LEARN STRUCTURE. PAINT LOOSE. KEEP GROWING.
Welcome to The Lab.
Learn the complete system behind my loose, expressive artwork—then keep developing it through new weekly lessons, experiments, and studio discoveries.
One connected learning experience. One clear place to begin.
CHOOSE YOUR MEMBERSHIP
Learn the complete system. Keep applying it through a new studio lesson every week.
STOP COLLECTING TECHNIQUES. START BUILDING A PROCESS.
Most art instruction teaches you how to copy one finished painting.
You follow the steps, finish the project, and then wonder what to paint next.
The Lab is different.
You’ll learn how to see, construct, simplify, design, experiment, and develop your own ideas. First, you’ll build the skills through a complete seven-course system. Then you’ll continue applying that system to new subjects, materials, and creative challenges every week.
Learn the structure. Then break it on purpose.
HOW THE LAB WORKS
1. LEARN THE SYSTEM
Begin with the complete Deconstruction Lab.
This seven-course flagship system develops the drawing, value, color, design, and composition skills behind loose, expressive artwork.
2. KEEP APPLYING IT
Continue into The Lab Journal, where I use the same system to explore new subjects, materials, progressions, problems, and possibilities every week.
The course gives you the method.
The Journal shows you how far it can go.
THE DECONSTRUCTION LAB
THE COMPLETE FLAGSHIP SYSTEM
The Deconstruction Lab is the foundation behind everything I create.
You’ll learn how to construct subjects using shapes, forms, values, color, design, and composition. Then you’ll discover how to progressively loosen, simplify, exaggerate, and rebuild those ideas into something more expressive.
Your complete learning path includes:
DRAWING FUNDAMENTALS
Strengthen the basic drawing skills needed to observe, simplify, and construct your subjects.
DRAWING IS EVERYTHING
Use drawing as a tool for exploration—not merely as preparation for a finished painting.
VALUE & COLOR
Understand how value creates structure and how color can support, simplify, or completely transform an idea.
DESIGN & COMPOSITION
Learn how to organize shapes, create movement, establish focal points, and build stronger visual arrangements.
WATERCOLOR PROGRESSIONS
Take subjects through increasingly loose watercolor approaches while preserving the structure underneath.
ACRYLIC PROGRESSIONS
Explore layering, brushwork, simplification, and expressive acrylic painting.
MIXED MEDIA PROGRESSIONS
Combine drawing, paint, collage, and unexpected materials to push your ideas beyond a single medium.
These aren’t seven disconnected courses.
They’re seven parts of one creative system.
THE LAB JOURNAL
THE SYSTEM NEVER STOPS GROWING.
Completing a course shouldn’t leave you wondering what comes next.
The Lab Journal is where we keep applying the system through new weekly studio lessons.
You’ll explore:
New subjects and painting ideas
Construct–deconstruct studies
Drawing and painting progressions
Mixed-media experiments
Creative challenges
Reject rescues
Different solutions to the same subject
Behind-the-scenes studio discoveries
New ways to use familiar materials
Lessons pulled directly from my current work
Some experiments will work beautifully. Others will turn into something completely unexpected.
That’s the point.
Nothing is a reject. Everything is a layer.
You’ll receive immediate access to the complete Journal and a new reason to return to the studio every week.
WANT TO GO EVEN DEEPER?
MEMBERS SAVE 50% ON THE LEGACY ARCHIVES.
The Lab gives you the complete flagship system and the ongoing Lab Journal.
If you want an extended deep dive into a particular medium or subject, members also receive 50% off the complete Legacy Archive collections:
Watercolor Archive
Acrylic Archive
Drawing Archive
Mixed Media and Collage Archive
Design and Composition Archive
Landscape Archive
These extensive legacy collections are optional. You don’t need them to understand or follow The Lab system.
They’re available whenever you want to explore a particular medium in greater depth.
WHO IS THE LAB FOR?
The Lab is for artists who:
Want to loosen up without abandoning fundamental skills
Feel trapped copying photographs or finished paintings
Have collected techniques but still lack a dependable process
Want to create more personal, expressive artwork
Enjoy drawing, watercolor, acrylic, collage, or mixed media
Want new ideas and practical studio lessons every week
Believe experimentation is part of learning—not evidence of failure
You don’t need to paint like me.
The goal is to help you discover more ways to paint like yourself.
YOUR MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES
The complete seven-course Deconstruction Lab
Immediate access to every flagship lesson
The complete Lab Journal
One new Journal lesson every week
All future Lab Journal entries
Clear guidance on where to begin
50% off every Legacy Archive collection
CHOOSE YOUR MEMBERSHIP
MONTHLY — $29/MONTH
Get complete access to The Lab for as long as your membership remains active.
Cancel anytime.
ANNUAL — $249/YEAR
Commit to your development for a full year and save $99 compared with paying monthly.
BEST VALUE: Choose annual and save $99.
CHOOSE YOUR MEMBERSHIP
Learn the complete system. Keep applying it through a new studio lesson every week.
ABOUT ROBERT JOYNER
I’ve worked as a full-time artist for more than 18 years.
I was selected as the Official Artist of the 2012 Kentucky Derby, my artwork has appeared on CBS television, and I’ve created commissioned original artwork for Carnival Cruise Line.
But The Lab isn’t built around credentials or polished finished paintings.
It’s built around what actually happens in the studio: drawing, experimenting, making changes, solving problems, following unexpected ideas, and learning from every layer.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Where should I begin?
Start with the Deconstruction Lab and follow the seven-course pathway. It establishes the foundation for everything you’ll encounter in The Lab Journal.
Is this only for advanced artists?
No. The system begins with drawing fundamentals and gradually moves into painting, progressions, and mixed media. More experienced artists can use it to break rigid habits and develop new creative directions.
What happens after I complete the flagship system?
Continue into The Lab Journal. A new lesson is added every week, giving you fresh ways to apply and expand the system.
Are the Legacy Archives included?
The Legacy Archives are sold separately. Active Lab members receive 50% off every archive collection.
Do I need the Legacy Archives?
No. The flagship system and Lab Journal form a complete, ongoing learning experience. The archives are optional deep dives for members who want extensive instruction in a particular medium or subject.
What happens if I cancel?
Monthly and annual members retain access until the end of their current billing period. Access ends when the membership expires.
BUILD THE SKILLS. LEARN THE SYSTEM. KEEP EXPLORING.
The goal isn’t to finish more paintings.
It’s to develop better ideas, stronger instincts, and more ways to explore.
Learn structure. Paint loose. Keep growing.
The Lab membership includes the complete seven-course Deconstruction Lab and The Lab Journal. Legacy Archive collections are sold separately. Active members receive 50% off all Legacy Archive collections.
CHOOSE YOUR MEMBERSHIP
Learn the complete system. Keep applying it through a new studio lesson every week.