In this course you will learn how to paint this fun holiday painting in acrylic paints. Join me in a real time video as I paint this painting for the very first time. This is one of my original designs and is protected by copyright. When purchasing this course you will gain access to the video recording, downloadable step-by-step instruction sheets, a supply list, and tracers for 8 x 10 and 16 x 20" canvases. Tracers make these tutorials a lot more fun because they take the stress out of transferring the image to your canvas. Of course you are welcome to try not to use it!
Your Instructor
Virginia Crowe
Artist • Personal Trainer • Menopause Coach
I’m Virginia Crowe, and my work sits at the intersection of creativity, strength, and healing. For more than two decades, I’ve helped women transform their bodies, their confidence, and their sense of self—first through fitness, then through art, and now through a holistic blend of all the above.
My wellness journey began in 2004 after navigating my own challenges with pregnancy weight gain. Becoming a personal trainer changed my life, and since then I’ve trained hundreds of women, owned my own gym, and managed large group training programs at Lifetime Athletic in Laguna Niguel. Today, I run a combined gym and art studio in Laguna Hills, where my Thrive By Design programs bring together fitness, nutrition, mindset, and creativity to help women feel strong, grounded, and deeply supported.
My creative path started unexpectedly—and out of necessity. In 2018, after leaving an abusive marriage, art became my lifeline. What began as simple drawings grew into painting, teaching, and eventually launching my online art classes and in-person art parties. Art became my therapy, my joy, and my way of reconnecting to myself. Today, it’s one of the most meaningful ways I help women express, release, and rediscover who they are.
As a certified menopause coach, I specialize in guiding women through the changes, confusion, and opportunities of midlife. My own menopause experience pushed me to combine everything I know—strength training, nutrition, mindset work, nervous system support, and creative healing—into accessible programs that help women understand their bodies and truly thrive during this transition.
When I’m not creating or coaching, you’ll find me out in nature with my incredible son, who has autism. He teaches me daily how to slow down, appreciate the small things, and live fully in the moment.
Whether you found me through art, fitness, menopause support, or the desire to combine all three—welcome. I’m here to help you feel empowered, understood, and inspired on your journey.
Learn more at www.thrivewithvirginia.com — and feel free to reach out anytime.
— Virginia Crowe
Course Curriculum
Frequently Asked Questions
Thank you so much for visiting my school! I teach a lot of different types of classes including acrylic paints and alcohol inks. Take a look around my school and see what I have to offer! I am now offering two memberships.
The first membership called creative warriors, is a painting of the month club. You receive one of my new designs every month included will be written step-by-step instructions, tracers for an 8 x 10 or 16 x 20 canvas, a supply list, and a video tutorial that is pre-recorded and you can watch any time. I listen to my students and create new paintings based on what they are wanting to see.
My next membership called The Creative ArtPreneur, is a membership where I provide paint party business owners with 4unique and original designs for their paint parties. I design all of my paintings myself and they are subject to copyright. However, members of The Creative Artpreneur, have leased rights to these paintings for their paint parties. As long as they are members of my program they can use my designs for online paint parties in person paint parties or for art kits. They also receive branded social media posts, such as Instagram posts, Facebook posts, story posts, Facebook headers, step-by-step instruction sheets, tracers, and supply lists. All of these documents are editable in a free online program called Canva. All you need to do is drop in your logo and you're done. If you are a paint party business owner and have thought about scaling up your business or just don't have time to create new painting designs and marketing materials let me do it for you! Every month you receive 4 brand new designs. If you're interested in this membership go to the main page of my school and read more about it. I look forward to having you!