Art Ala Carte

I find out their interests, what excites them, and if they've had art lessons before or if they have any artwork they'd like to show me. I let them see all the different mediums (sketch, pastels, etc.) and the all the different genres of artwork, I teach, the different subject matter they can choose from, and then show examples of artwork students have done. I think it's important to get to know my student, in order to teach them, because there are many different ways to approach a single idea or skill. 

I’ve studied privately since I was 7 years old. I have 2 certificates: Fashion Design & Interior Design from Bauder Fashion College in Arlington, Texas, a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from The University of Texas in Arlington. I was a “Clean Up Animator” for Wong Studios for 5 years and participated in Art Shows in Hollywood and LA areas with great success. I got married and shortly thereafter, gave birth to boy/girl twins and stayed at home to raise them. 

By far, that is the most important creation of my entire life. 

When my kids went to Elementary School, I took over the “Meet the Masters” program for K-6th graders. I redesigned the program,  with my own slide show that consisted of 60-70 pictures of the Artists work. I held 4 assemblies (K, 1-3, 3-4, 5-6) for 700 students with 6-7 different Master Artists each year. I taught the Art Project related to the Artist, in addition to creating 4 Master Samples of each Art Project, for each level, for the School. I painted mural sized backdrops for the Schools Musicals every year. I accumulated 800 service hours, each year, during the 7 years my kids attended. I was given the “2012 Honorary Service Award” from the State of California from Monte Vista Elementary School in La Crescenta, California. I began a business called “Art Ala Carte” teaching Private Art Lessons to Home School & Public School Students in 2008, in the comfort of their homes, with all supplies included, to the present day. The mediums I teach are Sketching, Charcoal, Oil Pastels, Chalk Pastels, Colored Pencils, Watercolors, Acrylic, & Pen and Ink, in a variety of subjects that include, but not limited to, Still Life, Landscapes, Animation, Portraits, Figure Drawing, Animals, Perspective, Maps, State Projects, & Etc. Some of my students have been accepted to Ryman Arts Academy to study while I continue to teach them privately.  I have also created and taught Art Projects/Lessons for VBS’s throughout the area. 

I began teaching at FUNdamentals Academy 3 years ago, offering Beginning Art, Art 1, & Art 2 classes with great success. I create new lesson plans and projects every year, so no lesson plans or projects are repeated. 

I am also affiliated with Home School Coaches, where I offer my classes to Charter School Members from Sky Mountain, Sage Oak, California Enrichment Academy, Inspire, Gorman, & Excel, Valiant & etc. 

I also offer and teach Private Art Lessons to Charter School Members as a Home School Coach. My students report regularly to their ES on their Artwork and skill sets they’re learning.

$50 an hour, all supplies included. 

K-12, Adults, Autistic, tourette's syndrome, ADD, ADHD, Visual/Motor Skills, OCD