Art by April: Beginners Acrylic Painting

Join me in this weekly painting class for beginners! This class is great for students with minimal or no experience using acrylic paints on canvas. Intermediate painters also have fun here as they push the limits and explore what can be done with acrylics!

-Each week, we will complete one full acrylic painting using step by step instruction. 

-Topics covered include basic color mixing, blending, textures, creating contrast, brush selection and techniques, and anything else I see the learners in class need or show interest in. 

-I always offer lots of options to change up the inspiration painting so each student has a unique painting they can be proud of. 

-My goal is to provide them with ideas, options, and techniques, but they are in charge of their art. 

-As with most of my classes, I appreciate light conversation between myself and the learners and when appropriate, them with each other. This class is fun and laid back. Students often interact with each other and me, share stories, ideas, and give kind feedback on each others work. 

-Learners are free to ask questions, have steps repeated, or show their paintings in progress for feedback whenever they need to. 

-Showing artwork on screen is completely optional and never forced. Students can participate at their comfort level once seen on camera. They may turn it off or keep it on! I want everyone to feel comfortable to creativity can flow. 
 

Fall 2024
9/8-9/14 Fireflies in a Jar
9/15-9/21 Cute Orange Fish
9/22-9/28 Fluffy Sheep
9/29-10/5 Giant Flower
10/6-10/12 Space/Planets
10/13-10/19 Giant Fall Leaf
10/20-10/26 Pumpkins on a Hay Bale 
10/27-11/2 Black Bat
11/3-11/9 Donut
11/10-11/16 Shark
11/17-11/23 Silly Turkey
11/24-11/30 NO CLASS Thanksgiving
12/1-12/7 Giraffe
12/8-12/14 Snowman Looking up
12/15-12/21 Winter Landscape with Fox
12/22-12/28 Christmas Break- No classes
12/29-1/4
1/5-1/11 Penguin Family
1/12-1/18 Cat with a Hat
1/19-1/25 NO CLASS
1/26-2/1 Giant Snowflake 
2/2-2/8 Winter Mittens
2/9-2/15 Cartoon Polar Bear
2/16-2/22 NO CLASS
2/23-3/1 NO CLASS
3/2-3/8 Mushrooms 🍄 
3/9-3/15 Beach Sunset with Flowers
3/16-3/22 Black Pine Tree Sunset
3/23-3/29 Puffin
3/30-4/5 Trout
4/6-4/12 Wolf Howling at Moon
4/13-4/19 Spring Break- No Classes
4/20-4/26 Cactus Painting
4/27-5/3 Narwhal





2022-2023 -------Section Ended--------
Sept 4-10 Mountain Landscape
Sept 11-17 Cartoon Frog
Sept 18-24 Sunset with Palm Trees
Sept 25-Oct 1 Silly Monster
Oct 2-Oct 8 Black Cat 
Oct 9-Oct 15 Spider in a Web
Oct 16-Oct 22 Giant Leaf
Oct 23-Oct 29 *Please note: Tuesday class will paint “Spider in a Web” and Thursday class will paint “Pumpkin/Jack O Lantern”
Oct 30-Nov 5 Cartoon Owl
Nov 6-Nov 12 Space/Planets
Nov 13-Nov 19 Hedgehog
*Please note: There is no class Thursday 11/24 during Thanksgiving Holiday
Nov 22 Cartoon Turkey
Nov 27-Dec 3 Big Pink Pig
Dec 4-Dec 10 NO CLASS- Ms. April's medical procedure
Dec 11-Dec 17 Snowman Family
Dec 18-Dec 24 Realistic Penguin with a Bowtie
*Please note: There is no class ____ for Winter Holidays
Jan 1-Jan 7 Candy Canes
Jan 8- Jan 14 Snowflakes
Jan 15-Jan 21 Closeup Snowman Face
Jan22-Jan 28 Birch Trees
Jan 29-Feb 4 Cartoon Fish
Feb 5-Feb 11 Giant flower
Feb 12-Feb 18 Giant Colorful Heart 
Feb 19-Feb 25 Landscape with a Tornado
Feb 26-Mar 4 Sunset Sailboat Silhouette 
Mar 5-Mar 11 Butterfly
Mar 12-Mar 18 Rainbow and Pot of Gold
Mar 19-Mar 25 Slice of Cake
Mar 26- Apr 1 Colorful Egg
Apr 2-Apr 8 TUESDAY CLASS -Fuzzy Bunny/THURSDAY CLASS -Robin's Nest on a Branch
Apr 9-Apr 15 TUESDAY CLASS -Robin's Nest on a Branch/ THURSDAY CLASS Colorful Geodes
Apr 16-Apr 22 Dandelions
Apr 23-Apr 29 Watermelon Slices
Apr 30-May 6 TUESDAY CLASS -Beach Scene
May 7-May 13 TUESDAY Ice cream cone, THURSDAY -Grogu
May 14- May 20 Sunflowers
May 21-May 27 Cat Sleeping
May 28-June 3 Giant Donut
June 4-June 10 Bowl of Fruit Still Life
June 11-June 17 Misty Trees on a Lake

SUMMER 2023 ———-Section ended 
June 18-June 24 Campfire at Night
June 25-July 1 Strawberries
July 2-July 8 Ocean with Palm Tree
July 9-July 15 Colorful Popsicles
July 16-July 22 NO CLASS!!!
July 23- July 29 Pink and purple skies with moon and trees
July 30-August 5 Path to the Beach
August 6-August 12 Fireflies Coming out of a Jar 
August 13-August 19 Tree Swing
August 20- August 26 Orange Sunset on the Lake
August 27- September 2 Whale Tail in the Ocean


2023-2024 ———-Section ended 

9/3-9/9 Tulip Garden
9/10-9/16 Mountain Landscape with Sunset
9/17-9/23 Country Road Cloudy Skies
9/24-9/30 Penguin 
10/1-10/7 Flamingo at the Beach 
10/8-10/14 Seascape with Lighthouse
10/15-10/21 Lightning Storm
10/22-10/28 Spider in Web
10/29-11/4 Cat Silhouette with Moon 
11/5-11/11 Owl in Disguise 🥸 
11/12-11/18 Scarecrow
11/19-11/25 Silly Turkey
11/26-12/2 Winter Landscape
12/3-12/9 Gingerbread House
12/10-12/16 Closeup Snowman Head
12/17-12/23 TUESDAY Panda with a Winter Hat / THURSDAY Gnome
12/24-12/30 NO CLASS
12/31/23-1/6/24 TUESDAY Gnome / THURSDAY Cartoon Panda
1/7-1/13 Waterfall
1/14-1/20 Night Sky with Fluffy Clouds
1/21-1/27 Sunset on the Beach
1/28-2/3 Weeping Willow Tree
2/4-2/10 Heart Shaped Intertwining Trees
2/11-2/17 Valentines Candies/ Chocolates
2/18-2/24 TUESDAY Fuzzy Bee 🐝 THURSDAY NO CLASS
2/25-3/2 TUESDAY Chameleon/ THURSDAY Big Pink Pig
3/3-3/9 CLASSES CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS
3/10-3/16 Sunset with a Sailboat
3/17-3/23 Giant Cherries
3/24-3/30 Turtles Under the Sea
3/31-4/6 Cupcake
4/7-4/13 Sunset with Desert Cacti
4/14-4/20 Cut Avocado with Pit
4/21-4/27 Purple Lake
4/28-5/4 Axolotl 
5/5-5/11 Banana Split Sundae
5/12-5/18 Boots Splashing in Puddle 
5/19-5/25 Sloth on a Branch
5/26-6/1 Campfire
6/2-6/8 Misty mountains and trees
6/9-6/15 Abstract Seascape 
6/16-6/22 Eye 
6/23-6/29 Octopus

Summer 2024
6/30-7/6 Fried Eggs on a Plate
7/7-7/13 Art supply still life
7/14-7/20 NO CLASS
7/21-7/27 Watermelon Slices
7/28-8/3 Pink Roses
8/4-8/10 Beach Scene
8/11-8/17 Tornado
8/18-8/24 Fruit Bowl
8/25-8/31 Sunflowers