Stephen Lursen Art — Online Workshop

Starry Eyed Workshop is Stephen Lursen's debut, large scale painting, video workshop. Watch, learn, and work along with him as he paints a 4' x 3' mixed media painting. He breaks each step down with wonderful explanations that clearly demonstrate every step of the process. With a total of 129 minutes (over 2 hours!) of instruction, this experience is the closest you can come to taking a full, in person workshop, with Stephen right here at Donna Downey Studios.  Concerned about working large for the first time? Don't be! You can do it! Furthermore, this painting is completely scaleable. You can use the...

Abstract #2 by Stephen Lursen Acrylic on Canvas 12"x12" 2015 SOLD Hello and welcome to StephenLursen.com! I recently rolled my blogspot account over to a dot com and I am in the process of updating and improving my website. My first post since the change is this one! I am very happy to introduce my new online workshop called Abstract Workshop #2. I have created a trailer made up of excerpts from the workshop. I hope you enjoy it! If you like what you saw in the trailer, the full video is over 50 minutes of artistic educational content. The...

     This is Stephen Lursen and I am so excited to be releasing a brand new art instructional video called Abstract Workshop 1. In this video I take you step by step from a blank 12"x12" gallery depth canvas to the final brush stroke of this beautiful abstract painting. Working in a completely intuitive process, this beautiful completely abstract painting has a focus on Light Molding Paste, palette knives, and pointillism. I selected a cool color palette to create a rich and highly textured background and then brighten and warm the work of art with touches of magenta, pink, orange, and yellow....

Hello friends!!! Stephen Lursen here with a brand new free painting workshop video! I have tought this class in the studio at Donna Downey Studios, and in the season of giving, I want to share this fun class with you! This workshop is great throughout the winter season for families, friends, children, and adults. Have fun, Express your creativity, and Explore new ways of making the world a more beautiful place. Merry Christmas! After watching this video, you may be curious about what I used in this painting. The supplies I used include: 1.) One printed out silhouette of a...

     I'm back with a gorgeous new painting workshop! This time I show you how to use intense color to create an abstract mixed media hummingbird painting.      Take a look at the trailer to see not only my painting, but also the work of other artists like yourself! I instruct every step of the process from blank white canvas to amazing work of art. This is truly a mixed media painting because in addition to layers of paint, you will collage and add elements such as buttons, glitter, sequins, and anything else you can find. This painting captures a...