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Specialty Class Instructor Biographies

Kelly S. King and his entire staff are deeply committed to your success as a faux painting and decorative finishing specialist.

In order that you may continually expand your portfolio of sellable faux painting techniques, The Kelly S. King Academy of Faux Painting & Decorative Finishing, Inc. is pleased to provide specialty faux painting classes offering instruction in such diverse and unique faux painting methods as Marble and Stone, Trompe L’oeil and Mural, Wood Graining, LusterStone, and more.

All of these specialty faux painting classes are taught by both nationally and internationally known instructors who are recognized as being the leaders in their individual areas of faux painting expertise.

These Specialty Class Instructors have been personally chosen by Kelly for their amazing talent in creating true faux painting masterpieces, and for their ability to train you on how to accomplish their amazing results!  The one thing all of our Specialty Class Instructors have in common is the desire to teach.

The faux painting techniques you will learn from each of these instructors will enable you to offer additional services to your clients and expand the number of opportunities available to you as a highly-paid faux painting professional.

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iLia Anossov Specialty Class Instructor iLia Anossov is one of the very few artists in the world who can be considered masters of the art of fresco painting.  Due to his nationally recognized expertise in the art of fresco painting, the demand has been high for iLia's creative mind and artistic excellence for the most prestigious events and productions...  [more]

Randy Ingram & Brian Townsend Specialty Class Instructors Masters of classical realism, creating hand painted masterpieces for both residential and commercial spaces.  Accomplished muralists, Randy Ingram and Brian Townsend each brings more than 20 years of painting experience to their clients...  [more]

Yves Lanthier Specialty Class Instructor Yves Lanthier's versatility in style comes from a mix of the Old World with surrealist, fantastical, mystical and utterly serene.  His artwork and design have won multiple awards, and he is recognized by the art industry as one of the leading original Artists...  [more]

Rose Wilde Specialty Class Instructor As the inventor and manufacturer of Wood Icing™ and a pioneer of the Wood Icing™ technique, Rose Wilde is the foremost authority and educator of this fascinating method of adding textured designs to wood, metal, or plastic...  [more]