Meet Our Instructors
Make Things!
At Best Art Co., we believe creativity is for everyone. Our talented team of artists and instructors brings experience across a wide variety of mediums, techniques, and creative disciplines, offering classes and workshops for kids, teens, and adults at every skill level.
From foundational drawing and painting skills to mixed media, printmaking, illustration, themed workshops, and classes created simply for the fun of making something, there’s always something new to explore.
Whether you’re looking to develop your skills, try a new medium, or reconnect with your creativity, our studio is a welcoming place to learn, experiment, and be inspired while connecting with a creative community that shares a love of making things!
Our roster of instructors is always growing. Check back regularly to meet new artists and discover what they’re teaching next.
Mixed media, Abstract, Portraits, Florals, Art Journaling & Painting Large
Jenn Best
Jenn teaches a variety of techniques, focusing on self-trust and creative expression. Her classes are full of learning and full of transformation!
She guides students in developing a deeper relationship with their creativity and intuition. Jenn is passionate about how creativity is a gateway to a healthier, happier and more connected life.
Oil Painting, Collage, Gel Plate Printing & Mixed Media
Bill Lunshopf
Bill Lunshof is a Newmarket-based fine artist and instructor inspired by nature, light, colour, and the joy of creative exploration. Working primarily in water-mixable oils, Bill also brings a love of collage, gel plate printing, and mixed media to his teaching. At Best Art Co., he leads classes and workshops for both adults and young artists, combining strong artistic fundamentals with experimentation, imagination, and plenty of room for creative discovery.
Drawing, Concept Art, World-Building, & Painting
Navdeep Komal
Navdeep Komal is a visual artist, illustrator, art instructor, and Certified Therapeutic Arts Practitioner with a professional background in animation. A graduate of Seneca’s Animation program, she has worked on beloved children’s series including PAW Patrol, Fancy Nancy, and Lucas the Spider. At Best Art Co., Navdeep brings her experience in drawing, painting, character design, and visual storytelling to classes for kids and teens, creating a supportive space where young artists can build strong skills, explore their imaginations, and develop confidence in their own creative voice.
Watercolours & drawing fundamentals, adults
Michael Cripps
Michael Cripps is a formally trained watercolour artist based in Newmarket, Ontario. He teaches our adult Watercolour and Drawing Fundamentals classes, bringing his fine art background and love of expressive mark-making to the classroom. Alongside teaching, Michael regularly creates commissioned pet portraits, using fluid brushwork to capture each pet’s personality and spirit.
national award-winning cartoonist, animation professor
David Bluestein
David Bluestein is a national award-winning cartoonist, animation professor, with over 25 years of experience in both comic books and animated television. His diverse career includes work as a character designer, storyboard artist, and cover artist — notably for the Viking Spawn variant series of SPAWN.
Alli Grosberg
Alli is a Toronto-born artist who’s spent more than 3 decades working with multiple art mediums. These include jewelry design, lost-wax casting, sewing, resin art, and needle felting.
Alli has also been curating and designing flower bikes that you can see throughout Toronto's midtown and downtown hot spots.
Alli also spent years teaching beadwork and jewelry design courses.