Art House

Summer graduated from the University of North Texas with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Drawing and Painting, learning traditional methods and finding a way to use them for something modern and fun. She grew up observing her mother paint murals and faces, working in a wide range of art that eventually influenced Summer to explore many different styles herself. Since she was a child, she has always had a passion for cartoons in their every form, creating comics, animations, and illustrations in various Anime and Western Cartoon styles. Though she is trained in many mediums, Summer has a special fondness for Ink Pen, Watercolor, Oil Painting, and Digital Art. As a teacher, Summer strives to help students discover their own artistic passions and keep the desire to create burning. Her goal is to replace negative views of one’s own work or skills with positive thinking and the desire to experiment and grow as an artist.

Sue was raised in a family of artists and art educators in the foothills west of Denver. As a young child, she grew up in her father’s high school art classroom. Sue graduated from Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colorado with a B.A. in Art History and a minor in English. She received her K-12 Art Education Certification from the University of Northern Colorado, Greeley. Able to instruct in a wide variety of mediums and styles, she has instructed K-12 Art in several public schools along the front range of Colorado. Upon moving to Texas, she worked as the Senior Marketing Manager at the Dallas Museum of Art. While at the museum, Sue was surrounded by an encyclopedic collection and met some of the country’s most influential living artists and art educators. Sue’s passion for art education and the creative process is what brought her back into the studio and the art classroom. Since leaving the DMA, Sue has developed her own more contemporary style of art and her personal work reflect her many diverse life experiences. Before coming to the Art House Sue instructed students from Pre-K to adult while acting as the Director of Art Education at a small art school in Frisco, TX.

Hannah McMullen joined the ART house in 2017. Her passion in life is enabling and empowering people to take their thoughts and ideas and bring them to life through the arts. She holds two bachelor of arts degrees, one from Taylor University where she graduated Magna Cum Laude and from Savannah College of Art and Design, one of the top three schools in the nation for art and animation, in June of 2017 with a wide array of skills in both digital and traditional media. She is skilled in storyboarding, animatic creation, illustration, layout design and expresses it through drawing and painting. She is trained in Toonboom Storyboard Pro, Adobe Photoshop, AfterEffects, and Illustrator along with Clop Studio and PaintTool SAI. Besides her passion for art, she adores working with people of all ages, working on a team, challenging opportunities, new ways to grow and express ideas, and creatively problem-solving both on and off canvas.

Sara received her Bachelors of Arts in Art Education with All-Level Teaching Certification in Art Education through Texas Woman’s University. Through the TWU Art education program and through working at Studio Art House, she has gained diverse experience in working with different age groups and demographics of students. Sara has been apart of art classrooms at different levels throughout her education and has seen the benefits that art can bring to a person’s life. Sara teaches Preparatory Art, Young Artist, Studio Artist, Tween, Private lessons and Adult Classes. Sara continues learning through attending workshops by experienced artists and gaining different perspectives. Sara encourages students to be independent and to build upon their individual art skills. She works with her students to think creatively and explore new ideas . She has had experience with different mediums such as, charcoal, watercolor, acrylic, oil, pastel, and photography. Sara’s main focus in her own work is realism in oil painting, portraiture, and charcoal drawing. To see examples of Sara's work please visit www.saramccainartwork.wordpress.com

Terri grew up in a family with several artists. terriHer love of art was primarily influenced by her father, who creates pen & ink drawings as well as air brush paintings. Terri began her art career with drawing but in high school while taking a ceramics class, developed a love for clay. She received her Bachelors of Arts in Art Education with a concentration in ceramics through Texas Woman’s University. During her time at TWU Terri continued to develop her skills in several mediums such as painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, and fiber art. Terri’s goal as an art educator is to help students to feel confident as they explore art and the artistic process, and to promote lifelong learners of art. She encourages students to ask questions, observe, analyze and explore. Exploration is a critical part of art making, especially at a young age, because it allows students to grow and develop skills while experimenting with new mediums and techniques. She enjoys seeing the surprise and excitement on a student’s face when they make a higher level learning connection about their art and when they create pieces they previously though they were not capable of producing.

Charli attended El Centro College for her associates in Art with an emphasis in interior design and architecture. She then went on to study at UNT for Interdisciplinary Studies in Art and Design, graduating in December 2017. She has since been attending UNT's Teaching Certification program since January 2018. She has a daughter named Cayci and is from Houston, raised in Lewisville. She loves to draw and paint as well as teach, it's the best of both worlds!

McKenna Judd Graduated from Abilene Christian University with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Painting with a Graphic Design minor. While at ACU McKenna greatly developed her painting, figure drawing, and digital art/design skills. She also had the opportunity to study art in both England and Germany The desire to create and her love for art started as far back as she can remember. McKenna's father, an architect, influenced and supported her art throughout her whole life. With parents that encouraged her to pursue her art, McKenna always knew she wanted art to be her career. Having taken classes at the Art House as a kid and again in high school, she is excited to be back now as a teacher. Though she loves creating with a variety of art mediums, McKenna specializes in drawing, acrylic, and watercolor. McKenna loves helping students develop their artistic skills as well as find their own artistic style. She enjoys being in a space where students' imaginations can run wild and where they have a place they can grow, try new things, and express themselves through art. To see McKenna's artwork visit www.mckennajuddart.com

Brittney received her Bachelors of Science in Human Development from Brigham Young University. Her emphasis was in Human Development. She loves working with adults and seeing how their life experiences creates unique artwork from each of her students. She loves relating how the human brain works to different aspects of art and how that understanding can help the development of new skills! Britt’s love for art started as a child watching her mom paint, helping her dad with his professional photography and visiting art museums. Britt began developing her art as a teenager first as a photographer, and then through manipulating her photography in photoshop. She took a variety of art classes throughout college including sculpture, drawing, color theory, photography, bookbinding, and art history. Now Britt’s art includes sculpture, drawing, and painting. Drawing is her area of emphasis, specifically working with charcoal, oil pastels, and colored pencils. As a teacher of art classes, Britt’s greatest strength lies in encouragement. While learning artistic skills is a great result of her art classes, Britt really tries to build her student’s confidence in themselves and invites them to find the good in their own work rather than comparing themselves to other students.

ANITA KIM ROBBINS, is the owner, teacher, and artist at the Studio Art House. She is known for her highly textural renditions of nature that combine sculpture and painting. Her work is generous in color, paint and texture. Dynamic lighting and the illusion of 3-D are distinctive qualities that define her work. To see examples of Anita’s work visit www.anitarobbins.com Anita received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brigham Young University. She is a member of the Cross Timbers Guild, Grapevine Art Project, and Visual Arts Society of Texas. In addition to her passion for creating art, she also enjoys teaching art. She teaches workshops, group classes, and private lessons. Her students placed highest honors at the Texas State Fair the last three years, including two Best of Show awards. Anita herself has been the recipient of several awards and recognitions including: Acceptance into the 2002 Spring Salon, 241 works accepted out of 942, ‘Evolution’ First Place in the Intermountain Watercolor Autumn Show , ‘Leaf with droplets’ Excellent for the Utah County Fall Show ‘Peonies -n- Pears’ Acceptance into the Religious and Spirituality Exhibit at the Springville Museum of Art, ‘Adversity Forms Magnificence’ Chosen one of Dallas/Fort Worth’s Best Artists and featured in the 2009 and the 2010 CityArtCal Calendar Anita studied painting in Canada under the instruction of Watercolour Masters Willie Wong and Marilyn Kinsella. In the United States she received instruction from Tony Couch, Robert T. Barrett, Robert Marshall, Don Seegmiller, Hagen Haltern, and Joseph Ostraff. Anita has received multiple awards for her work both locally and nationally. She has done corporate commission work for Flowserve and Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine. Her work has been featured on book covers for Covenant Communications Publishing for both novelists Michelle Ashman Bell and Marilynne Todd Linford.