As a kid, I use to hang out with the “Goat Lady”aka Jackie our neighbor, who happened to have a hobby farm full of goats, cows, horses, chickens, and dogs.  I spent hours helping her out on her little farm and even learned how to milk goats and deliver babies. Some of my fondest memories were hanging out with Jackie and with some of my favorite farm friends, the animals.  Farm animals are so fun to paint especially if you use non-traditional colors.  Animals have personalities and painting them in unusual poses or close ups of their faces captures a little bit of that.  Maybe it’s a little nostalgic for me as I think of the good old days where I’d throw on my cowboy boots, my goat coat (yes, I had a designated coat for the goats because it would stink so bad), and head on down the hill to Jackie’s farm.  Possibly there’s a fondness in your memories of a place or time where you enjoyed the company of some farm animals, or maybe you just appreciate animals and colors and are drawn to this combination.  I can assure you that these paintings will make you smile and bring a little farm joy to anyone who experiences them.

In this colorful cow acrylic painting I wanted you to learn how to paint farm animals in a whimsical way as well as learn some techniques on using a combination of brighter colors.  The idea of painting a blue cow or pink/purple donkey is silly and yet sophisticated all at once.  The techniques you’ll learn in this class can be translated into other paintings. My hope is that as you paint, you’ll connect with some positive memories or maybe of future hopes and dreams of farm life. Remember to give yourself a lot of grace as you are learning some new techniques and don’t forget that if you mess up, you can always paint over it.  I promise you’ll have a really fabulous painting when we are done and I’ll have my cowboy boots, and my “goat coat” on to get a little messy alongside you.  Let’s get started!

You will get:

-1 Painting... -Over 1 hour of video… taking you step by step for each painting

-Learn how to draw out each farm animal and build the colors from dark to light

-Techniques on how to blend colors, add highlights, and create shadows 

-Techniques using different colors to create realistic and yet colorful animals

-Techniques on how to create fur in a whimsical way

-Learn how to use some brighter accent colors in a new way

-Practice using palette knives to create more interest in your paintings 

-Access to our Elida Art Studio Facebook Group & Artist community

-Feedback on your artwork and tips along the way to keep you motivated

Individual Classes:

1 painting plus 2 bonus classes

Early Bird SPECIAL: $29.99  

Regular pricing: $49.99