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UPCOMING CLASSES

Landscapes and Skyscapes (Acrylic)

Sundays, April 27 - May 18, 2025
Adults and Teens ages 16 and up

Join me for a 4-week Sunday class series at my studio in south Austin for a fun and engaging opportunity to enhance your art skills, meet a like-minded community, and build a strong foundation in painting.

This series includes a special Mother’s Day session on May 11. As a mom who loves to paint (and paint with others), this class is especially dear to me. We’ll celebrate with tea, treats, and shared creative time.

We will build your art skills by painting beautiful landscapes and skyscapes. You’ll receive direct painting and color mixing instruction in a small class format, presentations with historical and contemporary art examples, and constructive weekly critiques.

You will take away increased color mixing confidence applicable across different mediums and media, take-home color mixing diagrams for continued practice, and at least one full-color painting.

Duration: 4-Week In-Person Class
Dates: April 27 - May 18, 2025
Times: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Pre-Requisite: Curious and Committed to Growth, All Skill Levels

Class Size: 9 students maximum, 4 minimum

Instructor: Karen Maness

Location: Karen Maness Art Studio (Studio E4) at Art Hub Studios: 2801 S I-35, Austin, TX 78741

Tuition: $375

Course Materials not included, see supply list for acrylic painting below

What students are saying:

“Karen is great at engaging a class, and her passion for her craft is greatly inspiring”

“This course changed my life because it trained me how to see. Really see… more than color. I see the world around me and all the layers at once.”

What future classes interest you?

As a teaching artist, I love to share what I have discovered in my lifelong studio practice with committed students who are ready to engage in their personal and artistic growth.

My teaching is informed by my 30-year career as a scenic artist, training at the Florence Academy of Art, and ongoing research into motion picture scenic art history.

I am excited to share the thrilling diversity of what is possible within the mediums and discipline of painting.

Course materials - Supply List FOR ACRYLIC PAINTING

Please bring the following supplies with you to class:

You will need the following acrylic paint colors:

  • Cadmium Red Light

  • Cadmium Red Medium

  • Alizarin Crimson Hue

  • Cadmium Yellow Medium

  • Cadmium Yellow Light

  • Phthalo Green (Blue Shade)

  • Pthalo Blue (Green Shade)

  • Ultramarine Blue

  • Dioxizine Purple

  • Titanium White – Large Tube

  • Black

  • Glazing Liquid