Paint with Katie R

We did acrylic pour painting tonight at Milford Public Library MI! We may have had too much fun 😆 Thank you for having me!

Thank you to Taylor Community Library for hosting me this afternoon. We painted coneflowers with watercolors! Here’s my half-done painting!

These showed up in my memories today.

I did these at Mott Community College, right after High School. So these are from the 2004-2007 years.

Thanks for having me last night Waterford Township Public Library for glass anime painting with acrylic for teens! We had a lovely time. 😊 I enjoyed our conversations and I think our project sparked excitement because they’ve seen it done on TikTok!

Okay, I've added a signup form for monthly emails from me on my website: https://forms.gle/beXvs3vrWUg873DUA

These emails won't be fancy at all but if you would like to see what's coming up each month and whether you can register for it or not, I'll send a simple list!

Signup to receive a monthly email about upcoming events It won't be anything fancy :)

Started an acrylic painting for a friend. Still a work in progress. I’ve been so busy I keep forgetting to take pics during painting classes lol.

Ooopfh! I’ve been so busy in my classes lately that I keep forgetting to take pictures!

Thank you to Dexter District Library for having me last night! We painted hot air balloons with acrylic and their tweens and teens are super talented!

And many thanks to LTPL for hosting me on Tuesday evening! The kids were very excited about painting Pokemon with acrylic! 😊 Pokemon are very popular still which makes kid me giggle.

Lyon Township Public Library
Dexter District Library

Progress on the canvas panels from over the weekend for tomorrow’s acrylic painting class for kids on Pokemon at Lyon Township Public Library!

Excited to be tonight for watercolor painting! I’ve had classes last week too but I got so focused and busy that I didn’t take any pictures! We are doing tulips tonight at Livonia; we did sea animals with acrylic paint at with kids and hot air balloons using watercolor paint at last week! I’m having so much fun and I hope everyone who attends is too! Thanks for having me and my passion for painting 🙏🏼♥️🎨🖼️🖌️

We had so much messy fun today at Springfield Twp Library doing acrylic pour painting! Thanks for having me!

Oooo!!! I’m so excited! Not only for my painting program at Springfield Township Library appearing in the Oakland Press list of community events, but also my library’s Author Fair is listed too!! 🎉🎉🎉👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Springfield Township Library

Stages of a painting!

Grateful to have painted with the folks at Southfield Public Library this evening! We did the Detroit skyline. Mine is a very quick sketch/paint job. Southfield Public Library

Thank you so much to Wixom Public Library for hosting me yesterday! We did Tulips with watercolor. Everyone did so well, and we had a lot of fun!

This is pretty exciting! I know it’s not a crazy number but I think for a small side business and one of my passions, this is cool for me! I think it’s also my website’s one year anniversary! 🎉🎉🎉

Acrylic glass painting I completed recently at the Auburn Hills Public Library! If I did this picture again, I wouldn’t use the sharpie in the sky. 🧐🎨🖌️

In the past year, I’ve done a couple of Teen Anime Acrylic Glass Painting classes, but the subject doesn’t have to be anime! It can be favorite video game and cartoon characters too.


Auburn Hills Public Library thank you for having me!

Thank you to the Romeo District Library for having me tonight to share how to use oil pastels! I hope everyone had a wonderful time. We drew a tropical beach scene. 🌴🏝️☁️🌊 Romeo District Library

Thank you to Lyon Township Public Library and all of the attendees who painted with acrylic with me last night! I hope you all had a wonderful time!!!

People really enjoy painting classes, whether they’re with acrylic or watercolor paints! I teach step-by-step while encouraging attendees to go easy on themselves, relax and experiment! It’s a pressure-less environment and we have fun! Want to host a painting class at your library or organization? We can do just about anything (there’s a bit of drawing before painting and I have light boxes for tracing for people who don’t feel comfortable freehand drawing! Send me an email: [email protected].

Thank you so much to everyone at Waterford Township Library!!! I had fun, and I hope participants did too, painting Cardinals with watercolor!

Waterford Township Public Library

Started a little teeny tiny painting for our Teen program coming up at NDL. I’m not running it, was just asked by our awesome teen librarian to do an example. I’ll share the finished painting once I’m done!

Teens had a great time painting anime characters while watching anime last night at the Northville District Library! We used acrylic paint, sharpies, and fun frames!

Thank you for having me last night!! We had a great time painting cardinals with watercolors!

I somehow missed this painting class from last month:

Teen Glass Painting. We painted favorite anime characters using acrylic paint, at Baldwin Public Library!

I will have 18 total painting classes for this year! That's the most I've ever done in one year.

Thank you to every library that has welcomed and hosted me, and asked me back to finish out the year. I'm really grateful that I've had the opportunity to share my passion and knowledge for painting, especially watercolor and acrylic.

We've also done some drawing, and those have been incredibly fun to teach too.

I'm really excited for my upcoming classes and have been scheduling some for early 2024 as well! :)

Two watercolor painting classes this week. Sunflowers are such a pretty and happy fall flower!

Mixed media artist Mickalene Thomas' artistic vision is a celebration of beauty, identity, and diversity. In "Something You Can Feel," today's , Thomas weaves together painting, collage, and mixed media to create a truly mesmerizing piece 🎨

The title of the artwork suggests that Thomas is interested in exploring not just the visual, but also the emotional and experiential aspects of her subjects. Through her use of color, pattern, and texture, Thomas creates a rich sensory experience that invites the viewer to engage with the artwork on multiple levels.

"Just as my muses insist on their visibility and identity, I want my viewers to feel present with fierceness and boldness. Through the act of seeing, I want them to feel validated just as much. I want them to claim their rightful space in the work." —Mickalene Thomas ✨

"Something You Can Feel" is currently on view at the Detroit Institute of Arts in our African American galleries! Come and experience the vibrant world of Mickalene Thomas. We are open until 9 p.m. tonight📍

—
🖼 Mickalene Thomas, Something You Can Feel, 2008, rhinestone, acrylic paint, and oil enamel on wood panels. Detroit Institute of Arts, Museum Purchase, W. Hawkins Ferry Fund

An admirer of the sea, painter Hachirô Nakagawa specialized in painting landscapes in a romantic academic manner, as seen in today's "Morning on the River," painted in 1904.

Created with meticulous brushstrokes, Nakagawa's masterful use of light and shade brings an ethereal quality to the scene, creating a sense of calm and tranquility. Enjoy! ✨

—
🖼 Hachirô Nakagawa, Morning on the River, 1904, watercolor. Detroit Institute of Arts