Maria Laughlin Art Studio — Attraction in Viera

I highly recommend Maria for anyone wanting to start or build upon their artistic skills. She's an exceptional artist and instructor. I recently saw her work with one of my young adult students, who has learning differences and loves to draw. Maria's patience and warm style immediately put him at ease. He connected with her quickly and absolutely loved his private lesson, feeling completely comfortable. Maria creates a quiet, nurturing space perfect for artistic expression, especially for students who thrive in calm settings. She's a gifted teacher and an amazing artist. For a supportive place to explore creativity, Maria is an...

Terrible! This lady has no empathy or child pedagogy. Her arrogance only allows her to talk about her achievements, her fame and her art. Her treatment is different and discriminatory towards children with mixed origins, being herself a Venezuelan immigrant. When we showed her some drawings that our boy brought, she had only negative words and started talking about her masterpieces. Our child obviously did not want to take the class after her display of arrogance and lack of interest or sensitivity in the way of approaching the children. This woman really needs a very good dose of empathy...

So glad to have found Maria and her classes for my daughter. We had been searching for true art classes, not just cut & paste arts & crafts. Someone that guides technique & encourages creativity not hand over hand or someone who forces their vision in the finished project. I especially love how she incorporates diversity in culture & global current events into the classes. Not only have we found what we've been looking for but Maria has exceeded my hope's with her...