Artistic Living Studio

Artistic Living Studio offers the best instruction in today’s finishes while providing a creative and supportive environment. Experience our dedication to quality, service and professionalism, both in the classroom and in the contracting field. Explore our Core workshops as well as our unique Specialty Artisan classes offered year round. We are dedicated to the ever evolving and inspiring field of Faux Finishing and Decorative Painting. Artistic Living Studio boasts a fabulous facility housing an Art Shoppe offering the finest tools for the trade, and we are proud to offer such high-quality product lines as Modern Masters, SkimStone, Pro-Faux, Perfetto, and Blue Pearl Products.

Upcoming Classes

May

Antique Mirrors with Timothy Poe
May 16, 2008 (9:30 am) - May 18, 2008 (3:30 pm)
Color Mixing
May 23, 2008 (9:30 am - 3:30 pm)
Intro to Cabinets
May 28, 2008 (5:00 pm - 8:00 pm)
Skyscapes
May 29, 2008 (9:30 am) - May 30, 2008 (3:30 pm)

Located in Rancho Cordova, in the heart of the Sacramento Valley, Artistic Living Studio, School of Decorative Art is nestled between the lush hills of Napa Valley and the rugged mountain terrain of Lake Tahoe, making this the perfect destination for creative inspiration and instruction. Artistic Living Studio is dedicated to the art of faux finishing and decorative painting techniques – both of the old, classical styles, and the new.

Happy New Website!

Ringing in 2008 With a Brand New Style

February 12, 2008

We are SO happy to unveil our brand new, state of the art website!!! It really is such a thrill! With it, we are now able to better stay on top of our schedule, announcements, and, well, everything!

Visit the Classes section to browse courses by category - Intro Series, Quickstart Series, Core Classes, Specialty Classes, and Modern Masters Classes. We now have a much broader representation of pictures that showcase what you learn and go home with in each class. Guess what! You can now even REGISTER ONLINE! It's fantastic, really.

Studio Club now has its very own online member interface, complete with your own personal user ID and password. Members have exclusivity of accessing the latest Finish of the Month, as well as an archive of Finishes of the Months past! Plus, we are proud to introduce our Studio Club Member Forum. Discuss the finishes, or projects you have on your plate, or just life, with other members. We will also be available though the forum to help you with any questions you may have. Of course, you can always still call us or email us too!

So take a look around - stay awhile, and let us know what you think through the Contact Us link. We have been- and will continue to be - working hard to not only make our virtual world attractive, but easy to use and incredibly informative.

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Valentine's Day

Heart on Canvas was Feb. 9

Did you miss it? Read on...

We just held our first ever Heart on Canvas class and it was a blast! Everyone had such a great time, and it was so exciting for us to see all the beautiful and independently creative art pieces that our students created! And boy, was it a full class!

So full, in fact, that we are considering adding another session to the calendar. So if you are interested, please let us know! Call us, email us , send us a telegram! Do whatever it takes to get us the word! With enough interest, we'd be delighted to offer a new session of this class.

Shauna Oeberst Gallagher is an award winning, nationally recognized decorative artist whose work has been commissioned all across California. Her background includes an education in fine art and a degree in Environmental Design, and during the last 16 years, Shauna has built a thriving career of creative excellence as both an artist and an instructor. She prides herself in her teaching style, committed to giving students a strong foundation in the knowledge of decorative art, while allowing their creative interpretation to go beyond the formula. In her most recent of accomplishments, Shauna's talent and expertise were called upon to create the newly released edition of Sunset Book's Faux & Decorative Painting