Before she fell in love with acrylics in 1990, Chantel had been drawing people using oils since she was 11 years old...
She knew her passion was for creating portraits using an impressionistic and loose style, and that was best suited to oil paints...
But one day she got curious: “Why can’t I use acrylics to achieve the same outcome as oils?”
She was determined to find the answer, but struggled to find anyone who could teach her.
On top of that, the artists she knew said acrylic was best used for abstract work and bold graphics — NOT portraiture.
She knew the two mediums were completely different...
But like a true artist, she decided to break all the rules.
She spent the next 30 years exploring and honing her acrylic techniques, doing things almost no other artist could replicate without her personal guidance.
Which is why Chantel is the perfect teacher to help strengthen your art techniques — even if acrylic is not your primary medium.
She’ll reveal how you can bridge the gap between oil and acrylic techniques to create something exceptionally unique to you.
Her brilliant work has been published in Acrylic Artist magazine, American Art Collector, Southwest Art, The Artist’s Magazine, Fine Art Connoisseur, International Artist Magazine, and several others.
She’s also a Signature Member of the International Society of Acrylic Painters (ISAP) and a member of the Portrait Society of America (PSoA) and the National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society (NOAPS).
Rest assured, you’re going to learn from one of the best.
Chantel’s masterful ability to turn acrylic’s fast drying time into an advantage is incredibly insightful on its own.
While other artists struggle with it, she has been creating paintings that are filled with energy and light through her brushstrokes.
And as we all know, oil takes days to dry — sometimes even months — and that can be annoying.
With acrylic, you can enjoy a faster completion rate.
And with Chantel guiding you every step of the way, you’re going to produce even more masterpieces faster than ever before!