Welcome to
Sandhya's Studio
Join me on the journey every artist dreams of: painting often, painting well, and sharing your work with the world beyond your studio walls. Let your colors sing and the brushes dance. This is your Time To Paint.
A practice built to double your output — without lowering the bar.
This program helps you restructure your painting practice so you can:
- Build a body of work that's high in visibility and demand
- Paint efficiently and effectively, with consistency
- Sharpen your skills in painting with clear intention
- Get support and guidance from an expert instructor
- Connect with a community of artists to share, learn, and grow with
Time To Paint! is built for artists who want to double their output and create a body of work that carries them to their next level of accomplishment.
Four lessons plus live Q&A each month. Fully hybrid — join live, or watch on demand whenever you have time to paint or learn.
Register Now →If your output — or your results — aren't matching your effort, this is built for you.
Every webinar, demo, and paint-along is designed to meet you where you are, helping you double both your output and the quality of your work within a few weeks.
How? Through:
- Live demos and discussions
- Paint-along sessions
- Personalized feedback from your instructor and the artist community
Plus, full access to:
- Manuals and e-books
- Reference photos
- Step-by-step breakdowns of paintings across multiple genres
Register now for a free webinar and your complimentary copy of the e-book —
The Transformative Power of Daily Painting
"Artists stall when they work in isolation for too long."
You can paint a great deal and still have no real way to gauge how your work lands with others — without a trained eye to guide and encourage you. And as your skills grow, so does your need to learn new methods, discover new materials, and find your own path to a finished piece you're proud of.
This program gives you everything a professional artist needs to create with excellence and consistency. Most of all, it helps you claim your own Time to Paint.
- How to paint a sky, a flower, a face, or a tree
- Painting the way the Instructor paints
- Limited to one genre
It's about mastering your medium — oil, watercolor, pastel, or pen & ink — and building your own voice as an artist, with a body of work that's unmistakably yours.
Talk is easy. Here's what actually happened.
In a recent three-week test run with past students — several of whom hadn't painted in years.
The Strategy
A presentation on the strengths of alla prima (direct) painting, specifically for artists short on studio time — several ways to increase output while spending less time at the easel, as long as you show up consistently.
The Practice
Two full paint-alongs with clear, step-by-step demonstrations of the alla prima process in oils — materials, pigments, dos and don'ts, and best practices. Hands-on practice, not passive watching, with rich individual feedback built in.
Two Paintings, Gallery-Ready
In three weeks and three sessions, students who hadn't painted in years completed two paintings each — work strong enough to be gallery-ready.
A clear strategy, guided hands-on practice, and real feedback — repeated month after month, until painting often and painting well simply becomes how you work.
Hear from past students.
"A wonderful master artist and teacher who builds confidence at every turn. She's encouraging, challenges me in a way that feels comfortable and personal, and can teach in any medium using techniques she's gathered from instructors around the world. As a beginner, I feel incredibly fortunate to be her student — it's a genuinely joyful experience."
"It was a pleasure to find an instructor with such deep knowledge — both technical and hands-on, with her own work shown in local galleries. Her ability to bring those skills into her teaching led to real, steady growth in my granddaughter's painting after just a few sessions. I'd rate her a 5-star instructor without hesitation — honestly, she's a 10."
"I'd never had formal instruction in oils before joining Sandhya's classes. I loved the friendly, informal-yet-instructional atmosphere. She gave direction while still leaving room for my own interpretation, and her critiques always encouraged me to do better in my next piece."
"Painting with Sandhya has helped me improve immensely. She's always there to encourage my progress."
Sandhya Sharma
Sandhya Sharma has been featured in leading American art publications, including American Art Collector, Art of the West, and Outdoor Painters. Alongside teaching painting and drawing full-time, she is a juried artist and award winner at numerous regional and national Plein Air events across the US.
She has recently been selected to receive the prestigious international Prix Renoir, to be awarded in Cannes, France.
Paint more. Paint better. Build the body of work you're proud to share.
Join for $50/month — four live/on-demand lessons, Q&A sessions, a supportive artist community, and full access to manuals, e-books, and reference material.
Register Now →Get your free webinar seat plus a complimentary copy of The Transformative Power of Daily Painting.