Our Story

About Padma, Founder and CEO

Padma is a certified instructor, have been teaching basic art concepts and fine art, mixed media, decorative Painting in various art forms and techniques in the valley for the past 9 years. Through the help of referrals, she enjoys teaching many students and continue to add new classes based on growing needs.Teaching art is her passion as it allows her to help her students express their emotions, feelings, events, and words into their completed projects.

Padma is from the southern part of India, and has been living in Scottsdale, AZ after travelling around the globe for the past few years. She enjoys her time teaching art in the beautiful desert landscapes of the Valley. The natural beauty of Arizona, varied desert landscape, people of many backgrounds and creative culture all inspire Padma in her artistic expression. Padma has a background as a web graphic designer in information technology, and has worked with many educational and financial institutions in India and abroad. Trained in Indian Classical music and dance, she is still exploring traditional violin.

Padma has conducted many craft and painting workshops in the Valley and has been a volunteer teacher in an Art and Culture pilot program for the Scottsdale Unified School District. She is the founder of the WeLearnArt Studio, and currently offers private art lessons for many budding artists in person and virtually.