About Us

Articulate is a two-person studio painting by hand and teaching anybody who asks.

‘17

SEE ALL WORK

Who We Are?

You don’t need a degree, a studio, or expensive paint to make something good. You need a wall or a board, decent light, and somebody honest about what is working. That’s what Articulate is.

Everything supplied.

Paint, boards, brushes, aprons and coffee. Turn up with your hands and we cover the rest.

The same two hands.

No subcontractors, no printed vinyl, no shortcuts. The people who quote your wall are the people who paint it.

Small on purpose.

Nine to a class, two commissions at a time. It is the only way the work stays good.

Everything supplied.

Paint, boards, brushes, aprons and coffee. Turn up with your hands and we cover the rest.

The same two hands.

No subcontractors, no printed vinyl, no shortcuts. The people who quote your wall are the people who paint it.

Small on purpose.

Nine to a class, two commissions at a time. It is the only way the work stays good.

140

Murals painted across the city.

Commissions finished and hung.

Students to a class. Never more.

2,400

Students taught since 2016.

140

Murals painted across the city.

Students to a class. Never more.

Commissions finished and hung.

2,400

Students taught since 2016.

Articulate in Numbers

Numbers don’t say everything, but they help. Here’s a quick look at what we’ve painted and who we’ve taught.

See all work

Articulate in Numbers

Numbers don’t say everything, but they help. Here’s a quick look at what we’ve painted and who we’ve taught.

See all work

Founders

Articulate is run by two painters who care about craft, patience, and work that still looks right in ten years.

Nadine Vela

Founder & Muralist

Theo Brandt

Co-Founder & Head of Classes

Nadine Vela

Founder & Muralist

Theo Brandt

Co-Founder & Head of Classes

Awards & Recognition

We don’t chase prizes, but it’s always nice when the neighbourhood notices.

Palmer Street Arts Council

Mural of the Year

x02 Awards

2025

Palmer Street Arts Council

Mural of the Year

x02 Awards

2025

City Parks Commission

Public Art Grant, Riverside Wall

x03 Awards

2024

City Parks Commission

Public Art Grant, Riverside Wall

x03 Awards

2024

The Ledger Prize

Portrait Finalist

x04 Award

2024

The Ledger Prize

Portrait Finalist

x04 Award

2024

Harbour Arts Fair

Best in Show, Painting

x01 Awards

2023

Harbour Arts Fair

Best in Show, Painting

x01 Awards

2023

Community Schools Trust

Teaching Partner of the Year

x03 Awards

2022

Community Schools Trust

Teaching Partner of the Year

x03 Awards

2022

Quote

“A good painting doesn’t need explaining. If somebody stops walking to look at it, it has already done its job. The rest is framing”

Nadine Vela

Founder of Articulate™

Contact

Tell us about the wall, the face, or the class you’d like to join.

Want to call us?

(207) 555-0148

Prefer the old way?

hello@articulate.studio

Let’s start
with a sketch.

Contact

Tell us about the wall, the face, or the class you’d like to join.

Want to call us?

(207) 555-0148

Prefer the old way?

hello@articulate.studio

Let’s start
with a sketch.

Contact

Tell us about the wall, the face, or the class you’d like to join.

Want to call us?

(207) 555-0148

Prefer the old way?

hello@articulate.studio

Let’s start
with a sketch.

Local Boutique Art Studio

At Articulate, every piece starts as a pencil sketch and ends on a wall, a canvas, or a kid’s first real painting. Made by hand, made to last.

(207) 555-0148

hello@articulate.studio

Navigation

Home

Studio

Works

Journal

Contact

Social

Instagram

Facebook

YouTube

Local Boutique Art Studio

At Articulate, every piece starts as a pencil sketch and ends on a wall, a canvas, or a kid’s first real painting. Made by hand, made to last.

(207) 555-0148

hello@articulate.studio

Navigation

Home

Studio

Works

Journal

Contact

Social

Instagram

Facebook

YouTube

Local Boutique Art Studio

At Articulate, every piece starts as a pencil sketch and ends on a wall, a canvas, or a kid’s first real painting. Made by hand, made to last.

(207) 555-0148

hello@articulate.studio

Navigation

Home

Studio

Works

Journal

Contact

Social

Instagram

Facebook

YouTube

Articulate is a two-person studio painting by hand and teaching anybody who asks.

You don’t need a degree, a studio, or expensive paint to make something good. You need a wall or a board, decent light, and somebody honest about what is working. That’s what Articulate is.

Numbers don’t say everything, but they help. Here’s a quick look at what we’ve painted and who we’ve taught.

Numbers don’t say everything, but they help. Here’s a quick look at what we’ve painted and who we’ve taught.

Articulate is run by two painters who care about craft, patience, and work that still looks right in ten years.

We don’t chase prizes, but it’s always nice when the neighbourhood notices.

Tell us about the wall, the face, or the class you’d like to join.

Let’s startwith a sketch.

Tell us about the wall, the face, or the class you’d like to join.

Let’s startwith a sketch.

Tell us about the wall, the face, or the class you’d like to join.

Let’s startwith a sketch.

Let’s start
with a sketch.

Let’s start
with a sketch.

Let’s start
with a sketch.