Creative Expression Acrylic Class - Painting Like Picasso

This Wednesday evening art class is designed to give you confidence in painting—whether you’ve never picked up a brush or you’ve been painting for years.

Each class breaks down professional art concepts into easy-to-follow, guided experiences that feel accessible, playful, and freeing. Advanced painters and total newbies consistently enjoy the class together, side by side. This week, we'll be looking at techniques and themes found in Pablo Picasso's La Vie.

Throughout January, our sessions will be inspired by iconic works you can find at the Cleveland Museum of Art, including:

• January 7 Pablo Picasso, La Vie
• January 14 George Bellows, Stag at Sharkey's
• January 21 Frederic Edwin Church, Twilight in the Wilderness
• January 28 Salvador Dalí’s The Dream

Every class begins with gentle instruction and storytelling around the inspiration, followed by generous painting time. We close with a review where your artwork is described as if it’s one of the most significant paintings in the art world—because in that moment, it is.

You’ll leave feeling warm, relaxed, and maybe a little proud.

Location:
4321 Bridge Ave — in the community room of a beautiful old church with tall ceilings, candles, and twinkle lights. The building sits directly across from Mason’s Creamery, which also serves gourmet ramen, making this the perfect cozy, creative evening out.

Past participants have called the class “life-changing” and “the perfect blend of instruction and freedom.”

Your instructor is a lifelong artist who specializes in quieting the inner voice that says you’re not good at art. She creates a welcoming, safe space where creativity feels natural and judgment disappears.

Come feel cozy.
Come paint.
Come surprise yourself.

Pablo Picasso, La Vie (1903)
Painted during Picasso’s Blue Period, La Vie explores vulnerability, intimacy, and the quiet weight of being human. The figures feel tender and exposed, suspended in a moment of emotional uncertainty. In class, we’ll draw inspiration from Picasso’s use of limited color, expressive bodies, and symbolism to explore how emotion can be communicated through posture, tone, and mood rather than realism.