A joyful, judgment-free first brushstroke.
Over three hours, you'll move from mixing your first palette to finishing a canvas you'll want to hang. We'll cover the four color theory essentials, how to hold your brush with intention, and the expressive marks that give acrylic its magic.
No experience needed. No pressure. Just you, a patient mentor, and a small circle of other curious beginners.
Four skills you'll take home.
Color theory essentials
Primary, complementary and how to mix the exact warm red you want.
Brush techniques
Flat, round and filbert — when to use each, and how pressure changes everything.
Layering & blending
How to build depth, highlight and shadow with confidence, one layer at a time.
Your finished canvas
Go home with a framed-ready piece you painted — and the confidence to paint the next.
Just bring yourself.
Canvas & Paints
All Brushes
Apron
Coffee & Snacks
Take-home
Aline Mukamana
PAINTING · 12 YEARS · RESIDENT ARTIST
Aline paints the quiet hours — the moments just before dawn when memory and hope share the same breath. Her work, rooted in the hills of Musanze, has been exhibited across East Africa and carries a deep reverence for Rwandan heritage and community.