These are real students from my in-person classes. People who: • had never used oil paint • thought they “weren’t artistic” • almost didn’t sign up Go ahead and click on them to see the painting bigger. I am SO insanely proud of these students. Some of them are in this community! 👇👇👇

If you’re new to SKOOL, from the bottom of my heart, thank you and Welcome. SKOOL ORIENTATION 🪄 Participation is the magic here. Post. Comment. Ask questions. Pass notes. That’s how the community thrives. Learning thru discussion. 💛🗝️💛🗝️💛🗝️💛🗝️💛🗝️ You will notice several tabs at the very top. COMMUNITY - this is where the daily activity happens. Check in here daily. It has subcategories. ALL - all posts, all categories can be seen here. HOME ROOM - anyone can make posts here. This is kind of a generic space to talk. New lessons will be announced here. You are encouraged to create a new post about whatever you like. SHOW AND TELL - You are encouraged to create a new post about your previous or current work, paintings or drawings in progress or reference images you would like to paint. TIPS AND TRICKS - You are encouraged to create a new post about a cool thing you learned. I’ll be posting here too. I NEED EXTRA HELP - post here if you are stuck on something. Seek help from your friends in the community while you are working on something. SUPPLIES AND SETUP - Post your space or studio here. We learn from seeing what others do. I will be posting about some products that I love. What do you love? Post it here. CLASSROOM - I will be building lessons in here. Some will be free, some will be affordable. SKOOL makes it easy for you to purchase a course or a subscription. Soon, you will see both here. MEMBERS - learn about others in the community here. This part is great! Meet people that don’t stink. MAP - see if anyone is close to you geographically. LEADERBOARDS - this shows who the teacher’s pets are. HINT - the more points you have, the more free stuff you get. ⭐⭐⭐ Points are earned by: • posting • commenting • helping other members ABOUT - this tells you what this community is AND has a little video. No art snobs. No ego competitions. Encouragement and curiosity win here. Teachers pets may receive gold stars. ⭐ @Thomas Richards @Shari Walker Kearney @Gretchen Cyr @Betty Cowin @Kay Savage @Gerry Moore @Julie Flaskamp @Gail Whittet

Calendar category doesn’t show on my screen. I see classroom, maps etc.