Art Garden Therapy

1. $18/month at the moment, and the price will be increasing to $27/mo soon. If you join now, you’ll always pay $18/mo as long as you remain a member in good standing

Oh my gosh yes! Right now I don’t do anything live either! All the videos are recorded. If we find that enough of you want a live painting every month - I’ll add this into your membership

Easy is a relative term! But I’ve created this club for the complete beginner and we start out nice and slow! I include step by step video instruction that lays out everything nice and easy. If you have painted before - there's plenty in here for you too!

A material list with links will be provided - and you can go out and gather the materials I suggest using. Coming soon we'll have pre-packaged boxes complete with paint, brushes, canvas and more that can be purchased from us with the simple push of a button!

Goodness no! I paint from my kitchen table either early in the morning, in the evening, or when the kids are in school. I show you how to set up your space so you can paint practically anywhere there’s a table and chair

All the paintings in Art Garden Therapy are taught at 6”. You’re welcome to paint larger paintings if you’d like, but our focus is on small paintings - we like to think of them as little garden treasures!

We paint in acrylic paint because it's easy to add layers (so if you don't like something in your painting it's easy to change it!)

We also paint in acrylic because acrylic paints can be painted and cleaned up with water! Which means you can paint most anywhere!

We’re all busy, myself included! We have one painting a month. The painting takes me a little over an hour, but may take you a little longer as you stop and rewind as you are painting and watching the video. You can break your painting up into small chunks of time if you’d like to.

We get this comment a lot - and I know it’s intimidating starting painting for the first time. But - with my guidance, you’ll indeed be able to paint impressionistic paintings! Please check out some of our members paintings - most of these women have never painted before!

In your members area, 9 paintings are already waiting for you! Plus, I give you some bonus paintings along the way. You’re encouraged to repaint our paintings with different background colors if you’d like to paint more.

Of course, and oh what fun! We have many members that choose to paint with their friends, relatives and/or neighbors. I paint with my boys frequently, and we have quite a few moms who paint with their kiddos. I keep the videos family friendly 🙂

All paintings go through stages that are nicer than others. One of the things I love the most about acrylic paints is that we paint in layers and the top layers of paint can easily cover up any layers of paint you don’t like.

Of course! You’ll be painting in your own home or space, and I encourage you to paint with a beverage of choice. (Just remember to not dip your paintbrush in your drink!)

You do not! I provide traceable images so you can transfer the image onto your canvas so you don’t have to draw. If you’d like to draw, you are welcome to!

Yes, but it’s not a place for professional or aspiring professional artists. This space is geared for those who are creative and want to paint, but have never painted before, don’t paint very often - or who have painted a long time ago. I don’t talk about selling your art or creating an art business and you are not allowed to teach others how to paint the paintings in this membership. This painting club is for personal painting instruction only

Yes you can! I speak mainly to women, because women are usually the ones who paint - but we have a few guys in our club and you’re most welcome to paint with us too!

If you find that Art Garden Therapy is not for you - please email me (valerie@artgardentherapy.com) within 14 days of joining and I'll offer you a full refund.

No I am not. I am not claiming to be an art therapist, and I am not claiming to be doing art therapy. (Art therapy is a mental health profession that enriches the lives of individuals, families, and communities through active art-making, creative process, applied psychological theory, and human experience within a psychotherapeutic relationship) If you have the need for an art therapist, I recommend you reach out to a licensed Art Therapist. I have a BS in Fine Art with a concentration in painting from Bradley University and am guiding you in the principals of art and painting as a hobby. I am sharing my personal experiences about making art and how it makes me feel better and have less stress in my life (like any hobby does). What works for me, might not work for you. I am not making a claim or promise of mental health care. If you have any questions - please email me.

Feel free to email me at Valerie@artgardentherapy.com