Academies of Decorative Painting

Paint It Simply Program

Seascape Painted using Paint It Simply, 3 brushes, 6 colors, 3 1/2 hours

Hello members.

It has been a very busy year for us at the Academies.  Our membership has almost doubled in size this year and we have included many new features.  The classroom has not been active, but we are filming now and it will become very active this summer.

We would like to discuss a few new directions in Decorative Painting.  As many of you have noticed there has been a decline in painting.  Why?  Painting has been around for thousands of years.  Why now?

Artists are creative people; this is the root of the problem.  We need to be challenged creatively in our paintings.  The invention of the bottle acrylics has truly grown our market, but now they are also causing some problems.  With many companies producing 200, 300, 400 colors, it is so expensive and also storage becomes a problem.  Paint companies in an effort to make painting easier have also created a problem by taking away some of the essential reasons we paint….. creativity.  Artist today do not need to think about color.  They just grab a bottle.

So in an effort to rebuild this creative need and energy in our paintings, we are going back to some basic principles.  Simple colors, simple brushes and then concentrating on more simple techniques that give amazing results.   Launching late last year and continuing to build is the “Paint It Simply” program for decorative painters.   This program uses the beginning 6 color palette and also the advanced 14 colors palette to paint 100’s of paintings and lessons.

The first 5 books in the program use only 6 colors and a 6 brushes to paint Rosemaling, Stroke Roses, Flowers, Alla Prima Roses and Landscapes.  No sideloading, no floating.  All techniques use a simple brush approach and concentrate on simple mixes and colors.

By limiting the palette, you increase the color harmony in the painting.  Techniques are easier to do.  Paintings are faster to paint.  Fun, creativity increases.

We hope you join us in promoting new directions is decorative painting which actually take us back to our “roots” and rebuild the love and creativity in the painting.

For more information, watch our classroom and also visit the new Paint It Simply Website...   PaintItSimply.com