolin, bodhran and conga. Two CD's and ten years later Tintangel has taken a somewhat permanent hiatus for the time being.
Jan also teaches at Saddleback College in the "College for Kids" summer program, providing fine art classes for kids for the last 11 years... and counting.
She also helped develop the "Culture Smart Thru Art" program with her sister Dru Wood-Golden at the Mission San Juan Capistrano and had team taught the classes for
three years as well.
Jan's teaching style is relaxed yet focused. She wants the kids to feel no pressure to 'get it right', yet, encourage them to embrace and understand the techniques needed to draw objects, landscapes, portraits, animals etc. in a way that brings a certain realism to their art. Then, from that point of understanding, the freedom & creativity to develop their own style while building on their abilities and
confidence with each project.
Jan is always reinforcing the elements of composition and basic drawing techniques, all in an atmosphere of
creative freedom and fun!
