PAINTING OF THE MONTH CLUB
Paint something beautiful. Feel calm again.
Learn to paint from home with clear, guided lessons you can follow
at your own pace.
Flexible. Creative. No pressure.
February's Painting
Mystic Trees - This painting is about light, color, and letting the painting breathe. The trees are loose and expressive, with the focus on how warm light moves through the scene rather than on perfect detail. In this lesson, Bruce shows how to build depth with color, keep your brushwork relaxed, and know when to stop. It is a great painting for learning how to simplify, trust your choices, and create a strong mood without overthinking the process.
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to break the landscape into clear, simple shapes, build depth with value, and use color temperature to create a strong sense of light and atmosphere. The focus is on loose but intentional brushwork, layering color without overworking, and letting the painting stay expressive rather than tight or fussy.
You’ll be guided step by step through the full process, from the first block in to the final touches, with an emphasis on understanding why each choice works so you can apply it to other landscapes.
The result is a finished painting that feels calm, confident, and full of mood, along with a process that’s focused, steady, and genuinely grounding.
The Mystic Trees lesson will be available February 5th
What Is the Painting of the Month Club?
Each month you’ll receive online access to one complete painting lesson, filmed start to finish and designed to help you slow down, learn real techniques, and create something beautiful. These are on-demand so you can view them when it works for you as many times as you want.
You’ll get:
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A complete step by step video lesson with Bruce, guiding you through each part of the painting. The how's and why's.
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Access to all past and future lessons while your membership is active.
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A straightforward list of colors and brushes, nothing complicated or expensive.
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The freedom to pause, rewind, and paint whenever it works for you.
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It’s more than video lessons. It’s a quiet space that’s yours. A few hours that remind you how good it feels to focus on something real and finish with a painting ready to hang on your wall each month.
Only 15€ a month.
No contracts. Cancel anytime. No questions asked.
You don't need more noise in your life. You need a pause.
Does this sound like you?
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You want to paint but need something that fits your real life, not one more appointment on your calendar.
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You want calm time for yourself, without noise, pressure, or your phone pulling you away.
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You want clear instruction that does not rush you or leave you confused.
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You want to actually learn technique, not shortcuts that fall apart when you try to paint alone.
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You want to finish paintings that feel good to make and even better to look at.
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You want guidance you can trust, from someone who knows how to teach adults gently and clearly.
If any of this feels familiar, this is your place to start.
What You Will Learn
Each month, you’ll paint something different with Bruce, a new subject, a new challenge, and a new way to see.
Every painting teaches techniques you can build on, helping you understand how real paintings come together from the first layer to the last touch of light.
You’ll learn:
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How to mix natural, balanced colors that bring your painting to life•
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How to build form through layering, blending, and glazing
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How to use shadow and light to create depth, contrast, and mood
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How to choose and use your brushes for precision or softness, and in some lessons, how to paint with a palette knife for added texture
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How to create strong, balanced compositions that guide the eye
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How to add the final details that make a piece feel complete
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How to trust your own judgment, see color differently, and paint with confidence
Over time, each painting builds on what you’ve learned before. You’ll start to notice color more clearly, handle your brushes with ease, and feel proud of what you can create.
Each lesson teaches something new, and each time you paint, whether it is your first time with the monthly painting or your fifth, you will keep building real techniques that help you understand color, layering, shadow, light, and composition.
You will learn real techniques, but what stays with you is the sense of progress, the clarity that comes from understanding each step, and the pride of creating something beautiful with your own hands.
How it works
1. Choose This Month’s Painting
Click below to get this month’s lesson.
2. Get Immediate Access
After purchase, you’ll receive a private link to the full video, tips and tricks videos, supply lists and all past lessons. You can start right away, no waiting, no schedule.
3. Set Up Your Painting Space
Your kitchen table, coffee table, desk, corner space,wherever you can slow down and enjoy some quiet time for yourself.
4. Paint with Bruce
Watch, pause, rewind, repeat. Bruce guides you through the entire painting step by step so you can feel confident and proud of your finished piece.
5. Lifetime access
You’ll have full access to this lesson as well as all past lessons forever, as long as you are enrolled in the club. If you want to take a break and then join again later, you will have access again.
That’s it. Simple, real, and deeply satisfying.
The Mystic Trees lesson will be available February 5th
What Our Members Say
It's my quiet hour. I start to paint and
forget everything.
- Sarah
Bruce explains everything so clearly. It's like painting with a friend who is a great teacher.
- Emma
I never thought I could paint something this good. I actually hung this in my living room.
- Laura
Each month you will get...
A new guided painting each month
A full step by step lesson you can follow at your own pace, with clear instruction from start to finish.
Access to all lessons while you are a member
Watch anytime. Pause, rewind, and come back whenever it fits into your life.
Clear color and supply guidance
You will know exactly what paints and brushes are used, plus easy substitutes if you already have supplies.
A calm, private space to paint
All lessons live in one simple membership area. No noise. No pressure.
Bonus technique videos
Extra help with things like mixing greens, brush control, blending, and adding depth.
Optional live workshops
Special sessions offered during the year if you want to go deeper. Always optional.
As a member of the Painting of the Month Club, you’ll receive a new painting lesson every month.
Join me, Bruce Anderson, a lifelong artist and painting teacher with
more than twenty five years of experience.
You can follow at your own pace, whenever it fits your day. I'll guide you through each painting with clear instruction and easy to understand and learn techniques that help you feel more comfortable and capable every time you pick up a brush. Whether you are just starting or picking it up again after years away, the lessons are built to help you make real progress, understand the techniques, and finish each painting feeling genuinely proud of what you created.
Paintings coming up in 2026
About Us
We are Alisa and Bruce, a married couple who have been teaching art and building creative communities for more than thirty years.
We opened our first art school in Los Angeles in 1999, then ran fine art retreats in the French countryside from 2008-2017 and then in 2017 we created Arte Bar here in Barcelona. Thousands of people have learned with us over the years, many picking up a brush for the first time or again after a long time away.
Bruce has taught art for decades and guides people in a way that feels calm, clear, and genuinely helpful. His lessons focus on real technique and understanding, not shortcuts.
The Painting of the Month Club grew from something we kept hearing over and over. People wanted to learn from Bruce but could not come to the studio. Now they can learn from home with thoughtful instruction that builds real skill and confidence.
To learn more about our story, click here.