Want to Start Painting? Here's What You Need to Begin with Confidence
Mixing Paint with Palette Knife
🎨 What’s new?
Hi friends!
It’s time to catch up again—and I’m so glad you’re here.
Have you ever felt the pull to create something, but didn’t know where to begin?
Maybe you've walked down the art aisle at the craft store and thought, “I’d love to try painting someday.” Or maybe you’ve bought supplies in the past, but they’re still sitting in a bin, unused.
You're not alone.
A lot of creative people never start because they feel overwhelmed by what to buy, how to set up, how to get started or the fear that they’re “not artistic enough.” But here’s the good news:
Painting doesn’t have to be complicated.
And you don’t need talent—you just need a place to begin.
🖌️ That’s Why I Created This Free Beginner Guide
It’s called “Set Up to Paint: A Beginner’s Guide to Creating Your Art Space + Supplies” and it walks you through the essentials—without overloading you.
You’ll learn:
How to set up a creative space that inspires you
What paint, brushes, and tools are actually worth buying
How to keep things organized and easy to start again tomorrow
It’s the same guide I use in my studio—and I made it with complete beginners in mind.
🧑🎨 A New Beginner Painting Course is Coming Soon!
I’m also getting ready to launch a new step-by-step online course that will walk you through everything you need to know to paint with confidence. I’m creating it for beginners who want to learn to paint, for those who want to rekindle a creative practice that they have abandoned, and for those who want to take their paintings to a new level. We will be using acrylics, and you will be guided in a gentle, encouraging way.
It will be one class each week for about 4 weeks. Each class will be about 2 hours. There will be a lesson and a painting session each week. I am still in the process of creating this series and will be launching soon as soon as all the details are completed. I am going to open this up to a small group, I’m calling my “Founding Members,” at half the price. I am doing this to get lots of feedback from the group on what all they want me to cover in the upcoming classes. It’s going to be a very relaxed environment and we will have lots of fun learning.
If that sounds like something you'd be interested in, I’d love to invite you to join my Priority List.
📬 When you join this list, you’ll be the first to hear when registration opens—and you’ll get the opportunity for my special half-off pricing, and other perks and will be one of my “Founding Members.” I am limiting the number of seats for this so I can give lots of individual attention to this initial group. When it sells out, it sells out. When I launch again it will be at full price. So don’t miss this chance to get on the Priority List!
Let’s take the overwhelm out of starting, and bring back the joy of making art—one brushstroke at a time.
Hope to hear from you soon,
Karen
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