ZanArt

Flow Painting Tree of Life Swipe
2022-10-11 10:00 - 12:30 (America/Chicago) | Haltom City Rec Center, 4839 Broadway Ave, Haltom City, TX, 76117, United States
Pouring, puddling, dripping, swiping… these classes will explore the exciting possibilities in the technique often called Pour Acrylics! These paintings are gorgeous as is or as the background for your next project.

Today I’ll show you how to layer paints, do some swiping and form an awesome Tree of Life! I’ve always found the whole process of acrylic pouring an excellent way to put aside my worries and just Go with the Flow 🙂
There is lots of room to play with the process and colors for some amazing effects…
– As always in an acrylic flow painting class if you prefer to try something else, there is plenty of time for you to do whatever acrylic pour technique you wish and I’ll assist to the best of my ability😊

Add $10 to the reg price and I will provide all supplies for this session!
Don’t forget, if this is your first time painting with me, you get your supplies FREE! Just make sure to let me know!

Acrylic Fireflies
2022-10-08 09:30 - 12:30 | Thomas Place, 4237 Lafayette Avenue, Fort Worth, TX, 76107, United States
Explore the unique joys of working with acrylics – one of the most versatile and forgiving mediums of them all.

Today we will capture the luminosity of a playful group of fireflies amongst a group of flowering trees and shrubs😊

This class is offered at Thomas Place as part of the Community Outreach Program for The City of Fort Worth and requires sign up through them. You can learn more about how by contacting them at the venue info below or by contacting me and/or signing up for my newsletter!

Don’t forget, if this is your first time painting with me, you get your supplies FREE! Just make sure to let me know!

Acrylic Jack-O-Lantern Path
2022-10-06 09:30 - 13:30 | Haltom City Rec Center, 4839 Broadway Ave, Haltom City, TX, 76117, United States
Explore the unique joys of working with acrylics – one of the most versatile and forgiving mediums of them all!

Just in time for Halloween we’ll paint this knarly tree and Jack-O-Lantern lined path for a touch of spooky mystery! This will be fun and easy to change the carvings on the pumpkins if you wish. Of course, I’ll show you how! 😊

Add $10 to the reg price and I will provide all supplies for this session!
Don’t forget, if this is your first time painting with me, you get your supplies FREE! Just make sure to let me know!

Acrylic Abstract Sunrise Over the Ocean
2022-10-04 10:00 - 12:30 | Haltom City Rec Center, 4839 Broadway Ave, Haltom City, TX, 76117, United States
Explore the unique joys of working with acrylics – one of the most versatile and forgiving mediums of them all.
Today we’ll capture the awesome colorful striations of light inspired by as triking photo by Nong-Vang on Unsplash by working bold hues into gesso. As always, I’ll show you how 🙂
Add $10 to the reg price and I will provide all supplies for this session!
Don’t forget, if this is your first time painting with me, you get your supplies FREE! Just make sure to let me know!

Acrylic Fall Drip Trees
2022-10-01 09:30 - 12:30 | Thomas Place, 4237 Lafayette Avenue, Fort Worth, TX, 76107, United States
Explore the unique joys of working with acrylics – one of the most versatile and forgiving mediums of them all.

Today I’ll share a fun and easy drip technique that allows for lots of color variegation to excite your inner artist in the creation of ‘Fall Drip Trees’😊

This class is offered at Thomas Place as part of the Community Outreach Program for The City of Fort Worth and requires sign up through them. You can learn more about how by contacting them at the venue info below or by contacting me and/or signing up for my newsletter!

Don’t forget, if this is your first time painting with me, you get your supplies FREE! Just make sure to let me know!

Acrylic Wildflower Field
2022-09-27 10:00 - 12:30 | Haltom City Rec Center, 4839 Broadway Ave, Haltom City, TX, 76117, United States
Explore the unique joys of working with acrylics – one of the most versatile and forgiving mediums of them all.

Today I’ll share a few tricks for capturing the wild abandon of a field of impressionistic posies!
As is so often the case, it will be easy to shift the colors – of course I will be happy to show you how! 😊

Add $10 to the reg price and I will provide all supplies for this session!
Don’t forget, if this is your first time painting with me, you get your supplies FREE! Just make sure to let me know!

Acrylic Sunrise Reflections
2022-09-24 09:30 - 12:30 | Thomas Place, 4237 Lafayette Avenue, Fort Worth, TX, 76107, United States
Explore the unique joys of working with acrylics – one of the most versatile and forgiving mediums of them all.

Today we will capture the stunning light you see here in ‘Sunrise Reflections’ with glazes and studying the values for even more drama. Another fabulous photo by Melissa VC was the inspiration😊

This class is offered at Thomas Place as part of the Community Outreach Program for The City of Fort Worth and requires sign up through them. You can learn more about how by contacting them at the venue info below or by contacting me and/or signing up for my newsletter!

Don’t forget, if this is your first time painting with me, you get your supplies FREE! Just make sure to let me know!

On the Fence
2022-09-22 09:30 - 13:30 | Haltom City Rec Center, 4839 Broadway Ave, Haltom City, TX, 76117, United States
Explore the unique joys of working with acrylics – one of the most versatile and forgiving mediums of them all!

Today we’ll paint the delightful scene of a Great Blue Heron and White Egret ‘On the Fence’ inspired by a fabulous photograph taken at the Donnelly Wildlife Management refuge in the low lands of South Carolina by Melissa VC. I’ll show you how to capture the autumn colors and visual textures with ease! 😊

Add $10 to the reg price and I will provide all supplies for this session!
Don’t forget, if this is your first time painting with me, you get your supplies FREE! Just make sure to let me know!

Acrylic Abstract Marsh Sunset
2022-09-20 10:00 - 12:30 | Haltom City Rec Center, 4839 Broadway Ave, Haltom City, TX, 76117, United States
Explore the unique joys of working with acrylics – one of the most versatile and forgiving mediums of them all.
Today we’ll paint this Fun and Easy abstract inspired by a photo by Melissa VC. I’ll show you how to capture an abstracted marshy sundown using palette knives and catalyst tools! There will be lots of room to play with the color of this one if you’re not particularly fond of red – of course I’ll show you how!😊
Add $10 to the reg price and I will provide all supplies for this session!
Don’t forget, if this is your first time painting with me, you get your supplies FREE! Just make sure to let me know!

Flow Painting Using Marbles!
2022-09-13 10:00 - 12:30 | Haltom City Rec Center, 4839 Broadway Ave, Haltom City, TX, 76117, United States
Pouring, puddling, dripping, swiping… these classes will explore the exciting possibilities in the technique often called Pour Acrylics! These paintings are gorgeous as is or as the background for your next project.

Today I have in mind using marbles in our pour like these beauties by Fiona and BR Turner – there is lots of room to play with this process for some amazing effects…
As always in an acrylic flow painting class if you prefer to try something else, there is plenty of time for you to do whatever acrylic pour technique you wish and I’ll assist to the best of my ability😊

Add $10 to the reg price and I will provide all supplies for this session!
Don’t forget, if this is your first time painting with me, you get your supplies FREE! Just make sure to let me know!

Bountiful Blooms All Day Workshop
2022-09-10 09:00 - 16:00 | BRIT, 1700 University Drive, Fort Worth, TX, 76107, United States
I’m super excited to announce my new collaboration with BRIT (the Botanical Research Institute of Texas at the Botanic Gardens) to present an all day acrylic workshop in their Adult Education program – Bountiful Blooms Acrylics Workshop! Located on the Botanic Gardens grounds here in Fort Worth the BRIT building is a lovely facility whose mission is “to conserve our natural heritage by deepening our knowledge of the plant world and achieving public understanding of the value plants bring to life.” As many of you know, this is a subject dear to my heart, so it brings me great pleasure to be given the opportunity to be a part of their education program by sharing fun serendipitous techniques to paint Mother Nature’s glorious flowers! In the morning the emphasis will be on guided technique and encouragement to play with various tools, including a catalyst wedge in preparation for the afternoon. After lunch, I will be painting along with you, using the techniques you have practiced, to guide you step by step in the creation of your own unique painting.

Geared toward the beginner and experienced painter alike, you will walk away empowered and excited to apply what you’ve learned!

Interested? Here’s the scoop!

Saturday September 10th
Time – 9am-4pm
Registration Deadline – Sept 7th
$120/Non Member or $100/Member
Location – BRIT building
Materials & Supplies included
Morning and afternoon snack and drink provided
There will be a 30 min lunch break, participants are encouraged to bring a sack lunch if needed
Sign up HERE

Acrylic Queen Anne's Lace
2022-09-03 09:30 - 12:30 | Thomas Place, 4237 Lafayette Avenue, Fort Worth, TX, 76107, United States
Explore the unique joys of working with acrylics – one of the most versatile and forgiving mediums of them all.

Today I will show you an easy abstract application to create Queen Anne’s Lace using salt! It will be super easy to change the color of your background if you desire – of course I will show you how. 😊

This class is offered at Thomas Place as part of the Community Outreach Program for The City of Fort Worth and requires sign up through them. You can learn more about how by contacting them at the venue info below or by contacting me and/or signing up for my newsletter!

Don’t forget, if this is your first time painting with me, you get your supplies FREE! Just make sure to let me know!

Acrylic Space Odyssey
2022-08-30 10:00 - 12:30 | Haltom City Rec Center, 4839 Broadway Ave, Haltom City, TX, 76117, United States
Explore the unique joys of working with acrylics – one of the most versatile and forgiving mediums of them all.

The awesome photos from the Webb telescope have been much in the news lately, so I thought it would be fun to paint a cosmic image ourselves! We’ll use iridescent medium and glazes of color to create a celestial painting all our own. As is so often the case, it will be easy to shift the colors – of course I will be happy to show you how!

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Add $10 to the reg price and I will provide all supplies for this session!
Don’t forget, if this is your first time painting with me, you get your supplies FREE! Just make sure to let me know!

Acrylic Hummingbird
2022-08-27 09:30 - 12:30 | Thomas Place, 4237 Lafayette Avenue, Fort Worth, TX, 76107, United States
Explore the unique joys of working with acrylics – one of the most versatile and forgiving mediums of them all.

Today I’ll show you how to use our acrylics to paint this colorful Hummingbird – we’ll even give him an iridescent glow! 😊

This class is offered at Thomas Place as part of the Community Outreach Program for The City of Fort Worth and requires sign up through them. You can learn more about how by contacting them at the venue info below or by contacting me and/or signing up for my newsletter!
Don’t forget, if this is your first time painting with me, you get your supplies FREE! Just make sure to let me know!

Sumi-e Cathedral in the Clouds
2022-08-23 10:00 - 12:30 | Haltom City Rec Center, 4839 Broadway Ave, Haltom City, TX, 76117, United States
Learn how to capture the essence of a subject with simplicity and spontaneity using traditional sumi brushes and black ink. We’ll begin with a demo of the very meditative process of making ink on a grinding stone and move on to the brush strokes that will evoke the spirit of our subject.

Today, I’ll show you how to use sumi-e brushes and inks to mimic this lovely acrylic painting of a ‘Cathedral in the Clouds’ that some of you painted with me a few years ago. I’ve been wanting to do so for a while so I look forward to capturing it’s essence with you!😊

Add $10 to the reg price and I will provide all supplies for this session!

Acrylic Abstract Roses
2022-08-20 09:30 - 12:30 | Thomas Place, 4237 Lafayette Avenue, Fort Worth, TX, 76107, United States
Explore the unique joys of working with acrylics – one of the most versatile and forgiving mediums of them all.

Today I will show you an easy abstract application to create Roses using a fun twirling technique! It will be super easy to change the color of your roses if you desire – of course I will show you how. 😊

This class is offered at Thomas Place as part of the Community Outreach Program for The City of Fort Worth and requires sign up through them. You can learn more about how by contacting them at the venue info below or by contacting me and/or signing up for my newsletter!

Acrylic Blue Ridge Mountain Rays
2022-08-18 09:30 - 13:30 | Haltom City Rec Center, 4839 Broadway Ave, Haltom City, TX, 76117, United States
Explore the unique joys of working with acrylics – one of the most versatile and forgiving mediums of them all!

Today I’ll show you how to capture the lovely light streaming through the gorgeous scene inspired by a spectaular photograph of the Blue Ridge Mountains by Melissa VC 😊

Add $10 to the reg price and I will provide all supplies for this session!

South Carolina Reflections
2022-08-16 10:00 - 12:30 | Haltom City Rec Center, 4839 Broadway Ave, Haltom City, TX, 76117, United States
Explore the unique joys of working with acrylics – one of the most versatile and forgiving mediums of them all.

Today we’ll paint this Fun and Easy abstract inspired by a photo by Melissa VC. I’ll show you how to capture an abstracted landscape sundown silhouette and it’s reflection using sponges and palette knives! There will be lots of room to play with the color of this one if you’re not particularly fond of orange – of course I’ll show you how!

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Add $10 to the reg price and I will provide all supplies for this session!

Flow Painting Nebula Flip and Drag
2022-08-13 09:30 - 12:30 | Thomas Place, 4237 Lafayette Avenue, Fort Worth, TX, 76107, United States
Pouring, puddling, dripping, swiping… these classes will explore the exciting possibilities in the technique often called Pour Acrylics!

Today I’ll show you how to utilize negative space and a flip and drag technique to create a cosmic nebula with Acrylic Pour!
As always in an acrylic flow painting class if you prefer to try something else, there is plenty of time for you to do whatever acrylic pour technique you wish and I’ll assist to the best of my ability😊

This class is offered at Thomas Place as part of the Community Outreach Program for The City of Fort Worth and requires sign up through them. You can learn more about how by contacting them at the venue info below or by contacting me and/or signing up for my newsletter!

Flow Painting Star Burst Swipe Technique
2022-08-09 10:00 - 12:30 | Haltom City Rec Center, 4839 Broadway Ave, Haltom City, TX, 76117, United States
Pouring, puddling, dripping, swiping… these classes will explore the exciting possibilities in the technique often called Pour Acrylics! These paintings are gorgeous as is or as the background for your next project.

Today I’ll show you a process using a cool new Swipe material inspired by one of BRTurnerArt’s videos to create a Star Burst pattern- I added a balloon kiss here and there on one of mine and blew out a flower on another- but there is lots of room to play with this process for some amazing star burst effects…
As always in an acrylic flow painting class if you prefer to try something else, there is plenty of time for you to do whatever acrylic pour technique you wish and I’ll assist to the best of my ability😊

Add $10 to the regular price and I will provide all supplies for this session!

Acrylic Pensacola Beach
2022-08-06 09:30 - 12:30 | Thomas Place, 4237 Lafayette Avenue, Fort Worth, TX, 76107, United States
Explore the unique joys of working with acrylics – one of the most versatile and forgiving mediums of them all.

Today I’ll show you how to use our acrylics to paint ‘Pensacola Beach’ inspired from an awesome photo taken on a trip some years ago. I’ll show you an easy way to build beautiful clouds and create believable waves😊

This class is offered at Thomas Place as part of the Community Outreach Program for The City of Fort Worth and requires sign up through them. You can learn more about how by contacting them at the venue info below or by contacting me and/or signing up for my newsletter!

Acrylic Peaches in Wooden Bowl
2022-08-04 09:30 - 13:30 | Haltom City Rec Center, 4839 Broadway Ave, Haltom City, TX, 76117, United States
Explore the unique joys of working with acrylics – one of the most versatile and forgiving mediums of them all!

Today I’ll show you how to paint this fun bowl full of yummy peaches. I bet it’s easier than you think to give them their fuzzy skin 😊

Add $10 to the reg price and I will provide all supplies for this session!

Enchanted River
2022-08-02 10:00 - 12:30 | Haltom City Rec Center, 4839 Broadway Ave, Haltom City, TX, 76117, United States
Explore the unique joys of working with acrylics – one of the most versatile and forgiving mediums of them all.

Today we’ll paint this Fun and Easy abstract inspired by a photo by Joshua Fuller on Unsplash. We’ll use Black and white gesso to create a value study upon which we will layer glazes of color so there will be lots of room to play with the color!

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Add $10 to the reg price and I will provide all supplies for this session!

Acrylic Waterlilies
2022-07-30 09:30 - 12:30 | Thomas Place, 4237 Lafayette Avenue, Fort Worth, TX, 76107, United States
Explore the unique joys of working with acrylics – one of the most versatile and forgiving mediums of them all.

Today I’ll show you how to use our acrylics to paint ‘Waterlilies’ inspired from an awesome photo lent by a friend. I love the impressionist infamous Monet waterlily paintings, so I thought it would be fun to paint some of our own! 😊

This class is offered at Thomas Place as part of the Community Outreach Program for The City of Fort Worth and requires sign up through them. You can learn more about how by contacting them at the venue info below or by contacting me and/or signing up for my newsletter!

Acrylic Dogwood
2022-07-26 10:00 - 12:30 | Haltom City Rec Center, 4839 Broadway Ave, Haltom City, TX, 76117, United States
Explore the unique joys of working with acrylics – one of the most versatile and forgiving mediums of them all.

Today we’ll be painting these lovely Dogwood trees from a photo I took at the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens some years ago. I just love the way the ‘Dogwood’ flowers look like they’re taking flight and a little whimsey would be lovely right now!

Add $10 to the reg price and I will provide all supplies for this session!

Acrylic Goldfinch
2022-07-23 09:30 - 12:30 | Thomas Place, 4237 Lafayette Avenue, Fort Worth, TX, 76107, United States
Explore the unique joys of working with acrylics – one of the most versatile and forgiving mediums of them all.

Today I’ll show you how to paint this adorable ‘Goldfinch’ from an awesome photo by Laurie Musick! Of course I’ll show you a few tricks for creating believable feathers too 😊

This class is offered at Thomas Place as part of the Community Outreach Program for The City of Fort Worth and requires sign up through them. You can learn more about how by contacting them at the venue info below or by contacting me and/or signing up for my newsletter!

Acrylic Garden Medley
2022-07-21 09:30 - 13:30 | Haltom City Rec Center, 4839 Broadway Ave, Haltom City, TX, 76117, United States
Explore the unique joys of working with acrylics – one of the most versatile and forgiving mediums of them all!

Today I’ll show you how to use fluid acrylics and lots of water to create ‘Garden Medley’ a painting in the Floral Drip Series. There will be lots of room to indulge your inner artist with this technique!😊

Add $10 to the reg price and I will provide all supplies for this session!

Acrylic Abstract Hustle Bustle
2022-07-19 10:00 - 12:30 | Haltom City Rec Center, 4839 Broadway Ave, Haltom City, TX, 76117, United States
Explore the unique joys of working with acrylics – one of the most versatile and forgiving mediums of them all.

Today I’ll show you how to use acrylic paint, gesso and a variety of tools to create your own version of an easy abstract skyline like ‘Hustle Bustle’ This is fast and fun! 😊

Add $10 to the regular price and I will provide all supplies for this session!

Flow Painting Dip Technique
2022-07-16 09:30 - 12:30 | Thomas Place, 4237 Lafayette Avenue, Fort Worth, TX, 76107, United States
Pouring, puddling, dripping, swiping… these classes will explore the exciting possibilities in the technique often called Pour Acrylics!

Today I’ll show you the fun Dip Technique with Acrylic Pour!
Of course, as always in an acrylic flow painting class, you may do whatever acrylic pour technique you wish and I’ll assist to the best of my ability 😊

This class is offered at Thomas Place as part of the Community Outreach Program for The City of Fort Worth and requires sign up through them. You can learn more about how by contacting them at the venue info below or by contacting me and/or signing up for my newsletter!

Flow Painting Celestial Acrylic Pour
2022-07-12 10:00 - 12:30 | Haltom City Rec Center, 4839 Broadway Ave, Haltom City, TX, 76117, United States
Pouring, puddling, dripping, swiping… these classes will explore the exciting possibilities in the technique often called Pour Acrylics! These paintings are gorgeous as is or as the background for your next project.

Today I’ll show you a process using the Swipe Technique to create a Celestial Acrylic Pour – there is lots of room to play with color. As always in an acrylic flow painting class, you may do whatever acrylic pour technique you wish and I’ll assist to the best of my ability😊

Add $10 to the regular price and I will provide all supplies for this session!
