colorwheelclasses.org
Art, Animation, And Educational Media For Kids & Schools
Color Wheel Learning (an Art Haus Project) offers live online art & animation labs, classes, and kid-friendly media for ages 5–14.
Color Wheel Learning (an Art Haus Project) is a remote art education and educational media studio created by award-winning exhibiting artist and educator Harlan Lovestone. We help kids and schools unlock creativity through live online art & animation labs, original lessons, and kid-friendly media.
For Schools, Micro Schools & Pods
Bring a working artist into your learning community—without adding to your prep load.
Color Wheel Learning (an Art Haus Project) partners with micro schools, learning pods, K–12 schools, and youth programs to provide live online art & animation experiences that fit easily into your existing schedule. All sessions are led by award-winning exhibiting artist and educator Harlan Lovestone.
Creative Spark Labs
Creative Spark Labs are 90-minute live online workshops where kids design original characters and explore simple animation concepts in a low-pressure, highly guided environment.
Ideal for:
Micro schools & learning pods
Homeschool co-ops
After-school & enrichment blocks
Arts weeks and special event days
Recommended ages: ~8–14
Students will:
Warm up with quick, no-stress drawing exercises
Learn how to build a character with expression, personality, and pose
Explore core animation ideas like movement, exaggeration, and anticipation
End with an original character on paper and a take-home prompt sheet to keep creating
What you need
One device with Zoom/Meet
Paper, pencils, and simple coloring tools for each student
A shared space or separate student devices—whatever fits your setup
Why Schools & Pods Love It
Zero prep for you – you schedule the time, we handle the content
Flexible format – works as a one-time special, a monthly rotation, or part of a short series
Aligned with SEL – supports confidence, expression, focus, and peer encouragement
Led by a pro – your learners work with a real exhibiting artist and certified K–12 art educator
Winter 2025–26 Pilot Pricing
To launch our new school-facing labs, we’re opening a limited number of winter pilot spots:
Pilot Rate: $150 for one 90-minute Creative Spark Lab
Group Size: Up to 20 students
Regular Rate: $250 per lab (after pilot spots are filled)
Pilot labs are available for micro schools, pods, and K–12 programs on a first-come, first-served basis.
Ready to Book a Lab?
Interested in a Creative Spark Lab for your learners?
Email Harlan at info@colorwheelclasses.org with your school/pod name, age range, and a few possible dates, and we’ll find a time that works.
❤️ Support & SPONSORSHIP
Color Wheel Learning (an Art Haus Project) is a fiscally sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a nonprofit arts service organization. Fiscal sponsorship allows us to expand our creative programs for kids and schools with the backing of an established nonprofit partner.
Have you signed up for our FREE consultation? We also offer help with reading and ELL.
CREATIVE SPARK LABS - CHOOSE YOUR SCHOOL'S LAB THEME
Each Creative Spark Lab is a 90-minute live online session. You can book a single lab or mix and match themes for a short series.
Join Our 6-Week Online Animation Lab!
Learn to Animate Using Wick Editor!
For Kids Ages 8-14 | Learn to Animate | Fun & Interactive|This class is suggested for children with drawing experience.
🎨 What Kids Will Learn:
- Learn how animation works using simple frame-by-frame techniques
- Plan and draw short animated actions (like a bouncing ball, blinking eyes, or a waving character)
- Practice timing, movement, and exaggeration to make drawings feel alive
- Create a short looping animation they can replay or export
- Leave with prompts and ideas to keep animating on their own
Kids learn the basics of frame-by-frame animation using simple tools and techniques inspired by Wick Editor (or similar beginner-friendly apps). We cover movement, timing, and simple character animation so they can see their drawings come to life.
Focus: basic animation principles, short looping animations, mini-stories
Outcome: a simple animated sequence + understanding of how animation works
💻 Held on Zoom | Link Sent After Registration
📧 Questions? Email: info@colorwheelclasses.org
🎥 Animation is tons of fun!
Join Our 6-Week Online Drawing Lab: DOODLE MANIA!
For Kids Ages 7-14 | Perfect For Beginners| No Experience Needed!
🎨 Kids Learn The Fundamentals of Drawing:
- Learn how to see objects as circles, squares, triangles, and cylinders
- Practice drawing simple still lifes from objects they have at home or in the classroom
- Play with patterns, textures, and layouts to fill a page
- Create one or more “doodle spreads” packed with everyday objects
- Leave with prompts to keep doodling their world
A fast, playful drawing lab where kids fill the page with, objects, still-lifes and mini-scenes. We use guided prompts and games to help them loosen up, explore style, and build confidence—perfect for mixed-level groups.
Focus: simple shapes, everyday objects, still lifes, patterns, and playful page layouts
Outcome: one or more “doodle spreads” of real-world objects + more confidence drawing what they see
💻 Held on Zoom | Link Sent After Registration
📧 Questions? Email: info@colorwheelclasses.org
🎉 Let’s Get Doodling & Have a Blast!
Join Our 6-Week Online Portraits & Characters Lab!
💻 Create Faces with Personality that have character!
For Kids Ages 9-14 | 1 Hour Weekly on Wednesdays| No Experience Needed!
🎨 Here Is What Kids Learn:
- Learn to build faces and heads using simple shapes and guidelines
- Practice drawing eyes, noses, mouths, and hair with different expressions
- Explore proportion and pose to make characters feel alive and unique
- Design an original character or expressive self-portrait on a finished page
- Leave with prompts to keep developing their character’s look and story
Portraits & Characters Lab is a focused, expressive drawing lab where kids turn simple shapes into faces, figures, and original characters. We use easy step-by-step demos and fun prompts to help them explore expression, personality, and style—perfect for growing confidence and bringing their characters to life.
Focus: faces, expressions, proportion, and turning simple shapes into characters with personality
Outcome: an original character or expressive portrait + tools to keep drawing people with confidence
💻 Held on Zoom | Link Sent After Registration
📧 Questions? Email: [info@colorwheelclasses.org ]
🚀 Being a junior portrait artist is awesome!
Format & Pricing (for schools, micro schools & pods)
• Each lab is a 90-minute live online session held on Zoom
• Labs are typically scheduled once a week (for example, every Tuesday)
• Group size: up to 20 students
Group Rates:
• Pilot rate: $150 per 90-minute lab (limited spots)
• Standard rate: $200–$250 per 90-minute lab, depending on group size and customization
You can book a single Creative Spark Lab as a special event, or build a 3–6 week series by mixing themes like Animation, Doodle Mania, and Portraits & Characters.
TESTIMONIALS
I enjoy being in your class and I love your class because you show us the ropes and because you show us creativity, so thank you so much. -Ava (wq25th grader)
My grandson Tyler is currently in the process of moving to North Carolina. He has enjoyed your class so much and both of us have learned so much so thank you from the bottom of our hearts. -Bunting grandma
Thank you so much for helping Jaylen to grow -Jin (Parent)
My favorite project was the math inspired two point perspective -Leo (8th grader)
My teacher says I am reading better. Thank you, Mr Harlan for teaching me. Have a nice day! - P.J. (3rd grader)
Harlan (founder of Color Wheel Learning) is one of the hardest workers I have ever come across. He is very daring and highly experimental” - Alvin Loving, American Abstract Expressionist Painter (1935-2005)
About The Founder & Lead Instructor
My name is Harlan Lovestone, BFA, MA, MFA. I’m an award-winning exhibiting artist and certified K–12 art teacher who has been working with young people of all ages for over 20 years. I was fortunate to study with and be mentored by artists such as Alvin Loving, Gilda Snowden, and Academy Award–nominated animator Gary Schwartz, and I bring that lineage of serious art and playful experimentation into every class I teach.
I’ve taught in classrooms, colleges, community centers, and online programs across the country, always with the same goal: to help kids feel confident, creative, and proud of what they make. Along the way I’ve partnered with organizations including Varsity Tutors, College for Creative Studies, Henry Ford College, the City of Detroit, Greenville County Schools, the City of Chattanooga, EPB (Electric Power Board of Chattanooga), ArtsBuild, TeeterPal, Techability, Kiddy School, and The Boys & Girls Club of Greenville.
I genuinely love sharing my knowledge and my gift for art with young people who are eager to learn—and I design every Color Wheel Learning experience to be welcoming, challenging in the right ways, and fun.