The Art School of the Future offers online art classes for individuals, families, and schools. All skill levels are encouraged to join. Free workshops are available to qualifying schools.

COME SEE WHAT WE’RE MAKING!

For those of you whom I didn’t run into during this year’s drawing safari at the @lazoo, here were my sketches from the outing. If you’d like to share your zoo drawings, message them to me and I’ll post them as they are receiv
One of our fifth grader’s created this master study with the expressed hope that @vancityreynolds might see and like it. Mr. Reynolds? Will you make another dream come true?
November’s Master of the Month is Jordan Casteel. Follow our link or follow her @jordanmcasteel to learn more about the figurative painter and her colossal portraits!
Log in at the link above to try “The Ugly Duckling Game” that my students and I have been enjoying all this month.
Families had about 3 minutes to capture this chap’s likeness. Would you recognize him from these drawings if he was standing next to you at the bank?
Teaching parents to draw 2 minutes at a time.
If you are reading this, then you and your family are invited to join Mr. Hughes’s annual drawing safari on Saturday, November 9th, at 10:30 AM at the Los Angeles Zoo. Artists, students, friends, and families are all welcome. Participants are
Extra credit for everyone who can guess which professional artist inspired this spooky piece by one of our fifth graders.
One of our fifth graders celebrated Halloween and the World Series in one work of art.
Fun fact: A severed foot was found in a box in Andy Warhol's apartment. Look it up!
Thank you @kuhliloaches for this precious souvenir from my visit to CSUN. And thank you @jesspeamart for inviting me to speak with your delightful students.
Six of our students had their artwork published in the September 2024 issue of @schoolarts_magazine Link above for video instructions to this project.

What OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR FANS SAY ABOUT OUR CLASSES

“Mr. Hughes taught me so much! I wouldn’t love art so much without his help!”

“Thank you! It was so fun!! Now I really understand why my boys love it!!”

“The high point of my day! Hilarious, beautiful, and just… I love it.”

“Amazing how his skills improved so fast! Great teachers are everything!”

“Online learning has been so hard for him, but he smiles ear-to-ear after art class.”

“Any time I paint or draw I remember what you taught me, and I’m so grateful.”

about art school of the future

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My name is Rama Hughes. I am excited to be your art teacher! I am a working artist and an award-winning educator. My students and art programs in Los Angeles have received ongoing national recognition by publications including the Washington Post, Scholastic Art, and SchoolArts Magazine. I have been teaching for 20 years. I originated the Portrait Party drawing game that was made popular online and in the pages of SchoolArts and The Artist’s Magazine. I have led art workshops for more than 20 schools and organizations including the American Institute of Graphic Arts and Art Center, College of Design. I have spent 4 happy years mentoring other art teachers. I currently serve as a contributing editor to SchoolArts and an editorial advisor to Scholastic Art.

Parents often tell me that they wish they could take my art classes. Many ask if I am available to teach their children privately or online. The lessons that you find here provide that opportunity. Artists, educators, families, schools, and art lovers of all skill levels are encouraged to join.

Free workshops are available to qualifying schools!

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