Student & Parent Testimonials
“Mrs. Divya Eby was one of my first art teachers I consistently went to for over a decade and fostered a natural love for art. As a student who grew up in the STEM culture of Silicon Valley, learning from Mrs. Eby was a breath of fresh air and a safe-haven for delving into the world of colors, perception, and understanding myself through artistic expression.
Her patient but persistent nature fostered a genuine experience with painting that naturally encouraged me to further lean into and better understand about myself. This has been especially important to me now that I am in medical school. Through my years in Mrs. Eby’s classes, my love for art was never presented as a hurdle to my medical education. Rather, art only opened further doors to a broader and more complex experience understanding of the human being and my own personal journey in medicine.
For this and much more, I am very grateful to Mrs. Eby and her mentorship.”
— George Mathen, Alumnus of CMAS
“My daughter Naisha is a student of Miss Divya’s Colorful Moments Art School. She has been going for over 3 years. Miss Divya has taught and nurtured Naisha’s painting skills amazingly. Miss Divya is a wonderful teacher and her structure and discipline over an art project is superb.
Miss Divya herself is a great artist and her personal portfolio speaks for itself. She patiently spends a great deal of time with each student to get the best out of them. Naisha looks forward each week to her art class is a testimony of how much Miss Divya has influenced her. We are amazed by the art that Naisha has crafted so far in Miss Divya’s class. We are very fortunate to have her as Naisha’s art teacher.”
— Aruna Rathod, Parent of CMAS Student (Naisha)
“Being a beginner in painting, choosing Divya as my mentor helped me in getting familiar as well as confident with the techniques of acrylic painting, choosing the right brush, colour mixing, shading etc. She is not only a good artist but also a very good mentor. The way she showed confidence in me throughout the online course and encouraged me to pick up a complicated painting of Venice has now given me the confidence to go for any other painting myself.
Thank you very much, Divya for explaining all steps in detail and also for patiently clearing all my doubts. Though started with the bond of mentor and student, now that have grown to a beautiful friendship.”
— Lakshmi Subramoni, Adult International Student at CMAS (from Dubai)
“My daughter has been in Divya's art class for over two years now and I can vouch that Divya is an excellent teacher with the rare skill of imparting useful, creative techniques in producing breathtaking artwork. She ensures that students' creativity primarily drives the artwork without being dictative. Students of all levels will appreciate her genuine concern for them and their individual goals.
Divya is an award-winning artist who exhibits her work in a wide variety of venues and that helps her instruct from the perspective of a professional and practicing artist. Hands down she is one of the best artists and a professional art teacher- Highly recommended.”
— Subha Govindarajan, Parent of CMAS Student (Theertha)
“Mrs. Divya Eby is a gifted artist whose mentorship has aided me in my artistic endeavors. I have studied art with the talented Mrs. Eby for more than five years. Visual art was an early childhood passion that found expression at Colorful Moments Art School, run by Mrs. Eby. With her guidance and vast artistic knowledge, I explored creatively using numerous mediums, from colored pencils to acrylic painting and sketching. With her encouragement, I participated in art shows and competitions and was also juried into the Fine Arts League of Cupertino. Mrs. Eby is genuinely a patient, caring, and fantastic teacher, and I am fortunate to be her student.”
— Amritraj Binuraj, Student at CMAS
“Divya Eby is a fabulous artist. Her immense talent and artistic skills inspired me to learn painting at Colorful Moments Art School. Under her expert tutelage, many happy, stress-free days were spent dabbling in colors, painting flowers, blue skies, snowy mountains, and flowing rivers. Being an award-winning artist, Divya inspires the same level of excellence out of each of her students. Her laudable people skills enable her to effortlessly guide students of all ages. I am deeply grateful to Divya for imparting the joy of painting and making this world a bit more colorful.”
— Aruna Binuraj, Adult Student at CMAS & Parent of CMAS Student
“Greetings. I am Meenakshi K. Subi, an 8th grade student from India. More than a teacher, Mrs. Divya Eby is my aunt, so I have always admired her works since childhood. I always longed to draw like her. In every respect, she is my first mentor as I started drawing pictures young, but I have never studied under a mentor or done any painting. While I used to send her the drawings I drew for her suggestions but I began my training under her during the lockdown in 2020 as a student. Having never tried acrylic painting before, I was eager to see how it turned out, and she was able to guide me all the way through. She has helped me reach my full potential and made me confident that I can do more. My pleasure is to be her student, as well as her niece. I am looking forward to doing more paintings and drawings with her.”
— Meenakshi Subi, International Student at CMAS (from India)
“Divya is a wonderful teacher and a talented artist. She is very kind, lovely and cooperative with all students and due to her teaching approach many students like her the most. I joined my daughter in Divya's art school when she was 9 years old. I am really happy to say that I have picked a very good teacher and a lovely person for my daughter.
My daughter is a [high-school] junior and I can clearly see her growth in art.
I really thank Divya for helping my daughter to develop the skills and confidence that she will carry forward. It has been such a pleasure watching her grow from being a beginner to a seasoned artist. I am so grateful to have you as Aekhya's art teacher.”
— Neelima Chippada, Parent of CMAS Student (Alekhya)
“My name is Anya Deshpande and I am in 8th grade. Colorful Moments Art School is a great place to learn how to draw, paint, shade, etc. I have a been going to this art class since I was in fourth grade, and I have created so many art pieces since then. This art school is perfect for children and teens. We learn and accomplish so much in this class.”
— Anya Deshpande, Student at CMAS
“An artist, a sister, a teacher... Divya Eby has many roles in my life. She taught me the blending of colours and showed me a world full of perfect colouring. She takes her profession as a passion and the sincerity she has towards her work is magnificent. No one can match the idealist in her. Even though I was new to the art world, she taught me all possible methods to make me understand the principal techniques of art. I owe her for being a kind and compassionate Guru. Also, my 6-year-old son got a chance to be trained under her excellence. Thank you, dear sissy.”
— Rasina Sudheesh, Adult Student at CMAS & Parent of CMAS Student (Nand Kishore)
“I have been going to Colorful Moments Art School for the past 9 years. My teacher Divya, is the best artist and art teacher around. No matter your art level or expertise, she can help you with anything related to art! I highly recommend Colorful Moments.”
— Alekhya Chippada, Student at CMAS
“Hello, my name is Srushti and I am in 8th grade. I have been attending Divya Aunty's art school for the past 6 years. Divya Aunty's classes are really fun and Aunty is one of the best teachers I’ve had!
I have done both paintings and drawings.
Divya Aunty explains what my mistakes are and teaches me how to fix them really well. Art is something I love learning and when doing it I feel peaceful and satisfied. Art class is always so much fun and always makes my day better!”
— Srushti Mahadesh, Student at CMAS
“I think that this class really helped me learn a lot of basic art techniques through application and I was able to really be creative with how I wanted to use those techniques. I enjoy the environment of the class and I am grateful that I can paint subjects that I am passionate about such as foods.”
— Amritha Balaji, Student at CMAS
“My daughter Hasitha is going to Mrs. Divya’s class for almost two years. My daughter loves her class a lot. Mrs. Divya has a lot of patience in teaching her students. She corrects every mistake and makes sure the finished product is flawless. The pictures are beautiful in the end. My daughter is very fortunate to have her as drawing teacher. I highly recommend her class to anyone wanting to enroll someone in drawing.”
— Deepa Mallavaram, Parent of CMAS Student (Hasitha)
“Ms. Divya helped me for many years to learn how to draw and paint, starting when I was around 6 or 7 years old to when I was 14. My sister also attended her classes and we both learned how to paint in acrylic, oil, and watercolor. Ms. Divya also helped us enter art competitions and her guidance helped me place a few times! Overall, she is an amazing teacher and being in her classes made me love creating art.”
— Krupa Shanware, Student at CMAS
“Divya and her Art skills goes way back for us, when my kids started learning art from her at young age. She is amazing artist and beyond that super amazing human being. Art is her passion. She not only practices art but spreads that passion in community. I also had an opportunity to get her guidance for some of my artistic desires. She is amazing teacher to all age. I wish her very best in this journey!”