The creation of art can be a life-affirming, healing experience. So El Camino Hospital offers a weekly Creative Expressions painting class for Heart and Vascular Institute patients, established and run by professional artist and teacher Tehila Eisenstat. Participants in this class learn to create paintings with vibrant acrylic paints that are less toxic than oils but have the same luscious feel and they work with colors and shapes to create depth and movement in their paintings.

Tehila Eisenstat is an experienced teacher who demonstrates painting techniques in a supportive, non-judgmental atmosphere. She gives each student individual attention and encourages them to seek their own passion and style. She studied impressionistic painting with master artists in the United States and Europe. A resident of Los Altos and the Monterey Peninsula, Tehila has been teaching art for nearly 20 years and travels extensively to teach and lecture. Her works are displayed in galleries throughout the northwestern United States and in private collections around the world.

For more information about Tehila, visit her Web site, www.tehila-art.com.

There is no charge for this class and supplies are included. This class is for Heart and Vascular Institute patients only. Class is ongoing and students may join at any time. Please contact the Heart and Vascular referral line at 800.216.5556 to register prior to attending your first class.