Yes it is, poppies have been the most painted images at Paint Along Studios, therefore . . .

Each week, we paint a different fruit.  This week, it's a mango.  Paintings are done directly from Life.

Each painting is done on an 8" X 8" canvas.  Classes are about two hours.  Painting from life broadens the understanding of color, light, shape and form.  Each class begins with a demonstration by the instructor, he then works with each student individually. Brushes, paint, canvas and any needed supplies are provided.

Class thaught in Spanish.

Well, if untitled is it's title then it's not really untitled so what shall we call this tree, you decide, whatever you decide, it'll be fun to paint.

Clase dirigida en Español.

Bueno, si "Sin título" es el título de esta pintura no es realmente una pintura sin título, entonces como tú quieras llamar a este árbol, tu lo decides, es tu decicion. De todas maneras será DIVERTIDO pintarlo!!!! 

Just think, you too may be discovered, not "Blue Dog, but Blue Frog".

One season following another, but not to worry, just paint daily and all things are well.

This is a beautiful and fun project that has many uses, besides a martini glass it can also be used to serve ice cream or shrimp cocktail. During the class you will learn the techniques for painting on glass. Each person will paint 4 glasses choosing their own colors for each one. 

No previous drawing skills required, everyone can do it!

Drawing classes last 2 hours, each week we will be drawing different subject matter.

Drawing is the essence of the visual arts, from painting to sculpture.  Understanding drawing increases ones appreciation of sight, which we take for granted daily.  Our drawing class will teach you simple exercises to improve your drawing skills, from contour drawing to sight sizing.  You will learn about depth, proportions, shape, form, line and gradations. All drawings will be from direct observations of nature, wether it be plant life, still life, or the clothed figure. All supplies are provided.

Pandas do, so should you

Each week, we paint a different fruit.  This week, it's Lemons.  Paintings are done directly from Life.

Each painting is done on an 8" X 8" canvas.  Classes are about two hours.  Painting from life broadens the understanding of color, light, shape and form.  Each class begins with a demonstration by the instructor, he then works with each student individually. Brushes, paint, canvas and any needed supplies are provided.

Trumpet trees or Brugmansia come in a vairiety of colors.  Pink, white, orange and yellow are the most common

Monday and Wednesday 06/10 and 06/12

From: 9:00 am till 12:00 pm

"Stained Glass Flowers" Wonderful, colorful flowers are created with a transparent, flexible paint called “Arti’Stick”.

To link with botanical studies, students will study the anatomy of a flower and create and identify its parts.

"Paper Mache Lamp making": paper and nature light up our space, using leaves of different shapes and colors we will make a Lamp with an authentic and personal style.

Bring your snack and we will provide fruit drinks or water. 

Monday 06/10

From: 1:00 pm till 4:00 pm

Multi-Foot Drawing: Develop an awareness of natural lines from unlikely sources. It’s an active lesson that incorporates math, art — and giggles! Children draw the foot shape, combine them and color them using mixed media. Each person create a piece of art using multiple contrasting and vibrant colors.  

Bring your snack and we will provide fruit drinks or water. 

Tuesday 06/11

From: 9:00 am till 12:00 pm

Drawing From Life: Learn to draw from life, teach your hand and eye to work together. Using a real object children will learn how to observe reality from different angles, how to capture light and shadow in a representation of the reality. 

Bring your snack and we will provide fruit drinks or water. 

Tuesday 06/11

From: 1:00 pm till 4:00 pm

Simple Suminagashi Monoprints: Suminagashi is a process in which Sumi ink is floated on the surface of plain water, then transferred to a sheet of paper. Each monoprint is like a fingerprint — unique and unreproducible.

Bring your snack and we will provide fruit drinks or water. 

Monday and Wednesday 06/10 and 06/12

From: 9:00 am till 12:00 pm

"Stained Glass Flowers" Wonderful, colorful flowers are created with a transparent, flexible paint called “Arti’Stick”.

To link with botanical studies, students will study the anatomy of a flower and create and identify its parts.

"Paper Mache Lamp making": paper and nature light up our space, using leaves of different shapes and colors we will make a Lamp with an authentic and personal style.

Bring your snack and we will provide fruit drinks or water. 

Wednesday 06/12

From: 1:00 pm till 4:00 pm

Acrylic Painting: Children learn to paint using the paint along concept. The instructor paints a picture showing which brush to use and how to mix colors. Each class emphasizes shape, contrast, color, tonality and results. 

Bring your snack and we will provide fruit drinks or water. 

Each week, we paint a different fruit.  This week, it's Lemons.  Paintings are done directly from Life.

Each painting is done on an 8" X 8" canvas.  Classes are about two hours.  Painting from life broadens the understanding of color, light, shape and form.  Each class begins with a demonstration by the instructor, he then works with each student individually. Brushes, paint, canvas and any needed supplies are provided.

Wednesday 06/13

From: 9:00 am till 12:00 pm

Acrylic Painting: Children learn to paint using the paint along concept. The instructor paints a picture showing which brush to use and how to mix colors. Each class emphasizes shape, contrast, color, tonality and results. 

Bring your snack and we will provide fruit drinks or water. 

Tuesday 06/13

From: 1:00 pm till 4:00 pm

Embossed Metal Encaustics: Considered a lost art for many centuries, encaustic painting is enjoying a resurgence because of modern techniques, tools and materials. While encaustic painting requires moving molten wax from a heating element to a surface, the technique used in this lesson plan creates textured “reservoirs” in metal foil that channel and cradle sprinkled wax chips as they melt. Interesting dimensions and contrasts between the metal and translucent wax occur when cooled.

Bring your snack and we will provide fruit drinks or water. 

No previous drawing skills required, everyone can do it!

Drawing classes last 2 hours, each week we will be drawing different subject matter.

Drawing is the essence of the visual arts, from painting to sculpture.  Understanding drawing increases ones appreciation of sight, which we take for granted daily.  Our drawing class will teach you simple exercises to improve your drawing skills, from contour drawing to sight sizing.  You will learn about depth, proportions, shape, form, line and gradations. All drawings will be from direct observations of nature, wether it be plant life, still life, or the clothed figure. All supplies are provided.

Friday 06/14

From: 9:00 am till 12:00 pm

Drawing From Life: Learn to draw from life, teach your hand and eye to work together. Using a real object children will learn how to observe reality from different angles, how to capture light and shadow in a representation of the reality. 

Bring your snack and we will provide fruit drinks or water. 

Friday 06/14

From: 1:00 pm till 4:00 pm

Walk through chalk art: In this project street art become a part of our surrounding, help us to create an interactive walking pad with chalk and imagination.

Bring your snack and we will provide fruit drinks or water. 

             "Art for Autism"  . . . discovering a different world. Painting is an activitie that will help children developing their artistisc skills, create their own piece of art and also have fun in the proces. 

Julia Preziosi a junior in high school at All Saints’ Academy.  She is passionate about art, and wants to share this passion with children with autism so that they enjoy art as she does. Over 50 children with autism will have the opportunity to participate in classes over the summer.

This project is important because it gives the children with autism the opportunity to express themselves in a new way.  She and friends will help in classes and the children will be able to have fun developing their artistic skills and creating a work of art they can call their own.

Monday and Wednesday 06/17 and 06/19

From: 9:00 am till 12:00 pm

No-Blender Pulp Painting: This project is a simple, tidy way to create the look of pulp painting without the mess of a blender or even the use of adhesive. Non-bleeding tissue paper is combined with water and agitated (torn) so that the paper fibers separate and make a rough pulp. Pressing the paper onto an absorbent (canvas) surface causes the fibers to re-bond with one another and, when dry, form a thicker, stronger paper.

My Daruma: A traditional Japanese weighted toy, Daruma always return to an upright position. This project reveals how to weight the bottom of a plastic egg and cover with instant maché to make these symbols of success, determination, and overcoming adversity.

Bring your snack and we will provide fruit drinks or water. 

Monday and Wednesday 06/17 and 06/19

From: 1:00 pm till 4:00 pm

Acrylic “skin”: This project utilizes acrylic paint, but in a totally unique way...dried! Acrylic paint "skins" are easily created just by brushing paint on a non-stick palette or baker's parchment and letting it dry. You can use this plastic, flexible paint in a number of ways to create mosaics, mixed media collage, stained glass-like effects, jewelry, book covers and more!

Drawing at Munn Park: Learn to draw from life, observe nature, the unique shapes, the colors, the formation of shadows and light in your environment. Teach your hand and eye to work together. Connect with nature and get the chance of exploring and finding  marvelous details of a world of secrets. 

Bring your snack and we will provide fruit drinks or water. 

Wednesday 06/18

From: 1:00 pm till 4:00 pm

Acrylic Painting: Children learn to paint using the paint along concept. The instructor paints a picture showing which brush to use and how to mix colors. Each class emphasizes shape, contrast, color, tonality and results. 

Bring your snack and we will provide fruit drinks or water. 

Monday and Wednesday 06/17 and 06/19

From: 9:00 am till 12:00 pm

No-Blender Pulp Painting: This project is a simple, tidy way to create the look of pulp painting without the mess of a blender or even the use of adhesive. Non-bleeding tissue paper is combined with water and agitated (torn) so that the paper fibers separate and make a rough pulp. Pressing the paper onto an absorbent (canvas) surface causes the fibers to re-bond with one another and, when dry, form a thicker, stronger paper.

My Daruma: A traditional Japanese weighted toy, Daruma always return to an upright position. This project reveals how to weight the bottom of a plastic egg and cover with instant maché to make these symbols of success, determination, and overcoming adversity.

Bring your snack and we will provide fruit drinks or water. 

Monday and Wednesday 06/17 and 06/19

From: 1:00 pm till 4:00 pm

Acrylic “skin”: This project utilizes acrylic paint, but in a totally unique way...dried! Acrylic paint "skins" are easily created just by brushing paint on a non-stick palette or baker's parchment and letting it dry. You can use this plastic, flexible paint in a number of ways to create mosaics, mixed media collage, stained glass-like effects, jewelry, book covers and more!

Bring your snack and we will provide fruit drinks or water. 

No previous drawing skills required, everyone can do it!

Drawing classes last 2 hours, each week we will be drawing different subject matter.

Drawing is the essence of the visual arts, from painting to sculpture.  Understanding drawing increases ones appreciation of sight, which we take for granted daily.  Our drawing class will teach you simple exercises to improve your drawing skills, from contour drawing to sight sizing.  You will learn about depth, proportions, shape, form, line and gradations. All drawings will be from direct observations of nature, wether it be plant life, still life, or the clothed figure. All supplies are provided.

Thursday 06/20

From: 1:00 pm till 4:00 pm

Drawing From Life: Learn to draw from life, teach your hand and eye to work together. Using a real object children will learn how to observe reality from different angles, how to capture light and shadow in a representation of the reality. 

Bring your snack and we will provide fruit drinks or water. 

Each week, we paint a different fruit.  This week, it's Pears.  Paintings are done directly from Life.

Each painting is done on an 8" X 8" canvas.  Classes are about two hours.  Painting from life broadens the understanding of color, light, shape and form.  Each class begins with a demonstration by the instructor, he then works with each student individually. Brushes, paint, canvas and any needed supplies are provided.

Wednesday 06/13

From: 9:00 am till 12:00 pm

Acrylic Painting: Children learn to paint using the paint along concept. The instructor paints a picture showing which brush to use and how to mix colors. Each class emphasizes shape, contrast, color, tonality and results. 

Bring your snack and we will provide fruit drinks or water. 

Friday 06/21

From: 1:00 pm till 4:00 pm

Stencil City: Stencil City is a place that only exists on paper. It is created by cutting stencils in shapes of buildings and then using them to create areas of color against a black background. The end result is a nightglow cityscape.

Bring your snack and we will provide fruit drinks or water. 

Monday and Wednesday 06/24 and 06/26

From: 9:00 am till 12:00 pm 

Architectural Letters: In this lesson plan, students design and construct a 3-dimensional letter using one of their initials. The surface can be decorated with descriptive words and images that are personally meaningful and unique to the student's identity. Instead of wet, messy adhesive, this process uses paper packing tape to create papier mâché. This tape is inexpensive, easy, and tidy to use, and the finished letters are hard and durable.

Bring your snack and we will provide fruit drinks or water. 

Monday 06/24

From: 1:00 pm till 4:00 pm

Art-O-Motion: Sculptor George Rickey used scientific precision and physics, functioning with wind to construct heavy steel sculptures that seemed to defy gravity and float on air. In this lesson, students create a simple sculpture around a rotary hub with stacked wooden beads and soft wire. When a direct air current is applied to metallic paper “sails”, the sculpture blades turn gently.

Bring your snack and we will provide fruit drinks or water. 

Wednesday 06/13

From: 9:00 am till 12:00 pm

Acrylic Painting: Children learn to paint using the paint along concept. The instructor paints a picture showing which brush to use and how to mix colors. Each class emphasizes shape, contrast, color, tonality and results. 

Bring your snack and we will provide fruit drinks or water. 

Tuesday 06/25

From: 1:00 pm till 4:00 pm

Torn Paper Collage:This interactive torn-paper collage creates pockets for watercolor fish to swim in and may be linked to the study of pond life (science) and Japanese culture. 

Bring your snack and we will provide fruit drinks or water. 

Monday and Wednesday 06/24 and 06/26

From: 9:00 am till 12:00 pm 

Architectural Letters: In this lesson plan, students design and construct a 3-dimensional letter using one of their initials. The surface can be decorated with descriptive words and images that are personally meaningful and unique to the student's identity. Instead of wet, messy adhesive, this process uses paper packing tape to create papier mâché. This tape is inexpensive, easy, and tidy to use, and the finished letters are hard and durable.

Bring your snack and we will provide fruit drinks or water. 

Wednesday 06/26

From: 1:00 pm till 4:00 pm

Huichol Clay Painting: This lesson plan uses intensely colorful, easy-to-use Model Magic air-dry clay in place of yarn to create paintings similar to the art of the Huichol tribe. Students create “strings” of clay and press them together on a rigid surface. to create symbolic images and designs.

Monday 06/27

From: 9:00 am till 12:00 pm 

Origami Village Diorama: A single, simple origami pattern is used to make multiple buildings. Students study perspective and structure of a village. Learn About culture from another country and how people develop architecture in a different terrain. 

Bring your snack and we will provide fruit drinks or water. 

Monday 06/27

From: 1:00 pm till 4:00 pm 

Drawing at Munn Park: Learn to draw from life, observe nature, the unique shapes, the colors, the formation of shadows and light in your environment. Teach your hand and eye to work together. Connect with nature and get the chance of exploring and finding  marvelous details of a world of secrets. 

Bring your snack and we will provide fruit drinks or water. 

No previous drawing skills required, everyone can do it!

Drawing classes last 2 hours, each week we will be drawing different subject matter.

Drawing is the essence of the visual arts, from painting to sculpture.  Understanding drawing increases ones appreciation of sight, which we take for granted daily.  Our drawing class will teach you simple exercises to improve your drawing skills, from contour drawing to sight sizing.  You will learn about depth, proportions, shape, form, line and gradations. All drawings will be from direct observations of nature, wether it be plant life, still life, or the clothed figure. All supplies are provided.

Wednesday 06/13

From: 9:00 am till 12:00 pm

Acrylic Painting: Children learn to paint using the paint along concept. The instructor paints a picture showing which brush to use and how to mix colors. Each class emphasizes shape, contrast, color, tonality and results. 

Bring your snack and we will provide fruit drinks or water. 

Monday 06/28

From: 1:00 pm till 4:00 pm 

Melted color: Melt multicolored crayons using a hair dryer and get ready to see an amazing and unexpected result.

Bring your snack and we will provide fruit drinks or water. 

Its an outing for the great folks at LEDC (Lakeland Economic Development Program).  It's an outing for "Summer Leadership Program 6".  Who knows what we'll be painting, but we'll figure it out by June.

If you would like more information on the Summer Leadership Program go to their website or contact Meg Bellamy at mbellamy@lakelandedc.com

If your organization would like to schedule a private party or a team building event call David at 863-409-5771 or email him at info@paintalongstudios.com.

. . . it's team building and they're painting