Abstracting nature

Cat Tesla has painted 600 of her “Chrysalis Series” paintings which are an abstraction of nature. Learn how she gets inspired and translates that inspiration into beautifully layered nature-scape paintings. This online course gives artists of all levels an easy-to-follow process to confidently paint abstracted nature-based works of art that are uniquely theirs using water-based media (acrylics). Some experience and familiarity using acrylic paints is recommended.

You’ll create your very own “Knowledge Board” for honing your skills and we’ll go into depth about how to create textures and colors found in nature, as well as mastering complex layering in your paintings to produce rich results.

MASTERING COLOR: THE ONLY COLOR COURSE YOU’LL EVER NEED

Together we will explore how to create numerous colors from only 4, the value of value, 3 ways to harmonize any palette, mixing the colors of nature, using designer colors, incorporating metallics in your paintings, mixing chromatic blacks/whites/greys, understanding how humans see color, the 4 best colors to start a painting & much more!

BOLDLY ABSTRACT

Cat Tesla and Julie Schumer teach their iconic “Boldly Absract” course online. Learn from not one, but two seasoned professional artists combining decades of experience into one course! This course enables artists of all levels to paint abstractly, moving from confusion and fear to clarity and understanding about the principles of abstract design and color theory to create confident, boldly abstract paintings using water-based media (acrylics). Some experience and familiarity using acrylic paints is recommended.

In this course you will clarify your visual abstract style and work in a series, which is imperative to selling your work to collectors, through galleries, or online. If you don’t know where to start in your abstract painting, or what makes an abstract painting strong or how to finish an abstract painting with finesse, then this course is for you! If your work is getting stale and you need a refresher, we can help you with that.

LARGER, WILDER, LOOSER

Explore the Vast Canvas of Your Imagination!

Imagine your art commanding attention on a grand scale. With "Larger, Looser, Wilder," you'll not only overcome the fear of the large surface but also master the art of painting large. Take a deep dive into the world of painting large today with our new online course: Larger, Wilder, Looser.
Cat Tesla & Julie Schumer cover everything you need to know: why paint large at all, surfaces, setting yourself up, expanding your unique mark making vocabulary to a large surface, using color to evoke emotion in your work, how to create wilder and looser starts, building layers, taking your large painting to the finish line, stretching, shipping, installation and more!