Art School for
the Rest of Us
You don't have to attend an art school to
become an artist. Learn to make realistic
drawings and paintings, even if you're a beginner!
On Demand Video Courses
Level-Up Your Shading Now!
Five days, one half-hour video lesson each day! This course is for you if you have struggled to achieve a sense of realism or depth in graphite and charcoal drawings.
FREE!
Foundations of Drawing
8 week course in realistic graphite and charcoal drawing. Perfect for beginners as well as intermediate artists wanting to perfect proportion and shading.
$97
Foundations of Oil Painting
8 week course in oil painting covering color mixing, how to use color to show form and distance, underpainting and glazing techniques, as well as alla prima, and more!
$97
Portrait Drawing in Graphite & Charcoal
Learn two techniques for measuring and proportion, how to draw all the features, and multiple hair textures through several demos across 6 lessons.
$97
Painting the Figure from Life
November 18th - 20th, 2022
Immerse yourself in the study of the human form from live models, Fri-Sun 10am-5pm. Materials and Friday evening guided tour of the Nelson-Atkins Museum included.
Learn more about the Figure Painting Workshop
Upcoming Live Classes
Figure Painting from Life Weekend Workshop
Friday - Sunday 10am - 5pm CT
November 18th - November 20th
Three days, two live models, one museum tour, endless inspiration! Study alongside Lacey and friends for this art filled weekend.
$375 includes all materials
Uninstructed Life Drawing
Wednesday 6-9pm CT
September 28th
You may arrive up to 10 mins early to set up. Studio entrance is at the back of the building!
Live model with poses between 1 and 40 minutes. Bring your own materials.
$15 In-Studio
Uninstructed Life Drawing
Wednesday 6-9pm CT
October 12th
You may arrive up to 10 mins early to set up. Studio entrance is at the back of the building!
Live model with poses between 1 and 40 minutes. Bring your own materials.
$15 In-Studio
Uninstructed Life Drawing
Wednesday 6-9pm CT
October 26th
You may arrive up to 10 mins early to set up. Studio entrance is at the back of the building!
Live model with poses between 1 and 40 minutes. Bring your own materials.
$15 In-Studio
FREE Sketching Video Course
If you can't draw a stick figure, you need a little guidance for how to even get started drawing, and you have paper and a pencil, then you're ready to start the challenge! Get 5 free sketching lessons including reference photos.
Start Drawing!
Learn From a Professional Artist Who Didn't Go to Art School
When I was 15, I knew I wanted to be an artist.
At 16, I became a mother.
I wouldn't say that motherhood prevented me from going to art school, but it did force me to think critically about the decision. I graduated from high school with the rest of my class, and went on to get my Associates in Studio Art, graduating Summa Cum Laude.
However, I found that the instruction I found in college wasn't teaching me what I really wanted to know: How to paint and draw realistically. And being a mother meant my priorities dictated that I should not go into an incredible amount of debt to 'find myself' in a 4 year art school somewhere.
So instead, I dedicated every evening from 8pm until midnight to painting, seeking out feedback from artists I admired, and researching methods of art instruction from the French Academy to Golden Age Illustration. I created my own art education, and I can guide you through yours!
