Mosaic and beads on your underlying painting
Mosaic Arts Online is thrilled to introduce Karla Duterloo and her signature work of creating Mosaic and Beads with Underlying Painting. This adds a very unique and achievable course to the MAO library. In this online course, Karla takes you step-by-step through a process starting with a few simple painting lessons. All you need are water soluble crayons, acrylic paints, brush, marking pen, and some paper to start the first part of the creative and freeing course.
Once you have your paintings created and have adhered them to your substrate, Karla demonstrates how to create her unique beads and buttons color stacks in the second half of her course. You will watch and learn how she chooses the materials for each one in order to create a cohesive and complimentary color combination. These materials are then laid on top of the underlying painting.
This contemporary mixed media approach is new to Mosaic Arts Online, and we love the results that Karla achieves through her work. This is a great course for a beginning student who is looking to create without too many challenging rules to follow.
Karla teaches how to create three balanced and vibrant bead and mosaic projects in this course. Once you have learned the skills and techniques Karla teaches in this course, the sky's the limit for the types of bead and underlying painting mosaics you can create.
This course comes with a PDF full of suggested tools, materials, and resources.
For my online painting tutorials please visit Creatartsonline and watch the PROMO video
Click here for The Bundle course
Click here for the Abstract-compositions-loosen-up-and-paint course
Click here for the Abstract-composition-and-collage-where-inspiration-comes-from course
Online Video tutorials
Mosaic courses on location, locally as well as world wide
Cape Town ( Durbanville Piet-my-Vrou studio at Heidi Ansley)
Making a 3D mosaic substrate to paint or to mosaic on.
November 21
Greece Athens (at Olga Goulandris her studio)
Mosaic and Beads on your own underlying painting
April 11 in 2020 ( one day) Cancelled due to Covid 19
Cape Town Mosaic Art Retreat at my studio
African themed mosaics
November 8 until 14 in 2020 ( one week) Postponed until 2021
France Avignon (at Valerie Nicoladze her studio )
Bundle Course : African themed mosaics and a project paint, mosaic and beads.
May 27, 28 and 29 in 2021 ( 3 days) Details about the course for booking coming soon.
If you have a studio available and you want to book me as a guest mosaic artist with a specific course,
just write to me for more details.
I travel world wide with a preference for Europe.
I am also available for collaborations.
All courses can be re-written or combined depending the location and preferred days.
All courses can be taught in English or Dutch.( my German might be a little rusty)
Email me for more info on the
Courses I teach



Mixed Media Mosaic with beads, glass and tessera and paint
Video tutorial or course on location
Now as an online tutorial
Level: Mosaic artist with some experience in mosaic making welcome.
Course description
Combine various media in one mosaic work.
Making a mosaic on top of your own abstract painting in acrylics using beads, glass and tessera.
Students will learn and understand
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How to find inspiration and design creating a colourful abstract mixed media mosaic.
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Learn how to paint intuitive.
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Experience not being afraid of color.
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Making a mosaic on top of your own abstract painting in acrylics with stacked beads, glass and tessera.
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Using different materials in one mosaic creating texture and depth.
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Let go of too many rules and discover the therapeutic site of creating and how you feel relaxed, connected with yourself, let go, go with the flow and feel inspired.
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Above all have fun and learn new applications.
Duration 2 or more days
Price t.b.c.
Materials Inclusive tools and bead materials ( bring apron)
Bring your own Mosaic material or provided at the mosaic studio.


My traditional abstract mosaics incorporating African Beadwork
All mosaic levels are invited and welcome
Course Description
In this course we learn how to incorporate traditional African beadwork/or your own unique ornaments and glass beads. We work with an endless color palette, in a non figurative way adding texture to make this abstract mosaic absolutely unique.
Students will learn and understand
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How to design, find inspiration and create a colourful abstract mosaic.
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Using different materials in one mosaic creating texture and depth.
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Incorporate beads and raised objects.
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We work on a 20 x 20 cm board
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Grouting demo (this has te be done at home due to drying time)
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Discover the therapeutic side of making mosaic, how you feel relaxed, forget the world around you and feel inspired
Price t.b.c
Duration one day course , 4 to 5 hour course
Materials t.b.c. I will bring glass beads and African beaded ornaments.
Location t.b.c


Mosaic with beads 1
All levels welcome. No drawing or painting skills needed
Course description
Basic abstract bird-eye-view beaches or other arial-view landscapes of your choice.
In this course we learn how to paint sea- or landscapes from above using stacked beads for mosaic.
Students will learn and understand
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How to find inspiration for the design and creating awareness of the world around you.
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Painting arial view landscapes and sea scenes.
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Using stacked beads in an unique way
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Working on 20 x 20 cm board
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Discover the therapeutic site of working with beads and feel inspired. It might be a new field to explore or an addition to the work you already create.
Duration 5 hours to full day
Price t.b.c
Materials Inclusive materials
Location t.b.c.


Mosaic with beads 2
Mixed materials, beads, texture and moderate relief.
All levels mosaic artists, artisans, as-well as painters welcome on the course
No drawing skills necessary.
Course description
In depth bead mosaic course where we go a step further then in "Mosaic with beads 1"
Theme: abstract bird-eye-view beaches, underwater world scenes, seascapes, landscapes and other arial view scenes.
This workshop will be a hands-on course where students learn through a combination of lecture, slideshow demonstration, experimenting, samples and product information.
Students will learn and understand
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How to find a design for a bead mosaic inspired by arial - or satellite views.
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Learn how to see your surroundings with different eyes and translate what you see in abstract patterns and shapes.
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Learn how to paint arial view land- or seascapes.
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Using materials to raise specific parts creating a bas relief for mosaic application.
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Using texture and paint to add to the interest.
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Understand not to be afraid to mix different techniques and materials in one mosaic.
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Using beads in a unique way making it a contemporary bead mosaic art piece
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Discover the therapeutic site of working with beads, enjoy the relaxing site of creating and forget the world around you. Feel inspired and excited again.
Duration 2 or 3 days
Price t.b.c
Materials Materials are provided and inclusive in the course
Location t.b.c



Collage in color or black&white
All levels welcome. No drawing or painting skills needed. Advanced painters welcome.
Course description
Making a collage from your own abstract paintings in acrylics
Intuitive painting and let go of rules using acrylic paint, crayons and various markers.
A hands on course were we make a few abstract paintings and cut these up making collages.
Students will learn and understand
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Intuitive abstract painting
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Using your own painting in an unique way
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Learn not to be afraid of color.
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“ Let go ” and find your joy in the process and journey of painting.
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Appreciate the experience of making art and do not worry about failure.
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Arrange painted strips and coloured paper, to create a new artwork
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Let go of stress and discover the therapeutic site of intuitive painting, how you feel relaxed, connect with yourself, embrace “me-time’ and feel inspired.
Duration 3 to 4 hours
Price t.b.c.
Materials Inclusive tools and materials ( bring apron)


Mixed Media Mosaic with beads, glass and tessera and paint
Now as an online tutorial
Level: Mosaic artist with some experience in mosaic making welcome.
Course description
Combine various media in one mosaic work.
Making a mosaic on top of your own abstract painting in acrylics using beads, glass and tessera.
Students will learn and understand
-
How to find inspiration and design creating a colourful abstract mixed media mosaic.
-
Learn how to paint intuitive.
-
Experience not being afraid of color.
-
Making a mosaic on top of your own abstract painting in acrylics with stacked beads, glass and tessera.
-
Using different materials in one mosaic creating texture and depth.
-
Let go of too many rules and discover the therapeutic site of creating and how you feel relaxed, connected with yourself, let go, go with the flow and feel inspired.
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Above all have fun and learn new applications.
Duration 1 Full day or 2 or more days
Price t.b.c.
Materials Inclusive tools and bead materials ( bring apron)
Bring your own Mosaic material or provided at the mosaic studio.


Abstract Bas-relief 2D course for mosaic application
Making a mixed media bas relief mosaic
Level: Students need some mosaic experience.
Course description
This will be hands-on courses where students learn through a combination of lecture, slideshow demonstration, experimenting, samples and product information different methods of creating a relief construction on a board for mosaic application.
Students will learn and understand
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To construct a 2D bas relief substrate.
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Students will gain an understanding of creating an interesting and challenging substrate, applying texture, levels and layers with various materials on a board.
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We also explore the option of using styrofoam as another 2 D method.
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Enjoy making mosaic on non flat substrates and be adventures.
Duration 2 or 3 days
Price t.b.c
Materials All inclusive. Please bring own mosaic materials ( smalti or other) or buy at the studio.

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Making a mixed media art work
All levels Mosaic artist welcome.
Course description
Intuitive painting using acrylic paint, crayons and various markers.
A hands on course were we create an abstract paintings on a board, make some doodle marking and decorate with mosaic and beads.
Students will learn and understand
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Intuitive abstract painting keeping it simple as the painting serves as a background.
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Using your own painting in an unique way.
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Doodle with various markers in ink and paint.
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Decorate with mosaic and beads.
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Let go of stress and discover the therapeutic site of intuitive painting, how you feel relaxed, connect with yourself, embrace “me-time’ and feel inspired.
Duration 4 hours
Price t.b.c.
Materials Inclusive tools and materials ( bring apron)

2D or free standing sculptural elements.
Course description
In this course we learn how to make free standing or 2D structural sculptures.
You can either paint the sculpture or mosaic or both.
All levels welcome, some mosaic skills are a preference.
Students will learn and understand
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Making your own sculptural 2 D mosaic substrate.
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To construct a simple sculptural form out of chickenwir
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People can copy the process on a larger scale for future mosaics
This course is for you if:
• if you like to explore something new to make your mosaic on.
• Experiment with different materials as cement adhesive.
. When you find joy in trying out new options for mosaic making
Note: In this course we will not do the mosaic or the painting as the sculpture has to dry first.
Duration 4 hours
Price t.b.c.
Materials Inclusive tools and materials ( bring apron)
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