Pee Wee Painters Is Back for 2025!Pee Wee Painters Is Back for 2025!

12:18 pm

Painting our imaginations

We had an amazing time last year building our painting skills and this year we’re back in session for a new painting adventure!

For this session, we will be doing a different visualization exercise each week where we imagine what it’s like to be a ball, a cat, a horse and a bird. We’ll paint a scene from what we imagine and focus on perspective, color, and lighting. Kids will learn skills to bring their imaginations to life!

Dates are:

  • Saturday, May 3rd
  • Saturday May 10th
  • Saturday May 17th
  • Saturday May 24th

Classes are $25 per student and will be held on Saturdays from 12-2 pm at

Living Lands Studio 106 E. Washington St. Ava, Mo.

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      Pee Wee Painters Summer SchedulePee Wee Painters Summer Schedule

      1:08 am

      Our theme for the summer session is literature. Are reading and listening to stories to draw inspiration for painting. Last session we listened to Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, a fun alphabet sing-along, and we painted letters falling out of the coconut tree.

      Kids are learning to visualize imagery and use painting techniques to bring it to life! As always we’re building techniques and learning painting vocabulary.

      Coming up we will listen to Dragons Love Tacos and paint select scenes from the story.

      Follow us on facebook to see what we’re reading each week!

      Dates are:

      • Saturday, Jun 15th
      • Saturday July 6th
      • Saturday July 13th
      • Saturday July 20th

      Classes are $25 per student and will be held on Saturdays from 12-2 pm at

      Living Lands Studio 106 E. Washington St. Ava, Mo.

      Register for a spot

      Student Registration



        Join our mailing list

          Or call/txt Ayana at (417)501-5140

          Beginning April 13th, 2024Beginning April 13th, 2024

          5:08 pm

          Pee Wee Painters is a 5-week series of classes designed to teach painting fundamentals to children ages 6-12. Each class we will complete a new painting focusing on new skills. Students will learn color theory, perspective, shape, shadowing, and technique.

          Our goal is to give children the skills to express their imagination and encourage their creative potential through painting.

          Classes are $25 per student and will be held on Saturdays from 12-2 pm at

          Living Lands Studio 106 E. Washington St. Ava, Mo.

          Our first session will run from April 13th through May 11th with a summer session to be announced.

          You can also follow us on Facebook!

          Class outlinesClass outlines

          6:19 pm

          All classes will teach vocabulary and students will get chances for one-on-one guidance throughout the class. While the classes are ordered each will focus on a different skill. With additional classes to be announced soon we encourage you to register even if you may miss some classes, there will be chances to take each of them.

          Class 1) Color Theory/ Paint Untilsils

          In this class, we will teach all about how we see colors, how we use them to communicate, and how to mix colors. We will do abstract paintings where students will get experience with different sized and shaped brushes, sponges, and palette knives.

          Highlighted Art Style: Abstract Expressionism

          Class 2) Shapes and shadows

          We will teach students how to observe shapes in subjects and translate them to the canvas. Students will learn how to bring out dimension in painting by using shadows and shading techniques. We will paint a simple setup still-life scene.

          Highlighted Art Style: Painterly

          Ex: “The Green Vase” by Camille Przewodek

          Class 3) Perspective

          Students will learn how to see, choose, and show perspective in landscape painting. We will translate landscape photos into imaginative representations of scenes.

          Highlighted Art Style: Pop Art / Minimalism / Landscape

          Ex: “Garrowby Hill”  by David Hockney

          Class 4) Retrospective 1

          Students will use previous lessons in shape, shadow, color, and perspective to paint a setup still-life scene.

          Highlighted Art Style: Impressionist/ Realism

          Ex: “Still Life With Flowers And Fruit” By Henri Fantin-Latour

          Class 5) Retrospective 2

          Students will use previous lessons to paint a fun setup still-life scene, landscape, bring an object to paint, or use their imaginations. They can choose their art style and receive guidance to create a piece that is uniquely them.

          Highlighted Art Style: Kids choice

          Ex: “Lotus at Night” By Ayana Mayes

          Meet the InstructorsMeet the Instructors

          6:33 pm

          My name is Ayana. I studied fine arts in college including still life and life drawing, painting, and art history.

          Painting is one of my favorite passions and I’ve been at it since I could hold a brush. Sharing art time with my two daughters brings me so much joy and I’m so excited to guide other young artists to discover and develop their talents.

          Pay for classesPay for classes

          4:59 pm