Art and the Healthy Brain is a comprehensive guide for teaching basic acrylic painting that focuses on increasing the longevity of brain health. The guide includes the study of color theory, the principles of design, painting techniques, vocabulary, and art history. Anyone who desires to assist others in their creative endeavor toward a healthy brain can help fill the large gap in the mental health field by providing brain-stimulating, quality-of-life enhancing art activities from this learning guide. This multipurpose instructional handbook can also be adapted as a self-paced tutorial for individuals.