The real training of artists has taken place in the small studio schools of practicing artists since before the Italian Renaissance. The classical foundation offered at Mims Studios - not found in university art departments and rarely taught in traditional academies of art - can be applied to the earliest lessons of a beginner or fill a void in the education of a professional artist. Following the cultural free fall of the past century, this school’s program is dedicated to regenerating the great traditions of our visual legacy with renewed interpretation.

Mims Studios offers training in the disciplines of drawing and painting. A relationship is developed between hand, eye, and mind, which remains independent of photographic influences or compromises. Special emphasis is placed on learing principles of composition and ornamentation, which apply to easel as well as mural painting. The goal is to promote a new chapter in this revival of an ancient art - and in doing so, influence the environment of modern life with a heightened sense of beauty and design.