What if your mornings began with positive creativity? What if your anxious thoughts were replaced with colorful brush strokes and deep breathing exercises? What if you can create beautiful, meaningful pet portraits that brought you and others joy?
In the Masterclass creatives can draw and paint their way back to joy one portrait at a time while mastering colorful, realistic pet painting technique. Lauren helps creatives of all levels efficiently turn a simple reference photo into a vibrant, realistic pet portrait.
Learn to paint pet portraits that feel as real and full of life as the pets themselves! Achieve a cheerful, expressive look with just the right balance of realism while calming and reprogramming your nervous system.
Each tutorial and mini course combines painting and relaxation techniques to help ground students into the present while learning new skills in pet art:
✅ Breed specific painting techniques.
✅ Drawing and painting fundamentals.
✅ Brush work and acrylic properties.
✅ Color mixing and basic color theory.
✅ Guided breathing and body scans.
✅ Spacial concepts and affirmations.
✅ Soothing music and instruction.
The process is both challenging and calming - and absolutely attainable. Creatives are coming into the Masterclass with little or no painting experience and as you can see above, they’re now creating beautiful, life-giving pet portraits.
Students can freely explore lessons out of order, at any pace, and access all past pet lessons from years ago!
Whether you’re navigating through a tough season or simply longing to create something meaningful, this class can bring a bit of life into those dark moments.
The Masterclass is not only about technique, it’s also about building a creative habit with a kind, encouraging community. Students can learn and grow together with regular live paintings, critiques, and while sharing mutual encouragement in the private community.
Not only is color an incredible mood booster, but it can help express the life of a beloved pet in a positive, uplifting way.
Discover Lauren’s simplified color methods and fur layering techniques that can be applied to any fuzz ball. Learn how to choose, mix, layer, blend, and apply color heavily guided by value, not only color.
Anytime you find yourself stuck on a painting - maybe you’re not sure what colors to use, or where you went wrong on proportions, or how to finish a piece - this class can help you progress quickly.
Between the monthly critiques, step-by-step tutorials, direct help from Lauren herself, and the active private community - you’ll always have a steady source of gentle feedback and direction.
Gain a sense of purpose creating pet paintings that bring you and others joy - the calming process, the memories, the smiles, and the connection.
For aspiring part-time or full-time pet portrait artists Lauren also provides a pet commission course covering how to accept commissions, price your work, manage expectations, and protect yourself with a contract. All the tools you need to create meaningful pet portraits that can bring comfort, preserve memories, and build strong connections with clients.
“My pet portraits have improved 100% since joining the Masterclass. Not only in skill, but also in my confidence as well. Lauren I cannot thank you enough for this class and all you have done.”
“My mother passed away unexpectedly in October and once I made time to paint again the peace and joy of painting returned to my heart! Thank you Lauren for your love, direction, and guiding all of us through the healing world of art!”
“Lauren, thank you so very much for all your help. Your encouragement and tutorials these past years have helped me to arrive at this point. Having my own solo show was a dream come true!”
“I’ve never painted this consistently in my life! This is Woodrow, his owner was my classmate who turned out to be a neighbor who turned into a friend. I’m so grateful I can now create something special for him.”
“This is truly the most giving and helpful painting community I have ever been in, and there are HUNDREDS of tutorials I have yet to explore. I’m learning so much Lauren!”
“I never would have tried painting on wood if it were not for your Collie wood ornament tutorial. I still cannot believe that it led to hundreds of custom mini ornament commissions! Thank you so much Lauren!”
“I cannot thank you enough for what your class has given me. Your encouragement, the way you make beautiful art attainable, the variety, the calming nature of you and your class in such a crazy world. Your class has become my safe space! I could go on and on. You have changed my life and I will be forever grateful.”
“I realized I now have the ability to paint from a reference photo without a tutorial! You have been instrumental in that achievement and I thank you from the bottom of my heart!”
“I signed up for the Masterclass to get painting again and to help me through the hardest 7-months of my life, and it did! I was intimidated to paint something like this that I really wanted to turn out well, but now I’m done and very please to share it!”
“This Masterclass is more than an art class for me. It has helped me to be calm and relax while learning to paint animals, which I love. I am a student forever as there is always something to learn.”
