The Little Paintbrush Art Studio

12/01/2024

BEWARE!!!!!
Just wanted you to know, if your children attend Little Blessings child care services in Lafayette. The Little Paintbrush has provided art services to ages 2 up for the past 7 years. Over 400 children participated in my classes, this summer. This past summer I provided those same art class services (one week in June and one week in July) just like I have done in the past. Only this summer.. due to horrible communication among the higher up management… they decided NOT to pay me the remaining balance of over $2000.00. And proceeded to tell me that the service I provided did not get good reviews. They just don’t want to pay me, so instead decided to smear my services. This is the artwork I did with the students. Ages 2 up. The directors at each center are amazing and I have formed a working relationship with many of these ladies over the years… no doubt they are overworked and underpaid. I have been in business over 20 years and have never, not been paid for my creative services. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!!

02/20/2024

The Little Paintbrush Art Studio shut it's doors the Christmas before Covid.... sooooooo it been quite a long time since I have been a part of a summer camp!!! Session 9, Swamp Explorers is a camp I am leading with very talented movement artist Kelsey Billiot. Sign up quickly before it fills, and message me with any questions about Swamp Explorers. If you are looking for more summer camps, please check out the long list of art camps being offered at the Acadiana Center for the Arts

Explore the wonders of our swamps! Campers will be immersed in a unique blend of movement and visual art inspired by this rich ecosystem. Through creative movement and artistic expression, campers will discover the beauty of the swamp environment while fostering a connection with nature. Campers wil...

07/29/2021

Check this place out!!! Breathe & Move gets my stamp of approval!

03/31/2020

Hey everybody!!! I just wanted to share the art videos I have been making through the Acadiana Center for the Arts in the Arts in Education program. The videos are done by me and some of my fellow artist friends. They are really cute and pretty educational. We use very simple supplies and simple instruction. Geared for K-2nd grade but fun for all ages!!! Just plug this in....
YouTube - Acadiana Center for the Arts PACE

12/10/2019

This is happening tomorrow evening.... Just come and hear what this amazing camp has to offer. It would be great to get a few more RSVP's so we know how much pizza to get!!! My son has personally attended this camp and is now a senior counselor. Mentone, Alabama is a great place to hang out in the summer!

12/09/2019

This Wednesday!!!! Pizza and a presentation..... Camp for boys that is absolutely amazing!!! I am speaking from experience... my son's life was forever changed, for the best, because he attended this camp!!!!

PLEASE SHARE!!!
Don't forget to RSVP for this amazing opportunity!!
Do you want your son to have the BEST summer of his life? Well, here is your opportunity to check out and AMAZING summer camp. This camp CHANGED my sons life!!! He attended LMC starting the summer after 5th grade. He was then a counselor in training, and is now going into his 4th year as an LMC counselor! For him, it was, and still is a
LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE!!!!! You don't want to miss this......RSVP Please!!

12/05/2019

It is with a heavy heart that I share this very difficult decision with you as The Little Paintbrush Art Studio family. I will be closing our bricks and mortar location on Rena Drive when this year ends. This is a business move I have considered for several years. But, when your children walk thru the doors with their giant smiles and excitement for art, my heart explodes, and my mind is again changed, and I keep the doors open for another year. This is not going to be an easy transition for me as this business has been near and dear to my heart for over 16 years. As the economy in Lafayette grew and fell, we grew and fell with it. Thru good times and bad times, we continued our artistic journey, providing art classes to people of all ages. As the end grows closer, it gets harder to keep my focus on the inevitable, I need time off to regroup.

Your children have brought me so much joy. They have inspired me to be a better person, to practice tons of patience, and to explore creative possibilities far beyond my comfort zone. I hope they can say the same about their experiences at TLP.

Every class has its own personality and every week we are faced with creative challenges and endless clever questions. “Why can’t we stay longer?”, “Why can’t we sleep here?”, Why can’t we have art everyday?’

Your children have turned my frown upside down countless times in my life! Some come to us with all the confidence in the world and some come to us needing a confidence boost. Others just need to be surrounded by kids with the same passion for art. Whatever the case, I needed them ALL in my life, and I am so grateful to YOU for entrusting them to me.

Thank you for supporting your children’s desire to be artful and at the same time allowing them to be themselves. I am forever grateful! This isn’t the end of The Little Paintbrush as a productive and creative business. I will continue to work in the Lafayette Parish school system in the PACE program, and some other school and daycare programs as my idea for a new direction for TLP evolves. You will have first hand knowledge of the new growth as I will keep in touch through Facebook and TLP Website.

Thank you for your continued support, participation and well wishes, Sasha Nick