Abstracting nature: SIGN UP NOW

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
*Available anytime*

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: SIGNUP NOW

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: now available

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!

THE BUSINESS OF ART 3-course suite: SIGNUP NOW

NOW 3 COURSES!! TAKE ONE OR MORE! The Business of Art Course has been divided into 3 convenient courses: [1] Deciding to Go Pro: Setting Up Your Art Business, [2] You & Your Work: Tracking Inventory, Branding, Pricing, and Your Website, and [3] Establishing Multiple Income Streams for Your Art Business. These courses show artists how to eliminate the chaos and confusion of turning your art into a business and stop feeling like an impostor and more like a valid professional artist by systematically building not only the proper mindset but also a successful business around your art.

Led by Cat Tesla and Julie Schumer, you’ll be learning from two seasoned professional artists combining decades of experience into one course! If you’ve always wanted to be a professional artist, there’s no better time to invest in yourself than now.

The Business of Art Membership: sign up NOW

Do you want to grow your art business? Sell more work? Get new ideas to improve the way you run your art business, learn how to juggle the time spent between marketing and art-making, and figuring out what you should be focusing on NOW? Would you like to join other artists who are building their business?

Learn from two successful artists - Cat Tesla and Julie Schumer - with more than 40 years experience combined. You’ll get how-to’s, insider information, guidance, and support in the Business of Art Membership.