LA Weekly’s 2017 Street Artist of the Year JamesWildeXO teaches personalized drawing, painting & mixed-media art for all levels

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One of the things I like to offer is a complimentary 30-minute planning session so we can get acquainted and make your lesson feel personalized before we dive in. We can use that time to talk through what you’re interested in learning, the kind of art you’re drawn to, your experience level, materials you already have, and any specific project or skill you’d like to explore. It gives me a chance to plan ahead so our actual lesson time can be spent creating rather than figuring everything out once we begin. If you’re nearby, we can even meet in person, or we can easily connect through FaceTime or Zoom.

My listed rate is the base rate for the first hour of instruction, and lessons can be tailored depending on your goals, location, group size, materials, and the amount of preparation involved. If you’d like worksheets, reference images, creative prompts, take-home exercises, or optional homework that I can review with you at a future lesson, I’m happy to incorporate that as well.

I often recommend sessions longer than an hour for students who want to work on a project. Having a little extra time allows us to brainstorm, free draw, experiment, talk through ideas, and then really get into creating without watching the clock. The first hour is at my standard rate, with a lower hourly rate available for additional consecutive hours.

I welcome children, teens, and adults at all experience levels, and I’m also happy to work with small groups. I like to begin with what you want to learn and build from there—teaching the foundations while helping you develop your own style and creative voice rather than giving everyone the same project.

You’re always welcome to use your own supplies, and I’m happy to recommend materials ahead of time, including affordable options and places to find them. If you’d rather have me provide materials for a particular project, I can arrange that for an additional materials fee based on the medium and what we’re creating. I often bring a few basic extras just in case, but communicating beforehand helps me make sure we have what we actually need.

Travel costs can vary depending on distance, travel time, and any required paid parking, and I’ll always communicate those details beforehand. Specialty materials, unusually involved prep, or other custom requests can also be discussed in advance so there are no surprises.

Above all, I want lessons to feel easy-going, encouraging, creative, and genuinely fun. If there’s something you’re curious about that I haven’t mentioned, please ask—I love finding ways to shape a lesson around the individual student.