Meet Erika Joanne



♡ Erika Joanne teaches her Acrylic & Colored Pencil methods to painting groups across the country. Her classes help students tap into the creative spark art can bring. To book a seminar with Erika, contact her at [email protected]
Erika's Teaching & Convention Schedule - 2024
​​Teaching
Woodland Whimsey Art Projects
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​ViP Art Projects
​​​​Teaching
Lilibet Livvy
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Tulipano Bello
Teaching
Merry Mouse
Each Month throughout 2024

Facebook Lives & ZOOM WEBiNARS
Online class from the comfort of your home!​

You can register until the end of March 2024. Wait list begins in April for the 2025 Art Subscriptions

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CLOSED
Quarterly + 
​ Draw-Alongs in 2024

Facebook Lives & ZOOM WEBiNARS
Online class from the comfort of your home!​

You can register until the end of March 2024. Wait list begins in April for the 2025 ViPS​
CLOSED
Tuesday
February 27, 2024
4-9pm

​​​ZOOM WEBiNAR
Online class from the comfort of your home!​

Artful Webinars Online Convention

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CLOSED
Saturday
April 27, 2024
8am-12noon
IN-PERSON CLASS
Take our class, visit us on the trade floor, and do a Make & Take!​

Pacific Decorative Painters Expo
Clackamas, OR​
​CLOSED
Tuesday
June 25, 2024
1pm-3pm

IN-PERSON CLASS
Can't wait to meet you in person!
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Painting
& Craft Expo
Chattanooga, TN
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CLOSED​
​​Teaching
Snow & Holly Ornament
​​​​Teaching
Fall Feathers
Teaching
Olde World Delft
Teaching
12 Days Christmas Advent Cards
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Wednesday
June 26, 2024
11am-1pm

IN-PERSON CLASS
Can't wait to meet you in person!

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Painting
& Craft Expo
Chattanooga, TN
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CLOSED
Thursday
June 27, 2024
6pm-10pm

IN-PERSON CLASS
Can't wait to meet you in person!

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Painting
& Craft Expo
Chattanooga, TN
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CLOSED
Monday
August 12, 2024
8am-12noon

IN-PERSON CLASS
Take our class, visit us on the trade floor, and do a Make & Take!​
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OKC Painting Palooza
Oklahoma City, OK​
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​CLOSED​
Dec. 6-19, 2024
Skipping Sundays
3pm (Pacific)
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Facebook Lives
Online class from the comfort of your home!​

No Need to Register!
Just Tune into our Facebook Page.
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Little known facts about myself...
  1. My love of painting started in the 80s.
  2. I could spend a whole day and more in a history museum.
  3. I could spend several days and more in an art museum :)
  4. I start painting in a clean room and when I'm finished it looks like the room was turned upside down and sideways!  
  5. I'm the eldest child of 10 children.
  6. Watching documentaries is one of my favorite things.
  7. I also love to cross-country ski.
  8. I want to learn how to play the fiddle like my great-grandpa someday.
  9. I hope is to live past 100 and still be able to see and paint.
  10. Lastly, I begin and end my day with prayer and boy do I need it! :)

​Art has influenced me in some form or another since I was a young girl. High school and college art classes gave me skills and was a time of discovery for me as I realized some hidden talents in art that I wasn't aware I had. Back then I did a lot of pencil work and found success in creating portraits and life-like drawings. At the same time, I was really frustrated when it came to using color in my art. I just couldn't translate on paper what I saw in my head.

However, In the late 80's, after I was married, a good friend introduced me to the art of Decorative Tole Painting. Do you remember painting apples? Well, that was my very first project - a large apple slice! After just a few tries at painting, I was hooked! It was like that big frustrating door to color swung wide open for me. All the paint colors, variety of brushes, and the wonderful fine tuned techniques in acrylics (that decorative painters are fabulous at) were at my fingertips. I fell in love!!!
          
Teaching others to paint and create is a cherished part of my life. I have met many new friends from different areas of the globe along the way, all of which inspire and motivate me on my artistic journey. I believe we all have a deep yearning inside to create. I also believe creating can be a wonderful avenue to healing or simply a healthy escape from the day-to-day stress life can bring.  I'd love to hear from you, so drop me a line and tell me about your artistic journey.


Let's Explore & Be Creative Together!  

Perhaps one of these statements describes you...
  • Your life or job is stressful and you REALLY need some regular down time to create and unwind.
  • You enjoy exploring new ways to paint & create and love having step-by-step guidance along the way.
  • Painting makes you happy, and all the better to have a the design already figured out in the form of a pattern.

Good News! My Instructional Packets are a Great way to start creating!
  • They are well-written with numbered step-by-step instructions
  • They include several beautiful photos
  • The line drawings are full-size
  • Many of the packets include step-by-step worksheets and shading guides