Photograph by Lauren Hanussak
Neha Subramanian lives in San Francisco, CA and is a mom to two little kids. Neha’s goal is to create beauty with meaning - whether it’s donating a portion of sales to important causes or raising awareness for other causes through fundraisers. Neha is passionate about teaching her own kids (and the broader community) the joys of painting while also incorporating social, emotional and technical growth.
Neha’s hand painted greeting cards are carried at select local Bay Area shops:
Bi-Rite Market, Divisadero St and 18th St, San Francisco
Bird & Bear Coffee Company, San Francisco
Black Bird Bookstore, San Francisco
Her Urban Herbs, San Francisco
Luke’s Local, Cole Valley and Cow Hollow, San Francisco
MMclay Ceramics, San Francisco
Simple., San Francisco
The Sunshine, Pescadero
Fun fact: Mina, my daughter, was 3 years old when I started this business. She suggested the name ‘Paint House’ since these “paintings are made at home” and the name has stuck!
UPCOMING online CLASSES // iNHALE. EXHALE. PAINT.
Hello! My goal with each of these classes is to illustrate the joy of learning watercolor painting while also incorporating social, emotional and technical growth. We are all born creative and the practice of creating can be more satisfying than the end result. Each class is capped to create an element of community and connection.
corporate and private classes // curated, team building
I’ve done corporate classes (MasterClass, Google, Yelp, Stripe, Stanford University, and more) and private classes for a groups of friends (adults and kids). I offer a curated, personal experience based on your needs. Contact me to discuss further.
other projects:
ARTICLES
Vistaprint, Makers Market: International Women-owned Businesses, Mar 2021
Brit + Co, 100+ Women-Run Small Businesses We're Supporting This Year, Nov 2020
Eater SF, A Small But Mighty Coffee Roastery Runs Out of a Cole Valley Garage, Jan 2021
The SF Minute, $1.9 million relief for Chinatown restaurants / Coffee for sale in Cole Valley garage, Jan 2021
Workshops and classes
Online Mindful Playful Watercolors, Case for Making, Nov 2023
Outdoor Mindful Meditative Watercolors, San Francisco Botanical Gardens, San Francisco, CA, Jul 2021
EduExplora Meaningful Innovation workshop, Latin America high school students, Jul 2021, Jan 2021
Outdoor Floral + Watercolors workshop, Black Bird Bookstore, San Francisco, CA, May 2021
Online Exploring Watercolors, Gather, Oakland, CA, Jan 2021, Mar 2021
Online Kids and Adult Watercolor classes, San Francisco, CA, 2020 - present
Mantra workshop to Stanford Continuing Studies course WSP 381: Your Next Life Chapter: A Design Thinking and Behavioral Science-Based Approach, Dec 2020, Mar 2021
Mantra workshop to underrepresented 10th graders, Eastside College Preparatory, East Palo Alto, CA, 2020
Flower arranging and watercolor greeting card workshop, Gather, Oakland, CA, 2020 - cancelled
Birth mantra workshop, Golden Gate Doula Associates, San Francisco, CA, 2019
Mantra workshop, Open Studios, San Francisco, CA, 2019
ORIGINAL ARTWORK DONATED TO FUNDRAISERS
Still We Rise, Instagram Auction for Georgia on our mind - flip the senate, Nov 2020
Recess Collective, Silent Auction, Dec 2020
CERTIFICATES
Selfmade Entrepreneurial Program by Brit + Co, 2020
greeting cards previously carried at closed small businesses
International Orange Spa, Fillmore St, San Francisco, CA
Open Studio, San Francisco, CA
Native Twins Coffee, San Francisco, CA