"Mike, we can't thank you enough for such a fun and rewarding class. It was so gratifying to see the kids open up and try something new, especially our 13-year old son who's a perfectionist tech-type and, thus, felt (previously) no affinity to art. With our varying ages and abilities, you were fantastic at gauging and accommodating our entire family's needs so well. Taking your class and sketching under the Loggia was just what we needed to get off the sightseeing treadmill and really look at the richness around us. Your class was definitely one of the highlights of our trip to Florence! Thank you again!"

"Simply great! Very useful and positive. Mike is very friendly and he teaches really well. I'm really glad to be part of this drawing program and to know Mike Wiesmeier. Thank you so much!"

"Thank you so much for a wonderful evening of drawing! I didn't know what to expect, but it really was amazing, looking at Bronzino masterpieces and being able to observe them and draw them for myself! I will definitely be practicing drawing faces over and over again. I hope to join you for the figure and drapery drawing as well! Thank you so much!"

"This was a really enjoyable and satisfying experience and I'm so glad I did it! Thank you - I'll be back."

"Mike Wiesmeier's "Palazzo Strozzi Sketching on Thursdays" was an excellent learning experience! He is a wonderful teacher and explained various concepts in a very simple manner. I look forward to the next lesson and would highly recommend it to anyone."

"Mike's instruction was terrific. He has a very calm, soft-spoken style with loads of information to share. It was my pleasure to be in his class and I look forward to the next one."

"My time spent learning from Mike were some of the best hours spent in Italy. Mike saw how far I had reached in my painting, the blocks and limitations. With Mike's guidance I produced one of my best paintings yet, with a much more comprehensive view on my part, and pulling together a lot of information in a way that was just right for me. I feel I moved ahead both in my paintings and in appreciation of painting in general. Thanks, Mike."

"Fantastic! Thank you for the help today Mike. I will come back again, feel inspired and want to draw more already - will definitely recommend it to others, too."

"My lesson with Mike was fun and really informative. I learned a lot. Mike offered great information that was easy to understand even for a beginner."

"Mike is an excellent and sensitive teacher - he is very knowledgeable and can communicate so his students can learn. This was a 5-star class!"

" I had a really great time with Mike. Though I'd taken drawing courses before, I wasn't very confident and hadn't ever worked with color. He did a great job explaining the basics and was able to distill the concepts into easily understandable phrases."