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Online Drawing and PAinting Workshops
NEW PASTEL WORKSHOP + MATERIALS KIT
Released March 2026!!!
This workshop is a first-of-its-kind collaboration between Painting Lessons with Marla, Dakota Art Pastels, and Blue Earth Pastels. A complete kit of hand-selected professional materials ships to your door, and Marla walks you through nine paintings from start to finish, showing you exactly which pastel to use for every stroke. Whether you're brand new to art or an experienced painter, this is the best possible entry point into pastels. Over 10 hours of video instruction, comprehensive 100+page illustrated eBook, and private community participation provide everything you need to finish with nine framed works on your wall.
Pastels Simplified
MINI-WORKSHOPS
NEW MINI WORKSHOP Released January 2026!!!
This mini workshop unlocks the secret to building a consistent creative practice—working small. Through four focused exercises in pen, pastel, acrylic, and watercolor, you'll complete 36 tiny artworks that spark ideas, build confidence, and keep you always making something. Whether you're a complete beginner or an experienced artist looking to reignite your creativity, these bite-sized exercises remove every excuse and build momentum that sticks. 5+ hours of video instruction, comprehensive 52-page illustrated PDF guide, and private community participation provide everything you need to master the power of working small, transforming scattered minutes into a pocket gallery of compositional, color, and atmospheric ideas ready to fuel your next big piece.
Mighty Miniatures
Drawing Focus
NEW DRAWING WORKSHOP Released September 2025!!!
This course unlocks the complete skillset for sketching anywhere with confidence - from bustling street corners to cozy coffee shops - through three transformative secrets that will revolutionize how you see and capture the world around you. Whether you're a complete beginner or an experienced artist looking to break through creative barriers, these techniques will give you the freedom to pull out your sketchbook anywhere and draw what you see. 16+ Hours of video instruction, comprehensive 125+ Page illustrated PDF guide, and private community participation provide everything you need to master sketching both inside and out, transforming every drawing session into a meditative practice that quiets the mind and brings you fully present to the world around you
Drawing Inside + Out
This course provides a solid foundation in drawing and sketching, for artists of all ages and levels of experience. Once equipped with a deep understanding of the principles of drawing, you can progress in any direction that you dream of with your artwork.15+ Hours of video, beautiful 80+ Page PDF EBook, and private community participation will get you started with everything you need to know to master Drawing and Sketching!
Drawing and Sketching
This course teaches you to create full page, nature inspired drawing explorations. Using simple inexpensive materials, you'll learn my 5 step process for creating beautiful pages that will ignite your drawing practice, no matter your level of experience .9+ Hours of video, beautiful 80+ Page PDF EBook, and private community participation will get you started with everything you need to know to master Designing, Composing and Drawing!
Design Compose & Draw
Digital Focus
New Procreate Workshop!
Whether you’re new to digital art or an experienced artist, this course guides you through the essentials of creating captivating portraits using Procreate on your iPad. . Over 9.5 hours of instruction, 7 Chapters with Study and community participation.
Procreate Portrait Painting
Watercolor Focus
During this workshop we'll a deep dive into color and composition with the help of the great Masters: Edgar Payne and Claude Monet! 9+Hours of video, beautiful 69 Page PDF EBook, and private community participation will make it easy for you to create masterpieces with a watercolor sketching practice!
Watercolor Sketching: Color + Composition
With a few simple tools and materials you can get started with Watercolor Sketching today! 5+Hours of video, beautiful 50+ Page PDF EBook, and private community participation will make it easy for you to get started with a watercolor sketching practice!
Watercolor Sketching
A garden is the perfect, relaxing and beautiful subject to help you start up a sketching practice.9+Hours of video, beautiful 67+ Page PDF EBook, and private community participation will make it easy for you to get started with a watercolor sketching practice!
Watercolor Sketching 2:
Garden Journaling
Acrylic and Mixed Media Focus
Acrylics open the pathways to adventure like no other medium! This workshop will open a pathway for you to spread your creative wings and take flight with acrylics! Acrylic is such an incredible modern medium that shouldn’t be overlooked by any painter. 14+ Hours of video, beautiful 70+ Page PDF EBook, and private community participation will get you started with everything you need to know to master Color! We will use Acrylic and optionally, pastels for the demonstrations.
Adventures in Acrylic
I want students to have the freedom and confidence that comes with a deep foundational knowledge of color that can be employed with any media. I’ve decoded the mystery of color and I’ll share everything I’ve learned with you! 13+ Hours of video, beautiful 90+ Page PDF EBook, and private community participation will get you started with everything you need to know to master Color! We will use Acrylic and optionally, pastels for the demonstrations.
Color College
We’ll follow the cycles of nature and give expression to emotions and feelings while respecting the principles we need to create a work of art in Acrylic. 13+ Hours of video, beautiful 80+ Page PDF EBook, and private community participation will make it easy for you to get on the road to mastery with Acrylic!
Seasons in Acrylic
Oil Painting Focus
Looking to immerse yourself in the fundamentals of Oil Painting? 11+Hours of video, beautiful 80+ Page PDF EBook, and private community participation will emake it easy for you to fall in love and find success in the wonderful world of oil painting!
Oil Painting For Anybody
This workshop is an opportunity to sink deep into painting the still life and discover the extraordinary in the ordinary.12+Hours of video, beautiful 85+ Page PDF EBook, and private community participation will emake it easy for you to fall in love and find success in the wonderful world of oil painting!
Still Life Oil Painting
More Pastel Focus
Learn to create stunning abstract paintings in pastels and mixed media. Over 9 hours of instruction, 11 Chapters with Study and community participation.
Abstract in Pastel
Whether you’re a seasoned artist or just starting out, this workshop is tailored to inspire you to embrace the world of pastels and capture the inspiring world of landscapes. Over 10 hours of instruction, 14 Chapters with Study and community participation.
Landscapes in Pastel
Either you’re a seasoned artist or just starting out, this workshop is tailored to inspire you to embrace the world of pastels and capture the mesmerizing beauty of flower bouquets. Over 11 hours of instruction, 7 Chapters with Study and community participation.
Flower Bouquets in Pastel
Looking to immerse yourself in the fundamentals of Pastels? Hours of video, beautiful PDF EBook, and community participation will ensure your success
Pastels for the Serious Beginner
Step-by-step demonstrations and lessons on how to paint Next Level Animals! Over 9 hours of instruction, 12 Chapters with Study and community participation.
Next Level Animals
Empower yourself with newfound confidence, breaking free from the constraints of over-reliance on references. Embark on a journey where your art becomes a raw, uninhibited reflection of your soul. Over 9 hours of instruction, 8 Chapters with Study and community participation.
LOOSEN UP + LET GO
Step-by-step demonstrations and education on how to paint Sunsets in Pastel! Over 7 hours of instruction, 10 Chapters with Study and community participation.
Sunsets in Pastel
Step-by-step demonstrations and lessons on how to paint waves in pastel! Over 12 hours of instruction, 10 Chapters with Study and community participation.
Waves in Pastel
An In-depth study of mark marking in pastels. Experiment, explore and develop your own style. 7+ Hours of Video Instruction, 6 assignments and community of artists.
Making Your Mark
Explore the magnificence and diversity of trees with the eye's of a naturalist/artist. 8+ hours of video instruction, over 8 assignments and sharing with a Facebook community.
Trees in Pastel
Step-by-step demonstrations and education on how to paint light in pastel! Almost 4 hours of instruction, 4 studies, 5 assignments and community participation.
Light and Shadow
Join our best friends in a pastel journey including painting fur, eyes, whiskers and noses. Video instruction including Kitty, Mabel, Hummingbird, Duck and Bunny. PDF and Facebook group too!
Kitty and Friends
Have you ever gazed at a slice of sunlit fruit, a steaming cup of coffee, or a decadent dessert and wished you could capture that moment in art? Over 13 hours of instruction, 9 Chapters with Study and community participation.
Food in Pastel
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