Acrylic Painting Lessons in Newark, NJ. Amazing Teachers.

As my student you will learn very important basic to intermediate foundation knowledge of the painting process. This involves Color theory, canvas preparations (wood, Canvas and other substrate choices), Brush selections, Mediums and thinning, Paint storage and reusing. We will work on transferring ideas from still life or sketch to canvas. We will cover brush stroke effects, blending, highlighting and work processes for an efficient and most importantly fun workflow.

Learn how to paint what you see and use your acrylic paint in ways you never knew it could be used! Mix color like a pro, use layers to your advantage, and make fun paintings of whatever you like. We will start wherever your skill level is now, even if you've never touched a paintbrush before. Let's create together!

Acrylic Painting Workshops have been proven winners in teaching the fundamentals of acrylic painting, Covering everything from stretching canvas, placing a protective coating and base, paints and brushes with examples to walk you through to creating wonderful pieces of art. For advanced levels the Grisalle method is a mature way of providing an underpainting study for your work.

Acrylic painting is a fun way to paint on virtually any surface. This type of paint dries quickly and can be painting on literally anything from canvas, to circular sawblades. Acrylic painting is also very affordable which makes it a great stepping stone into the world of art.

Learning how to reign in this super versatile media is so much fun! Acrylic is a chameleon, and can be made to look like oil paint...or watercolor! This media is all about layering, and students will be instructed in how to do this successfully.

My art lessons are tailored to my client's individual needs. Whether I am working with a pure beginner or an advanced student, I help all of my students reach their full potential and discover their creative voice. I teach both artistic technical and conceptual skills to make my students well rounded artists. I have 25+ years of experience making art as well as 8 years as an educator, with 6 as an art teacher. I have worked with all ages and skill levels.
Painting is my speciality but I also teach drawing, photogrsphy, simple sculpture, and printmaking. I have taught all painting mediums and subjects but my personal favorite is a little known medium called gouache! In my personal art I mostly paint landscapes, city scenes, and portraits. I love to explore mediums with clients and find out the best fit.