Fly on the Wall in Half Moon Bay, CA | Art Schools | California Catalog

What Sets Us Apart From Most Art Schools:
The mission of Fly on the Wall Art School is to provide a safe and fun environment for students to learn about art, do art and find their own creativity. The school is a model program designed to put the students creativity first and then surround that with art appreciation, art techniques and art mediums. Each student works on an independent program while following the greater focus of the time of year. In order of importance, students are encouraged to recognize and trust their own creativity and uniqueness. Students are taught classical composition and drawing. Students are encouraged to develop their own analytical and problem solving skills. Students are encouraged to play, expand, and explore, but also produce sufficient finished pieces for the once-a-year student show. Students are taught classical fine art skills in the degree they allow, resource referencing, Art Appreciation and Art History.
Fly On The Wall Has Been In Business Since 1993 On The Coast. We have an excellent record of helping students gain admittance to San Francisco School of the Arts by mastering the needed skills and creating a porfolio required.
Fly on the Wall School provides students with the encouragement and opportunities appropriate to each student`s talents and commitment. Previous High School Students at Fly on the Wall have had one-person art shows, sold art work, gone on to other art shows with the work made for a Fly on the Wall Show, and found jobs in the field while going to school. Perhaps the biggest asset Fly on the Wall provides it`s older students is the positive clarity they develop for who they are and the talents they own.
Susan Carkeek-Harris: Artist, Instructor & Founder:
Susan has been working as a studio-showing artist since 1972. Her showing record includes Oakland Museum as well as many traditional galleries. On the teaching side, Susan founded and ran an NEA funded art foundation for five years. She added a teaching certificate in k-12 art to her traditional fine arts degree in 1978 and taught high school and junior high art in public schools for seven years.