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Our Lakeland, FL Painting with a Twist Artists

Kari D

Kari D

Kari, the owner of our Lakeland studio, has been a part of the TWIST fam since August of 2014. That summer, Kari moved to Lakeland from east Tennessee with her new husband after teaching Middle School art for 3 years. Looking for a change, she joined our team as an artist and fell in love with Painting With a Twist, leaving her public school teaching days behind. Throughout many years and MANY changes, Kari went from artist to manager, then co-owner, to recently taking over ownership after the loss of our beloved Bert Adams, who opened our studio in 2013. She is honored to carry on Bert's legacy and continue growing and improving Painting With a Twist with every passing year. When not at her second home (the studio), Kari is sure to be found spending time with her two young children or adventuring with her husband. If you take a class with Kari, you'll either laugh along or roll your eyes at her terrible jokes and tendency to *accidentally* sing along with just about every single song on our playlist. Oh, and If you call, text, or email the studio - She's the voice on the other end! :)

Joclyn E

Joclyn E

Joclyn has been a PWAT artist since 2015 and has taught almost 200 PWAT masterpieces! She graduated in 2013 from USF with a Fine Arts degree in drawing and painting but this artist specializes in Fun Art! With lots of patience and good humor, she enjoys teaching all ages. Her favorite part about the job is helping to build Twister’s confidence through painting. Some fun and random facts about Joclyn: she has 4 dogs, 14 chickens, she’s scuba certified, and she was on the 2009 FL Strawberry Festival Queen’s Court. You can check out her personal work on her Etsy and Facebook page!

Tori B

Tori B

Tori graduated from Austin Peay State University in 2014 with a Bachelors degree in Fine Art. Whilst studying, she fell in love with painting, color theory, and art history. Her specific studies included watercolor, drawing, and art curation. She moved soon after graduating from APSU to Lakeland from small-town Dickson, Tennessee. She loves cycling, thrift shopping, and sippin sake!. Tori is excited to be a part of the Painting with a Twist family and to share the experience of FUN art with the community! Follow her on Instagram @toribradyart

Marie T

Marie T

Abigail Estamponi

Abigail Estamponi

Alex Martinez

Alex Martinez

Tanya Pizarro

Tanya Pizarro

Tori Kay

Tori Kay

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