If you're reading this.........then you're likely an artist already. Maybe not yet with paint on canvas, but for so many people, the little bits of artistic creativity exercised at home or at work are just scratching the surface of their real potential. With the right coaching, that creative energy can explode onto the canvas with amazing results. Whether you've painted before or not, Lu will take you from the beginning -- with the basics, to the completion of a beautiful work of art.

Lu will have you select a guide from an extensive collection of well-known expressionistic paintings and photographs, and using simple and basic drawing techniques you will sketch onto a large canvas. You will learn color mixing, blending and how to apply paint. As you begin your work, the emphasis will be on the creative process, staying present throughout the session (no cell phones) and allowing your skills and personality to transform the guide you chose into a work that is all your own. You will work you through the "block-in-blues", any color crisis, and the feeling that your painting will never look right.

Working side-by-side with students of all levels and seeing their paintings blossom along with yours is such a creative high. The techniques for creating depth, texture and tone are explained and demonstrated on your painting right when they are needed in order to pull it all together.

You will produce a work of art that is unique because of your personal creative energy. Students are so pleased with their progress that many begin to paint regularly at home using the same system and techniques. When students are ready, they will have the option to work on a larger canvas. Many times, the creative process evolves from a hobby to an incredible skill. Many students go on to paint professionally and sell their works. Of course, it all starts with the first effort. Whether you want to paint for a lifetime, or make just one for a gift, The Paint With Lu Process will get you there.