About Us
The Blooming Paintbrush
Located in Austin, Texas, The Blooming Paintbrush is an art
and pottery school in a studio setting. This is a labor-of-love of
Sanghamitra (Mithu) Deb. She is the founder, teacher and the
“artist” featured at this site. Her goal is to deliver quality
teaching in art and pottery while making the journey of
learning a fun one.
Sanghamitra (Mithu) Deb
A practicing artist and an enthusiastic teacher, Sanghamitra
(Mithu) Deb is well qualified and experienced in various
forms of art and pottery. She loves art and loves creating
artists. Mithu has been working as (currently freelances) an
artist and a designer for nearly two decades. She shares
her passion for art and pottery with art-loving kids and adults
through her art classes at The Blooming Paintbrush.
After a B.A. degree in language and education, Mithu completed with honors another five-year
college degree in fine arts (B.F.A.). She pursued her B.F.A at the world-renowned Kalabhaban art
school of Vishwabharati University (Shantiniketan, India). At Kalabhaban she was trained in
drawing, painting, design, sculpture, pottery and art history through a unique activity-based learning
style. Mithu also completed (summa cum laude) an associate degree in graphic arts at Oakland
Community College (Michigan).
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The Blooming Paintbrush offers separate classes to kids (5 years and above) and adults. As
detailed in the
Classes section of this site, regular classes and summer camps covering a wide
variety of concentration areas under art and pottery are offered. Mithu has been holding these
classes for over five years.