Brenda Dover King - Artfusion-BDK
By M Malia Vincent-Finney
Brenda Dover King is an artist and an innovator. She has figured out a way to share her love and talent as a painter with everyone and turned the passion into a unique, successful small business.
Combining the making of art and wine - a stroke of genius.
Brenda opened her art business, Artfusion-BDK, in 2012 in Temecula, CA. Since then she has held painting classes at local venues and for private events around the Inland Empire. She said she started small and has steadily built her business, teaching painting classes at local wine bars and breweries. She adds classes on a weekly basis.
It Started With Jazz and Wine
“I started selling my art at jazz events and wineries,” she said. “Then a year later I started teaching at Viva Vino Wine Bar in Old Town Temecula.”
Brenda said she teaches “anyone who has an interest in painting, ages 5 and up.” She is called to do team building sessions for companies, birthday parties, wedding showers, Girl's Nights Out, and other functions. She is currently teaching 5-10 painting classes a month.
“Now I am teaching in five locations -Viva Vino Wine Bar and Refuge Brewery (Temecula), Backyard Bottleshop (Murrieta), Canyon Crest Winery (Riverside), and What Lola Wants (Corona).” She also teaches at her art studio in her home.
Brenda attended the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) in Los Angeles where she studied fashion design. She also studied marketing and was a business major.